祂的鞭傷使我們得醫治

有的教會為弟兄姊妹禱告，特別是在祈求病得醫治的時候，教他們這樣說：「因你的鞭傷使我得醫治」。於是有接受醫治禱告的人來問我這是甚麼意思。這句話是從聖經中取出來的，可是用在醫病上好像有些勉強。以賽亞53章5節中的這句話到底是甚麼意思呢？

首先，我已經發現，翻譯成「鞭傷」的那個希伯來字chaburah，其實意思和鞭子無關，只是傷口或青腫而已。Chaburah可能是從管教責打而來，卻未必是用鞭子。另外，翻成「刑罰」的那個字moosar也類似，是訓誨和管教的意思，聖經一次都沒有把moosar用在以色列的敵人身上！詳細請參考偉大僕人為義受苦一文。是我們的替代刑罰救贖論，先入為主地讓我們曲解了這段經文。

下面這首詩歌唱的是以賽亞書53章這幾節經文，除了標題中的Stripes是wound的意思，還有幾處根據原文也應該修正。



He is despised and rejected by men
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief
and we hid, as it were, our faces from Him
he was despised, and we did not esteem Him
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows
yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted
but He was wounded for our transgressions -- 這裡翻譯為for，直譯是from。
He was bruised for our iniquities -- 這裡的for直譯也是from
the chastisement for our peace was upon Him -- chastisement也可翻成instruction。
and by His stripes we are healed -- 直譯是with His wound we are healed by Him。
all we like sheep have gone astray
we have turned, every one has turned to his own way
and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all -- 動詞paga的意思不必非是「臨到」或「歸給」不可，還可以是「懇求」。所以這句話是否也可譯為the LORD has made entreaty with Him for the iniquity of us all，即耶和華使他為我們所有人的罪孽懇求！
He was oppressed and He was afflicted
yet He opened not His mouth
He was led as a lamb to the slaughter
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent.

我們至今還停留在「以為耶穌受責罰，被神擊打苦待」的階段。以賽亞贊成我們這樣理解嗎？我們似乎應該進到下一句：哪知他被我們的過犯所害，被我們的罪孽壓傷。臨到他的訓誨帶給我們平安；他受到了（我們的）傷害，而我們卻得醫治！

回到求主醫治身體疾病的話題，我們不是因為主耶穌替我們受了上帝懲罰而應該得醫治，按那個邏輯神的兒女都不會生病，也不會死。我們或許可以禱告說：父啊，饒恕我們的過犯和罪孽，你兒子已經為我們受死和復活，求你今天讓你的醫治臨到我！