嘁哩喀喳的問題
(2007-06-19 09:52:02)
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如果凶手的後代長大成人以後,同樣做和凶手一樣的凶殺,那麽被處死也是無需質疑的。如果25代或者50代都做同樣的事情,那是不是可以在第3,4代或者第12代就決定這個民族是當滅的?我們是人,看不出後代人的性情,但是上帝有這個能力。如何理解上帝滅亞瑪力人首先需要的是承認上帝有這種能力。在25代裏亞瑪力人的確沒有悔改,或者說從公元前1657年或者更早,到公元前475年左右上千年亞瑪力人的精神都同樣存在,那麽如果上千代都是如此,而且以後的後代也從沒有悔改的跡象,那麽出埃及記20:5說:“。。。。。。恨我的,我必治罪,連父帶子,以至三四代”我個人覺得可以完全理解。
亞瑪力人恨耶和華的起頭可以從以掃開始,因為得不到祝福(可是他自己為了一口食物卻可以輕易放棄為耶和華看重的長子權)就要殺自己的親弟弟雅各,以掃的孫子是亞瑪力酋長。但是真是應了那句“有其父必有其子”的說法,哥哥的後代們亞瑪力人也都從來沒有放棄過要殺弟弟的後代以色列人,而且是世世代代。雅各(以色列)—〉猶大—〉法勒斯—〉希斯倫—〉蘭—〉亞米拿達—〉拿順—〉撒門—〉波阿斯—〉俄備得—〉耶西—〉大衛—〉所羅門—〉羅波安—〉亞比雅—〉亞撒—〉約沙法—〉約蘭—〉亞哈謝—〉約阿施—〉亞瑪謝—〉亞撒利雅—〉約坦—〉亞哈斯—〉希西家。根據以前文章對亞瑪力人一貫追殺以色列人,到希西家才記載亞瑪力人按照民族的概念大概被消滅了,但是其“餘威震於殊俗” 的影響一直可以到以斯貼記或者更長,也就是我所說的上千年。此外,亞瑪力人的邪惡更表現在他們”had no wish to fight alone against Israel but rather, with the help of many nations(Mekhilita,ed.by H.S.Horovitz and I.A.Rabin(1960),176)”約瑟夫斯的作品也有同樣論述,從聖經我們也可以看出來。”At first these nations were afraid to join Amalek, but he persuaded them by saying:”Come, and I shall advise you what to do. If they defeat me, you flee, and if not, come and help me against Israel ””.所以難怪撒母耳記上15:6這樣記載“掃羅對基尼人說:“走吧,離開亞瑪力人下去吧,免得我把你們連同亞瑪力人一起除滅,因為以色列人從埃及上來的時候,你們曾經以忠貞的愛待他們。”基尼人就離開亞瑪力人。”雖然基尼人,亞瑪力人是在一起的,但是掃羅沒有滅基尼人。我們知道上帝不會把義人和惡人一起處死,這更是最好的例子。讓我們再進一步看看以色列人怎麽看待亞瑪力人的。”In rabbinic literature, the reasons for the unusual eternal remembrance of Amalek are the following:(1) Amalek is the irreconcilable enemy and it is forbidden to show mercy foolishly to one wholly dedicated to the destruction of Israel(PR 12:47). Moreover, the attack of the Amalekites upon the Israelites encouraged others. All the tragedies which Israel suffered are considered the direct outcome of Amalek’s hostile act (PdPK 27). (2) The injunction “Remember” does not enjoin us to recall the evil actions of others but rather our own. For “the enemy comes only on account of sin and transgression”(ibid). (3) The verse “Remember…”is meant to remind all men of “the rule which holds good for all generations, namely, that the scourge [the staff of God’s indignation] with which Israel is smitten will itself finally be smitten”(Mekhilta,181). In the course of time this biblical injunction became so deeply rooted in Jewish thought that many important enemies of Israel were identified as direct descendants of Amalek. Thus the tannaitic aggadah of the first century C.E identifies Amalek with Rome(Bacher, Tann,1,(1930),146). The most outstanding example is “Haman the Agagite”(Esth.3:1) who is regarded as a descendant of Agag (1Sam.15:8) the Amalekite King (Jos.,Ant.,11:209)”
以色列人不會覺得撒母耳記上15:3裏提到的殺死亞瑪力人男女,孩童,吃奶的嬰兒是殘忍的,因為他們是世世代代邪惡的亞瑪力人的直接受害者。從以掃開始,以色列人的生死存亡就從未間斷過地一直受亞瑪力人的威脅和不斷打擊。而我對亞瑪力人的稱呼是邪惡的,也沒有犯種族主義的錯誤。因為的確有這麽罪惡重重,影響力極壞的整個民族。