※A special love
It is very important to note that in a romantic sense the Hebrew verb אהב (ahav) -“love” occurs here for the first time in the entire Torah (and for the second time overall). Abraham loved Sarah, yet the Scripture doesn’t use this word to describe their relationship. Isaac’s feelings for Rebecca must have been very strong if the Torah finds it necessary to describe them using this verb.
重要的是要注意,在浪漫的意義上,希伯來語動詞אהב(ahav)-「愛」在整個《摩西五書》中第一次出現(整體第二次出現)。 亞伯拉罕愛撒萊,但聖經並沒有用這個字來形容他們的愛。如果Torah覺得有必要用這個動詞來形容以撒對利百加的愛,以撒對利百加的感情一定很強烈。
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Gen.22:2①He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, 157 Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”
2神說:「你帶著你的兒子,就是你獨生的兒子,你所愛的whom thou lovest(KJV)אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙以撒,往摩利亞地去,在我所要指示你的山上,把他獻為燔祭。」
Gen.24:67②Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved 157 her; thus Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
創 24:67 以撒便領利百加進了他母親撒拉的帳棚,娶了他為妻,並且愛(157)他。以撒自從他母親不在了,這才得了安慰。
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אהב אהב (157)
âhab âhêb
aw-hab, aw-habe
A primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise),
1). human love for another, includes family, and sexual
3). human love for or to God
1). Gods love toward man
a)-to individual men
b)- to people Israel
c)- to righteousness
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Gen.22:2你所愛的whom thou lovest(KJV)אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙以撒,亞伯拉罕愛神,事事以神為最愛,KJV翻譯成最愛以撒,上帝激烈的要以撒將其最愛獻為燔祭,顯然是神要以撒認錯悔改。我們對兒女不能當神般溺愛。
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※Isaac – a beloved son
Even more remarkable is the fact that the first time we find this root is in Genesis 22, where God says to Abraham, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love (אהבת - ahavta)”. It’s really interesting to note that on both occasions, the verb “to love” is attached to Isaac; he was the one who was loved in Genesis 22, and he is the one who loves in Genesis 24.
更令人矚目的事實是,我們第一次發現這一字是在創世記22章,上帝對亞伯拉罕說:「你帶著你的兒子,就是你獨生的兒子,你所(最)愛的(אהבת-ahavta)以撒,」。有趣的是,在兩種情況下,動詞“to love”都是針對Isaac; 他是創世記22中被最愛的人,也是創世記24中施最愛的人。
※Discover the profound Hebrew message
Looking at Isaac’s story in Hebrew, we see subtle layers of meaning: we should love our children, so they will be full of love when they grow. But I believe, the message is even more profound: God wants everyone to be loved in order for them to be able to love.
看以撒的故事,我們看到含蓄的含義:我們應該愛我們的孩子,這樣他們長大後就會充滿愛心。但是我相信,這個信息更加深刻:上帝希望每個人都能被愛,以便他們能夠愛。
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