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2Ki 5:1-7.
英文原文
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. 一个小使女——她是在亚兰人当时对以色列北部边境屡次劫掠中被掳来的(参
1Sa 30:8; 2Ki 13:21; 24:2)。
乃缦因他妻子这个年幼的希伯来奴婢,被引向以色列的先知,认他为能医治自己大麻风的人。乃缦将此事奏告其主上之后,立即获赐一封致以色列王的信,便动身前往撒玛利亚,并照东方的礼节,携带着价值不菲的礼物作为必不可少的预备。
英文原文
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. 十他连得银子——值三千四百二十一英镑;六千舍客勒金子;一笔价值不菲的巨款。
十套衣裳——华丽的礼服,用于节庆场合——人所看重的尊荣,不仅在于衣料的美观与精致,更在于同一夜间能接连更换多套。
英文原文
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. 以色列王读了信,就撕裂衣服——按东方古时的习俗,当事人所携的信中只述明主要事项,其余情节留待见面时再作解释。这便可解释约兰情绪的爆发——并非因以为有人亵渎神而震惊,而是惊恐并怀疑这不过是借端寻衅。像他这样的人,不会轻易想到以利沙,或许也从未听说过他所行的奇事。
英文原文
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.
2Ki 5:8-15.
以利沙 打发他 到约旦河, 他 就 痊愈
8-12. 神人以利沙听见以色列王撕裂衣服,就打发人去见王,说,……现在让他到我这里来——这乃是在神的 providence 之中,乃缦此行所服事的最高、最终的目的。当这位亚兰将军带着浩浩荡荡的随从到达先知的住所时,以利沙打发人告诉他「去在约旦河中沐浴七回」。这位高贵的异邦人受到这样似乎粗鲁的接待,便大大发怒,决意离去,还傲然夸口说大马士革的河水胜过以色列的一切水。
英文原文
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. 在患处以上摇手——即在他身体患病之处挥手。东方自古以来、至今仍盛行一种迷信:君王或公认为极具圣洁之人,他的手一触、或一挥过患处,便能使病痊愈。
英文原文
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. 亚罢拿和法珥法——即巴拉达河和它的五条支流之一——是哪一条则不确定。大马士革的河水至今仍为其居民所盛赞,因其清澈与凉爽。
英文原文
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. 于是乃缦下去,在约旦河里沐浴了七回——他被较为冷静、较有反思能力的随从说服去尝试如此简易的方法,便依言而行,得以痊愈。这次医治是按神与以色列所立的约而行的——藉此约,那地及其一切所属都蒙了福。「七」乃是这约的象征[KEIL]。
英文原文
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.
2Ki 5:15-19.
以利沙 拒绝 乃缦 的礼物
15、16. 他回到神人那里——奇妙的医治之后,乃缦回到以利沙那里,向他承认自己完全相信以色列神的独一至上,并献上丰厚的报酬。但以利沙为要表明自己并非为外邦祭司和先知那样图利的动机所驱使——虽然他在别的场合接受礼物
(2Ki 4:42),
却在这一次恭敬而坚决地谢绝,因他盼望亚兰人能看见神仆人的敬虔,以及他们在促进神的荣耀和真宗教利益上超越一切属世和自私的动机。
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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. 两骡子驮的土——用以献给以色列神筑一座坛
(Ex 20:24)。
他这提议的动机或目的是什么——是他以为神只能在自己的本土上蒙悦纳地敬拜;还是他希望远在约旦之外时,有巴勒斯坦的泥土可以擦身——东方人以此代替水;还是他以为向以利沙提出这要求,先知的允准会赋予某种功效;还是他像现代犹太人和回教徒那样,决意要有一份这圣土作每夜的枕头——都不容易断定。在一个刚刚归信的外邦人身上发现这样的观念,并不奇怪。
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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. 进临门庙——一位亚兰神明;大概是太阳,或行星系,其象征为石榴(希伯来文 Rimmon)。
扶着我的手——意指乃缦作为其君王侍从所提供的服务。以利沙的先知使命只限于使以色列从偶像崇拜中归回,故对乃缦所声明的行事既不表示赞同,也不表示反对,只给出临别的祝福
(2Ki 5:19)。
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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.
2Ki 5:20-27.
基哈西 藉谎言 取得礼物, 却 被大麻风 所击打
20-25. 我要跑去追他,向他要些东西——对以利沙所表现的恭敬礼遇——体现在其仆人身上——以及他礼物的大方慷慨,都证明了乃缦感恩的深切;而那谎言——遣走宝物扛抬者的狡猾安排,以及在他主人面前装作未曾离开过家的欺骗性表现——则给人留下对基哈西品格极坏的印象。
英文原文
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. 装在两个口袋里——东方人旅行时,常将银钱按一定数额分装在口袋里。
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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. 长了大麻风,像雪那样白——(参
Le 13:3)。
这沉重的刑罚对基哈西的罪来说并不算太重。因为受罚的不单是贪婪;同时也是他滥用先知之名以达卑鄙贪心所驱使的目的,并企图以谎言加以掩饰[KEIL]。
英文原文
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.
乃缦 的大麻风
1. 亚兰王的元帅乃缦,在他主人面前被尊为大——因他卓越的军事才能与赫赫战功而备受推崇。
又是大能的勇士——更确切地说,应译作「极为富有」。
只是长了大麻风——这大麻风若在以色列,必使他被社会排斥,却并未影响他在亚兰宫廷中自由出入。