士师记生命读经 · 第2篇

以色列信靠神的美丽光景

The Beautiful Scene of Israel’s Trusting in God

1读经：士师记一章。在本篇信息中，我们要来看士师记一章。本章描述以色列信靠神的美丽光景。

1Scripture Reading: Judg. 1 In this message we will consider chapter one of Judges. This chapter describes the beautiful scene of Israel’s trusting in God

壹、犹大的放胆和得胜

I. JUDAH’S BOLDNESS AND VICTORY

2在一至二十一节我们看见犹大的放胆和得胜。

2In verses 1 through 21 we see Judah’s boldness and victory

一、对耶和华的求问，以及耶和华的回答与应许

A. Inquiring of Jehovah and Jehovah’s Answer and Promise

3约书亚死后，以色列人求问耶和华，谁当首先上去攻击迦南人，与他们争战。（1。）耶和华赐下祂的回答和应许：『犹大当先上去。看哪，我已将那地交在他手中。』（2。）这与主是一，神与祂子民生机联结的奇妙图画，乃是接续约书亚记里以色列人首次进入美地时的一。二、犹大与他哥哥西缅的配搭『犹大对他哥哥西缅说，请你同我上到我拈阄所得之地去，好与迦南人争战。以后我也同你到你拈阄所得之地去。于是西缅与他同去。』（3。）这里我们看见两个支派－犹大，最刚强的支派，和西缅，软弱的支派－之间的美妙配搭。

3After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel inquired of Jehovah concerning who would go up for them first against the Canaanites in order to fight against them (v. 1). Jehovah gave His answer and promise, saying, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have given the land into his hand” (v. 2). This marvelous picture of oneness with the Lord, of the organic union of God with His people, is a continuation of the oneness in the book of Joshua when the people of Israel first entered into the good land. B. Judah and Simeon His Brother’s Coordination “Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, and we will fight against the Canaanites; and I will also go with you into your lot. And Simeon went with him” (v. 3). Here we see a wonderful coordination between two tribes—Judah, the strongest tribe, and Simeon, a weak tribe

三、犹大上去，耶和华将

C. Judah Going Up, and Jehovah Giving

4迦南人和比利洗人交在他们手中

4the Canaanites and the Perizzites into Their Hand

5照著四至十节，犹大上去，耶和华将迦南人和比利洗人交在他们手中，他们在比色击杀了一万人。然后犹大人攻打耶路撒冷，将城攻取，用刀杀了城内的人，并且放火烧城。后来他们下去，与住山地、南地、和低原的迦南人争战。

5According to verses 4 through 10, Judah went up, and Jehovah gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they struck ten thousand of them in Bezek. Then the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem and took it, striking it with the edge of the sword and setting it on fire. Afterward they went down to fight against the Canaanites who inhabited the hill country and the southland and the lowland

四、迦勒藉著他的女婿俄陀聂的得胜

D. Caleb’s Victory over Hebron through His Son-in-law Othniel

6本章也说到迦勒藉著他的女婿俄陀聂战胜希伯仑。（11～15，20。）俄陀聂这名的意思是『神的狮子』。迦勒说，谁能攻打基列西弗，将城夺取，他就把他女儿押撒给他为妻。俄陀聂夺取了基列西弗，迦勒就把押撒给他为妻。她对她父亲说，『求你赐福给我，你既将南地给我，求你也给我水泉。』（15上。）所以迦勒就把上泉和下泉给了她。二十节告诉我们，照摩西所说的，希伯仑给了迦勒，迦勒就从那里赶出亚衲的三个子孙。

6This chapter also speaks of Caleb’s victory over Hebron through his son - in - law Othniel (vv. 11-15, 20). The name Othniel means “lion of God.” Caleb said that to whomever struck Kiriath - sepher and took it he would give Achsah his daughter as wife. Othniel took Kiriath - sepher, and Caleb gave him Achsah as wife. She spoke to her father, saying, “Give me a blessing, for you have given me the southland; give me also springs of water” (v. 15a). So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. Verse 20 tells us that Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had spoken, and that Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak from there.

五、犹大与他哥哥西缅一同争战，将迦南人尽行毁灭

E. Judah Fighting, with Simeon His Brother, and Utterly Destroying the Canaanites

7犹大与他哥哥西缅一同争战，将迦南人尽行毁灭；耶和华与犹大同在。他们得了山地为业，只是不能赶出山谷的居民，因为他们有铁车。（17～19。）

7Judah fought, with Simeon his brother, and utterly destroyed the Canaanites, and Jehovah was with Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were not able to dispossess the inhabitants of the valley, for they had chariots of iron (vv. 16-19

六、便雅悯人没有赶出耶布斯人

F. The Children of Benjamin Not Dispossessing the Jebusites

8便雅悯人没有赶出住耶路撒冷的耶布斯人。反之，耶布斯人仍在耶路撒冷与便雅悯人同住。（21。）这指明即使犹大是放胆且得胜的，他的得胜仍不是绝对的，因为没有赶出山谷的居民，也没有赶出耶布斯人。

8The children of Benjamin did not dispossess the Jebusites, who dwelt in Jerusalem. Rather, the Jebusites continued to dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem (v. 21). This indicates that even though Judah was bold and victorious, his victory was not absolute, for there was a shortage in not dispossessing the inhabitants of the valley and in not dispossessing the Jebusites

贰、约瑟家上去

II. THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH

攻打伯特利

GOING UP TO FIGHT AGAINST BETHEL

9约瑟家上去攻打伯特利；耶和华与他们同在。首先，他们打发人去窥探伯特利。窥探的人看见一个人从城里出来，就告诉他，他若将进城的路指示他们，他们必恩待他。那人将进城的路指示他们，他们就用刀击杀了城中的民，但将那人和他全家放走。（22～26。）

9The house of Joseph went up to fight against Bethel, and Jehovah was with them. First, they spied out Bethel. When those who watched saw a man coming out of the city, they told him that if he showed them the entrance of the city, they would be merciful to him. He showed them the entrance, and they struck the people of the city with their sword, but they let the man and all his family go (vv. 22-26

参、一些缺点

III. SOME DEFECTS

10虽然本章描绘以色列信靠神的美丽光景，然而本章也描述一些缺点。（27～36。）

10Although this chapter portrays the beautiful scene of Israel’s trusting in God, this chapter nevertheless describes some defects (vv. 27-36

一、玛拿西、以法莲、西布伦、亚设、拿弗他利没有赶出迦南人

A. Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun, Asher and Naphtali Not Dispossessing the Canaanites

11以色列人强盛了，就使迦南人作苦工，没有把他们全然赶出。（28。）玛拿西、以法莲、西布伦、亚设、拿弗他利没有赶出迦南人；迦南人执意住在自己的地上，成了作苦工的人。（27，29～33。）

11When Israel became strong, they made the Canaanites forced labor, but they did not utterly dispossess them (v. 28). Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun, Asher, and Naphtali did not dispossess the Canaanites, who persisted in dwelling in their lands and became forced labor (vv. 27, 29-33).

二、亚摩利人强逼但人住在山地

B. The Amorites Pushing the Children of Dan into the Hill Country

12亚摩利人强逼但人住在山地，不容他们下到谷地。亚摩利人执意与他们同住，然而约瑟家胜了他们，使他们成了作苦工的人。（34～36。）

12The Amorites pushed the children of Dan into the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the valley. The Amorites persisted in dwelling with them, but the house of Joseph prevailed so that they became forced labor (vv. 34-36