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1Ch 4:1-8.
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1Ch 4:1-8.
POSTERITY OF JUDAH BY CALEB THE SON OF HUR.
1. the sons of Judah--that is, "the descendants," for with the exception of Pharez, none of those here mentioned were his immediate sons. Indeed, the others are mentioned solely to introduce the name of Shobal, whose genealogy the historian intended to trace
(1Ch 2:52).
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1Ch 4:9-20.
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1Ch 4:9-20.
論雅比斯和他的禱告。
9, 10. 雅比斯——據許多人所想，是哥斯或基納斯的兒子；他在此因他真誠懇切的敬虔而受讚揚，或許也因他所行的某些公眾和愛國的事工而受稱道。猶太作者說，他是律法上傑出的博士，他的聲望吸引了許多文士聚集在他周圍，以致有一座城以他的名字為名
(1Ch 2:55)；
而本段經文對他敬虔的品格有充分的見證。他那出生時危急境況的記憶，保存在他的名字中（參
Ge 35:15）；
然而在他後來人生中高超才華或卓越功勳的發展中，他母親必定得到一種滿足與喜樂，足以補償她早年一切的艱辛。此處所記他的禱告，像雅各的一樣，是以許願的形式
(Ge 28:20)，
似乎是在他面臨一項重大或關鍵事奉時所發的；為了這事奉的順利完成，他既不倚靠自己、也不倚靠百姓的勇武，而是焦急地仰望神的幫助與賜福。這事業極可能是將迦南人從他所佔的領土上驅逐出去；既然這是一場神親自吩咐的滅絕之戰，他的祈求就更合理，也更能指望神的賜福保守他免受這事業可能帶來的一切災禍。「不叫我遭患難」這話，更直譯可作「使我不致再有憂愁」，其中暗指他名字的含義——雅比斯意為「憂傷」；這祈求的意思是：求你使我不致經歷我名字所暗示、我的罪也可能招致的憂傷。
英語原文
1Ch 4:9-20.
OF JABEZ, AND HIS PRAYER.
9, 10. Jabez--was, as many think, the son of Coz, or Kenaz, and is here eulogized for his sincere and fervent piety, as well, perhaps, as for some public and patriotic works which he performed. The Jewish writers affirm that he was an eminent doctor in the law, whose reputation drew so many scribes around him that a town was called by his name
(1Ch 2:55);
and to the piety of his character this passage bears ample testimony. The memory of the critical circumstances which marked his birth was perpetuated in his name (compare
Ge 35:15);
and yet, in the development of his high talents or distinguished worth in later life, his mother must have found a satisfaction and delight that amply compensated for all her early trials. His prayer which is here recorded, and which, like Jacob's, is in the form of a vow
(Ge 28:20),
seems to have been uttered when he was entering on an important or critical service, for the successful execution of which he placed confidence neither on his own nor his people's prowess, but looked anxiously for the aid and blessing of God. The enterprise was in all probability the expulsion of the Canaanites from the territory he occupied; and as this was a war of extermination, which God Himself had commanded, His blessing could be the more reasonably asked and expected in preserving them from all the evils to which the undertaking might expose him. In these words, "that it may not grieve me," and which might be more literally rendered, "that I may have no more sorrow," there is an allusion to the meaning of his name, Jabez, signifying "grief"; and the import of this petition is, Let me not experience the grief which my name implies, and which my sins may well produce.
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10. 神就應允他所求的——無論激起他焦慮的是何種事業，雅比斯都享受了顯著的亨通；在這事上，神證明了他不僅是聽禱告的，更是應允禱告的。
英語原文
10. God granted him that which he requested--Whatever was the kind of undertaking which roused his anxieties, Jabez enjoyed a remarkable degree of prosperity, and God, in this instance, proved that He was not only the hearer, but the answerer of prayer.
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13. 基納斯的兒子——即迦勒的祖父，迦勒因這關係被稱為基尼洗人
(Nu 32:12)。
英語原文
13. the sons of Kenaz--the grandfather of Caleb, who from that relationship is called a Kenezite
(Nu 32:12).
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14. 巧匠谷的父約押——直譯作「山谷居民的父」——即「巧匠谷」，如這詞所表示的。他們聚居一處，按東方國家廣泛流行的習俗——這習俗與任何律法無關——同行的人住在同一條街或同一區，並且父子相傳，從事同一行業，歷許多代之久。他們的職業大概是木匠，他們所住的谷似乎在耶路撒冷附近
(Ne 11:35)。
英語原文
14. Joab, the father of the valley of Carashim--literally, "the father of the inhabitants of the valley"--"the valley of craftsmen," as the word denotes. They dwelt together, according to a custom which, independently of any law, extensively prevails in Eastern countries for persons of the same trade to inhabit the same street or the same quarter, and to follow the same occupation from father to son, through many generations. Their occupation was probably that of carpenters, and the valley where they lived seems to have been in the neighborhood of Jerusalem
(Ne 11:35).
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17, 18. 她生了米利暗——按照這幾節經文現在的樣子，很難看出所指是誰。下面的經文重新調整後便消除了其中的晦暗：「這些是法老女兒比提雅的兒子，米列娶了她，她生了米利暗；他的妻子猶大婦生了耶斯列」等。
英語原文
17, 18. she bare Miriam--It is difficult, as the verses stand at present, to see who is meant. The following readjustment of the text clears away the obscurity: "These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took, and she bare Miriam, and his wife Jehudijah bare Jezreel," &c.
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18. 猶大婦——「猶大婦人」，為要與他另一位埃及人妻子有所區別。本段經文記載了一個很有意趣的事實——一位埃及公主與迦勒的後裔結婚。這婚姻必定是在曠野時期發生的。不同民族語言和民族宗教的壁壘，使希伯來人與埃及人保持距離；但這些壁壘並未完全阻止兩國私人之間的親密來往，甚至偶爾的通婚。然而，這樣的結合要得到認可，埃及一方必須放棄偶像崇拜；而這位法老的女兒，從她的名字看來，顯然已經歸信敬拜以色列的神。
英語原文
18. Jehudijah--"the Jewess," to distinguish her from his other wife, who was an Egyptian. This passage records a very interesting fact--the marriage of an Egyptian princess to a descendant of Caleb. The marriage must have taken place in the wilderness. The barriers of a different national language and national religion kept the Hebrews separate from the Egyptians; but they did not wholly prevent intimacies, and even occasional intermarriages between private individuals of the two nations. Before such unions, however, could be sanctioned, the Egyptian party must have renounced idolatry, and this daughter of Pharaoh, as appears from her name, had become a convert to the worship of the God of Israel.
21
1Ch 4:21-23.
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1Ch 4:21-23.
示拉的後裔。
21. 拉大……是……織細麻布各家的父——這又是一個附帶的證據，表明在極早的時期，希伯來人當中某些行業是由特定家族世襲經營的。他們的麻布製造技術，大概是在埃及學到的；在埃及，使家族子弟承繼祖先是強制的義務，而在以色列——正如亞洲許多地方至今仍是如此——卻是自願的，儘管也很普遍。
英語原文
1Ch 4:21-23.
POSTERITY OF SHELAH.
21. Laadah . . . the father . . . of the house of them that wrought fine linen--Here, again, is another incidental evidence that in very early times certain trades were followed by particular families among the Hebrews, apparently in hereditary succession. Their knowledge of the art of linen manufacture had been, most probably, acquired in Egypt, where the duty of bringing up families to the occupations of their forefathers was a compulsory obligation, whereas in Israel, as in many parts of Asia to this day, it was optional, though common.
22
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22, 23. 在摩押地掌權，又有雅書比利恆——「這些都是古時的事」似乎是專有名詞的奇怪譯法；況且它所傳達的意思與記載毫不相干。下面是學者建議的較佳譯法：「曾寄居摩押，後來回到伯利恆和阿達伯林阿提金。這些人以及尼他音和基德拉的居民，都是在王的工作中服役的陶匠。」基德拉或基底羅，以及尼他音，都屬猶大支派，位於非利士人領土的東南邊界
(Jos 15:36; 2Ch 28:18)。
英語原文
22, 23. had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem--"And these are ancient things" seems a strange rendering of a proper name; and, besides, it conveys a meaning that has no bearing on the record. The following improved translation has been suggested: "Sojourned in Moab, but returned to Beth-lehem and Adaberim-athekim. These and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera were potters employed by the king in his own work." Gedera or Gederoth, and Netaim, belonged to the tribe of Judah, and lay on the southeast border of the Philistines' territory
(Jos 15:36; 2Ch 28:18).
24
1Ch 4:24-43.
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1Ch 4:24-43.
論西緬。
24. 西緬的兒子——他們與猶大的子孫同列，因為他們的產業是從後者廣大的領土中取出一部分
(Jos 19:1)。
此處所載家譜與其他經文在若干細節上有所不同，是因為被提及的某些人有一個以上的名字〔參
Ge 46:10; Ex 6:15; Nu 26:12〕。
英語原文
1Ch 4:24-43.
OF SIMEON.
24. The sons of Simeon--They are classed along with those of Judah, as their possession was partly taken out of the extensive territory of the latter
(Jos 19:1).
The difference in several particulars of the genealogy given here from that given in other passages is occasioned by some of the persons mentioned having more than one name [compare
Ge 46:10; Ex 6:15; Nu 26:12].
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27. 他的弟兄們不多生育——（參
Nu 1:22; 26:14）。
英語原文
27. his brethren had not many children--(see
Nu 1:22; 26:14).
31
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31-43. 這些城邑直到大衛作王的時候都是屬西緬人的——由於西緬人的怠惰或懦怯，他們分得之地業內的一些城邑不過名義上屬於他們。這些城邑從未從非利士人手中奪回，直到大衛時代；那時西緬人既已喪失了一切對這些城邑的主張權，他便將之分給自己的猶大支派
(1Sa 27:6)。
英語原文
31-43. These were their cities unto the reign of David--In consequence of the sloth or cowardice of the Simeonites, some of the cities within their allotted territory were only nominally theirs. They were never taken from the Philistines until David's time, when, the Simeonites having forfeited all claim to them, he assigned them to his own tribe of Judah
(1Sa 27:6).
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38, 39. 人數大大增多，他們便往基多珥的隘口去——西緬既只得猶大地的一部分，便被迫到別處尋求居所；但他們在基得拉那新而肥沃的牧場上的定居很快就被打破了；因為遭到一夥遊牧劫掠者的攻擊，他們被逐得到處流離，直到其中一些人以武力在西珥山上取得了定居之地。
英語原文
38, 39. increased greatly, and they went to the entrance of Gedor--Simeon having only a part of the land of Judah, they were forced to seek accommodation elsewhere; but their establishment in the new and fertile pastures of Gederah was soon broken up; for, being attacked by a band of nomad plunderers, they were driven from place to place till some of them effected by force a settlement on Mount Seir.
1Ch 4:1-8.
猶大藉著戶珥之子迦勒的後裔
1. 猶大的兒子——即「後裔」,因為除了法勒斯以外,此處所提及的人沒有一個是他的親生子。事實上,提及其他人只是為了引出朔巴(Shobal)的名字,這位歷史學家正要追溯他的家譜
(1Ch 2:52)。