聖書

 

路得记 1

勉強

1 當士師秉政的時候,國中遭遇饑荒。在猶大伯利恆,有一個帶著妻子和兩個兒子往摩押去寄居。

2 名叫以利米勒,他的妻名叫拿俄米;他兩個兒子,一個名叫瑪倫,一個名叫基連,猶大伯利恆的以法他。他們到了摩押地,就住在那裡。

3 後來拿俄米的丈夫以利米勒死了,剩下婦人和他兩個兒子。

4 這兩個兒子娶了摩押女子為妻,個名叫俄珥巴,個名叫路得,在那裡了約有年。

5 瑪倫和基連人也死了,剩下拿俄米,沒有丈夫,也沒有兒子。

6 他就與兩個兒婦起身,要從摩押地歸回;因為他在摩押見耶和華眷顧自己的百姓,賜糧食與他們。

7 於是他和兩個兒婦起行離開所住的地方,要回猶大去。

8 拿俄米對兩個兒婦說:你們各人回娘家去罷。願耶和華恩待你們,像你們恩待已的人與我一樣!

9 願耶和華使你們各在新夫家中得平安!於是拿俄米與他們親嘴。他們就放聲而哭,

10 說:不然,我們必與你一同回你本國去。

11 拿俄米說:我女兒們哪,回去罷!為何要跟我去呢?我還能生子作你們的丈夫麼?

12 女兒們哪,回去罷!我年紀老邁,不能再有丈夫;即或說,我還有指望,今夜有丈夫可以生子,

13 你們豈能等著他們長大呢?你們豈能等著他們不嫁別呢?我女兒們哪,不要這樣。我為你們的緣故甚是愁苦,因為耶和華伸攻擊我。

14 兩個兒婦又放聲而哭,俄珥巴與婆婆親嘴而別,只是路得捨不得拿俄米。

15 拿俄米說:看哪,你嫂子已經回他本國和他所拜的那裡去了,你也跟著你嫂子回去罷!

16 路得說:不要催我回去不跟隨你。你往哪裡去,我也往那裡去;你在哪裡住宿,我也在那裡住宿;你的國就是我的國,你的就是我的

17 你在哪裡,我也在那裡,也葬在那裡。除非能使你我相離!不然,願耶和華重重地降罰與我。

18 拿俄米見路得定意要跟隨自己去,就不再勸他了。

19 於是人同行,伯利恆。他們到了伯利恆,合城的人就驚訝。婦女們說:這是拿俄米麼?

20 拿俄米對他們說:不要我拿俄米(就是甜的意思),要我瑪拉(就是苦的意思),因為全能者使我受了大苦。

21 我滿滿地出去,耶和華使我空空地回來。耶和華降禍與我,全能者使我受苦。既是這樣,你們為何還我拿俄米呢?

22 拿俄米和他兒婦摩押女子路得,從摩押回來伯利恆,正是動手割大麥的時候。

解説

 

Man (male)

  
by Claude Lefebvre

The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings -- Conjugial Love -- is devoted to the subject. So we can hardly offer a full explanation here. In a very general sense, though, the Writings say that men are creatures of intellect, driven by the love of growing wise; women, meanwhile are creations of affection, driven by the love of wisdom and the good that wisdom can do. They are formed this way to reflect the Lord's Divine Love and Divine Wisdom, and so that they can form marriages that reflect the unity of Divine Love and Divine Wisdom. Marking differences between men and women can be a touchy thing, but realistically it's easy to see that men tend to love acquiring knowledge whether it has any practical application or not. Many of them can spout out sports statistics or hold court on the workings of the internal combustion engine, even though it is knowledge they are not likely to ever use. They find such knowledge interesting for its own sake. It follows, then, that when the Bible speaks of men, the men represent facts, ideas, knowledge, truth, intellect and wisdom -- or in the negative sense falsity, twisted logic, and reasoning that is devoid of concern for others.