中英對照/教義和聖約/第41篇​

第四十一篇

Section 41

一八三一年二月四日，在俄亥俄，嘉德蘭，透過先知約瑟 • 斯密給予教會的啟示〔教會史，1:146–147〕。當時教會的嘉德蘭分會人數快速增加。先知在本啟示前寫道：「教友們盡其所知努力奉行神的旨意，雖然有些奇怪的觀念和虛妄的靈潛入教友當中，……主給予教會如下的啟示」〔教會史，1:146–147〕。

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, 4 February 1831 (see History of the Church, 1:146–47). The Kirtland Branch of the Church at this time was rapidly increasing in numbers. Prefacing this revelation, the Prophet wrote, “[The] members … were striving to do the will of God, so far as they knew it, though some strange notions and false spirits had crept in among them … [and] the Lord gave unto the Church the following” (History of the Church, 1:146–47).

1–3，長老們將藉啟示之靈管理教會；4–6，真正的門徒會接受並遵守主的律法；7–12，愛德華 • 裴垂治被任命為教會的主教。

1–3, The elders will govern the Church by the spirit of revelation; 4–6, True disciples will receive and keep the Lord’s law; 7–12, Edward Partridge is named as a bishop unto the Church.

1 聽著並聆聽，你們這些我的人民啊，主你們的神說，你們是我樂意用最大的祝福來^ａ祝福的人，你們是聽從我的人；你們不聽從我又^ｂ冒稱屬我名的人，我要用最重的詛罰來^ｃ詛罰。

1 Hearken and ^ahear, O ye my people, saith the Lord and your God, ye whom I delight to bless with the greatest of all ^bblessings, ye that hear me; and ye that hear me not will I ^ccurse, that have^dprofessed my ^ename, with the heaviest of all cursings.

2 聽啊，你們這些我召喚的教會長老啊，看啊，我給你們一條誡命，你們要聚在一起，^ａ同意我的話；

2 Hearken, O ye elders of my church whom I have called, behold I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall assemble yourselves together to ^aagree upon my word;

3 你們憑信心求，必獲得我的^ａ律法，好使你們知道如何管理我的教會，讓一切事情都在我面前正確處理。

3 And by the prayer of your faith ye shall receive my ^alaw, that ye may know how to govern my ^bchurch and have all things right before me.

4 我^ａ來的時候要作你們的^ｂ統治者；看啊，我很快就來，你們要確實遵守我的律法。

4 And I will be your ^aruler when I ^bcome; and behold, I come quickly, and ye shall see that my law is kept.

5 凡^ａ接受我的律法又^ｂ遵行的，就是我的門徒；凡說他接受我的律法卻不遵行的，就不是我的門徒，要把他從你們當中^ｃ趕出去；

5 He that ^areceiveth my ^blaw and ^cdoeth it, the same is my disciple; and he that saith he receiveth it and ^ddoeth it not, the same is not my disciple, and shall be ^ecast out from among you;

6 因為把屬於國度兒女的事物給不配稱的人，或給^ａ狗，或把^ｂ珍珠丟在豬前，是不對的。

6 For it is not meet that the things which belong to the children of the kingdom should be given to them that are not worthy, or to^adogs, or the ^bpearls to be cast before swine.

7 還有，為我僕人小約瑟 • 斯密蓋棟^ａ房子，讓他住在裡面^ｂ翻譯，是對的。

7 And again, it is meet that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., should have a ^ahouse built, in which to live and ^btranslate.

8 還有，只要我僕人西德尼 • 雷格登遵守我的誡命，他應按照他認為好的方式生活，是對的。

8 And again, it is meet that my servant Sidney Rigdon should live as seemeth him good, inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments.

9 還有，我已召喚我僕人^ａ愛德華 • 裴垂治；我給予一條誡命，他應在教友表決下被任命，並按立為教會的^ｂ主教，放下他的生意，^ｃ用全部時間為教會工作；

9 And again, I have called my servant ^aEdward Partridge; and I give a commandment, that he should be appointed by the voice of the church, and ordained a ^bbishop unto the church, to leave his merchandise and to ^cspend all his time in the labors of the church;

10 他要在我頒佈律法的日子，按照我的律法，處理一切指派給他的事物。

10 To see to all things as it shall be appointed unto him in my laws in the day that I shall give them.

11 這是因為他在我面前心地純潔，就像古代的^ａ拿但業，心裡沒有^ｂ詭詐。

11 And this because his heart is pure before me, for he is like unto ^aNathanael of old, in whom there is no ^bguile.

12 這些話是給你們的，這些話在我面前是純潔的；因此，要當心你們怎樣看待這些話，因為在審判日這些話要由你們的靈魂負責。正如這樣。阿們。

12 These words are given unto you, and they are pure before me; wherefore, beware how you hold them, for they are to be answered upon your ^asouls in the day of judgment. Even so. Amen.