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■ 사무엘상 6장
1. 여호와의 궤가 블레셋 사람의 지방에 있은지 일곱 달이라
And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months .
2. 블레셋 사람이 제사장들과 복술자들을 불러서 이르되 우리가 여호와의 궤를 어떻게 할꼬 그것을 어떻게 본처로 보낼 것을 우리에게 가르치라
And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners , saying , What shall we do to the ark of the Lord ? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place .
3. 그들이 가로되 이스라엘 신의 궤를 보내려거든 거저 보내지 말고 그에게 속건제를 드려야 할지니라 그리하면 병도 낫고 그 손을 너희에게서 옮기지 아니하는 연고도 알리라
And they said , If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel , send it not empty ; but in any wise return him a trespass offering : then ye shall be healed , and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
4. 그들이 가로되 무엇으로 그에게 드릴 속건제를 삼을꼬 가로되 블레셋 사람의 방백의 수효대로 금독종 다섯과 금쥐 다섯이라야 하리니 너희와 너희 방백에게 내린 재앙이 일반임이니라
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered , Five golden emerods , and five golden mice , according to the number of the lords of the Philistines : for one plague was on you all, and on your lords .
5. 그러므로 너희는 너희 독종의 형상과 땅을 해롭게 하는 쥐의 형상을 만들어 이스라엘 신께 영화를 돌리라 그가 혹 그 손을 너희와 너희 신들과 너희 땅에서 경하게 하실까 하노라
Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods , and images of your mice that mar the land ; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel : peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods , and from off your land .
6. 애굽인과 바로가 그 마음을 강퍅케 한 것 같이 어찌하여 너희가 너희 마음을 강퍅케 하겠느냐 그가 그들 중에서 기이하게 행한 후에 그들이 백성을 가게 하므로 백성이 떠나지 아니하였느냐
Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts , as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts ? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go , and they departed ?
7. 그러므로 새 수레를 만들고 멍에 메어 보지 아니한 젖 나는 소 둘을 끌어다가 수레를 소에 메우고 그 송아지들은 떼어 집으로 돌려 보내고
Now therefore make a new cart , and take two milch kine , on which there hath come no yoke , and tie the kine to the cart , and bring their calves home from them :
8. 여호와의 궤를 가져다가 수레에 싣고 속건제 드릴 금 보물은 상자에 담아 궤 곁에 두고 그것을 보내어 가게 하고
And take the ark of the Lord , and lay it upon the cart ; and put the jewels of gold , which ye return him for a trespass offering , in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away , that it may go .
9. 보아서 궤가 그 본 지경 길로 올라가서 벧세메스로 가면 이 큰 재앙은 그가 우리에게 내린 것이요 그렇지 아니하면 우리를 친 것이 그 손이 아니요 우연히 만난 것인 줄 알리라
And see , if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth–shemesh , then he hath done us this great evil : but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us .
10. 그 사람들이 그같이 하여 젖나는 소 둘을 끌어다가 수레를 메우고 송아지들은 집에 가두고
And the men did so ; and took two milch kine , and tied them to the cart , and shut up their calves at home :
11. 여호와의 궤와 및 금쥐와 그들의 독종의 형상을 담은 상자를 수레 위에 실으니
And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart , and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods .
12. 암소가 벧세메스 길로 바로 행하여 대로로 가며 갈 때에 울고 좌우로 치우치지 아니하였고 블레셋 방백들은 벧세메스 경계까지 따라 가니라
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh , and went along the highway , lowing as they went , and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left ; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth–shemesh .
13. 벧세메스 사람들이 골짜기에서 밀을 베다가 눈을 들어 궤를 보고 그것의 보임을 기뻐하더니
And they of Beth–shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley : and they lifted up their eyes , and saw the ark , and rejoiced to see it.
14. 수레가 벧세메스 사람 여호수아의 밭 큰 돌 있는 곳에 이르러 선지라 무리가 수레의 나무를 패고 그 소를 번제로 여호와께 드리고
And the cart came into the field of Joshua , a Beth–shemite , and stood there, where there was a great stone : and they clave the wood of the cart , and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord .
15. 레위인은 여호와의 궤와 그 궤와 함께 있는 금 보물 담긴 상자를 내려다가 큰 돌 위에 두매 그 날에 벧세메스 사람들이 여호와께 번제와 다른 제를 드리니라
And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord , and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone : and the men of Beth–shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the Lord .
16. 블레셋 다섯 방백이 이것을 보고 그 날에 에그론으로 돌아갔더라
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day .
17. 블레셋 사람이 여호와께 속건제로 드린 금독종은 이러하니 아스돗을 위하여 하나요 가사를 위하여 하나요 아스글론을 위하여 하나요 가드를 위하여 하나요 에그론을 위하여 하나이며
And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord ; for Ashdod one , for Gaza one , for Askelon one , for Gath one , for Ekron one ;
18. 드린 바 금쥐는 여호와의 궤를 놓은 큰 돌에 이르기까지의 모든 견고한 성읍과 시골 동리 곧 다섯 방백에게 속한 사람의 모든 성읍의 수효대로였더라 그 돌은 벧세메스 사람 여호수아의 밭에 오늘까지 있더라
And the golden mice , according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords , both of fenced cities , and of country villages , even unto the great stone of Abel , whereon they set down the ark of the Lord : which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua , the Beth–shemite .
19. 벧세메스 사람들이 여호와의 궤를 들여다 본고로 그들을 치사 (오만) 칠십 인을 죽이신지라 여호와께서 백성을 쳐서 크게 살륙하셨으므로 백성이 애곡하였더라
And he smote the men of Beth–shemesh , because they had looked into the ark of the Lord , even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men : and the people lamented , because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter .
20. 벧세메스 사람들이 가로되 이 거룩하신 하나님 여호와 앞에 누가 능히 서리요 그를 우리에게서 뉘게로 가시게 할꼬 하고
And the men of Beth–shemesh said , Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God ? and to whom shall he go up from us?
21. 사자들을 기랏여아림 거민에게 보내어 가로되 블레셋 사람이 여호와의 궤를 도로 가져왔으니 너희는 내려와서 그것을 너희에게로 옮겨 가라
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath–jearim , saying , The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord ; come ye down , and fetch it up to you.
■ 주석 보기
【삼상6:1 JFB】삼상6:1-9. The Philistines Counsel How to Send Back the Ark.
1. the ark … was in the country of the Philistines seven months—Notwithstanding the calamities which its presence had brought on the country and the people, the Philistine lords were unwilling to relinquish such a prize, and tried every means to retain it with peace and safety, but in vain.
【삼상6:1 CWC】[ELI'S DEATH AND THE LOSS OF THE ARK]
1. God Speaks to Samuel, c. 3.
"The word of the Lord was precious (or rare) in those days" (v. 1), is introductory to the record that it was now heard in the case of Samuel. It was Israel's sin that hid God's face from them and caused His voice to be silent so long, -- only twice heard during the period of the Judges (삿4:4; 6:8) -- but He was again to be gracious unto them in this respect, and a new epoch was to open in their history.
How God spake to Samuel we are not informed, but His voice in earlier times was heard in a literal sense, and there is no good reason to doubt that it was here. Of course, God is not a man with physical organs, but who shall say that He who made man's voice is not able Himself to be heard and understood by man?
It is touching that the "man" to whom God chose to reveal Himself was a boy, and yet by this time perhaps quite a lad. How interesting that He is willing to reveal Himself to such an instrument! How it should encourage the ambition of a boy.
The revelation God gives to Samuel concerning Eli is a repetition of that of the "man of God" of the preceding lesson (2:27). And the meekness with which the old priest takes it is an evidence that his personal character was good, notwithstanding his conduct as regards his sons.
2. A Crisis in Israel, c. 4.
Verse 3 furnishes another illustration of the low spiritual state of Israel at this time, and how little removed they were from their pagan neighbors. To trust in the ark of the covenant instead of the God it symbolized was scarcely different from the worship of the idols of the Philistines. It is significant that the elders and the priests were the leaders in this folly (v. 4). Their fathers had carried the ark at Jericho, but there was a reason for it then, and God had commended it, but how different now.
What judgment fell on Israel for this! And surely as we read the chapter to the end, we can understand the prophecy, "Thou shalt behold the affliction of my habitation."
But notice how the character of Samuel as a prophet is being established (3:19-21). How sad that he had not been consulted in the case of the ark. If he had been, what a different story might have been written for Israel!
3. The Ark Among the Philistines, cc. 5, 6.
This lesson will not be too long if we add the story of the ark among the Philistines, especially as there is little requiring explanation.
"Dagon" was a heathen god represented by a human bust joined to the belly and tail of a fish. The details of verses 3 and 4 of chapter 6 show the manner in which God was pleased to demonstrate His superiority over this heathen god, so-called. "Unto this day" (v. 5) means the date when the story was recorded, probably the later years of Samuel's life.
"Emerods" is vulgarly known as piles, which the Philistines regarded as a judgment upon them (vv. 6-12). Thank-offerings were made to heathen gods for recovery from illness in the form of metal images of the diseased parts of the body, (still true in some Roman Catholic countries and in India), which accounts for the advice of the priests and diviners (6:1-6). Note especially verse 6, and the witness it bears that written records or tradition had kept some knowledge of the true God before the minds of these nations contiguous to Israel in all these years.
The lowing of the cattle for their young, notwithstanding that they did not turn back to recover them, shows that God was controlling their steps in another direction (vv. 10-12).
The judgment that fell on the Bethshemites (v. 19), was calculated to impress Israel anew with the sacredness attaching to the worship of Jehovah, but there seems to be an error in the translation here. Bethshemesh was only a village, and it seems unlikely that 50,070 men could have been slain there; but there is no explanation of the difficulty of which we know.
【삼상6:1 MHCC】Seven months the Philistines were punished with the presence of the ark; so long it was a plague to them, because they would not send it home sooner. Sinners lengthen out their own miseries by refusing to part with their sins. The Israelites made no effort to recover the ark. Alas! where shall we find concern for religion prevail above all other matters? In times of public calamity we fear for ourselves, for our families, and for our country; but who cares for the ark of God? We are favoured with the gospel, but it is treated with neglect or contempt. We need not wonder if it should be taken from us; to many persons this, though the heavies of calamities, would occasion no grief. There are multitudes whom any profession would please as well as that of Christianity. But there are those who value the house, the word, and the ministry of God above their richest possessions, who dread the loss of these blessings more than death. How willing bad men are to shift off their convictions, and when they are in trouble, to believe it is a chance that happens; and that the rod has no voice which they should hear or heed!
【삼상6:2 JFB】2, 3. the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners—The designed restoration of the ark was not, it seems, universally approved of, and many doubts were expressed whether the prevailing pestilence was really a judgment of Heaven. The priests and diviners united all parties by recommending a course which would enable them easily to discriminate the true character of the calamities, and at the same time to propitiate the incensed Deity for any acts of disrespect which might have been shown to His ark.
【삼상6:4 JFB】4. Five golden emerods—Votive or thank offerings were commonly made by the heathen in prayer for, or gratitude after, deliverance from lingering or dangerous disorders, in the form of metallic (generally silver) models or images of the diseased parts of the body. This is common still in Roman Catholic countries, as well as in the temples of the Hindus and other modern heathen.
five golden mice—This animal is supposed by some to be the jerboa or jumping mouse of Syria and Egypt [Bochart]; by others, to be the short-tailed field mouse, which often swarms in prodigious numbers and commits great ravages in the cultivated fields of Palestine.
【삼상6:5 JFB】5. give glory unto the God of Israel—By these propitiatory presents, the Philistines would acknowledge His power and make reparation for the injury done to His ark.
lighten his hand … from off your gods—Elohim for god.
【삼상6:6 JFB】6. Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts?—The memory of the appalling judgments that had been inflicted on Egypt was not yet obliterated. Whether preserved in written records, or in floating tradition, they were still fresh in the minds of men, and being extensively spread, were doubtless the means of diffusing the knowledge and fear of the true God.
【삼상6:7 JFB】7. make a new cart—Their object in making a new one for the purpose seems to have been not only for cleanliness and neatness, but from an impression that there would have been an impropriety in using one that had been applied to meaner or more common services. It appears to have been a covered wagon (see on 삼하6:3).
two milch kine—Such untrained heifers, wanton and vagrant, would pursue no certain and regular path, like those accustomed to the yoke, and therefore were most unlikely of their own spontaneous motion to prosecute the direct road to the land of Israel.
bring their calves home from them—The strong natural affection of the dams might be supposed to stimulate their return homewards, rather than direct their steps in a foreign country.
【삼상6:8 JFB】8. take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart—This mode of carrying the sacred symbol was forbidden; but the ignorance of the Philistines made the indignity excusable (see on 삼하6:6).
put the jewels … in a coffer by the side thereof—The way of securing treasure in the East is still in a chest, chained to the house wall or some solid part of the furniture.
【삼상6:9 JFB】9-12. Beth-shemesh—that is, "house of the sun," now Ain Shems [Robinson], a city of priests in Judah, in the southeast border of Dan, lying in a beautiful and extensive valley. Josephus says they were set a-going near a place where the road divided into two—the one leading back to Ekron, where were their calves, and the other to Beth-shemesh. Their frequent lowings attested their ardent longing for their young, and at the same time the supernatural influence that controlled their movements in a contrary direction.
【삼상6:10 MHCC】These two kine knew their owner, their great Owner, whom Hophin and Phinehas knew not. God's providence takes notice even of brute creatures, and serves its own purposes by them. When the reapers saw the ark, they rejoiced; their joy for that was greater than the joy of harvest. The return of the ark, and the revival of holy ordinances, after days of restraint and trouble, are matters of great joy.
【삼상6:12 JFB】12. the lords of the Philistines went after them—to give their tribute of homage, to prevent imposture, and to obtain the most reliable evidence of the truth. The result of this journey tended to their own deeper humiliation, and the greater illustration of God's glory.
【삼상6:14 JFB】14. and they clave—that is, the Beth-shemites, in an irrepressible outburst of joy.
offered the kine—Though contrary to the requirements of the law (레1:3; 22:19), these animals might properly be offered, as consecrated by God Himself; and though not beside the tabernacle, there were many instances of sacrifices offered by prophets and holy men on extraordinary occasions in other places.
【삼상6:17 JFB】17, 18. And these are the golden emerods … and the mice—There were five representative images of the emerods, corresponding to the five principal cities of the Philistines. But the number of the golden mice must have been greater, for they were sent from the walled towns as well as the country villages.
【삼상6:18 JFB】18. unto the great stone of Abel—Abel, or Aben, means "stone," so that without resorting to italics, the reading should be, "the great stone."
【삼상6:19 JFB】19. he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark—In the ecstasy of delight at seeing the return of the ark, the Beth-shemesh reapers pried into it beneath the wagon cover; and instead of covering it up again, as a sacred utensil, they let it remain exposed to common inspection, wishing it to be seen, in order that all might enjoy the triumph of seeing the votive offerings presented to it, and gratify curiosity with the sight of the sacred shrine. This was the offense of those Israelites (Levites, as well as common people), who had treated the ark with less reverence than the Philistines themselves.
he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men—Beth-shemesh being only a village, this translation must be erroneous, and should be, "he smote fifty out of a thousand," being only fourteen hundred in all who indulged this curiosity. God, instead of decimating, according to an ancient usage, slew only a twentieth part; that is, according to Josephus, seventy out of fourteen hundred (see 민4:18-22).
【삼상6:19 MHCC】It is a great affront to God, for vain men to pry into, and meddle with the secret things which belong not to them, 신29:29; 골2:18. Man was ruined by desiring forbidden knowledge. God will not suffer his ark to be profaned. Be not deceived, God is not mocked. Those that will not fear his goodness, and reverently use the tokens of his grace, shall be made to feel his justice. The number smitten is expressed in an unusual manner in the original, and it is probable that it means 1170. They desire to be rid of the ark. Foolish men run from one extreme to the other. They should rather have asked, How may we have peace with God, and recover his favor? 미6:6, 7. Thus, when the word of God works with terror on sinners' consciences, they, instead of taking the blame and shame to themselves, quarrel with the word, and put that from them. Many stifle their convictions, and put salvation away from them.
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