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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There is always hope, even in the deepest of regrets and bitterness.
即使在最懊悔最困苦的时候，总要心存盼望！
A late night gathering
深夜聚会
After His arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, all of the disciples deserted Him. Late that night, Jesus was brought to the home of Caiaphas where all of the religious leaders had gathered. What were all of these leaders doing together so late in the night at Caiaphas’ house? They were expectantly waiting for their dark hour.
Ye Su在客西马尼园被抓以后，门徒都弃他而去。那天深夜，Ye Su被带到该亚法的家里，所有的宗教领袖都聚集在那里。那么晚了，这些领袖们聚在该亚法家做什么呢? 他们在满怀期望地等待黑暗时刻的到来。
Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome. The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.” “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?” “He is worthy of death,” they answered. Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”
Matthew 26:57-68 NIV拿Ye Su的人把他带到大祭司该亚法那里去；文士和长老已经在那里聚会。 彼得远远地跟着Ye Su，直到大祭司的院子，进到里面，就和差役同坐，要看这事到底怎样。 祭司长和全公会寻找假见证控告Ye Su，要治死他。 虽有好些人来作假见证，总得不着实据。末后有两个人前来，说： “这个人曾说：‘我能拆毁 Shen的殿，三日内又建造起来。’” 大祭司就站起来，对Ye Su说：“你什么都不回答吗？这些人作见证告你的是什么呢？” Ye Su却不言语。大祭司对他说：“我指着永生 Shen叫你起誓告诉我们，你是 Shen的儿子Ji Du不是？” Ye Su对他说：“你说的是。然而，我告诉你们，后来你们要看见人子坐在那权能者的右边，驾着天上的云降临。” 大祭司就撕开衣服，说：“他说了僭妄的话，我们何必再用见证人呢？这僭妄的话，现在你们都听见了。 你们的意见如何？”他们回答说：“他是该死的。” 他们就吐唾沫在他脸上，用拳头打他，也有用手掌打他的，说： “Ji Du啊！你是先知，告诉我们打你的是谁？”
马太福音26:57-68
The religious leaders accomplished their first challenge: capture and arrest Jesus. They had seen Him every day in the temple, yet they waited until the cover of darkness when the city (who had just cheered Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem) was fast asleep. In this darkness they came to their second challenge: accusation.
宗教领袖们完成了第一个挑战:抓捕Ye Su。他们每天在圣殿都会看到Ye Su，却一直等到夜幕降临，欢呼迎接Ye Su进入耶路撒冷的百姓都沉睡的时候才动手。在黑暗中，他们遇到了第二个挑战:控告Ye Su。
How to accuse Jesus?
如何控告Ye Su？
How could they accuse the perfect Son of God? Their only tactic was to intimidate and lie. They finally found a plausible false witness claiming Jesus had said, “I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.” They demanded Jesus respond. Was the claim from the witness true or false? It is interesting to note that the misquote was from yet another episode when Jesus was challenged by the religious leaders. Apparently, the religious leaders on that dark night of Jesus’ arrest had forgotten what Jesus had actually said. Let’s go back to that moment early in Jesus’ ministry to read what He had actually said.
他们怎样才能控告Shen完美的儿子呢? 唯一的办法就是恐吓和撒谎。他们终于找到了一个貌似可信的假见证，声称Ye Su曾说过:“我能拆毁Shen的殿，三日内又建造起来。”他们要求Ye Su回答证人说的是不是真的。有趣的是，他们引用的这句话是发生在另一件事上，当时Ye Su受到了宗教领袖的挑战。很显然，在Ye Su被捕的那个黑暗的夜晚，宗教领袖们已经忘记了Ye Su到底说了什么。让我们回到Ye Su传道早期的那一刻，来看看他实际上是怎么说的。
“The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” But the temple he had spoken of was his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.”
John 2:18-22 NIV因此犹太人问他说：“你既做这些事，还显什么Shen迹给我们看呢？” Ye Su回答说：“你们拆毁这殿，我三日内要再建立起来。” 犹太人便说：“这殿是四十六年才造成的，你三日内就再建立起来吗？” 但Ye Su这话是以他的身体为殿。 所以到他从死里复活以后，门徒就想起他说过这话，便信了圣经和Ye Su所说的。
约翰福音2:18-22
The false witnesses slightly altered the quote and claimed Jesus said, “I will destroy this temple.” In actuality, His words were, “Destroy this temple…” The enemy twisted Jesus’ words to be something that would support the accusation. Therefore, Jesus did not respond to the false witnesses and Caiaphas. Why should He? When the enemy brings forth accusing lies, do what Jesus did. Be silent. Don’t agree. Don’t defend. Don’t justify yourself. And don’t accept it. Just ignore. Jesus did not respond to this lie. Nor was He intimidated.
那个做假见证的稍微改变了这句话的意思，声称Ye Su说:“我要拆毁这殿。”事实上，他的原话是:“你们拆毁这殿……”敌人故意歪曲Ye Su的话，使之成为指控的证据。所以Ye Su没有回应假见证人和该亚法。他为什么要这么做? 当敌人说谎言的时候，你们要效法Ye Su。保持沉默、不认同、不辩护、不自证、不接受，完全不予理会。Ye Su没有回应这个谎言，也没有被吓倒。
Jesus Speaks
Ye Su开口
When the High Priest asked Jesus a second question: “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.” Jesus answered. Why did He answer this time? This question was not linked to a lie and Jesus respected the authority of the office of the High Priest. Therefore Jesus spoke the truth about Himself. He called Himself the Son of Man coming on the clouds. In the Old Testament Daniel had a vision of a Son of Man.
大祭司又问Ye Su说:“我指着永生 Shen叫你起誓告诉我们，你是 Shen的儿子Ji Du不是？”Ye Su回答说：是。为什么他这次回答了? 因为这个问题与谎言无关，Ye Su尊重大祭司职位的权威。所以Ye Su说出关乎于祂的真理。他称自己为人子，驾云而来。在旧约中，但以理有一个关于人子的异象。
“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”
Daniel 7:13-14 NIV我在夜间的异象中观看，见有一位像人子的，驾着天云而来，被领到亘古常在者面前，得了权柄、荣耀、国度，使各方、各国、各族的人都侍奉他。他的权柄是永远的，不能废去；他的国必不败坏。
但以理书7:13-14
The High Priest Caiaphas clearly understood that Jesus was identifying Himself as the Messiah and tore his clothes in protest and looked to the others for approval. What if at this moment Caiaphas had paused and received the truth that Jesus indeed was the Son of God? But he did not. He rather looked to his teammates to help him make the final decision. He asked them, “What do you think?” And the rest of the group made the pronouncement, “He is worthy of death.”
大祭司该亚法清楚地知道Ye Su称自己为弥赛亚，于是撕裂衣服以示抗议，并向其他人寻求认可。如果此时该亚法停下来，接受Ye Su确实是Shen的儿子这个事实，又会怎样呢? 可是他并没有。他更希望同伙帮他做最后的决定。他问道:“你们的意见如何?”其余的人都定他该死的罪。
In the meantime, Peter was valiantly following at a distance. He kept his eye on Jesus. When the others fled, Peter went straight to Caiaphas’ house. But his bravery left him the moment he, like Jesus, was accused.
与此同时，彼得勇敢地跟在后面，保持距离。他目不转睛地看着Ye Su。众人逃跑的时候，彼得就往该亚法家里去。但当他像Ye Su一样被指控的那一刻，他的勇气就离开了他。
Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said. But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.” He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!” After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.” Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Matthew 26:69-75 NIV彼得在外面院子里坐着，有一个使女前来，说：“你素来也是同那加利利人Ye Su一伙的。” 彼得在众人面前却不承认，说：“我不知道你说的是什么！” 既出去，到了门口，又有一个使女看见他，就对那里的人说：“这个人也是同拿撒勒人Ye Su一伙的。” 彼得又不承认，并且起誓说：“我不认得那个人。” 过了不多的时候，旁边站着的人前来，对彼得说：“你真是他们一党的，你的口音把你露出来了。” 彼得就发咒起誓地说：“我不认得那个人。”立时，鸡就叫了。 彼得想起Ye Su所说的话：“鸡叫以先，你要三次不认我。”他就出去痛哭。马太福音26:69-75
The accusations build
指控渐增
Three times Peter was tested with an accusation. Each testing became more difficult and Peter’s denial firmer.
彼得因着一项指控被试验了三次，而且是一次比一次困难，彼得否认的态度也一次比一次坚定。
Accusation #1:
第一次指控
A servant girl came directly to Peter possibly and in a private conversation stated: “You also were with Jesus.” Peter deflected the statement the way many of us might. Neither confirm nor deny and said, “I don’t know what you are talking about.” How often have you been in a situation where you don’t want to answer, so instead of telling a lie, you pretend like you didn’t know anything.
有一个使女，很可能直接来见彼得，私下对他说：“你素来也是同Ye Su一伙的”。彼得用了我们许多人可能都会用的方式，既不承认也不否认，答非所问地说:“我不知道你说的是什么。”你是否经常遇到这样的情况，不想回答别人的时候，就假装你什么都不知道，而不是撒谎欺骗别人。
Accusation #2:
第二次指控
Now another servant girl not only addresses Peter but also addresses all those gathered in the gateway. This time Peter has to not only defend himself to a servant girl (why did he care about a servant girl?) but also to all the onlookers. These people by the way probably were not officials that could cause Peter any problems. Maybe they were just curious citizens or servants of Caiaphas’ home. After this girl publicly accused Peter, his denial became more forceful and he even used an oath to back up his claim to not even know Jesus.
又有一个使女，她不仅对彼得说，也对所有聚集在门口的人说话。这一次，彼得不仅要在一个使女面前，还要在所有的旁观者面前为自己辩护，他为什么要在意一个使女的话呢? 顺便说一下，这些旁观者可能不是官员，并不会给彼得带来任何麻烦。也许他们只是好奇的百姓或该亚法家的仆人。在这个使女公开指控彼得之后，他否认地更加坚决了，甚至用发誓来证明他根本不认识Ye Su。
Accusation #3:
第三次指控
This final accusation came from many people who had observed Peter and listened to his speech. Maybe he had been chatting with the crowd trying to build his case that he really didn’t know Jesus. Whatever happened, his accent gave him away as a Galilean. This final accusation was too much for Peter. He responded by calling down curses and swearing to them that he did not know Jesus. Suddenly the rooster crowed. Morning was dawning and so was the revelation of what Peter had just done. He had denied his Lord three times. The Gospel of Luke includes a gut-wrenching detail in the account of this bitter story.
最后一次指控来自许多观察过彼得并听过他说话的人，有可能他一直在和别人交谈，试图证明他真的不认识Ye Su。不管是什么情况，他的口音暴露了他是加利利人。这最后的指控让彼得受不了。他的回应是发咒起誓说自己不认识Ye Su。立时，鸡叫了。天快亮的时候，彼得刚才所做的事也被揭露了出来。他三次不认主。在路加福音里讲述的这个伤心的故事，情节令人痛心。
Eye contact
眼神交流
The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Luke 22:61-62 NIV主转过身来看彼得，彼得便想起主对他所说的话：“今日鸡叫以先，你要三次不认我。” 他就出去痛哭。
路加福音22:61-62
Jesus locked eyes with Peter. Peter could not bear it and he abandoned his Master. I can imagine this was to become one of Peter’s greatest life regrets. What if Peter had used His Lord’s tactic of how to handle accusation? What if Peter had remained silent? But there are no “what if’s” in life. We can learn from this heartbreaking scene. When the accusations come, trust the Father to protect and lead you. Look to Him alone, not the accuser. Wait for your deliverance from the hand of God.
Ye Su看着彼得。彼得无法忍受，就抛弃了他的主人。我可以想象这将成为彼得一生中最遗憾的事情之一。如果彼得用了主的方法来处理指控，情况会怎样呢? 如果彼得保持沉默，情况又会怎样呢? 但是生活中没有“如果”。我们可以从这个令人心碎的故事中吸取教训。当指控来临时，相信天父会保护和引导你。只看他，不要看指控的人。等待Shen来救赎你。
Those who repay my good with evil lodge accusations against me, though I seek only to do what is good. Lord, do not forsake me; do not be far from me, my God. Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my Savior.
Psalms 38:20-22 NIV以恶报善的与我作对，因我是追求良善。耶和华啊，求你不要撇弃我！我的 Shen啊，求你不要远离我！拯救我的主啊，求你快快帮助我！
诗篇38:20-22
More remorse
愈发后悔
As Peter went away weeping bitterly, another disciple observed the unfolding of the drama and deeply regretted his part in the treachery against Jesus. In the meantime, the sleepless religious leaders continued early in the morning to make their plans to advance to the legal judicial trial with Pilate.
当彼得痛哭流涕地离开时，另一个门徒看到了整件事的发展满有戏剧性，因着自己背叛Ye Su所做事而深深地后悔。与此同时，那些不眠不休的宗教领袖们在清晨继续制定他们的计划，以便与彼拉多进行合法的审判。
Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed. So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor. When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.” So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”
Matthew 27:1-10 NIV到了早晨，众祭司长和民间的长老大家商议要治死Ye Su， 就把他捆绑，解去，交给巡抚彼拉多。这时候，卖Ye Su的犹大看见Ye Su已经定了罪，就后悔，把那三十块钱拿回来给祭司长和长老，说： “我卖了无辜之人的血是有罪了。”他们说：“那与我们有什么相干？你自己承当吧！” 犹大就把那银钱丢在殿里，出去吊死了。 祭司长拾起银钱来，说：“这是血价，不可放在库里。” 他们商议，就用那银钱买了窑户的一块田，为要埋葬外乡人。 所以那块田直到今日还叫做“血田”。 这就应了先知耶利米的话，说：“他们用那三十块钱，就是被估定之人的价钱，是以色列人中所估定的， 买了窑户的一块田；这是照着主所吩咐我的。”
马太福音27:1-10
Had Judas been following closely the arrest and accusations of Jesus? How did he know all that was unfolding? Had he lingered at Caiaphas’ house like Peter but hidden in the shadows? By morning, Judas knew the fate of Jesus and was seized with remorse. He returned to the leaders, confessed, and was rejected. With no hope, Judas ended his life. When there is no hope, some cannot go on living.
难道犹大一直在密切关注Ye Su的被捕和对他的指控吗? 他是怎么知道这一切的呢? 难道他像彼得一样留在该亚法家里，只是藏在暗处吗? 到了早晨，犹大知道了Ye Su的命运，感到非常懊悔。他回到祭司长和长老那里，向他们认罪，却被拒绝了。犹大没有了盼望，就结束了自己的生命。当没有盼望的时候，有些人就活不下去了。
Both Peter and Judas had great remorse over their actions that night. One denied, one betrayed. One wanted to protect his reputation; one wanted money. One was motivated by fear, the other by greed. One looked straight into the eyes of Jesus, the other kissed His cheek. One wept bitterly and went into hiding. The other tragically killed himself. Three days later, Peter ran to see the empty tomb with his own eyes. And days later met the risen Christ who reinstated Peter as a leader among the disciples. During the three days of waiting, Peter must have held on to some hope that compelled him to run to the tomb and seek Christ. Judas had lost all hope and had nowhere to run.
彼得和犹大都为他们那天晚上的行为感到非常懊悔。一个否认，一个背叛。一个想保护自己的声誉;一个想要钱。一个是出于恐惧，另一个是出于贪婪。一个直视Ye Su的眼睛，另一个亲吻他的脸颊。一个人痛哭，躲了起来。另一个不幸自杀了。三天后，彼得跑去Ye Su的坟墓，亲眼看到坟墓是空的。几天后，他遇到了复活的Ji Du，他恢复了彼得在门徒中的领导地位。在这三天的等待中，彼得一定抱着一些希望，迫使他跑到坟墓那里去寻找Ji Du。而犹大失去了所有的盼望，无处可逃。
Friends, with Christ, we always have hope. There is always forgiveness no matter how deep the regret. If you have ever lost hope and considered ending it all, remember Peter. He held on to a glimmer of hope. When he heard from the women that Jesus had risen, he didn’t run away in shame for what he had done. He ran forward in hope to the only one who could forgive and accept him.
朋友们，有了Ji Du，我们永远有盼望。不管有多后悔，总会被原谅。如果你曾经失去了盼望，想过结束这一切，请想一想彼得。他抱着一线希望不放。当他听到妇女们说Ye Su复活了，他并没有为自己的所作所为感到羞愧。他满怀希望地奔向唯一能原谅他、接纳他的人。
Jesus welcomes home the remorseful, the bitter, the ashamed. He gives hope and new life. The accuser will speak lies to condemn you. Jesus speaks truth to bring you life. Jesus is our great hope. One day He will return just as He said to Caiaphas: on the clouds and we will be with Him! Is there any other greater hope?
Ye Su欢迎懊悔、痛苦、羞愧的人回家。他给人盼望和新生命。控告者会用谎言来谴责你。Ye Su会告诉你真理，带给你生命。Ye Su是我们最大的盼望。有一天他必回来，正如他对该亚法所说的:“在云上，我们必与他同在!” 难道还有比这更大的盼望吗?
After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 NIV以后我们这活着还存留的人必和他们一同被提到云里，在空中与主相遇。这样，我们就要和主永远同在。 帖撒罗尼迦前书4:17
Our hope is in Jesus. With Him, the best is yet to come.
我们的盼望就在Ye Su那里，有了衪，一切美好将至。