创世记6 Genesis

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6:1 当人在世上多起来,又生女儿的时候,

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

6:2 神的儿子们看见人的女子美貌,就随意挑选,娶来为妻。

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

6:3 耶和华说,人既属乎血气,我的灵就不永远住在他里面。然而他的日子还可到一百二十年。

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

6:4 那时候有伟人在地上,后来神的儿子们和人的女子们交合生子,那就是上古英武有名的人。

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

6:5 耶和华见人在地上罪恶很大,终日所思想的尽都是恶。

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6:6 耶和华就后悔造人在地上,心中忧伤。

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

6:7 耶和华说,我要将所造的人和走兽,并昆虫,以及空中的飞鸟,都从地上除灭,因为我造他们后悔了。

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

6:8 惟有挪亚在耶和华眼前蒙恩。

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

6:9 挪亚的后代记在下面。挪亚是个义人,在当时的世代是个完全人。挪亚与神同行。

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

6:10 挪亚生了三个儿子,就是闪,含,雅弗。

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

6:11 世界在神面前败坏,地上满了强暴。

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

6:12 神观看世界,见是败坏了。凡有血气的人,在地上都败坏了行为。

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

6:13 神就对挪亚说,凡有血气的人,他的尽头已经来到我面前。因为地上满了他们的强暴,我要把他们和地一并毁灭。

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

6:14 你要用歌斐木造一只方舟,分一间一间地造,里外抹上松香。

Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

6:15 方舟的造法乃是这样,要长三百肘,宽五十肘,高三十肘。

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

6:16 方舟上边要留透光处,高一肘。方舟的门要开在旁边。方舟要分上,中,下三层。

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

6:17 看哪!我要使洪水泛滥在地上,毁灭天下。凡地上有血肉,有气息的活物,无一不死。

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

6:18 我却要与你立约,你同你的妻,与儿子,儿妇,都要进入方舟。

But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

6:19 凡有血肉的活物,每样两个,一公一母,你要带进方舟,好在你那里保全生命。

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

6:20 飞鸟各从其类,牲畜各从其类,地上的昆虫各从其类。每样两个,要到你那里,好保全生命。

Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

6:21 你要拿各样食物积蓄起来,好作你和它们的食物。

And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

6:22 挪亚就这样行。凡神所吩咐的,他都照样行了。

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

创世记6参考

神的儿子们,指的是谁?
6:1-4 有人以为“神的儿子们”是堕落的天使,这并不可信,因为天使并不嫁娶,也不生儿育女(参太22:30;可12:25)。有些学者相信这句话是指塞特的后裔,他们与该隐的邪恶后裔(“人的女子”)通婚,这会减弱忠信之人的影响,并且使道德越来越败坏,最后变成邪恶的世界。

我是否有一些不为神喜悦的地方,是神正在宽容等待我改变的?
6:3 “他的日子还可到一百二十年”指神容许挪亚时代的人有120年的时间,去改变他们的恶道。神也对我们显出极大的耐心,给我们时间离弃自我的生活方式,按照圣经的教导而活。120年看来很长,但时间一到,洪水就来将全地毁灭了。神给我们的时间也会转瞬即逝,我们不知道神会忍耐到何时;时候到了,我们也不能跟他讨价还价,多求一点时间。所以我们应当趁早悔改归向神。

我拥有的长处,是用以帮助别人,还是成为别人的威胁?
6:4 伟人可能是指身材魁梧的巨人(参民13:33;撒上17章)。他们用自己身材高大的优势,去欺压周围的人。

神是否正在为我生活中的罪忧伤难过?
6:6-7 神是否后悔创造人类?他认为自己犯了错误吗?不是!神做事决不会后悔(参撒上15:29)。他乃是为人类的所作所为极其难过,好像父母为悖逆的孩子伤心一样。神为世人选择犯罪死亡的道路而离弃自己,感到非常痛心。

我的生活是受罪感染,还是竭力追求在神眼前蒙恩?
6:6-8 我们的罪和挪亚时代人的罪同样令神伤心。挪亚虽非完美,却蒙神喜悦。我们要效法挪亚,不管周围的罪恶,只要在神眼前蒙恩。

生活在罪恶的世界里,我当怎样生活呢?
6:9 说挪亚是个义人和完全人,并不是指他从来没有犯过罪(参9:20-27),而是指他全心全意地爱神和顺服神。他靠著信心行人生的每一步,成为当时一个活生生的见证。我们像挪亚一样,生活在邪恶的世界里,我们是在影响别人,还是被别人影响呢?

6:14 松香是像沥青一样的材料,可以使方舟防水。

靠著神的帮助能完成人看来不可能的事情。我相信吗?
6:15 挪亚所建造的方舟不是一条独木舟,而是一只长宽比例为六比一(与现代船只的比例一模一样)、如一个半足球场长、四层楼高的巨船。试想像远离港口来建造这样的巨船需要多少人力物力,然而只有几个相信神应许、顺服神命令的人,就建成了这只巨船。

神已允诺我拥有丰盛的生命,我又向神奉献甚么呢?
6:18 约是一个承诺,神与他的百姓立约,是圣经中一个为人熟悉的主题(参9:8-17;12:1-3;15:17-20)。神与我们立约,我们就可以安心;只要在与神立约的关系中,我们就可以持续得到他的拯救和保护。

接受救恩,包括相信未来的审判。我是按著这样的信念而生活吗?
6:22 神吩咐挪亚造方舟,挪亚就立刻开始工作。这件事当然也警告别人会有大灾难来临(参彼前3:20),但是他们显然不以为意。今天的情况也是一样。神每天都警告世人,必有审判来到,可惜他们大多数都不相信这个事实。我们不要期望人会欢迎和接受神审判罪恶的信息,不相信神的人会否定他的审判,并试图叫我们也否定它。但我们要谨记神给挪亚必保护他的应许,我们也可以相信在要来的审判中,神必释放我们。

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