拉比耶利米·本·以利亚撒说:巴比伦受咒诅,四邻同受咒诅(以赛亚书 14:23「我必使巴比伦为箭猪所得,又变为水池」);撒玛利亚受咒诅,四邻反倒蒙福(弥迦书 1:6「必使撒玛利亚变为田野的乱堆,又作为种葡萄之处」)。
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论到巴比伦,革玛拉 引 拉比耶利米·本·以利亚撒 所说:巴比伦受咒诅的时候,它的四邻也一同受了咒诅。
With regard to Babylonia, the Gemara cites what Rabbi Yirmeya ben Elazar said: When Babylonia was cursed, its neighbors were cursed along with it.
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撒玛利亚 受咒诅的时候,它的四邻却蒙了福。
When Samaria was cursed, its neighbors were blessed.
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巴比伦受咒诅时四邻同受咒诅,因为经上写着:「我必使巴比伦为箭猪所得,又变为水池」(以赛亚书 14:23)——那地不但被毁,还成了害物栖身之处。
When Babylonia was cursed its neighbors were cursed along with it, as it is written: “I will also make it a possession for the bittern, a wading bird, and pools of water” (Isaiah 14:23); not only will it be destroyed, but the site will become a habitat for destructive, environmentally harmful creatures.
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撒玛利亚 受咒诅时四邻反倒蒙福,因为经上写着:「所以我必使撒玛利亚变为田野的乱堆,又作为种葡萄之处」(弥迦书 1:6)——那地虽被毁,却仍派了有益的用场。
When Samaria was cursed, however, its neighbors were blessed, as it is written: “Therefore I will make Samaria a heap in the field, a place for the planting of vineyards” (Micah 1:6); although destroyed, it will serve a beneficial purpose.