Kiss of Judas

口蜜腹剑

如果能够把一个中国成语翻译为英文的成语,这应该是最佳选择了。

Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.

On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”

The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?” “It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me.

After supper, they went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him. Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!” Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders. Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard.” Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Rabbi!” and kissed him. The men seized Jesus and arrested him.

十二门徒之中有一个加略人犹大,去见祭司长,要把耶稣交给他们。 他们听见就欢喜,又应许给他银子。他就寻思如何得便,把耶稣交给他们。

除酵节的第一天,就是宰逾越羊羔的那一天,门徒对耶稣说,你吃逾越节的筵席,要我们往哪里去预备呢? 耶稣就打发两个门徒,对他们说,你们进城去,必有人拿着一瓶水,迎面而来。你们就跟着他。 他进那家去,你们就对那家的主人说,夫子说,客房在哪里?我与门徒好在那里吃逾越节的筵席。 他必指给你们摆设整齐的一间大楼,你们就在那里为我们预备。

门徒出去,进了城,所遇见的,正如耶稣所说的。他们就预备了逾越节的筵席,到了晚上,耶稣和十二个门徒都来了。 他们坐席正吃的时候,耶稣说,我实在告诉你们,你们中间有一个与我同吃的人要卖我了。 他们就忧愁起来,一个一个地问他说,是我吗? 耶稣对他们说,是十二个门徒中同我蘸手在盘子里的那个人。

餐后,他们来到一个地方,名叫客西马尼。耶稣对门徒说,你们坐在这里,等我祷告。耶稣回来,见他们睡着了,就对彼得说,西门,你睡觉吗?不能儆醒片时吗? 总要儆醒祷告,免得入了迷惑。你们心灵固然愿意,肉体却软弱了。耶稣又去祷告,说的话还是与先前一样。 又来见他们睡着了,因为他们的眼睛甚是困倦。他们也不知道怎么回答。 第三次来,对他们说,现在你们仍然睡觉安歇吧。(吧或作吗)够了,时候到了。看哪,人子被卖在罪人手里了。 起来,我们走吧。看哪,那卖我的人近了。 说话之间,忽然那十二个门徒里的犹大来了,并有许多人带着刀棒,从祭司长和文士并长老那里与他同来。 卖耶稣的人曾给他们一个暗号,说,我与谁亲嘴,谁就是他。你们把他拿住,牢牢靠靠的带去。 犹大来了,随即到耶稣跟前说,拉比,便与他亲嘴。 他们就下手拿住他。

注: Judas Kiss 和 Kiss of Judas,两者通用。