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Ezr 8:1-14.
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Ezr 8:1-14.
EZRA'S COMPANIONS FROM BABYLON.
1. this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon--The number given here amounts to 1754. But this is the register of adult males only, and as there were women and children also
(Ezr 8:21),
the whole caravan may be considered as comprising between six thousand and seven thousand.
15
Ezr 8:15-20.
简体中文
Ezr 8:15-20.
他遣人往易多那里寻得殿中事奉的役事者
15. 我将他们招聚在流入亚哈瓦的河边——这河尚未得到考证。亚哈瓦很可能是美索不达米亚与幼发拉底河相通的溪流或众多运河之一〔《圣经文学百科全书》〕。但那地方肯定是在巴比伦尼亚那条河的岸边；或许集合的地点是在一座同名城镇的附近。迁移者照东方习俗在那里安营三日，同时启程的准备逐渐完成，以斯拉也安排队伍的次序。
我……见那里没有利未人——即普通的利未人。尽管圣殿事奉者享有免税的特权，利未支派中没有一人被说服参与耶路撒冷的定居；甚至以斯拉说服几个祭司家族同他前去也不容易。
英文原文
Ezr 8:15-20.
HE SENDS TO IDDO FOR MINISTERS FOR THE TEMPLE SERVICE.
15. I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava--This river has not been ascertained. It is probable that the Ahava was one of the streams or numerous canals of Mesopotamia communicating with the Euphrates [Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature]. But it was certainly in Babylonia on the banks of that stream; and perhaps the place appointed for general rendezvous was in the neighborhood of a town of the same name. The emigrants encamped there for three days, according to Oriental custom, while the preparations for the departure were being completed and Ezra was arranging the order of the caravan.
I . . . found there none of the sons of Levi--that is, the ordinary Levites. Notwithstanding the privilege of exemption from all taxes granted to persons engaged in the temple service, none of the Levitical tribes were induced to join the settlement in Jerusalem; and it was even not without difficulty Ezra persuaded some of the priestly families to accompany him.
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16-20. 于是我召见以利以谢……并让他去见首领易多——以斯拉差遣这个代表团，或是凭着祭司身份对利未人所拥有的权柄，或是凭着他所受的王命。代表团被派去见易多——他是尼提宁人的首领或酋长；因为波斯政府在被掳期间允许希伯来人按本族首领保留其宗教治理，也享有自由敬拜的特权。易多的势力招聚并带到了亚哈瓦的营中三十八名利未人、二百二十名尼提宁人——他们是基遍人的后裔，在圣殿中担任贱役。
英文原文
16-20. then sent I for Eliezer . . . with commandment unto Iddo the chief--Ezra sent this deputation, either by virtue of authority which by his priestly character he had over the Levites, or of the royal commission with which he was invested. The deputation was despatched to Iddo, who was a prince or chief of the Nethinims--for the Persian government allowed the Hebrews during their exile to retain their ecclesiastical government by their own chiefs, as well as to enjoy the privilege of free worship. Iddo's influence procured and brought to the camp at Ahava thirty-eight Levites, and two hundred twenty Nethinims, the descendants of the Gibeonites, who performed the servile duties of the temple.
21
Ezr 8:21-36.
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Ezr 8:21-36.
宣告禁食
21. 那时我在亚哈瓦河边宣告禁食——从沙漠中出没的贝都因阿拉伯人对旅行队伍的危险，古时与如今一样大；旅客似乎通常会寻求军事护卫的保护。但以斯拉曾在王面前多多谈及神对其子民的看顾之充足，使他不好意思开口申请士兵护卫。因此他决定，他的同人当借禁食祷告这严肃的举动，将自己交托给以色列的保惠者。考虑到穿越贝都因区域的旅途中种种持续不断的危险，他们的信心必是大的；结果他们在全程中享受了完全的安全。
英文原文
Ezr 8:21-36.
A FAST PROCLAIMED.
21. Then I proclaimed a fast there--The dangers to travelling caravans from the Bedouin Arabs that prowl through the desert were in ancient times as great as they still are; and it seems that travellers usually sought the protection of a military escort. But Ezra had spoken so much to the king of the sufficiency of the divine care of His people that he would have blushed to apply for a guard of soldiers. Therefore he resolved that his followers should, by a solemn act of fasting and prayer, commit themselves to the Keeper of Israel. Their faith, considering the many and constant perils of a journey across the Bedouin regions, must have been great, and it was rewarded by the enjoyment of perfect safety during the whole way.
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24-32. 于是我将祭司长中的十二人分别出来……并将银子和……金子交给他们等——旅途中，捐款和圣殿器皿的保管托付给十二位祭司长，他们与十位同僚协助之下，沿途严密看守，直到交入耶路撒冷耶和华的殿中。金银珍宝按巴比伦他连得估值，约合英金五十一万五千镑。
英文原文
24-32. Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests . . . and weighed unto them the silver, &c.--The custody of the contributions and of the sacred vessels was, during the journey, committed to twelve of the chief priests, who, with the assistance of ten of their brethren, were to watch closely over them by the way, and deliver them into the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. The treasures in silver and gold, according to the value of the Babylonian talent, amounted to about £515,000 sterling.
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27. 上等的铜器两件，贵重如金——几乎所有的注释家都认为这里所说的器皿不是铜制的，而是一种可以磨得光亮的合金；我们认为这很可能，因为铜在巴比伦人中当时已十分普遍，不可能与金一样贵重。这种为犹太人所珍视的合金，由金和其他金属组成，可磨出高光泽，且不易变色〔NOYES〕。
英文原文
27. two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold--Almost all commentators agree in maintaining that the vessels referred to were not made of copper, but of an alloy capable of taking on a bright polish, which we think highly probable, as copper was then in common use among the Babylonians, and would not be as precious as gold. This alloy, much esteemed among the Jews, was composed of gold and other metals, which took on a high polish and was not subject to tarnish [NOYES].
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31. 正月初十十二日，我们从亚哈瓦河启程——从他们出发到抵达为止，路上共花了约四个月。在如此漫长的旅程中，他们的健康与安全实在奇妙。今日的朝圣队伍在土耳其政府的诏令与士兵护卫保护下，穿越东方最蛮荒的沙漠。但像以斯拉这样一支由数千男女儿童组成、不习惯旅行、未受纪律训练、无军事力量、且携带大宗财宝足以引起沙漠上劫掠部落的贪欲的庞大队伍——能完成如此漫长艰辛的旅程而完全平安无事，是历史上所记最令人惊奇的事件之一。若非那护理之神儆醒的看顾，他们绝不能安然抵达目的地。
英文原文
31. we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month--Computing from the time of their setting out to the period of their arrival, they occupied about four months on the way. Their health and security were marvellous during so long a journey. The pilgrim-caravans of the present day perform long journeys through the wildest deserts of the East under the protection of a firman from the Porte, and an escort of soldiers. But for a large body, composed as that of Ezra--of some thousands of men, women, and children, unaccustomed to travel, undisciplined to order, and without military strength, and with so large an amount of treasure tempting the cupidity of the marauding, plundering tribes of the desert--to accomplish a journey so long and so arduous in perfect safety, is one of the most astonishing events recorded in history. Nothing but the vigilant care of a superintending Providence could have brought them securely to their destination.
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33-36. 第四日，银子……在我们神的殿里称了——抵达耶路撒冷后的头三天无疑是用来休息；到次日，金银财宝一一过称，交由圣殿中值班的祭司保管。归回的被掳之民献了燔祭，以斯拉把王的诏令交给总督和下属官长；其中的利未人则尽其所能协助处理因如此多新敬拜者到来而额外增加的事务。
英文原文
33-36. Now on the fourth day was the silver . . . weighed in the house of our God--The first three days after their arrival in Jerusalem were undoubtedly given to repose; on the next, the treasures were weighed and handed over to the custody of the officiating priests of the temple. The returned exiles offered burnt offerings, and Ezra delivered the royal commission to the satraps and inferior magistrates; while the Levitical portion of them lent all the assistance they could in performing the additional work which the arrival of so many new worshippers occasioned.
Ezr 8:1-14.
以斯拉自巴比伦同行的同伴
1. 这是和我一同从巴比伦上来的人的家谱——此处所记数目共一千七百五十四人。但这只是成年男子的名册，因还有妇孺随行
（Ezr 8:21），
所以整个队伍总数当在六千至七千人之间。