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Ge 16:1-16.
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Ge 16:1-16.
BESTOWMENT OF HAGAR.
1. Now, Sarai . . . had a handmaid--a female slave--one of those obtained in Egypt.
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3. 撒萊……給了……亞伯蘭為妻——此處「妻」是用以描述一種次等的、雖然並非羞辱性的關係，這是在多妻制盛行的國家中的用法。至於這些女奴，她們既是主母個人的產業，是在主母出嫁前買下、或作為特別禮物送給她的，沒有主母的同意或許可，沒有人能成為丈夫的次妻。這習俗似乎在先祖時代已經盛行；夏甲是撒萊的奴隸，撒萊對她有完全的支配權，便由主母主動提出，把她給亞伯蘭作次妻，盼望能得到那久候的後嗣。這是一步錯誤的舉動——顯示出對神缺乏單純的信靠——而撒萊是頭一個嚐到自己計謀所結苦果的人。
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3. Sarai . . . gave her to . . . Abram to be his wife--"Wife" is here used to describe an inferior, though not degrading, relation, in countries where polygamy prevails. In the case of these female slaves, who are the personal property of his lady, being purchased before her marriage or given as a special present to her, no one can become the husband's secondary wife without her mistress consent or permission. This usage seems to have prevailed in patriarchal times; and Hagar, Sarai's slave, of whom she had the entire right of disposing, was given by her mistress' spontaneous offer, to be the secondary wife of Abram, in the hope of obtaining the long-looked-for heir. It was a wrong step--indicating a want of simple reliance on God--and Sarai was the first to reap the bitter fruits of her device.
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5. 撒萊對亞伯蘭說……我因你受屈——脾氣的爆發，或如原文可解作毆打，屢次發生，直到最後夏甲見到維持這場不平等爭鬥的無望，便決定逃離這個實際上、也按其名是為奴之家的地方。
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5. And Sarai said . . . My wrong be upon thee--Bursts of temper, or blows, as the original may bear, took place till at length Hagar, perceiving the hopelessness of maintaining the unequal strife, resolved to escape from what had become to her in reality, as well as in name, a house of bondage.
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7. 耶和華的使者在水泉旁遇見她——這口井，按傳統所示，位於商隊道路旁，在書珥的曠野中間，書珥是阿拉伯彼得拉西部的一片沙質沙漠，從巴勒斯坦到埃及之間，長達一百五十英里。她取這方向，似乎是要回到她在那地的親屬那裏。除了驕傲、怒氣和固執的頑梗之外，沒有甚麼能驅使一個孤獨的人去冒犯這樣荒涼之野的危險；若不是天使及時的顯現和話語使她回想到自己的本分，她早已死在那裏了。
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7. And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain--This well, pointed out by tradition, lay on the side of the caravan road, in the midst of Shur, a sandy desert on the west of Arabia-Petræa, to the extent of a hundred fifty miles, between Palestine and Egypt. By taking that direction, she seems to have intended to return to her relatives in that country. Nothing but pride, passion, and sullen obstinacy, could have driven any solitary person to brave the dangers of such an inhospitable wild; and she would have died, had not the timely appearance and words of the angel recalled her to reflection and duty.
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11. 以實瑪利——與其他希伯來名字一樣，這名字有其含義，由兩個字組成——「神聽見」。其原因已有解釋。
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11. Ishmael--Like other Hebrew names, this had a signification, and it is made up of two words--"God hears." The reason is explained.
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12. 他必為人像野驢——字面作「野驢之人」，表達以實瑪利和他後裔的野性如何與野驢相似。
他的手要攻打人——描述亞拉伯人粗野、動盪和劫掠的性情。
他必住在眾弟兄東邊——住，即支搭帳棚；意思是說，他們不顧一切滅絕或制服他們的企圖，始終保持獨立。
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12. he will be a wild man--literally, "a wild ass man," expressing how the wildness of Ishmael and his descendants resembles that of the wild ass.
his hand will be against every man--descriptive of the rude, turbulent, and plundering character of the Arabs.
dwell in the presence of all his brethren--dwell, that is, pitch tents; and the meaning is that they maintain their independence in spite of all attempts to extirpate or subdue them.
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13. 稱……的名——古人常以境遇給地方起名；給這井所起的名，是對神在夏甲困境之時施恩顯現的感恩承認。
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13. called the name--common in ancient times to name places from circumstances; and the name given to this well was a grateful recognition of God's gracious appearance in the hour of Hagar's distress.
Ge 16:1-16.
夏甲的賜予。
1. 撒萊……有一個使女——一個女奴——是從埃及得來的其中之一。