55.玛达肋纳为耶稣和祂的门徒准备晚餐

耶稣告诉圣母和门徒祂即将遭受的苦难

在祂死后，他们将要忍受的痛苦。

犹达斯决定将耶稣出卖给法利赛人。

在拉匝禄的家中逗留十五天后，

耶稣骑着驴庄严地进入耶路撒冷。

耶稣前面是十二宗徒，后面是门徒和圣妇。

耶路撒冷的街道上挤满了追随者、朋友和好奇者，

他们欢欢喜喜地迎接耶稣，将他们的斗篷和棕榈枝铺展在耶稣行走的路上。

虽然从城门到圣殿的距离只有半小时左右，但游行却持续了三个小时。

By this time the Jews had ordered all the houses, as well as the city gate, to be closed, so that when Jesus dismounted before the Temple, and the disciples wanted to take the ass back to where they had found it, they were obliged to wait inside the gate till evening. In the Temple were the holy women and crowds of people. All had to remain the whole day without food, for this part of the city had been barricaded. Magdalen was especially troubled by the thought that Jesus had taken no nourishment.

此时，犹太人已经下令把守城门，关闭所有的房屋，这样当耶稣在圣殿前下了驴驹，门徒想把驴带回他们找到它的地方时，他们不得不在城门里面等着。 圣殿里有圣妇和人群。 所有人都不得不整天呆在那里，不吃东西，因为城里的这部分已经被封锁了。 玛达肋纳想到耶稣没有进食，尤其感到不安。

When toward evening the gate was again opened, the holy women went back to Bethania, and Jesus followed later with the Apostles. Magdalen, worried because Jesus and His followers had had no refreshment in Jerusalem, now prepared a meal for them herself. It was already dark when Jesus entered the courtyard of Lazarus’ dwelling. Magdalen brought Him a basin of water, washed His feet, and dried them with a towel that was hanging over her shoulder.

到了晚上，城门又开了，圣妇们就回到伯达尼去了，耶稣和宗徒们随后也到了那里。玛达肋纳心里着急，因为耶稣和祂的追随者在耶路撒冷没有吃东西，现在自己为他们准备了一顿饭。当耶稣进入拉匝禄的住处时，天已经黑了。玛达肋纳端来一盆水，洗了耶稣的脚，就用自己肩上的毛巾擦干。

The food that she had prepared did not amount to a regular meal, it was merely a luncheon. While the Lord was partaking of it, she approached and poured balm over His head. I saw Judas, who passed her at this moment, muttering his dissatisfaction, but she replied to his murmurs by saying that she could never thank the Lord sufficiently for what He had done for her and her brother. After that Jesus went to the public house of Simon the leper, where several of the disciples were gathered, and taught a little while. From there He went out to the disciples’ inn, where He spoke for some time, and then returned to the house of Simon the leper. (Vol.4,pp. 18-19)

她准备的食物算不上正餐，只是一顿便餐。 当主正吃的时候，玛达肋纳近前来，将香膏浇在耶稣的头上。这时，犹达斯从她身边经过，嘟囔着他的不满，但她回答他的抱怨说，耶稣为她和她的兄弟所做的一切，她永远也感谢不完。 随后耶稣来到患大麻疯的西满的屋里去，有几个门徒在那里聚集教导人。耶稣从那里出来，到了门徒的客店，就在那里讲了几句话，然后回到患大麻疯的西满的家里。 （第 4 卷，第 18-19 页）