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6:1 我又举目观看,见有四辆车从两山中间出来。那山是铜山。
And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
6:2 第一辆车套着红马,第二辆车套着黑马。
In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
6:3 第三辆车套着白马,第四辆车套着有斑点的壮马。
And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
6:4 我就问与我说话的天使说,主阿,这是什么意思。
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
6:5 天使回答我说,这是天的四风,是从普天下的主面前出来的。
And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of all the earth.
6:6 套着黑马的车往北方去,白马跟随在后。有斑点的马往南方去。
The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
6:7 壮马出来,要在遍地走来走去。天使说,你们只管在遍地走来走去。它们就照样行了。
And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
6:8 他又呼叫我说,看哪,往北方去的,已在北方安慰我的心。
Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
6:9 耶和华的话临到我说,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
6:10 你要从被掳之人中取黑玳,多比雅,耶大雅的金银。这三人是从巴比伦来到西番雅的儿子约西亚的家里。当日你要进他的家,
Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
6:11 取这金银做冠冕,戴在约撒答的儿子,大祭司约书亚的头上。
Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;
6:12 对他说,万军之耶和华如此说,看哪,那名称为(大卫苗裔的,他要在本处长起来。并要建造耶和华的殿。
And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
6:13 他要建造耶和华的殿,并担负尊荣,坐在位上掌王权。又必在位上作祭司,使两职之间筹定和平。
Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
6:14 这冠冕要归希连(就是黑玳),多比雅,耶大雅,和西番雅的儿子贤(贤就是约西亚),放在耶和华的殿里为记念。
And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.
6:15 远方的人也要来建造耶和华的殿。你们就知道万军之耶和华差遣我,到你们这里来。你们若留意听从耶和华你们神的话,这事必然成就。
And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
撒迦利亚书6参考
四辆车──审判的天使
6:1-8 这里的四辆车跟第一个异象中的四个骑马的人(参1:7-17)相似,这四辆车同样代表神审判全地的四位天使。
黑马往北方去,难道是要审判那儿的人?我罪如此的多,我怕 ……
6:8 黑马往北方去,在那里执行神的审判。神向罪并向恶人发怒(参诗7:11),他施行审判,表明他的震怒。我们喜欢专注神的慈爱与怜悯,但同时他也是公义的神,公义与审判是他性格的一部分。如果在我们生活中仍有尚未承认的罪或习惯性的罪,我们就要向神认罪,并离弃罪恶。认罪引出神的怜悯,不肯悔改只会招惹他的审判。
君王作大祭司,身兼二职的能是谁?
6:9-15 这个异象指向弥赛亚,他既是君王,又是祭司。无论在列王时代,或是被掳归回以后,犹大都是由君王和祭司统治的。君王掌管政务,大祭司则管理宗教事务。但君王和祭司往往败坏犯罪,所以神告诉撒迦利亚,将有一位称职的要来治理全国,他既作君王,坐在君王的位上,又作祭司,坐在祭司的位上。这种组合在当时来说几乎是不可能的。
神的应许也不一定必成就,其中的关键就在──
6:15 神有些应许是附有条件的,要得到祝福,就要顺服神。重建圣殿的工作需要完全顺服神,小心翼翼地跟从神的指示。这样,神就保护他的百姓。反之,朝秦暮楚、三心二意地委身于神,就得不到神的赐福。我们恒久不倦地顺服神,就会得到神大大的赐福;断断续续地顺服神,就不要期望得到恒久的福气。