參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本    

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30. Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, Chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

31. And these were the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before the reigning of a king over the sons of Israel.

32. And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom. And the name of his city was Dinhabah.

33. And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah, from Bozrah, reigned in his place.

34. And Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

35. And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

36. And Hadad died, and Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

37. And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his place.

38. And Shaul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

39. And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Pau. And his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

40. And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,

41. Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

42. Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,

43. Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwellings in the land of their possession; he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

 (A Faithful Version)

30. 底順、以察、底珊等人。屬何利一族人的領袖，歸西珥管轄。

31. 上述這些王是以色列人未到以東來之前，原屬這地方的領袖，他們計有：

32. 當時以東地是比珥的兒子比拉作領袖，他擁有的地域名亨哈巴。

33. 比拉死，是因為有位約巴的兒子，謝拉。來自波斯拉，取代了他的領導地位。

34. 約巴死，是提幔人戶沙，取代了他的領導地位。

35. 戶沙死，哈達是比達的兒子，取代了他的領導地位。比達曾在摩押地，在一處叫亞未得城中擊敗米甸人。                                                 

36. 哈達死，桑拉是瑪士利加人，取代了他的領導地位。

37. 桑拉死，沙烏爾，來自利河伯，取代了他的領導地位。

38. 沙鳥爾死，巴勒.哈南是亞革波的兒子，成了管治者。

39. 這位以東領袖，巴勒.哈南死，哈達成了管治者。哈達把領地稱為巴烏。他妻子名米希他別，是米.薩合的女兒，而米.薩合是瑪特列女兒。

40. 接著是以掃一族，在以東作領袖的，是依家族成份及位置，計有：亭納、亞勒瓦、耶帖、

41. 阿何利巴瑪、以拉、比嫩、

42. 基納斯、提幔、米撒、

43. 瑪基疊、以蘭等，是以東地各分支的族長，有自己領地安居。以掃是以東人的始祖。

第37節的利河伯：https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/R/rehoboth.html

REHOBOTH THE WELL (Sept. εὐρυχωρία;  Vulg.  latitudo),  the third of the series of wells dug by Isaac in the Philistines’ territory (Ge 26:22). He had dug several wells before, but was obliged to abandon them in consequence of the quarrels of the Philistines. When this one was completed, they did not strive for it. He celebrated his triumph and bestowed its name on the well in a fragment of poetry of the same nature as those in which Jacob’s wives gave names to his successive children: “He called the name of it Rehoboth (“room” or “expansiveness,” ) and said, Because now Jehovah  hath made room  for us  And we shall increase in the land.”

這段歷史很少被提及，相信原因是資料不足夠提供了解的須要。現代不同，因為有更多開放不同的資源，有視象有實地的研究，就發覺中英譯文受到的限制很多。例如建築技術用材，東方是木料西方是沙石水泥；東方農作物豐富，西方是牧畜業發達；東方的藝術是細緻西方是意象等等不同。這是因為地緣影響，東方林本西方沙石，人口的發展生活條件就不一樣。

當時的以東，有部份是現在的也門。在介紹也門的環境，將之推前幾千年，會明白當時的人口不多，並不足以稱之為國，是小數民族，都是亞伯拉罕一族包括以色列與耶和華有約的一族以及以實瑪利伊斯蘭一族在內，遍佈在中東這塊土地。

在這個基礎上了解上述的經文，它提供了背景資料，就可以了解，摩西描述的時候，文字當中可以了解到，當時地方領袖的變化的因緣。這段是記載以掃未到之前的當地的領袖轉變及其緣因。

它有二段，分別記載以掃之前，及以掃到來的改變。

以掃到來之前：

亨哈巴城到巴烏城的過程：30 – 39節。有一段是原居民的領袖改變，相信是和平的更替；另一段是提幔人到來的侵佔。

1.和平轉變。30 – 39節，這幾節經文反映出一個現實：這地有不同民族聚居一起。相信和平接替。當中有段小插曲，在34節提幔人的介入(以掃的兒子)，成了當地的領袖。38節是另一個轉變，是因為接替的表達方式不同，38： 沙鳥爾死，巴勒.哈南，是亞革波的兒子，成了管治者，39節改名巴烏。這位是從利河伯這地方來，是當日以撒開發出第三口井的名稱之地，是當地人不是以撒一族。他人離世後，哈達，是提幔人之後，從新接管。

由此觀之，亞伯拉罕之後的有以撒和以實瑪利；雅各和以掃，這二組別各有不同的進路，一是以撒和接續的雅各，是一直守約又積極於信仰的一代；一是以掃，是守約不算積極於信仰的一代；一是以實瑪利，是知道有約，不守約，放縱私慾的一代。這是今日中東在信仰框架下的格局。

2. 以掃平穩介入(是被兒子邀請)。40 – 43節，這是接續36章1節的起頭描述：這是以掃的後代，稱為以東人。與43節接軌：以掃是以東人的始祖。

真有意思，覺得這分析有道理能更了解中東之局，請代為分享，讓福音更準確被認識。