報福音傳喜信的人，腳蹤何等佳美 — 羅馬書讀經隨筆 第10章

羅馬書第十章保羅說他希望以色列人都得救。如果他們從沒有聽見過福音，怎麽可能信耶穌呢？可是以色列人熟悉舊約聖經，保羅引用摩西的話和先知以賽亞的話證明神已在舊約經文裏通過眾先知向以色列人報了福音傳了喜信關於將來會有一個彌賽亞來拯救他們，正如先知以賽亞所說“報福音傳喜信的人，他們的腳蹤何等佳美！” 保羅說先知們向他們報喜信他們誠然聽見了，隻是沒有都聽從，因為神整天伸手招呼以色列百姓，他們卻悖逆頂嘴不悔改。

羅10:14 然而人未曾信他、怎能求他呢．未曾聽見他、怎能信他呢．沒有傳道的、怎能聽見呢。
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?
羅10:15 若沒有奉差遣、怎能傳道呢．如經上所記、『報福音傳喜信的人、他們的腳蹤何等佳美。』
And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"
羅10:16 隻是人沒有都聽從福音．因為以賽亞說、『主阿、我們所傳的有誰信呢。』
But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"
羅10:17 可見信道是從聽道來的、聽道是從基督的話來的。
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
羅10:18 但我說、人沒有聽見麽．誠然聽見了．『他們的聲音傳遍天下、他們的言語傳到地極。』
But I say, didn't they hear? Yes, most certainly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."
羅10:19 我再說、以色列人不知道麽．先有摩西說、『我要用那不成子民的、惹動你們的憤恨．我要用那無知的民、觸動你們的怒氣。』
But I ask, didn't Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."
羅10:20 又有以賽亞放膽說、『沒有尋找我的、我叫他們遇見．沒有訪問我的、我向他們顯現。』
Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who didn't seek me. I was revealed to those who didn't ask for me."
羅10:21 至於以色列人、他說、『我整天伸手招呼那悖逆頂嘴的百姓。』
But as to Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."