答曰：『伊理靄固需先來振興萬事、然經不亦言人子應如何備嘗苦辱乎？

耶稣说：“以利亚固然先来复兴万事；经上不是指着人子说，他要受许多的苦被人轻慢呢？

耶稣说：“以利亚的确先来复兴万事。经上不是指着人子说，他要受许多的苦和被人轻慢吗？

耶稣说：“以利亚的确先来复兴万事。经上不是指着人子说，他要受许多的苦和被人轻慢吗？

耶稣回答说：“以利亚固然要先来复兴一切，但为什么圣经上说人子一定会饱受痛苦、遭人蔑视呢？

耶稣说：“以利亚固然要先来复兴一切，但圣经为什么又记载人子要受许多苦，被人藐视呢？

耶稣告诉他们：“以利亚确实要先来恢复万事。至于人子，经上怎么还记载说，他必然受很多苦害，并且被人拒绝呢？

耶穌說：「以利亞固然先來復興萬事；經上不是指着人子說，他要受許多的苦被人輕慢呢？

耶穌說：「以利亞的確先來復興萬事。經上不是指着人子說，他要受許多的苦和被人輕慢嗎？

耶穌說：「以利亞的確先來復興萬事。經上不是指着人子說，他要受許多的苦和被人輕慢嗎？

耶穌回答說：「以利亞固然要先來復興一切，但為什麼聖經上說人子一定會飽受痛苦、遭人蔑視呢？

耶穌說：“以利亞固然要先來復興一切，但聖經為甚麼又記載人子要受許多苦，被人藐視呢？

耶穌對他們說：『「以利亞先來、復興萬事！」那麼那指着人子、說他該受許多苦、並被藐視、是怎麼記載的呢？

耶穌告訴他們：「以利亞確實要先來恢復萬事。至於人子，經上怎麼還記載說，他必然受很多苦害，並且被人拒絕呢？

耶穌曰、以利亞果先至、興復諸事、但記云、人子必經諸苦、為人所忽、何耶、

曰、以利亞先至、振興諸事、而人子必備受害、為人所忽、記已言之、

耶穌謂之曰、以利亞必先至、振興諸事、而經指人子何所載、蓋載人子必多受苦、為人所侮、

Jesus replied,“ To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?

Jesus replied,“ That’s right. Elijah does come first. He makes all things new again. So why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and not be accepted?

And he said to them,“ Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

Jesus responded,“ Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt?

“ Elijah does come first and restores all things,” he replied.“ Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

And He said to them,“ Elijah does come first and he restores all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

Then He answered and told them,“ Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?

“ Elijah does come first and restores everything,” He replied.“ How then is it written about the Son of Man that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

He said to them,“ Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?

He said to them,“ Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?

希祿及其侍衛、則鄙而嘲之、披以采服、解回比辣多。

將引義塞子孫群歸其所天之主、以伊理藹之風度神力為主前驅、必使為父者之心歸向兒女、而頑強之子服膺長者之智、為主作育心悅誠服之新民。』

維時、施洗者如望宣道於猶太曠野中曰：『汝其悔悟、天國伊邇。』先知意灑雅所言：『曠野有人、揚聲而呼；為主備道、正直其途；』即斯人也。如望身披駝毛、腰束革帶、以蝗蟲野蜜為食。時耶路撒冷與猶太全國、以及約但河一帶之居民。群趨如望、自承其罪、而受洗於約但河中。如望見法利塞及撒杜責之徒、亦群來受洗、訓之曰：『蝮種、誰警爾以避將臨之怒耶？務宜進而結實、以副悔悟之心。毋思吾輩有亞伯漢為我祖先；蓋吾語爾、天主全能、即欲化此頑石為亞伯漢之子孫、亦易如反掌耳。方今斧斤已加於樹根、凡不結嘉實之樹、必伐而投諸火中。吾惟以水洗爾、用啟悔悟；然有後我者、威力遠超我上、吾雖為之執履、亦非所宜稱；彼將洗爾於聖神與靈火之中。厥手持箕、簸汰場禾、納麥於倉、而焚芻藁於不熄之火』。

人子長逝、正符經言；第鬻之者、哀莫大焉！斯人之有生、不如無生之為愈也。』

終我之身、聖德是務。

乃屈尊紆貴、甘自為僕、而降生為人。其為人也、復謙之又謙、損之又損、惟天主之命是從；鞠躬盡瘁、死而後已、終至致命於十字架上。

同釘一犯、亦譏之曰：「爾非基督耶？曷自救而救吾儕？」

正如意灑雅先知書之所記云：『吾遣使者、以先啟行；為爾前驅、備爾行程。』『曠野有人、揚聲而呼：為主清道、正直其途。』應乎是、有如望者施洗於曠野、而傳悛悔之洗禮、用滌宿罪。時猶太全境及耶路撒冷居民、相率出謁如望、自承其罪、而受洗於約但河中。如望身被駝毛、腰束革帶、食則蝻蝗野蜜；宣於眾曰：『有一後我而來者、德能遠超我上、吾雖俯而解其履帶、亦有未稱。吾洗爾以水、彼將洗爾以聖神矣。』

自是耶穌始預示其徒、彼須往耶路撒冷、將陷於長老、經生、司祭之手、備受凌辱、乃至被殺；第三日復活。

天主遣使。名曰如望。如望之來。惟以證光。俾我元元。藉以起信。渠非真光。真光之證。惟彼真光。普照生靈。凡生於世。資之以明。道彌六合。締造乾坤。茫茫塵世。不識真君。降蒞領域。見拒屬民。凡納之者。厥名是信。授以權能。超凡入聖。天主兒女。卓哉身分。若輩之生。非緣血氣。惟自天主。無與人意。道成人身。居我儕中。吾儕親睹。孔德之容。惟一聖子。無上光榮。妙寵真諦。充溢厥躬。如望揚聲為之作證曰：『予向所言：「有一後我而來、居我之上、原在我先」者、即斯人矣！』吾儕承蒙恩上加恩、莫不飽沾其無窮之蘊。蓋摩西所授者律法耳、至妙寵真諦、則由耶穌基督而溥施。人未有見天主者、惟聖父懷中之惟一聖子、實已表而出之矣。猶太人嘗自耶路撒冷遣司祭與理味數人、來問如望曰：『爾是誰耶？』如望當為之證、坦白不諱而告之曰：『予非基督。』曰：『然則爾為伊理藹乎？』曰：『非也。』曰：『子殆先知乎？』曰：『否。』曰：『爾究為誰、請明以見告、俾吾儕有以復命。』如望對曰：『予即先知意灑雅所言：「野中呼者之聲、告眾修直主道」者是。』使者為法利塞黨人、爰又問曰：『爾既非基督、又非伊理藹、亦非先知、則胡為授洗耶？』如望答曰：『予惟以水授洗、第有先我而成、後我而至者、其人立於爾曹之中、而爾曹不之識、吾雖為之釋履帶、亦非所稱也。』此事之經過、乃在約但河外之伯大尼如望授洗處。翌日、如望見耶穌來就。乃曰：『此除免世罪、天主之羔羊也！予嘗云後我而至、先我而成者、即斯人矣！渠非予所素識、惟予之來茲授洗、正為顯揚斯人於義塞之民耳。』如望又為之作證、曰：『予見聖神作鴿狀、自天而降、棲止其上。予雖未之素識、惟遣予授洗者曾誥予曰：「汝見聖神降臨、止於其身者、是即將以聖神授洗者也。」予既見之、爰證其為天主之聖子。』又次日、如望偕二徒立、見耶穌經過、注視之而告其徒曰：『爾其識之、天主之羔羊也！』

我主盍興起。一伸爾之義。不聞頑囂徒。謗瀆無時已。

如望在縲絏中、聞耶穌所行、遣二徒問曰：『將臨者、即汝乎？抑吾人別有所俟耶？』耶穌對曰：『第以爾之所聞所見、回報如望：瞽者明、跛者行、癩者潔、聾者聰、死者起、而窮苦無告者得聆嘉音。凡對予廓然不疑者、福哉斯人！』二徒既返、耶穌向眾論如望曰：『曩者爾曹適彼曠野、出視何物？將風中之蘆葦乎？出視何物？將袞衣繡裳者乎？袞衣繡裳者、惟居王宮。然則爾之出也、果何為乎？欲睹先知乎？吾曰是矣、然奚啻先知而已哉！經云：「我遣使者先汝行、為汝除道開汝路；」即斯人也。我實語爾、婦女所生、未有大於施洗如望者；然天國中之小者、猶大於彼。自施洗如望之日、以迄於今、天國可以勉彊力行而致也；凡勇猛精進、發揚蹈厲者、必得襲而取之。蓋先知與律法之預言、至如望而集其成。倘爾能心領神會、彼即當臨之伊理藹也。凡有耳者、其諦聽焉。然今茲世代、吾將何以比之？譬諸童子坐於市井、而招其伴曰：「我吹笛、爾未舞；我悲歌、爾未哭。」蓋如望之來、不食不飲、而人曰：「彼中魔矣。」

亞納蓋法方司教事；時沙加理子如望在曠野、奉天主諭、出遊約但一帶、傳悛悔之洗、用滌宿穢、正如先知意灑雅書所云：「曠野有人、揚聲而呼：為主除道、正直其途；充填空谷、蕩夷山陵；曲者使直陂者使平。普天之下、血氣之倫、咸將親睹、天主救恩！」

如望應曰：『苟非自天授之、人亦何所受乎？予非基督、乃奉使為其前驅者耳。此乃予所夙言、爾曹當可為予作證。夫人娶婦而為新壻、新壻之友立而待之、聞其音則洋洋而喜。今者吾樂之沛然充溢、亦復如是。彼當日益、我宜日損。