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Ne 10:1-27.
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英語原文
Ne 10:1-27.
THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO SEALED THE COVENANT.
1. Nehemiah, the Tirshatha--His name was placed first in the roll on account of his high official rank, as deputy of the Persian monarch. All classes were included in the subscription; but the people were represented by their elders
(Ne 10:14),
as it would have been impossible for every one in the country to have been admitted to the sealing.
28
Ne 10:28.
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Ne 10:28.
其餘的民立約遵守。
那些未參與蓋印的人，或以言語、或以舉手表示同意，便批准了這約；並以莊嚴的誓言約束自己，立志遵行神的律法，且咒詛自己若違犯這約。
英語原文
Ne 10:28.
THE REST OF THE PEOPLE BOUND THEMSELVES TO OBSERVE IT.
Those who were not present at the sealing ratified the covenant by giving their assent, either in words or by lifting up their hands, and bound themselves, by a solemn oath, to walk in God's law, imprecating a curse upon themselves in the event of their violating it.
29
Ne 10:29-39.
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Ne 10:29-39.
公約的內容。
29-37. 遵行……這一切誡命，等等——這一全國性的公約，除了莊嚴承諾普遍順服神的律法之外，還特別指明他們對若干具體本分的承諾，這些本分因當時的情形和需要，顯得格外緊迫而重要，可歸納為以下幾項：不與外邦人結親；嚴格遵守安息日；每第七年讓地享安息並豁免債務；為維持聖殿事奉有所奉獻—— 從前其必要開支是從聖殿庫中支付
（1Ch 26:20）， 庫藏空虛時則從王的私庫撥給
（2Ch 31:3）；
以及按規矩繳納祭司當得的分。這裡又逐一詳盡地列舉了初熟之物，好叫眾人都充分明白自己的本分，無人可藉口無知而不繳這些稅項——這些稅項因許多人的貧窮和另一些人的不敬，已使他們極欲逃避。
英語原文
Ne 10:29-39.
POINTS OF THE COVENANT.
29-37. to observe and do all the commandments, &c.--This national covenant, besides containing a solemn pledge of obedience to the divine law generally, specified their engagement to some particular duties, which the character and exigency of the times stamped with great urgency and importance, and which may be summed up under the following heads: that they abstain from contracting matrimonial alliances with the heathen; that they would rigidly observe the sabbath; that they would let the land enjoy rest and remit debts every seventh year; that they would contribute to the maintenance of the temple service, the necessary expenses of which had formerly been defrayed out of the treasury of the temple
(1Ch 26:20),
and when it was drained, given out from the king's privy purse
(2Ch 31:3);
and that they would make an orderly payment of the priests' dues. A minute and particular enumeration of the first-fruits was made, that all might be made fully aware of their obligations, and that none might excuse themselves on pretext of ignorance from withholding taxes which the poverty of many, and the irreligion of others, had made them exceedingly prone to evade.
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32. 為我們神的殿，每年各人捐銀三分之一舍客勒——律法規定凡二十歲以上的人，每人須向聖所繳納半舍客勒。但因戰爭和被擄使百姓普遍貧窮，這貢銀便減為三分之一舍客勒。
英語原文
32. the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God--The law required every individual above twenty years of age to pay half a shekel to the sanctuary. But in consequence of the general poverty of the people, occasioned by war and captivity, this tribute was reduced to a third part of a shekel.
34
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34. 我們掣籤……為獻柴—— 從前搬運柴木是尼提寧人的職務。但歸回者甚少，這職責便如本處所記另行指派。後來這習俗變得十分重要，約瑟夫[The Wars of the Jews, 2.17, sect. 6]曾論及 Xylophoria，即百姓按規定嚴肅的時節將柴木運上聖殿的習俗。
英語原文
34. we cast the lots . . . for the wood offering--The carrying of the wood had formerly been the work of the Nethinims. But few of them having returned, the duty was assigned as stated in the text. The practice afterwards rose into great importance, and JOSEPHUS speaks [The Wars of the Jews, 2.17, sect. 6] of the Xylophoria, or certain stated and solemn times at which the people brought up wood to the temple.
38
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38. 利未人取十分之一的時候，亞倫子孫作祭司的當與他們同在——這是出於審慎的安排。一位尊貴的祭司在場，可確保十分之一順利交付；至少他的監督和影響，有助於防止交易中出現任何不公——百姓欺騙利未人，或利未人欺瞞祭司。
十分之一中的十分之一——利未人既已收取一切土產的十分之一，便須從中再取十分之一給祭司。利未人還負有另一責任，即在收取之後將十分之一運到，存入聖殿庫房，供祭司使用。
英語原文
38. the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes--This was a prudential arrangement. The presence of a dignified priest would ensure the peaceful delivery of the tithes; at least his superintendence and influence would tend to prevent the commission of any wrong in the transaction, by the people deceiving the Levites, or the Levites defrauding the priests.
the tithe of the tithes--The Levites, having received a tenth of all land produce, were required to give a tenth of this to the priests. The Levites were charged with the additional obligation to carry the tithes when received, and deposit them in the temple stores, for the use of the priests.
39
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39. 我們不離棄我們神的殿——這莊嚴的承諾在公約結束時重申，作為此時百姓為神的榮耀和敬拜所發火熱心志的表達。他們因對國家之罪——其中以離棄真神的事奉為首要——深覺痛悔，又因漫長被擄之記憶猶新而痛苦，於是起誓（在熱烈奉獻的衝動以及對歸回的感恩之中），自以為決不忘卻所許的願，立志作屬耶和華的人。
英語原文
39. and we will not forsake the house of our God--This solemn pledge was repeated at the close of the covenant as an expression of the intense zeal by which the people at this time were animated for the glory and the worship of God. Under the pungent feelings of sorrow and repentance for their national sins, of which apostasy from the service of the true God was the chief, and under the yet fresh and painful remembrance of their protracted captivity, they vowed, and (feeling the impulse of ardent devotion as well as of gratitude for their restoration) flattered themselves they would never forget their vow, to be the Lord's.
Ne 10:1-27.
那些在公約上蓋印者之名。
1. 省長尼希米——因他身為波斯君王之臣僚，官位崇高，故其名列於名冊之首。各行各業的人都參與了立約；但百姓乃由其長老為代表
（Ne 10:14）， 因為要讓全國每一個人都來蓋印是不可能的。