(续上)……露不被扣留,所以旱灾中仍在降。革玛拉问:露既不被扣留,以利亚何必起誓连露也不降?答:他对亚哈说的是:不但不降雨,连助庄稼生长的福露也不来——这预言果然应验了。革玛拉问:若是这样,神结束雨旱时,也该恢复福露。答:这不必要,因为这事分辨不出——人分不清福露与经常都有的寻常的露。
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……不被扣留,所以即便在这次旱灾的时候,它也继续降下。
is not withheld, and therefore it continued even during this time of drought.
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革玛拉问:露既不被扣留,以利亚为什么起誓说不但没有雨,连露也没有?
The Gemara asks: And since dew is not withheld, why did Elijah swear that there would be no dew as well as no rain?
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革玛拉解释:以利亚对亚哈说的是这个意思:不但不会降雨,连帮助庄稼生长的福露也不会来。
The Gemara explains that this is what Elijah said to Ahab: Not only will there be no rainfall, but even the dew of blessing, which helps crops grow, will not come.
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这个预言确实应验了。
This prediction was indeed fulfilled.
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革玛拉问:可是若是这样,神结束雨旱的时候,就让他在上面所引的那节经里也恢复福露吧。
The Gemara asks: But if so, let God restore the dew of blessing when He ended the drought of rain, in the aforementioned verse.
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革玛拉答:这是不必要的,因为这件事是分辨不出的,就是说,人分不清福露与经常都有的寻常的露。
The Gemara answers: This was not necessary, because the matter is not recognizable, i.e., people cannot distinguish between dew of blessing and the regular dew which is always present.