萬有之主曰、我將遣我使者、備道於我前、爾所求之主、將忽至其殿、盟約之天使、爾所慕者、視哉速至、爾所求之主將忽至其殿盟約之天使爾所慕者視哉速至或作爾曹所尋求之主立約之天使爾所迎慕者必忽入其殿必速涖臨

万军之耶和华说：“我要差遣我的使者在我前面预备道路。你们所寻求的主必忽然进入他的殿；立约的使者，就是你们所仰慕的，快要来到。”

万军之耶和华说：“看哪，我要差遣我的使者在我前面预备道路。你们所寻求的主必忽然来到他的殿；立约的使者，就是你们所仰慕的，看哪，快要来到。”

万军之耶和华说：“看哪，我要差遣我的使者在我前面预备道路。你们所寻求的主必忽然来到他的殿；立约的使者，就是你们所仰慕的，看哪，快要来到。”

万军之耶和华说：“我要差遣我的使者为我开路。你们所寻求的主必突然来到祂的殿中。你们所期盼的那位立约的使者快要来了！”

万军之耶和华说：“看哪！我派我的使者，在我前面预备道路；你们所寻求的主，必忽然进入他的殿；你们所爱慕立约的使者，就要来到。”

万军之耶和华说：“看哪，我要派遣我的使者在我前面预备道路！你们所寻求的主，必突然来到他的殿；看哪，你们所喜悦的那立约的使者，就要来到！”

萬軍之耶和華說：「我要差遣我的使者在我前面預備道路。你們所尋求的主必忽然進入他的殿；立約的使者，就是你們所仰慕的，快要來到。」

萬軍之耶和華說：「看哪，我要差遣我的使者在我前面預備道路。你們所尋求的主必忽然來到他的殿；立約的使者，就是你們所仰慕的，看哪，快要來到。」

萬軍之耶和華說：「看哪，我要差遣我的使者在我前面預備道路。你們所尋求的主必忽然來到他的殿；立約的使者，就是你們所仰慕的，看哪，快要來到。」

萬軍之耶和華說：「我要差遣我的使者為我開路。你們所尋求的主必突然來到祂的殿中。你們所期盼的那位立約的使者快要來了！」

萬軍之耶和華說：“看哪！我派我的使者，在我前面預備道路；你們所尋求的主，必忽然進入他的殿；你們所愛慕立約的使者，就要來到。”

『看吧，我將要差遣我的使者在我前面豫備道路；你們所尋求的主必忽然進入他的殿堂；你們所愛慕的、盟約的使者、看哪，他快來了！萬軍之永恆主說。

萬軍之耶和華說：「看哪，我要派遣我的使者在我前面預備道路！你們所尋求的主，必突然來到他的殿；看哪，你們所喜悅的那立約的使者，就要來到！」

萬軍之耶和華曰、我遣我使備路於我前、爾所求之主、必忽臨厥殿、盟約之使、爾所慕者、將至矣、

萬有之主耶和華曰、我遣使者、備道於我前、爾所求所悅之上主、盟約之天使、果將至矣、率入厥殿、

“ I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

The Lord who rules over all says,“ I will send my messenger. He will prepare my way for me. Then suddenly the Lord you are looking for will come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant will come. He is the one you long for.”

“ Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

“ Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

“ See, I am going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way before me. Then the Lord you seek will suddenly come to his temple, the Messenger of the covenant you delight in— see, he is coming,” says the LORD of Armies.

“ Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he will clear a way before Me. And the Lord, whom you are seeking, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of armies.

“ Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” Says the Lord of hosts.

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.

“ See, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. Then the Lord you seek will suddenly come to His temple, the Messenger of the covenant you desire— see, He is coming,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

“ I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the LORD who rules over all.

“ Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies.

我耶和華所定之日、大而可畏、斯日未至之先、我必為爾曹遣先知以利亞、

惟汝嬰兒、必稱為至上者之先知、因爾將為主前驅、以備其路、

彼遭患難、主亦憂戚、使當前之使者拯救之、發慈愛矜恤以贖之、在古昔之時、恆提攜之、保抱之、

保羅曰、約翰施悔改之洗禮、告民當信後己而來者、即基督耶穌、

知識宜在祭司之口、原文作祭司之唇當守知識既為萬有之主之使者、人當由其口求律法、

有天主所遣之人、名約翰、彼來作證、即為光作證、使眾因之而信、

如載於先知書有原文抄本作載於先知以賽亞書云、我遣我使在爾前、以備爾道、野有聲呼曰、備主道、直其徑、

因有一嬰孩為我儕而生、有一子賜於我儕、國政為其所肩荷、其名稱為奇妙、策士、全能之神、永在之父、平康之君、

門徒問耶穌曰、經士言以利亞當先至、何歟、耶穌答曰、以利亞固然先至、振興萬事、但我告爾、以利亞已至、奈人未之識、且任意待之、人子亦將如是受其害、門徒方悟耶穌所言、乃指施洗約翰也、○

經載云、我遣我使在爾前、以修爾道、是言即指斯人也、我誠告爾、凡婦之所生、未有大於施洗約翰、然在天國至小者猶大於彼、

然則爾出欲何觀耶、觀先知乎、我誠告爾、彼大於先知、經載云、我遣我使、在爾前修爾道、此言即指斯人也、我告爾、凡婦之所生、未有大於施洗約翰者、然在天主之國、至小者猶大於斯人也、

八日既滿、為嬰兒行割禮、命名耶穌、即未孕之先、天使所稱者、潔日既滿、依摩西律法、抱嬰兒、上耶路撒冷、獻之於主、如主律法所載云、凡初胎之男、必稱聖歸主、又以雙鳩或二雛鴿獻祭、悉如主律法焉、○時耶路撒冷有人名西緬、其人義且虔、素仰望慰藉以色列民者、聖神臨之、曾得聖神之默示、言未死之先、必見主之基督、是時感於聖神、進聖殿、適父母抱嬰兒耶穌至、欲為之循律法而行、西緬接抱嬰兒、稱頌天主曰、主、今可依主所言、釋僕安然逝世、因我目已睹主之拯救、即主所備於萬民前者、為光照異邦之人、亦為主以色列民之榮、

耶穌日日在聖殿教誨、祭司諸長經士與民間貴顯者、欲殺之、

我將遣使者於爾前、以衛爾於途、導爾至我所備之處、

故主自以異兆顯示於爾、將有處女懷孕生子、人稱其名以瑪內利、以瑪內利譯即天主偕我之義

有聲呼曰、在曠野備主之路、在沙漠地為我天主修直其道、或作曠野有聲呼曰當備主之路在沙漠地為我天主修直其道一切窪地一切窪地或作諸谷必升高、一切山岡必降卑、屈曲必直、崎嶇必平、主之榮光必顯、凡有血氣者必得瞻望、蓋主口已言之矣、

當民會在曠野、摩西在會中往來於天使與我列祖間、原文作摩西在會中與天使及我列祖偕此天使在西乃山與摩西言、摩西受生命之道、以授我儕、

亦將震動萬國、萬國之珍寶萬國之珍寶或作萬國所慕者又作萬國之可慕者將至、我將以榮耀充盈此殿、萬有之主已言之矣、萬有之主曰、所有銀屬我、所有金屬我、萬有之主曰、斯後時之殿、較前時之殿榮光更大、我必在此處賜平康、此乃萬有之主所言、○

斯時趨前讚主、與耶路撒冷凡望救贖者論說此子、

爾曹可為我作證、我曾言我非基督、乃奉遣為其前驅、娶新婦者即新郎、新郎之友、立而聽之、因聞新郎之聲、則喜、今我之喜滿矣、彼必興、我必衰、

約翰乃召二門徒、遣之往見耶穌曰、當來者爾乎、抑我儕宜望他人乎、二人就耶穌曰、施洗約翰、遣我儕兒爾云、當來者爾乎、抑我儕宜望他人乎、

三日後、遇之於聖殿、坐於教法師中、且聽且問、

使以色列多人轉而歸主、即其天主、彼將以以利亞之神志才能、為主前驅、使為父者心慈其子、背逆者慕義人智慧、為主備歸誠之民、

乃至約但河一帶之地、傳悔改之洗禮、俾罪得赦、如先知以賽亞書載云、野有聲呼曰、備主道、直其徑、諸谷必填、岡陵必卑、屈曲使直、崎嶇使平、凡有血氣者、必得見天主拯救云、

我素不識之、惟遣我以水施洗者、曾告我曰、爾見聖神降而止其上、即以聖神施洗者、我見而證其為天主之子、○

耶和華謂我主曰、爾坐於我右、待我使爾仇敵為爾足凳、

在聖殿有售牛羊與鴿者、及兌錢者坐焉、乃以繩作鞭、逐其人及牛羊出殿、傾兌錢者之金、推倒其案、謂售鴿者曰、將是物去之、毋以我父之室、為貿易之室、

以色列為約瑟祝福曰、惟願我祖父亞伯拉罕以撒所崇事之天主、自我生至今牧我之天主、救贖我脫於一切患難之使者、賜福於二童子、可歸我名下、與我祖父亞伯拉罕以撒之名下、願其在世昌熾蕃衍、

昔雅各在母胎執其兄之踵、倚恃己力、倚恃己力或作壯年之時與神較量、與天使較量、又且獲勝、向彼哭泣求恩、遇之於伯特利、在彼與我儕言、主萬有之天主、大號稱為耶和華、

耶穌未至而傳道、約翰先以悔改之洗禮、傳於以色列眾民、約翰職事將竣、曰、爾曹意我為誰、我非基督、彼後我而來、其足之履、我亦不堪解、

維時有施洗約翰來、在猶太曠野宣道曰、爾當悔改、因天國近矣、此人乃先知以賽亞所指者曰、野有聲呼云、備主道、直其徑、

今日於大衛邑、為爾生救主、即主基督、

約翰為之證、呼曰、我曾言有人後我來而先我在、以其本先於我、所言者即斯人也、由其充滿、而我儕皆受恩寵、恩寵復加恩寵、蓋律法授自摩西、恩寵及真理則由耶穌基督而至、從未有人見天主、惟獨生子在父懷者、彰明之、○約翰之證如此、猶太人自耶路撒冷、遣祭司及利未人、問約翰曰、爾為誰、約翰承而不諱、明言曰、我非基督、又問曰、爾為誰、以利亞乎、曰、否、曰、抑為彼先知乎、曰、否、曰、然則爾果為誰、使我儕得復遣我者、爾自言為何人、答曰、我即聲呼於野云直主道者、如先知以賽亞所言、