Shēnméngjì 1:17

17 Shĕnpàn de shíhou , bùkĕ kàn rén de waìmào . tīng sòng bùkĕ fèn guì jiàn , bùkĕ jùpà rén , yīnwei shĕnpàn shì shǔ hū shén de . ruò yǒu nán duàn de ànjiàn , kĕyǐ chéng dào wǒ zhèlǐ , wǒ jiù pànduàn .

Shēnméngjì 1:17 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:17

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment
Or pass judgment, and give sentence according to the outward appearances, circumstances, and relations of men; as whether they be friends or foes, rich or poor, old or young, men or women, learned or unlearned; truth and justice should always take place, without any regard to what persons are:

but you shall hear the small as well as the great;
persons in low, life, and in mean circumstances, as well as great and noble personages; or little causes and of no great moment, as well as those of the utmost importance; all must be attended to, a cause about a "prutah" or a farthing, as well as one about a hundred pounds, in which Jarchi instances, and if that came first it was not to be postponed:

ye shall not be afraid of the face of man;
of the frowns and threatenings of rich men, and of such as are in power and authority; not be awed or intimidated by them from doing justice; see ( Job 31:34 ) ,

for the judgment [is] God's;
judges stand in the place of God, are put into their office by him, and act under him, and for him, and are accountable to him; and therefore should be careful what judgment they make, or sentence they pass, lest they bring discredit to him, and destruction on themselves:

and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will
hear it;
which is said for their encouragement, as well as was an instruction to them not to undertake a cause too difficult for them; see ( Exodus 18:22 Exodus 18:26 ) .

Shēnméngjì 1:17 In-Context

15 Wǒ biàn jiàng nǐmen gè zhīpaì de shǒulǐng , yǒu zhìhuì , wéi zhòngrén suǒ rènshi de , zhào nǐmen de zhīpaì , lì tāmen wéi guān zhǎng , qiā fú zhǎng , bǎifūzhǎng , wǔ shí fú zhǎng , shí fú zhǎng , guǎnlǐ nǐmen .

16 Dāngshí , wǒ zhǔfu nǐmen de shĕnpàn guān shuō , nǐmen tīng sòng , wúlùn shì dìxiōng bǐcǐ zhēng sòng , shì yǔ tóngjū de waìrén zhēng sòng , dōu yào àn gōngyì pànduàn .

17 Shĕnpàn de shíhou , bùkĕ kàn rén de waìmào . tīng sòng bùkĕ fèn guì jiàn , bùkĕ jùpà rén , yīnwei shĕnpàn shì shǔ hū shén de . ruò yǒu nán duàn de ànjiàn , kĕyǐ chéng dào wǒ zhèlǐ , wǒ jiù pànduàn .

18 Nàshí , wǒ jiàng nǐmen suǒ dàng xíng de shì dōu fēnfu nǐmen le .

19 Wǒmen zhào zhe Yēhéhuá wǒmen shén suǒ fēnfu de cóng Héliè shān qǐ xíng , jīngguò nǐmen suǒ kànjian nà dà ér kĕpà de kuàngyĕ , wǎng Yàmólìrén de shān dì qù , dào le Jiādīsībāníyà .