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譯本是參照 AFV (A Faithful Version) 2009

1. And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, so that the wind might not blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.
2. Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to damage the earth and the sea,
3. Saying, “Do not damage the earth, or the sea, or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.”
4. And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel.
5. From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand were sealed;
6. From the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand were sealed;
7. From the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand were sealed;
8. From the tribe of Zebulon, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed. (A Faithful Version)

7:1 說完了將要發生的事,便看到四位使者站在地面的四角,攔止四方的風,風就不吹到地面、海上,和樹林。

7:2 又見有另有一位使者,從日出之處升來,拿著看似是活神的印。向四位使者大聲說話,告知他們被允許去破壞大地和海洋。

7:3 這情況,只能在那額頭上有神侍從的印記,才可以進行破壞。

7:4 我聽見以色列人各支派中受印的數目有十四萬四千。

7:5 猶大支派中有一萬二千;流便支派中有一萬二千;迦得支派中有一萬二千;

7:6 亞設支派中有一萬二千;拿弗他利支派中有一萬二千;瑪拿西支派中有一萬二千;

7:7 西緬支派中有一萬二千;利未支派中有一萬二千;以薩迦支派中有一萬二千;

7:8 西布倫支派中有一萬二千;約瑟支派中有一萬二千;便雅憫支派中受印的有一萬二千。

這是一段描述誰能在這片人間土地上有生滅之權,這權不在於處理人,只能是處理大自然的一切。這是人本來就被交付管理這片土地(這處不用球這詞,因為那是後來的發現)。當時有什麼人可以有這管理土地的權柄?就是頭上有印記,屬於那位創造人間的侍從。用今日的理解就是屬神的人。

這侍從有神的印記是有對人間的天空海裡陸地按他們的想法,作出種種的安排。這意思就是人可以在這片土地上,盡其心意去發揮,將之變成樂土或是災難之地,這個決定由人自己負責。

當時這群有神僕人印記就是猶太這個亞伯拉罕的後代,由他們組成的十二支派。對於權力的分配是平等,人數都在一萬二千人,不多不少。人力就是權力。

這片土地還有其他的人嗎?按記述就沒有。意思也就明顯,人是有管理世界這片土地的自主權。若從今日回看,這樣的權柄確實在人的手中。那誰有權管理人?用什麼方式管理?似乎沒有提。
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