马太福音 18
1 当时，门徒进前来，问耶稣说：“天国里谁是最大的？”
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 耶稣便叫一个小孩子来，使他站在他们当中，
Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
3 说：“我实在告诉你们，你们若不回转，变成小孩子的样式，断不得进天国。
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 所以，凡自己谦卑像这小孩子的，他在天国里就是最大的。
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 凡为我的名接待一个像这小孩子的，就是接待我。”
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
6 “凡使这信我的一个小子跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在这人的颈项上，沉在深海里。
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7 这世界有祸了，因为将人绊倒；绊倒人的事是免不了的，但那绊倒人的有祸了！
Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. (Geenna g1067)
10 “你们要小心，不可轻看这小子里的一个；我告诉你们，他们的使者在天上，常见我天父的面。
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
12 一个人若有一百只羊，一只走迷了路，你们的意思如何？他岂不撇下这九十九只，往山里去找那只迷路的羊吗？
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
13 若是找着了，我实在告诉你们，他为这一只羊欢喜，比为那没有迷路的九十九只欢喜还大呢！
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
14 你们在天上的父也是这样，不愿意这小子里失丧一个。”
In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
15 “倘若你的弟兄得罪你，你就去，趁着只有他和你在一处的时候，指出他的错来。他若听你，你便得了你的弟兄；
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
16 他若不听，你就另外带一两个人同去，要凭两三个人的口作见证，句句都可定准。
But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
17 若是不听他们，就告诉教会；若是不听教会，就看他像外邦人和税吏一样。
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18 “我实在告诉你们，凡你们在地上所捆绑的，在天上也要捆绑；凡你们在地上所释放的，在天上也要释放。
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19 我又告诉你们，若是你们中间有两个人在地上同心合意地求什么事，我在天上的父必为他们成全。
Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
20 因为无论在哪里，有两三个人奉我的名聚会，那里就有我在他们中间。”
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
21 那时，彼得进前来，对耶稣说：“主啊，我弟兄得罪我，我当饶恕他几次呢？到七次可以吗？”
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 耶稣说：“我对你说，不是到七次，乃是到七十个七次。
Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
23 天国好像一个王要和他仆人算帐。
Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 才算的时候，有人带了一个欠一千万银子的来。
As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
25 因为他没有什么偿还之物，主人吩咐把他和他妻子儿女，并一切所有的都卖了偿还。
Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
26 那仆人就俯伏拜他，说：‘主啊，宽容我，将来我都要还清。’
Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
27 那仆人的主人就动了慈心，把他释放了，并且免了他的债。
His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
28 “那仆人出来，遇见他的一个同伴欠他十两银子，便揪着他，掐住他的喉咙，说：‘你把所欠的还我！’
But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
29 他的同伴就俯伏央求他，说：‘宽容我吧，将来我必还清。’
So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
30 他不肯，竟去把他下在监里，等他还了所欠的债。
But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
31 众同伴看见他所做的事就甚忧愁，去把这事都告诉了主人。
When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
32 于是主人叫了他来，对他说：‘你这恶奴才！你央求我，我就把你所欠的都免了，
Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
33 你不应当怜恤你的同伴，像我怜恤你吗？’
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
34 主人就大怒，把他交给掌刑的，等他还清了所欠的债。
In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
35 你们各人若不从心里饶恕你的弟兄，我天父也要这样待你们了。”
That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
