2019年8月13日 星期二

出埃及記22:1-4


22:1 「人若偷牛或羊,無論是宰了,是賣了,他就要以五牛賠一牛,四羊賠一羊。
22:2
人若遇見賊挖窟窿,把賊打了,以至於死,就不能為他有流血的罪。
22:3
若太陽已經出來,就為他有流血的罪。賊若被拿,總要賠還。若他一無所有,就要被賣,頂他所偷的物。
22:4
若他所偷的,或牛,或驢,或羊,仍在他手下存活,他就要加倍賠還。

 “Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
“If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed; but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.
“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution, but if they have nothing, they must be sold to pay for their theft. If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double.

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    偷竊雖然沒有殺人,卻是取走別人辛辛苦苦得來的,馬上獲利若不處理,大家就不會老老實實的工作,或用不勞而獲的方式。這樣下去,沒有人會努力工作,用偷得比較快!

    當然偷竊的不只是錢財,還有牲畜、糧食、…,等等!還包括智慧財產,所以我們不要買盜版或隨便拷貝人家的資料,這都是比牛羊更貴重之物!

    然而上帝頒布給摩西的律法,對於偷竊需要有賠償的觀念,而且要有加倍的奉還,好遏止人用偷竊奪利,這是非常智慧的方式!

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