革玛拉给下文要讨论的几位君王列出记忆口诀:所罗门、西拿基立、大流士、古列。先问:所罗门也统治过全世界,为何不算在内?答:他没有把王位坐到底,在世时就离了王位。
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革玛拉提了三位统治世界的君王以后,为下文要讨论的其他君王的名字列出一个记忆口诀:辛,所罗门;萨麦克,西拿基立;达莱特,大流士;卡弗,古列。
After mentioning three kings who ruled over the world, the Gemara presents a mnemonic for the names of other kings that will be discussed below: Shin, Solomon, i.e., Shlomo; samekh, Sennacherib; dalet, Darius; kaf, Cyrus, i.e., Koresh.
注:四个字母分别是 שלמה(所罗门)、סנחריב(西拿基立)、דריוש(大流士)、כורש(古列)的首字母。
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革玛拉问:除了前面提到的这几位,难道就没有别的君王统治过全世界吗?
The Gemara asks: But is there no other king besides those previously mentioned who ruled over the entire world?
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所罗门王岂不是统治过世界,应当添进这个名单?
But there is King Solomon who ruled over the world and should be added to the list.
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革玛拉答:所罗门没有把他的王位坐到底,因为他在世时就离开了王位,所以他的名字不在这个名单上。
The Gemara answers: Solomon did not complete his kingship, as he left the throne during his lifetime, and therefore, his name doesn’t appear on the list.