765# 到目前为止，所论的主题是在被称为“挪亚”教会的人的试探：首先，关于理智方面的试探，与信仰的真理相关（第6-10节）；然后，关于意志方面的试探，与仁义的良善相关（第11-12节）。试探的目的是为了由此重生为教会之人，或成为新教会，以取代消亡的上古教会。这个教会，如之前所述，性质与上古教会不同，它是属灵的教会。这样的教会是通过信仰的教义使人重生。当这些教义扎了根，良心便被引入，以防止他违背信仰的真与善。于是，他被赋予仁义，来指导他的良心，并开始以这种方式行事。由此可知什么是属灵人，并非那种认为与仁义分离的信仰可以得救的人，而是视仁义为信仰的本质并以此为基础行事的人。这样的人或这样的教会的存在是最终目的，因此关注点现在转到该教会。现在开始讨论这样的教会，也可以从几乎相同的事情的重复中看出，因为这里说“正当那日，挪亚和挪亚的儿子们闪、含、雅弗，并同他们在一起的挪亚的妻子和他儿子们的三个妻子，进入方舟”；在之前第7节已作了类似的陈述，只不过那里说“挪亚就和同他一起的他的儿子们、和他的妻子并他儿子们的妻子们进入方舟”。如今，因为论及这个教会，所以特别提到了“闪、含、雅弗”这些儿子的名字，当他们被提及时，代表了教会之人。但只称为“儿子们”，不提名字时，就象征信仰的真理。此外，第8、9节所提的鸟和畜进入方舟，在第15-16节中将再次提及，但在这里做了适当的调整，以适用于对该教会的描述。
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New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]765. Up to this point, the subject has been the trials of the people in the church who were called Noah. First to be discussed were their trials involving the contents of their intellect, which are the true ideas that compose faith (verses 6-10). Next were their trials involving the contents of their will, which have to do with the good impulses of charity (verses 11, 12). The purpose of these struggles was to bring about the rebirth of the individual belonging to the church — in other words, the birth of a new church — when the earliest church ended.
This church, as already explained [371, 597, 607], had a different character than the earliest church. It was a spiritual religion, which is one whose members are reborn by means of the doctrinal precepts of faith. When these precepts have taken root, they allow for the introduction of conscience, which prevents a person from acting contrary to the truth and goodness that faith embraces. Such people can then receive the gift of charity, which governs their conscience, and this becomes their guide to behavior. These details illustrate the nature of the spiritual person — not one who considers faith without charity to be saving but one who views charity as the essential quality of faith and takes it as a basis for action.
The emergence of such an individual, or such a church, was the end in view, and so attention now turns to this church.
We can also see that this church is now the subject from the repetition of what seems to be the same idea. The present verse says, "On that very day Noah entered the ark, as did Shem and Ham, and Japheth, Noah's sons, and Noah's wife and his sons' three wives with them." Verse 7 above makes a similar statement, but in these words: "And Noah entered the ark, as did his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him." Because the church is now the subject, the sons are mentioned by name — Shem, Ham, and Japheth. When they are called by name, they symbolize the people of the church. When on the other hand they are referred to as sons, without names, they symbolize the true concepts of faith.
In addition, what was said at verses 8-9 about the entry of the animals and birds into the ark is repeated in verses 14-15, and 16, with variations here to suit and adapt it to the church.
Potts(1905-1910) 765
765. Thus far the temptation of the man of the church called "Noah" has been treated of: first, his temptation as to things of the understanding, which are truths of faith (verses 6 to 10); and then his temptation as to things of the will, which have regard to the goods of charity (verses 11, 12). The end or purpose of the temptations was that a man of the church or a new church might be born again by their means; seeing that the Most Ancient Church had perished. This church called "Noah" was as before said of a different character from that of the Most Ancient Church; that is to say, it was spiritual, the characteristic of which is that man is born again by means of doctrinal matters of faith, after the implantation of which a conscience is insinuated into him, lest he should act against the truth and good of faith; and in this way he is endowed with charity, which governs the conscience from which he is thus beginning to act. From this it is evident what a spiritual man is; that he is not one who believes faith without charity to be saving, but one who makes charity the essential of faith, and acts from it. That such a man or such a church might arise, was the end in view, and therefore that church itself is now treated of. That the church is now treated of is evident also from the repetition as it were of the same matter; for it is said here: "in the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;" and likewise above in verse 7, but in these words: "and Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark." But now, because the church is treated of, the sons are named, "Shem, Ham, and Japheth" who when thus named signify the man of the church, but when called "sons" without names, signify truths of faith. Besides, that which was said in verses 8 and 9 about the beasts and the fowls that went into the ark is repeated again, in verses 14 to 16, but here with a difference accordant with and applicable to the subject of the church.
Elliott(1983-1999) 765
765. Up to now the subject has been the temptation of the member of the Church called Noah. Verses 6-10 have first of all dealt with his temptation involving things of the understanding, which are truths of faith. After that verses 11, 12, have dealt with his temptation involving things of the will, which have in view the good deeds of charity. The purpose of the temptations was that the member of the Church, that is, that the new Church, might be born again by means of them, during the time that the Most Ancient Church was dying out. As stated already, this Church was quite different in disposition from the Most Ancient Church; that is to say, it is a spiritual Church, whose nature is such that this individual is born again by means of doctrinal matters concerning faith. Once these have been implanted, conscience is instilled into him to prevent his doing things contrary to the truth and good of faith. In this way charity is conferred on him which then governs his conscience, from which he accordingly starts to act. From these considerations it becomes clear what a spiritual man is; he is not one who imagines that faith without charity saves, but one who makes charity the essential element of faith, and acts from it. To bring such a person or Church into being was the end in view, and this is why this Church itself is dealt with next. The fact that it is the Church which is dealt with next becomes clear also from the repetition so to speak of the same point, for it is said here that, 'On that very day Noah went in, and Shem and Ham and Japheth, Noah's sons, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark', which is similar to verse 7 above, though that verse reads, 'And Noah went in, and his sons and his wife, and his sons' wives with him into the ark'. Since the subject is now the Church however, the sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth are mentioned by name; and when so mentioned by name they mean the member of the Church. But when they are called 'sons without the addition of their names they mean truths of faith. In addition, what has been stated already in verses 8, 9, about beasts and birds going into the ark is repeated once again in verses 14-16, but with certain changes that are here fitting and applicable to the Church.
Latin(1748-1756) 765
765. Huc usque actum de tentatione hominis Ecclesiae Noahus dicti, et quidem primum de tentatione ejus quoad intellectualia, quae sunt vera fidei, a vers. 6 ad 10, et dein de tentatione ejus quoad voluntaria, quae spectant bona charitatis, vers. 11, 12. Finis tentationum fuit ut inde renasceretur homo Ecclesiae, seu Ecclesia nova, pereunte Antiquissima: haec Ecclesia, ut prius dictum, diversae indolis fuit ab Antiquissima, nempe spiritualis; quae talis est ut homo per doctrinalia fidei renascatur; quae cum implantata sunt, tunc insinuatur ei conscientia, ne contra verum et bonum fidei agat; et sic donatur charitate, quae conscientiam ejus regit, ex qua sic agere incipit; ex quibus constare potest quid spiritualis homo, non qui putat fidem absque charitate salvare, sed qui essentiale fidei facit charitatem, et inde agit: ut talis homo seu talis Ecclesia existeret, fuit finis; quare nunc de ipsa hac Ecclesia agitur: quod nunc de Ecclesia agatur, constare etiam potest a repetitione quasi ejusdem rei, dicitur enim hic, 'In ipso hoc die intravit Noah, et Shem, et Ham, et Japheth, filii Noahi, et uxor Noahi, et tres uxores filiorum ejus cum illis in arcam,' supra vers. 7 similiter, sed his verbis, 'et intravit Noah, et fila ejus et uxor ejus, et uxores filiorum ejus cum illo in arcam,' sed quia nunc de Ecclesia agitur, nominantur filii Shem, Ham et Japheth, qui cum nominantur, significant hominem Ecclesiae; at cum vocantur 'filii' absque nominibus, significant vera fidei: praeterea repetuntur iterum quae prius dicta sunt vers. 8, 9 de bestiis et avibus, quod intrarint in arcam, vers. 14-16; sed cum varietate conveniente et applicabili hic ad Ecclesiam.