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These words which I command you today
我今日所吩咐你的这些话
(Alexander Smellie, “The Hour of Silence” 1899) LISTEN to Audio! Download Audio
(亚历山大·斯梅利，《寂静时刻》1899年) 收听音频！下载音频！
“These words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
“我今日所吩咐你的这些话都要记在心上。
You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
你也要殷勤教训你的儿女。无论你坐在家里，行在路上，躺下，起来，都要谈论。
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
也要系在手上为记号，戴在额上为经文。
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:6-9
又要写在你房屋的门框上，并你的城门上。”申命记6:6-9
It is well when the Word of God governs my personal life.
当神的话语主导我的个人生活时，一切都好。
It should control my body with its members and passions.
它应当控制我的身体及其各个部分和情欲。
It should solve the puzzling questions of my intellect.
它应当解决我智力上的疑难问题。
It should allay the fears of my conscience.
它应当平息我良知的恐惧。
It should fill my imagination with pure and inspiring pictures.
它应当用纯洁和鼓舞人心的画面充满我的想象。
It should make my will the happy bond-servant of Christ.
它应当使我的意志成为基督快乐的仆人。
It should satisfy the cravings of my heart for God’s perfect and eternal love.
它应当满足我内心对神完美和永恒之爱的渴望。
It is well when the Word of God governs my home life.
当神的话语主导我的家庭生活时，一切都好。
When I teach it to the children, when I talk of it sitting in the house and walking along the way, lying down and rising up—I am giving them . . .
当我教导孩子们，当我坐在家里、行在路上、躺下、起来时谈论它时——我正在给予他们……
the sublimest theme for meditation,
最崇高的冥想主题，
the best rule of conduct,
最佳的行为准则，
the strongest safeguard against evil,
抵御邪恶的最强保障，
the passport to the family of the Lord, and the city of the eternal King.
进入主的家庭和永恒之王之城的通行证。
I am rendering them the most noble service conceivable!
我正在为他们提供可以想象的最高尚的服务！
It is well when the Word of God governs my social life. Let it be written on the posts of my house and on my gates. Then my neighbors will know where I stand, and whom I serve.
当上帝的话语主导我的社交生活时，一切都很好。让它被写在我家的门柱和大门上。这样，我的邻居就会知道我的立场，以及我所侍奉的对象。
They will not come to me to talk gossip and scandal, and to whisper away the good name of others with idle tongues. They will not wish me to be a partner with them in any evil work. They will be drawn rather towards the Book and towards the Lord.
他们不会来找我闲聊八卦和丑闻，也不会用闲言碎语诋毁他人的名声。他们不会希望我成为他们任何邪恶行为的同伙。相反，他们会被吸引到圣经和主那里。
In my personal history, in the relationships of my home, in my social fellowship—may God rule through His Word, with an undisputed scepter and a gracious tyranny!
在我的个人历史中，在我家庭的关系中，在我的社交圈中——愿上帝通过祂的话语统治，以无可争议的权杖和仁慈的专制！
Hebrews 4:12, “For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart!”
希伯来书4:12，”神的道是活泼的，是有功效的，比一切两刃的剑更快，甚至魂与灵，骨节与骨髓，都能刺入、剖开，连心中的思念和主意都能辨明。”
Job 23:12, “I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread!”
约伯记23:12，”我看重他口中的言语，过于我需用的饮食！”
Jeremiah 15:16, “When Your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight!”
耶利米书15:16，”你的言语临到我，我就吞吃了；你的言语成了我心中的欢喜快乐！”