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Jer 41:1-18.
英文原文
Jer 41:1-18.
ISHMAEL MURDERS GEDALIAH AND OTHERS, THEN FLEES TO THE AMMONITES. JOHANAN PURSUES HIM, RECOVERS THE CAPTIVES, AND PURPOSES TO FLEE TO EGYPT FOR FEAR OF THE CHALDEANS.
1. seventh month--the second month after the burning of the city
(Jer 52:12, 13).
and the princes--not the nominative. And the princes came, for the "princes" are not mentioned either in
Jer 41:2
or in
2Ki 25:25:
but, "Ishmael being of the seed royal and of the princes of the king" [MAURER]. But the ten men were the "princes of the king"; thus MAURER'S objection has no weight: so English Version.
eat bread together--Ishmael murdered Gedaliah, by whom he was hospitably received, in violation of the sacred right of hospitality
(Ps 41:9).
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2. 杀了巴比伦王所立为省长的人——这话既说明他们杀他的原因，也显出他们罪行的重大
(但 2:21； 罗 13:1)。
英文原文
2. slew him whom the king of Babylon had made governor--This assigns a reason for their slaying him, as well as showing the magnitude of their crime
(Da 2:21; Ro 13:1).
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3. 杀了所有犹太人——即基大利的随从和臣仆；或指随侍他左右的军人；当译作"连"（不是英文译本所译的"和"）"战士"。随从基大利的大部分百姓，包括耶利米在内，以实玛利都掳走了
(Jer 41:10, 16)。
英文原文
3. slew all the Jews--namely, the attendants and ministers of Gedaliah; or, the military alone, about his person; translate, "even (not 'and,' as English Version) the men of war." The main portion of the people with Gedaliah, including Jeremiah, Ishmael carried away captive
(Jer 41:10, 16).
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4. 无人知道——即在米斯巴之外。在谋杀的消息传出之前。
英文原文
4. no man knew it--that is, outside Mizpah. Before tidings of the murder had gone abroad.
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5. 剃须，等等——表明他们因圣殿和城被毁而有的深切哀痛。
割伤自己——异教习俗，为律法所禁
(Le 19:27, 28； De 14:1)。
这些人多半来自撒玛利亚，那里十支派在被掳之前已沾染了异教习俗。
供物——无血的。他们没有带祭牲，只带"乳香"等，以表明他们的虔诚。
耶和华的殿——即耶和华殿原来所在之处
(2Ki 25:9)。
圣殿曾立之处，即便已被毁，仍被视为圣[PAPINIAN]。那些"从示罗来"的人自然要寻找耶和华的殿，因为殿原先正是设在示罗
(Jos 18:1)。
英文原文
5. beards shaven, &c.--indicating their deep sorrow at the destruction of the temple and city.
cut themselves--a heathen custom, forbidden
(Le 19:27, 28; De 14:1).
These men were mostly from Samaria, where the ten tribes, previous to their deportation, had fallen into heathen practices.
offerings--unbloody. They do not bring sacrificial victims, but "incense," &c., to testify their piety.
house of . . . Lord--that is, the place where the house of the Lord had stood
(2Ki 25:9).
The place in which a temple had stood, even when it had been destroyed, was held sacred [PAPINIAN]. Those "from Shiloh" would naturally seek the house of the Lord, since it was at Shiloh it originally was set up
(Jos 18:1).
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6. 哭泣——假装为他们一样地为圣殿的毁坏而哭泣。
来见基大利——仿佛他是基大利的随从之一。
英文原文
6. weeping--pretending to weep, as they did, for the ruin of the temple.
Come to Gedaliah--as if he was one of Gedaliah's retinue.
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*7. 把他们丢在……坑中——他并非在坑中杀了他们（比较
Jer 41:9)；
所以这些字英文译本补得恰当。
那坑——即亚撒为防备巴沙将要围城时缺水而造的蓄水池或坑
(Jer 41:9； 1Ki 15:22)。
城四周的壕沟[GROTIUS]。以实玛利杀人的动机，似乎是出于怀疑他们是来投奔基大利居住的。
[本节原文标号为7，故照译]
英文原文
7. and cast them into . . . pit--He had not killed them in the pit (compare
Jer 41:9);
these words are therefore rightly supplied in English Version.
the pit--the pit or cistern made by Asa to guard against a want of water when Baasha was about to besiege the city
(Jer 41:9; 1Ki 15:22).
The trench or fosse round the city [GROTIUS]. Ishmael's motive for the murder seems to have been a suspicion that they were coming to live under Gedaliah.
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8. 宝物——动乱之时，人习惯把粮食藏在地下洞穴中。"我们有宝物"，若我们性命得保全，我们愿意献上。
没有杀——
(Pr 13:8)。
以实玛利的贪心和需要胜过了他的残忍。
英文原文
8. treasures--It was customary to hide grain in cavities underground in troubled times. "We have treasures," which we will give, if our lives be spared.
slew . . . not--
(Pr 13:8).
Ishmael's avarice and needs overcame his cruelty.
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9. because of Gedaliah（因基大利）——宁可译作"在基大利附近"，即那些从撒马利亚往耶路撒冷途中被以实玛利拦截，并在基大利所住的米斯巴被杀的人。如
2Ch 17:15
作"其次"；
Ne 3:2，
旁注（Margin）字面正如此处作"在他手边"。"在基大利执政期间"[加尔文（CALVIN）]。然而英文译本（English Version）的译法也合理：以实玛乐杀他们的理由是因为他以为他们与基大利有关。
英文原文
9. because of Gedaliah--rather, "near Gedaliah," namely, those intercepted by Ishmael on their way from Samaria to Jerusalem and killed at Mizpah, where Gedaliah had lived. So
2Ch 17:15,
"next";
Ne 3:2,
Margin, literally, as here, "at his hand." "In the reign of Gedaliah" [CALVIN]. However, English Version gives a good sense: Ishmael's reason for killing them was because of his supposing them to be connected with Gedaliah.
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10. the king's daughters（王的众女）——
(Jer 43:6)。
西底家的女儿。以实玛利除了最初与他同去的人以外
(Jer 41:1)，
必又得了别的随从者（被贪利之心所吸引），才能将百姓其余的人都掳走。他大概是打算将他们卖给亚扪人为奴（参
Jer 40:14
的注释）。
英文原文
10. the king's daughters--
(Jer 43:6).
Zedekiah's. Ishmael must have got additional followers (whom the hope of gain attracted), besides those who originally set out with him
(Jer 41:1),
so as to have been able to carry off all the residue of the people. He probably meant to sell them as slaves to the Ammonites (see on
Jer 40:14).
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11. Johanan（约哈难）——基大利的朋友，他曾警告他关于以实玛利的阴谋，却徒劳无功
(Jer 40:8, 13)。
英文原文
11. Johanan--the friend of Gedaliah who had warned him of Ishmael's treachery, but in vain
(Jer 40:8, 13).
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12. the . . . waters（大水）——
(2Sa 2:13)；
大的水库或湖。
in Gibeon（基遍）——位于从米斯巴往亚扪的路上；是便雅悯的祭司城之一，在耶路撒冷西北四里，即今日的埃利吉（Eljib）。
英文原文
12. the . . . waters--
(2Sa 2:13);
a large reservoir or lake.
in Gibeon--on the road from Mizpah to Ammon: one of the sacerdotal cities of Benjamin, four miles northwest of Jerusalem, now Eljib.
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13. glad（欢喜）——因有望得着脱离被掳的拯救者而欢喜。
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13. glad--at the prospect of having a deliverer from their captivity.
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14. cast about（转过来）——转而跟随。
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14. cast about--came round.
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16. men of war（战士）——
Jer 41:3
所述被以实玛乐所杀的"战士"，必是指基大利左右的军士；这里的"战士"则指不在其左右者。
eunuchs（太监）——犹大列王效法四围外邦列国的恶习，也设立后宫和太监。
英文原文
16. men of war--"The men of war," stated in
Jer 41:3
to have been slain by Ishmael, must refer to the military about Gedaliah's person; "the men of war" here to those not so.
eunuchs--The kings of Judah had adopted the bad practice of having harems and eunuchs from the surrounding heathen kingdoms.
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17. dwelt（居住）——暂时居住，直到他们预备好往埃及去
(Jer 42:1-22)。
habitation to Chimham（基列人是基金膜的住处）——他在伯利恒附近的"客店"。大卫为了报答巴西莱的忠诚，将基金膜（巴西莱之子）置于他的庇护之下，并将自己在伯利恒的产业让给他。从此那里被称为基金膜的住处（Geruth-Chimham），虽然在禧年要归还大卫的后嗣。"客店"（caravanserais，一个复合的波斯文词，意为"旅客结伴之所"）与我们的客栈不同，那里没有店主供应食物，每个旅客必须自带所需。
英文原文
17. dwelt--for a time, until they were ready for their journey to Egypt
(Jer 42:1-22).
habitation to Chimham--his "caravanserai" close by Beth-lehem. David, in reward for Barzillai's loyalty, took Chimham his son under his patronage, and made over to him his own patrimony in the land of Beth-lehem. It was thence called the habitation of Chimham (Geruth-Chimham), though it reverted to David's heirs in the year of jubilee. "Caravanserais" (a compound Persian word, meaning "the house of a company of travellers") differ from our inns, in that there is no host to supply food, but each traveller must carry with him his own.
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18. afraid（惧怕）——唯恐巴比伦人怀疑所有犹太人都与以实玛利的叛变有牵连，似乎犹太人想拥立一位大卫家的王子
(Jer 41:1)。
他们要得神恩惠，更好的办法是把责任归于真正的罪魁，并为自己洗清。弯曲的策略是恐惧的根源。公义使人胆壮
(Ps 53:5; Pr 28:1)。
英文原文
18. afraid--lest the Chaldeans should suspect all the Jews of being implicated in Ishmael's treason, as though the Jews sought to have a prince of the house of David
(Jer 41:1).
Their better way towards gaining God's favor would have been to have laid the blame on the real culprit, and to have cleared themselves. A tortuous policy is the parent of fear. Righteousness inspires with boldness
(Ps 53:5; Pr 28:1).
耶 41:1-18。
以实玛利谋杀基大利等人，随后逃到亚扪人那里。约哈难追击他，夺回俘民，并意图因惧怕迦勒底人而逃往埃及。
1. 第七月——即城被焚后第二个月
(耶 52:12, 13)。
和众首领——不是主格。"众首领也来了"，因为"众首领"在
耶 41:2
和
王下 25:25
中都没有提及；而是"以实玛利原是宗室之后，也是王的大臣"[马提（MAURER）]。但那十个人正是"王的大臣"；如此马提的反对便无分量：故英文译本如此译。
一同吃饭——以实玛利谋杀了他以宾客之礼相待的基大利，违背了圣洁的待客之礼
(诗 41:9)。