(续上)若说紧挨尼散月的亚达月总是短的,证人何必亵渎安息日?法庭不用证人也能算出月朔。革玛拉答:因为凭亲眼见了新月的证人之见证来分圣月朔,是一条诫命,不可倚靠推算或成例。
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然而若你说紧挨在尼散月之前的那个亚达月总是短的,他们为什么要亵渎安息日?
But if you say that the Adar immediately preceding Nisan is always short, why should they desecrate Shabbat?
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法庭不用证人也能推算出月朔的时候。
The court can calculate the time of the New Moon without witnesses.
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革玛拉答:因为凭着亲眼见了新月之证人的见证来分圣月朔,是一条诫命,而不倚靠推算或既定的成例。
The Gemara answers: Because it is a mitzva to sanctify the New Moon on the basis of the testimony of witnesses who actually saw the new moon and not rely on calculations or established practices.