撰文／Tay Eng Guan着，陈正育译｜圣灵月刊245期-1998.02｜主题／[青年团契]耶稣受试探
Now there was a certain wise man and he habitually dispensed advice though he did live in the cave in a very inaccessible mountain.
这时，有一个被认为是“贤者”的聪明人，更是奇特。虽然他一再坚持住在一个难以攀爬的山洞里。但他很喜欢，也经常对那些慕名而来的人，提出他的忠告和经验。
And a certain merchant went through much hardship and in spite of his potbelly, clambered up the mountain and asked the wise man, "O great guru, what is the secret of success?"
于是，有一个商人不顾他个人体型肥胖的不便，费了九牛二虎之力才抵达目的地，他向这位聪明的人询问道：“哦！伟大圣者，你可以告诉我成功的秘密吗？”
To which, the sage murmured, "Work hard and take the narrow one way path of total dedication. "
对于这问题，这个贤能的人说道：“努力工作，并且义无反顾，全心全力的奉献。”
The merchant happily went on his way and dedicated himself to his business; and the merchant made the Fortunes billionaire list.
这位商人听了这番话，一路上高高兴兴的回家了。从此以后，这位商人全心全力奉献给他的事业，最后终于上了“亿万富翁排行榜”。
Likewise, a struggling student groped his way through the thickets that flourished on the mountainside, and torn and bleeding asked of the wise man,"O great guru, what is the secret of success? "
同样地，一位具有奋斗精神的学者，企图从山的另一边爬上去，山的这边长满了茂盛的丛林，他冒着被割伤流血的危险，也上了山，找到了山洞。向这位聪明人问道：“哦！伟大的圣者，什么是成功的秘密呢？”
To which the old man intoned from within the cover of his dhoti, "Concentrate and flee all distractions from the way of his dhoti,"Concentrate and flee all distractions from the way of knowledge."The student nodded with understanding and he came down from the mountain and immediately concentrated on his chosen field of study; and the student won the Nobel Prize.
对于这个问题，这位老人从盖在身上的一块布里发出声音说：“集中精神，在求知识的道路上，避开一切让你分心的障碍物。”这位学者点点头，表示他已经了解了。于是，下山之后，他立刻集中精神，把心思全部放在他所选择的研究领域上。后来，这位学者果然得到诺贝尔奖。
A Christian stumbled upon the cave one day and spending some days with the wise man, was suitably impressed with his knowledge. He asked the wise man, "What is the secret of success? "
另外，有一位虔诚的基督徒，也是突破了重重障碍，才到达山顶，找到山洞。而且特地花了几天的时间，和这位聪明人在一起。结果，他发现自己的知识已经有了长足的进步。因而他也向这位聪明的人询问成功的秘诀。
To which, the wise man smiled magnanimously and offered "Be moderate in religion and live tolerantly among men. "The Christian shook wish emotion and felt a sense of enlightenment; and the Christian made no enemies in his life time and did not progress in his faith either.
面对这样一个问题，这位聪明人从容不迫地笑着说：“调和各宗教，而且在人群中，要有容忍的精神。”这位基督徒听了以后，深受感动，对于宗教的教化功能，又有了更进一步的认识。从此以后，这位基督徒在他的生活中没有敌人，而他那颗虔诚的心，也始终保持不变。
Now it came about the merchant, the student and the Christian all died and were buried.And in Hades, they lifted their eyes, being in torment, and saw the guru from afar. And they cried out and said, "O great guru, why are we all here? We are in agony in this flame."But the guru approached and removed his turban, revealing two just visible horns emerging from thick matted hairs, and said, "That is the secret of my success."
如今他们三人，包括商人、学者和基督徒都已经死亡而且已经被埋葬在地下，在黄泉地府中。他们睁开眼睛一看，他们都处在极端痛苦的环境中，而且他们心目中的圣者也在远方出现。
看到这种情景，他们都哭着向圣者说：“伟大的圣者啊！为什么我们都在这里呢？我们在火燄的燃烧中，非常痛苦。”虽然如此，但是这位圣者却逐渐靠近他们，并且脱去帽子，露出两只从厚厚的毛垫里显露出来的犄角，并且说道：“这正是我成功的秘密。”
（原[青年团契]1998年02月号）