345、“种地的”表示缺乏仁爱,出于与爱分离之信(这根本不是信)行事的人。这从下文清楚可知,即:“耶和华看不中他的供物”,并且“他杀了他的兄弟”,也就是摧毁了“亚伯”所表示的仁。经上说那些注视肉体和尘世事物的人是“种地的”,这从创世记(3:19,23)明显看出来;在那里,我们读到,那人被“打发出伊甸园,去耕种土地”。
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Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]345. One who cultivated the ground is people who lack charity, however attached they may be to a faith separated from love, which is no kind of faith. This can be seen from what follows — that Jehovah ignored Cain's offering and that Cain killed his brother or, in other words, destroyed the charity that Abel symbolized.
People whose sights were set on bodily and earthly interests were said to cultivate the ground. This can be seen from remarks made at Genesis 3:19, 23 [276, 305], where it says that the humans were sent away from the Garden of Eden to cultivate the ground.
Potts(1905-1910) 345
345. That a "tiller of the ground" is one who is devoid of charity, however much he may be in faith separated from love, which is no faith, is evident from what follows: that Jehovah had no respect to his offering, and that he slew his brother, that is, destroyed charity, signified by "Abel." Those were said to "till the ground" who look to bodily and earthly things, as is evident from what is said in Gen. 3:19, 23, where we read that the man was "cast out of the garden of Eden to till the ground."
Elliott(1983-1999) 345
345. 'A tiller of the ground' means someone who, devoid of charity, acts from faith separated from love, which is not faith at all. This becomes clear from the statements made further on, 'Jehovah had no respect for his gift', and 'he killed his brother', that is, he destroyed charity meant by Abel. People who look to bodily and earthly interests are said to be 'tilling the ground', as is clear from what has been stated at Chapter 3:19, 23, where it is said that 'the man was sent out of the garden of Eden to till the ground'.
Latin(1748-1756) 345
345. Quod 'colens humum' sit qui absque charitate, utcumque ex fide separata ab amore, quae nulla fides, constare potest ab iis quae sequuntur, quod 'Jehovah non aspexit ad munus ejus,' et quod 'fratrem suum occidit,' hoc est, quod charitatem per 'Habelem' significatam destruxit. 'Colere humum' dicebantur qui corporea et terrestria spectant, sicut constat ab iis quae dicta sunt ad cap. {x}iii vers. 19, 23; ubi dicitur quod 'homo emissus ex horto Eden ad colendum humum.'