22:3 亞伯拉罕清早起來,備上驢,帶著兩個僕人和他兒子以撒,也劈好了燔祭的柴,就起身往 神所指示他的地方去了。
22:4 到了第三日,亞伯拉罕舉目遠遠地看見那地方。
22:5 亞伯拉罕對他的僕人說:“你們和驢在此等候,我與童子往那裡去拜一拜,就回到你們這裡來。”
22:6 亞伯拉罕把燔祭的柴放在他兒子以撒身上,自己手裡拿著火與刀,於是二人同行。
22:7 以撒對他父親亞伯拉罕說:“父親哪!”亞伯拉罕說:“我兒,我在這裡。”以撒說:“請看,火與柴都有了,但燔祭的羊羔在哪裡呢?”
22:8 亞伯拉罕說:“我兒, 神必自己預備作燔祭的羊羔。”於是二人同行。
22:9 他們到了 神所指示的地方,亞伯拉罕在那裡築壇,把柴擺好,捆綁他的兒子以撒,放在壇的柴上。
22:10 亞伯拉罕就伸手拿刀,要殺他的兒子。
聖經靈修版:
順服常是艱難的事。我多麼的渴求能夠做到,但……
22:3 這個清晨,亞伯拉罕開始了人類有史以來、順服神的最偉大的行動。他走了八十多公里來到摩利亞山。多年來他在艱苦的磨練中已學到順服神的重要;這次他對神的順服既迅速又完全。順服神常常是一種掙扎,因為這意味著我們要放棄自己最心愛的人或物。不要以為順服神是一件容易、自然的事。
22:6 我們不知道亞伯拉罕怎樣帶著火,他也許帶著燒燃的炭火或以燧石取火。
神為甚麼要亞伯拉罕殺人獻祭呢?
22:7-8 異教民族有殺人獻祭的慣例,神譴責這種可怕的罪行(參利20:1-5)。神並不是要亞伯拉罕殺死以撒,只是要他在心中獻上以撒,以顯明亞伯拉罕愛神,多於愛神所應許的他期待已久的兒子,神在考驗亞伯拉罕。考驗的目的是要鍛煉我們的品格,幫助我們更順服神和他的安排。經過這次艱難的體驗後,亞伯拉罕加強了對神的委身和順服,也認識到神供應的大能。
丹尼斯·莫克:
亞伯拉罕的順服(22:3-10)
3. 亞伯拉罕順服地回應了神的命令,不光本段經文告訴我們,
來11:17-19也加以證實。亞伯拉罕毫不猶豫地做好了必要
的準備(“劈好燔祭的柴”),帶着“他兒子以撒”和兩個
僕人,起身前往摩利亞山。此時,以撒已是16歲左右的少年
人了(22:3)。
4. 這是三天的旅程,我們可以想象亞伯拉罕和兒子會說些什
麼!(22:4)
5. 將到目的地時,亞伯拉罕留下僕人和驢,帶着以撒繼續前行。
整本聖經中對信心的最大試煉就在此例了。亞伯拉罕對僕人
說:“我與童子到那裡去拜一拜,就回到你們這裡來”
(22:5)。這裡有兩點非常重要:第一,亞伯拉罕把他所將
行的視為敬拜!第二,他顯然相信即使他照神所要求的獻上
以撒,神也將使以撒復活!!(見來11:19)。難道亞伯拉
罕真地知道神的計劃嗎?恐怕不會,但毫無疑問,他信神的
大能。
6. “二人同行”時以撒背着柴,亞伯拉罕拿着火與刀(22:6)。
7. 以撒唯一的問題是:“燔祭的羊羔在哪裡?”(22:7)。顯
然亞伯拉罕並沒有告訴兒子神的要求。
8. 亞伯拉罕的回答突出了他對神完全的信任,因他說,“我兒,
神必自己預備作燔祭的羔羊”,然後又繼續前行(22:8)。
9. 經文22:9節清楚地表明,正如父親信靠神一樣,以撒對父
親亞伯拉罕也是完全地順服和信任,因為他自願順從了父
親。假如以撒反抗,他完全能夠迅速掙脫已是115歲高齡的
父親!我們真想知道亞伯拉罕向以撒作了什麼解釋,還有以
撒的反應是什麼。無論如何會象這樣:“我也不能完全明白,
但神已經這樣命令了,我必須遵行!”
10. 一切準備停當,以撒也被綁在了祭壇之上,亞伯拉罕舉起刀,
要“殺他的兒子”。這樣的堅定不移、毫無疑問、無條件地
順服證實了亞伯拉罕對神的信心(22:10)。
22:3 [hgb] 亞伯拉罕清早起來、備上驢、帶着兩個僕人和他兒子以撒、也劈好了燔祭的柴、就起身往 神所指示他的地方去了。
[lzz] 亞伯拉罕清早起來,備上了驢,帶着兩個僮僕和他的兒子以撒,也劈好了燔祭的柴,就起身往上帝所對他說明的地方去了。
[ngb] 亞伯拉罕清早起來,預備好了驢,帶着兩個童僕和自己的兒子以撒,也劈好了獻燔祭用的柴,就起程到 神指示他的地方去。
[asv] And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
[kjv] And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
[bbe] And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.
22:4 [hgb] 到了第三日、亞伯拉罕舉目遠遠的看見那地方。
[lzz] 第三天、亞伯拉罕舉目,遠遠地看那地方。
[ngb] 第三日,亞伯拉罕舉目觀望,遠遠地看見了那地方。
[asv] On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
[kjv] Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
[bbe] And on the third day, Abraham, lifting up his eyes, saw the place a long way off.
22:5 [hgb] 亞伯拉罕對他的僕人說、你們和驢在此等候、我與童子往那裡去拜一拜、就回到你們這裡來。
[lzz] 亞伯拉罕對他的僮僕說∶「你們同驢在這裡等候着;我和兒童往那裡去敬拜,就回到你們這裡來。」
[ngb] 亞伯拉罕對他的童僕說:“你們和驢留在這裡,我與孩子要到那邊去敬拜,然後回到你們這裡來。”
[asv] And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you.
[kjv] And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
[bbe] Then he said to his young men, Keep here with the ass; and I and the boy will go on and give worship and come back again to you.
22:6 [hgb] 亞伯拉罕把燔祭的柴放在他兒子以撒身上、自己手裡拿着火與刀.於是二人同行。
[lzz] 亞伯拉罕把燔祭的柴放在他兒子以撒身上,自己手裡卻拿着火跟刀∶二人就這樣一齊走。
[ngb] 亞伯拉罕把獻燔祭的柴,放在他兒子以撒的身上,自己手裡拿着火與刀。他們二人一起向前走的時候,
[asv] And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. And they went both of them together.
[kjv] And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
[bbe] And Abraham put the wood for the burned offering on his son's back, and he himself took the fire and the knife in his hand, and the two of them went on together.
22:7 [hgb] 以撒對他父親亞伯拉罕說、父親哪。亞伯拉罕說、我兒、我在這裡。以撒說、請看、火與柴都有了、但燔祭的羊羔在哪裡呢。
[lzz] 以撒對他父親亞伯拉罕說∶「爸爸。」亞伯拉罕說∶「怎麼啦,孩子?」以撒說∶「請看,火跟柴都有了;燔祭的小羊羔在哪裡呢?」
[ngb] 以撒問他父親亞伯拉罕說:“爸爸!”亞伯拉罕回答:“我兒!有什麼事?”以撒說:“你看,火與柴都有了,可是獻燔祭用的羊羔在哪裡呢?”
[asv] And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?
[kjv] And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
[bbe] Then Isaac said to Abraham, My father; and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, We have wood and fire here, but where is the lamb for the burned offering?
22:8 [hgb] 亞伯拉罕說、我兒、 神必自己預備作燔祭的羊羔.於是二人同行。
[lzz] 亞伯拉罕說∶「孩子,上帝自己會顧到燔祭小羊的。」二人仍這樣一齊走着走着。
[ngb] 亞伯拉罕回答:“我兒, 神自己必親自預備獻燔祭用的羊羔。”於是二人繼續一起前行。
[asv] And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So they went both of them together.
[kjv] And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
[bbe] And Abraham said, God himself will give the lamb for the burned offering: so they went on together.
22:9 [hgb] 他們到了 神所指示的地方、亞伯拉罕在那裡築壇、把柴擺好、捆綁他的兒子以撒、放在壇的柴上。
[lzz] 他們到了上帝所對他說明的地方,亞伯拉罕就在那裡築了一座壇,擺上了柴,將他的兒子以撒捆綁好了,放在祭壇的柴上。
[ngb] 他們到了 神指示的地方,亞伯拉罕就在那裡築了一座祭壇,擺好了柴,捆綁了自己的兒子以撒,就把他放在祭壇的柴上。
[asv] And they came to the place which God had told him of. And Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
[kjv] And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
[bbe] And they came to the place of which God had given him knowledge; and there Abraham made the altar and put the wood in place on it, and having made tight the bands round Isaac his son, he put him on the wood on the altar.
22:10 [hgb] 亞伯拉罕就伸手拿刀、要殺他的兒子。
[lzz] 亞伯拉罕就伸手拿刀、要宰他的兒子。
[ngb] 亞伯拉罕伸手拿刀,要宰殺自己的兒子的時候,
[asv] And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
[kjv] And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
[bbe] And stretching out his hand, Abraham took the knife to put his son to death.