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Jos 4:1-8.
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Jos 4:1-8.
TWELVE STONES TAKEN FOR A MEMORIAL OUT OF JORDAN.
1-3. the Lord spake unto Joshua, Take you twelve men--each representing a tribe. They had been previously chosen for this service
(Jos 3:12),
and the repetition of the command is made here solely to introduce the account of its execution. Though Joshua had been divinely instructed to erect a commemorative pile, the representatives were not apprised of the work they were to do till the time of the passage.
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4、5. 約書亞召了十二個人來——他們大概是出於敬畏之心，一直退在後面，站在東岸上。如今奉命上前。各人從「祭司站定」之處附近，撿起一塊石頭——大概以一人所能背負的為度——便在約櫃之前過去，把石頭安放在下次安營之地
(書 4:19、20)，
即吉甲。
英文原文
4, 5. Joshua called the twelve men--They had probably, from a feeling of reverence, kept back, and were standing on the eastern bank. They were now ordered to advance. Picking up each a stone, probably as large as he could carry, from around the spot "where the priests stood," they pass over before the ark and deposit the stones in the place of next encampment
(Jos 4:19, 20),
namely, Gilgal.
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6、7. 這些石頭在你們中間可以作為證據——堆立石冢，即以巨石壘成的堆，作為重大事件的記念，這在萬民中都很常見，尤其在歷史早期粗樸的時代為然。這是流傳要事記憶的既定方式，在東方遊牧之民中尤為普遍。這些簡樸的記念物雖無銘文刻於其上，其來歷與用意卻能代代相傳。將這十二塊石頭運到吉甲，其用意也正相同：要使之成為永遠的記念，使後世子孫不忘過約旦河這一奇事。
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6, 7. That this may be a sign among you--The erection of cairns, or huge piles of stones, as monuments of remarkable incidents has been common among all people, especially in the early and rude periods of their history. They are the established means of perpetuating the memory of important transactions, especially among the nomadic people of the East. Although there be no inscription engraved on them, the history and object of such simple monuments are traditionally preserved from age to age. Similar was the purpose contemplated by the conveyance of the twelve stones to Gilgal: it was that they might be a standing record to posterity of the miraculous passage of the Jordan.
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8. 以色列人就照約書亞所吩咐的去行——意即這些事是由他們的十二位代表去行的。
英文原文
8. the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded--that is, it was done by their twelve representatives.
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Jos 4:9.
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書 4:9。
在約旦河中立十二塊石頭
9. 約書亞把十二塊石頭立在……祭司腳站立的地方——除了上述的記念物之外，還有另一件記念這一奇事的記號，是前者的複本，立在河水之中約櫃曾停歇之處。這堆石頭也許又大又緊湊，在河水尋常水位時仍可見到。因經上未說這些石頭從何處取來，有人設想它們是從附近的田間拾取，由百姓經過指定之處時逐一安放的。
直到今日還在那裏——若按本史書的年代計算
(書 24:26)，
這事至少在事後二十年；若後半句的話是撒母耳或以斯拉所加，那便更晚得多了。
英文原文
Jos 4:9.
TWELVE STONES SET UP IN THE MIDST OF JORDAN.
9. Joshua set up twelve stones . . . in the place where the feet of the priests . . . stood--In addition to the memorial just described, there was another memento of the miraculous event, a duplicate of the former, set up in the river itself, on the very spot where the ark had rested. This heap of stones might have been a large and compactly built one and visible in the ordinary state of the river. As nothing is said where these stones were obtained, some have imagined that they might have been gathered in the adjoining fields and deposited by the people as they passed the appointed spot.
they are there unto this day--at least twenty years after the event, if we reckon by the date of this history
(Jos 24:26),
and much later, if the words in the latter clause were inserted by Samuel or Ezra.
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Jos 4:10-13.
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書 4:10-13。
百姓過河
10. 抬約櫃的祭司站在約旦河中——這個位置很能激勵百姓（他們大概在約櫃下流過河），也便於約書亞最精細地執行有關過河的種種指示
(民 27:21-23)。
祭司們毫不動搖的信心，與百姓「急忙過去」的表現恰成鮮明對比。百姓的信心像許多屬神的人一樣，因肉體的軟弱而摻雜着恐懼。不過，他們的「急忙」也許可以從較好的一面看，是表明他們順服的踴躍；又或者這是出於命令，好使全部群眾能在一天之內盡數過去。
英文原文
Jos 4:10-13.
THE PEOPLE PASS OVER.
10. the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan--This position was well calculated to animate the people, who probably crossed below the ark, as well as to facilitate Joshua's execution of the minutest instructions respecting the passage
(Nu 27:21-23).
The unfaltering confidence of the priests contrasts strikingly with the conduct of the people, who "hasted and passed over." Their faith, like that of many of God's people, was, through the weakness of nature, blended with fears. But perhaps their "haste" may be viewed in a more favorable light, as indicating the alacrity of their obedience, or it might have been enjoined in order that the the whole multitude might pass in one day.
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11. 耶和華的約櫃和祭司在百姓面前過去——此處提到約櫃，是視之為成就此事的樞紐；它最先移動——也最後離開——它的動向吸引了百姓深切的注意，他們大概站在對岸，滿懷敬畏與讚歎地注視這最後一幕。這是一大神蹟，在這一層上甚至比過紅海更大：既承認其事實，便再無可能像對前一事那樣，以自然原因的影響來作唯理派的影射。
英文原文
11. the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people--The ark is mentioned as the efficient cause; it had been the first to move--it was the last to leave--and its movements arrested the deep attention of the people, who probably stood on the opposite bank, wrapt in admiration and awe of this closing scene. It was a great miracle, greater even than the passage of the Red Sea in this respect: that, admitting the fact, there is no possibility of rationalistic insinuations as to the influence of natural causes in producing it, as have been made in the former case.
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12、13. 流便的子孫……都帶着兵器，在以色列人面前過去——此處並未暗示這些支派有甚麼優先的地位；因為沒有理由認為他們離開了慣常的行軍次序；這裏如此光榮地提到他們，只是為要表明：他們為履行所許的諾言
(書 1:16-18)，
已派出一批戰士隨同弟兄一同出征。
英文原文
12, 13. the children of Reuben . . . passed over armed before the children of Israel--There is no precedency to the other tribes indicated here; for there is no reason to suppose that the usual order of march was departed from; but these are honorably mentioned to show that, in pursuance of their promise
(Jos 1:16-18),
they had sent a complement of fighting men to accompany their brethren in the war of invasion.
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13. 在耶利哥的平原——亞拉巴（即 Ghor）西部的這一段，從約旦河到 Wady-Kelt 進山之處，寬約七英里。如今雖是荒漠，這谷在古時卻林木茂盛。一片長達七英里的龐大棕櫚林環繞着耶利哥。
英文原文
13. to the plains of Jericho--That part of the Arabah or Ghor, on the west, is about seven miles broad from the Jordan to the mountain entrance at Wady-Kelt. Though now desert, this valley was in ancient times richly covered with wood. An immense palm forest, seven miles long, surrounded Jericho.
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Jos 4:14-24.
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書 4:14-24。
神使約書亞尊大
14-17. 當那日，耶和華使約書亞在以色列眾人眼前尊大——從他所擔當的首要角色便可清楚看出，他乃是神所立的領袖；因為連祭司進河或離開崗位，也都是憑他的命令；從此，他的權柄便如他的前任一樣穩固。
英文原文
Jos 4:14-24.
GOD MAGNIFIES JOSHUA.
14-17. On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel--It appeared clear from the chief part he acted, that he was the divinely appointed leader; for even the priests did not enter the river or quit their position, except at his command; and thenceforward his authority was as firmly established as that of his predecessor.
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18. 抬約櫃的祭司……從約旦河中上來……約旦河的水就流到原處——他們上來是最後一舉，至此神蹟的證據方告完成；因為直到那時，那被暫停的自然規律才恢復原狀，河水歸回本位，約旦河又像先前一樣滿了水流。
英文原文
18. it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark . . . were come out of the midst of Jordan . . . that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place--Their crossing, which was the final act, completed the evidence of the miracle; for then, and not till then, the suspended laws of nature were restored, the waters returned to their place, and the river flowed with as full a current as before.
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19. 正月初十日，百姓從約旦河裏上來——即尼散月，逾越節前四天，正是當把逾越節羔羊分別出來的那一日；神的護理如此安排，使進入應許之地恰逢節期。
在吉甲安營——此名在此是預先使用
(參
書 5:9)。
據約瑟夫所記，這是一塊地，距約旦河五十斯塔底昂（六英里半），距耶利哥十斯塔底昂（一又四分之一英里），在棕櫚林的東緣，今日推測即 Riha 村所在之處。
英文原文
19. the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month--that is, the month Nisan, four days before the passover, and the very day when the paschal lamb required to be set apart, the providence of God having arranged that the entrance into the promised land should be at the feast.
and encamped in Gilgal--The name is here given by anticipation (see on
Jos 5:9).
It was a tract of land, according to JOSEPHUS, fifty stadia (six and one-half miles) from Jordan, and ten stadia (one and one-fourth miles) from Jericho, at the eastern outskirts of the palm forest, now supposed to be the spot occupied by the village Riha.
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20-24. 他們從約旦河裏取來的那十二塊石頭，約書亞就立在吉甲——也許為更顯眼目，他們把這些石頭安放在一個泥土或草皮的基座上。這一石堆有雙重用意：一面使異教徒感受神的全能，一面又使日後年輕的以色列人從中學得一項重要的屬靈功課。
英文原文
20-24. those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal--Probably to render them more conspicuous, they might be raised on a foundation of earth or turf. The pile was designed to serve a double purpose--that of impressing the heathen with a sense of the omnipotence of God, while at the same time it would teach an important lesson in religion to the young and rising Israelites in after ages.
書 4:1-8。
從約旦河中取十二塊石頭為記念
1-3. 耶和華曉諭約書亞說：你們當揀選十二個人——每支派一人。他們早先已被選派承擔這項差事
(書 3:12)，
此處重複這道命令，只是為要引出其執行的記載。約書亞雖已受神指示要立一堆記念石，但這些代表直到過河之時，才得知他們當作的工。