提摩太前書第六章(二):逃避……追求……

v11
(和合本)但你這屬神的人要逃避這些事,追求公義、敬虔、信心、愛心、忍耐、溫柔。
(OJB)But you, ish haElohim (man of G-d), flee(逃避) these things. Pursue(追趕,追蹤;緊跟著,糾纏;【軍事】追擊) tzedek, chasidus, emunah, ahavah, savlanut, and anavah.
(LCC)但是你呢﹑屬上帝的人哪﹐你要逃避這些事:你要追求正義﹑敬虔﹑忠信﹑仁愛﹑堅忍﹑柔和之情。
(NET)But you, as a person dedicated(專用、獻身) to God, keep away from all that. Instead(代替) pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

「這些事」指前文所說的傳異教者八大敗壞特質(v4-10)。本文也有六大追求特質:
  • 公義:tzedek,righteousness。拉比解釋tzedek:「What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor.」
    公義的相反對照是「紛爭」(v4)。詩篇第一篇也可說出義人和惡人的分別。
  • 敬虔:chasidus。strong number: 2152。
    From G2152; piety; specifically the gospel scheme: - godliness, holiness.
    敬虔的相反是「在心思敗壞失去真理的人中間不斷不和」(v4)
  • 信心:emunah,堅固的信靠、堅持、穩住,像摩西舉手勝利一樣。其相反是「可厭的猜疑」(v4)
  • 愛心:ahavah,盡力的愛,例如:雅各愛拉結。相反:邪惡的舌頭(不理會對方感受)。
  • 忍耐:savlanut,patience, is a virtue that a Jew should cultivate in his or her daily life. Eg:When something bad happens to you and you did not have the power to avoid it, do not aggravate the situation even more through wasted grief.
    其相反是「一無所知(但又愛好辯論和言詞執拗)」
  • 溫柔:anavah,翻譯為humility(謙恭,謙讓),其相反是「嫉妒、自高自大」(v4)。
本文部份參考:http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/conj/conj

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