世界小史 第167期:害羞的事
If I have the gift of prophecy and can see into all mysteries and have all knowledge and have all faith so that I can move mountains,
我若有先知讲道之能，也明白各种的奥秘、各种的知识，而且有全备的信，叫我们够移山，
but have not love, then I am nothing.
却没有爱，我就算不得什么。
If I give away everything that is mine, and offer up my body to be burnt, but have not love, I gain nothing.
我若将所有的周济穷人，又舍己身叫人焚烧、却没有爱、仍然与我无益。
Love is long-suffering and kind, love does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud, it does not behave improperly1,
爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩慈；爱是不嫉妒；爱是不自夸；爱是不狂妄，不做害羞的事，
it does not seek its own advantage, it is not easily provoked, it bears no grudge2, delights not in evil but rejoices only in the truth.
不求自己的益处，不轻易发怒，不计算他人的恶，不喜欢不义，只喜欢真理；
It shelters all, trusts all, always hopes, always endures. Love is everlasting3.
凡事包容，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐；爱是永不止息。
When they heard Paul's sermons the Roman patricians4 must have shaken their heads in disapproval5, for this was hardly the language of the law.
如果保罗是这样传教的话，看重权益的高贵的罗马人一定会摇头的。
But the poor and downtrodden heard in Paul's words something that was entirely6 new, something that had never been heard before:
但是穷人和受折磨的人却首先感觉到，这里产生了某种崭新的东西：
the extraordinary announcement of Divine Grace which was far greater than any law, and was called the Gospel, or the Good News.
神的恩慈的庄重报道，这种恩惠比公理更重要，它叫好消息。
