【读圣经学英语】拉撒路睡了

约翰福音-John 11 章 7~12节

11:7	然后对门徒说，我们再往犹太去吧。 Then after this He said to the disciples, Let us go into Judea again.
11:8	门徒对祂说，拉比，犹太人近来想要拿石头打你，你还往那里去么？ The disciples said to Him, Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and You are going there again?
11:9	耶稣回答说，白昼不是有十二小时么？人若在白昼行走，就不至碰跌，因为看见这世界的光。 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
11:10	若在黑夜行走，就必碰跌，因为那光不在他里面。 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.
11:11	耶稣说了这话，随后对他们说，我们的朋友拉撒路睡了，我要去叫醒他。 He said these things, and after this He said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going that I may wake him out of sleep.
11:12	门徒对祂说，主啊，他若睡了，就必好了。 The disciples then said to Him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.

亮光

在十一章八至十六节，我们看见门徒的意见。当拉撒路生病的消息传来的时候，主的心不为所动。门徒必定很希奇、迷惑。你可以想象得到门徒是何等失望。两天之后，主忽然表示要去看拉撒路。祂说，『我们的朋友拉撒路睡了，我要去叫醒他。』（约十一11。）门徒马上对祂说，『主阿，他若睡了，就必好了。』（约十一12。）在这里我们看见了门徒属人的意见。当主不想去的时候，他们感到希奇；当主决定要去时，他们却认为不必去了。主一表示要去探望拉撒路，所有的门徒都表示他们的意见了。他们告诉主说，去会有危险，因为犹太人要拿石头打祂。（约十一8。）这是人的意见，与主的旨意总是相反的。然而，主一旦决定了要去探望拉撒路，就没有人能使祂改变。最终，门徒同意去了，却抱着殉道者的态度，怕受犹太人的逼迫。因为其中有一个人说，『我们也去和祂同死吧。』（约十一16。）多少时候，在地方召会中的光景也正是这样，满了意见。

Enlightenment:

In 11:8-16 we see the disciples’ opinion. When the news came about Lazarus’ sickness, the Lord’s heart was not moved. The disciples must have been puzzled and perplexed. You can imagine how disappointed the disciples were. After two days, the Lord suddenly expressed the desire to see Lazarus. He said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going that I may awaken him out of sleep” (11:11). The disciples immediately said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover” (11:12). Here we see the disciples’ human opinion. When the Lord did not want to go, they were puzzled, and when the Lord was about to go, they thought that it was not necessary to go. Once the Lord expressed His desire to go and see Lazarus, all of the disciples expressed their opinions. They told the Lord that it was dangerous to go because the Jews sought to stone Him (11:8). This is human opinion, which always contradicts the Lord’s will. However, once the Lord made up His mind that He was going to see Lazarus, no one could change it. Eventually, the disciples agreed to go, but with a martyr’s attitude fearing the Jews’ persecution, for one of them said, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him” (11:16). Many times in every local church the situation is exactly like this. There are plenty of opinions.