Article #22 in the series: You Are God’s Masterpiece: The Genesis Notes.
你是神的工作: 《创世记手记》系列第二十二篇
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How was Abraham able to pass the greatest test of his life?
亚伯兰罕为何能胜过人生中最大的试炼？
God’s Call
神的呼召
Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.
Genesis 22:1-3 NIV
这些事以后、，神要试验亚伯拉罕，就呼叫他说：“亚伯拉罕！”他说：“我在这里。”神说：“你带着你的儿子，就是你独生的儿子，你所爱的以撒，往摩利亚地去，在我所要指示你的山上，把他献为燔祭。”亚伯拉罕清早起来，备上驴、带着两个仆人和他儿子以撒，也劈好了燔祭的柴，就起身往 神所指示他的地方去了。
创世记22:1-3
When God calls to Abraham what is his response? Abraham does not say, “What do you want?” He does not say, “Hello, God.” He says, “I am here.” He is declaring to God, I am here, I am present, I am listening.
当 神呼召亚伯拉罕时，他是如何回应的？亚伯拉罕没有说，“你要什么？”，也没说“ 神! 你好！”，而是说“我在这里”，他对 神宣称说我在这里，一直都在，我在听。
When God knows that Abraham is listening and present, God asks Abraham to do the unthinkable: sacrifice his son. God is very specific describing Isaac as Abraham’s son. Abraham’s only son. The son Abraham loves.
神看到亚伯拉罕愿意聆听，就要求他去做一件不可思议的事：将儿子当作祭牲献上。神曾明确说以撒是亚伯拉罕的儿子，是他的独生子，是亚伯拉罕的爱子。
Abraham’s Response
亚伯拉罕的回应
Abraham does not resist, he does not reply. We know before he was bold with God regarding Sodom. He questioned God and reasoned with God and God listened to Abraham. Could Abraham have done this here? Abraham knew this was a different situation. Maybe he knew he was being tested. He obeyed God and early the next morning he did what God asked him. He did not delay.
亚伯拉罕没有抵抗，也没有回答。我们知道亚伯拉罕曾在所多玛的事上大胆与 神讨价还价-他质疑 神并与 神讲道理， 神也聆听了亚伯拉罕的话。亚伯拉罕此时是否也可以这么做呢？亚伯拉罕知道这是完全不同的情形，也许他知道 神是在试验他。他顺服了 神的旨意，第二天清晨就按照 神说的去行，一刻也没耽延。
How do you think Abraham could do this? To so quickly obey God and do something so against what Abraham himself wanted?
你认为亚伯拉罕如何能做到这些？如此迅速地顺服 神，且去做他自己根本不想去做的事情？
We Must Sacrifice?
我们必须牺牲？
When Jesus called people to follow Him, He was very honest with them. To follow Jesus means giving up your life. Follow Jesus, do not follow your own plans, desires, ideas. Abraham is a man who did this.
当耶稣呼召人跟随他时，对他们说得很直接：跟随耶稣意味着要舍弃自己的生命。跟随耶稣，就是不寻求自己的计划、欲望和想法。亚伯拉罕就是如此行的。
Abraham had already given up his home culture, given up a stable home and given up his firstborn son, Ishmael. Over and over again Abraham believed God’s promises, and this is a demonstration of Abraham’s lifetime of obedience and faith.
亚伯拉罕已经放弃了故乡，放弃了稳定的家，以及自己的长子以实玛利。他一次又一次地相信 神的应许，这次的顺服再次表明了他对 神一生的顺服和信心。
“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered Him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.”
Hebrews 11:8-12 NIV
“亚伯拉罕因着信，蒙召的时候，就遵命出去，往将来要得为业的地方去。出去的时候，还不知往哪里去。他因着信，就在所应许之地作客，好像在异地居住帐棚，与那同蒙一个应许的以撒，雅各一样。因为他等候那座有根基的城，就是 神所经营所建造的。因着信，连撒拉自己，虽然过了生育的岁数，还能怀孕。因他以为那应许他的是可信的。所以从一个仿佛已死的人就生出子孙，如同天上的星那样众多，海边的沙那样无数。”
希伯来书 11：8-12
How many times in these verses do you see the word faith? What does this tell us about Abraham? God’s Promises + Abraham’s faith = something incredible.
在这几节经文中，信这个词被提及了多少次？这让我们对亚伯拉罕有哪些了解？神的应许+亚伯拉罕的信心=奇妙的事情发生。
Life of Obedience
顺服的生命
Abraham had been practicing a life of obedience for years. It is a biblical principle that when God gives you something small to do and you do it, He will then give you a little more. He increases your faith and gives you more to carry. More to do, more to know, more to share.
亚伯拉罕多年以来一直在践行顺服的生命。这是一个圣经的原则，当神让你做一件小事，你就去做了，然后祂会逐渐给你更多。祂在不断加添你信心的同时，也给你更多的责任。做得越多，知道得越多，分享得也越多。
Jesus told a parable describing what will happen to the servant who diligently serves.
耶稣曾讲过一个比喻，描述了一个仆人若辛勤服侍会发生什么。
“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.”
Matthew 25:14-15 NIV
“天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他，按着各人的才干，给他们银子。一个给了五千，一个给了二千，一个给了一千。就往外国去了。
马太福音25:14-15
When the master returned, he saw that that the servants with five and two bags of gold got to work and doubled their money where the servant with one bag of gold buried his bag in the ground and did nothing. The master praised the servants who increased their gold and cast out the servant that did nothing. The ones who used what they had been given brought happiness to the master. The one with five bags of gold even received more.
主人回来后，看到有五千和两千银子的仆人努力工作，赚了两倍的钱，而有一千银子的仆人却把钱埋在地里，什么也没做。主人就称赞了赚钱的仆人，把什么也没做的仆人赶了出去。仆人若善加利用主人托付的钱财，会让主人很喜悦。有五千银子的仆人领受了更多。
“For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”
Matthew 25:29 NIV
因为凡有的，还要加给他，叫他有余；没有的，连他所有的也要夺过来。
马太福音25:29
God is our master and He is giving each of us assignments to do in His Kingdom. He is giving us dreams, abilities, spiritual gifts, skills, opportunities, time, resources, fruit of the spirit, challenges and tests. Are we using these things? Embracing them? Developing them? Following God and listening to Him? When we do, the traits God has given us will grow and then He will give us more.
神就是我们的主人，在祂的国度里，祂会分配给每个人不同的任务。祂给我们梦想、能力、属灵恩赐、技能、机会、时间、资源、圣灵的果子、挑战和试炼。我们是否在妥善使用这些？是否在拥抱它们，发展它们？跟随神，听神的话？当我们这样做时，神赐给我们的特质就会不断成长，然后祂会给我们更多。
Abraham had been growing his faith for years. God knew He could give Abraham this very big test of his faith.
多年以来，亚伯拉罕的信心一直在增长， 神知道他已经可以迎接这个巨大的信心考验。
Abraham Obeys
亚伯拉罕顺服
Abraham woke up early and did what he had to do. Get the servants, donkey and cut the wood. And he got Isaac to go with him. Did God tell Abraham where to go? No, God gave Abraham a general direction, but not a specific direction and location. By faith Abraham started to move. God said He would direct Abraham’s steps.
亚伯拉罕清早起来就开始做自己该做的事情：带着仆人，备上驴，砍好木头，然后带上以撒就出发了。神有告诉亚伯拉罕要往哪里去吗？没有， 神只是给了他一个大概的方向，并没说明具体的方位和地址。亚伯拉罕凭着信心出发， 神说他会指引亚伯拉罕的脚步。
God’s general, but not specific directions, required Abraham to exercise his faith yet again. Sometimes God gives us a general direction, but not a specific direction. So you shouldn’t just wait for the specific direction, but you should start moving in the general way God is calling you. You will find as you are moving God will give you the specific details you need. As we move we will find our faith is exercised and begins to grow stronger.
神大致却不具体的指示需要亚伯拉罕再次操练信心。有时 神会给我们一个大致的方向，并不具体。所以，你不要一味等待特定的方向，而是应该开始朝着神呼召你的这个大致方向行动。你会发现，当你开始行动时， 神会指示你所需的具体细节。当我们开始行动，我们会发现自己的信心得到操练，并且会更加坚定。
Abraham didn’t know exactly where he was going, but he had done this before. When he left his hometown for the first time he also didn’t know where he was going, but God showed him the way. Abraham now did the same thing he had learned years ago. Just follow God even without a specific detailed plan.
亚伯拉罕虽然不知道自己具体要往哪里去，但是他以前也有过类似的经历。当初他离开自己的本地本族时，也不知道去往哪里，但 神却亲自指示他当走的路。现在亚伯拉罕所做的正是他多年前学习到的功课 —即使不知道详细具体的计划，也要跟随 神，。
Has God given you a general direction for something, but you are still waiting for his specific direction? Maybe it is time to start walking in the general direction. What are the general directions He has already given you and how will you respond?
在你等待 神具体的指引时， 神曾否给你一个大致的方向？也许你该开始朝着 神所给的这个方向行进了。神曾给过你怎样的大致方向呢，你是如何回应的？
Three Days to Moriah
三天到达摩利亚地
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.” Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.
Genesis 22:4-8 NIV
到了第三日，亚伯拉罕举目远远的看见那地方。亚伯拉罕对他的仆人说：”你们和驴在此等候，我与童子往那里去拜一拜，就回到你们这里来。”亚伯拉罕把燔祭的柴放在他儿子以撒身上，自己手里拿着火与刀，于是二人同行。以撒对他父亲亚伯拉罕说：“父亲哪！”亚伯拉罕说：“我儿，我在这里。”以撒说：“请看，火与柴都有了，但燔祭的羊羔在哪里呢？” 亚伯拉罕说：“我儿， 神必自己预备作燔祭的羊羔。”于是二人同行。
创世记22:4-8
God led Abraham to Moriah. But during the three-day walk I am sure Abraham was in much pain. And God knew Abraham’s pain because God was going to do the same thing with His own Son, Jesus. Isaac just followed along with his father, but eventually asked Abraham about the sacrifice since there was no lamb to sacrifice. Abraham gave a wonderful answer, “The Lord will provide.”
神将亚伯拉罕领到摩利亚地。我相信在这三天步行的过程中，亚伯拉罕心里一定充满伤痛。神也知道他的痛，因为将来祂也要这样地对待自己的独生子耶稣。以撒一路上就跟着自己的父亲，最终他还是开口问了祭物的事，因为那里没有可以用来献祭的羔羊。亚伯拉罕给了他一个很棒的回答：“ 神必预备。”
The Sacrifice
献祭
When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
Genesis 22:9-14 NIV
他们到了 神所指示的地方，亚伯拉罕在那里筑坛，把柴摆好，捆绑他的儿子以撒，放在坛的柴上。亚伯拉罕就伸手拿刀，要杀他的儿子。耶和华的使者从天上呼叫他说：“亚伯拉罕！亚伯拉罕！”他说：“我在这里。”天使说：“你不可在这童子身上下手，一点不可害他！现在我知道你是敬畏 神的了，因为你没有将你的儿子，就是你独生的儿子，留下不给我。”亚伯拉罕举目观看不料，有一只公羊，两角扣在稠密的小树，亚伯拉罕就取了那只公羊来，献为燔祭、代替他的儿子。亚伯拉罕给那地方起名叫耶和华以勒〔意思就是耶和华必预备〕，直到今日人还说：“在耶和华的山上必有预备。”
创世记22:9-14
I can imagine Isaac helped his father to build the altar and arrange the wood. He most likely had to have allowed Abraham to bind him and lay him on the altar. Isaac could have run away. He could have resisted his father. But he did not. He trusted Abraham and willingly lay his life down.
可以想象以撒帮他的父亲筑了坛并摆上木头。也极可能是他允许亚伯拉罕将自己绑起放在祭坛上。以撒本来可以逃跑，或抵抗自己的父亲，但他却没有，而是信任亚伯拉罕，甘愿放下自己的生命。
Jesus did the same thing when He died on the cross. He willingly lay Himself on the cross and gave up His life.
耶稣被钉死在十字架上时，也做了同样的事情。他心甘情愿地被钉在十字架上，献上自己的生命。
God’s Response
神的回应
Just as Abraham reached for the knife God called to Abraham, “Abraham. Abraham.” What was Abraham’s response?
亚伯拉罕正要动刀时， 神呼叫亚伯拉罕“亚伯拉罕！亚伯拉罕！”亚伯拉罕那时是如何回应的？
“Here I am.”
我在这里。
Same response. Always listening. Always responding. It is a wonderful trait Abraham had learned to listen to God’s voice and he had learned to obey. What if Abraham had missed God’s voice at this moment? What if he ignored God because he was so mad God was making him do this? Abraham had been practicing listening to God and obeying God so God could easily direct him.
一样的回答。他总是在倾听，也总是如此回应。亚伯拉罕已经学会了聆听 神的声音，这是不是很棒的事情？而且他还学会了顺服。假如此时亚伯拉罕错过了 神对他说话会怎么样呢？又假如他认为 神让他这么做一定是疯了而因此忽视 神的话又当如何呢？亚伯拉罕一直在操练听 神的话并且去顺服，因此 神能够很容易地指示他。
What are ways you can respond like this to the Lord? How can you develop your ability to listen closely and quickly respond to God’s call. Is there anything hindering you?
还有哪些类似的回应 神的方式？你如何培养自己认真听 神话语并快速回应 神的呼召的能力。什么拦阻你这么做？
God responds to Abraham’s obedience. God stops Abraham from sacrificing his son. God says He sees Abraham has the fear of the Lord which is holy respect, fear and reverence for God. When we fear the Lord we trust and obey Him completely. God sees Abraham will withhold nothing from God. Even his own son, even the son of the promise.
神对亚伯拉罕的顺服也作出了回应：神阻止了亚伯拉罕献上自己的儿子。说祂现在知道亚伯拉罕是敬畏他的。当我们敬畏 神时，我们就会全然相信他。神看到亚伯拉罕没有任何东西不愿献给 神，即使是自己独生的儿子，也就是那个应许之子。
“By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, ‘It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.’ Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.”
Hebrews 11:17-19 NIV
“亚伯拉罕因着信，被试验的时候，就把以撒献上。这便是那欢喜领受应许的，将自己独生的儿子献上。论到这儿子曾有话说，从以撒生的才要称为你的后裔。他以为 神还能叫人从死里复活。他也仿佛从死中得回他的儿子来。”
希伯来书 11:17-19
The Substitute
替代物
After this dramatic moment Abraham looks up and sees the lamb in the thicket as a substitute for Isaac. The lamb to sacrifice. Jesus Christ is our lamb. He is the substitute for you and for me. The Lord provided the lamb: Jesus Christ.
就在这戏剧性的一刻后，亚伯拉罕举目观看，在小树之间看到一只公羊 — 这就是代替以撒的祭物，这只羔羊将被献上。耶稣基督就是我们的羔羊—为你我而预备的替罪羊。主自己预备了羔羊: 耶稣基督。
The Promised Passed to Isaac
应许传承给以撒
After Abraham sacrifices the ram God calls to Abraham again and He proclaims the promise one more time. And now Isaac hears it. Isaac sees his father’s faith, he hears God’s voice. The promise is now passed from Abraham to Isaac.
亚伯拉罕献上羔羊后， 神呼叫了亚伯拉罕，再次向他宣告了自己给他的应许。这次以撒也听见了。以撒看见他父亲的信心，也听到了 神的声音。神的应许正式从亚伯拉罕传承给了以撒。
The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.” Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.
Genesis 22:15-19 NIV
耶和华的使者第二次从天上呼叫亚伯拉罕说：“耶和华说：‘你既行了这事，不留下你的儿子，就是你独生的儿子，我便指着自己起誓说：论福，我必赐大福给你；论子孙，我必叫你的子孙多起来，如同天上的星，海边的沙，你子孙必得着仇敌的城门。并且地上万国都必因你的后裔得福，因为你听从了我的话。’”于是亚伯拉罕回到他仆人那里，他们一同起身往别是巴去，亚伯拉罕就住在别是巴。
创世记22:15-19
The chapter ends with a strange addition of family genealogy. At first it doesn’t seem to fit in with this story. But then we read the end of the genealogy and we come to a very important name: Rebekah. The wife of Isaac. Through this woman the promise of God will continue through the family of Isaac.
这一章以一个奇怪的家谱结束。乍一看，这一段记载似乎与整个故事不太符合。可当我们读到家谱的结尾，看到一个很重要的名字：利百加。就是以撒的妻子。通过这个女子， 神的应许透过以撒的家延续。
Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor: Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.” Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor. His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.
Genesis 22:20-24 NIV
这事以后，有人告诉亚伯拉罕说：“密迦给你兄弟拿鹤生了几个儿子， 长子是乌斯，他的兄弟是布斯，和亚兰的父亲基母利，并基薛、哈琐、必达、益拉、彼土利、（彼土利生利百加）。”这八个人都是密迦给亚伯拉罕的兄弟拿鹤生的。拿鹤的妾名叫流玛，生了提八、迦含、他辖、和玛迦。
创世记22:20-24
Abraham’s daily listening and following prepared him for the moment God called him to sacrifice and eventually God’s grand call on Abraham’s life to become a great nation. What you do today matters, it is a part of your preparation, your calling, your service. Ask for God’s gracious and loving help to daily follow in obedience to Him and may you one day hear your master say to you:
亚伯兰罕每日跟随听从神，这使他为神呼召他牺牲自己儿子的那一刻做好预备。这也为神呼召他的生命繁衍为一个大国做好预备。你今天的所作所为是有意义的，是你的预备、呼召和服侍的一部分。祈求恩惠慈爱的神 帮助你每日顺服跟随祂，愿你能够听到主人对你说：
“Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”
Matthew 25:23 NIV
“好！你这又良善又忠心的仆人，你在不多的事上有忠心，我要把许多事派你管理；可以进来享受你主人的快乐。”
马太福音25:23
