亚伯拉罕和撒拉在晚年准备要一个孩子,他们很高兴。
Abraham and Sarah are very pleased when, very late in life, they manage to a child.
不然的话,连亚伯拉罕和撒拉也有拦阻上帝旨意的可能。
Even Abraham and Sarah could have blocked God's plan if they had continued to disbelieve.
祂要让亚伯拉罕和撒拉生一个儿子,那就是祂所应许的以撒。
He was going to give Abraham and Sarah a true son. That promised son was Isaac.
多年来亚伯拉罕和撒拉行在神带领的道路上,他们在其中经历了很多试炼,有成功也有失败。
Abraham and Sarah had been on a pilgrimage for many years. Along the way there had been many tests, resulting in successes and failures.
当亚伯拉罕和撒拉等待时,神与亚伯兰订约,为他改名为“亚伯拉罕”,就是“多人的父”的意思。
While Abraham and Sarah waited, God made a covenant with Abram, changing his name to Abraham, which means "father of many."
亚伯拉罕和撒拉学到的一个功课,就是神的道路通常和我们的大有分别,而今日我们也应学习这个功课。
One lesson that Abraham and Sarah learned was that the Lord's ways are often far different from ours. We need to learn this too.
亚伯拉罕、撒拉、雅各、摩西、喇合、大卫、以利亚、抹大拉的马利亚、彼得,和保罗等等,就是好例子。
Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, Moses, Rahab, David, Elijah, Mary Magdalene, Peter, and Paul are some examples.
我们不甚了解这个仆人,但我们可以看出,他曾亲眼见过神在亚伯拉罕、撒拉、和现今在艾萨克身上的工作。
We don't know much about this servant, but we can tell he has seen God at work in the lives of Abraham, Sarah, and now Isaac.
正如你和我,撒拉和亚伯拉罕可能会想,“神不明白我们的处境,他的诫命是非常好的指导准则,但是这些在生活中的实际问题上根本不起作用。”
Just like you or me, Sarah and Abraham may have thought, "God doesn't understand our circumstances; his commandments are good guidelines, but they simply don't work well in the nitty-gritty of life."
正如你和我,撒拉和亚伯拉罕可能会想,“神不明白我们的处境,他的诫命是非常好的指导准则,但是这些在生活中的实际问题上根本不起作用。”
Just like you or me, Sarah and Abraham may have thought, "God doesn't understand our circumstances; his commandments are good guidelines, but they simply don't work well in the nitty-gritty of life."
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