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Ge 10:1-32.
英文原文
Ge 10:1-32.
GENEALOGIES.
1. sons of Noah--The historian has not arranged this catalogue according to seniority of birth; for the account begins with the descendants of Japheth, and the line of Ham is given before that of Shem though he is expressly said to be the youngest or younger son of Noah; and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth
(Ge 10:21),
the true rendering of that passage.
generations, &c.--the narrative of the settlement of nations existing in the time of Moses, perhaps only the principal ones; for though the list comprises the sons of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, all their descendants are not enumerated. Those descendants, with one or two exceptions, are described by names indicative of tribes and nations and ending in the Hebrew im, or the English "-ite."
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5. 外邦人的地島——希伯來人以此短語形容一切可從海上到達的國家
(Isa 11:11; 20:6； Jer 25:22)。
對他們而言，這樣的國家就是歐洲各國、小亞細亞半島，以及位於黑海以東的地區。因此，雅弗的早期後裔就是在這些地區定居下來。
英文原文
5. the isles of the Gentiles--a phrase by which the Hebrews described all countries which were accessible by sea
(Isa 11:11; 20:6; Jer 25:22).
Such in relation to them were the countries of Europe, the peninsula of Lesser Asia, and the region lying on the east of the Euxine. Accordingly, it was in these quarters the early descendants of Japheth had their settlements.
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6. 含的兒子——向南遷移，他們的定居地是：古實在亞拉伯，迦南在以他名字為名的國家，麥西在上下埃及。一般認為他父親伴隨着他，親自監管定居地的建立，因此埃及被稱為「含之地」
[Ps 105:23, 27; 106:22]。
英文原文
6. sons of Ham--emigrated southward, and their settlements were: Cush in Arabia, Canaan in the country known by his name, and Mizraim in Egypt, Upper and Lower. It is generally thought that his father accompanied him and personally superintended the formation of the settlement, whence Egypt was called "the land of Ham"
[Ps 105:23, 27; 106:22].
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8. 寧錄——被提及為他在聲望上超越了他全家。他很早便以獵野獸時的膽識和成功的技藝而聞名。藉着這些有用的服務，他贏得了公眾感激的資格；並在確立了對百姓的永久統治權之後，建立了世上第一個王國
[Ge 10:10]。
英文原文
8. Nimrod--mentioned as eclipsing all his family in renown. He early distinguished himself by his daring and successful prowess in hunting wild beasts. By those useful services he earned a title to public gratitude; and, having established a permanent ascendancy over the people, he founded the first kingdom in the world
[Ge 10:10].
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10. 他國的開頭——這王國當然雖然當時被認為很大，比較起來其範圍是有限的，而那些城鎮不過是些小堡壘。
英文原文
10. the beginning of his kingdom--This kingdom, of course, though then considered great, would be comparatively limited in extent, and the towns but small forts.
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11. 他從那地出來到亞述——或如旁註所載，「他〔寧錄〕率領軍隊進入亞述」，即他把征服的範圍推進到那國。
建造尼尼微——在底格里斯河上摩蘇爾城的對面，以及附近的其他城鎮。這次入侵亞述，是對閃之領土的侵犯，因此「寧錄」這名——意為「背叛者」——大概是從他膽敢違抗神的分配而加給他的。
英文原文
11. Out of that land went forth Asshur--or, as the Margin has it, "He [Nimrod] at the head of his army went forth into Assyria," that is, he pushed his conquests into that country.
and builded Nineveh--opposite the town of Mosul, on the Tigris, and the other towns near it. This raid into Assyria was an invasion of the territories of Shem, and hence the name "Nimrod," signifying "rebel," is supposed to have been conferred on him from his daring revolt against the divine distribution.
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21. 雅弗的哥哥閃——歷史家以顯著的分別介紹他為「希伯來人之祖希伯的父親」。
英文原文
21. Unto Shem--The historian introduces him with marked distinction as "the father of Eber," the ancestor of the Hebrews.
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23. 亞蘭——在全地劃分時，亞美尼亞、米所波大米和敘利亞諸國歸給了他的後裔。
英文原文
23. Aram--In the general division of the earth, the countries of Armenia, Mesopotamia, and Syria, fell to his descendants.
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24. 亞法撒——他後裔的定居地在示拿廣闊的平原，位於底格里斯河上、米所波大米的南端，包括伊甸國與河東的地區。
英文原文
24. Arphaxad--The settlement of his posterity was in the extensive valley of Shinar, on the Tigris, towards the southern extremity of Mesopotamia, including the country of Eden and the region on the east side of the river.
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25. 法勒；因為在他的日子分地——洪水之後
(Ge 11:10-16)，
挪亞的後裔隨意定居，享受未分割之地的出產。但按照神的指示——大概藉著以特殊敬虔或預言恩賜見稱的希伯傳達——全地便被分開，他兒子的名字「法勒」（即「分」）便是為紀念那事而起的
（見
申 32:8； 徒 17:26）。
英文原文
25. Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided--After the flood
(Ge 11:10-16)
the descendants of Noah settled at pleasure and enjoyed the produce of the undivided soil. But according to divine instruction, made probably through Eber, who seems to have been distinguished for piety or a prophetic character, the earth was divided and his son's name, "Peleg," was given in memory of that event (see
De 32:8; Ac 17:26).
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32. 這些是挪亞三個兒子的宗族，各隨他們的支派，在他們的地土上等——這項劃分是以極有條理的方式進行的。受默示的歷史家顯然指出：挪亞的兒子們是按著他們的國家排列，每一國又按其宗族分等級；因此每一國都有指定的疆土，在每一國裏，各支派分居，在每一支派裏，各宗族又自成區域。
英文原文
32. These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations, &c.--This division was made in the most orderly manner; and the inspired historian evidently intimates that the sons of Noah were ranged according to their nations, and every nation ranked by its families, so that every nation had its assigned territory, and in every nation the tribes, and in every tribe the families, were located by themselves.
Ge 10:1-32.
家譜。
1. 挪亞的兒子——歷史家並未按出生長幼來排列這個目錄；因為記敘從雅弗的後裔開始，含的譜系也在閃之前給出，雖然明說閃是挪亞最年幼或較年幼的兒子；而閃實為雅弗的哥哥
(Ge 10:21)，
這才是該節的正確譯法。
後代，等等——即摩西時代已存在之各國定居的敘述，可能只記主要的；因為雖然目錄包括閃、含、雅弗的兒子，他們所有的後裔並沒有盡列。那些後裔，除了一兩個例外，都以暗示部族和國家的名字描述，以希伯來文 im 或英文"-ite"結尾。