1840、创世记15:13.耶和华对亚伯兰说，你要确实知道，你的种必在不是自己的地上成为外人，服侍他们；这些人要苦待他们四百年。
“耶和华对亚伯兰说”表示感知；“你要确实知道”表示这是肯定的；“你的种必成为外人”表示仁和信将极为罕见；“不是自己的地上”表示那里会有一个可以说不是由那些拥有仁和信的人组成的教会；“服侍他们”表示压迫；“这些人要苦待他们”表示他们的严厉试探；“四百年”表示这些试探的持续时间和状态。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]1840. Genesis 15:13. And he said to Abram, "You must know positively that your seed will be immigrants in a land not theirs; and they will serve [the people of that land], and these will afflict them four hundred years."
He said to Abram symbolizes a perception. You must know positively means that it was certain. Your seed will be immigrants means that charity and faith would be rare. In a land that is not theirs symbolizes places where it would not seem as if the church belonged to those who had charity and faith. And they will serve [the people of that land] symbolizes oppression. And these will afflict them means that their trials would be heavy. Four hundred years means however long they would last and what conditions would be like then.
Potts(1905-1910) 1840
1840. Verse 13. And He said unto Abram, Knowing thou shall know that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years. "He said unto Abram," signifies a perception; "knowing thou shalt know," signifies that it is certain; "thy seed shall be a stranger," signifies that charity and faith shall be rare; in a land that is not theirs," signifies where there is a church that is as it were not composed of those who are in charity and faith; "and they shall serve them," signifies oppression; "and they shall afflict them," signifies their severe temptations; "four hundred years," signifies the duration and state.
Elliott(1983-1999) 1840
1840. Verse 13 And He said to Abram, Know for sure that your seed will be strangers in a land not theirs. And they will serve them,a and these will afflict them for four hundred years.
'He said to Abram' means perception. 'Know for sure' means that it is a certainty. 'Your seed will be strangers' means that charity and faith will be scarce. 'In a land that is not theirs' means where there will be a Church which does not so to speak consist of people in whom faith and charity are present. 'And they will serve them'a means oppression. 'And these will afflict them' means their grievous temptations. 'For four hundred years' means the duration and state [of those temptations].
Latin(1748-1756) 1840
1840. Vers. 13. Et dixit Abramo, Cognoscendo cognosces, quod peregrinum erit semen tuum in terra, non illis; et servient illis {1}, et affligent illos quadringentis annis. 'Dixit Abramo' significat perceptione 'Cognoscendo cognosces' significat quod certum: 'peregrinum e semen tuum' significat quod rara charitas et fides: 'in terra quae non illis' significat ubi Ecclesia, sicut non foret illorum qui in charitate et fide: 'et servient illis' significat oppressionem: 'et affligent illos' significat tentationes illorum graves: 'quadringentis annis' significat durationem et statum. @1 See note p. 730.$