全新四年樂活讀經
W4 2012-02-23 (士10)
經文: 士師記 10:14-16 你們去哀求所選擇的神；你們遭遇急難的時候，讓他救你們吧！以色列人對耶和華說：我們犯罪了，任憑你隨意待我們吧！只求你今日拯救我們。以色列人就除掉他們中間的外邦神，事奉耶和華。耶和華因以色列人受的苦難，就心中擔憂。
默想: 看本段經文的記載中，我們看到耶和華與以色列人的互動，很像一位慈愛的父親與一位叛逆的兒子之間的互動。當孩子完全叛逆父親時，父親雖然苦口婆心的規勸，孩子還是我行我素，父親雖然心痛，最後也只能讓這個叛逆的孩子，自己去品嘗自己偏行己路所帶來的惡果。但是，當孩子在苦難中發出求救的聲音時，慈父的心還是為這逆子擔憂，還是會想伸出援手，幫助孩子再回頭。感謝上帝的恩典，三番兩次的向常常叛逆的我伸出慈愛的援手。
題目: 以色列興起了二位士師、陀啦，在以法蓮山地作士師二十五年，這其間以色列民沒有走入歧途難棄拜偶像之惡事，試想，在平靜安逸生活我們更需要珍惜上主的同在 ?
10:1 亞比米勒以後，有以薩迦人朵多的孫子、普瓦的兒子陀拉興起，拯救以色列人。他住在以法蓮山地的沙密。
After Abim'elech there arose to deliver Israel Tola the son of Pu'ah, son of Dodo, a man of Is'sachar; and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of E'phraim.
10:2 陀拉作以色列的士師二十三年，就死了，葬在沙密。
And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died, and was buried at Shamir.
10:3 在他以後有基列人睚珥興起，作以色列的士師二十二年。
After him arose Ja'ir the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.
10:4 他有三十個兒子，騎著三十匹驢駒。他們有三十座城邑，叫作哈倭特•睚珥，直到如今，都是在基列地。
And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty asses; and they had thirty cities, called Hav'voth-ja'ir to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
10:5 睚珥死了，就葬在加們。
And Ja'ir died, and was buried in Kamon.
10:6 以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，去事奉諸巴力和亞斯她錄，並亞蘭的神、西頓的神、摩押的神、亞捫人的神、非利士人的神，離棄耶和華，不事奉他。
And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the LORD, and did not serve him.
10:7 耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作，就把他們交在非利士人和亞捫人的手中。
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites,
10:8 從那年起，他們擾害欺壓約旦河那邊、住亞摩利人之基列地的以色列人，共有十八年。
and they crushed and oppressed the children of Israel that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the people of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
10:9 亞捫人又渡過約旦河去攻打猶大和便雅憫，並以法蓮族。以色列人就甚覺窘迫。
And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of E'phraim; so that Israel was sorely distressed.
10:10 以色列人哀求耶和華說：「我們得罪了你；因為離棄了我們 神，去事奉諸巴力。」
And the people of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Ba'als."
10:11 耶和華對以色列人說：「我豈沒有救過你們脫離埃及人、亞摩利人、亞捫人，和非利士人嗎？
And the LORD said to the people of Israel, "Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines?
10:12 西頓人、亞瑪力人、馬雲人也都欺壓你們；你們哀求我，我也拯救你們脫離他們的手。
The Sido'nians also, and the Amal'ekites, and the Ma'onites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
10:13 你們竟離棄我，事奉別神！所以我不再救你們了。
Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will deliver you no more.
10:14 你們去哀求所選擇的神；你們遭遇急難的時候，讓他救你們吧！」
Go and cry to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your distress."
10:15 以色列人對耶和華說：「我們犯罪了，任憑你隨意待我們吧！只求你今日拯救我們。」
And the people of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day."
10:16 以色列人就除掉他們中間的外邦神，事奉耶和華。耶和華因以色列人受的苦難，就心中擔憂。
So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.
10:17 當時亞捫人聚集，安營在基列。以色列人也聚集，安營在米斯巴。
Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead; and the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah.
10:18 基列的民和眾首領彼此商議說：「誰能先去攻打亞捫人，誰必作基列一切居民的領袖。」
And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, "Who is the man that will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
After Abim'elech there arose to deliver Israel Tola the son of Pu'ah, son of Dodo, a man of Is'sachar; and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of E'phraim.
10:2 陀拉作以色列的士師二十三年，就死了，葬在沙密。
And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died, and was buried at Shamir.
10:3 在他以後有基列人睚珥興起，作以色列的士師二十二年。
After him arose Ja'ir the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.
10:4 他有三十個兒子，騎著三十匹驢駒。他們有三十座城邑，叫作哈倭特•睚珥，直到如今，都是在基列地。
And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty asses; and they had thirty cities, called Hav'voth-ja'ir to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
10:5 睚珥死了，就葬在加們。
And Ja'ir died, and was buried in Kamon.
10:6 以色列人又行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，去事奉諸巴力和亞斯她錄，並亞蘭的神、西頓的神、摩押的神、亞捫人的神、非利士人的神，離棄耶和華，不事奉他。
And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the LORD, and did not serve him.
10:7 耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作，就把他們交在非利士人和亞捫人的手中。
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites,
10:8 從那年起，他們擾害欺壓約旦河那邊、住亞摩利人之基列地的以色列人，共有十八年。
and they crushed and oppressed the children of Israel that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the people of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
10:9 亞捫人又渡過約旦河去攻打猶大和便雅憫，並以法蓮族。以色列人就甚覺窘迫。
And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of E'phraim; so that Israel was sorely distressed.
10:10 以色列人哀求耶和華說：「我們得罪了你；因為離棄了我們 神，去事奉諸巴力。」
And the people of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Ba'als."
10:11 耶和華對以色列人說：「我豈沒有救過你們脫離埃及人、亞摩利人、亞捫人，和非利士人嗎？
And the LORD said to the people of Israel, "Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines?
10:12 西頓人、亞瑪力人、馬雲人也都欺壓你們；你們哀求我，我也拯救你們脫離他們的手。
The Sido'nians also, and the Amal'ekites, and the Ma'onites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
10:13 你們竟離棄我，事奉別神！所以我不再救你們了。
Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will deliver you no more.
10:14 你們去哀求所選擇的神；你們遭遇急難的時候，讓他救你們吧！」
Go and cry to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your distress."
10:15 以色列人對耶和華說：「我們犯罪了，任憑你隨意待我們吧！只求你今日拯救我們。」
And the people of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day."
10:16 以色列人就除掉他們中間的外邦神，事奉耶和華。耶和華因以色列人受的苦難，就心中擔憂。
So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.
10:17 當時亞捫人聚集，安營在基列。以色列人也聚集，安營在米斯巴。
Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead; and the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah.
10:18 基列的民和眾首領彼此商議說：「誰能先去攻打亞捫人，誰必作基列一切居民的領袖。」
And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, "Who is the man that will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
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陀拉和睚珥是第六位和第七位士師，有關這兩名士師的資料，我們所知甚少，聖經只用了兩三節經文，說及他們當士師時的情況，然而在他們的治理下，以色列也享受相當長時期（45年）的太平。他們的事蹟雖然沒有像底波拉、基甸等人那麼富傳奇性和引人入勝的故事，不過陀拉和睚珥的時代卻反映出神的恩典，在平凡、平淡的日子中，更見祂的慈愛和保護。
回覆刪除有些教會尋找牧者，要牧者作見證，看看上帝是否真正地蒙召，是否這位神的工人，有否真正得救的見證？許多基督徒都有一種錯誤的觀念，就是要在自己的生活中得見神蹟，靈性才能夠奮興。例如旅行遇劫機、失事而大難不死，絕症得醫治，便滿口感謝神的恩典，繪影繪聲描述得蒙拯救的奇遇。當然我們不能抹煞在這些事件當中天父看顧祂兒女的事實；但是我們更要明白一件事，當每日出入能平安，上班上學能無恙歸家，也是神奇妙的恩典和眷顧。
感謝神！求主幫助我們，因著上帝的恩典，在這些平凡、平淡的日子裡，常見上帝的慈愛和保護。為每日家人的出入能平安，更加珍惜上帝的同在。