1302、创世记11:4.他们说，来吧，我们建造一座城和一座塔，塔顶通天；我们要为自己立名，免得我们分散在全地面上。
“他们说”表示这事发生了；“我们建造一座城和一座塔”表示他们编造了一种教义和一种敬拜；“一座城”是指一种教义，“一座塔”是指自我崇拜；“塔顶通天”表示甚至到了他们掌控天上事物的地步；“我们要为自己立名”表示他们由此可以获得权力的声誉；“免得我们分散在全地面上”表示否则，他们不会被承认。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]1302. Genesis 11:4. And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its head in the sky; and let us make ourselves a name, to keep from being scattered over the face of the whole earth."
And they said means that it happened. Let us build ourselves a city and a tower means that they made up their own doctrine and worship; a city is doctrine, and a tower is self-worship. With its head in the sky means with the eventual purpose of controlling what goes on in heaven. And let us make ourselves a name means so as to gain from this a reputation for power. To keep from being scattered over the face of the whole earth means that otherwise they would not be acknowledged.
Potts(1905-1910) 1302
1302. Verse 4. And they said, Come, let us build us a city and a tower, and its head in heaven; and let us make us a name, lest peradventure we be scattered upon the faces of the whole earth. "And they said," signifies that it came to pass; "let us build us a city and a tower," signifies that they framed a doctrine and a worship; "a city" is a doctrine, "a tower" is the worship of self; "and its head in heaven," signifies even to their having dominion over the things that are in heaven; "and let us make us a name," signifies that thereby they might have a reputation for power; "lest peradventure we be scattered upon the faces of the whole earth," signifies that otherwise they would not be acknowledged.
Elliott(1983-1999) 1302
1302. Verse 4 And they said, Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, and its head in heaven; and let us make a name for ourselves, lest perhaps we are scattered over the facea of the whole earth.
'And they said' means that this was done. 'Let us build ourselves a city and a tower' means that they fabricated a form of doctrine and of worship - 'a city' is doctrine, 'a tower' worship of self. 'And its head in heaven' means to the extent of their ruling over things in heaven. 'And let us make a name for ourselves' means that as a result they might gain a reputation for power. 'Lest perhaps we are scattered over the facea of the whole earth' means that otherwise they would not receive recognition.
Latin(1748-1756) 1302
1302. Vers. 4. Et dixerunt, Age, aedificemus nobis urbem et turrim, et caput ejus in caelo; et faciamus nobis nomen, ne forte dispergamur super facies totius terrae. 'Et dixerunt' significat quod factum: 'aedificemus nobis urbem et turrim' significat quod fingerent doctrinam et cultum; 'urbs' est doctrina; 'turris' est cultus sui: 'et caput ejus in caelo' significat usque ut dominentur super ea quae in caelo: 'et faciamus nobis nomen' significat ut inde fama potentiae: 'ne forte dispergamur super facies totius terrae' significat quod alioquin non agnoscerentur.