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2Ki 5:1-7.
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英語原文
2Ki 5:1-7.
NAAMAN'S LEPROSY.
1. Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master--highly esteemed for his military character and success.
and honourable--rather, "very rich."
but he was a leper--This leprosy, which, in Israel, would have excluded him from society, did not affect his free intercourse in the court of Syria.
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2-5. 一個小使女——她是在亞蘭人當時對以色列北部邊境屢次劫掠中被擄來的(參
1Sa 30:8; 2Ki 13:21; 24:2)。
乃縵因他妻子這個年幼的希伯來奴婢,被引向以色列的先知,認他為能醫治自己大痲瘋的人。乃縵將此事奏告其主上之後,立即獲賜一封致以色列王的信,便動身前往撒瑪利亞,並照東方的禮節,攜帶著價值不菲的禮物作為必不可少的預備。
英語原文
2-5. a little maid--who had been captured in one of the many predatory incursions which were then made by the Syrians on the northern border of Israel (see
1Sa 30:8; 2Ki 13:21; 24:2).
By this young Hebrew slave of his wife, Naaman's attention was directed to the prophet of Israel, as the person who would remove his leprosy. Naaman, on communicating the matter to his royal master, was immediately furnished with a letter to the king of Israel, and set out for Samaria, carrying with him, as an indispensable preliminary in the East, very costly presents.
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5. 十他連得銀子——約合 3421 英鎊；六千舍客勒金子；一筆數額不確的大宗款項。
十套衣裳——華麗的衣裳，為節慶場合而備——所謂的體面，不僅在於料子的美觀與精細，也在於一個晚上能接連換穿多套。
英語原文
5. ten talents of silver--£3421; 6000 shekels of gold; a large sum of uncertain value.
ten changes of raiment--splendid dresses, for festive occasions--the honor being thought to consist not only in the beauty and fineness of the material, but on having a variety to put on one after another, in the same night.
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7. 以色列王看了信，就撕裂衣服——按東方古例，由當事人攜帶的信中只陳述主要事項，其餘細節留待見面時說明。這就解釋了約蘭的情緒爆發——並非出於對所謂褻瀆的震驚，而是警覺並懷疑這只不過是找藉口尋釁。像他那樣的君王不會輕易想到以利沙，甚至可能未曾聽聞他所行的神蹟。
英語原文
7. when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes--According to an ancient practice among the Eastern people, the main object only was stated in the letter that was carried by the party concerned, while other circumstances were left to be explained at the interview. This explains Jehoram's burst of emotion--not horror at supposed blasphemy, but alarm and suspicion that this was merely made an occasion for a quarrel. Such a prince as he was would not readily think of Elisha, or, perhaps, have heard of his miraculous deeds.
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2Ki 5:8-15.
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王下 5:8-15.
以利沙差他往約旦河，乃縵得醫治
8-12. 神人以利沙聽見以色列王撕裂衣服，就打發人去見王說……由他現在到我這裏來——這正是乃縵此行在神護理中所服事的偉大而最終的目的。當這位亞蘭元帥帶著浩蕩隨從來到先知門前，以利沙卻只差人告訴他「去約旦河中沐浴七回」。對一位如此高位的外人，這看似失禮的接待激怒了乃縵，以致他決意離去，並傲慢地誇口說大馬士革的河水勝過以色列的一切水。
英語原文
2Ki 5:8-15.
ELISHA SENDS HIM TO JORDAN, AND HE IS HEALED.
8-12. when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, . . . let him come now to me--This was the grand and ultimate object to which, in the providence of God, the journey of Naaman was subservient. When the Syrian general, with his imposing retinue, arrived at the prophet's house, Elisha sent him a message to "go and wash in Jordan seven times." This apparently rude reception to a foreigner of so high dignity incensed Naaman to such a degree that he resolved to depart, scornfully boasting that the rivers of Damascus were better than all the waters of Israel.
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11. 在患處以上搖手——即在他身體患病之處揮手。東方古來至今仍極流行的迷信，認為君王的手或極受尊崇的聖人，按在患處或在患處上揮動，就能醫治。
英語原文
11. strike his hand over the place--that is, wave it over the diseased parts of his body. It was anciently, and still continues to be, a very prevalent superstition in the East that the hand of a king, or person of great reputed sanctity, touching, or waved over a sore, will heal it.
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12. 亞罷拿與法珥法——即巴拉達河與其五條支流之一——不確定是哪一條。大馬士革的水至今仍因清澈冰涼而備受當地居民稱頌。
英語原文
12. Abana and Pharpar--the Barrady and one of its five tributaries--uncertain which. The waters of Damascus are still highly extolled by their inhabitants for their purity and coldness.
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14. 於是他下去，在約旦河裏沐浴七回——他因較冷靜深思的隨從勸他嘗試這簡單容易的方法，便聽從了他們的話，得了醫治。這醫治是按著神與以色列所立的約而施行的——藉此約那地與其中的一切都蒙了福。七是這約的象徵 [KEIL]。
英語原文
14. Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan--Persuaded by his calmer and more reflecting attendants to try a method so simple and easy, he followed their instructions, and was cured. The cure was performed on the basis of God's covenant with Israel, by which the land, and all pertaining to it, was blessed. Seven was the symbol of the covenant [KEIL].
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2Ki 5:15-19.
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王下 5:15-19.
以利沙拒絕乃縵的禮物
15, 16. 他回到神人那裏——神蹟性的醫治之後，乃縵回到以利沙那裏，承認他完全相信以色列的神是獨一至高的，並向他獻上豐厚的酬禮。但為要表明自己並非如異教祭司與先知那樣受貪財之心所驅使，以利沙雖在其他場合接受過禮物
(王下 4:42)， 這次卻恭敬而堅定地加以拒絕，因為他希望亞蘭人能看見神僕人的敬虔，以及他們在促進神的榮耀與真宗教利益上，超乎一切世俗自私動機的優越。
英語原文
2Ki 5:15-19.
ELISHA REFUSES NAAMAN'S GIFTS.
15, 16. he returned to the man of God--After the miraculous cure, Naaman returned to Elisha, to whom he acknowledged his full belief in the sole supremacy of the God of Israel and offered him a liberal reward. But to show that he was not actuated by the mercenary motives of the heathen priests and prophets, Elisha, though he accepted presents on other occasions
(2Ki 4:42),
respectfully but firmly declined them on this, being desirous that the Syrians should see the piety of God's servants, and their superiority to all worldly and selfish motives in promoting the honor of God and the interests of true religion.
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17. 兩匹騾子馱的土——用以為以色列的神築一座壇
(出 20:24)。
他這提議的動機或目的何在——究竟他以為神只能在祂自己的土壤上才可蒙悅納地敬拜；或是他想在遠離約旦河之處，隨身有巴勒斯坦的泥土可供抹身——東方人以之代替水；或是他想藉著向以利沙提出這樣的要求，先知若允許便能賦予某種神奇功效；或是如現代的猶太人與回教徒那樣，決意要有一份這聖土作為夜間枕頭——實在難以斷定。在一位初信的異教徒身上發現這類觀念，並不奇怪。
英語原文
17. two mules' burden of earth--with which to make an altar
(Ex 20:24)
to the God of Israel. What his motive or his purpose was in this proposal--whether he thought that God could be acceptably worshipped only on his own soil; or whether he wished, when far away from the Jordan, to have the earth of Palestine to rub himself with, which the Orientals use as a substitute for water; or whether, by making such a request of Elisha, he thought the prophet's grant of it would impart some virtue; or whether, like the modern Jews and Mohammedans, he resolved to have a portion of this holy earth for his nightly pillow--it is not easy to say. It is not strange to find such notions in so newly a converted heathen.
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18. 進臨門廟——一位亞蘭神祇；可能是太陽，或行星系統，以石榴（希伯來文 Rimmon）為象徵。
攙扶我的手——即指乃縵作為他君王侍從所盡的服事。以利沙的先知使命只限於使以色列從偶像崇拜中歸回，並不及於其他，故他對乃縵所聲明的行事不置可否，既不贊同也不反對，只簡單地給他臨別的祝福
(王下 5:19)。
英語原文
18. goeth into the house of Rimmon--a Syrian deity; probably the sun, or the planetary system, of which a pomegranate (Hebrew, Rimmon) was the symbol.
leaneth on my hand--that is, meaning the service which Naaman rendered as the attendant of his sovereign. Elisha's prophetic commission not extending to any but the conversion of Israel from idolatry, he makes no remark, either approving or disapproving, on the declared course of Naaman, but simply gives the parting benediction
(2Ki 5:19).
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2Ki 5:20-27.
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王下 5:20-27.
基哈西說謊得禮物，卻染大痲瘋
20-25. 我要跑去追他，向他索取些物——對以利沙的僕人表現的恭敬禮貌，以及他那慷慨的禮物，都證明乃縵感恩之深切；然而那謊言——打發攜帶財物之人回去的狡猾安排，以及在主人面前假裝未離家門的欺騙表現——卻給基哈西的品格留下極為不良的印象。
英語原文
2Ki 5:20-27.
GEHAZI, BY A LIE, OBTAINS A PRESENT, BUT IS SMITTEN WITH LEPROSY.
20-25. I will run after him, and take somewhat of him--The respectful courtesy to Elisha, shown in the person of his servant, and the open-handed liberality of his gifts, attest the fulness of Naaman's gratitude; while the lie--the artful management is dismissing the bearers of the treasure, and the deceitful appearance before his master, as if he had not left the house--give a most unfavorable impression of Gehazi's character.
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23. 裝在兩個口袋裏——東方人旅行時，常把銀錢按一定數額裝在袋子裏攜帶。
英語原文
23. in two bags--People in the East, when travelling, have their money, in certain sums, put up in bags.
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27. 雪白的大痲瘋——（參見
利 13:3)。 這沉重的刑罰對基哈西的罪並不過分。因為受罰的並不僅是貪心；同時受罰的，還有妄用先知之名以達卑鄙貪心之目的，以及企圖以說謊掩蓋之事 [KEIL]。
英語原文
27. leper as white as snow--(See on
Le 13:3).
This heavy infliction was not too severe for the crime of Gehazi. For it was not the covetousness alone that was punished; but, at the same time, it was the ill use made of the prophet's name to gain an object prompted by a mean covetousness, and the attempt to conceal it by lying [KEIL].
2Ki 5:1-7.
乃縵 的大痲瘋
1. 亞蘭王的元帥乃縵,在他主人面前被尊為大——因他卓越的軍事才能與赫赫戰功而備受推崇。
又是大能的勇士——更確切地說,應譯作「極為富有」。
只是長了大痲瘋——這大痲瘋若在以色列,必使他被社會排斥,卻並未影響他在亞蘭宮廷中自由出入。