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Jud 17:1-4.
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Jud 17:1-4.
MICAH RESTORING THE STOLEN MONEY TO HIS MOTHER, SHE MAKES IMAGES.
1. a man of mount Ephraim--that is, the mountainous parts of Ephraim. This and the other narratives that follow form a miscellaneous collection, or appendix to the Book of Judges. It belongs to a period when the Hebrew nation was in a greatly disordered and corrupt state. This episode of Micah is connected with
Jud 1:34.
It relates to his foundation of a small sanctuary of his own--a miniature representation of the Shiloh tabernacle--which he stocked with images modelled probably in imitation of the ark and cherubim. Micah and his mother were sincere in their intention to honor God. But their faith was blended with a sad amount of ignorance and delusion. The divisive course they pursued, as well as the will-worship they practised, subjected the perpetrators to the penalty of death.
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3. 一个雕刻的像和一个铸成的像——前者用一块木头或石头雕成，再以银包裹；后者是把熔化的金属铸入模子而成的实心像。然而值得注意的是，只给了铸造匠二百舍客勒。大概在那个年代，造两个这样的银像连同附属物（如底座、台基等），轻而易举便需二百舍客勒（每舍客勒按二先令四便士计，约二十三英镑），这点银子不足以铸成大型神像〔泰勒，《残篇》〕。
英語原文
3. a graven image and a molten image--The one carved from a block of wood or stone, to be plated over with silver; the other, a figure formed of the solid metal cast into a mould. It is observable, however, that only two hundred shekels were given to the founder. Probably the expense of making two such figures of silver, with their appurtenances (pedestals, bases, &c.), might easily cost, in those days, two hundred shekels, which (at 2 shillings, 4 pence each, is about 23 pounds) would be a sum not adequate to the formation of large statues [TAYLOR, Fragments].
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5. 米迦有神堂——希伯来文为「神的家」——即私家礼拜堂，是他私人的宗教场所。
以弗得——（参见
出28:6的注释）。
神像——家庭的守护神（参
创31:19， 并参见
创31:26的注释）。
分派他一个儿子作祭司——亚伦家族以外的人擅取祭司职任，是直接违背神律法的
（民3:10；16:17； 申21:5； 来5:4）。
英語原文
5. the man Micah had an house of gods--Hebrew, "a house of God"--a domestic chapel, a private religious establishment of his own.
an ephod--(see on
Ex 28:6).
teraphim--tutelary gods of the household (see
Ge 31:19
and see on
Ge 31:26).
consecrated one of his sons who became his priest--The assumption of the priestly office by any one out of the family of Aaron was a direct violation of the divine law
(Nu 3:10; 16:17; De 21:5; Heb 5:4).
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6. 各人行自己眼中看为正的事——因缺乏稳定的政府，无人追究其责。任何罪行都没有随之而来的刑罚。
英語原文
6. every man did that which was right in his own eyes--From want of a settled government, there was no one to call him to account. No punishment followed any crime.
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7. 犹大的伯利恒——如此称呼是为与西布伦境内同名的一座城相区别
（书19:15）。
家族——即支派。
犹大——利未支派的人可以像亚伦那样
（出6:23），
借婚姻与别的支派结连；这年轻的利未人母系属犹大支派，这就解释了他为何在伯利恒，而非利未人的城邑。
英語原文
7. Beth-lehem-judah--so called in contradistinction to a town of the same name in Zebulun
(Jos 19:15).
of the family--that is, tribe.
of Judah--Men of the tribe of Levi might connect themselves, as Aaron did
(Ex 6:23),
by marriage with another tribe; and this young Levite belonged to the tribe of Judah, by his mother's side, which accounts for his being in Beth-lehem, not one of the Levitical cities.
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8. 那人离开……要找一个可住的地方——利未支派每一成员都有充足的供给，他四处漂泊，表明他生性好动或居无定所。他在旅途经过米迦的家，米迦知道他的身份后，便雇他长期效力。
英語原文
8. the man departed . . . to sojourn where he could find a place--A competent provision being secured for every member of the Levitical order, his wandering about showed him to have been a person of a roving disposition or unsettled habits. In the course of his journeying he came to the house of Micah, who, on learning what he was, engaged his permanent services.
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10. 米迦对他说，你住在我这里，作我的父——即属灵的父亲，主持我这家里的宗教事务。除食宿外，他每年还可得十舍客勒银子的薪水，约合二十五先令。
一套衣服——不仅是日常穿着，也包括适于履行祭司职务的圣衣。
英語原文
10. Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father--a spiritual father, to conduct the religious services of my establishment. He was to receive, in addition to his board, a salary of ten shekels of silver, equal to 25 shillings a year.
a suit of apparel--not only dress for ordinary use, but vestments suitable for the discharge of his priestly functions.
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12. 米迦分派这利未人——希伯来文为「充满他的手」。米迦行这分派之礼，与这利未人受礼一样，都是不合法的（参见
士18:30的注释）。
英語原文
12. Micah consecrated the Levite--Hebrew, "filled his hand." This act of consecration was not less unlawful for Micah to perform than for this Levite to receive (see on
Jud 18:30).
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13. 现在我知道耶和华必赐福与我——他儿子的离去，加上这位利未人就任祭司之职，似乎使他的良心满足，以为借着这些他所视为合乎宗教规矩的事奉，自己必凡事顺利。这番期盼之辞，正显出无知与迷信交织的影响。
英語原文
13. Now know I that the Lord will do me good--The removal of his son, followed by the installation of this Levite into the priestly office, seems to have satisfied his conscience, that by what he deemed the orderly ministrations of religion he would prosper. This expression of his hope evinces the united influence of ignorance and superstition.
Jud 17:1-4.
米迦归还偷去的银子，他母亲便造像。
1. 以法莲山地的那个人——即以法莲的山区。这里以及随后的记载，构成了士师记的杂集或附录。它属于希伯来民族极度混乱腐败的时期。米迦这一段故事与
士1:34
相连。记述的是他自立了一个小小的圣所——可说是示罗会幕的缩影——其中摆设的神像，大概是仿造约柜和基路伯而制。米迦和他的母亲确实是出于诚心要尊荣神。但他们的信仰却掺杂着大量的无知与迷惑。他们所走的分裂之路，以及所行的私意敬拜，使行这事的当受死的刑罚。