The Worst Word In The Bible – 圣经中最糟糕的词

I Samuel 4 撒母耳记上 4

21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
她给孩子取名叫以迦博，说，荣耀已从以色列中离开：因为神的约柜被夺去，又因为她的公公和丈夫。

22 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
她说，荣耀已从以色列中离开，因为神的约柜被夺去了。

The Worst Word In The Bible
圣经中最糟糕的词

There are thousands of words in the holy bible, all inspired or God breathed by God himself through human authors.
圣经中有数千个词，全部都是神通过人类作者所默示或神呼出的。

2 Peter 1
彼得后书第1章

21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
因为预言从来不是出于人的意志，而是神圣的人受圣灵感动而说出的。

I hear that the name given to most children in the world today is Mohammed, hardly anyone calls their child Ichabod and for good reason.
我听说今天世界上给孩子取名最多的名字是穆罕默德，几乎没人给孩子取名叫以迦博，这是有理由的。

Actually, some churches, need to be called Ichabod, for the glory has departed from them, the glory of the Lord has disappeared, the Ark of God is in another place.
事实上，有些教会需要被称为以迦博，因为荣耀已从它们中离开，主的荣耀消失了，神的约柜在别处。

Do you remember what Jesus said to the so called doctrinally astute, service focused Ephesian church?-They had everything lined up correctly, they had all their doctrine right, their service and discernment were spot on, nigh perfect, and yet He had one thing against them, they had lost their first love.
你是否记得耶稣对所谓教义精通、以服事为重点的以弗所教会所说的话？他们一切都安排得当，教义正确，服事和分辨几乎完美，然而他有一件事责备他们，就是他们失去了起初的爱心。

Revelation 2
启示录第2章

2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
我知道你的行为、劳碌、忍耐，也知道你不能容忍恶人，你曾试验那些自称是使徒却不是使徒的人，查出他们是假的：

3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
你有忍耐，为我的名劳苦，并未疲倦。

4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
然而我有一件事要责备你，就是你离弃了起初的爱心。

5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
所以要回想你从哪里坠落，悔改，行起初所行的事；若不悔改，我就临到你那里，把你的灯台从原处挪去，除非你悔改。

In the UK, there are many churches, that have been turned into community centers and various other uses, some in fact, have become places where other so-called faiths meet.
在英国，有许多教会已经被改成社区中心和其他用途，有些事实上已成为其他所谓信仰聚会的场所。

These were once thriving centers of worship, where the gospel was preached, where Jesus was uplifted, but now they are a shell, their candlestick has been taken away.
这些地方曾经是兴盛的敬拜中心，福音在此传扬，耶稣被高举，但现在它们只是空壳，它们的灯台已被挪去。

The sad thing is that a church can go on, in a normal way and still not know the glory has departed. The church like Samson can shake itself and say, we will operate as we have always done, but he and they don’t realize that the Lord has left them.
可悲的是，一个教会可以照常运作，却不知道荣耀已经离开。教会像参孙一样，可以振作起来说，我们会像以前一样运作，但他和他们没有意识到主已经离开他们。

Judges 16
士师记第16章

20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.
她说，参孙，非利士人来捉你了。他从睡中醒来，说，我要像前几次一样出去，抖掉他们。他却不知道耶和华已经离开他了。

Could Ichabod, be placed over your life?
以迦博会被放在你的生活之上吗？

Could it be placed over mine?
会被放在我的生活之上吗？

This was Paul’s greatest fear that after he had preached to others, he would become a castaway.
这是保罗最大的恐惧，怕自己在传道给别人之后，自己反被弃绝。

1 Corinthians 9
哥林多前书第9章

1 Corinthians 9:27
哥林多前书9:27

But I keep under my body and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
我乃是严加管束我的身体，使它顺服，免得我传道给别人，自己反被弃绝。

I pray none of us, reading this devotion, has the name Ichabod, written over our lives, the shell is there, but the glory is departed.
我祈祷我们中读这篇灵修的人，没有一个在生活上被写上以迦博，空壳尚在，但荣耀已离去。

If this is the greatest fear of the Apostle Paul, it surely must be ours.
如果这是使徒保罗最大的恐惧，那也必定是我们的。

I pray that no church pastor reading this, says ‘we will carry on as before, keep doing the things, we have always done’, not realising the glory has departed.
我祈祷没有一位读这篇灵修的教会牧师说：“我们会像以前一样继续，保持一贯的做法”，却没有意识到荣耀已经离开。

May none of us, have ICHABOD written over our lives.
愿我们中没有一个人在生活上被写上以迦博。

God bless you
愿神祝福你