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(Arthur Pink, “The Ten Commandments”)
(阿瑟·平克所著《十诫》)
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, who takes His name in vain.” Exodus 20:7
“不可妄称耶和华你神的名，因为妄称耶和华名的，耶和华必不以他为无罪。”出埃及记 20:7
This commandment bids us to speak of God with that frame of spirit which is agreeable to His dignity and solemnity and the majesty: that is, with the utmost sincerity, humility and reverence. O what high thoughts ought we to entertain of such a Being! In what holy awe should we stand of Him!
这条诫命要求我们以符合上帝的尊严、庄重和威严的心态来谈论祂：就是以最真诚、谦卑和敬畏的态度。啊，我们对这样一位存在应当怀有何等崇高的思想！我们应当以何等圣洁的敬畏站立在祂面前！
Anything pertaining to God should be spoken of with the greatest sobriety.
一切与上帝有关的事都应当以最庄重的态度来谈论。
God’s Name is taken in vain—when we use it without due consideration and reverence. Whenever we make mention of Him before whom the seraphim veil their faces—we ought seriously and solemnly to ponder His infinite majesty and glory—and bow our hearts in deepest prostration before that Name.
当我们在没有适当的思考和敬畏的情况下使用上帝的名时，就是妄称祂的名。每当我们提到连撒拉弗都要遮面的祂时，我们都应当认真庄重地思考祂无限的威严和荣耀，并在祂的名前以最深的谦卑俯伏我们的心。
God’s Name is not to be sported with and tossed to and fro upon every light tongue. O my reader, form the habit of solemnly considering whose Name it is you are about to utter. It is the Name of Him who is present with you, who is hearing you pronounce it. He is jealous of His honor, and He will dreadfully avenge Himself upon those who have slighted Him!
上帝的名不是用来玩耍和轻率谈论的。啊，我的读者，要养成郑重思考你将要说出谁的名的习惯。这是与你同在、听着你呼唤祂名的那一位的名。祂为自己的荣誉心生妒忌，祂必将可怕地报复那些轻慢祂的人！
It has become almost impossible to walk the streets or to enter mixed company without hearing the sacred Name of God treated with blasphemous contempt. The novels of the day, the stage, and even radio (and more lately television, the cinema, and the press) are terrible offenders, and without doubt this is one of the fearful sins against Himself, for which God is now pouring out His judgments upon us.
如今走在街上或进入人群中，几乎不可能不听到上帝的圣名被亵渎性地轻视。当今的小说、舞台，甚至广播（以及最近的电视、电影和新闻媒体）都是严重的违犯者，毫无疑问，这是对上帝的可怕罪行之一，因此上帝正在将祂的审判倾倒在我们身上。
God is dreadfully incensed by this sin, and in the common commission of this Heaven-insulting crime, our country has incurred terrible guilt! “The Lord will not hold him guiltless that takes His Name in vain.” Sore punishment shall be his portion, if not in this life, then most assuredly so, eternally so, in the life to come!
上帝对这种罪极其愤怒，在这种普遍冒犯天堂的罪行中，我们的国家已经招致了可怕的罪责！”妄称耶和华名的，耶和华必不以他为无罪。”严厉的惩罚必将临到他们，如果不是在今生，那么在来世必定如此，永远如此！