旧约 - 利未记(Leviticus)第19章

The LORD said to Moses,
"Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: 'Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
"'Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
"'Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.
"'When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the LORD, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day; anything left over until the third day must be burned up.
If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted.
Whoever eats it will be held responsible because he has desecrated what is holy to the LORD; that person must be cut off from his people.
"'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.
"'Do not steal. "'Do not lie. "'Do not deceive one another.
"'Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
"'Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. "'Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.
"'Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD.
"'Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
"'Do not go about spreading slander among your people. "'Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. I am the LORD.
"'Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt.
"'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
"'Keep my decrees. "'Do not mate different kinds of animals. "'Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed. "'Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
"'If a man sleeps with a woman who is a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.
The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for a guilt offering to the LORD.
With the ram of the guilt offering the priest is to make atonement for him before the LORD for the sin he has committed, and his sin will be forgiven.
"'When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden; it must not be eaten.
In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.
But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.
"'Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it. "'Do not practice divination or sorcery.
"'Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
"'Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
"'Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.
"'Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
"'Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
"'Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.
"'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him.
The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
"'Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.
Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt.
"'Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD.'"
利未记第十九章   第 19 章 

  利 19:9-10> 顾念有需要的人是神的诫命,不是施舍…… 

  19:9-10 这段经文所记载的律法,是保护穷人和外族人的,并提醒以色列人,这地是属于神的,百姓只是管理者。这样的律法显明了神的慷慨与宽厚。以色列人既然为神的子民,就应当在对人的态度与行为上反映出神的性情与特质。外族女子路得就是这种怜悯的律法的受惠人(参得 2:2 )。 

  利 19:9-10> 你身边有些什么人需要你的关怀和照顾? 

  19:9-10 神吩咐以色列人要眷顾穷人,不可割尽田地角落的庄稼,要留一些给客旅及穷人作食物。人很容易忽略忘记比自己贫穷的人,但是神要人人心存慷慨。你用什么方法,可以将你田地“角落”的庄稼,留给穷人享用呢? 

  利 19:10-35> 规范太多,令人感到不自由,但没有规范也不一定是祝福,而且主的规范其实是很简单的…… 

  19:10-35 在神的诫命与律法之中多次提到“不可(做这或做那等)”。所以有人以为圣经是一卷只专门讲戒律的书。但是主耶稣说:“你要尽心尽性尽意爱主你的神。其次也相仿,就是要爱人如己。”(太 22:37-40 )如此就把所有律例简洁地归纳起来,祂称这是诫命与律法之中最大的。我们只要遵行主耶稣这简单的命令,也就遵守了神的其他律法。 

  利 19:32> 敬老的观念似乎已过时,但神的吩咐……我的行动……? 

  19:32 人常常轻易把长者的意见当作耳边风,不加理会,也不想花时间去探望他们。但是神吩咐以色列人要敬重年长的人,表明应当尊敬长者,他们人生经验丰富,满有智慧,能使后辈免犯错误。 

  利 19:33-34> 社会的声音告诉我,要提防陌生人;但神要我们营造一个没有陌生人的世界…… 

  19:33-34 遇到外国人,尤其是言语不同的人,你会怎样待他们?是不耐烦,想赶他们走,还是想占他们的便宜?神说,你对待外来人,应当像对待本地人一样,应当爱他们如己。实际上,我们在这个世界上都是外来人,因为这里只是我们暂时的家。我们要把握机会,把陌生人、外人、别国的人,全当作可以显明神大爱的对象。──《灵修版圣经注释》