馬偕日記/1872摘錄

【高雄鄉間】01月01日Mon

Slept all night in Ritchie's house and early arose took some rice and started to hunt up Ritchie. A Chinaman went with me. We passed through a beautiful section of country. Areca Palm and bamboo groves on every hand. Peanut and sugarcane also in abundance

昨晚睡在李庥牧師的家，早上起床用過飯後就外出找尋李庥。一位華人陪伴著我同去。我們經過一個美麗的鄉間地區，到處長滿棕櫚樹和竹叢，也有許多的花生和甘蔗。下午4點進入阿里港，我就走出前往他們預期李庥牧師探訪會友走回來的路，很快的我就見到一個人穿著黑色的外套和長褲

【到達阿猴】01月04日Thu

By making an early start we came into A-kau at 11 A.M and by pushing on entered Pi-thau, 24 miles distant at dark. There put up for the night in the chapel.

我們清早出發，在11點到達阿猴，我們繼續前行在天黑時到達24哩以外的埤頭。當晚我們在教堂中過夜。

【回抵打狗】01月05日Fri

Pressed on very early and at 10 A.M we were at Takao in Mr. R's house. At 3 P.M after hours of pleading decided to make some part of Formosa my field of labor. The burden not all together laid down; but O God I thank thee, so far it is quite a relief.

我們加緊趕路，在10點到達打狗李庥牧師的家中。 在下午3點經過數個小時的懇求之後決定以台灣的某些地方作為我服事的工場。 心裡的重擔尚未完全的放下，噢！但是上帝我感謝你，至少目前這算是一種解脫。我的意向馬上轉向北台灣。現在我懇求上帝的引導。

【前往埤頭】01月07日Sun

Mr. R. and myself went off in the morning to Pi-thau. about 80 assembled. at 1 P.M. all met for prayer. afternoon service again. chapel full. I spoke about Canada. Mr. R. interpreted. In eve. only a dozen present, about 20,000 in the city--

中文譯本 李庥先生和我離開前往埤頭。大約80人出席，下午一點所有的人出席禱告會。下午再次聚會，我介紹加拿大，李庥先生翻譯。 傍晚只有12人出席。 這個市鎮的居民約有20000人。