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W5 2012-01-06 (書5)
經文: 約書亞記 5:5-7 因為出來的眾民都受過割禮；惟獨出埃及以後、在曠野的路上所生的眾民都沒有受過割禮。以色列人在曠野走了四十年，等到國民，就是出埃及的兵丁，都消滅了，因為他們沒有聽從耶和華的話。耶和華曾向他們起誓，必不容他們看見耶和華向他們列祖起誓、應許賜給我們的地，就是流奶與蜜之地。他們的子孫，就是耶和華所興起來接續他們的，都沒有受過割禮；因為在路上沒有給他們行割禮，約書亞這才給他們行了。
默想: 這是很讓人感到遺憾的歷史事件，所有被摩西帶領出埃及的以色列人，他們經歷了過紅海、吃嗎哪、上西乃、得約櫃，與耶和華立下盟誓，而且全部接受割禮。但是，他們由於沒有聽從耶和華的話，一生在曠野流浪四十年，一直到全部的以色列人都倒斃在曠野之後，耶和華才興起第二代的領袖約書亞，帶領在曠野出生的第二代以色列人，走過約但河床，進入迦南應許地的吉甲城。耶和華要約書亞為這第二代的以色列人也行割禮，與神建立個人的盟誓關係。在這裡我們看到，就算是上帝所親自設立的宗教儀式，也不能取代我們日常生活中聽從耶和華的話，這是讓我們與上帝之間的宗教儀式可以繼續保持效力的必要因素。我們也看到耶和華的恩典，雖然第一代的以色列人全然失敗，耶和華還是賞賜給第二代以色列人可以與他建立個人盟誓關係的機會。
題目: 4-7節，上主用割禮與以色列民立了新的約，除去了奴隸的恥辱，今日耶穌基督用生命與我們立了新約，除去死亡的絕望，你是否感受到新生命的盼望與喜樂？
5:1 約旦河西亞摩利人的諸王和靠海迦南人的諸王，聽見耶和華在以色列人前面使約旦河的水乾了，等到我們過去，他們的心因以色列人的緣故就消化了，不再有膽氣。
When all the kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites that were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no longer any spirit in them, because of the people of Israel.
5:2 那時，耶和華吩咐約書亞說：「你製造火石刀，第二次給以色列人行割禮。」
At that time the LORD said to Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise the people of Israel again the second time."
5:3 約書亞就製造了火石刀，在「除皮山」那裡給以色列人行割禮。
So Joshua made flint knives, and circumcised the people of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
5:4 約書亞行割禮的緣故，是因為從埃及出來的眾民，就是一切能打仗的男丁，出了埃及以後，都死在曠野的路上。
And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt.
5:5 因為出來的眾民都受過割禮；惟獨出埃及以後、在曠野的路上所生的眾民都沒有受過割禮。
Though all the people who came out had been circumcised, yet all the people that were born on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt had not been circumcised.
5:6 以色列人在曠野走了四十年，等到國民，就是出埃及的兵丁，都消滅了，因為他們沒有聽從耶和華的話。耶和華曾向他們起誓，必不容他們看見耶和華向他們列祖起誓、應許賜給我們的地，就是流奶與蜜之地。
For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, perished, because they did not hearken to the voice of the LORD; to them the LORD swore that he would not let them see the land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
5:7 他們的子孫，就是耶和華所興起來接續他們的，都沒有受過割禮；因為在路上沒有給他們行割禮，約書亞這才給他們行了。
So it was their children, whom he raised up in their stead, that Joshua circumcised; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.
5:8 國民都受完了割禮，就住在營中自己的地方，等到痊癒了。
When the circumcising of all the nation was done, they remained in their places in the camp till they were healed.
5:9 耶和華對約書亞說：「我今日將埃及的羞辱從你們身上滾去了。」因此，那地方名叫吉甲（吉甲就是輥的意思），直到今日。
And the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day.
5:10 以色列人在吉甲安營。正月十四日晚上，在耶利哥的平原守逾越節。
While the people of Israel were encamped in Gilgal they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.
5:11 逾越節的次日，他們就吃了那地的出產；正當那日吃無酵餅和烘的穀。
And on the morrow after the passover, on that very day, they ate of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain.
5:12 他們吃了那地的出產，第二日嗎哪就止住了，以色列人也不再有嗎哪了。那一年，他們卻吃迦南地的出產。
And the manna ceased on the morrow, when they ate of the produce of the land; and the people of Israel had manna no more, but ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
5:13 約書亞靠近耶利哥的時候，舉目觀看，不料，有一個人手裡有拔出來的刀，對面站立。約書亞到他那裡，問他說：「你是幫助我們呢，是幫助我們敵人呢？」
When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood before him with his drawn sword in his hand; and Joshua went to him and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?"
5:14 他回答說：「不是的，我來是要作耶和華軍隊的元帥。」約書亞就俯伏在地下拜，說：「我主有甚麼話吩咐僕人。」
And he said, "No; but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, "What does my lord bid his servant?"
5:15 耶和華軍隊的元帥對約書亞說：「把你腳上的鞋脫下來，因為你所站的地方是聖的。」約書亞就照著行了。
And the commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua, "Put off your shoes from your feet; for the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so.
When all the kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites that were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no longer any spirit in them, because of the people of Israel.
5:2 那時，耶和華吩咐約書亞說：「你製造火石刀，第二次給以色列人行割禮。」
At that time the LORD said to Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise the people of Israel again the second time."
5:3 約書亞就製造了火石刀，在「除皮山」那裡給以色列人行割禮。
So Joshua made flint knives, and circumcised the people of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
5:4 約書亞行割禮的緣故，是因為從埃及出來的眾民，就是一切能打仗的男丁，出了埃及以後，都死在曠野的路上。
And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt.
5:5 因為出來的眾民都受過割禮；惟獨出埃及以後、在曠野的路上所生的眾民都沒有受過割禮。
Though all the people who came out had been circumcised, yet all the people that were born on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt had not been circumcised.
5:6 以色列人在曠野走了四十年，等到國民，就是出埃及的兵丁，都消滅了，因為他們沒有聽從耶和華的話。耶和華曾向他們起誓，必不容他們看見耶和華向他們列祖起誓、應許賜給我們的地，就是流奶與蜜之地。
For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, perished, because they did not hearken to the voice of the LORD; to them the LORD swore that he would not let them see the land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
5:7 他們的子孫，就是耶和華所興起來接續他們的，都沒有受過割禮；因為在路上沒有給他們行割禮，約書亞這才給他們行了。
So it was their children, whom he raised up in their stead, that Joshua circumcised; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.
5:8 國民都受完了割禮，就住在營中自己的地方，等到痊癒了。
When the circumcising of all the nation was done, they remained in their places in the camp till they were healed.
5:9 耶和華對約書亞說：「我今日將埃及的羞辱從你們身上滾去了。」因此，那地方名叫吉甲（吉甲就是輥的意思），直到今日。
And the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day.
5:10 以色列人在吉甲安營。正月十四日晚上，在耶利哥的平原守逾越節。
While the people of Israel were encamped in Gilgal they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.
5:11 逾越節的次日，他們就吃了那地的出產；正當那日吃無酵餅和烘的穀。
And on the morrow after the passover, on that very day, they ate of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain.
5:12 他們吃了那地的出產，第二日嗎哪就止住了，以色列人也不再有嗎哪了。那一年，他們卻吃迦南地的出產。
And the manna ceased on the morrow, when they ate of the produce of the land; and the people of Israel had manna no more, but ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
5:13 約書亞靠近耶利哥的時候，舉目觀看，不料，有一個人手裡有拔出來的刀，對面站立。約書亞到他那裡，問他說：「你是幫助我們呢，是幫助我們敵人呢？」
When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood before him with his drawn sword in his hand; and Joshua went to him and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?"
5:14 他回答說：「不是的，我來是要作耶和華軍隊的元帥。」約書亞就俯伏在地下拜，說：「我主有甚麼話吩咐僕人。」
And he said, "No; but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, "What does my lord bid his servant?"
5:15 耶和華軍隊的元帥對約書亞說：「把你腳上的鞋脫下來，因為你所站的地方是聖的。」約書亞就照著行了。
And the commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua, "Put off your shoes from your feet; for the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so.
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