中英對照/摩爾門經/摩羅乃書/第6章

第六章

Chapter 6

悔改的人受洗並得到交誼──悔改的教友得到寬恕──藉聖靈的力量主持聚會。約主後四○一年至四二一年。

Repentant persons are baptized and fellowshipped—Church members who repent are forgiven—Meetings are conducted by the power of the Holy Ghost. About A.D. 401–21.

1 現在我要講^ａ洗禮的事。看啊，長老、祭司和教師都受了洗；除非他們結出^ｂ配於受洗的適當果子，否則不能受洗。

1 And now I speak concerning baptism. Behold, elders, priests, and teachers were baptized; and they were not baptized save they brought forth ^afruit meet that they were ^bworthy of it.

2 除了懷著^ａ破碎的心和痛悔的靈前來，並向教友證明確已悔改了一切罪惡的人外，他們不讓任何人受洗。

2 Neither did they receive any unto baptism save they came forth with a ^abroken ^bheart and a contrite spirit, and witnessed unto the church that they truly repented of all their sins.

3 除了^ａ承受基督的名，決心事奉祂到底的人外，沒有人能受洗。

3 And none were received unto baptism save they ^atook upon them the name of Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end.

4 凡受洗並被聖靈的力量感化和^ａ潔淨的人，就被算在基督教會的人中；他們的^ｂ名字被記錄下來，使他們被記得並用神美好的話滋養，以保守他們在正道上，使他們不斷^ｃ警醒禱告，僅^ｄ依賴基督的功勞，基督是他們信心的^ｅ創始者和完成者。

4 And after they had been received unto baptism, and were wrought upon and ^acleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they were numbered among the people of the ^bchurch of Christ; and their ^cnames were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the good word of God, to keep them in the right way, to keep them continually ^dwatchful unto prayer, ^erelyingalone upon the merits of Christ, who was the author and the finisher of their faith.

5 ^ａ教友^ｂ常常聚在一起，^ｃ禁食，禱告，並彼此談論有關他們靈魂福祉的事。

5 And the ^achurch did meet together ^boft, to ^cfast and to pray, and to speak one with another concerning the welfare of their souls.

6 他們常常聚在一起領受麵包和葡萄酒，以記念主耶穌。

6 And they did ^ameet together oft to partake of bread and wine, in ^bremembrance of the Lord Jesus.

7 他們^ａ嚴防罪惡存在；凡被發現犯了罪，並有教會的^ｂ三位證人在^ｃ長老們面前控告其有罪的人，若不悔改，也^ｄ不認罪，他們的名字就被^ｅ塗掉，他們就不被算在基督的人民中。

7 And they were strict to observe that there should be ^anoiniquity among them; and whoso was found to commit iniquity, and ^bthree witnesses of the church did condemn them before the^celders, and if they repented not, and ^dconfessed not, their names were ^eblotted out, and they were not ^fnumbered among the people of Christ.

8 但是^ａ每當他們真心悔改並請求寬恕，他們就得到^ｂ寬恕。

8 But ^aas oft as they repented and sought forgiveness, with real^bintent, they were ^cforgiven.

9 他們的聚會由教友依照靈的指引並藉^ａ聖靈的力量^ｂ主持；因為聖靈的力量怎樣帶領他們講道、勸勉、禱告、祈求或唱詩，他們就怎樣做。

9 And their meetings were ^aconducted by the church after the manner of the workings of the Spirit, and by the ^bpower of the Holy Ghost; for as the power of the Holy Ghost led them whether to preach, or to exhort, or to pray, or to supplicate, or to sing, even so it was done.