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申命記 8:6-18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
申命記 8:6-18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
6 「所以，你們要遵守你們的上帝耶和華的誡命，行祂的道，敬畏祂， 7 因為祂要帶你們到一個佳美之地。那裡的谷中和山間流淌著條條溪流、股股清泉； 8 那裡盛產大麥、小麥、葡萄、無花果、石榴、橄欖油和蜂蜜； 9 那裡食物充足，一無所缺；那裡礦產資源豐富，石頭就是鐵，山中可以採銅。 10 你們吃飽喝足後，要讚美你們的上帝耶和華，因為祂賜給你們那佳美之地。
11 「你們要謹慎，免得忘記你們的上帝耶和華，不遵守我今天吩咐你們的誡命、典章和律例。 12 當你們豐衣足食、居室華美、 13 牛羊眾多、金銀日增的時候， 14 切勿心驕氣傲，忘記你們的上帝耶和華。祂把你們從受奴役之地——埃及救出來， 15 帶領你們走過乾旱、可怕、毒蛇和蠍子出沒的大曠野。祂使堅硬的磐石流出水來給你們喝， 16 在曠野中把你們祖先從未見過的嗎哪賜給你們吃，為要磨煉你們、考驗你們，使你們最終得到益處。 17 你們切勿以為是憑自己的雙手和能力致富的。 18 要記住，是你們的上帝耶和華賜給你們致富的能力，為要堅立祂給你們祖先的誓約，正如今日的情形。
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Deuteronomy 8:6-18
New International Version
Deuteronomy 8:6-18
New International Version
6 Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him(A) and revering him.(B) 7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land(C)—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills;(D) 8 a land with wheat and barley,(E) vines(F) and fig trees,(G) pomegranates, olive oil and honey;(H) 9 a land where bread(I) will not be scarce and you will lack nothing;(J) a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills.(K)
10 When you have eaten and are satisfied,(L) praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not forget(M) the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,(N) 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget(O) the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,(P) that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes(Q) and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.(R) 16 He gave you manna(S) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(T) to humble and test(U) you so that in the end it might go well with you. 17 You may say to yourself,(V) “My power and the strength of my hands(W) have produced this wealth for me.” 18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,(X) and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
Deuteronomy 8:6-18
King James Version
Deuteronomy 8:6-18
King James Version
6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
7 For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
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Deuteronomy 8:6-18
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 8:6-18
New English Translation
6 So you must keep his[a] commandments, live according to his standards,[b] and revere him. 7 For the Lord your God is bringing you to a good land, a land of brooks,[c] springs, and fountains flowing forth in valleys and hills, 8 a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, of olive trees and honey, 9 a land where you may eat food[d] in plenty and find no lack of anything, a land whose stones are iron[e] and from whose hills you can mine copper. 10 You will eat your fill and then praise the Lord your God because of the good land he has given you.
Exhortation to Remember That Blessing Comes from God
11 Be sure you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today. 12 When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses, 13 when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything, 14 be sure[f] you do not feel self-important and forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery, 15 and who brought you through the great, fearful wilderness of venomous serpents[g] and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow[h] from a flint rock and 16 fed you in the wilderness with manna (which your ancestors had never before known) so that he might by humbling you test you[i] and eventually bring good to you. 17 Be careful[j] not to say, “My own ability and skill[k] have gotten me this wealth.” 18 You must remember the Lord your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors,[l] even as he has to this day.
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- Deuteronomy 8:6 tn Heb “the commandments of the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
- Deuteronomy 8:6 tn Heb “by walking in his ways.” The “ways” of the Lord refer here to his moral standards as reflected in his commandments. The verb “walk” is used frequently in the Bible (both OT and NT) for one’s moral and ethical behavior.
- Deuteronomy 8:7 tn Or “wadis.”
- Deuteronomy 8:9 tn The Hebrew term may refer to “food” in a more general sense (cf. NASB, NCV, NLT) or “bread” in particular (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).
- Deuteronomy 8:9 sn A land whose stones are iron. Since iron deposits are few and far between in Palestine, the reference here is probably to iron ore found in mines as opposed to the meteorite iron more commonly known in that area.
- Deuteronomy 8:14 tn The words “be sure” are not in the Hebrew text; vv. 12-14 are part of the previous sentence. For stylistic reasons a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 12 in the translation and the words “be sure” repeated from v. 11 to indicate the connection.
- Deuteronomy 8:15 tn Heb “flaming serpents”; KJV, NASB “fiery serpents”; NAB “saraph serpents.” This figure of speech (metonymy) probably describes the venomous and painful results of snakebite. The feeling from such an experience would be like a burning fire (שָׂרָף, saraf).
- Deuteronomy 8:15 tn Heb “the one who brought out for you water.” In the Hebrew text this continues the preceding sentence, but the translation begins a new sentence here for stylistic reasons.
- Deuteronomy 8:16 tn Heb “in order to humble you and in order to test you.” See 8:2.
- Deuteronomy 8:17 tn For stylistic reasons a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 17 in the translation and the words “be careful” supplied to indicate the connection.
- Deuteronomy 8:17 tn Heb “my strength and the might of my hand.”
- Deuteronomy 8:18 tc Smr and Lucian add “Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,” the standard way of rendering this almost stereotypical formula (cf. Deut 1:8; 6:10; 9:5, 27; 29:13; 30:20; 34:4). The MT’s harder reading presumptively argues for its originality, however.
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