旧约约书亚记 14:6–15:63
前情提要
上回说到
昨天():约书亚年纪老迈,神吩咐他把还未全得的地拈阄分给九个半支派;经文回顾摩西在约旦河东分给流便、迦得和玛拿西半支派的产业,并一再说明利未支派没有地业,因为“耶和华─以色列的 神是他们的产业”。
今天你会读到
八十五岁的迦勒向约书亚要希伯仑山地,那里住着亚衲族人;他专心跟从神,得了希伯仑为业。第 15 章详列犹大支派的四面边界和各区城邑,其中穿插迦勒把女儿押撒嫁给攻下底璧的俄陀聂、押撒求得泉水的小故事;最后说耶布斯人仍住在耶路撒冷。
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留意迦勒的年纪和他的请求():八十五岁还说“求你将耶和华那日应许我的这山地给我”,他要的正是住着亚衲族人、最难打的地方。
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传统年代约主前 1400 年前后;四十五年前,迦勒和约书亚一同窥探迦南,当时只有他们二人劝百姓信靠神()。
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约书亚记 第 14 章
迦勒的请求
6那时,犹大人来到吉甲见约书亚,有耶孚尼的儿子对约书亚说:“耶和华在加低斯·巴尼亚指着我与你对神人摩西所说的话,你都知道了。Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
7耶和华的仆人摩西从加低斯·巴尼亚打发我窥探这地,那时我正四十岁;我他。I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report.
8然而,同我上去的众弟兄使百姓的心消化;但我耶和华—我的 神。Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
9当日摩西起誓说:‘你脚所踏之地定要归你和你的子孙永远为业,因为你专心跟从耶和华—我的 神。’On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
10自从耶和华对摩西说这话的时候,耶和华照他所应许的使我存活这四十五年;其间以色列人在旷野行走。看哪,现今我八十五岁了,Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old,
11我还是强壮,像摩西打发我去的那天一样;无论是争战,是,我的力量那时如何,现在还是如何。still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. As my strength was then, so it is now for war, for going out, and for coming in.
12求你将耶和华那日应许我的这山地给我;那里有亚衲族人,并宽大坚固的城,你也曾听见了。耶和华照他所应许的与我同在,我就把他们赶出去。”Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.”
希伯仑归迦勒为业
13于是约书亚为耶孚尼的儿子迦勒祝福,将希伯仑给他为业。Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
14所以希伯仑作了基尼洗族耶孚尼的儿子迦勒的产业,直到今日,因为他专心跟从耶和华—以色列的 神。Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
15希伯仑从前名叫基列·亚巴;亚巴是亚衲族中最尊大的人。于是国中太平,没有争战了。(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
约书亚记 第 15 章
犹大的南界
1犹大支派按着宗族拈阄所得之地是在尽南边,到以东的交界,向南直到寻的旷野。Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
2他们的南界是从盐海的尽边,就是从朝南的起,Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
3通到亚克拉滨坡的南边,接连到寻,上到加低斯·巴尼亚的南边,又过希斯仑,上到亚达珥,绕到甲加,proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.
4接连到押们,通到埃及小河,直通到海为止。这就是他们的南界。It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
东界和北界
5东界是从盐海南边到约旦河口。北界是从约旦河口的海汊起,The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
6上到伯·曷拉,过伯·亚拉巴的北边,上到流便之子波罕的磐石;went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
7从亚割谷往北,上到底璧,直向河南亚都冥坡对面的吉甲;又接连到隐·示麦泉,直通到隐·罗结,Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
8上到,贴近的南界(耶布斯就是耶路撒冷);又上到欣嫩谷西边的山顶,就是在利乏音谷极北的边界;From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9又从山顶延到尼弗多亚的水源,通到以弗仑山的城邑,又延到巴拉(巴拉就是基列·耶琳);From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
10又从巴拉往西绕到西珥山,接连到耶琳山的北边(耶琳就是基撒仑);又下到伯·示麦过亭纳,The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
11通到以革伦北边,延到施基仑,接连到巴拉山;又通到雅比聂,直通到海为止。Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
西界
12西界就是大海和靠近大海之地。这是犹大人按着宗族所得之地四围的交界。And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
迦勒赶出亚衲族
13约书亚照耶和华所吩咐的,将犹大人中的一段地,就是基列·亚巴,分给耶孚尼的儿子迦勒。亚巴是亚衲族的始祖(基列·亚巴就是希伯仑)。According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
14迦勒就从那里赶出亚衲族的三个族长,就是示筛、亚希幔、挞买;And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15又从那里上去,攻击底璧的居民。(这底璧从前名叫基列·西弗。)From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
押撒和俄陀聂
16迦勒说:“谁能攻打基列·西弗将城夺取,我就把我女儿押撒给他为妻。”And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
17迦勒兄弟基纳斯的儿子夺取了那城,迦勒就把女儿押撒给他为妻。So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
18押撒的时候,劝丈夫向她父亲求一块田,押撒,迦勒问她说:“你要什么?”One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
19她说:“求你给我,你既将我安置在南地,求你也给我水泉。”她父亲就把上泉下泉赐给她。“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
犹大尽南边的城邑
20以下是犹大支派按着宗族所得的产业。This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.
21犹大支派尽南边的城邑,与以东交界相近的,就是甲薛、以得、雅姑珥、These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22基拿、底摩拿、亚大达、Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23基低斯、夏琐、以提楠、Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24西弗、提链、比亚绿、Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25夏琐·哈大他、加略·希斯仑(加略·希斯仑就是夏琐)、Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
26亚曼、示玛、摩拉大、Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27哈萨·迦大、黑实门、伯·帕列、Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
28哈萨·书亚、、比斯约他、Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29巴拉、以因、以森、Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30伊勒多腊、基失、何珥玛、Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
31洗革拉、麦玛拿、三撒拿、Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32利巴勿、实忻、亚因、临门,共二十九座城,还有属城的村庄。Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.
高原的城邑
33在高原有以实陶、琐拉、亚实拿、These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34撒挪亚、隐·干宁、他普亚、以楠、Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35耶末、亚杜兰、梭哥、亚西加、Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36沙拉音、亚底他音、基底拉、基底罗他音,共十四座城,还有属城的村庄。Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
37又有洗楠、哈大沙、麦大·迦得、Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
38底连、米斯巴、约帖、Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
39拉吉、波斯加、伊矶伦、Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40迦本、拉幔、基提利、Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,
41基低罗、伯·大衮、拿玛、玛基大,共十六座城,还有属城的村庄。Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
42又有立拿、以帖、亚珊、Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43益弗他、亚实拿、尼悉、Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44基伊拉、亚革悉、玛利沙,共九座城,还有属城的村庄。Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.
45又有以革伦和属以革伦的村庄;Ekron, with its towns and villages;
46从以革伦直到海,一切靠近亚实突之地,并属其地的村庄。from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;
47亚实突和属亚实突的镇市村庄;迦萨和属迦萨的镇市村庄;直到埃及小河,并大海和靠近大海之地。Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
山地的城邑
48在山地有沙密、雅提珥、梭哥、These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49大拿、基列·萨拿(基列·萨拿就是底璧)、Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
50亚拿伯、以实提莫、亚念、Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51歌珊、何伦、基罗,共十一座城,还有属城的村庄。Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.
52又有亚拉、度玛、以珊、Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53雅农、伯·他普亚、亚非加、Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
54宏他、基列·亚巴(基列·亚巴就是希伯仑)、洗珥,共九座城,还有属城的村庄。Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.
55又有玛云、迦密、西弗、淤他、Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56耶斯列、约甸、撒挪亚、Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57该隐、基比亚、亭纳,共十座城,还有属城的村庄。Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.
58又有哈忽、伯·夙、基突、Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
59玛腊、伯·亚诺、伊勒提君,共六座城,还有属城的村庄。Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages.
60又有基列·巴力(基列·巴力就是基列·耶琳)、拉巴,共两座城,还有属城的村庄。Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.
旷野的城邑
61在旷野有伯·亚拉巴、密丁、西迦迦、These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62匿珊、盐城、隐·基底,共六座城,还有属城的村庄。Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
耶布斯人仍住耶路撒冷
63至于住耶路撒冷的耶布斯人,犹大人不能把他们赶出去,耶布斯人却在耶路撒冷与犹大人同住,直到今日。But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
摘要
以色列人在迦南地按耶和华吩咐拈阄分地,迦勒因四十五年来专心跟从神,年迈仍刚强壮胆,主动求取有亚衲巨人的希伯仑山地为业,并靠神得胜。犹大支派的地界与城邑详细划定,迦勒赶出亚衲族人并攻取底璧,但犹大人未能赶出耶路撒冷的耶布斯人,留下未竟之业。
反思问题
- 迦勒八十五岁仍凭信心争战,不因困难退缩。在你目前的生活中,有哪些神曾应许但你因畏惧而未去争取的领域?
- 迦勒专心跟从神长达四十五年始终如一。你如何在日常生活中培养对神持久而专一的信靠?
- 犹大人未能赶出耶布斯人,与敌人同住。你的生命中是否有明知该对付却一直容忍共存的罪或软弱?你打算如何面对?
新约路加福音 9:37–50
前情提要
上回说到
昨天():彼得认出耶稣是“ 神所立的基督”,耶稣预言自己要受苦、被杀、第三日复活,并要跟从的人天天背起十字架;约八天后,耶稣在山上祷告时改变形像,摩西和以利亚与祂谈论“去世的事”,云中有声音说:“你们要听他。”
今天你会读到
下山后,耶稣赶出门徒赶不出的污鬼,医好一个独生子;接着再次预言自己要被交在人手里,门徒却不明白,还争论谁为大;耶稣领一个小孩子来教导他们,又要他们不要禁止奉祂名赶鬼的人。
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对照 –46:众人正惊叹神的大能,耶稣却说人子将要被交在人手里;门徒听不懂,接着竟争论“谁将为大”。
点时代可看说明
这是耶稣在加利利传道的最后一段记载;从 起,路加用很长的篇幅记载耶稣往耶路撒冷去的旅程。
路加福音 第 9 章
下山遇见求助的父亲
37第二天,他们下了山,就有许多人迎见耶稣。The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
38其中有一人喊叫说:“夫子!求你看顾我的儿子,因为他是我的。Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
39他被鬼抓住就忽然喊叫;鬼又叫他,,并且重重地伤害他,难以离开他。A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
40我求过你的门徒,把鬼赶出去,他们却是不能。”I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
41耶稣说:“!这又不信又的世代啊,我在你们这里,忍耐你们要到几时呢?将你的儿子带到这里来吧!”“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
耶稣赶出污鬼
42正来的时候,鬼把他摔倒,叫他重重地抽风。耶稣就斥责那,把孩子治好了,交给他父亲。Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
再次预言被交在人手里
43众人都 神的大能(大能:或译威荣)。耶稣所做的一切事,众人正希奇的时候,耶稣对门徒说:And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
44“你们要把这些话,因为人子将要被交在人手里。”“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
45他们不明白这话,意思乃是隐藏的,叫他们不能明白,他们也不敢问这话的意思。But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
谁将为大
46门徒中间起了议论,谁将为大。Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
47耶稣看出他们心中的议论,就领一个小孩子来,叫他站在自己旁边,But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
48对他们说:“凡为我名接待这的,就是接待我;凡接待我的,就是接待那差我来的。你们中间最小的,他便为大。”And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
不要禁止他
49约翰说:“夫子,我们看见一个人赶鬼,我们就禁止他,因为他不与我们一同跟从你。”“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
50耶稣说:“不要禁止他;因为不你们的,就是帮助你们的。”“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
摘要
耶稣从山上下来后医治被鬼附的孩子,显明神的大能,同时再次预言自己将受难,门徒却不明白。随后门徒争论谁为大,耶稣以小孩子教导谦卑服事的真义,又纠正门徒禁止他人奉主名赶鬼的排他心态,指出不敌挡他们的就是帮助他们的。
反思问题
- 门徒无法赶出污鬼,耶稣指出是因不信。在你的服事或祷告中,是否有因信心不足而经历无力的时刻?你如何回应?
- 门徒在耶稣预言受难后随即争论谁为大,显出属灵的盲点。你是否曾在跟随主的路上不自觉地追求地位或认可?
- 耶稣教导不要禁止奉祂名做工的人。你在信仰群体中是否曾因宗派或圈子的界限,而排斥其他真诚服事主的人?