we are the world虾米:婚姻十戒

来源The Ten Commandments of Marriage
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Good marriages don't just happen.  It is not just because you married the right person and got lucky.  Good marriages are built on more than passion.  They are built on principle.

美满的婚姻不是偶然发生的。不仅是因为你幸运地和正确的人结了婚。美满的婚姻不止建立在激情之上，还建立在原则之上。

In the Scriptures, we find the best guidelines and principles for a healthy marriage.  God's words and God's principles are never ever outdated…never!  They are just as applicable today as they were to ancient Jews living in Israel.

在圣经中，我们找到了维持健康婚姻的最好的教导与准则。上帝的言辞和准则永远不会过时……永远！他们适用于当今，正如适用于生活在以色列的古代犹太人一样。

What I want to do over the next couple of weeks of devotionals is point us to principles God has given us in a place you might not think was intended for marriage.  That place is the Ten Commandments, found in Exodus 20.

在接下来几周的灵秀中，我要做的是，指出上帝已经在某处给予我们的那些准则，但你也许没想到该处也适用于婚姻。这个地方就是圣经十戒，出自《出埃及记》第20章。

Today, let me give you those Ten Commandments.  What I would like you to do is spend time reading these carefully, and then take time to pray over each one.  Ask God to begin to open your heart to see how these commands could be looked at as principles for marriage.  I had a friend who challenged me to do the same, and I was amazed at what I discovered.

今天，就让我将那十戒传授给大家吧。希望大家能花点时间仔细阅读，再花点时间逐一祷告。让上帝打开你的心扉，看看这些戒律如何被视作婚姻准则的吧。

"You shall have no other gods before Me.

1.除我以外不可有其他的上帝。

You shall not make for yourself a carved image…

2.不可为自己雕刻偶像。

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain…

3.不可妄称耶和华你神的名。

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

4.记念安息日，并守为圣日。

Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.

5.孝敬父母，使你的日子在耶和华你神所赐你的地上得以长久。

You shall not murder.

6.不可杀人。

You shall not commit adultery.

7.不可奸淫。

You shall not steal.

8.不可偷窃。

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

9.不可作假见证陷害人。

You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."

10.不可贪恋人的房屋，也不可贪恋人的妻子，仆婢，牛驴，以及他所有的一切。