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De 13:1-5.
英文原文
De 13:1-5.
ENTICERS TO IDOLATRY TO BE PUT TO DEATH.
1. If there arise among you a prophet--The special counsels which follow arose out of the general precept contained in
De 12:32;
and the purport of them is, that every attempt to seduce others from the course of duty which that divine standard of faith and worship prescribes must not only be strenuously resisted, but the seducer punished by the law of the land. This is exemplified in three cases of enticement to idolatry.
a prophet--that is, some notable person laying claim to the character and authority of the prophetic office
(Nu 12:6; 1Sa 10:6),
performing feats of dexterity or power in support of his pretensions, or even predicting events which occurred as he foretold; as, for instance, an eclipse which a knowledge of natural science might enable him to anticipate (or, as Caiaphas,
Joh 18:14).
Should the aim of such a one be to seduce the people from the worship of the true God, he is an impostor and must be put to death. No prodigy, however wonderful, no human authority, however great, should be allowed to shake their belief in the divine character and truth of a religion so solemnly taught and so awfully attested (compare
Ga 1:8).
The modern Jews appeal to this passage as justifying their rejection of Jesus Christ. But He possessed all the characteristics of a true prophet, and He was so far from alienating the people from God and His worship that the grand object of His ministry was to lead to a purer, more spiritual and perfect observance of the law.
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De 13:6-18.
申 13:6-18.
不拘亲属远近。
6. 你的同胞……若暗中引诱你——"弟兄"一词在一切东方国家用法甚为宽泛
(创 20:13)，
故此另加措辞表明：无论亲属关系何等亲密，都不得包庇引诱人拜偶像者，不得隐瞒其罪，也不得庇护其人。敬虔与责任必须胜过亲情或怜悯，并须向官长提出控告。
英文原文
De 13:6-18.
WITHOUT REGARD TO NEARNESS OF RELATION.
6. If thy brother . . . entice thee secretly--This term being applied very loosely in all Eastern countries
(Ge 20:13),
other expressions are added to intimate that no degree of kindred, however intimate, should be allowed to screen an enticer to idolatry, to conceal his crime, or protect his person. Piety and duty must overcome affection or compassion, and an accusation must be lodged before a magistrate.
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9. 你总要杀他——不是仓促或私下进行，而是在审讯定罪之后；他的亲属作为告发者，要投第一块石头（参
申 17:2；
徒 7:58）。
显然，私下所行之事不能凭单个告发者在法律上证实；因此犹太作者说，有暗探被安插在屋内隐秘之处，以监听涉嫌偶像崇拜倾向者的言谈、观察其行为。
英文原文
9. thou shalt surely kill him--not hastily, or in a private manner, but after trial and conviction; and his relative, as informer, was to cast the first stone (see on
De 17:2;
Ac 7:58).
It is manifest that what was done in secret could not be legally proved by a single informer; and hence Jewish writers say that spies were set in some private part of the house, to hear the conversation and watch the conduct of a person suspected of idolatrous tendencies.
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12-18. 有些匪徒——指目无法纪、心怀诡计的煽动者
(士 19:22; 撒上 1:16; 25:25)，
他们滥用其影响力，引诱城中居民转去拜偶像。
英文原文
12-18. Certain men, the children of Belial--lawless, designing demagogues
(Jud 19:22; 1Sa 1:16; 25:25),
who abused their influence to withdraw the inhabitants of the city to idol-worship.
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14. 你就要探听——即由官长负责进行必要的调查，这本是其官方职责。若报告属实，就要对那背叛之城的居民开始最简捷的程序。本章的律法被人描绘为严酷嗜血，但它与以色列的国家宪制相符。神既为他们的王，拜偶像便是叛国，一个转去拜偶像的城就是将自己置于叛乱的状态，并招致叛乱的刑罚。
英文原文
14. Then shalt thou inquire--that is, the magistrate, to whom it officially belonged to make the necessary investigation. In the event of the report proving true, the most summary proceedings were to be commenced against the apostate inhabitants. The law in this chapter has been represented as stern and sanguinary, but it was in accordance with the national constitution of Israel. God being their King, idolatry was treason, and a city turned to idols put itself into a state, and incurred the punishment, of rebellion.
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16. 必永远为乱堆，不得再建造——其废墟要作为神圣公义永久的记念，并作为后世的警戒与惊吓之标。
英文原文
16. it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again--Its ruins shall be a permanent monument of the divine justice, and a beacon for the warning and terror of posterity.
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17. 那当灭的物不可粘在你手上——从这样郑重献给灭命之物的城中，不得取任何掠物。一切活物必须用刀杀尽——一切属它的都要化为灰烬——除了它的臭名之外别无所留。
英文原文
17. there shall cleave naught of the cursed thing to thine hand--No spoil shall be taken from a city thus solemnly devoted to destruction. Every living creature must be put to the sword--everything belonging to it reduced to ashes--that nothing but its infamy may remain.
De 13:1-5.
引诱人拜偶像者当被治死。
1. 你们中间若有先知——以下所记的特别训诲，是出自
De 12:32
所载的一般性原则；其要旨是：凡试图引诱别人偏离那神圣的信仰与敬拜准则所规定的本分之路者，不仅当极力抵挡，那诱惑人的更当按国法严惩。这在三种引诱人拜偶像的事例中均有说明。
先知——即某个声称具有先知职分之身份与权威的显赫人物
(Nu 12:6; 1Sa 10:6)，
以巧妙或大能的奇事来支持其宣称，甚至预言日后照他所预告而发生的事；例如凭借自然科学知识所能预知的日蚀（或者如该亚法，
Joh 18:14）。
这样的人若其目的在于引诱百姓离开对真神的敬拜，他便是个骗子，必须被治死。无论何等奇妙的异事，无论何等崇高的人间权威，都不应动摇他们对这信仰的神圣性与真理的信念——这信仰是如此庄严地教导、如此可畏地印证的（参
Ga 1:8）。
现代犹太人引用这段经文，为他们拒绝耶稣基督辩护。然而祂具备真先知的一切特征，而且祂非但没有使百姓远离神和神的敬拜，祂事工的伟大目标反而是引导人对律法有更纯洁、更属灵、更完全的遵行。