现在，我们要分析一位基督徒对其圣书所作的主张，将变得容易许多。

It will now be easy for us to analyze a Christian's claim about his Holy Book.

在我们审视各种版本之前,先让我们明确自己对神之经典的信仰。当我们说我们信仰《讨拉特》、《宰布尔》、《引支勒》和《古兰经》时,我们究竟是什么意思?我们已经知道,《古兰经》是神无误的话语,通过天使长吉卜利勒(英文称为Gabriel)的传递,一字不差地启示给我们神圣的先知穆罕默德·穆斯塔法(愿主福安之),并在过去一千四百年间得到完好的保存,未受人为的篡改!注1 注1 即便是伊斯兰教的敌对批评者,也不得不承认《古兰经》文本的纯正:"世界上大概没有哪一部书,像它这样历经十二个世纪(现在已是十四个世纪)仍保持如此纯正的文本。"——(威廉·缪尔爵士)

Before we scrutinize the various versions, let us clarify our own belief regarding the Books of God. When we say that we believe in the Tauraat, the Zaboor, the Injeel and the Qur'an, what do we really mean? We already know that the Holy Qur'an is the infallible Word of God, revealed to our Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhummed Mustapha (Peace be upon him) word for word, through the agency of the Archangel Jibraeel, (known as Gabriel in English), and perfectly preserved and protected from human tampering for the past fourteen hundred years! 1 1 Even hostile critics of Islam have grudgingly vouched for the purity of the Holy Qur’ân: "THERE IS PROBABLY IN THE WORLD NO OTHER BOOK WHICH HAS REMAINED TWELVE CENTURIES (now fourteen) WITH SO PURE A TEXT." — (Sir William Muir)

我们穆斯林所信仰的"Tauraat"（泰拉特，即讨拉特）并不等同于犹太人和基督徒所说的"Torah"（讨拉），尽管两者的词形一个来自阿拉伯语、一个来自希伯来语，拼写相同。我们相信，穆萨（愿主赐他平安）向他的民众所传讲的一切，都是来自真主至尊的启示；但穆萨并非犹太人和基督徒归于他名下的那些"经卷"的作者。2

The Tauraat we Muslims believe in is not the "Torah" of the Jews and the Christians, though the words — one Arabic, the other Hebrew — are the same. We believe that whatever the Holy Prophet Moses (Peace be upon him) preached to his people, was the revelation from God Almighty, but that Moses was not the author of those "books" attributed to him by the Jews and the Christians. 2

同样，我们相信《宰布尔》是真主赐予大卫（达五德）的启示，但如今与他名字相关联的《诗篇》并非那一启示。基督徒自己也并不坚持认为大卫是"他的"《诗篇》的唯一作者。3

Likewise, we believe that the Zaboor was the revelation of God granted to Hazrat Dawood (David) (Peace be upon him), but that the present Psalms associated with his name are not that revelation. The Christians themselves do not insist that David is the sole author of "his" Psalms.3

1. 无论穆斯林还是非穆斯林，你都不必仅凭信仰接受这一说法。你可以自行验证《古兰经》是真主之言这一事实。参见《AL-QURAN- The Miracle of Miracles》；2. 稍后还会有更多证据，即"摩西并非《圣经》中'摩西五经'的作者"；3. 稍后你还将读到基督教"智囊团"的承认：作者主要是大卫，不过也有其他作者。至于Injeel（福音）呢？INJEEL的意思是耶稣基督在其短暂传道期间所宣讲的"福音"或"好消息"。福音书的作者经常提到耶稣四处行走，宣讲福音（Injeel）：

1. Whether Muslim or non-Muslim, you do not have lo accept this claim on faith alone. You can verify the fact that Al-Qur’ân is the Word of God. See "AL-QURAN- The Miracle of Miracles"; 2- More evidence later on — "Moses not the author of the Biblical "Torah." 3.. Later on you’ll read how Christian "Brains Trust" confess — "Author; Principally David, though there are other writers." What about the Injeel? INJEEL means the "Gospel" or "good news" which Jesus Christ preached during his short ministry. The "Gospel" writers often mention that Jesus going about and preaching the Gospel (the Injeel):

1. "耶稣走遍各城各乡，在会堂里教训人，传讲天国的福音，医治各样的病症。"（马太福音 9:35）

1. "And Jesus went . . . preaching the gospel . . . and healing every disease among the people." (Matthew 9:35)

2. “……凡为我和福音丧掉生命的，必救了它。”（马可福音 8:35）

2. "... but whosoever shall lose his fife for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it." (Mark 8:35)

3. "……传讲福音……"(路加福音 20:1)

3. "... preached the gospel. . ." (Luke 20:1)

“福音”一词使用频繁，但耶稣所传的是哪一部福音呢？新约的二十七卷书中，能确认为耶稣亲口所说之言的只是一小部分。基督徒夸耀的是“照马太所记”“照马可所记”“照路加所记”和“照约翰所记”的福音，可是并没有一部“照”耶稣自己所记的福音！我们真诚地相信，基督（愿神的平安与祝福降临于他）所传的一切都来自神。那就是引支勒，即神为以色列的子孙所降的喜讯与指引。耶稣在世时从未写下一个字，也未曾吩咐任何人这样做。今天被称为“福音书”的东西，乃是出自无名之人之手的作品！摆在我们面前的问题是：“你是否承认圣经是神的话语？”这个问题实际上是一种挑战。提问者并非单纯寻求启迪，而是以辩论的姿态提出的。我们同样有权以类似的口吻反问：“你说的是哪一部圣经？”我们可以问。“当然只有一部圣经！”他嘟囔道。

The "gospel" is a frequently-used word, but what Gospel did Jesus preach? Of the 27 books of the New Testament, only a small fraction can be accepted as the words of Jesus. The Christians boast about the Gospels according to St. Matthew, according to St. Mark, according to St. Luke and according to St. John, but there is not a single Gospel "according" to (St.) Jesus himself! We sincerely believe that everything Christ (May the peace and blessings of God be upon him) preached was from God. That was the Injeel, the good news and the guidance of God for the Children of Israel. In his life-time Jesus never wrote a single word, nor did he instruct anyone to do so. What passes off as the "GOSPELS" today are the works of anonymous hands! The question before us is: "Do you accept that the Bible is God's Word?" The question is really in the form of a challenge. The questioner is not simply seeking enlightenment. The question is posed in the spirit of a debate. We have every right to demand in a similar vein — "Which Bible are you talking about?", we may ask. "Why, there is only ONE Bible!" he mutters.

我手中高举着天主教的《杜埃圣经》（Douay），问道："你是否接受这本圣经为上帝的话语？"由于种种个人原因，天主教真理会出版的这一译本采用了非常短小粗矮的版式。这一译本在当今市面上众多的圣经译本中，比例十分奇特。这位基督徒提问者愣住了。"那是什么圣经？"他问道，"我还以为你说过圣经只有一本呢！"我提醒他："是的，"他迟疑地嘟哝道，"但那是什么译本？""难道版本有什么区别吗？"我反问。当然有区别，而那位职业布道者也深知这一点。他所谓"只有一本圣经"的说法，不过是在虚张声势。

Holding the "Douay" Roman Catholic Version of the Bible aloft in my hand, I ask, "Do YOU accept THIS Bible as the Word of God?" For reasons best known to themselves, the Catholic Truth Society have published their Version of the Bible in a very short, stumpy form. This Version is a very odd proportion of the numerous Versions in the market today. The Christian questioner is taken aback. "What Bible is that?" he asks. "Why, I thought you said that there was only ONE Bible!" I remind him. "Y-e-s," he murmurs hesitantly, "but what Version is that?" "Why, would that make any difference?" I enquire. Of course it does, and the professional preacher knows that it does. He is only bluffing with his "ONE Bible" claim.

罗马天主教圣经于1582年在兰斯出版，译自耶柔米的拉丁通俗译本（Vulgate），并于1609年在杜埃重印。因此，罗马天主教版本（RCV）是今天仍可购买的最古老的译本。尽管它历史悠久，整个新教世界，包括“异端教派”*，都谴责罗马天主教版本，因为它包含七卷额外的“书”，新教徒轻蔑地称之为“次经”，即“来源可疑”（DOUBTFUL AUTHORITY）的书卷。尽管《启示录》中有可怕的警告（该书是罗马天主教版本的最后一卷，新教徒将其更名为《启示录》“Revelation”），它却“启示”了：

The Roman Catholic Bible was published at Rheims in 1582, from Jerome's Latin Vulgate and reproduced at Douay in 1609. As such the RCV (Roman Catholic Version) is the oldest Version that one can still buy today. Despite its antiquity, the whole of the Protestant world, including the "cults"* condemn the RCV because it contains seven extra "books" which they contemptuously refer to as the "apocrypha" i.e. of DOUBTFUL AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding the dire warning contained in the Apocalypse, which is the last book in the RCV (renamed as "Revelation" by the Protestants), it is "revealed":

"……如果有人在这些话上增添什么，神必将这书上所记的灾祸加在他身上；如果有人从这预言书的话上删去什么，神必从这书上所记的生命树和圣城中，除去他的份。"（启示录 22:18-19）

". . . If any man shall add to these things (or delete) God shall add unto him the plagues written in this Book." (Revelation 22:18-19)

但谁在乎呢！他们并不是真正的信仰者！新教徒勇敢地从他们的上帝之书中删去了整整七卷书。被删去的这些书是：

But who cares! They do not really believe! The Protestants have bravely expunged seven whole books from their Book of God! The outcasts are:

《朱迪思书》《多俾亚书》《巴录书》《以斯帖记》等。

The Book of Judith The Book of Tobias The Book of Baruch The Buck of Esther, etc.

*这一贬义称呼被正统派用来指称耶和华见证人、第七日安息日会，以及其他与他们观点不合的成千上万个教派和宗派。*

* This disparaging title is given by the orthodox to Jehovah's Witnesses, the Seventh Day Adventists and a thousand other sects and denominations with whom they do not see eye to eye.

丘吉尔爵士对新教圣经的《授权版》（AV），也就是广为人知的“詹姆斯王钦定版（KJV）”，有一些值得注意的论述。

Sir Winston Churchill has some pertinent things to say about the Authorised Version (AV) of the Protestant Bible, which is also widely known as the "King James Version (KJV)".

"钦定本圣经于1611年奉国王詹姆斯一世陛下的旨意与命令出版，直至今日仍以他的名字命名。"天主教徒相信新教徒篡改了上帝的书，但他们仍在协助和纵容新教徒的这一"罪行"：他们强迫当地皈依者购买圣经的钦定本（AV），而这在世界上一些欠发达国家的约1500种语言中是唯一可得的圣经版本。天主教徒挤奶，喂养却交给了新教徒！绝大多数基督徒——无论天主教徒还是新教徒——都使用钦定本（AV），或者人们也称之为詹姆斯王版（KJV）。

"THE AUTHORISED VERSION OF THE BIBLE WAS PUBLISHED IN 1611 BY THE WILL AND COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY KING JAMES THE 1ST WHOSE NAME IT BEARS TILL TODAY." The Roman Catholics, believing as they do that the Protestants have mutilated the Book of God, are yet aiding and abetting the Protestant "crime" by forcing their native converts to purchase the Authorised Version (AV) of the Bible, which is the only Bible available in some 1500 languages of the lesser developed nations of the world. The Roman Catholics milk their cows, but the feeding is left to the Protestants! The overwhelming majority of Christians — both Catholics and Protestant — use the Authorised (AV) or the King James Version (KJV) as it is alternatively called.

首次出版于1611年,正如温斯顿爵士所说,随后于1881年修订(RV),之后再次修订并更新为1952年的《修订标准版》(RSV),如今又于1971年再度修订(简称仍为RSV)。让我们看看基督教世界对这部修订次数最多的圣经——RSV——的评价:——1. "这是本世纪所出版的最佳译本。" ——(《英国国教会报》)

First published, as Sir Winston says, in 1611, and then revised in 1881 (RV), and now re-revised and brought up to date as the Revised Standard Version (RSV) 1952, and now again re-re-revised in 1971 (still RSV for short). Let us see what opinion Christendom has of this most revised Bible, the RSV:- 1. "THE FINEST VERSION WHICH HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN THE PRESENT CENTURY." — (Church of England Newspaper)

"由最杰出的学者全新翻译。"——（《泰晤士报文学增刊》）

2. "A COMPLETELY FRESH TRANSLATION BY SCHOLARS OF THE HIGHEST EMINENCE." — (Times literary Supplement)

3. “经授权版本所具有的广受喜爱的特点，加上全新的翻译准确性。”（《生平与著作》）

3. "THE WELL-LOVED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AUTHORISED VERSION COMBINED WITH A NEW ACCURACY OF TRANSLATION." — (Life and Work)

"最准确、最贴近原文的译本" —— （《泰晤士报》）

4. "THE MOST ACCURATE AND CLOSE RENDERING OF THE ORIGINAL" — (The Times)

出版社（柯林斯）自己在其圣经版本的附注中，于第10页写道："本圣经（RSV）由三十二位学者编译，并由代表五十个合作宗派的顾问委员会协助。"这些吹嘘究竟是为了什么？难道是为了诱使轻信的大众购买他们的产品吗？所有这些见证都让购买者相信自己押对了宝，而购买者却丝毫没有察觉，自己其实正在被愚弄。

The publishers (Collins) themselves, in their notes on the Bible at the end of their production, say on page 10: "THIS BIBLE (RSV), IS THE PRODUCT OF THIRTY-TWO SCHOLARS, ASSISTED BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTING FIFTY CO-OPERATING DENOMINATIONS." Why all this boasting? To make the gullible public buy their product? All these testimonies convince the purchaser that he is backing the right horse, with the purchaser little suspecting that he is being taken for a ride.

但是,授权版圣经(AV),即所谓"世界最畅销的书",又当如何?这些修订者都是出色的推销员,对它说了许多美妙的话。然而,他们在RSV序言第iii页第六段写道:"钦定版圣经(AV的另一种称呼)被恰当地称为'英语散文的最高杰作'。其1881年的修订者表达了对其'朴素、庄严、力量、精妙的措辞……其韵律的音乐性和节奏的完美'的赞赏。它以其他书从未有过的方式,融入了英语民族个人品格与公共制度的形成之中。我们对它负有无法估量的债务。"亲爱的读者,你能想象还有比上面更宏大的赞美献给这"书中之书"吗?我自己是想象不出来的。请相信基督教的信徒做好心理准备,接受来自他们自己所敬爱的宗教"律师"最无情的一击;因为他们在同一口气中又说道:

But what about the Authorised Version of the Bible (AV), the "World's Best Seller?" These Revisers, all good salesmen, have some very pretty things to say about it. However, their page iii, paragraph six of the PREFACE of the RSV reads; "THE KING JAMES VERSION (alternative description of AV) HAS WITH GOOD REASON BEEN TERMED 'THE NOBLEST MONUMENT OF ENGLISH PROSE.’ ITS REVISERS IN 1881 EXPRESSED ADMIRATION FOR 'ITS SIMPLICITY, ITS DIGNITY, ITS POWER, ITS HAPPY TURNS OF EXPRESSION ... THE MUSIC OF ITS CADENCES, AND THE FELICITIES OF ITS RHYTHM.’ IT ENTERED, AS NO OTHER BOOK HAS, INTO THE MAKING OF THE PERSONAL CHARACTER AND THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES. WE OWE TO IT AN INCALCULABLE DEBT." Can you, dear reader, imagine a more magnificent tribute being paid to the "Book of Books" than the above? I, for one, cannot. Let the believing Christian, now steel himself for the un-kindest blow of all from his own beloved Lawyers of Religion; for in the very same breath they say:

"然而钦定本圣经存在严重缺陷。"这是出自权威之口的话，即"最有声望"的正统基督教学者。"这些缺陷如此之多、如此严重，以至于需要修订……"于是，又一批神学博士被要求编写一部百科全书，解释他们的圣书中那些严重缺陷的成因，以及他们消除这些缺陷的理由。

"YET THE KING JAMES VERSION HAS GRAVE DEFECTS." And, "THAT THESE DEFECTS ARE SO MANY AND SO SERIOUS AS TO CALL FOR REVISION . . ." This is straight from the horse's mouth, i.e. the orthodox Christian scholars of "the highest eminence." Another galaxy of Doctors of Divinity are now required to produce an encyclopedia explaining the cause of those GRAVE AND SERIOUS DEFECTS in their Holy Writ and their reasons for eliminating them.

这是取自 R.S.V. 1971 的照相复制本。

This is a photographic reproduction from the R.S.V. 1971.