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以赛亚书生命读经 · 第49篇

耶和华的仆人─启示于新约的经纶里

The Servant Of Jehovah Revealed In The New Testament Economy
1读经：以赛亚书52:13—53:12;使徒行传2:33a;5:31a;马太福音13:54-57;8:17;彼得前书2:24;使徒行传8:32;马太福音26:63-64;27:12,14;使徒行传8:33;马太福音27:26b;约翰福音19:38-42;使徒行传13:39;以弗所书4:8-12;路加福音23:32,34a。
1Scripture Reading: Isa. 52:13—53:12; Acts 2:33a; 5:31a; Matt. 13:54-57; 8:17; 1 Pet. 2:24; Acts 8:32; Matt. 26:63-64; 27:12, 14; Acts 8:33; Matt. 27:26b; John 19:38-42; Acts 13:39; Eph. 4:8-12; Luke 23:32, 34a
2行传13:39;以弗所书4:8-12;路加福音。
2In this message we come to Isaiah 53, a chapter that is very familiar to many Christians
3在本篇信息中，我们要来看以赛亚五十三章，这是许多基督徒非
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4常熟悉的一章。
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513-五十二章末了三节，十三至十五节，该与五十三章的头一节摆在一起。以赛亚这段记载叫人很难明白。神圣的话里包括了这样的一段，因为人对基督的认识各有不同。一般说来，人或是不认识基督，或是很天然的认识基督，以为祂是某种大人物。在旧约中可以找到这种认识。好些旧约的经节说到基督伟大的各方面，就如祂的威严、祂的权柄和祂的大能。在前篇信息中，我们说到以赛亚五十一和五十二章里关于对基督之认识的三项。头一项，认识基督是耶和华的膀臂，这是指耶和华的力量、能力和大能。然后，第二项，认识基督是掌权的神。二者当然是关于基督之伟大的项目。到了以赛亚五十二章13末了，十三节说，『看哪，我的仆人必然亨通(或译作行事智慧)，祂必被高举上升，且成为至高。』我们可能以为这是指基督行事智慧以作大事。但我们若进入这段话里，就会看见这里的意思不是如此。
5The last three verses of chapter fifty-two, verses 15, and the first verse of chapter fifty-three should be put together. This portion of Isaiah’s record is very difficult for people to understand. Such a portion was included in the holy Word because people’s knowledge concerning Christ differs. Generally speaking, people either do not know Christ, or they know Christ in a natural way as some kind of great person. This kind of knowledge can be found in the Old Testament. There are a number of Old Testament verses that speak concerning the different aspects of Christ’s greatness, such as His majesty, His authority, and His power. In the previous message we mentioned three items in Isaiah 51 and 52 concerning the knowledge of Christ. The first item is to know Christ as the arm of Jehovah, which refers to the strength, the might, and the power of Jehovah. Then, the second item is to know Christ as the reigning God. Surely these two are items of Christ’s greatness. At the end of Isaiah 52, verse says, “Behold, My Servant will act wisely and will prosper; / He will be exalted and lifted up and very high.” We may think that this refers to Christ’s acting wisely to do great things. But if we enter into this portion of the Word, we will realize that this is not the meaning here.
6林前一章二十二至二十四节说，『犹太人是求神迹，希利尼人是寻求智慧，我们却是传扬钉十字架的基督，对犹太人为绊脚石，对外邦人为愚拙；但对那蒙召的，无论是犹太人、或希利尼人，基督总是神的能力，神的智慧。』因此在哥林多前书里，智慧是指基督。但这里所说的智慧不是指创造宇宙时所运用的智慧。按照上1下文，林前一章二十二至二十四节里的智慧与能力，都是指著基督作为神深奥的事，就是神的深奥。林前二章十至十一节说，惟有神的灵能参透神的深奥。神的深奥乃是关于基督更深的项目。
6First Corinthians 1:2 2-2 4 says, “For indeed Jews require signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumblingblock, and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.” Thus, in 1 Corinthians wisdom refers to Christ. However, the wisdom mentioned here does not refer to the wisdom exercised in creating the universe. According to the context, the wisdom and power in Corinthians 1:22-24 both refer to Christ as the deep things of God, that is, the depths of God. First Corinthians 2:10-11 says that only the Spirit of God can search the depths of God. The depths of God are the deeper items of Christ.
7头一个关于基督更深的项目乃是1林前一章二十三节里基督的钉死，基督的十字架。没有人能明白为甚么基督这位神成肉体所成为的人，那能叫十二营天使来保护祂（太二六53）的一位，竟甘愿被钉在十字架上，挂在其上六小时之久。这是一项关于基督的神深奥的事。然后，基督死在那十字架上。谁能完全明白基督之死的意义？说我们是罪人，神差祂的儿子为我们死，叫祂能照著祂的爱来拯救我们，这种领会是正确的，但太肤浅了。基督之死的意义，比这个深得多。基督之死有更深的意义，这死不仅包括基督自己，也包括我们。（加二20。）不仅如此，基督的死也了结了人类中间各种生活方式的规条。（弗二14～15，西二14。）这也是基督之死更深的意义。然后，按照约翰十二章二十四节，基督的死就像一粒麦子落在地里，将神的神圣生命释放出来。基督的死也审判了世界，（31，）并废除了那掌死权的，就是魔鬼。（来二14。）这是关于基督之死的意义另外一些项目。
7The first deeper item of Christ is Christ’s crucifixion, Christ’s cross, mentioned in Corinthians 1:2 3. No one can understand why Christ, who was God incarnated as a man and who could have called more than twelve legions of angels to protect Him (Matt. 26:53), was willing to be nailed to the cross and to hang there for six hours. This is one item of the depths of God concerning Christ. Then, Christ died on that cross. Who understands fully the meaning, the significance, of Christ’s death? The understanding that, because we were sinners, God sent His Son to die for us so that He could save us according to His love is correct, but it is too superficial. The death of Christ has a much deeper significance than this. In its deeper significance, Christ’s death not only involved Christ Himself but also included us (Gal. 2:20). Furthermore, Christ’s death terminated all the ordinances among mankind concerning the different ways of living (Eph. 2:14-15; Col. 2:14). This too is something deeper concerning the significance of Christ’s death. Then, according to John 12:24, Christ’s death, like a grain of wheat falling into the ground, released God’s divine life. Christ’s death also judged the world (John 12:31) and destroyed the one who has the might of death, that is, the devil (Heb. 2:14). These are additional items of the deeper significance of Christ’s death.
8另一项关于基督的神深奥的事，乃是基督的复活。表面看来，基督的复活就是祂从死里起来。然而，基督的复活不仅仅是祂起来而已。基督的复活有更深的意义，这复活乃是一个大的出生。在基督的复活里，不只基督自己出生了，（约十六20～22，徒十三33，）千万基督的信徒也在祂的复活里出生了。彼前一章三节告诉我们，藉著基督的复活，我们都得了重生；罗马八章二十九节又说，基督如今乃是神的长子，在许多弟兄中间。这是基督复活较深的方面。除此以外，林前十五章四十五节下半说，末后的亚当，就是基督，藉著复活成了赐生命的灵。在祂复活以前，基督是在肉体里的人；但藉著祂的复活，祂就从肉体的范围迁移出来，成了赐生命的灵。这当然是一件深奥的大事。这一切关于基督的更深之事，完全在新约里启示出来；但在旧约里，我们很难看见这些关于基督的事。
8Another item of the depths of God concerning Christ is Christ’s resurrection. Apparently, Christ’s resurrection was simply His rising up from death. However, the resurrection of Christ was much more than merely His rising up. According to its deeper significance, the resurrection of Christ was a great birth. In the resurrection of Christ, not only Christ Himself was born (John 16:20-22; Acts 13:33); millions of Christ’s believers also were born in His resurrection. First Peter 1:3 tells us that through the resurrection of Christ, we all were regenerated, and Romans 8:29 says that Christ is now God’s Firstborn among many brothers. This is a deeper aspect of Christ’s resurrection. Furthermore, 1 Corinthians 15:45b says that as the last Adam, Christ became a life- giving Spirit through resurrection. Before His resurrection Christ was a man in the flesh, but through His resurrection He was transferred out of the realm of the flesh and became a life-giving Spirit. This is certainly a matter of great depth. All these deeper things concerning Christ are fully revealed in the New Testament, but it is very difficult to see these things concerning Christ in the Old Testament.
9许多人读圣经，无论是旧约或新约，都持守著自己天然的观念。实在说来，我们是甚么样的人，就决定我们有何种的圣经。圣经包含著许多深奥的事，是难以明白的；但感谢主，祂是参透的灵，祂也是揭示的灵，启示的灵。在8行传八章，埃提阿伯的太监在读以赛亚五十三章七至八节，说到基督像羊被牵去宰杀，又像羊羔在剪毛的人面前无声。这些话很简单，但太监不明白。他问腓利说，『申言者说这话是指著谁？是指著自己，还是指著别人？』徒八34。)圣经中满了这样的深奥之事。因此，每当我们来看圣经，我们需要忘记我们所知道、所学过、所听过的，我们要祷告说，『主阿，我仰望你使我明白你的话。』
9When they come to either the Old Testament or the New Testament, many readers of the Bible hold to their own natural concepts. In a very real sense, the kind of person we are determines the kind of Bible we have. The Bible contains many deep things that are difficult to understand; but thank the Lord that He is the searching Spirit, and He is also the unveiling Spirit, the revealing Spirit. In Acts the Ethiopian eunuch was reading Isaiah 53:7-8, concerning Christ as a lamb brought to the slaughter and as a sheep that was dumb before its shearers. These words are very simple, yet the eunuch did not understand them. He asked Philip, “Concerning whom does the prophet say this? Concerning himself or concerning someone else?” The Bible is full of (deep things such as these. Thus, whenever we come to the Bible, we need to forget about what we know, what we have learned, and what we have heard, and pray, “Lo rd, I look to You for my understanding of Your Word.”
壹 、基督作耶和华的仆人，启示于新约的经纶里
I. Christ As The Servant Of Jehovah Revealed In The New Testament Economy
10以赛亚五十二章十三节至五十三章十二节启示基督作耶和华的仆人，不是在旧约的经纶里，乃是在新约的经纶里。这段经文里所启示的基督不是伟大或有能力的。以赛亚五十三章二节说，祂生长如嫩芽，又像根出于干地。以赛亚五十二章十三节说，基督作耶和华的仆人必行事智慧，并且亨通，含示祂要成就大事。然而，按照以赛亚在十四节诗意的写作，许多人因基督惊奇，因为祂的面貌和形容憔悴枯槁。他们惊奇，因为他们想不到像基督那样一位神的仆人，竟然面貌憔悴、受损毁。
10Isaiah 5 2:1 3 — 5 3:1 2 reveals Christ as the Servant of Jehovah not in the Old Testament economy but in the New Testament economy. The Christ who is revealed in these verses is not great or powerful. Isaiah 53:2 says that He grew up like a tender plant and like a root out of dry ground. Isaiah 52:13 says that Christ as the Servant of Jehovah will act wisely and will prosper, implying that He will accomplish great things. However, according to Isaiah’s poetic writing in verse 14, many were astonished at Christ because His appearance and His form were marred. They were astonished because they did not expect a servant of God to be a marred one, a disfigured one, as Christ was.
一 、祂必行事智慧，并且在耶和华所喜悦的事上亨通
A. Acting Wisely and Prospering in the Pleasure of Jehovah
11以赛亚五十二章十三节上半和五十三章十节下半说，基督必行事智慧，并且在耶和华所喜悦的事上亨通。从祂出来在这地上尽职那天起，主耶稣就行事智慧，
11Isaiah 52:13a and 53:10b say that Christ will act wisely and will prosper in the pleasure of Jehovah. From the day that He came out to minister on this earth, the Lord Jesus acted wisely and prospered in God’s pleasure
12并且在耶和华所喜悦的事上亨通。
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13首先，父的喜悦乃是要子上十字架，为祂所拣选的人受死。主耶稣在客西马尼园祷告：『父阿，若是可能，就叫这杯离开我；然而不要照我的意思，只要照你的意思。』（太二六39。）之后，当祂被捉时，祂告诉门徒说，『我父所给我的那杯，我岂可不喝？』（约十八11。）因著主耶稣在神所喜悦的事上亨通，所以父神能说，『这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的。』（太三17。）
13First, the Father’s pleasure was that the Son would go to the cross and die for His chosen people. In Gethsemane the Lord Jesus prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will” (Matt. 26:39). Later, as He was being arrested, He told His disciples, “The cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?” (John 18:11). Because the Lord Jesus prospered in God’s pleasure, God the Father could say, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I have found My delight” (Matt. 3:17
14基督进到死里，然后从死里起来进入复活。藉此，父神就生了许多儿子。这同样是父的喜悦，也是基督在祂的复活里所亨通的事。基督的复活不仅仅是祂从死里复起。在基督的复活里，神所拣选千万的人出生了。二千年前当基督复活时，虽然我们尚未出生，但我们都重生了。这是基督作耶和华的仆人行事所凭藉的智慧。基督行事智慧，不是按照旧约的经纶，乃是按照新约的经纶。从祂头一天尽职，直到祂复活那天，主耶稣没有一事是照旧约经纶作的。反之，祂所作的每一件事，都是照著新约的经纶。
14Christ entered into death and then rose up from death to enter into resurrection. Through this, God the Father begot many sons. This too is the Father’s pleasure, and it is also Christ’s prosperity in His resurrection. Christ’s resurrection was not only a matter of His rising out of death. In Christ’s resurrection millions of God’s chosen people were born. Although we were not yet born, we all were regenerated two thousand years ago, when Christ resurrected. This is the wisdom by which Christ as the Servant of Jehovah acted wisely. Christ acted wisely not according to the Old Testament economy but according to the New Testament economy. From the first day of His ministry until the day of His resurrection, the Lord Jesus did nothing according to the Old Testament economy. Rather, He did everything according to the New Testament economy
二 、祂必被高举上升，且成为至高
B. Being Exalted and Lifted Up, and Being Very High
15以赛亚五十二章十三节下半说，基督作耶和华的仆人必被高举上升，且成为至高。圣经告诉我们，基督被高举到第三层天上，到神的右边。（腓二9，来四14，七26，八1。）基督不仅被高举，祂更上升。在人类历史中，从来没有人像基督那样被高举上升。人的心无法领会基督被高举上升的意思，因为人心的『经纶』是天然的。新约的记载是照著神的经纶，那比人的经纶高得太多，深得太多了。
15The second part of Isaiah 52:13 says that Christ as the Servant of Jehovah will be exalted and lifted up and very high. The Bible tells us that Christ has been exalted to the third heavens, to the right hand of God (Phil. 2:9; Heb. 4:14; 7:26; 8:1). Christ was not only exalted but also lifted up. In the history of mankind there has never been one who was as exalted and lifted up as Christ was. The human mind cannot understand the meaning of Christ’s being exalted and lifted up, because the “economy” of the human mind is natural. The record in the New Testament is according to the economy of God, which is much higher and much deeper than man’secon o my.
三 、许多人因祂惊奇，因为祂的面貌比别人憔悴（受损毁），祂的形容比世人枯槁
C. Many Being Astonished at Him, for His Visage and Form Were Marred (Disfigured) More Than Any Man
16以赛亚五十二章十四节说，『许多人因祂惊奇，（祂的面貌比别人憔悴，祂的形容比世人枯槁。）』基督被高举上升，且成为至高，但当人看见祂时，祂与人所期望的不同。因此，许多人因祂惊奇，因为祂的面貌憔悴，受损毁，祂的形容也是枯槁的。在你的想法里，在你的想像里，耶稣是怎样的一个人呢？在基督教里，有所谓的耶稣像，把祂绘成很俊美的人。当我们看见主不是俊美，而是面容受损毁时，许多人会惊奇。
16Isaiah 52:14 says, “Even as many were astonished at Him— / His visage was marred more than that of any man, / And His form more than that of the sons of men.” Christ is exalted and lifted up and very high, but when men saw Him, He was different from what they expected Him to be. Hence, many were astonished at Him because His visage was marred, or disfigured, and His form also was marred. In your thought, in your imagination, what kind of Jesus do you have? In Christianity there is a so-called picture of Jesus, portraying Him as a very handsome man. However, we might be astonished to see that instead of being handsome, the Lord was disfigured
四 、祂必使许多国民惊奇，
D. Surprising Many Nations, and
17君王要因祂闭口
17Kings Shutting Their Mouths Because of Him
18以赛亚五十二章十五节说，『这样，祂必使许多国民惊奇，君王要因祂闭口。』就如这地上许多的大人物因耶稣惊奇，（14，）照样，耶稣要使许多国民惊奇，使君王因祂闭口。耶稣要使许多国民惊奇，因为祂所是的，与他们所想像的完全不同。许多人会惊讶，君王也要因祂闭口。这些君王告诉他们的子民，基督如何伟大。但当基督来到的时候，祂不是他们所想的那样伟大。因此，君王就因祂闭口。
18Isaiah 52:15 begins, “So will He surprise many nations; / Kings will shut their mouths because of Him.” Just as many great men on this earth were astonished at Jesus (v. 14), so Jesus will also surprise many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of Him. Jesus will surprise many nations because what He is, is altogether different from what they imagined. Many will be shocked, and the kings will shut their mouths because of Him. These kings told their people how great Christ is. But when Christ comes, He is not as great as they thought. Thus, the kings’ mouths will be shut because of Him
19十五节继续说，『因为所未曾传与他们的（就是下一章所启示的），他们必看见。』君王要看见所未曾传与他们的事。很多时候，甚至今天我们去接触罪人，特别是有学问的人，如教授和哲学家，向他们传福音，他们对基督都有自己的观念。他们的观念乃是：基督是历史中一个大人物，一个伟人。然而，他们会惊讶我们读到新约的一些经文，告诉他们基督在地上时，祂是一个微小的人，住在受藐视的加利利境，受藐视的拿撒勒城，一个贫寒的家里。听到这样的话，有思想的人会问：『为甚么历史上这么伟大的人会住在一个受藐视的地区，一个受藐视的城，一个微小的屋子里。为甚么这么伟大的人会被弃绝？』这是天然的心思难以领会的。
19Verse 15 continues, “For what had not been recounted to them [as revealed in the next chapter] they will see.” The kings will see something that had never been recounted to them. Quite often, even today, when we go to contact sinners to preach the gospel to them, especially to the learned ones such as the professors and the philosophers, they have their concept about Christ. Their concept is that Christ is a great man, a giant in history. However, they are surprised when we read some of the verses in the New Testament telling them that when Christ was on the earth, He was a small man who lived in the despised region of Galilee, in the despised city of Nazareth, and in a poor home. Upon hearing such a word, the thoughtful people would ask, “Why did such a great person in history live in a small house in a despised city in a despised region? And why was such a great person rejected?” This is difficult for the natural mind to understand
20所有的大教师，就如孔子和苏格拉底，都说伟大的话语，但耶稣却常常说微小的话语。例如，在约翰四章，主耶稣求一个不道德的妇人给祂水喝。（7。）这似乎与像圣经这样经典的著作不合。这是神圣的经纶，还是人的经纶？许多有思想的人会拒绝这样一位微小的耶稣。所以，新约所记载的与我们人的思想完全不同。
20All the great teachers, such as Confucius and Socrates, spoke great words, but Jesus always tried to speak small words. For instance, in John 4 the Lord Jesus asked an immoral Samaritan woman to give Him some water to drink (v. 7). This does not seem to be fitting in a classical writing such as the Bible. Is this the divine economy, or is this the human economy? Many thoughtful people would reject such a small Jesus. Thus, what the New Testament records is absolutely different from our human thought
21十五节下结论说，『未曾听见的，他们要明白。』有许多关于基督的事是这些君王从未听过的。例如，圣经告诉我们，基督死了，我们也与祂一同死了。（林前十五3，林后五14，西三3上。）按照我们人的逻辑，基督既为我们死了，我们就不必死。天然人的心思很难领会这样的事。
21Verse 15 concludes, “And what they had not heard of [as reported in the next chapter] they will contemplate.” There are many things concerning Christ that the kings have never heard. For example, the Bible tells us that Christ died, and we died with Him (1 Cor. 15:3; 2 Cor. 5:14; Col. 3:3a). According to human logic, since Christ died for us, it is not necessary for us to die. It is very difficult for the natural human mind to understand such things
贰 、申言者根据耶和华的启示所传的
II. The Report Of The Prophets Based Upon The Revelation Of Jehovah
一 、申言者所传的，以及耶和华的启示
A. The Report of the Prophets and the Revelation of Jehovah
22以赛亚五十三章一节：『我们所传给人听的，有谁信？耶和华的膀臂向谁显露？』这节上半说到所传的事，下半说到显露（启示）的事。这启示也等于前节，五十二章十五节里所传的事。以赛亚在五十三章一节的话指明，申言者传扬新约经纶里新约的福音，但无人相信他们所传的。他们所传的是根据神的启示。神向他们显露耶和华的膀臂，就是耶稣。耶稣是耶和华真正的膀臂。然而，当耶稣临到我们的时候，我们可能说，『这是耶和华的膀臂么？我无法相信这样一个微小的拿撒勒人，能是耶和华的膀臂。』不是很多人相信申言者论到耶稣是耶和华膀臂的传扬。因此，申言者问说，『耶和华的膀臂向谁显露？』
22Isaiah 5 3:1 says, “Who has believed our report? / And to whom has the arm of Jehovah been revealed?” The first half of this verse speaks of a report, and the other half speaks of a revelation. The revelation equals the recounting in the preceding verse, 5 2:1 5. Isaiah’s word in 5 3:1 indicates that the prophets preached the New Testament gospel in the New Testament economy, but no one believed their report. Their report was based upon God’s revelation. God revealed to them the arm of Jehovah, who is Jesus. Jesus is there alarm of Jehovah. However, when Jesus comes to us, we might say, “Is this the arm of Jehovah? I cannot believe that such a small Nazarene could be the arm of Jehovah.” Not many people would believe the prophets’ report concerning Jesus as the arm of Jehovah. Thus, the prophet asked, “To whom has the arm of Jehovah been revealed?”
23就某种意义说，传福音是容易的事；但实际上，这是地上最困难的事。要说服人相信我们所传关于耶稣的事，乃是非常困难的。当我们出去对人说到耶稣时，我们往往觉得很难向他们陈明这样的一位。对耶稣的传扬是在新约的经纶里；这完全是在神的道路里。因此，就需要圣灵的能力。
23In a sense, to preach the gospel is an easy thing; actually, however, it is the most difficult thing on this earth. To convince people to believe what we preach concerning Jesus is very difficult. When we go to speak to people concerning Jesus, we often feel that it is difficult to present such a One to them. The preaching of Jesus is in the New Testament economy; it is altogether in God’sway. Hence, there is the need of the power of the Holy Spirit
24二、论到基督，耶和华的仆人
24B. Concerning Christ, the Servant of Jehovah
25这传扬和这启示乃是论到基督，耶和华的仆人。（2～12。）
25This report and this revelation are concerning Christ, the Servant of Jehovah (vv. 2-12
１ .作为成为肉体的救主，过著患难痛苦的为人生活
1. As the Incarnated Savior, Living a Suffering and Sorrowful Human Life
26这传扬和这启示首先启示出，基督作为成为肉体的救主，过著患难痛苦的为人生活。（2～3。）
26First, this report and this revelation reveals Christ as the incarnated Savior, who lived a suffering and sorrowful life (vv. 2-3
27ａ.在耶和华面前生长如嫩芽
27a. Growing Up like a Tender Plant before Jehovah
28表面上，以赛亚五十三章一点没有说到成为肉体。然而，二节上半说，『祂在耶和华面前生长如嫩芽，像根出于干地。』在新约的经纶里，基督被揭示并传扬为像嫩芽，像根出于干地。这必定是指基督的成为肉体。单单这几句话，就指明了基督是成为肉体的那位。祂这样的一位，乃在神面前生长如嫩芽。
28Apparently, Isaiah 53 says nothing about incarnation. However, the first part of verse 2 says, “For He grew up like a tender plant before Him, / And like a root out of dry ground.” In the New Testament economy, it was unveiled and reported concerning Christ that He was like a tender plant, like a root out of dry ground. This certainly is a reference to Christ’sin carnation. Just these few words indicate that Christ is the incarnated One. As such a One, He grew up before God like a tender plant
ｂ.无佳形美容
b. Having No Attracting Form nor Majesty
29二节下半说，『祂无佳形美容，我们看见祂的时候，也无美貌使我们羡慕祂。』很少人会特别注意一棵嫩芽。在某种意义上，主耶稣是美丽的。我们的诗歌本里有好几首诗歌说到祂的美丽。（诗歌一三九首至一四五首。）但在另一种意义上，耶稣并不美丽。祂无美貌使我们羡慕祂。
29The second part of verse 2 says, “He has no attracting form nor majesty that we should look upon Him, / Nor beautiful appearance that we should desire Him.” Very few people would pay any particular attention to a tender plant. In one sense, the Lord Jesus is beautiful. There are a number of hymns in our hymnal concerning His beauty (Hymns, #170-178). However, in another sense, Jesus is not beautiful. He has no beautiful appearance that we should desire Him.
ｃ.被藐视，被人厌弃，多受痛苦，常经忧患
c. Having Been Despised and Forsaken of Men, a Man of Sorrows and Acquainted with Grief
30三节说，『祂被藐视，被人厌弃，多受痛苦，常经忧患。祂被藐视，好像被人掩面不看的一样；我们也不尊重祂。』按照四福音的叙述，主耶稣不断的被人藐视，被人厌弃，多受痛苦，常经忧患。除此以外，祂好像被人掩面不看的一样。人不喜欢见到祂，他们也不尊敬或尊重祂。（太十三～57。）根据这段记述，我们不会看这样的一位是大人物，也不会看自己比这样的一位低。
30Verse 3 says, “He was despised and forsaken of men, / A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; / And like one from whom men hide their faces, / He was despised; and we did not esteem Him.” According to the account in the four Gospels, the Lord Jesus was continually despised, was forsaken of men, and was a man of sorrows who knew nothing but grief. Furthermore, He was like one from whom men hide their faces. Men did not like to see Him, and they did not esteem or regard Him (Matt. 13:54-57). Based on this account 54 we would not consider such a One as a great man, nor would we consider ourselves inferior to such a One.
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312. As the Crucified Redeemer, Sacrificing Himself
２.作为钉十字架的救赎主，为我们的过犯将自己献上，以完成耶和华永远的救赎
for Our Trespasses for the Accomplishing of Jehovah’s Eternal Redemption
32第二，在申言者的传扬与耶和华的启示里，基督被揭示为钉十字架的救赎主，为我们的过犯将自己献上，以完成耶和华永远的救赎。（赛五三4～10上。）我们很难领会一个伟大的人怎会被钉十字架。钉十字架的人通常是很低微并卑下的。然而，我们的救赎主却被钉十字架，为我们的过犯将自己献上，好完成神永远的救赎。这一切关于基督的事，是用属天的语言启示出来的。今天我们称这话为福音、好信息、喜信。但实际上，按照我们天然人的想法，我们可能怀疑这样的话怎能视为佳音。
32Second, in the report of the prophets and the revelation of Jehovah, Christ was revealed as the crucified Redeemer. As our Redeemer, Christ sacrificed Himself for our trespasses, or, for our sin, for the accomplishing of Jehovah’s eternal redemption (Isa. 53:4-10a). It is difficult to understand how one who is great could be crucified. Those who are crucified are usually very low and mean. Nevertheless, our Redeemer was crucified, sacrificing Himself for our trespasses for the accomplishing of God’s eternal redemption. All these things concerning Christ are revealed in a heavenly language. Today we call this the gospel, the glad tidings, the good news. Actually, however, according to our natural human thought, we might wonder how such words could be considered as glad tidings
33许多基督徒出去向人宣扬耶稣时，不是这样说到耶稣的。他们不敢告诉人，说耶稣是嫩芽，像根出于干地，并且无佳形、美容或威严。也许你从未告诉过人，你的耶稣就像在神面前生长的嫩芽，并且像根出于干地，因著无水而艰难的生长。我们喜欢认识且陈明基督为旧约经纶里一个伟大的人物。因此，我们需要主的恩典，带我们进入新约的经纶里。
33When they go out to tell people about Jesus, many Christians do not speak of Jesus in this way. They dare not tell people that Jesus was a tender plant, that He was like a root out of dry ground, and that He has no beauty, attracting form, or majesty. Perhaps you have never told people that your Jesus was like a tender plant growing up before God and that He was like a root out of dry ground, growing with difficulty because there was no water. We prefer to know Christ and to present Christ as a great person in the Old Testament economy. Thus, we need the Lord’s grace to bring us into the New Testament economy.
34ａ.担当我们的疾病，背负我们的痛苦
34a. Bearing Our Sicknesses and Carrying Our Sorrows
35四节说，『祂诚然担当我们的疾病(直译)，背负我们的痛苦；我们却以为祂受责罚，被神击打苦待了。』人以为基督必定有甚么地方错了；不然，为甚么祂会受责罚，被神击打苦待呢？他们不明白基督是担当我们的疾病，并背负我们的痛苦。（太八17。）
35Verse 4 says, “Surely He has borne our sicknesses, / And carried our sorrows; / Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, / Smitten of God and afflicted.” People thought that Christ must have been wrong in something; otherwise, why would He be stricken, smitten of God and afflicted? They did not understand that Christ bore our sicknesses and carried our sorrows (Matt. 8:17
36ｂ.祂为我们的过犯被刺透，为我们的罪孽被压伤
36b. Being Wounded Because of Our Transgressions
andCrushed Because of Our Iniquities
37以赛亚五十三章五节说，『那知祂为我们的过犯被刺透，为我们的罪孽被压伤；因祂受的刑罚我们得平安，因祂受的鞭伤我们得医治。』这指明基督的受苦完全是代替我们的；祂代替我们忍受了一切的苦。祂代替我们受责罚、被击打、被苦待、被刺透、被压伤、被鞭打，使我们得医治，（彼前二24下，）使我们能得救。
37Isaiah 53:5 says, “But He was wounded because of our transgressions; / He was crushed because of our iniquities; / And the chastening for our peace was upon Him, / And by His stripes we have been healed.” This indicates that Christ’s suffering was altogether vicarious; He suffered everything in our place. He was stricken, smitten, afflicted, wounded, crushed, and chastened in our place that we may be healed (1 Pet. 2:24b), that we may be saved
ｃ.我们都如羊走迷，各人偏行己路，耶和华使我们众人的罪孽都归在祂身上
c. We All like Sheep Having Gone Astray; Each of Us Having Turned to His Own Way, and Jehovah Having Caused the Iniquity of Us All to Fall upon Him
38以赛亚五十三章六节说，『我们都如羊走迷，各人偏行己路，耶和华使我们众人的罪孽都归在祂身上。』当神在十字架上审判耶稣的时候，祂将我们众人的罪孽都归在耶稣身上。主耶稣在十字架上大声呼喊说，『我的神，我的神，你为甚么弃绝我？』（太二七46。）父神弃绝子，因为在那时刻，神使我们所有的罪都归在祂身上。在很短的时间内，当耶稣被挂在十字架上时，在神的眼中，祂是惟一的罪人。今天，一个罪人听见这事，会很惊奇。这就是新约经纶里所传扬的，所启示的。
38Isaiah 53:6 says, “We all like sheep have gone astray; / Each of us has turned to his own way, / And Jehovah has caused the iniquity of us all / To fall upon Him.” It was when God was judging Jesus on the cross that He caused the iniquity of us all to fall upon Jesus. On the cross the Lord Jesus cried, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matt. 27:46). God the Father forsook the Son because at that juncture God caused all our sins to fall upon Him. For a short time, while Jesus was hanging on the cross, in God’se yes He was the unique sinner. Today, if a sinner hears this, he will be astonished. This is the report, the revelation, in the New Testament economy
ｄ.祂被欺压，在受苦的时候却不开口
d. Being Oppressed and Afflicted, yet Not Opening His Mouth
39以赛亚五十三章七节说，『祂被欺压，在受苦的时候却不开口；祂像羊羔被牵到宰杀之地，又像羊在剪毛的人面前无声，祂也是这样不开口。』主耶稣按照新约的经纶，经历了这一切的事。（徒八32，太二六63～64，二七12，。）这似乎是很奇怪的传述，但我们需要视之为好信息。这完全是奇特的，完全是不寻常的。因此，当这事被传述时，人觉得惊讶。藉著这样的传扬、传述并启示，基督就使许多国民惊奇。（赛五二15。）
39Isaiah 53:7 says, “He was oppressed, and it was He who was afflicted, / Yet He did not open His mouth; / Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter / And like a sheep that is dumb before its shearers, / So He did not open His mouth.” The Lord Jesus experienced all these things according to the New Testament economy (Acts 8:32; Matt. 26:63-64; 27:12, 14). This may seem to be a strange recounting, but 14 we need to consider this the good news. This is absolutely extraordinary and altogether uncommon. Thus, when this is recounted, people are surprised. It is by being reported, recounted, and revealed in such a way that Christ surprises many nations (Isa. 52:15).
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40e. Being Taken Away by Oppression and Judgment
ｅ.因受欺压和审判而被夺去，因申言者百姓的罪过而从活人之地被剪除
and Being Cut Off out of the Land of the Living for the Transgression of the Prophet’sP eople
41以赛亚五十三章八节说，『因受欺压和审判祂被夺去；至于祂同世的人，谁想祂受鞭打，从活人之地被剪除，是因我（申言者）百姓的罪过？』基督被捉拿、受审判、被钉十字架，就是被欺压和审判。祂受到大祭司和彼拉多不公正的审判。藉著这种审判，祂被夺去，被带到各各他，放在十字架上。祂同世的人，与祂同时代的人，谁想祂从活人之地被剪除，是因申言者百姓，就是那些该受鞭打之犹太人的罪过？（徒八33，太二七26下。）鞭打该落在犹太人身上，但基督这位耶和华的仆人，为他们受了鞭打。
41Isaiah 53:8 says, “By oppression and by judgment He was taken away; / And as for His generation, who among them had the thought / That He was cut off out of the land of the living / For the transgression of my [the prophet’s] people to whom the stroke was due?” In being arrested, judged, and crucified, Christ was oppressed and judged. He was judged in an unjust way by the high priest and by Pilate. Through that kind of judgment He was taken away and brought to Calvary and put on the cross. And as for His generation, who among those at His time had the thought that He was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of the prophet’sp eople, the Jews, to whom the stroke was due? (Acts 8:33; Matt. 27:26b). The stroke should have fallen upon the Jewish people, but Christ as the Servant of Jehovah suffered the stroke for them
ｆ.人使祂与恶人同埋，谁知死的时候与财主同葬
f. His Grave Being Assigned with the Wicked, but with a Rich Man in His Death
42以赛亚五十三章九节说，『祂虽然未行强暴，口中也没有诡诈，人还使祂与恶人同埋，谁知死的时候与财主同葬。』虽然基督未行强暴，口中也没有诡诈，犹太人却想使祂与恶人同埋；但在神的主宰下，祂却葬在财主的墓中。
42Isaiah 53:9 says, “ And they assigned His grave with the wicked, / But with a rich man in His death, / Although He had done no violence, / Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.” Although Christ had done no violence, nor was there any deceit in His mouth, the Jews intended to bury Him with the wicked people; but under God’s sovereignty, He was buried in a rich man’s tomb
ｇ.耶和华喜悦将祂压伤，使祂受痛苦
g. Jehovah Being Pleased to Crush Him, to Afflict Him with Grief
43以赛亚五十三章十节上半说，『耶和华却喜悦将祂压伤，使祂受痛苦。』神喜悦作这事。
43Isaiah 53:10a says, “But Jehovah was pleased to crush Him, to afflict Him with grief.” God was pleased to do this
３ .作为复活的赐生命者，产生后裔，以建造祂的身体作祂的延续，使耶和华得著喜悦并满足
3. As the Resurrected Life-giver, Producing a Seed for the Building Up of His Body as His Continuation for Jehovah’s Pleasure and His Satisfaction
44第三，申言者的传扬和耶和华的启示，揭示基督是复活的赐生命者。以赛亚五十三章十节下半至十一节说，『祂使自己成为赎罪祭，祂必看见后裔，并且延长年日，耶和华所喜悦的事，必在祂手中亨通。祂必看见自己劳苦的功效，便心满意足。那义者我的仆人，要因祂的知识称许多人为义；并且祂要担当他们的罪孽。』另译。)虽然这两节没有用『赐生命者』这辞，但十节里的后裔，含示了赐生命者的思想。那后裔当然是藉著生命而产生的。因此，基督作耶和华的仆人乃是赐生命者，好使祂能产生后裔，以建造祂的身体作祂的延续，使耶和华得著喜悦并满足。因著基督的身体，父喜悦了，基督也满足了；这身体乃是由基督这位赐生命者所产生的后裔构成的。
44Third, the prophets’ report and Jehovah’sr evelation unveil Christ as the resurrected Life- giver. Isaiah 53:10b-11 says, “When He makes Himself an offering for sin, / He will see a seed, He will extend His days, / And the pleasure of Jehovah will prosper in His hand. / He will see the issue of the travail of His soul, / And He will be satisfied; / By the knowledge of Him, the righteous One, My Servant will make the many righteous, / And He will bear their iniquities.” Although the term life-giver is not used in these verses, the thought of a life-giver is implied in the seed mentioned in verse 10. That seed surely is produced by life. Thus, Christ as the Servant of Jehovah is the Life-giver so that He can produce a seed for the building up of His Body as His continuation for Jehovah’s pleasure and for His satisfaction. The Father is pleased and Christ is satisfied with the Body of Christ, which is constituted of the seed brought forth by Christ as the life-giving Spirit
ａ.祂使自己成为赎罪祭，并看见后裔
a. Making His Soul an Offering for Sin and Seeing a Seed
45按照十节下半，基督使自己成为赎罪祭。罪，是共用的名称，包括愆尤、罪孽、过错、以及一切不对或邪恶的事。基督使自己成为赎罪祭，指明祂甘心自愿献上自己作赎罪祭。藉著这样作，基督就进到复活里，在其中祂产生了后裔。这是祂的满足，也是父的喜悦。
45According to verse 10b, Christ made His soul an offering for sin. Sin is a common title that includes trespasses, iniquities, wrongdoings, and every wrong or evil thing. Christ’s making His soul an offering for sin indicates that He was willing and volunteered to sacrifice Himself as an offering for sin. By doing this, Christ entered into resurrection, in which He produced a seed. This was His satisfaction, and this was also the Father’s pleasure
46基督在复活里所产生的后裔，就是祂的信徒，是为著建造祂的身体作祂的延续，使祂延长年日。基督藉著产生后裔（信徒）以建造基督的身体，就延长了年日；基督的这身体今天仍在延长。当基督的身体在延长时，基督的年日也在延长。
46The seed produced by Christ in His resurrection is His believers for the building up of His Body as His continuation, with which He will extend His days. Christ extended His days by producing a seed—the believers—to build up the Body of Christ, and this Body of Christ is still extending. As the Body of Christ is extending, the days of Christ also are extending
47十节末了告诉我们，在耶和华所喜悦的事上，基督必然亨通。在已过二千年来，基督一直非常亨通。祂是最成功的一位。虽然祂遇到各种攻击、各种反对、各种麻烦，但没有人能击败祂;反之，祂一直是亨通的。主的恢复扩展到美洲，这是祂的亨通;如今祂正豫备扩展去俄国。那同样是基督的亨通。这也是祂在延长年日，基督仍活在这地上。因著我们在这里，祂就在这里。
47At the end of verse 10 we are told that Christ will prosper in the pleasure of Jehovah. In the past two thousand years Christ has been very prosperous. He has been the most successful One. Although He encountered all kinds of attacks, all kinds of opposition, and all kinds of troubles, no one has been able to defeat Him. Instead, He has prospered. The Lord has prospered in spreading His recovery to America, and now He is preparing to spread to Russia. That too will be Christ’s prospering. This is also the prolonging of His days. Christ still lives on this earth. Since we are here, Christ is here
48五十二章十三节只告诉我们基督会亨通，却没有告诉我们祂在甚么事上亨通。现在，五十三章十节清楚告诉我们，祂要在耶和华所喜悦的事上亨通。耶和华所喜悦的事，就是将自己启示到我们里面，使我们成为基督的后裔，使我们成为基督的一部分，成为神的儿子。这就是神的喜悦。
48In 52:13 we were told only that Christ will prosper, but we were not told in what He will prosper. Now, in 53:10 we are told clearly that He will prosper in the pleasure of Jehovah. The pleasure of Jehovah is to reveal Himself into us, to make us the seed of Christ, to make us a part of Christ, to make us the sons of God. This is God’s pleasure
ｂ.看见自己劳苦的功效，便心满意足
b. Seeing the Issue of the Travail of His Soul and Being Satisfied
49以赛亚五十三章十一节：『祂必看见自己劳苦的功效，便心满意足。那义者我的仆人，要因祂的知识称许多人为义；并且祂要担当他们的罪孽。』基督自己劳苦的功效，是指许多人因认识基督而得著称义，目的为要建造基督的身体。行传十三章三十九节说，『在一切你们靠摩西的律法不得称义的事上，靠这人，凡信的就都得称义了。』一切得称义的人都要得著重生。他们都要成为基督的后裔；都要成为祂身体的肢体，建造这身体作祂的生机体。
49Isaiah 53:11 says, “He will see the issue of the travail of His soul, / And He will be satisfied; / By the knowledge of Him, the righteous One, My Servant will make the many righteous, / And He will bear their iniquities.” The issue of the travail of Christ’s soul refers to the many who are justified (made righteous) by knowing Christ, for the purpose of building up the Body of Christ. Acts 13:39 says, “ And from all the things from which you were not able to be justified by the law of Moses, in this One everyone who believes is justified.” All the justified ones will also be regenerated. They will all become Christ’s seed; they will all become the members of His Body to build up the Body as His organism
４ .作为升天的得胜者，与神同享掳物，使祂得著凯旋的荣耀
4. As the Ascended Victor, Sharing the Spoil with God for His Triumphant Glory
50第四，申言者的传扬和耶和华的启示，揭示基督是升天的得胜者。基督是成为肉体的救主、被钉死的救赎主、复活的赐生命者、也是升天的得胜者。
50Fourth, the prophets’ report and Jehovah’sr evelation unveil Christ as the ascended Victor. Christ is the incarnated Savior, the crucified Redeemer, the resurrected Life-giver, and the ascended Victor
51以赛亚五十三章十二节上半：『所以我要使祂与位大的同分，与强盛的均分掳物。』这里所说的掳物，指明了基督的得胜。在祂的升天里，基督与位大的和强盛的分享掳物。在整个宇宙中，惟有神是位大的，也只有神是强盛的。神也是那真正的得胜者；祂得著了所有的掳物。祂与基督这位升天的得胜者，分享了被掳的人作掳物。以弗所四章八至十二节告诉我们，当基督升上高处的时候，祂带领著那些曾被撒但掳掠的人。我们曾是被撒但所掳掠的罪人，但基督藉著祂的死与复活，胜过了撒但，就掳掠了我们这些被撒但所掳去的人。我们这些俘虏至终成了基督的俘虏，成了基督的掳物。基督将所有这些掳掠的俘虏带到天上，把他们呈献给父。然后父就与基督这位升天的得胜者分享这掳物。
51Isaiah 53:12a says, “Therefore, I will divide to Him a portion with the Great, / And He will divide the spoil with the Strong.” The mentioning of spoil, or prey, here indicates Christ’s victory. In His ascension, Christ shared the captured ones with the Great and the Strong. In the whole universe, only God is great and only God is strong. God is also the real Victor; He has gained all the spoil. He and this ascended Victor, Christ, shared the captured ones as the spoil. Ephesians 4:8-12 tells us that when Christ ascended to the height, He led captive those who were taken captive by Satan. We were sinners captured by Satan, but through His death and resurrection, Christ overcame Satan, and He captured all those who were held captive by Satan. These captives eventually became Christ’s captives, and they are the prey, the spoil. Christ brought all these captured captives to the heavens and presented them to the Father. Then the Father shared this spoil with Christ, the ascended Victor
52ａ.耶和华要使祂与位大的同分，使祂与强盛的均分掳物
52a. Jehovah Dividing to Him a Portion with the Great
and He Dividing the Spoil with the Strong
53以赛亚五十三章十二节说，『所以我（耶和华）要使祂（耶和华的仆人）与位大的（神）同分，与强盛的（神）均分掳物；因为祂将命倾倒，以至于死；祂也被列在罪犯之中，祂却独自担当多人的罪，又为罪犯代求。』这节的上半说，耶和华要使祂的仆人与位大的，就是神，同分；耶和华的仆人也要与强盛的，就是神，均分掳物。下半节告诉我们神这样作的原因：因为祂，耶和华的仆人，将祂的命倾倒，以至于死，甘愿受死成为这样的供物；祂也被列在罪犯之中，但祂独自担当多人的罪，又为罪犯代求。因著基督作了这些事，如今祂就有资格分享掳物。神得著这胜利，乃是藉著基督甘愿至死，甘愿被列在罪犯之中。当基督钉十字架的时候，在祂的右边和左边，钉了两个犯人。（路二三32～33。）因此，祂被列在坏人中间。那对祂乃是羞辱。基督忍受了这一切，祂也担当了多人的罪。基督在十字架上，担当了我们的罪。（彼前二24上。）因著这一些事，神就算祂为配，可以分享这地上属灵争战的掳物。神算祂是得胜者。
53Isaiah 53:12 says, “Therefore, I [Jehovah] will divide to Him [Jehovah’s Servant] a portion with the Great [God], / And He [Jehovah’s Servant] will divide the spoil with the Strong [God]; / Because He poured out His life unto death / And was numbered with the transgressors, / Ye tHe bore the sin of many / And interceded for the transgressors.” The first part of this verse says that Jehovah will divide to His Servant a portion with the Great, that is, with God, and Jehovah’s Servant will divide the spoil with the Strong, that is, with God. The second part of the verse gives the reason why God would do this: because He, Jehovah’s Servant, poured out His life unto death, volunteering to die to be such an offering, and was numbered with the transgressors, yet He alone bore the sin of many and interceded for the transgressors. Because Christ did all these things, He is now qualified to share the spoil. The victory was gained by God through Christ’s volunteering to die, through Christ’s being willing to be numbered among the transgressors. When Christ was crucified, on His left and on His right two criminals were crucified with Him (Luke 23:32-33). Thus, He was numbered among these wicked ones. That was a shame to Him. Christ suffered all this, and He also bore the sin of many. On the cross, Christ bore our sins (1 Pet. 2:24a). Because of all these things God counted Him worthy to share the spoil of the spiritual war on this earth. God counted Him as the Victor.
54这段话里一切的传述，一切的传扬，一切的启示，都是在新约的经纶里。以赛亚五十三章是以新约的方式揭示基督为耶和华的仆人。我们若读旧约而没有读以赛亚五十三章，就只会得到旧约经纶的印象。但我们来读以赛亚五十三章时，那完全是新约的味道，不是旧约的味道。在旧约中，以赛亚五十三章是惟一带有新约色彩、味道和气氛的一章。
54All the recounting, all the reporting, and all the revelation in this portion of the Word are in the New Testament economy. In Isaiah 53 Christ as the Servant of Jehovah is unveiled in the New Testament way. When we read the Old Testament through without reading Isaiah 53, we receive the impression of the Old Testament economy. But when we come to Isaiah 53 and read it, the flavor, the taste, is altogether of the New Testament, not the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, Isaiah 53 is the unique chapter that bears the color, the taste, and the atmosphere of the New Testament
55我信主会叫我们众人得著揭示、启示，不以天然的方式来领会这些事，使我们能认识基督是这样53的一位。以赛亚五十三章里对基督的观点，与属人的观点完全不同。我们都需要相信以赛亚关于基督的传述。我们需要蒙光照，使我们有正确的观点，得著启示以认识神命定的经纶，神新约经纶里的耶稣基督。
55I trust in the Lord that He will cause us all to understand these things, not in a natural way but in the unveiled, revealed way, that we may know Christ as such a One. The view of Christ in Isaiah is absolutely different from the human view. We all need to believe Isaiah’s report concerning Christ. We need to be enlightened so that we may have the right view and receive the revelation to know Jesus Christ in the God-ordained economy, that is, the New Testament economy.