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Epistle to Diognetus 11
Greek original · 8 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
11:1
Οὐ ξένα ὁμιλῶ οὐδὲ παραλόγως ζητῶ ἀλλὰ ἀποστόλων γενόμενος μαθητὴς γίνομαι διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν τὰ παραδοθέντα ἀξίως ὑπηρετῶ γινομένοις ἀληθείας μαθηταῖς
I do not speak of strange things, nor do I inquire unreasonably; but having become a disciple of apostles, I am becoming a teacher of the nations. I worthily minister the things handed down to those who become disciples of the truth.
我所講的並非奇怪之事，所探求的也非無理之理；乃是因我作了使徒的門徒，便成了外邦人的教師。我把所領受傳下來的，配得地服事那些作真理門徒的人。
11:2
τίς γὰρ ὀρθῶς διδαχθεὶς καὶ λόγῳ προσφιλὴς γενηθεὶς οὐκ ἐπιζητεῖ σαφῶς μαθεῖν τὰ διὰ λόγου δειχθέντα φανερῶς μαθηταῖς οἷς ἐφανέρωσεν ὁ λόγος φανείς παρρησίᾳ λαλῶν ὑπὸ ἀπίστων μὴ νοούμενος μαθηταῖς δὲ διηγούμενος οἳ πιστοὶ λογισθέντες ὑπ' αὐτοῦ ἔγνωσαν πατρὸς μυστήρια
For who, rightly taught and made dear to the Word, does not seek to learn clearly the things plainly shown by the Word to disciples—to whom the Word, having appeared, made them manifest, speaking openly, not understood by unbelievers, but expounding them to disciples who, being reckoned faithful by him, came to know the mysteries of the Father?
因為凡受過正確教導、又蒙那道所親愛的人，誰不渴望清楚地學習那道向門徒所明明指示的事呢？那道顯現之時，就向門徒顯明這些事，坦然無懼地講說，雖不被不信的人所領會，卻向門徒詳細解說；他們既被他算為忠信的人，就認識了父的奧祕。
11:3
οὗ χάριν ἀπέστειλε λόγον ἵνα κόσμῳ φανῇ ὃς ὑπὸ λαοῦ ἀτιμασθείς διὰ ἀποστόλων κηρυχθείς ὑπὸ ἐθνῶν ἐπιστεύθη
For this cause he sent the Word, that he might appear to the world; who, having been dishonored by the people, and proclaimed through the apostles, was believed on by the nations.
為此緣故，他差遣那道顯現於世界；這道雖被本族的百姓所藐視，卻藉著使徒被傳揚，被外邦人所信。
11:4
οὗτος ὁ ἀπ' ἀρχῆς ὁ καινὸς φανεὶς καὶ παλαιὸς εὑρεθεὶς καὶ πάντοτε νέος ἐν ἁγίων καρδίαις γεννώμενος
This is he who was from the beginning, who appeared as new and was found to be ancient, and who is ever being born anew in the hearts of the saints.
這道是從起初就有的，顯現時看似新的，卻被發現是古老的，並且在聖徒心中時常重新生出。
11:5
οὗτος ὁ ἀεί ὁ σήμερον υἱὸς λογισθείς δι' οὗ πλουτίζεται ἡ ἐκκλησία καὶ χάρις ἁπλουμένη ἐν ἁγίοις πληθύνεται παρέχουσα νοῦν φανεροῦσα μυστήρια διαγγέλλουσα καιρούς χαίρουσα ἐπὶ πιστοῖς ἐπιζητοῦσι δωρουμένη οἷς ὅρκια πίστεως οὐ θραύεται οὐδὲ ὅρια πατέρων παρορίζεται
This is he who is eternal, who today is reckoned a Son; through whom the Church is made rich, and grace, unfolding, is multiplied among the saints—grace that bestows understanding, makes manifest mysteries, announces the seasons, rejoices over the faithful, and is given to those who seek it, those by whom the pledges of faith are not broken nor the boundaries of the fathers overstepped.
這道是永遠長存的，今日被算為兒子；藉著他，教會得以豐富，恩典也展開、在聖徒中加增——這恩典賜下悟性，顯明奧祕，宣告時節，因信實的人而歡欣，又賜給那些尋求之人，就是那些不毀棄信仰之約、不挪移列祖界限的人。
11:6
εἶτα φόβος νόμου ᾄδεται καὶ προφητῶν χάρις γινώσκεται καὶ εὐαγγελίων πίστις ἵδρυται καὶ ἀποστόλων παράδοσις φυλάσσεται καὶ ἐκκλησίας χάρις σκιρτᾷ
Then the fear of the Law is sung, the grace of the Prophets is recognized, the faith of the Gospels is established, the tradition of the apostles is kept, and the grace of the Church leaps for joy.
於是律法所帶的敬畏被歌頌，先知的恩典被認識，福音的信仰得堅立，使徒的傳統得持守，教會的恩典踴躍歡騰。
11:7
ἣν χάριν μὴ λυπῶν ἐπιγνώσῃἃ λόγος ὁμιλεῖ δι' ὧν βούλεται ὅτε θέλει
If you do not grieve this grace, you will come to know the things which the Word speaks through whom he wills, when he wills.
你若不叫這恩典憂愁，便必認識那道所要講說的事，就是他藉著他所揀選的人、在他所定的時候所講說的。
11:8
ὅσα γὰρ θελήματι τοῦ κελεύοντος λόγου ἐκινήθημεν ἐξειπεῖν μετὰ πόνου ἐξ ἀγάπης τῶν ἀποκαλυφθέντων ἡμῖν γινόμεθα ὑμῖν κοινωνοί
For whatever things we were moved to declare by the will of the Word who commands us, out of love for the things revealed to us we share them with you, with much labor.
因為凡我們蒙那吩咐我們之道的旨意所感動而說出的，乃是出於對那啟示給我們之事的愛，便費盡辛勞與你們同享。