On one level this parable shows the Baal Shem Tov「s ambivalence about going to Palestine.
一方面这个寓言表现了巴尔·谢姆·托夫对去巴勒斯坦的矛盾心理。
I still keptthe way of the Lord but some other Israelites started to believeother Gods like Baal and Asherah.
我依然相信上帝,但有一些以色列人开始崇拜其他像太阳神(Baal)或亚舍拉女神(Asherah)这样的神祗 。
The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous; they settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).
玛拿西半支派的人住在那地。从巴珊延到巴力黑们,示尼珥与黑门山。
If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.
若耶和华是神,就当顺从耶和华。若巴力是神,就当顺从巴力。
At the beginning of the rainy season, Baal opens a slit, or makes a slit in the clouds, and thunders and shakes the Earth.
在雨季开始的时候,Baal在云端开一条缝,雷鸣震动大地。
After awhile as King of Israel, King Ahab called for all the prophets of Baal to face me in a challenge.
亚哈王(Ahab)成为以色列王不久后,他便召集太阳神的所有先知来挑战我。
Then, suddenly, the Baal Shem Tov sees before him 」a flaming sword, turning this way and that,「 and decides to turn back.
可是,突然,巴尔·谢姆·托夫看到他身前有「一把燃着火焰的宝剑,转动挥舞着」,于是决定掉头回去。
Then Elijah said to them, 」I am the only one of the Lord 「s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
以利亚对众民说,作耶和华先知的只剩下我一个人。巴力的先知却有四百五十个人。
So Israel joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor. And the Lord 」s anger burned against them.
以色列与巴力毗珥连合,耶和华的怒气就向以色列人发作。
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
这样,耶户在以色列中灭了巴力。
I also killed the priests of Baal in Jerusalem and Judah and I destroyed everything that the people could worship like statues.
我还杀了在耶路撒冷和犹大全境的巴力众先知和祭司,毁坏所有可以让人们崇拜的偶像雕像。
You saw with your own eyes what the LORD did at Baal Peor.
耶和华因巴力毗珥的事所行的,你们亲眼看见了。