(续上)拉夫不愿直报噩耗,反问舅父:我母亲还在吗?又问:我父亲还在吗?拉比希亚由此明白兄弟姊妹都已去世,当即叫仆人脱去他的鞋,再把衣服拿着跟他去澡堂。
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拉夫 不愿报告不幸的消息,就对他说:我母亲还活着吗?
Not wishing to deliver unfortunate news, Rav said to him: Is my mother still alive?
注:故事接叶二十正末:拉夫 到以色列地,舅父 拉比希亚 问他父亲 艾武 是否还在。
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意思是:你为什么不问我母亲,就是你的姊妹,是否还在人间?
In other words, why do you not ask me about my mother, who is your sister, whether she is still among the living?
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拉比希亚 对他说:你母亲还活着吗?
Rabbi Ḥiyya said to him: Is your mother still alive?
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拉夫 对他说:我父亲还活着吗?
Rav said to him: Is my father still alive?
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拉比希亚 从 拉夫 不肯直接回答,明白自己的兄弟和姊妹都已去世。
Rabbi Ḥiyya understood from Rav’s failure to provide him with straight answers that both his brother and his sister had passed away.
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拉比希亚 立刻对他的仆人说:替我脱去鞋子,以示服丧;随后拿着我的衣服跟在我后面,我要去澡堂。
Rabbi Ḥiyya immediately said to his servant: Remove my shoes as a sign of mourning, and afterward carry my clothes behind me, as I am going to the bathhouse.