Genesis
Chapter26
1Therewasafamineintheland(distinctfromtheearlieronethathadoccurredinthedaysofAbraham),andIsaacwentdowntoAbimelech,kingofthePhilistinesinGerar.
以前，在亚巴郎时代曾有过一次饥荒，现在地上又有了饥荒，依撒格便去了革辣尔，即培肋舍特人王阿彼默肋客那里。
2TheLORDappearedtohimandsaid:＂DonotgodowntoEgypt,butcontinuetocampwhereverinthislandItellyou.
上主显现给他说：＂你不要下到埃及去，要住在我指示给你的地方。
3Stayinthisland,andIwillbewithyouandblessyou;fortoyouandyourdescendantsIwillgivealltheselands,infulfillmentoftheoaththatIsworetoyourfatherAbraham.
你要住在这地方，我必与你同在，降福你，因为我要将这整个地方赐给你和你的后裔，实践我向你父亲亚巴郎所立的誓约；
4Iwillmakeyourdescendantsasnumerousasthestarsintheskyandgivethemalltheselands,andinyourdescendantsallthenationsoftheearthshallfindblessing—
且要使你的后裔繁多如天上的星辰，要将这一切地方赐给你的后裔，地上万民要因你的后裔蒙受降福，
5thisbecauseAbrahamobeyedme,keepingmymandate(mycommandments,myordinances,andmyinstructions).＂
因为亚巴郎听从了我的话，遵守了我的训示、诫命、规定和法律。＂
61SoIsaacsettledinGerar.
依撒格就在革辣尔住下了。
7Whenthemenoftheplaceaskedquestionsabouthiswife,heanswered,＂Sheismysister.＂Hewasafraid,ifhecalledherhiswife,themenoftheplacewouldkillhimonaccountofRebekah,sinceshewasverybeautiful.
那地方的人问到他的妻子时，他就说：＂这是我的妹妹。＂他怕说：＂这是我的妻子。＂恐怕那地方的人为了黎贝加要杀害他，因为她面貌美丽。
8Butwhenhehadbeenthereforalongtime,Abimelech,kingofthePhilistines,happenedtolookoutofawindowandwassurprisedtoseeIsaacfondlinghiswifeRebekah.
他在那里住了许久；有一天培肋舍特人王阿彼默肋客从窗户向外眺望，看见依撒格正在爱抚他的妻子黎贝加。
9HecalledforIsaacandsaid:＂Shemustcertainlybeyourwife!Howcouldyouhavesaid,'Sheismysister'?＂Isaacreplied,＂IthoughtImightlosemylifeonheraccount.＂
阿彼默肋客遂召依撒格来说：＂看，她明明是你的妻子，为什么你说：她是我的妹妹？＂依撒格回答说：＂因为我怕我可能因她而被杀害。＂
10＂Howcouldyoudothistous!＂exclaimedAbimelech.＂Itwouldhavetakenverylittleforoneofthementoliewithyourwife,andyouwouldhavethusbroughtguiltuponus!＂
阿彼默肋客说：＂你对我们作的是什么事？差一点百姓中就有人与你妻子同睡，叫我们陷于罪恶。＂
11Abimelechthereforegavethiswarningtoallhismen:＂Anyonewhomoleststhismanorhiswifeshallforthwithbeputtodeath.＂
于是阿彼默肋客号令全百姓说：＂凡触犯这人和他妻子的，必死无赦。＂
122Isaacsowedacropinthatregionandreapedahundredfoldthesameyear.SincetheLORDblessedhim,
依撒格在那地方耕种，当年就得了百倍的收成。上主实在降福了他，
13hebecamericherandricherallthetime,untilhewasverywealthyindeed.
他竟成了富翁，越来越富，终于成了个大富翁，
14Heacquiredsuchflocksandherds,andsomanyworkanimals,thatthePhilistinesbecameenviousofhim.
拥有羊群、牛群和许多奴仆，因此培肋舍特人都嫉妒他。
15(ThePhilistineshadstoppedupandfilledwithdirtallthewellsthathisfather'sservantshaddugbackinthedaysofhisfatherAbraham.)
那时，凡他父亲的仆人，在他父亲亚巴郎生时所掘的井，培肋舍特人都用土填了。
16SoAbimelechsaidtoIsaac,＂Goawayfromus;youhavebecomefartoonumerousforus.＂
阿彼默肋客对依撒格说：＂你在我们中太强盛了。你离开我们罢！＂
17IsaacleftthereandmadetheWadiGerarhisregularcampsite.
依撒格遂离开了那里，在革辣尔山谷中搭了帐幕，住在那里。
18(Isaacreopenedthewellswhichhisfather'sservantshaddugbackinthedaysofhisfatherAbrahamandwhichthePhilistineshadstoppedupafterAbraham'sdeath;hegavethemthesamenamesthathisfatherhadgiventhem.)
依撒格将他父亲亚巴郎生时所掘的，亚巴郎死后培肋舍特人所填的一些水井，又从新掘好，仍照他父亲起的名字称呼这些水井。
19ButwhenIsaac'sservantsduginthewadiandreachedspringwaterintheirwell,
依撒格的仆人在山谷中掘井时，掘了一口活水井。
203theshepherdsofGerarquarreledwithIsaac'sservants,saying,＂Thewaterbelongstous!＂SothewellwascalledEsek,becausetheyhadchallengedhimthere.
革辣尔的牧童和依撒格的牧童遂发生了争论，说：＂这水是我们的。＂为此他给那井起名叫＂争论，＂因为他们曾与他争论过。
214Thentheyduganotherwell,andtheyquarreledoverthatonetoo;soitwascalledSitnah.
依撒格的仆人又另掘了一口井，为这口井又起了争论，为此他给这井起名叫＂仇恨。＂
22Whenhehadmovedonfromthere,hedugstillanotherwell;butoverthisonetheydidnotquarrel.ItwascalledRehoboth,becausehesaid,＂TheLORDhasnowgivenusampleroom,andweshallflourishintheland.＂
以后，他由那里迁往别处，又掘了另一口井，为这口井再没有起争论，遂给这井起名叫＂宽大，＂说：＂上主终于使我们宽绰，我们将在这地繁盛。＂
23FromthereIsaacwentuptoBeer-sheba.
依撒格由那里上到了贝尔舍巴，
24ThesamenighttheLORDappearedtohimandsaid:＂IamtheGodofyourfatherAbraham.Youhavenoneedtofear,sinceIamwithyou.IwillblessyouandmultiplyyourdescendantsforthesakeofmyservantAbraham.＂
那天夜里上主显现给他说：＂我是你父亲亚巴郎的天主，你不要害怕，因为我与你同在，我必要为了我仆人亚巴郎的缘故降福你，使你的后裔繁盛。＂
25SohebuiltanaltarthereandinvokedtheLORDbyname.Afterhehadpitchedhistentthere,hisservantsbegantodigawellnearby.
依撒格就在那里筑了一座祭坛，呼求了上主的名；也在那里搭了帐幕，他的仆人也在那里掘了一口井。
26AbimelechhadmeanwhilecometohimfromGerar,accompaniedbyAhuzzath,hiscouncilor,andPhicol,thegeneralofhisarmy.
阿彼默肋客和他的挚友阿胡匝特以及他的司令非苛耳，由革辣尔来到了依撒格那里。
27Isaacaskedthem,＂Whyhaveyoucometome,seeingthatyouhatemeandhavedrivenmeawayfromyou?＂
他遂对他们说：＂你们既然仇恨我，将我由你们中间驱逐，为什么又来到我这里？＂
28Theyanswered:＂WeareconvincedthattheLORDiswithyou,soweproposethattherebeaswornagreementbetweenourtwosides——betweenyouandus.Letusmakeapactwithyou:
他们回答说：＂我们实在看出上主与你同在；因此我们想，更好我们双方彼此宣誓，让我们与你立约：
29youshallnotactunkindlytowardus,justaswehavenotmolestedyou,buthavealwaysactedkindlytowardyouandhaveletyoudepartinpeace.Henceforth,'TheLORD'Sblessingbeuponyou!'＂
你决不加害我们，犹如我们从未触犯你，只有好待了你，叫你平安离去；如今你实是上主降福的人。＂
30Isaacthenmadeafeastforthem,andtheyateanddrank.
依撒格遂为他们设宴，大家一齐吃了喝了。
31Earlythenextmorningtheyexchangedoaths.ThenIsaacbadethemfarewell,andtheydepartedfromhiminpeace.
次日一早起来，彼此宣了誓。然后依撒格送他们出来，他们遂平安离去。
32ThatsamedayIsaac'sservantscameandbroughthimnewsaboutthewelltheyhadbeendigging;theytoldhim,＂Wehavereachedwater!＂
当天依撒格的仆人来，报告他们掘井的事说：＂我们找着了水。＂
335HecalleditShibah;hencethenameofthecity,Beer-sheba,tothisday.
依撒格就给这井起名叫＂誓约；＂为此，那城直到今日还称作＂誓约井。＂
346WhenEsauwasfortyyearsold,hemarriedJudith,daughterofBeeritheHittite,andBasemath,daughterofElontheHivite.
厄撒乌到四十岁时，娶了赫特人贝厄黎的女儿友狄特和赫特人厄隆的女儿巴色玛特为妻。
35ButtheybecameasourceofembittermenttoIsaacandRebekah.
她们二人使依撒格和黎贝加伤心难受。
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Footnotes(注解)
1[6-11]TheYahwist'sversionofthewife-sisterepisodeatGerar;theElohist'sversion(Genesis20:1-18)isconnectedwithAbrahamandSarah.
2[12-33]TheYahwist'sversionofthestoryaboutthewellsatBeer-sheba;again,theElohist'sversion(Genesis21:22-23)isconnectedwithAbraham.AredactorjoinedthetwoaccountsbymeansoftheparentheticalGenesis26:15,18.
3[20]Esek:＂challenge.＂
4[21]Sitnah:＂opposition＂;onemightexpectthetexttobecontinuedbysomesuchwordsas＂becausetheywereinoppositionthere.＂
5[33]Shibah:＂seven,＂forthesakeofacloserassonancewithBeer-sheba;butthepresentversionofthestorysaysnothingabouttherebeingsevenwellsthereasimpliedinGenesis21:28-31.TheGreekversionunderstoodtheHebrewtextmorelogicallyasshebua,＂oath,＂inkeepingwiththepresentstory.
6[34-35]TheseversesfromthePriestlysource,whichhavenologicalconnectionwiththeprecedingstories,serveasanintroductiontothefollowingsectiononEsau'slossofhisbirthrightbysuggestingamotivationforthisinIsaac'sandRebekah'sdislikeforEsau'sCanaanitewives.