1. Hello, listening friends.
亲爱的朋友，你好。
2. We’re glad that you have tuned in to this broadcast,
很高兴，你能再次收听这个节目，
3. and, today, I want to talk to you about one of the commands of Jesus;
今天，我要和你谈一谈耶稣给我们的一条命令；
4. but, before I get to this, I want to remind you of the fact that it is always good to be thinking about the imminence of the return of Christ;
在谈这个话题之前，我想提出一个事实，我们应该随时准备，迎接耶稣基督再来。
5. but, ultimately, what really matters is how the imminent return of Christ motivates us in life.
因此，最重要的问题是，耶稣快要再来这事实，对我们的生活会产生什么影响呢？
6. Does the fact that Jesus is coming back to take the believers to Heaven motivate us to work for Jesus now?
耶稣快要再来接相信祂的人到天上去的事实，会不会促使我们赶紧为主作工呢？
7. Does the fact of Jesus’ return motivate us to be faithful and stay busy working for God,
耶稣快要再来的事实，会不会激励我们殷懃忠心地服侍神呢？
8. or, does the imminent return of Christ cause us to sit down and do nothing?
还是因为耶稣快要回来，我们就可以无所事事地等着祂呢？
9. That is the question that has occupied the minds of believers for 2,000 years.
这个问题，2000多年以来一直困惑着信徒。
10. History is full of examples of both groups:
从历史上看，持有这两种思想的大有人在：
11. those who are compelled by the imminent return of Christ to work diligently --
有些人因耶稣快来而殷懃做工—
12. they used every God-given opportunity --
他们抓紧神赐给他们的每一个机会—
13. and, those who did nothing.
而另外一些人却什么也不做。
14. In Luke 19:13, Jesus gave us a clear mandate to occupy till He comes.
路加福音19章13节那里，耶稣清楚地说要做生意，直等祂回来。
15. To "occupy" means to be busy.
这里“做生意”就是忙碌的意思。
16. In other words, "Do business till I come..."
也就是要“殷懃做工，直到我来……”
17. or, "Work hard till I come…"
或者说：“努力做工，直到我来”
18. or, "Give My work your full attention till I come..."
也可以说：“忠于职守，直到我来” 。
19. but let me tell you what Luke 19 says.
现在让我说说路加福音19章的内容。
20. Jesus was telling a story.
耶稣给门徒讲了一个故事。
21. Listen to the story from Luke 19.
就记载在路加福音19章。
22. He said, “A man of noble birth went to have himself appointed King and then return.
耶稣说：“有一个贵族往远方去要接受王位，然后回来。
23. So he called ten of his servants and he gave them ten minas.”
于是，他叫了十个仆人来，交给他们十锭银子。”
24. That was about three months’ wages.
这些银子相当于三个月的工资。
25. "Put this money to work," Jesus said, "until I come back..."
耶稣说：“把这些钱拿去作生意，等到我回来。”
26. or, you can say, "Invest this money until I return."
意思就是要他们把这些钱拿去投资，直到主人回来。
27. The rest of the story goes like this:
故事后来的情形是这样的：
28. many of the citizens revolted against the King and were taken into judgment;
有些人民起来反对国王，后来都受到审判；
29. but, for those who had received the money, or the believers,
但对那些拿到银子的人，也就是指基督徒，
30. some of them worked hard and invested the money wisely;
有些人殷懃做工，很有智慧地投资银子；
31. but some of them did not invest wisely,
但也有些人并没有好好利用他们的本钱，
32. and, while the story does not tell us about all of the ten servants, but only three,
故事没有告诉我们，那十个仆人全部的光景，只讲了其中三个人的情形，
33. those three are enough to tell us what Jesus wants us to know.
但这三个人已经足能表达耶稣这个比喻的意思了。
34. What does Jesus want us to know?
那么，耶稣是要告诉我们什么呢？
35. That these three represent the only two possible categories of Christians:
这三个人代表了两大类的基督徒：
36. those who occupied themselves with God’s work,
一种是为神尽忠作工的人，
37. and, those who did not;
另一种是不做工的人；
38. those who worked hard for the Lord,
一种人为神辛勤工作，
39. and, those who did not;
而另一种人则玩忽职守；
40. those who took advantage of the opportunities that God gave them,
一种人充份利用神所赐的每一个机会，
41. and, those who did not;
另一种人什么都不做；
42. those who were faithful, and, those who were not;
一种人忠心耿耿，另一种人则毫不可靠；
43. those who have given themselves, and, those who did not;
一种人尽他们所能，另一种人闲懒不作工；
44. those who served God with all of their heart, and, those who did not;
一种人尽心的服侍主，另一种人则轻忽随便；
45. so, the first servant returned a ten times on the investment.
因此，第一个仆人赚了十倍的钱回来。
46. The second servant
第二个仆人，
47. brought 5 times return.
赚了五倍回来。
48. The third servant returned only the principle amount and no interest whatsoever.
而第三个仆人根本没有投资，甚至连利息都没有赚到。
49. My listening friends, listen carefully.
我亲爱的朋友，请仔细听我说。
50. In Heaven, there are only two categories of Christians.
在天国里，只有两种基督徒。
51. There will be rewards for those faithful servants;
一种是因忠心而得奖赏的仆人；
52. and, then, there will be those who will just barely make it to Heaven.
而另一种是仅仅得救的人。
53. Listen to what Paul told the Corinthians, in 1 Corinthians 3:11:
请听保罗在哥林多前书3章11节所说的话：
54. “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
“因为那已经立好的根基就是耶稣基督，此外没有人能立别的根基。”
55. What does that mean?
什么意思呢？
56. It means that everyone who will make it to Heaven
意思就是说，凡是能进天国的人，
57. will make it on the foundation of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and that’s all.
都是建基于耶稣基督死而复活的事实上，此外别无根基。
58. No one will get to Heaven by good works.
没有人可以靠善行进入天国。
59. No one will get to Heaven by keeping some holy days.
没有人可以靠做礼拜进入天国。
60. No one will get to Heaven by keeping some rules.
也没有人可以靠遵守律法进入天国。
61. No.
没有。
62. The basis on which you get to Heaven is your salvation through Jesus Christ;
只有借着耶稣基督的救恩，人才能够进入天国；
63. but, when you get to Heaven,
但是，在你进入天国之后，
64. your reward will be based on the level of your faithfulness.
你的奖赏就要根据你是否忠心来决定。
65. Your reward will be based on the level of your service.
你的奖赏要基于你服侍的程度。
66. Your reward will be based on the level of your sacrificial giving to the work of the Gospel.
你的奖赏是根据你为福音奉献了多少。
67. Listen to verse 12 of 1 Corinthians 3:
请听哥林多前书3章12节：
68. “If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is because the Day will bring it to light.
“若有人用金、银、宝石、草木、禾秸，在这根基上建造，各人的工程必然显露，因为那日子要将它表明出来。
69. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work.”
有火发现，这火要试验各人的工程怎样。”
70. What is God’s Word saying to us?
神说这话的意思是什么呢？
71. It is saying that, if you have not taken the opportunities that God has given you to serve the living God,
就是说，假如你没有把握神给予你的机会尽忠侍奉祂，
72. you will miss out on your reward.
你就会失去奖赏。
73. Those who do nothing with their Christian faith,
对于那些闲懒不结果子的信徒来说，
74. on that last day, all they will have to show for their Christian life is the smoke of smoldering hay.
到主来的时候，他们的工程要像一堆干草一样被烧掉。
75. Jesus did not say, "Just go to church till I come."
耶稣并没有讲：“加入教会，直到我来。”
76. Jesus did not say, "Do a lot of talking till I come."
耶稣也没有说：“高谈阔论，直到我来。”
77. Jesus did not say, "Hold hands and sing hymns and do nothing till I come."
耶稣也没有说：“在教会里说说唱唱，等着我回来。”
78. Jesus did not say, "Fight among yourselves till I come."
耶稣没有说：“你们彼此争斗，直到我来。”
79. Jesus did not say, "Debate the finer issues of doctrine till I come."
耶稣没有说：“为了某种观点而争论不休，直到我来。”
80. No, no, no, no. He did not say any of that.
完全不是这样的，祂没有这样教导我们。
81. He said, “Occupy till I come.”
祂乃是说：“尽忠做工，直到我来。”
82. "Do business till I come."
“努力经营，直到我来。”
83. "Work diligently till I come."
“殷懃服事，直到我来。”
84. "Be faithful in your use of gifts till I come."
“忠心使用所给你的恩赐，直到我来。”
85. "Share the blessings I have given you till I come."
“分享我所赏赐的福分，直到我来。”
86. "Tell others about me till I come."
“忠心传福音，直到我来。”
87. "Serve others till I come."
“服侍他人，直到我来。”
88. "Take advantage of the opportunities I have given you till I come."
“好好把握每一个机会，直到我来。”
89. Jesus said, “Give and it will be given to you.”
耶稣说：“付出的就必有收获。”
90. What does that mean?
什么意思呢？
91. It means that God notices your faithfulness and He enlarges your capacity;
意思就是说，神重视你的忠心，并扩充你的境界；
92. and He increases your responsibilities;
而且，祂要交托你更重大的责任；
93. so, my listening friend, Jesus said to the man who returned a ten times of his investment,
所以，我亲爱的朋友，耶稣对那位赚了十倍银子的仆人说：
94. he was appointed over ten cities;
你可以有权柄管十座城；
95. and the man who brought 50 percent return on his investment was appointed over five cities;
对那位赚取伍倍银子的说：你可以管五座城。
96. but the poor guy who did not return even a little earnings on his gift lost what he had.
可是，那个什么也不做的可怜虫，却连他本来所有的都失去了。
97. Please listen to verses 23 to 25 of Luke 19.
请听路加福音19章23到25节。
为什么不把我的银子交给银行，等我来的时候，连本带利都可以要回来呢？”就对旁边站着的人说：“夺过他这一锭来，给那有十锭的。”他们说：“主啊，他已经有十锭了。”
98. You say, "This is not fair.
也许你会说：“这不公平嘛。
99. This is not equitable."
这不合理嘛。”
100. Oh, not at all, my listening friend.
哦，亲爱的朋友，不必担心。
101. Jesus said it over and over again.
耶稣一再强调。
102. Those who are faithful with little will be faithful with much.
在小事上忠心的，在大事上也会忠心。
103. Once, I asked several people this question:
我曾经问过一些人：
104. "What do you think about your heavenly reward?"
“你认为，你天上的赏赐应该是怎样的呢？”
105. I had two types of responses.
有两种回答。
106. One response was, "I seldom think about my heavenly reward."
一种说：“我很少想过这个问题。”
107. Another response was, "I don’t serve the Lord for reward."
另一种答案是：“我并不是为了得奖赏而事奉主。”
108. The truth is the Bible tells us to look forward to our reward.
其实，圣经很明确地告诉我们，要期待我们的奖赏。
109. I am looking for, and looking forward to, and eagerly expecting, my reward.
我很期待，也很想得到我的奖赏。
110. The Bible tells us about five crowns that we may expect for serving the Lord.
圣经告诉我们，服事神的人可以期待五种冠冕。
111. I’ll tell you more about these five crowns in the next message.
在下次信息中，我会和你详细讨论这五种冠冕是什么。
112. I don’t want you to miss it.
希望你不要错过。
113. Please tune in next time so you can hear this message on the five crowns,
盼望你按时候收听，就能够知道是哪五种冠冕。
114. because Jesus taught us about the importance of receiving rewards.
因为耶稣教导我们，得到这些冠冕的重要性。
115. Jesus, Himself, taught us to look forward to the reward, as we see, here, in Luke 19.
如果我们看路加福音19章就会知道，耶稣亲自教导我们，要期待获得奖赏。
116. Listen to Hebrews 6:10 to 12.
请听希伯来书6章10到12节。
117. “God is not unjust;
“因为神并非不公义；
118. He will not forget your work and the love that you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help them.
竟忘记你们所作的工，和你们为祂名所显的爱心，就是先前伺候圣徒，如今还是伺候。
119. He wants each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
我们愿你们各人都显出这样的殷懃，使你们有满足的指望，一直到底。
120. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”
并且不懈怠，总要效法那些凭信心和忍耐承受应许的人。”
121. My listening friend, I think all of us work hard on our jobs,
亲爱的朋友，在我们的工作中，我们都很努力，
122. and that’s very good.
这非常好。
123. A student studies hard for a test,
学生为了考出好的成绩而努力学习，
124. and that’s very good.
这也很好。
125. A mother works hard to see her children do well in life,
母亲尽力管教自己的儿女，使他们将来可以成材，
126. and that’s very good.
这非常好。
127. A craftsman works hard to master the skills of his trade,
工匠为了熟练掌握技能而刻苦训练，
128. and that’s very good.
这非常的好。
129. We all want to win in the game of life, right?
我们都希望有成功的人生，对吗？
130. What Jesus is saying is this:
耶稣的意思是：
131. "Work as diligently in My Kingdom as you work in your world.
“要为天国的事业勤劳，就像你为地上的事业勤劳一样。
132. Work with that same intensity when it comes to My work as you do for yours."
为我尽忠，就像为你自己的工作尽忠一样。”
133. Jesus said, “Occupy till I come.”
耶稣说：“努力做工，直到我来。”
134. Many of you are listening today, probably saying,
听了今天的信息，也许你愿意做出如下的响应：
135. "I want to put away laziness and slothfulness and work diligently for the Lord.
“我要丢弃懒散的惰性，殷懃服侍主。
136. I want to stop being occupied with silly, unproductive arguments and serve my Lord.
我要放弃那些毫无意义的辩论，起来服侍主。
137. I want to take up the cross and diligently serve and sacrificially give and faithfully work."
我要背起十字架来，殷懃服侍主，走牺牲的道路。”
138. My listening friend, that’s exactly the longing of the heart of Jesus,
亲爱的朋友，这正是主的心意，
139. and He wants to help you be faithful.
祂会帮助你忠心的服侍。
140. Will you ask Him?
你愿意这样向祂祈求吗？
141. Until next time, I wish you God’s richest blessing.
好，我们下次再见，愿神大大地赐福给你。
