This Spiritual Waimai is a part of a series entitled Mission Accomplished: the mission of Jesus Christ as told by Matthew and now lived out by you and me.
这篇属灵外卖是“完成的使命”系列文章之一，这个由马太福音所述耶稣基督的使命，现在要由你我活出来。
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When was the last time you drew away to a quiet place to hear from your Lord?
你最后一次避到安静之处去听Shen的声音是什么时候?
If you have ever hiked up a high mountain you will understand two things. 1. A mountain top is an incredible place to be. Remote, quiet, peaceful, and a place with an incredible view. 2. Getting to the top of a high mountain is hard work.
如果你曾登上高山，就会明白两件事：1. 山顶是极佳之地。远离喧嚣，幽静，祥和，风景优美。2. 登上高山之巅绝非易事。
Hiking to a mountain peak takes time and with every step up, you find yourself further and further away from the realities of daily life. I have hiked up many high mountains in my life and those hikes have been the most physically difficult things I have ever done. These were also incredible times in my life where I had nothing to do but think about hiking, talking with others, praying and of course eating and getting rest! The small distracting details of life disappear on a hike up a mountain and the most important things in life become the only things in life: walking, talking, praying, eating, resting.
攀登山峰要花时间，每走一步，都会发现自己渐渐远离了日常现实生活。我一生中攀过许多座高山，那是我做过最令身体疲惫的事了。这也是我生命中极其不可思议的时刻，我心里只想着徒步、与人交谈、Dao Gao，当然还有吃饭和休息，除此以外别无他念! 生活中那些让人分心的小事会在攀山时消失殆尽，而那时人生最重要的事就只剩下：走路、说话、Dao Gao、吃饭、休息。
Jesus took three of His disciples on a very special hiking trip to the top of a high mountain. It was a hiking trip I think they never forgot. Many years later in life Peter was still talking about that trip.
YeSu带着衪的三个Men Tu经历了一次非常特别的徒步，来到一座高山之巅。我想他们永远不会忘记那次徒步旅行。多年以后，彼得仍在谈论它。
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. Matthew 17:1 NIV
过了六天，YeSu带着彼得、雅各和雅各的兄弟约翰暗暗地上了高山。马太福音17:1
After six days
过了六天
What had happened six days earlier? This was when Jesus’ ministry path made a sharp turn and started to literally head straight towards the cross. Peter had confessed that he believed Jesus was the Messiah. In response, Jesus acknowledged Peter and the disciples as beginning the future church. Jesus then began to plainly explain to the disciples that He was going to suffer, die and rise from the dead. Upon hearing this, Peter pulled Jesus aside to rebuke him and instead he got rebuked himself when Jesus turned to him and said, “Get behind me Satan.” Jesus admonished Peter that he did not have the concerns of God in mind, but rather the concerns of men. Jesus then announced to all of the disciples that if anyone wanted to be a disciple of Jesus they would have to deny themselves, take up their cross and follow Him. Six days later Jesus asked Peter, James and John to follow Him up a high mountain. A lot was going on at that time!
六天之前到底发生了什么？那时，Yesu的事奉之路突然转向，正式开启去往十字架之路。彼得承认他相信Yesu就是弥赛亚。Yesu告诉彼得，他和其他Men Tu将要开创JiaoHui。接着，Yesu开始清楚地指示Men Tu们，衪将要受苦，死亡，从死里复活。彼得听见后，就拉着YeSu劝衪，却被YeSu转过来责备他说：“撒但，退我后边去吧。”Ye Su告诫彼得没有体贴Shen的意思，而是体贴了人的意思。于是YeSu向所有MenTu宣告，若有人想成为Ye Su的Men Tu，就必须舍己，背起他的Shi Zi Jia，来跟从衪。过了六天，Ye Su让彼得、雅各和约翰跟衪上了高山。那段时间发生了很多事情!
Why Peter, James and John?
为什么只带彼得、雅各和约翰去？
Peter, James and John were Jesus’ inner-circle disciples. They were the closest to Him and each had an important and very different calling to fulfill. Peter would become the leader of the early church. James would have the honor of being the first disciple to lose his life for Christ. John was the disciple who lived the longest and received the Revelation of the return of Christ. It was vital that all three of these men knew beyond a shadow of a doubt who Jesus truly was. So Jesus took them alone, to the top of a high mountain. A secluded place that took time and energy to arrive at. A place far away from the distracting details of daily life.
彼得、雅各和约翰是YeSu最核心的Men Tu，是衪最亲近的人，每个人都各自肩负了不同的大使命要去完成。彼得要成为早期Jiao Hui的领袖。雅各有幸将成为第一个为JiDu舍命的Men Tu。约翰是寿命最长的Men Tu，并且领受了JiDu再来的启示。至关重要的是，这三个人都清楚地知道YeSu到底是谁。YeSu就独自带他们上了高山，要花时间和精力才能到达那个远离日常生活琐事的地方。
There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?” Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
Matthew 17:2-13 NIV
就在他们面前变了形像，脸面明亮如日头，衣裳洁白如光。忽然，有摩西、以利亚向他们显现，同YeSu说话。彼得对Ye Su说：“主啊，我们在这里真好！你若愿意，我就在这里搭三座棚：一座为你，一座为摩西，一座为以利亚。”说话之间，忽然有一朵光明的云彩遮盖他们，且有声音从云彩里出来说：“这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的，你们要听他。”Men Tu听见，就俯伏在地，极其害怕。Ye Su进前来，摸他们，说：“起来，不要害怕。”他们举目不见一人，只见Ye Su在那里。下山的时候，Ye Su吩咐他们说：“人子还没有从死里复活，你们不要将所看见的告诉人。”Men Tu问Ye Su说：“文士为什么说以利亚必须先来？”Ye Su回答说：“以利亚固然先来，并要复兴万事；只是我告诉你们，以利亚已经来了，人却不认识他，竟任意待他。人子也将要这样受他们的害。”Men Tu这才明白Ye Su所说的，是指着施洗的约翰。马太福音17:2-13
While they were on the mountain alone with Jesus, He was transfigured. The Greek word that is used here is “metamorphoo” which is where we get the English word metamorphosis. One of the best earthly examples of metamorphosis is a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. The caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis: it is still the same creature, but it has changed its form and shape. Jesus was still the same person, but His form changed.
他们独自和Ye Su在山上的时候，衪就变了形像。这里用到的希腊词是” metamorphoo “，英语单词metamorphosis就是出自此处。关于改变形象，地球上最贴切的例子之一就是毛毛虫化茧为蝶。毛毛虫经受蜕变后，仍然是原来的生物，体型却改变了。这里YeSu仍然是那个人，但是衪变了形像。
The light made the difference
因光而不同
When Jesus was transformed, the marked difference in His appearance was light. His face became like the sun and His clothing became white like light. Many years later, John would open his Gospel of John describing Jesus as the light of all mankind.
当YeSu改变的时候，因为有了光，衪的样貌明显不同了。脸面如日头、衣裳洁白如光。多年以后，约翰把Ye Su描述为全人类的光，以此来开启他的《约翰福音》。
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:4-5 NIV
生命在他里头，这生命就是人的光。光照在黑暗里，黑暗却不接受光。
约翰福音1:4-5
Where did this light come from?
光从哪里来？
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:1-3 NIV
起初Shen创造天地。地是空虚混沌，渊面黑暗；Shen的灵运行在水面上。Shen说：“要有光”，就有了光。
创世记 1:1-3
This light was the first thing God spoke out over His creation. The sun, moon and stars did not appear until day four of the creation week. Jesus’ appearance shone with a light that was not from the sun, moon or LED lights. This was a supernatural light that was the glory of God.
Shen创世之初，说要有光就有了光。而太阳、星星、月亮这些人类认知的自然光源体，却是在创世周的第4天才出现的。YeSu面上泛出的光并不是来自太阳、月亮或LED灯。这是一种超自然的光，是Shen的荣耀。
God is still shining that light in our world today. It is the light that transforms the dark world that we live in. Jesus said that we are the light of the world. And we can know the light of God as we continue to look to the face of Christ.
今天，Shen仍在我们的世界发光。这光改变了我们所生活的黑暗世界。YeSu说我们是世上的光。继续仰望JiDu的面，我们就能得知那是Shen的光。
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6 NIV
那吩咐光从黑暗里照出来的Shen，已经照在我们心里，叫我们得知Shen荣耀的光显在Ye SuJi Du的面上。
歌林多后书 4:6
Why were Moses and Elijah there?
摩西和以利亚为什么在那里？
Moses represents the law and Elijah represents the prophets. In agreement with the law and the prophets, the voice of God confirmed Jesus’ position as the Messiah.
摩西代表律法，以利亚代表先知。Shen的声音和律法先知的观点一致，也证实了YeSu就是弥赛亚。
The response of the disciples
Men Tu的回应
Peter does not fail us at this moment – once again he is the first guy to speak. He is moved to action and wants to preserve this incredible moment with Moses and Elijah. But when the cloud appears and the voice of God comes forth, Peter is knocked to his face. All the men can do is lay flat in the holy presence of God.
彼得在这一刻没有让我们失望——他再次最先开口说话。他被感动了，与摩西和以利亚在一起真是太不可思议，他想要把这段时光定格住。但是，当云彩显现，Shen的声音从云彩里出来的时候，彼得就脸伏于地倒下了，所有人都只能俯伏在圣洁的Shen面前。
The glory of God is a holy place
Shen的荣耀是圣洁之地
We often pray or sing for “the glory of the Lord to come and fill this place”. Do we know what we are asking for? Are we ready to receive from the Lord in His holy presence? At that moment on that high mountain, God’s voice spoke out to confirm to the disciples who Jesus truly was and then to command them to listen to Jesus. The disciples responded in fear and trembling. It was only with the touch of Jesus that the disciples were able to rise. One moment in God’s glory was forever in their memory. Peter retold the story years later:
我们常常Dao Gao或歌唱“让Zhu的荣耀来充满这个地方”。我们知道自己所求的是什么吗？我们是否准备好在衪圣洁的同在中从Zhu领受所求呢？那时，在那座高山上，Shen的声音向Men Tu们证实了YeSu的真实身份，并命令他们听YeSu的话。Men Tu们惊恐战兢地回应。直到YeSu摸他们，他们才能站起来。他们会永远记住曾在Shen荣耀里的那一刻时光。多年后，彼得再次讲述了这个故事:
For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
2 Peter 1:16-18 NIV
我们从前将我们主Ye SuJi Du的大能和他降临的事告诉你们，并不是随从乖巧捏造的虚言，乃是亲眼见过他的威荣。他从父Shen得尊贵荣耀的时候，从极大荣光之中有声音出来向他说：“这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的。”我们同他在圣山的时候，亲自听见这声音从天上出来。
彼得后书1:16-18
Do we dare meet with Him?
我们敢去见衪吗？
How shall we meet with the glorious Jesus Christ? Go to the high mountain, draw away to a quiet place with Jesus. Humbly bow in His presence. Know Jesus as He truly is and then do as the Father instructed the disciples: Listen to Jesus.
我们怎样才能见到荣耀的YeSu JiDu？去高山上，和YeSu一起来到安静之处。谦卑地跪在衪面前。认识YeSu到底是谁，然后照父所吩咐Men Tu的去做:听从YeSu。
