※A Forgotten Name for the Evil One
In his Second Letter to the Corinthians, Paul argues that Christians should entirely separate themselves from non-believers for the sake of their own spiritual well-being. These two groups are as incompatible as righteousness and wickedness, light and darkness, Christ and Belial. You may be wondering: who is Belial? This is one of the less familiar titles of the devil found in the Bible, alongside the more famous Satan, Lucifer, and Tempter.
保羅在給哥林多人的第二封信中辯稱,為了自己的屬靈福祉,基督徒應該完全將自己與非信徒分開。正義和邪惡、光明和黑暗,基督和惡魔,這兩個群體是不相容的。
你可能想知道:誰是Belial?這是聖經中不太熟悉的魔鬼之一,與更著名的撒但,路西弗和試探者是一起的。
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林後 6:15 基督和彼列(彼列就是撒但的別名)有什麼相和呢?信主的和不信主的有什麼相干呢?
15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
Belial:(955) Βελίαλ Belial bel-ee-al
without profit, worthlessness; by extension destruction, wickedness; worthlessness; Belial, as an epithet of Satan
Belial = "worthless or wicked";a name of Satan
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Of Hebrew origin {[1100]בּליּעל =be lı̂ya‛al bel-e-yah-al}
From {1097בּלי be lı̂y bel-ee;1. wearing out adv of negation 2. without, no, not}
and {3276יעל =ya‛al yaw-al; properly to ascend; figuratively to be valuable (objective useful, subjective benefited)};
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林後4:4 此等不信之人被這世界的神弄瞎了心眼,不叫基督榮耀福音的光照著他們。基督本是神的像。
4 in whose case the god① of this world② has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
the god①約翰12:31現在這世界受審判,這世界的王要被趕出去。
Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
this world②太13:22撒在荊棘裡的,就是人聽了道,後來有世上的思慮、錢財的迷惑把道擠住了,不能結實。
22 And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
The God of this world - What a sublime and horrible description of Satan! He is indeed the god of all that believe not, and works in them with inconceivable energy.
這個世界的神…這對撒旦有多麼崇高和可怕的描述!他確實是所有不相信的人的神,並以不可思議的氣力在他們身上作工。
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※What does Belial mean?
*Although Paul’s letter is the only place “Belial” is found in the New Testament, it is widely used in the Hebrew Scriptures. It isn’t surprising, therefore, that the name Belial is originally Hebrew. It comes from two words: Beli בלי “without” and Ya’al יעל “value”.
雖然保羅的林後 6:15是新約聖經中唯一提到「Belial」,但它在希伯來聖經中被廣泛使用。 因此,Belial這個名字最初是希伯來語並不奇怪。 它來自兩個詞:Beliבלי“without”和Yaalיעל“value”。
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Belial(聖經中的)惡魔;邪惡;彼列(密爾頓的《失樂園》中的墮落天使之一)
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*Originally the term “son of Belial” referred to a wicked person with no redeeming features, such as an idol worshipper who tempts you to deny the One God (Deut. 13:13).
最初,「Belial之子」這個詞指的是「一個沒有救贖特徵的邪惡的人」,比如一個誘惑你去否認唯一真神的偶像崇拜者(申命記13:13)。
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13在耶和華你神所賜你居住的各城中,你若聽人說,有些匪類從你們中間的一座城出來勾引本城的居民,說:『我們不如去事奉你們素來所不認識的別神』;
13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
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※Strive for Value in your Biblical studies
*This name teaches us that Satan is not always the infernal demon with a pitchfork we imagine. He can manifest himself in subtler ways, by simply urging us to live worthlessly. Being a Son of Belial is to be slothful, passive, or wasting time consuming trivialities.
這個名字告訴我們,撒旦並不總是指那個我們想像的拿乾草叉的地獄惡魔。牠可以讓人不知覺地促使我們毫無價值地生活,以更可怕的方式表現自己。作為Belial的兒子是懶惰的、被動的或浪費時間去做瑣事。
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