Our Lord Jesus Christ’s words to His bride about how she should not fear or think that the revelations told to her by Him come from an evil spirit, and about how to discern an evil spirit from a good one.
我们的主耶稣基督对祂的净配所说的，关于她不应惧怕也不应认为祂告诉她的启示是从恶而来，及如何将良善的意识与邪恶的意识区分开。
Chapter 4
第四章
“I am your Creator and Redeemer. Why did you fear and doubt my words? Why did you wonder whether they came from a good or an evil spirit? Tell me, what have you found in my words that your conscience did not tell you to do? Or have I ever commanded you anything against reason?
我是你的造物主和救世主。你为什么忧惧并怀疑我的话？你为何不知道它们是从善而来还是从恶而来？告诉我，你在我的话里发现了什么，以至你的良知没有告诉你照做？还是我曾命令过你任何违背理性的事？
The bride answered: “No, all you told me was completely true and reasonable and I was badly mistaken.” The Bridegroom, Jesus, answered her: “I showed you three things from which you could recognize the good spirit: I invited you to honor your God, who made you and gave you all the good things you have; your reason also tells you to honor him above all things. I further invited you to keep the true faith, that is, to believe that nothing has been created without God nor may be made without God. I also invited you to love reasonable work and continence in all things, for the world was created for man’s sake, in order that he may use it according to his reasonable needs, and not in excess.
（主的）净配回答说：“不，祢告诉我的所有事都正确合理，是我大错特错了。”新郎耶稣回答她说：“我启示给你三个方面，你可由此辨识出圣善的意识：我拣选了你钦崇你的天主，祂创造了你，给了你一切美善的事物；你的理智也告诉你要钦崇祂在万有之上。我更要求你持守真正的信仰，那便是相信没有天主，什么都不会被造，没有天主，什么也造不出来。我还要求你热心于一些合理的工作并在一切事上克制自己，因为世界就是因人而造的，以便人能按照自己合理的需求取用，而不是过度使用。
In the same way, you may also recognize the unclean spirit, the devil, from three opposing things: He tempts and advises you to seek and desire your own praise, and to be proud of the things given you. He also tempts you into unbelief and intemperance in all your limbs and in all things, and makes your heart inflamed by them. Sometimes he also deceives men under the guise of a good spirit. This is why I commanded you to always examine your conscience and reveal it to spiritual men of wisdom!
同样的方法，你也可从三个相反的方面辨识出不洁净的意识，撒殚，它总是诱惑你无信、纵欲，并在一切事上毫无节制，使你的心因这些事而愤怒发火。有时它也会假借一个善意的幌子欺骗人。这就是为何我吩咐你要时常省察自己的良心并显露给有智慧的属神的人。
（译者注：天主亲自教授圣人辨别善恶意识的方法是灵修方面一个很好的辨别善恶意识的方法，倘若意念中有意识指示你做某事，可用此方法判断意识来源，但正因狡猾的撒殚有时会假以善意做幌子欺骗人灵，因此一位有智慧的属神的神师不可或缺。）
Therefore, do not doubt that the good spirit of God is with you when you desire nothing but God and are completely inflamed by him! Only I can do this, and it is impossible for the devil to come near you then. He also cannot come near to any evil man unless I allow it, either because of his sins, or some secret judgment that is known only to me. For he is my creature like all other things - he was created good by me, but made himself evil by his own malice – therefore, I am Lord over him.
因此，当你除了渴望天主之外别无所求并被祂燃烧时（指在天主的爱火中燃烧），不要怀疑天主的良善意识与你同在！唯独我能这样做，撒殚不可能靠近你。它也不能靠近任何恶人，除非有我的允许，要么是因为他的罪，要么是因为只有我才知道的秘密审判。因为它也是我的受造物，如同其它一切事物一样——我原本造它是良善的，但它却因恶意怨恨将自己变成了撒殚——所以，我是它的天主。
Therefore, those who accuse me do so falsely when they say that those who serve me with great and godly devotion are insane and possessed by the devil. They consider me to be like a man who gives his chaste and trusting wife over to adultery. Such a one should I be, if I allowed a righteous and God-loving man to be handed over to the devil! But because I am faithful, the devil will never rule over the soul of any man who devoutly serves me. Although my friends sometimes seem to be insane or senseless, it is not because the devil is tormenting them, or because they serve me with fervent and godly devotion. It is rather because of some defect or weakness in the brain, or some other hidden reason, which serves to humble them. It may also happen, sometimes, that the devil receives power from me over the bodies of good men for the sake of their future reward, or that he darkens their consciences. But he can never rule the souls of those who have faith in me and who love me.
因而，当他们说那些以极虔敬的挚爱侍奉我的人是精神错乱和魔鬼附身时，他们对我的指控是多么荒谬无稽啊。他们认为我像一个让自己贞洁可信的妻子与人私通的男人。如果我任凭义人与爱天主的人被交予撒殚，那我就是这样一个人！但因我是信实可靠的，撒殚必将永远无法辖制任何虔诚侍奉我的灵魂。尽管有时我的朋友们看上去精神错乱或是漫无目的，这并不是因为撒殚在搅扰折磨他们，也不是因为他们以热诚和虔敬的挚爱侍奉我。而是因为他们逻辑思维中的一些缺陷和弱点，或是其它一些隐匿的原因。有时可能会发生这样的情况，为了他们将来的赏报，撒殚会从我这里获得力量以控制好人或蒙蔽他们的良知。但是它永远无法控制那些信赖我并挚爱我的灵魂。
