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De 8:1-20.
英文原文
De 8:1-20.
AN EXHORTATION TO OBEDIENCE.
1. All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live--In all the wise arrangements of our Creator duty has been made inseparably connected with happiness; and the earnest enforcement of the divine law which Moses was making to the Israelites was in order to secure their being a happy (because a moral and religious) people: a course of prosperity is often called "life"
(Ge 17:18; Pr 3:2).
live, and multiply--This reference to the future increase of their population proves that they were too few to occupy the land fully at first.
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2, 3. 你也要記念耶和華你的神在曠野引導你這四十年的路——回顧他們在漫長歲月中所經歷的一切坎坷，旨在喚醒他們對神恩慈的活潑印象。首先，摩西讓他們看見他們長久漂泊和種種艱辛的目的。這些既是對他們順服的試驗，也是對罪的懲治。事實上，這樣多樣化的管教所揭露的他們的不忠、反覆無常、悖逆和頑梗，對以色列人自己有極其實際的用處，正如對歷世歷代的教會一樣。接著，他詳述神在他們陷於絕望邊緣時向他們所施的恩慈——以奇蹟的方式、無需憂慮或勞力地供應他們每日的需要（參
出 16:4)。
嗎哪本身不具任何營養價值，它對他們維生的貢獻，正如一切食物一樣
(太 4:4)，
完全是借著神的定規和賜福。這話也適用於屬靈生命和天然生命的手段。
英文原文
2, 3. thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness--The recapitulation of all their checkered experience during that long period was designed to awaken lively impressions of the goodness of God. First, Moses showed them the object of their protracted wanderings and varied hardships. These were trials of their obedience as well as chastisements for sin. Indeed, the discovery of their infidelity, inconstancy, and their rebellions and perverseness which this varied discipline brought to light, was of eminently practical use to the Israelites themselves, as it has been to the church in all subsequent ages. Next, he enlarged on the goodness of God to them, while reduced to the last extremities of despair, in the miraculous provision which, without anxiety or labor, was made for their daily support (see on
Ex 16:4).
Possessing no nutritious properties inherent in it, this contributed to their sustenance, as indeed all food does
(Mt 4:4)
solely through the ordinance and blessing of God. This remark is applicable to the means of spiritual as well as natural life.
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4. 這四十年，你的衣服沒有穿破，你的腳也沒有腫——這是何等顯著的神蹟！以色列人無疑可以從埃及帶出比啟程時所穿更多的衣物；他們也可以用羊群的羊毛和羊皮與鄰近部族交換各種食物和衣物的供應；在這些機會中，神的護理之工顯明出來。但摩西在此所用的強烈而明確的話語（又見
申 29:5)
指出，他們那位慈愛的守護者為了使他們免受曠野遊牧生活磨損，親自以特殊的、奇蹟般的方式介入。第三，摩西詳述了應許之地的美善。
英文原文
4. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years--What a striking miracle was this! No doubt the Israelites might have brought from Egypt more clothes than they wore at their outset; they might also have obtained supplies of various articles of food and raiment in barter with the neighboring tribes for the fleeces and skins of their sheep and goats; and in furnishing them with such opportunities the care of Providence appeared. But the strong and pointed terms which Moses here uses (see also
De 29:5)
indicate a special or miraculous interposition of their loving Guardian in preserving them amid the wear and tear of their nomadic life in the desert. Thirdly, Moses expatiated on the goodness of the promised land.
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7. 因為耶和華你神領你進入美地——古今所有的記載都一致見證巴勒斯坦天然之美和肥沃，以及若妥善耕種所具有的巨大潛力。
那地有河、有泉、有源，從山谷中流出水來——這些顯著特徵最先被提及，因為最為醒目；一切旅人都描述，經過貧瘠乾渴的沙漠之後，來到潺潺溪流、起伏山巒和翠綠山谷之中是何等愉快歡欣。值得注意的是，水被提到為其古代肥沃的首要源頭。
英文原文
7. For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land--All accounts, ancient and modern, concur in bearing testimony to the natural beauty and fertility of Palestine, and its great capabilities if properly cultivated.
a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills--These characteristic features are mentioned first, as they would be most striking; and all travellers describe how delightful and cheerful it is, after passing through the barren and thirsty desert, to be among running brooks and swelling hills and verdant valleys. It is observable that water is mentioned as the chief source of its ancient fertility.
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8. 那地有小麥、大麥——這些穀物是神應許賜給以色列人的，只要他們忠於神的約
(詩 81:16; 147:14)。
小麥和大麥極其豐盛，可結實六十倍、甚至一百倍
(創 26:12; 太 13:8)。
葡萄樹、無花果樹、石榴樹——石灰岩的山巒和陡峭的山谷從前全被無花果、葡萄和橄欖樹的種植園所覆蓋——其痕跡至今仍可辨認。雖地處偏南的緯度，山嶽地形的調節卻減弱了過度的炎熱，因此無花果、石榴等在巴勒斯坦與北部地區的小麥、大麥同樣盛產。
蜜——"蜜"一字常用於寬泛不確定的意義，常常指棗或葡萄熬成的糖漿，名為dibs，凡有葡萄園之處各階層的人都廣泛用作調味品。它像稀薄的糖蜜，但味道更為可口〔ROBINSON〕。這在東方被視為極大的美味，巴勒斯坦出產甚豐。
英文原文
8. A land of wheat, and barley--These cereal fruits were specially promised to the Israelites in the event of their faithful allegiance to the covenant of God
(Ps 81:16; 147:14).
The wheat and barley were so abundant as to yield sixty and often an hundredfold
(Ge 26:12; Mt 13:8).
vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates--The limestone rocks and abrupt valleys were entirely covered, as traces of them still show, with plantations of figs, vines, and olive trees. Though in a southern latitude, its mountainous formations tempered the excessive heat, and hence, figs, pomegranates, &c., were produced in Palestine equally with wheat and barley, the produce of northern regions.
honey--The word "honey" is used often in a loose, indeterminate sense, very frequently to signify a syrup of dates or of grapes, which under the name of dibs is much used by all classes, wherever vineyards are found, as a condiment to their food. It resembles thin molasses, but is more pleasant to the taste [ROBINSON]. This is esteemed a great delicacy in the East, and it was produced abundantly in Palestine.
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9. 那地的石頭是鐵——巴勒斯坦——尤其是黎巴嫩山脈、Kesraoun 山一帶以及其他地方——盛產此金屬，不僅約瑟夫如此見證，Volney、Buckingham 等旅人也同樣證實。
銅——並非合金的銅，而是銅礦石。雖然那些礦藏如今或許已耗盡或被廢棄，它們在古代卻出產大量金屬
(代上 22:3; 29:2-7; 賽 60:17)。
英文原文
9. a land whose stones are iron--The abundance of this metal in Palestine, especially among the mountains of Lebanon, those of Kesraoun, and elsewhere, is attested not only by JOSEPHUS, but by Volney, Buckingham, and other travellers.
brass--not the alloy brass, but the ore of copper. Although the mines may now be exhausted or neglected, they yielded plenty of those metals anciently
(1Ch 22:3; 29:2-7; Isa 60:17).
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11-20. 你要謹慎，免得忘記耶和華——在列舉那些神恩的實例之後，摩西便以此為依據，勸勉他們日後要順服。
英文原文
11-20. Beware that thou forget not the Lord--After mentioning those instances of the divine goodness, Moses founded on them an argument for their future obedience.
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15. 引導你走過那大而可怕的曠野，那裡有火蛇、蠍子——至今那裡仍可見大量有毒的大爬蟲，秋季尤多。旅人夜間安置帳篷和床鋪時必須格外小心；即使在白天，不僅人的腿、連所騎牲畜的腿也易被咬傷。
堅硬磐石上——
(參 申 9:21)。
英文原文
15. Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions--Large and venomous reptiles are found in great numbers there still, particularly in autumn. Travellers must use great caution in arranging their tents and beds at night; even during the day the legs not only of men, but of the animals they ride, are liable to be bitten.
who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint--(See on
De 9:21).
申 8:1-20.
勸勉順服。
1. 我今日所吩咐的一切誡命，你們要謹守遵行，使你們存活——在我們創造主一切明智的安排中，本分與幸福緊密相連；摩西對以色列人這番對神律法的懇切勸勉，是為了確保他們成為一個快樂的（因而是道德和敬虔的）民族：順利的道路常稱為"生命"
(創 17:18; 箴 3:2)。
存活、人數增多——這話提及他們人口將來的增加，證明他們起初人數太少，不足以完全佔據那地。