THE TESTIMONY OF OTHERS( 어떻게 번역해야 할지 어렵다.....)

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THE TESTIMONY OF OTHERS

"Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed; Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken or whom have I cheated? Whom have I

oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any bribe with which to blind my eyes? I will restore it to you." And they said," You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man's hand."                [1 Samuel; 12:3-4]

"3.내가 여기 있나니 여호와 앞과 그의 기름 부음을 받은 자 앞에서 내게 대하여 증언하라 내가 누구의 소를 빼앗았느냐 누구의 나귀를 빼앗았느냐 누구를 속였느냐 누구를 압제하였느냐 내 눈을 흐리게 하는 뇌물을 누구의 손에서 받았느냐 그리하였으면 내가 그것을 너희에게 갚으리라 하니 4.그들이 이르되 당신이 우리를 속이지 아니하였고 압제하지 아니하였고 누구의 손에서든지 아무것도 빼앗은 것이

없나이다 하니라. "[사무엘상 12장 3-4절]

 There is a freedom that comes in having nothing to hide.LIving a life of integrity

allows you this freedom. Your integrity is mesured not by what you say about yourself but by what God and people say about you. Samuel had lived all his life among the people of God.Leaders who preceded him were dishonest and corrupt; it would have been easy for Samuel to compromise in his dealings as well.Near the end of his life, however, Samuel could boldly stand before his nation and ask them to reveal any offense he had committed against any of them. They could not think of one.

  In his position of leadership, Samuel could have taken advantage of people. Yet,

because he carefully guarded his motives and kept his relationships blameless,

Samuel could fearlessly ask the people to report if he had mistreated them in any

way. It takes courage to open your life up to the scrutiny of others, but Samuel did not fear what others would say about him. He did not have to avoid anyone whom

he had offended. He had a confidence that comes from living a blameless life.

 If you have mistreated others, you cannot change the past, but you can choose to live with absolute integrity from this day forward. Living righteously frees you to

face any person unashamedly,knowing you have behaved in a Christlike manner.If

your reputation is stained, seek forgiveness from those you have offended. Ask God to guide you daily in your relationships so that you have no regrets about your

treatment of others.

integrity/성실,정직  precede/...에 선행하다.우선시하다.  dishonest/부정직한,불성실한             scrutiny/ 음미    unashamedly/부끄러워하지 않는     stain/ 오점,더러움    compromise/