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Ge 18:1-8.
英文原文
Ge 18:1-8.
ENTERTAINMENT OF ANGELS.
1. the Lord appeared--another manifestation of the divine presence, more familiar than any yet narrated; and more like that in the fulness of time, when the Word was made flesh.
plains of Mamre--rather, terebinth or oak of Mamre; a tall-spreading tree or grove of trees.
sat in the tent door--The tent itself being too close and sultry at noon, the shaded open front is usually resorted to for the air that may be stirring.
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2. 舉目觀看……看哪，有三個人——那一帶的旅客在日出時啟程，一直走到正午，才尋找歇息之處。
他跑去迎接他們——來訪者若是普通人，主人僅僅起身相迎；但若身分較為尊貴，習俗便是向那陌生人稍微上前，深深一鞠躬之後，轉身引他進入帳棚，一路將手臂環繞其腰，或輕拍其肩，使他確知自己是受歡迎的。
英文原文
2. lift up his eyes . . . and, lo, three men--Travellers in that quarter start at sunrise and continue till midday when they look out for some resting-place.
he ran to meet them--When the visitor is an ordinary person, the host merely rises; but if of superior rank, the custom is to advance a little towards the stranger, and after a very low bow, turn and lead him to the tent, putting an arm round his waist, or tapping him on the shoulder as they go, to assure him of welcome.
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3. 我主，我若在你眼前蒙恩——所獻的款待，正是那必需而最令人舒暢的，即水的提神，因為那被涼鞋暴露於塵土和炎熱中的腳得着洗濯，至今仍是希伯崙遊牧之民中首先被看重的事。
英文原文
3. My Lord, if now I have found favor--The hospitalities offered are just of the kind that are necessary and most grateful, the refreshment of water, for feet exposed to dust and heat by the sandals, being still the first observed among the pastoral people of Hebron.
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5. 你們既到這裏——並沒有問甚麼話。但亞伯拉罕從他們所走的方向知道他們的目的——他們直直地從前面走向首領帳棚，這帳棚總是與其餘的有所分別，由此顯出他們要作他客人的意願。
英文原文
5. for therefore are ye come--No questions were asked. But Abraham knew their object by the course they took--approaching directly in front of the chief sheik's tent, which is always distinguishable from the rest and thus showing their wish to be his guests.
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6. 亞伯拉罕急忙……對撒拉說……在爐上作餅——麵包是每天烤的，不多於家庭所需的，並且總是由婦女，通常是妻子來作。這是個簡短的過程。麵粉與水和成麵糰，輾成餅狀之後，便放在預先用火燒熱的泥地上。火撤去後，把餅放在地上，蓋上熱燼，不久便烤熟了，一拿下來就立刻吃。
英文原文
6. Abraham hastened . . . unto Sarah . . . make cakes upon the hearth--Bread is baked daily, no more than is required for family use, and always by the women, commonly the wife. It is a short process. Flour mixed with water is made into dough, and being rolled out into cakes, it is placed on the earthen floor, previously heated by a fire. The fire being removed, the cakes are laid on the ground, and being covered over with hot embers, are soon baked, and eaten the moment they are taken off.
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7. 亞伯拉罕又跑到牛群裏，牽了一隻牛犢來——除非是為了尊貴的客人，否則不會預備肉食，那時會宰一隻山羊或羊羔。一隻牛犢更是更高的款待規格，大概會按急需之時常用的方法烹調——或是整隻烤，或是切成小塊串在籤子上在火上烤。吃的時候總是和着在牛油或融化的脂油中的煮穀物一起吃，每一塊肉放在一片餅上，蘸着吃，然後用手指送到口裏。
英文原文
7. Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf--Animal food is never provided, except for visitors of a superior rank when a kid or lamb is killed. A calf is still a higher stretch of hospitality, and it would probably be cooked as is usually done when haste is required--either by roasting it whole or by cutting it up into small pieces and broiling them on skewers over the fire. It is always eaten along with boiled corn swimming in butter or melted fat, into which every morsel of meat, laid upon a piece of bread, is dipped, before being conveyed by the fingers to the mouth.
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8. 奶——一碗駱駝奶結束了這頓飯。
自己站在樹下在他們旁邊——主人雖有許多僕人，卻認為在客人用膳時站着是必要的禮貌之舉，亞伯拉罕顯然是在他察覺他客人真正身分之前這樣作的。
英文原文
8. milk--A bowl of camel's milk ends the repast.
he stood by them under the tree--The host himself, even though he has a number of servants, deems it a necessary act of politeness to stand while his guests are at their food, and Abraham evidently did this before he was aware of the real character of his visitors.
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Ge 18:9-15.
Ge 18:9-15.
責備撒拉。
那關於他妻子的詢問，在陌生人中如此令人驚訝，又是談話的主題，並且那珍視已久的應許要在指定的時間內應驗，這一切都向亞伯拉罕表明，他所招待的遠非普通的旅客
(Heb 13:2)。
英文原文
Ge 18:9-15.
REPROOF OF SARAH.
An inquiry about his wife, so surprising in strangers, the subject of conversation, and the fulfilment of the fondly cherished promise within a specified time, showed Abraham that he had been entertaining more than ordinary travellers
(Heb 13:2).
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10. 撒拉在帳棚門口聽見了，他在後邊——婦女的住處在帳棚的後部，由一道薄隔板與男人的住處隔開。
英文原文
10. Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him--The women's apartment is in the back of the tent, divided by a thin partition from the men's.
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12. 撒拉心裏暗笑——長久的耽延似乎削弱了信心。撒拉把這宣告當作不可信的，當被追問那無聲的譏笑時，她更以謊言加添不信。這是加重的罪
(Ac 5:4)，
若不是恩典，她便不能得救
(Ro 9:18)。
英文原文
12. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself--Long delay seems to have weakened faith. Sarah treated the announcement as incredible, and when taxed with the silent sneer, she added falsehood to distrust. It was an aggravated offense
(Ac 5:4),
and nothing but grace saved her
(Ro 9:18).
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Ge 18:16-22.
Ge 18:16-22。
披露所多瑪的厄運。
16. 三人……亞伯拉罕也與他們同行——主人送客人一程，是習俗。
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Ge 18:16-22.
DISCLOSURE OF SODOM'S DOOM.
16. the men rose . . . Abraham went with them--It is customary for a host to escort his guests a little way.
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17. 耶和華說，我豈可隱瞞——那首要的陌生人，不是別的，正是耶和華，向亞伯拉罕啟示了那因所多瑪和平原諸城的滔天罪行而即將降臨的可怖厄運。
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17. the Lord said, Shall I hide--The chief stranger, no other than the Lord, disclosed to Abraham the awful doom about to be inflicted on Sodom and the cities of the plain for their enormous wickedness.
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21. 我現在要下去……觀看——這是用人的口吻說的話。這些城邑要作為歷代神嚴厲的鑑戒；因此要充分證明這審判既不草率，也不過分
(Eze 18:23； Jer 18:7)。
英文原文
21. I will go down . . . and see--language used after the manner of men. These cities were to be made examples to all future ages of God's severity; and therefore ample proof given that the judgment was neither rash nor excessive
(Eze 18:23; Jer 18:7).
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Ge 18:23-33.
Ge 18:23-33。
亞伯拉罕的代求。
23. 亞伯拉罕近前來，說等——所描述的這一場景，滿了趣味與教訓——以不容置疑的方式顯出禱告與代求的功效。
（亦見
Pr 15:8； Jas 5:16。）
亞伯拉罕對神作為的正直，作了合理的推論
(Ro 3:5, 6)，
許多罪惡的城邑和國家，因著神百姓的緣故而得蒙寬容
(Mt 5:13; 24:22)。
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Ge 18:23-33.
ABRAHAM'S INTERCESSION.
23. Abraham drew near, and said, &c.--The scene described is full of interest and instruction--showing in an unmistakable manner the efficacy of prayer and intercession. (See also
Pr 15:8; Jas 5:16).
Abraham reasoned justly as to the rectitude of the divine procedure
(Ro 3:5, 6),
and many guilty cities and nations have been spared on account of God's people
(Mt 5:13; 24:22).
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33. 耶和華……說完了話……亞伯拉罕也回到自己的地方去了——亞伯拉罕為何不再把代求繼續下去？或是因為他以為現在城市必定得以保存
(Lu 13:9)，
或是因為主禁止他的心再作進一步的代求
(Jer 7:16; 11:14)。
然而那裏並沒有十個「義人」。只有一個，而他在那普世的傾覆之中，本可無不義地同歸於盡
(Ec 9:2)。
但有時會有所分別；這一次，為亞伯拉罕的緣故，神的恩典以顯著的方式彰顯出來。與神的聖徒相連，是何等的福分！
英文原文
33. the Lord . . . left communing . . . and Abraham returned unto his place--Why did Abraham cease to carry his intercessions farther? Either because he fondly thought that he was now sure of the cities being preserved
(Lu 13:9),
or because the Lord restrained his mind from further intercession
(Jer 7:16; 11:14).
But there were not ten "righteous persons." There was only one, and he might without injustice have perished in the general overthrow
(Ec 9:2).
But a difference is sometimes made, and on this occasion the grace of God was manifested in a signal manner for the sake of Abraham. What a blessing to be connected with a saint of God!
Ge 18:1-8.
接待天使。
1. 耶和華向亞伯拉罕顯現——又一次神聖同在的彰顯，比此前任何一次更親密；也更像日後時候滿足、道成肉身時的樣式。
幔利橡樹——更確切地說，是幔利的篤耨香樹或橡樹；一棵高大開展的樹，或一片樹林。
坐在帳棚門口——帳棚本身在正午時太悶熱，遮蔭的敞開前部通常是人所愛去之處，以求得一絲微風。