12/11 (四)
以賽亞書 41:4-7
現代中文譯本(2019)
4 誰使這事發生?
誰決定歷史的方向?
我—上主從開始就在那裡,
在終結的時候,我也在那裡。
5 諸海島看見就恐懼;
遙遠的人也都害怕得發抖。
他們都來了,聚集在一起。
6 他們的匠人彼此幫助,
互相鼓勵說:拿出勇氣來!
7 木匠對金匠說:你的手藝不錯;
鑄造偶像的工匠誇獎釘釘子的木匠,
恭維說:你們做得好啊。
他們用釘子把偶像釘牢,
使它牢靠穩固。
ESV
4 The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; they have drawn near and come.
5 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
6 Everyone helps his neighbor and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
7 The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good”; and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved.
《舊約-聖經背景註釋》
工匠的手藝 請參四十章19節注釋。這一節是工匠自己準備模子,鑄造塑像。金工匠作鑲貼,然後用錘子敲平,再磨亮表層。最後一個步驟難以翻譯,因為都是專業用語,不過大約是指釘子符合木頭底座的洞孔。
