乃是那门闩提不起它所系的绳子的情形——那绳子太细,担不住门闩的重量。因这一位贤者、就是 拉比约西,执定:它末端既有一个粗头,就当得器皿的身分,所以人拿它闩门是许的。那一位贤者、就是 拉比以利以谢,执定:它既提不起自己所系的绳子,就不然了——单凭那粗头算不得正经的器皿,所以安息日用它是不许的。
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乃是那门闩提不起它所系的绳子的情形——那绳子太细,担不住门闩的重量。
it is in a case where it cannot be picked up by its rope, as it is too thin to bear the weight of the bolt.
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因这一位贤者、就是 拉比约西,执定:它末端既有一个粗头,就当得器皿的身分,所以人拿它闩门是许的。
As this Sage, Rabbi Yosei, maintains: Since it has a knob at its end, it has the status of a vessel, and one is therefore permitted to secure the door with it.
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那一位贤者、就是 拉比以利以谢,执定:它既提不起自己所系的绳子,就不然了——单凭那粗头算不得正经的器皿,所以安息日用它是不许的。
And this Sage, Rabbi Eliezer, maintains: Since it cannot be picked up by its rope, no, it is not considered a proper vessel merely because of the knob, and consequently, its use is prohibited on Shabbat.