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Apologies & Dialogue 3-95

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3-95:1

Καὶ γὰρ πᾶν γένος ἀνθρώπων εὑρεθήσεται ὑπὸ κατάραν ὂν κατὰ τὸν νόμον Μωσέως. Ἐπικατάρατος γὰρ εἴρηται πᾶς ὃς οὐκ ἐμμένει ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς γεγραμμένοις ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τοῦ νόμου τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτά. Καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀκριβῶς πάντα ἐποίησεν, οὐδ ὑμεῖς τολμήσετε ἀντειπεῖν· ἀλλ εἰσὶν οἳ μᾶλλον καὶ ἧττον ἀλλήλων τὰ ἐντεταλμένα ἐφύλαξαν. Εἰ δὲ οἱ ὑπὸ τὸν νόμον τοῦτον ὑπὸ κατάραν φαίνονται εἶναι, διὰ τὸ μὴ πάντα φυλάξαι, οὐχὶ πολὺ μᾶλλον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη φανήσονται ὑπὸ κατάραν ὄντα, καὶ εἰδωλολατροῦντα καὶ παιδοφθοροῦντα καὶ τὰ ἄλλα κακὰ ἐργαζόμενα

For indeed the whole race of mankind will be found to be under a curse according to the Law of Moses. For it is said, 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things that are written in the book of the Law to do them.' And no one has accurately done all things, nor will you dare to deny it; but some have kept the commandments more, and some less, than others. But if those under this Law appear to be under a curse for not keeping all things, how much more shall all the nations appear to be under a curse, practising idolatry, corrupting children, and working other evils.

因為照摩西的律法看來，全人類都要被發現在咒詛之下。經上說：「凡不常照律法書上所記一切去行的，都受咒詛。」沒有一個人準確地行了一切，你們也不敢否認；不過有人比別人多守、有人少守那些誡命。但若在這律法之下的人因未守全律法而顯為在咒詛之下，何況萬國拜偶像、玷污兒童、行各樣其他的惡，豈不更顯為在咒詛之下嗎？

3-95:2

Εἰ οὖν καὶ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ Χριστὸν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐκ παντὸς γένους ἀνθρώπων ὁ πατὴρ τῶν ὅλων τὰς πάντων κατάρας ἀναδέξασθαι ἐβουλήθη, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἀναστήσει αὐτὸν σταυρωθέντα καὶ ἀποθανόντα, διὰ τί ὡς κεκατηραμένου τοῦ ὑπομείναντος κατὰ τὴν τοῦ πατρὸς βουλὴν ταῦτα παθεῖν τὸν λόγον ποιεῖτε, καὶ οὐχὶ μᾶλλον ἑαυτοὺς θρηνεῖτε; Εἰ γὰρ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς παθεῖν ταῦτα αὐτὸν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἀνθρωπείου γένους ἐνήργησεν, ὑμεῖς οὐχ ὡς γνώμῃ θεοῦ ὑπηρετοῦντες τοῦτο ἐπράξατε· οὐδὲ γὰρ τοὺς προφήτας ἀναιροῦντες εὐσέβειαν εἰργάσασθε

If, then, the Father of all willed that His own Christ should take upon Himself the curses of all on behalf of men of every race, knowing that He would raise Him up after He had been crucified and had died, why do you speak of Him who endured to suffer these things according to the Father's will as one accursed, and do not rather lament for yourselves? For though both His Father and He Himself brought it about that He should suffer these things for the human race, you did not do this as servants of God's purpose; for neither did you work piety in slaying the prophets.

那麼，若萬有的父願意祂自己的基督替各族的人擔當眾人的咒詛，並知道祂被釘死之後要使祂復活，你們為何把這位按父的旨意忍受這些苦難者說成受咒詛的，而不為自己哀哭呢？因為縱然祂的父和祂自己使祂為人類受這些苦，你們行此事卻並非作神旨意的僕役；正如你們殺害眾先知時也並未行出敬虔。

3-95:3

Καὶ μή τις ὑμῶν λεγέτω· Εἰ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτὸν ἠθέλησε ταῦτα παθεῖν, ἵνα τῷ μώλωπι αὐτοῦ ἴσαις γένηται τῷ γένει τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἡμεῖς οὐδὲν ἠδικήσαμεν. Εἰ μὲν οὗν μετανοοῦντες ἐπὶ τοῖς ἡμαρτημένοις καὶ ἐπιγνόντες τοῦτον εἶναι τὸν Χριστὸν καὶ φυλάσσοντες αὐτοῦ τὰς ἐντολὰς ταῦτα φήσετε, ἄφεσις ὑμῖν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ὅτι ἔσται προεῖπον

And let none of you say: 'If the Father willed that He should suffer these things, that by His stripes there might be healing for the human race, we have done no wrong.' If indeed you say this while repenting of your sins, and recognising that this is the Christ, and keeping His commandments, then I have foretold that there will be forgiveness of sins for you.

你們中間不可有人說：「若父願意祂受這些苦，好叫人類因祂受的鞭傷得醫治，那我們就沒有作錯。」你們若是在悔改己罪、承認這位是基督並遵守祂誡命的情況下這樣說，那麼我已預先告訴你們，你們的罪必得赦免。

3-95:4

Εἰ δὲ αὐτοῦ τε ἐκείνου καὶ τῶν εἰς ἐκεῖνον πιστευόντων καταρᾶσθε καί, ὁπόταν ἐξουσίαν ἔχητε, ἀναιρεῖτε, πῶς οὐχὶ καὶ τὸ ἐκείνῳ ἐπιβεβληκέναι τὰς χεῖρας ὑμῶν, ὡς παρὰ ἀδίκων καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν καὶ μέχρις ὅλου σκληροκαρδίων καὶ ἀσυνέτων, ἐκζητηθήσεται

But if you curse both Him and those who believe in Him, and, whenever you have the power, put them to death, how shall it not be required of you that you laid your hands upon Him, as from unjust and sinful men, utterly hard-hearted and without understanding?

但你們若咒詛祂和一切信祂的人，又一有權柄就殺害他們，那麼你們向祂下手這事，豈不要向你們追討嗎？因你們是不義、有罪、心地全然剛硬而無知的人。

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