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Ge 32:1, 2.
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Ge 32:1, 2.
VISION OF ANGELS.
1. angels of God met him--It is not said whether this angelic manifestation was made in a vision by day, or a dream by night. There is an evident allusion, however, to the appearance upon the ladder (compare
Ge 28:12),
and this occurring to Jacob on his return to Canaan, was an encouraging pledge of the continued presence and protection of God
(Ps 34:7; Heb 1:14).
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2. 玛哈念——意为“二军兵”或“二营”。那地方位于基列山和雅博河之间，靠近那河的两岸。
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2. Mahanaim--"two hosts," or "camps." The place was situated between mount Gilead and the Jabbok, near the banks of that brook.
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Ge 32:3-32.
Ge 32:3-32.
差使见以扫。
3. 雅各打发人先往西珥地去见他哥哥以扫——即“曾打发”。这是审慎的预防措施，为要查明以扫目前的心意，因为那路在接近迦南东界时，靠近他兄弟现今所居的荒野地带。
西珥地——死海以东以南的高原之地，原为何利人所居，后被以扫或其后裔所夺
(De 11:12)。
他何时并在何种境况下迁居彼处，这分离是因他妻子的不孝与拜偶像的习性使他们在他父母的帐棚中不受欢迎，还是因他爱冒险和狩猎的游荡性情而觅得一方土地，都不甚清楚；他当时住在有权势富足的状态中，这处在迦南外缘的定居虽出于自愿，却为雅各回到应许之地铺了路。
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Ge 32:3-32.
MISSION TO ESAU.
3. Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau--that is, "had sent." It was a prudent precaution to ascertain the present temper of Esau, as the road, on approaching the eastern confines of Canaan, lay near the wild district where his brother was now established.
land of Seir--a highland country on the east and south of the Dead Sea, inhabited by the Horites, who were dispossessed by Esau or his posterity
(De 11:12).
When and in what circumstances he had emigrated thither, whether the separation arose out of the undutiful conduct and idolatrous habits of his wives, which had made them unwelcome in the tent of his parents, or whether his roving disposition had sought a country from his love of adventure and the chase, he was living in a state of power and affluence, and this settlement on the outer borders of Canaan, though made of his own free will, was overruled by Providence to pave the way for Jacob's return to the promised land.
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4. 你们对我主以扫说——这信息的大意是：他在米所波大米住了二十年之后，如今要回本地去；他并不需要什么，因他牧产丰富；但他不能过境而不通知他哥哥自己的到来，并献上他恭敬的敬意。礼貌之举能化解敌对、软化仇恨
(Ec 10:4)。
你仆人雅各——他曾被立为众兄弟的主（参
Ge 27:29)。
但他可能以为这是指属灵的优越而言；若指属世方面，也只能成就在他后裔身上。无论如何，他把这事交托给神去成就，自己却以最亲善恭敬的态度为审慎。
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4. Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau--The purport of the message was that, after a residence of twenty years in Mesopotamia, he was now returning to his native land, that he did not need any thing, for he had abundance of pastoral wealth, but that he could not pass without notifying his arrival to his brother and paying the homage of his respectful obeisance. Acts of civility tend to disarm opposition and soften hatred
(Ec 10:4).
Thy servant Jacob--He had been made lord over his brethren (compare
Ge 27:29).
But it is probable he thought this referred to a spiritual superiority; or if to temporal, that it was to be realized only to his posterity. At all events, leaving it to God to fulfil that purpose, he deemed it prudent to assume the most kind and respectful bearing.
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6. 那些人回到雅各那里——他们的回报使雅各对他哥哥的心意和感受处于痛苦的悬疑中。以扫故意的缄默使他有理由恐惧最坏的情形。雅各生性胆怯；但他的良心告诉他大有可虑之处，而他既要为一个庞大而无助的家眷筹安全，他的苦恼就更为加剧。
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6. The messengers returned to Jacob--Their report left Jacob in painful uncertainty as to what was his brother's views and feelings. Esau's studied reserve gave him reason to dread the worst. Jacob was naturally timid; but his conscience told him that there was much ground for apprehension, and his distress was all the more aggravated that he had to provide for the safety of a large and helpless family.
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9-12. 雅各说，耶和华我祖亚伯拉罕的神啊——在这大难之中，他诉诸祷告。这是圣经所记头一个祷告的例子。这祷告简短、恳切，且直指当前之事。这呼吁是向那与他家族立约关系之神而发，正如我们当把蒙神悦纳的盼望放在基督里一样。它引述向他所作平安归来的特别应许；在极其谦卑感人的不配认罪之后，它发出恳切的脱险之求。这是一个体贴的丈夫、慈爱的父亲、坚信应许之人的祷告。
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9-12. Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham--In this great emergency, he had recourse to prayer. This is the first recorded example of prayer in the Bible. It is short, earnest, and bearing directly on the occasion. The appeal is made to God, as standing in a covenant relation to his family, just as we ought to put our hopes of acceptance with God in Christ. It pleads the special promise made to him of a safe return; and after a most humble and affecting confession of unworthiness, it breathes an earnest desire for deliverance from the impending danger. It was the prayer of a kind husband, an affectionate father, a firm believer in the promises.
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13-23. ……为以扫预备礼物——雅各把积极努力与恳切祷告结合起来；这教训我们不可依赖神的帮助和干预到一个地步，以致取代了审慎与远见的运用。见尊者总是带着礼物，所表达的敬意按礼物的品质和数量而估。雅各的礼物包括五百五十头不同种类的牲畜，正是以扫所最看重的。这是一份极丰厚的礼物，安排和比例都极巧妙。仅是挤奶的骆驼便价值巨大；因母骆驼构成亚拉伯财富的主要部分；其奶是主要的食物；在其他许多方面也极有用。
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13-23. took . . . a present for Esau--Jacob combined active exertions with earnest prayer; and this teaches us that we must not depend upon the aid and interposition of God in such a way as to supersede the exercise of prudence and foresight. Superiors are always approached with presents, and the respect expressed is estimated by the quality and amount of the gift. The present of Jacob consisted of five hundred fifty head of cattle, of different kinds, such as would be most prized by Esau. It was a most magnificent present, skilfully arranged and proportioned. The milch camels alone were of immense value; for the she camels form the principal part of Arab wealth; their milk is a chief article of diet; and in many other respects they are of the greatest use.
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16. 每群羊群分开——这安排极有审慎；因为这样礼物便显得更壮观；以扫每经过一队便有时间使怒气平息；若第一队被拒，其他便可赶紧回来传报及时的警告。
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16. every drove by themselves--There was great prudence in this arrangement; for the present would thus have a more imposing appearance; Esau's passion would have time to cool as he passed each successive company; and if the first was refused, the others would hasten back to convey a timely warning.
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17. 又吩咐头一个说——传信的人被严严地吩咐说同样的话
[Ge 32:18, 20]，
使以扫印象更深，并使问安的一致更显明地出于雅各自己。
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17. he commanded the foremost--The messengers were strictly commanded to say the same words
[Ge 32:18, 20],
that Esau might be more impressed and that the uniformity of the address might appear more clearly to have come from Jacob himself.
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21. 自己在队中住宿——不是住宿整夜，只是其中一部分。
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21. himself lodged--not the whole night, but only a part of it.
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22. 雅博渡——即今之泽尔卡河——一条发源于基列山地的溪流，自东向西流入约但河，距提比哩亚海以南约四十英里。渡口处宽十码。有时渡河颇为艰难；但在夏季则水极浅。
他起来带着——雅各无法入睡，便在夜间独自涉水渡河；既已查明安全，他便回到北岸，送家人和仆从过去，自己则留下，在静默祷告中，重新寻求神对他所动用之手段的赐福。
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22. ford Jabbok--now the Zerka--a stream that rises among the mountains of Gilead, and running from east to west, enters the Jordan, about forty miles south of the Sea of Tiberias. At the ford it is ten yards wide. It is sometimes forded with difficulty; but in summer it is very shallow.
he rose up and took--Unable to sleep, Jacob waded the ford in the night time by himself; and having ascertained its safety, he returned to the north bank and sent over his family and attendants, remaining behind, to seek anew, in silent prayer, the divine blessing on the means he had set in motion.
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24, 25. 有一个人和他摔跤——这位奥秘的人物被称为天使
(何 12:4)，
又被称为神
(Ge 32:28, 30； 何 12:5)；
最受支持的意见是：祂就是"立约的使者"，以可见的形像显现，为要激发祂敬虔仆人的心，并与他的苦难表同情。所描述的事件究竟是实际的争斗还是异象中的情景，一直是争论的题目。许多人认为，叙述并未明言睡眠、异梦或异象，所以这是一件真实的事；另一些人则考虑到雅各身体的疲乏、他极大的内心焦虑、他所恳求的帮助的性质，以及他先前所领受的类似显现——如梯子——便断定那是一个异象〔CALVIN, HESSENBERG, HENGSTENBERG〕。其道德的用意是要复兴先祖低沉的心灵，使他在想到明日可怖的情景时，满有对神的把握。对我们而言，这极具教训；表明为了鼓励我们勇敢面对所受的试炼，神容许我们将那些惟独靠祂恩典才能取得的胜利，归因于我们信心和祷告的功效。
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24, 25. There wrestled a man with him--This mysterious person is called an angel
(Ho 12:4)
and God
(Ge 32:28, 30; Ho 12:5);
and the opinion that is most supported is that he was "the angel of the covenant," who, in a visible form, appeared to animate the mind and sympathize with the distress of his pious servant. It has been a subject of much discussion whether the incident described was an actual conflict or a visionary scene. Many think that as the narrative makes no mention in express terms either of sleep, or dream, or vision, it was a real transaction; while others, considering the bodily exhaustion of Jacob, his great mental anxiety, the kind of aid he supplicated, as well as the analogy of former manifestations with which he was favored--such as the ladder--have concluded that it was a vision [CALVIN, HESSENBERG, HENGSTENBERG]. The moral design of it was to revive the sinking spirit of the patriarch and to arm him with confidence in God, while anticipating the dreaded scenes of the morrow. To us it is highly instructive; showing that, to encourage us valiantly to meet the trials to which we are subjected, God allows us to ascribe to the efficacy of our faith and prayers, the victories which His grace alone enables us to make.
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26. 你不给我祝福，我就不容你去——显然雅各知道与他摔跤的是谁；他既相信祂的能力虽然远超人力，却仍受祂应许行善的约束，便决定不错过这得着祝福的宝贵时机。而神所乐意见的，莫过于看见祂百姓的心紧紧依附祂。
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26. I will not let thee go, except thou bless me--It is evident that Jacob was aware of the character of Him with whom he wrestled; and, believing that His power, though by far superior to human, was yet limited by His promise to do him good, he determined not to lose the golden opportunity of securing a blessing. And nothing gives God greater pleasure than to see the hearts of His people firmly adhering to Him.
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28. 你的名不要再叫雅各，要叫以色列——旧名并不废除；但这名既指向先祖历史中一段不光彩的部分，便要与另一个描述他如今已分别为圣、极其敬虔之品格的名字相连。
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28. Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel--The old name was not to be abandoned; but, referring as it did to a dishonorable part of the patriarch's history, it was to be associated with another descriptive of his now sanctified and eminently devout character.
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29. 雅各问说，请将你的名告诉我——这请求被拒绝，免得他因得胜而过于自高，也不至于以为自己得了胜过天使的优势，可以使天使随他的意思而行。
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29. Jacob asked, Tell me . . . thy name--The request was denied that he might not be too elated with his conquest nor suppose that he had obtained such advantage over the angel as to make him do what he pleased.
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31. 大腿就瘸了——正如保罗身上有一根刺加在他肉体上，为要叫他谦卑，免得他因所得的大量启示过于自高
[林后 12:7]，
照样雅各的瘸腿也是为要他常常记念这一幕奥秘的情景，并记念那是恩典的俯就，胜利才让给他。在神百姓借着信心所得的最大属灵胜利中，总有一些事物使他们谦卑。
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31. halted upon his thigh--As Paul had a thorn in the flesh given to humble him, lest he should be too elevated by the abundant revelations granted him
[2Co 12:7],
so Jacob's lameness was to keep him mindful of this mysterious scene, and that it was in gracious condescension the victory was yielded to him. In the greatest of these spiritual victories which, through faith, any of God's people obtain, there is always something to humble them.
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32. 大腿窝的筋——即固定大腿骨于骨盆中的神经。犹太人不吃动物中这根筋的做法，并非根据摩西律法，不过是传统的习俗。这筋被仔细抽出；在没有熟练人员施行此手术的地方，他们干脆不用后腿。
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32. the sinew which shrank--the nerve that fastens the thigh bone in its socket. The practice of the Jews in abstaining from eating this in the flesh of animals, is not founded on the law of Moses, but is merely a traditional usage. The sinew is carefully extracted; and where there are no persons skilled enough for that operation, they do not make use of the hind legs at all.
Ge 32:1, 2.
天使的异象。
1. 神的使者遇见他——经上没有说明这次天使的显现，是在白日的异象中，还是在夜间的梦中。然而显然是指着（参
Ge 28:12）
那梯子上的显现而言；这事发生在雅各回迦南的路上，是神继续同在和保护的一个鼓励性的凭据
(Ps 34:7； Heb 1:14)。