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1Ch 5:1-10.
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1Ch 5:1-10.
THE LINE OF REUBEN.
1. Now the sons of Reuben--In proceeding to give this genealogy, the sacred historian states, in a parenthesis
(1Ch 5:1, 2),
the reason why it was not placed first, as Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob. The birthright, which by a foul crime he had forfeited, implied not only dominion, but a double portion
(De 21:17);
and both of these were transferred to Joseph, whose two sons having been adopted as the children of Jacob
(Ge 48:5),
received each an allotted portion, as forming two distinct tribes in Israel. Joseph then was entitled to the precedency; and yet, as his posterity was not mentioned first, the sacred historian judged it necessary to explain that "the genealogy was not to be reckoned after the birthright," but with a reference to a superior honor and privilege that had been conferred on Judah--not the man, but the tribe, whereby it was invested with the pre-eminence over all the other tribes, and out of it was to spring David with his royal lineage, and especially the great Messiah
(Heb 7:14).
These were the two reasons why, in the order of enumeration, the genealogy of Judah is introduced before that of Reuben.
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9. 又向東直到伯拉河那邊曠野的入口——他們的定居地在約但河以東；這個支派的歷史，從未參與國家的公共事務或運動，只包括「他們的牲畜在基列地增多」、他們與貝都因人以實瑪利的爭戰，以及牧放生活的簡樸勞作。他們在一片廣闊的山脈上享有放牧的權利——基列的曠野
(De 2:26)
和伯拉河作為抵禦仇敵的保障。
英文原文
9. Eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates--The settlement was on the east of Jordan, and the history of this tribe, which never took any part in the public affairs or movements of the nation, is comprised in "the multiplication of their cattle in the land of Gilead," in their wars with the Bedouin sons of Hagar, and in the simple labors of pastoral life. They had the right of pasture over an extensive mountain range--the great wilderness of Kedemoth
(De 2:26)
and the Euphrates being a security against their enemies.
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1Ch 5:11-26.
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1Ch 5:11-26.
迦得的世系。
11-15. 迦得的子孫住在他們對面——迦得人和瑪拿西半支派
(1Ch 5:24)
的家譜，與流便人的家譜一同列出，因為這三個支派是在一個獨立的殖民地中聯合定居的。
英文原文
1Ch 5:11-26.
THE LINE OF GAD.
11-15. the children of Gad dwelt over against them--The genealogy of the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh
(1Ch 5:24)
is given along with that of the Reubenites, as these three were associated in a separate colony.
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16. 沙崙——「沙崙」一詞用來形容任何風景秀麗、出產豐盛的地方。在巴勒斯坦有三處地方以此為名。本處的沙崙在約但河以東。
直到他們的邊界——即基列和巴珊的邊界：基列本土，或至少其大部分，屬於流便人；巴珊最大的部分屬於瑪拿西人。迦得人則佔據了位於二者邊界上的一處居間的定居地。
英文原文
16. Sharon--The term "Sharon" was applied as descriptive of any place of extraordinary beauty and productiveness. There were three places in Palestine so called. This Sharon lay east of the Jordan.
upon their borders--that is, of Gilead and Bashan: Gilead proper, or at least the largest part, belonged to the Reubenites; and Bashan, the greatest portion of it, belonged to the Manassites. The Gadites occupied an intermediate settlement on the land which lay upon their borders.
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17. 這些人……在約坦年間都被記載——他在位日久，又沒有外患與內亂，這都有利於進行戶口普查。
並在耶羅波安年間——即第二個耶羅波安。
英文原文
17. All these were reckoned . . . in the days of Jotham--His long reign and freedom from foreign wars as well as intestine troubles were favorable for taking a census of the people.
and in the days of Jeroboam--the second of that name.
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18-22. 夏甲人——或作「夏甲人」，起初與「以實瑪利人」同義，但後來用來指阿拉伯人中一個特定的部族（參
Ps 83:6）。
以突——他的後裔被稱為以土利亞人，那地方稱為奧蘭尼提斯，得名於其主要城市奧蘭。這些擅長射箭的人，在約書亞時代遭到流便、迦得和瑪拿西半支派聯軍的入侵；這些支派大概因那些劫掠成性的鄰居頻頻襲擊而激憤，便以人口和牲畜報復，幾乎把原住的居民全部驅逐，並在該地區自行殖民。在這場正義之戰中，神的護理以顯著的方式眷顧了希伯來軍隊。
英文原文
18-22. Hagarites--or, "Hagarenes," originally synonymous with "Ishmaelites," but afterwards applied to a particular tribe of the Arabs (compare
Ps 83:6).
Jetur--His descendants were called Itureans, and the country Auranitis, from Hauran, its chief city. These, who were skilled in archery, were invaded in the time of Joshua by a confederate army of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh, who, probably incensed by the frequent raids of those marauding neighbors, took reprisals in men and cattle, dispossessed almost all of the original inhabitants, and colonized the district themselves. Divine Providence favoured, in a remarkable manner, the Hebrew army in this just war.
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26. 以色列的神激動亞述王普勒的心——即尼尼微碑文上的法盧卡（參
2Ki 15:19）。
和提革拉毗尼色的心——前者之子。藉着他們，約但河東的支派，包括定居在加利利的瑪拿西另一半，被遷到上米底亞。這是頭一次被擄
(2Ki 15:29)。
英文原文
26. the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul--the Phalluka of the Ninevite monuments (see on
2Ki 15:19).
and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser--the son of the former. By them the trans-jordanic tribes, including the other half of Manasseh, settled in Galilee, were removed to Upper Media. This was the first captivity
(2Ki 15:29).
1Ch 5:1-10.
流便的譜系
1. 流便的兒子——在給出這家譜之前,聖史在一段括號中
(1Ch 5:1, 2),
說明了它為何沒有被列在首位的原因,儘管流便是雅各的長子。那因一樁惡行而被他喪失的長子名分,不僅意味著治權,也意味著雙倍的產業
(De 21:17);
這兩樣都被轉歸約瑟,因他的兩個兒子被收養為雅各的子嗣
(Ge 48:5),
各得一份產業,成為以色列中兩個獨立的支派。因此約瑟本有權居首;然而由於他的後裔並未被首先提及,聖史認為有必要解釋「這家譜並不按長子名分來計算」,而是參照一項已賜予猶大的更高尊榮與特權——不是指猶大這個人,而是指這個支派,它由此獲得了超越其他一切支派的優越地位,並且大衛及其王室譜系將由此而出,尤其是那位偉大的彌賽亞
(Heb 7:14)。
這就是兩方面的理由,說明在排列次序上猶大的家譜為何被置於流便之前。