中英對照/教義和聖約/第40篇​

第四十篇

Section 40

一八三一年一月，在紐約，菲也特，給予先知約瑟 • 斯密和西德尼 • 雷格登的啟示〔教會史，1:145〕。先知在本啟示的紀錄前寫道：「因為雅各 • 柯偉拒絕主的話，回歸昔日的教條和團體，主就給予我和西德尼 • 雷格登以下的啟示」〔教會史，1:145〕。

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Fayette, New York, January 1831 (see History of the Church, 1:145). Preceding the record of this revelation, the Prophet wrote, “As James Covill rejected the word of the Lord, and returned to his former principles and people, the Lord gave unto me and Sidney Rigdon the following revelation” (History of the Church, 1:145).

1–3，畏懼迫害和世上的顧慮導致拒絕福音。

1–3, Fear of persecution and cares of the world cause rejection of the gospel.

1 看啊，我實在告訴你們，我的僕人^ａ雅各 • 柯偉的心在我面前曾經是正義的，因為他曾與我立約願意服從我的話。

1 Behold, verily I say unto you, that the heart of my servant^aJames Covill was right before me, for he covenanted with me that he would obey my word.

2 他欣然^ａ接受了那些話，但撒但立刻誘惑他；他畏懼^ｂ迫害又有世上的顧慮，導致他^ｃ拒絕了那些話。

2 And he ^areceived the word with gladness, but straightway Satan^btempted him; and the fear of ^cpersecution and the cares of the world caused him to ^dreject the word.

3 因此他破壞了我的聖約，我保留用我認為好的方式對待他的權利。阿們。

3 Wherefore he ^abroke my covenant, and it remaineth with me to do with him as seemeth me good. Amen.