Article #6 the series: You Are God’s Masterpiece: The Genesis Notes.
你是神的杰作:《创世记手记》系列第六
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What will you pass along to the generations that follow you? How will God use you to impact the lives of your biological and spiritual children?
你会把什么传承给子孙后代？神如何使用你去影响亲生的孩子和属灵的儿女？
Do you know the names of all of your grandparents? I know the names of my family going back to my great-grandparents, but after Ole, Mary, William, Leona, Axel, Maria, Algot and Ebba, things get a little fuzzy for me. Can you imagine only a few generations away and I do not even know my own family member’s names? Think about it, in just a few generations your own family may not even remember your name.
你知道自己祖父母的名字吗？我知道家族中至到曾祖父那辈的名字，但是在Ole, Mary, William, Leona, Axel, Maria, Algot和Ebba之前先祖的名字我就弄不清楚了。你能想象吗？不过隔了区区几代人，我甚至不知道家族成员的名字了。想想看，只要再过几代人，家族后代甚至连你的名字都不记得了。
But will there be something of you which is lasting? What part of you will be carried on through the generations? Will you leave a legacy? With your biological children? Or spiritual children? Will there be something of you left for future generations?
不过，你有没有可永存下去的东西呢？在你身上有什么可以代代相传呢？你会留下遗产吗？是留给亲生孩子？还是留给属灵的儿女？会有某些东西留给子孙后代吗？
I have received my DNA from my family. My eye color, height, skin color, body type – this matches my other family members. What else has been passed down? How about godly character, work ethics, care for others? Yes, probably these traits have been passed down, as well. My parents taught me. Their parents taught them. My parents have also prayed for me as have my grandparents and great-grandparents. When I was not even two years old, my Swedish great-grandmother, Ebba, looked at me and in her endearing Swedish accent famously pronounced, “I just know she’s going to be a missionary. She’s so friendly.” Then there are also people outside of our family who have influenced me such as my mentors, teachers, pastors, friends. There are a lot of people who have helped me to become the person I am today.
我遗传了家族的DNA，我眼睛的颜色、身高、肤色和体型等都跟我的家人很相似。我还遗传了些什么呢？在敬虔的品格，职业道德，关心他人这些方面有没有呢？有的，或许这些品性也已经遗传给我了。我父母教育我，他们的父母教育他们。我的父母也会为我祷告，祖父母和曾祖父母也曾如此。我还不到两岁的时候，我瑞典的曾祖母Ebba就看着我，带着可爱的瑞典口音用英语对我说了句很经典的话：“我敢肯定她将来会成为一名宣教士！她实在太有亲和力了。”此外，还有一些非家庭成员比如导师、老师、牧师和朋友们对我的影响也很大。有了众人的帮助，才造就了今天的我！
How about our ancient family? Have they passed anything down to us? How have the first few generations of our family affected us? Genesis chapter 5 records clearly the first 10 generations of our family. They are called the 10 antediluvian patriarchs. Antediluvian means “before the flood.” Their names and ages have been meticulously recorded in Genesis 5.
那么我们的先祖又是怎样呢？他们有没有向我们传承些什么？先祖中最早的几代人是如何影响现在的我们？创世记第五章清楚地记载了人类最初十代人的情况。他们被称为十位大洪水之前的列祖。Antediluvian的意思是在灭世洪水以先。他们的名字和寿数都被详细地记载在创世记第五章里。
This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, He made them in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them ‘Mankind’ when they were created.
Genesis 5:1-2 NIV
亚当的后代记在下面。当神造人的日子，是照着自己的样式造的；并且造男造女。在他们被造的日子，神赐福给他们，称他们为人。
创世记 5:1-2 CUVS
Have we heard this before? Yes, in Genesis chapter 1.
这段经文是不是在哪见过？没错，就是在创世记第一章。
So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them. God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’
Genesis 1:27-28 NIV
神就照着自己的形像造人，乃是照着他的形像造男造女。神就赐福给他们，又对他们说，“要生养众多，遍满地面，治理这地；也要管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟，和地上各样行动的活物。”
创世记 1:27-28 CUVS
And again in Genesis chapter 2.
接着在创世记第二章中再次提到，
The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7 NIV
耶和华神用地上的尘土造人，将生气吹在他鼻孔里，他就成了有灵的活人，名叫亚当。
创世记 2:7 CUVS
In the first five chapters of the Bible this important truth is clearly written three times: God created man and woman.
这一重要的真理在整本圣经的前五章中清清楚楚地写了三遍：神造男造女。
This is a fundamental truth. If we do not believe God created us, everything else is meaningless. Do you know God also created YOU? Your creation is poetically written about in Psalm 139.
这是一个基本真理。如果我们不相信 神创造了我们，那么其它一切都毫无意义可言。你知道 神也创造了你吗？你的被造如诗一般记载在诗篇一百三十九篇中。
For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:13-16 NIV
我的肺腑是你所造的。我在母腹中，你已覆庇我。我要称谢你，因我受造奇妙可畏。你的作为奇妙，这是我心深知道的。我在暗中受造，在地的深处被联络，那时，我的形体并不向你隐藏。我未成形的体质，你的眼早已看见了。你所定的日子，我尚未度一日，你都写在你的册上了。
诗篇 139:13-16 CUVS
God wants the entire human race to know: He made us. He is the Creator.
神希望全人类都知道：衪创造了我们！衪是造物主。
Continuing in Genesis chapter 5, we have a list of the 10 antediluvian patriarchs, the names and incredible lifespans of the first 10 generations of humankind. Here are the 10 names and how many years they lived.
继续看创世记第五章，这里为我们列出了十位大洪水之前的列祖，人类最早的十代人的名字和难以置信的寿数。以下列出的是十个人的名字和他们在世共活了多少年。
Adam lived 930 years, he was the father of Seth.
亚当共活了930岁，生了塞特。
Seth lived 912 years, he was the father of Enosh.
塞特共活了912岁，生了以挪士。
Enosh lived 905 years, he was the father of Kenan.
以挪士共活了905岁，生了该南。
Kenan lived 910 years, he was the father of Mahalalel.
该南共活了910岁，生了玛勒列。
Mahalalel lived. 895 years, he was the father of Jared.
玛勒列共活了895岁，生了雅列。
Jared lived 962 years, he was the father of Enoch.
雅列共活了962岁，生了以诺。
Enoch lived 365 years, he was the father of Methuselah.
以诺共活了365岁，生了玛土撒拉。
Methuselah lived 969 years, he was the father of Lamech.
玛土撒拉共活了969岁，生了拉麦。
Lamech lived 777 years, he was the father of Noah.
拉麦共活了777岁，生了挪亚。
Noah became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
挪亚生了闪、含、雅弗。
Mysteries
奥秘
Now we learn some facts about our family. Some pretty strange things. Things I cannot understand.
刚才了解了一些关于我们家族的真实情况。有一些非常奇怪的事，令我完全无法理解。
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Mystery #1
奥秘之一
These people lived a long time.
这些人的寿命都很长。
I want to live to be an awesome old lady – 100 years seems good to me. But compared with my ancestors, 100 is nothing. Can you imagine living hundreds of years?
我想活成一位了不起的老太太, 有100岁就足够了。但是跟先祖们相比，活到100岁简直不值一提！你能想象自己活到几百岁吗？
On the down side, living so long you might make more mistakes, have greater sins. If you don’t enjoy your family and friends, it could be a very, very long life. On the good side, you could live to see many, many generations and you would be able to pass your life experiences on to those generations.
从负面来看，活得越久，可能会犯更多的错，更大的罪。如果与家人、朋友没有良好的关系，就会感觉度日如年了。但好的一面是，你可以见证很多的子孙后代，把自己的人生经验传承给那些后人。
These people could really know their ancestors. Personally. Adam could have known all of the antediluvian patriarchs except for Noah. He could have passed down to them much important first-hand information.
这些人真的会认识自己的祖先！就个人而言，除了挪亚，亚当早就认识了大洪水以前所有的列祖。他早就把许多重要的第一手信息传给了后代们。
They could have known where the Garden of Eden was, they could have known about the temptation with the serpent and the great consequences. Adam had to live a long time with the consequences, and he had to explain to his family members why they had to work so hard farming. Adam passed down a lot of important information about God. But he also passed down something terrible: sin.
后代们早就知道伊甸园的位置，知道蛇的试探及其严重的后果。亚当必须长久忍受这个后果，必须向家人解释为什么他们要辛苦劳作！亚当向后代传递了很多关于 神的重要信息，但同时也传递了一样非常可怕的东西，那就是罪。
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Mystery #2
奥秘之二
Enoch. He never died.
以诺永远不死。
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
Genesis 5:24 NIV
以诺与神同行，神将他取去，他就不在世了。
创世记 5:24 CUVS
Enoch walked with God and then God took him. Maybe God enjoyed Enoch so much He wanted Enoch in heaven. Or maybe God wanted to spare Enoch of the things to come. We have a little more information on this mysterious Enoch in the book of Jude. Jude is the second to the last book in the Bible.
以诺与 神同行，然后神将他取去了。也许 神非常喜欢以诺，想要以诺待在天堂，也许 神想赦免以诺，不要他经历将即发生的事。我们从犹大书中也可以看到更多关于以诺的神秘记载。犹大书是圣经中的倒数第二卷书。
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of His holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”
Jude 1:14-15 NIV
亚当的七世孙以诺曾预言这些人说：“看哪，主带着他的千万圣者降临，要在众人身上行审判，证实那一切不敬虔的人 所妄行一切不敬虔的事，又证实不敬虔之罪人所说顶撞他的刚愎话”。
犹大书 1: 14-15 CUVS
By the seventh generation, there is a lot of ungodliness in the world. In their actions, their ways and their speech. Enoch knew God was going to judge the world. He felt so strongly about this, he named his son Methuselah which means “when he dies then judgment.” Later we will read in the year of Methuselah’s death, God’s judgment through the flood came. Interestingly, Methuselah is history’s longest-living man. So it seems Methuselah lived so long because God was being merciful and holding off his judgment. Methuselah lived 969 years, five years longer than his own son.
到了第七代，世人有很多不敬虔的言行举止。以诺有强烈的预感，他知道神就要审判这个世界，因此给自己的儿子取名叫“玛土撒拉”，意为“他死后就要开始审判”，后来我们看到玛土撒拉去世的那一年， 神藉着洪水所施的审判真的来临了。有趣的是，玛土撒拉是历史上最长寿的人。所以玛土撒拉享寿这么久似乎是因着 神有怜悯的心肠，在延迟衪的审判。玛土撒拉共活了969岁，比自己儿子还多活了5年。
Though Methuselah’s name prophesied judgment there was also good news: Methuselah’s grandson was Noah. Noah was also given a very special name meaning “rest or comfort.” Lamech named his son Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.” Lamech and all the others knew the ground was cursed. He looked to his son, Noah, for some rest and comfort. Five years after Lamech died the flood came.
尽管玛土撒拉的名字预言了 神会施行审判，但也有一个好消息，那就是玛土撒拉的孙子挪亚。挪亚这个名字也有一个非常特殊的意义：休息和安慰。拉麦为他儿子取名挪亚时说：“这个儿子必为我们的操作和手中的劳苦，安慰我们。这操作劳苦是因为耶和华咒诅地”。由此可见拉麦和家人都知道地是被咒诅的。他指望儿子挪亚能带来休息和安慰。拉麦去世五年后-洪水就来了。
By the time we reach Noah, what has happened to the humans?
到挪亚时代时，人类发生了什么事情？
When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.” The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
Genesis 6:1-8 NIV
当人在世上多起来，又生女儿的时候，神的儿子们看见人的女子美貌，就随意挑选，娶来为妻。耶和华说：“人既属乎血气，我的灵就不永远住在他里面，然而他的日子还可到一百二十年。”那时候有伟人在地上。后来神的儿子们和人的女人们交合生子，那就是上古英武有名的人。耶和华见人在地上罪恶很大，终日所思想的尽都是恶，耶和华就后悔造人在地上，心中忧伤。耶和华说：“我要将所造的人和走兽，并昆虫，以及空中的飞鸟，都从地上除灭，因为我造他们后悔了。”惟有挪亚在耶和华眼前蒙恩。
创世记 6:1-8 CUVS
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Mystery #3
奥秘之三
Nephilim. What are these? Scholars have different theories. Some think they are offspring of a human woman and an angel. I really do not know, but it is weird. I have to say I don’t understand everything in the Bible, but I still trust. I will look forward to heaven where all of the mysteries are revealed.
伟人。到底这些人是谁呢？学者们各抒已见，有人认为他们是人类女人和天使的后代。我真的不知道，但觉得很奇怪。说实话，我并没有完全明白圣经里所有的内容，但我仍然相信圣经！我期待去到天堂后，在那里所有的奥秘都会被揭晓了。
The status of the human race
人类的地位
At the time of Noah, the numbers of humans were increasing. People were also increasingly wicked and God was contending with them so much He decided to reduce the lifespan of humans to 120 years. From that moment on the lifespans of people gradually decreased.
在挪亚时代，人口数量不断增加，人也渐渐变得败坏。神与他们激烈争论，决定将人类的寿命缩短到 120岁。从那时起，人类的寿命就逐渐缩短。
In this dark picture of humanity there is a ray of hope: Noah found favor in God’s eyes. We will soon find out because of this one man’s righteousness the entire human race was saved.
在人性的黑暗之中，出现了一缕希望之光：挪亚在 神眼前蒙恩。我们很快就会知道，正是这样一位义人拯救了全人类。
One Man – Noah
那一个人—— 挪亚
If you ever thought your one life could not be significant, remember Noah. God saw this one man, one righteous man in the midst of millions of wicked people. And God had a plan for this one solitary life. One person’s righteousness can make a difference. There may be wickedness all around us, but God sees one person who is determining to walk with Jesus, and He will use this person to accomplish great feats.
如果你曾认为你这一生毫无意义，那么请想想挪亚。神看到了这个人-从数百万邪恶的人群中看到这唯一的一个义人。而且 神对这个唯一的生命制定了一个计划。一个人的义也能带来改变！我们周围也许遍满了邪恶的势力，但是 神可以看到那个决定与主耶稣同行的人，祂也会使用这个人来成就伟大的事情。
Have you ever felt like you were on your own following God? Maybe in your family, in your workplace or school. How were you able to shine the light of Christ?
你是否曾觉得自己在跟随主的过程中形单影只？或是在家里，或是在职场，或是在学校，你可以如何为主发光呢？
God’s Plan
神的计划
Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah. These 10 generations of people were all a part of God’s plan, they led all the way to Noah. Then after Noah there were 10 generations leading to Abraham. God’s judgment of the world was prophesied by Enoch and his son Methuselah, and God’s salvation was prophesied by Lamech and his son Noah. Judgment was coming, but so was salvation. And of course, we know this plan of God was going to stretch far beyond Noah and the flood. This plan was heading straight for Jesus Christ, the ultimate Savior, the One who has saved us from the judgment of God we deserve. Praise God for His amazing plan given for you and for me.
亚当、塞特、以挪士、该南、玛勒列、雅列、以诺、玛土撒拉、拉麦和挪亚，这十代人都是神计划的一部分，他们一路引领着挪亚。接着挪亚之后到亚伯拉罕也刚好历经了十代。以诺和他儿子玛土撒拉预言了神对世界的审判，而拉麦和他儿子挪亚却预言了神的救恩。审判即将来临，救恩也即将来临。当然，我们知道 神的计划远远超越了挪亚和洪水的计划，而是一直指向耶稣基督，我们最终的救主，正是衪救我们脱离应得的神的审判。赞美 神，因衪为你我预备了奇妙的计划。
