1
Ru 2:1-3.
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英文原文
Ru 2:1-3.
RUTH GLEANS IN THE FIELD OF BOAZ.
2
無標題
繁體中文
- 路得……對拿俄米說，容我往田間去拾取麥穗——拾穗的權利是由明文律法賜給寡婦、窮人與寄居者的（見
利 19:9
及
申 24:19
註釋）。但在收割的人身後拾穗的自由〔
得 2:3〕
不是一項可以要求的權利；那是按照田主的好意或恩惠而或給或拒的特權。
英文原文
2. Ruth . . . said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean--The right of gleaning was conferred by a positive law on the widow, the poor, and the stranger (see on
Le 19:9
and
De 24:19).
But liberty to glean behind the reapers
[Ru 2:3]
was not a right that could be claimed; it was a privilege granted or refused according to the good will or favor of the owner.
3
無標題
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- 恰巧到了以利米勒本族的人波阿斯那塊田——巴勒斯坦的田地沒有圍牆，這句話指那塊在波阿斯地界之內的空地。
英文原文
3. her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz--Fields in Palestine being unenclosed, the phrase signifies that portion of the open ground which lay within the landmarks of Boaz.
4
Ru 2:4-23.
繁體中文
得 2:4-23。
他注意到她，並向她施恩。
- 波阿斯正從伯利恆來，對收割的人說，願耶和華與你們同在——主人與工人之間這虔誠的問安，充分表明當時以色列鄉村人口中的宗教情感狀況，也顯出人民風俗中那種質樸、愉快、毫無猜疑的單純。同樣的族長式說話方式至今仍存留於東方。
英文原文
Ru 2:4-23.
HE TAKES KNOWLEDGE OF HER, AND SHOWS HER FAVOR.
4. Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you--This pious salutation between the master and his laborers strongly indicates the state of religious feeling among the rural population of Israel at that time, as well as the artless, happy, and unsuspecting simplicity which characterized the manners of the people. The same patriarchal style of speaking is still preserved in the East.
5
無標題
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- 管收割人的僕人——一位監工，其特別職責是監督田間的工作，供應收割人的飲食，並在晚間支付他們的工價。
英文原文
5. his servant that was set over the reapers--an overseer whose special duty was to superintend the operations in the field, to supply provision to the reapers, and pay them for their labor in the evening.
7
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- 她說……求你容我跟著收割的人拾取麥穗——東方有多種收割方式。作物稀疏矮小時，便連根拔起。有時用鐮刀割。無論以何種方式收割，穀物都拋成鬆散的禾捆，多在收割後立即進行打穀。田間工作開始得很早——在白晝變得酷熱之前。
她在屋子裡坐一會兒——即田間為工人偶爾休息與恢復體力而搭起的帳棚。
英文原文
7. she said . . . Let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves--Various modes of reaping are practised in the East. Where the crop is thin and short, it is plucked up by the roots. Sometimes it is cut with the sickle. Whether reaped in the one way or the other, the grain is cast into sheaves loosely thrown together, to be subjected to the process of threshing, which takes place, for the most part, immediately after the reaping. Field labors were begun early in the morning--before the day became oppressively hot.
she tarried a little in the house--that is, the field tent, erected for the occasional rest and refreshment of the laborers.
8
無標題
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8, 9. 波阿斯對路得說……要在這裏與我的使女們在一處——收割由女子擔任，而禾捆的整理則是男僕的職責。今日敘利亞仍如此分配收割工作。波阿斯不僅賜給路得在他收割的人身後拾穗的全部權利，更為她的個人舒適作了安排。
英文原文
8, 9. said Boaz unto Ruth, . . . bide here fast by my maidens--The reaping was performed by women while the assortment of sheaves was the duty of men-servants. The same division of harvest labor obtains in Syria still. Boaz not only granted to Ruth the full privilege of gleaning after his reapers, but provided for her personal comfort.
9
無標題
繁體中文
- 你渴了，就可以到器皿那裏，喝僕人打來的水——仁慈寬厚的雇主有時允許拾穗者共享為收割人預備的飲食。此處所說的器皿是裝滿水的水袋；餅則蘸在醋裡吃（
得 2:14）；
那醋是一種淡薄的酒，有時攙入少許橄欖油——在收割時十分清涼解暑。這種令人舒爽的點心至今仍用於收割田間。
英文原文
9. go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn--Gleaners were sometimes allowed, by kind and charitable masters, to partake of the refreshments provided for the reapers. The vessels alluded to were skin bottles, filled with water--and the bread was soaked in vinegar
(Ru 2:14);
a kind of poor, weak wine, sometimes mingled with a little olive oil--very cooling, as would be required in harvest-time. This grateful refection is still used in the harvest-field.
14
無標題
繁體中文
- 他把烘了的穗子遞給她，她吃飽了，還有餘——一些在當場烘過、用手搓過即可食用的新穀，是東方人喜愛的食物。他給她如此之多，以至於她滿足自己的需要之後，還有餘剩（
得 2:18）
留給婆婆。
英文原文
14. he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left--some of the new grain, roasted on the spot, and fit for use after being rubbed in the hands--a favorite viand in the East. He gave her so much, that after satisfying her own wants, she had some
(Ru 2:18)
in reserve for her mother-in-law.
16
無標題
繁體中文
- 並要從捆裏抽出些來，留在地下任她拾取——東方的拾穗者收穫甚豐；因為收割時以及他們搬運穀物的方式，都使大量穀物散落。那麼，從僕人所得的寬大吩咐來看，路得所收的數量必甚可觀。這些格外的恩惠，不僅出於仁慈的性情，更是因她美好的品格，以及她對那位可敬親屬所獻上的忠誠愛慕。
英文原文
16. let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her--The gleaners in the East glean with much success; for a great quantity of corn is scattered in the reaping, as well as in their manner of carrying it. One may judge, then, of the large quantity which Ruth would gather in consequence of the liberal orders given to the servants. These extraordinary marks of favor were not only given from a kindly disposition, but from regard to her good character and devoted attachment to her venerable relative.
17
無標題
繁體中文
- 把拾取的麥穗打一打——穀物數量少時，便用棍子打出來。
一伊法——據推算約含一蒲式耳。
英文原文
17. and beat out that she had gleaned--When the quantity of grain was small, it was beat out by means of a stick.
an ephah--supposed to contain about a bushel.
20
無標題
繁體中文
- 那人是我們……至近的親屬——希伯來文作「我們的一位救贖者」之一：保護我們、買贖我們的地土、並娶你這他至近親屬的遺孀，這些義務都落在他身上。她說「我們的一位」，不是說同樣親近關係的有許多人，而是說他是極近的親屬，僅有一人比他更有優先權。
英文原文
20. the man is . . . one of our next kinsmen--Hebrew, "one of our redeemers," on whom it devolves to protect us, to purchase our lands, and marry you, the widow of his next kinsman. She said, "one of them," not that there were many in the same close relationship, but that he was a very near kinsman, one other individual only having the precedence.
21
無標題
繁體中文
- 直到收完了我的大麥和小麥——大麥與小麥的收割都包括在內。後者約在五月底或六月初。
英文原文
21. all my harvest--both barley and wheat harvests. The latter was at the end of May or the beginning of June.
22
無標題
繁體中文
- 拿俄米對路得說……你跟著他的使女出去，人遇見你在別人田間，這才為好——這是拿俄米勸路得接受波阿斯慷慨邀請的審慎建議；否則她若被看見在其他田間遊蕩，不僅有受粗魯對待的危險，更會因似乎漠視他的善意而得罪他。再者，這位老婦人敏銳的心已經從波阿斯對路得的一切關注中，看出更深情愛的苗頭，她希望加以助長。
英文原文
22. Naomi said unto Ruth . . . It is good . . . that thou go out with his maidens--a prudent recommendation to Ruth to accept the generous invitation of Boaz, lest, if she were seen straying into other fields, she might not only run the risk of rude treatment, but displease him by seeming indifferent to his kind liberality. Moreover, the observant mind of the old matron had already discerned, in all Boaz' attentions to Ruth, the germs of a stronger affection, which she wished to increase.
得 2:1-3。
路得在波阿斯的田間拾取麥穗。