Notes. Article #10 the series: You Are God’s Masterpiece: The Genesis Notes.
你是神的杰作:《创世记手记》系列第十篇
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Noah’s first act once he and his family came off of the ark was to worship the Lord. Noah and his family have just survived a flood that God used to destroy all life on earth except for Noah’s small family and the animals who found refuge in the ark. Undoubtedly Noah had a strong respect for God and a holy fear after the life-changing experience. If you were on the ark with Noah and watched God’s powerful destruction of the world, how would you feel about God?
挪亚和家人出方舟后做的第一件事就是敬拜 神。他们刚从灭世的大洪水中幸存下来，只有他的小家庭和一些动物在方舟中得到保护。毫无疑问，挪亚非常尊重 神，特别是在经历这样改变生命的大事后，更对 神有一种 神圣的敬畏。假使你那时和挪亚一起在方舟里，亲眼看到 神毁灭世界的大能，你对 神会有什么样的感觉呢？
If I had survived the flood, I might feel a little afraid of God. What is going to happen next? Is the world safe? The flood demonstrated God’s power, justice and holiness. The flood waters receded, and God called Noah and his family out of the ark. Now God will demonstrate His mercy, kindness and love towards Noah and humankind.
假如我在大洪水中幸存下来，可能会有点惧怕 神，接下来会发生什么？这个世界安全吗? 大洪水彰显了 神的大能、公义和圣洁。洪水已退去， 神呼召挪亚和他的家人出方舟，如今，神也会向挪亚和全人类彰显衪的怜悯、良善和爱。
The Blessing
祝福
Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands. Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being. Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind. As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”
Genesis 9:1-7 NIV
神赐福给挪亚和他的儿子，对他们说：“你们要生养众多，遍满了地。凡地上的走兽和空中的飞鸟，都必惊恐、惧怕你们；连地上一切的昆虫并海里一切的鱼，都交付你们的手。凡活着的动物，都可以作你们的食物，这一切我都赐给你们，如同菜蔬一样。惟独肉带着血，那就是它的生命，你们不可吃。流你们血、害你们命的，无论是兽是人，我必讨他的罪，就是向各人的弟兄也是如此。凡流人血的，他的血也必被人所流，因为神造人是照自己的形像造的。你们要生养众多，在地上昌盛繁茂。
创世记 9:1-7 CUVS
God now blesses Noah and his sons, and He gives them the same command He had given Adam and Eve years ago: Be fruitful and increase. In these verses we see God’s desire to fill the earth once again with human beings as He uses the words fruitful, increase, fill and multiply.
神现在就祝福挪亚和他的儿子们，给他们数年前给亚当和夏娃一样的命令：要生养众多，遍满这地！在这些经文当中我们看到神希望人类再次充满这个世界，因为衪用了”生养众多，昌盛繁茂“这些词。
Once Noah and his family were off the ark, God gave them a new food source: meat. But God gave a limit to their meat eating. They must not eat the blood. Throughout the Bible, God repeats this command to not eat the blood. Later on, in Leviticus we learn more about the importance of blood.
就在挪亚和家人走出方舟后， 神就给了他们一种新的食物来源：肉！但是 神给了他们吃肉时的限制，就是不能吃带血的肉。在整本圣经中， 神反复命令说不可吃带血的食物。我们以后在利未记中会了解更多有关血的重要性。
“I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood, and I will cut them off from the people. For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life. Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood.’”
Leviticus 17:10-12 NIV
”凡以色列家中的人，或是寄居在他们中间的外人，若吃什么血，我必向那吃血的人变脸，把他从民中剪除。 因为活物的生命是在血中，我把这血赐给你们，可以在坛上为你们的生命赎罪，因血里有生命，所以能赎罪。因此我对以色列人说：你们都不可吃血，寄居在你们中间的外人，也不可吃血。
利未记 17:10-12 CUVS
We know scientifically that blood carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body. If we remember back to Adam, the breath of God in Adam caused him to be alive and the blood of Adam then took the life-breath of God to all parts of his body. In the blood is the life.
科学研究表明血液把氧气和营养成份输送到身体各个器官。如果我们回想一下亚当， 神向亚当吹气，亚当就活过来了，然后亚当的血就把神的生命气息带到身体的各个器官，血里有生命。
After God tells Noah he can eat meat – but not blood – God then gives the command to not shed human blood. God commands them to not kill others. If you murder someone, you will not go unpunished. Do you remember one of the major problems with the world before the flood? They were violent. I have to believe there was a lot of murder. God makes it clear here that He will punish murder.
神告诉挪亚可以吃肉但不能吃带血的肉之后， 神接着又命令不可流人的血。神命令他们不可杀人。如果杀了人，你必要受惩罚。你记得在大洪水之前，世上出现的严重问题是什么吗？地上满了强暴，我相信一定有很多杀人事件！神清楚地说祂会惩罚凶手。
In these seven verses, God has a great emphasis on life. He wants Noah’s family to be fruitful and multiply. He commands them to not murder. They are to create life, not destroy life. Jesus has the same emphasis on life.
在这七节经文里， 神着重强调了生命：祂想要挪亚的家族生养众多，并且命令他们不可杀人。他们要创造生命，而不是毁灭生命。耶稣也同样看重生命。
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10 NIV
盗贼来，无非要偷窃、杀害、毁坏；我来了，是要叫羊（或作“人”）得生命，并且得的更丰盛。
约翰福音 10:10 CUVS
In this same passage Jesus talked about how He will bring life, but He also will give His life away for us. He also makes a distinction between what He does and what the devil does. Jesus brings life. Satan brings death. We want to stand on the side of life. All life is valuable. Your life is valuable!
在这段经文里，耶稣谈到他会如何带来生命，不过衪也会为我们舍命，还把衪所行的与撒旦所行的区分开来。耶稣带来生命，撒旦带来死亡。我们要站在生命这一边。所有的生命都很宝贵，你的生命非常宝贵！
Sometimes people can fall into such troubles in life which may lead to despair, depression or hopelessness. They feel they no longer want to live. They feel they have no purpose. Remember – God promotes life. He thinks all life is important and your life is important. The devil wants to lie to you to say your life is worthless. This is a lie. Your life is precious. You are a part of the blessing to Noah. To fill the earth. You are a part of His plan and you are a treasure to God.
有时人们会陷入生命中的困境，这些困境会把人引向灰心、沮丧或绝望。他们感到生无可恋，人生没有意义。请记住！神会激发生命。祂看所有的生命为宝贵，也包括你的。魔鬼想欺骗你，说你的生命毫无价值。这是谎言，你的生命是何等珍贵！你是神给挪亚祝福当中的一部分！遍满全地！你是 神计划里的一部分，你是 神的珍宝。
The Covenant
盟约
Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.” And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.” So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.”
Genesis 9:8-17 NIV
神晓谕挪亚和他的儿子说：“我与你们和你们的后裔立约，并与你们这里的一切活物，就是飞鸟、牲畜、走兽，凡从方舟里出来的活物立约。我与你们立约，凡有血肉的，不再被洪水灭绝，也不再有洪水毁坏地了。”神说：“我与你们并你们这里的各样活物所立的永约是有记号的。我把虹放在云彩中，这就可作我与地立约的记号了。我使云彩盖地的时候，必有虹现在云彩中，我便记念我与你们和各样有血肉的活物所立的约，水就再不泛滥毁坏一切有血肉的物了。虹必现在云彩中，我看见，就要记念我与地上各样有血肉的活物所立的永约。”神对挪亚说：“这就是我与地上一切有血肉之物立约的记号了。”
创世记 9:8-17 CUVS
After the blessing and command to create life God does something very important. He enters into a covenant with Noah. A covenant is a contract with a relationship. In this covenant God says He will never again destroy the world with a flood. And He gives a sign to Noah – the rainbow. This must have been a total relief to Noah and his sons. God will never flood the earth again.
神在祝福了挪亚并命令他们要生养众多后，还做了一件非常重要的事情，就是跟挪亚立约。所立的约就是指与神建立关系的一种协议。在这个约定中， 神说祂再也不会用洪水毁灭世界，并且给了挪亚一个立约的凭据–彩虹。这对挪亚和他的儿子们来说肯定是极大地安慰！神再也不用洪水灭世了。
God has blessed them and really wants to promote life. He gave Noah and his family a responsibility: have babies, don’t murder. Now with this covenant God shows what His part will be: He will never again destroy the world with a flood. The people have their responsibility (create life, do not murder) and God has His responsibility (no more floods to destroy the world). Then God enters into a covenant with them and gives them a beautiful sign. Have you ever seen a rainbow? They are so beautiful. What an incredible colorful arch to see in the sky. Do you know what makes a rainbow? Light shining through drops of water. The light gets refracted through the water and splits into different colors.
请记住神祝福了他们，真的想要激发生命。衪给挪亚和家人一个责任-孕育孩子，不可杀人。现在，神也显示出衪在约中要做的就是， 不再用洪水灭世，人类要尽自己的责任（创造生命、不可杀人），神也会尽衪的责任（不再用洪水灭世）。然后，神与他们一同立约，还给了他们一个美丽的凭据。你见过彩虹吗？它是如此的美丽！看到极其绚丽夺目的彩色拱门挂在天上！你知道彩虹是怎么形成的？是光照在水滴上，光透过水时发生折射因此出现不同的颜色。
Think of the first rainy day Noah and his family experienced after the flood. I am sure as soon as the drops of rain fell, they looked back at the ark and wanted to run in again. But just then a beam of sunshine came from heaven through the clouds hitting the falling rain. The light of the sun surged through the raindrops and divided the colors of the rainbow and the sign from God reassured them there would be no flood. What a beautiful sight. Even today when we see a rainbow in the sky we are reminded of God’s promise to not destroy the earth with a flood. Thousands of years later God has kept His promise.
想一想挪亚和家人在大洪水过后第一次经历下雨是什么样的情形。我敢肯定当雨滴落下时，他们一定会回头看着方舟想要跑进去。但是紧接着一缕阳光从天空出现，穿过云层照在落下的雨水里，光线照射在雨滴上分散出各种颜色，形成了一道彩虹，这就是 神给人的证据-不再有大洪水。多美的景色啊！即使今天当我们看到天空出现彩虹时，仍旧会想起 神不再用洪水灭世的应许。数千年过去了， 神一直信守祂的诺言。
Respect
尊重
The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth. Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked. When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.” He also said, “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. May God extend Japheth’s territory; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.” After the flood Noah lived 350 years. Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.
Genesis 9:18-29 NIV
出方舟挪亚的儿子就是闪、含、雅弗。含是迦南的父亲。这是挪亚的三个儿子，他们的后裔分散在全地。挪亚作起农夫来，栽了一个葡萄园。他喝了园中的酒便醉了，在帐棚里赤着身子。迦南的父亲含看见他父亲赤身，就到外边告诉他两个弟兄。于是闪和雅弗拿件衣服搭在肩上，倒退着进去，给他父亲盖上；他们背着脸就看不见父亲的赤身。挪亚醒了酒，知道小儿子向他所作的事，就说：“迦南当受咒诅，必给他弟兄作奴仆的奴仆。”又说：“耶和华-闪的神是应当称颂的！愿迦南作闪的奴仆。愿神使雅弗扩张，使他住在闪的帐棚里；又愿迦南作他的奴仆。”洪水以后，挪亚又活了三百五十年。挪亚共活了九百五十岁就死了。
创世记9:18-29 CUVS
After getting off the ark Noah got right to work, he planted a vineyard. He enjoyed his own wine and unfortunately became drunk. We cannot criticize Noah for drinking wine because God did not criticize him. But I would say, “Be careful of too much wine.” You could disgrace yourself like Noah did. Too much alcohol can bring shame, embarrassment or worse. Do not let alcohol control you.
挪亚离开方舟之后，立刻就开始工作了，他种植了一个葡萄园。他非常喜欢自己酿的酒，不幸的是，有一天他喝醉了。我们不能批评挪亚喝酒，因为神并没有批评他，不过我会说：“注意不要喝太多的酒。”你可能会像挪亚那样让自己蒙羞的。喝太多酒，必会带来羞愧、难堪甚至更糟糕的后果。不要让酒精控制你。
In this story we learn something about the three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth.
在这个故事里，我们在挪亚的三个儿子：闪、含和雅弗身上学到了一些东西。
In this story, Ham does two actions. He looks at his father’s nakedness and then he talks about it. He probably did not use kind words. Ham probably intended to gossip, mock or joke. He exposed his father’s shame. We don’t know for sure what he did, but we know what happened next.
在这个故事里，含做了两件事：他看见父亲赤身，并且开始议论。他可能并没有说合宜的话。含或许有意说是非、嘲讽甚至讥笑。他将父亲的羞耻公之于众。我们无法确认他到底做了什么，但我们很清楚接下来所发生的事。
His brothers Shem and Japheth do the opposite of Ham. They did not look, and they covered their father’s shame. They showed respect for their father and they also demonstrated mercy.
他的兄弟闪和雅弗并不像他。他们没有去看父亲的赤身，而是去遮盖父亲的羞耻。他们对父亲不仅显出尊重还有怜悯。
Let us learn from Shem and Japheth. Let us respect others and with mercy cover their shame when we can. There is a blessing for us when we are merciful to others.
我们一起来学习闪和雅弗。相互尊重，尽可能地用怜悯来遮掩彼此的羞辱。当我们向别人施以怜悯时，自己也会蒙福。
The Start of The New World
新世界的开始
If we put these three parts of this chapter together, we see the following points.
如果我们将这一章的三个部分合在一起，就可以看到以下几个点。
1
God values life (be fruitful, do not murder)
神看生命为宝贵（要生养众多，不可杀人）
2
God wants to enter into a relationship (covenant) with all humans
神想跟所有人类建立关系（立约）
3
God wants humans to respect each other
神要人类彼此尊重
This was the start of the “new world” after the flood. The strong value on life and relationships. How can we also value these ideas from God? Are we valuing them in our lives?
大洪水之后，全新的世界就这样开始了。重视生命和关系。我们如何可以同样重视神的这些心意呢？我们是否在生命中重视以上几点呢？
