贰 神兴起底波拉作以色列的士师，她实行女人对男人的服从，以守住神的定命，并将全以色列带进正确的等次，服在神的作王和作头之下—士四~五： |
Ⅱ God raised up Deborah as a judge of Israel who practiced the female submission to the man in order to keep God’s ordination and bring all of Israel into a proper order under God’s kingship and headship—Judg. 4—5: |
一 以笏死后，以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事（四1），所以耶和华把以色列人交付于迦南王耶宾手中，他的军长是西西拉；他有铁车九百辆，他大大欺压以色列人二十年之久—2~3节上。 |
A The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah after Ehud died (4:1), so Jehovah sold Israel into the hand of Jabin the king of Canaan, the captain of whose army was Sisera; he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed Israel severely for twenty years—vv. 2, 3b. |
二 在士师记四章的时候，以色列的男人在神命定的领头功用上失败了；这迫使神作不寻常、不平常的事，兴起一个女人底波拉作以色列的士师；这样一个女人的兴起，改变了整个以色列的光景—4~5节。 |
B At the time of Judges 4, the men of Israel had failed in their God-ordained function of leadership; this forced God to do something extraordinary and unusual in raising up a female, Deborah, as a judge of Israel; the raising up of such a female changed the entire condition of Israel—vv. 4-5. |
三 以色列人哀求耶和华（3下），女申言者底波拉就被兴起，作以色列的士师；她常坐在底波拉棕树下，以色列人都上她那里去听判断（4~5）。 |
C The children of Israel cried out to Jehovah (v. 3a), and Deborah, a prophetess, was raised up as a judge of Israel; she would sit under the palm of Deborah, and the children of Israel went up to her for judgment (vv. 4-5). |
四 在圣经里，正确的女人指明服从神，守住神定命的人；这是以色列在作他们的王、他们的主、他们的头、和他们的丈夫之神面前该采取的地位，但以色列违反神的定命，离开他们作神妻子的地位，离弃神，转向众多的偶像；这将以色列带到悲惨的情况和光景里： |
D In the Bible a proper female indicates one who is in submission to God, one who keeps God’s ordination; this is the position that Israel should have taken before God as her King, her Lord, her Head, and her Husband, but Israel violated God’s ordination, leaving her position as God’s wife and forsaking Him for hundreds of idols; this brought Israel into a miserable situation and condition: |
１ 参孙从母腹里就作拿细耳人，共作一生之久；拿细耳人要任由发绺长长，表征他要一直服从主的作头，如此就有能力—民六5，士十六17，林前十一3~6、10、15。 |
１ Samson was a Nazarite from his mother’s womb for the full course of his life; the Nazarite was to let his hair grow long, signifying that he was to remain in subjection to the Lord’s headship, wherein is power—Num. 6:5; Judg. 16:17; 1 Cor. 11:3-6, 10, 15. |
２ 但大利拉天天用话催逼他，要他将能力的秘诀告诉她，甚至“他魂里烦得要死”（士十六16）；因着撒但折磨的计谋，参孙就落在他的网罗里，他的头发被大利拉剃除，他就被非利士人捉住，失去拿细耳人的奉献，失去能力，失去分别为圣的见证，失去神的同在（但七25）。 |
２ But Delilah pressed him with her words every day and urged him to tell her the secret of his power until “his soul was tired to death” (Judg. 16:16); because of Satan’s wearing-out tactics, Samson fell into Satan’s snare, his hair was shaved by Delilah, and he was captured by the Philistines, losing his Nazarite consecration, his power, his testimony of sanctification, and God’s presence (Dan. 7:25). |
３ 那些接受不同且错谬的教训，认为信徒不该服从神所指派之代表权柄的人，就被这教训所破坏；我们（尤其是已婚的姊妹—弗五22~24）该有服从的灵、地位、气氛和意愿；你若是这样的人，这对你和你的将来都有很大的祝福。 |
３ Those who accept the different and wrong teaching that the believers should not submit to deputy authorities appointed by God will be spoiled by this teaching; with us (especially with the married sisters—Eph. 5:22-24), there should be a submissive spirit, standing, atmosphere, and intention; if you are such a person, there will be a great blessing for you and for your future. |
五 我们读士师记五章里底波拉所作的歌，就能看见她满了能力、才干、眼光和远见；但这样卓越、有才干的人非常服从；神使她作首领，但她守住正确的等次，以巴拉为她的遮盖—四6~9，参林前十一3~6、10。 |
E By reading Deborah’s song in Judges 5, we can see that she was full of ability, capacity, insight, and foresight, but such an excellent and capable person was very submissive; God made her the leader, yet she kept the proper order and took Barak as her covering—4:6-9; cf. 1 Cor. 11:3-6, 10. |
六 底波拉领悟她需要一个男人作她的遮盖；正如保罗在林前十一章三节说到：“基督是各人的头，男人是女人的头，神是基督的头。” |
F Deborah realized that she needed a man to be her covering; as Paul says in 1 Corinthians 11:3: “Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.” |
七 当这卓越不凡的妇人领头实行女人对男人的服从，全国就进入绝佳、正确的等次；众首领统率，众百姓跟随，军队就形成了；每个人都回到他们在耶和华面前正确的地位上。 |
G When this excellent, extraordinary woman took the lead to practice the female submission to the man, the entire country came into an excellent and proper order; all the leaders took the lead, all the people followed, and the army was formed; everyone returned to his or her proper position before Jehovah. |
八 因此，底波拉在她的歌里能说，“以色列中有首领统率，百姓也甘心奉献自己，你们应当颂赞耶和华。…那时有余剩的贵胄下来；耶和华的百姓与我一同下来攻击勇士”—士五2、13。 |
H Thus, Deborah could say in her song, “That the leaders took the lead in Israel, / That the people have willingly offered themselves, / Bless Jehovah... / Then a remnant of the nobles went down; / The people of Jehovah went down with me against the mighty”—Judg. 5:2, 13. |
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林前十一3 我且愿意你们知道，基督是各人的头，男人是女人的头，神是基督的头。 10 因此，女人为着天使的缘故，应当在头上有服权柄的表记。 在…士师记三章七节至五章三十一节…的历史之前，以色列人从未有过女性首领。然后忽然间，神兴起一个女人底波拉作以色列的士师。关于这点，我们需要领悟，在圣经里，每当神作一件不寻常的事，都是非常有意义的。这首先指明男人的失败，然后指明神超绝的行动。在四章的时候，以色列所有的男人都失败了，所以神兴起一个妇人。一个女人的兴起，改变了整个以色列的光景。 在圣经里，正确的女人指明服从神，守住神定命的人。这是以色列在神面前该采取的地位，但以色列的情形已变得完全不正常；男人离开了他们在耶和华面前的地位。因此，以色列违反神的定命，离开他们作神妻子的地位，离弃神，转向众多的偶像（士师记生命读经，一八至一九页）。 |
1 Cor. 11:3 But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ. 10 Therefore the woman ought to have a sign of submission to authority on her head for the sake of the angels. Prior to the history recorded in Judges 3:7 through 5:31, the people of Israel had never had a female leader. Then, suddenly, God raised up a female, Deborah, as a judge of Israel. Regarding this, we need to realize that in the Bible, whenever God does something which stands out as being extraordinary, it is very significant. It indicates, first, man’s failure, and then, God’s excellent act. At the time of Judges 4, all the men of Israel had failed, so God raised up a woman. That raising up of a female changed the entire condition of Israel. In the Bible a proper female indicates one who is in submission to God, one who keeps God’s ordination. This is the position that Israel should have taken before God, but the situation in Israel had become fully abnormal. The men had left their position before Jehovah. Hence, Israel violated God’s ordination, leaving her position as God’s wife and forsaking Him for hundreds of idols. (Life-study of Judges, p. 15) |
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按照神的创造，底波拉是非常能干的人。我们读她在士师记五章里所作的歌，就能看见她满了能力、才干、眼光和远见；但这样卓越的人非常服从。神使她作首领，但她守住正确的等次，以巴拉为她的遮盖（四6~9）。底波拉领悟她需要一个男人作她的遮盖。…她守住这样的地位，全国就变得不一样。在以色列悲惨的情形里，没有人愿意领头为耶和华的权益争战，也没有人愿意跟随。但这卓越不凡的妇人领头实行女人对男人的服从，全国就进入正确的等次。每个人都回到他们正确的地位上。因此，底波拉在她的歌里能说，“那时有余剩的贵胄下来；耶和华的百姓与我一同下来攻击勇士”（五13）。众首领统率，众百姓跟随，军队就形成了。起先只有一些人跟随，但至终众百姓都跟随了。由此我们看见全国就进入极美的等次，在耶和华面前居于正确的地位（士师记生命读经，一九页）。 拿细耳人必须对付他性情里的背叛。感谢神，我们被造，头上有许多头发，指明我们在权柄之下。我能见证，在某人、某事、或某种环境之下，乃是很大的祝福。…在某人或某事之下乃是祝福。甚至受到严格的限制也是祝福。感谢主，从我进入这恢复那天，主就把我置于某人、某事、或某种环境之下。 今天有人教导，信徒不需要服从代表权柄，不该在任何人之下。这种错谬的教训非常破坏人。首先对这样教导的人是破坏，然后对接受这种教训的人也是破坏。接受这种教训，认为信徒不该服从代表权柄的人，就被这教训所破坏。有些人甚至在年轻时就被破坏，无可救药。因此，教导我们不该服从代表权柄是一件严重的事，接受这种教训也是一件严重的事。 拿细耳人是满了头发，满了服从的人。他有服从的灵、地位、气氛和意愿。你若是这样的人，这对你和你的将来都有很大的祝福（民数记生命读经，七六至七七页）。 参读：士师记生命读经，第一、四、八篇；民数记生命读经，第八、十篇；倪柝声文集第二辑第十八册，第五十二、六十七篇。 |
According to God’s creation, Deborah was a very capable person. By reading her song in Judges 5, we can see that she was full of ability, capacity, insight, and foresight. But such an excellent person was very submissive. God made her the leader, yet she kept the proper order and took Barak as her covering (4:6-9). She realized that she needed a man to be her covering….When she took this kind of standing, the whole nation became different. In their miserable situation no one would take the lead to fight for Jehovah’s interest, and no one would be willing to follow. But when this excellent, extraordinary woman took the lead to practice the female submission to the man, the entire country came into the proper order. Everyone returned to his or her proper position. Thus Deborah could say in her song, “Then a remnant of the nobles went down; / The people of Jehovah went down with me against the mighty” (5:13). All the leaders took the lead, and all the people followed; the army was formed. At first, only some of the people followed, but eventually they all followed. From this we see that the entire country came into an excellent order, assuming the proper position before Jehovah. (Life-study of Judges, pp. 15-16) A Nazarite must deal with the rebellion in his nature. Thank God that we were created with an abundance of hair on our head, indicating that we are under authority. I can testify that it is a great blessing to be under someone, some thing, or some environment. It is a blessing to be under someone or some thing. It is even a blessing to be severely limited. I thank the Lord that from the day I came into the recovery, the Lord put me under someone, some thing, or some environment. Today some are teaching that it is not necessary for believers to submit to a deputy authority, that believers should not be under anyone. This erroneous teaching is very damaging. First, it is damaging to those who teach in this way, and then it is damaging to the ones who receive such a teaching. Those who accept the teaching that the believers should not submit to deputy authority will be spoiled by this teaching. Some may even be spoiled without remedy in their youth. Therefore, it is a serious matter to teach that we should not submit to deputy authority, and it is also a serious matter to receive this teaching. A Nazarite is a person full of hair, full of submission. With him there are a submissive spirit, standing, atmosphere, and intention. If you are such a person, there will be a great blessing for you and for your future. (Life-study of Numbers, pp. 70-71) Further Reading: Life-study of Judges, msgs. 1, 4, 8; Life-study of Numbers, msgs. 8, 10; CWWN, vol. 38, chs. 52, 67 |