2253# “你还会毁灭它，不为城里这五十个义人在其中而饶恕那地方吗”象征出于爱的代求，他们那时不应当灭亡。这可以从“五十”“义人”“在其中”或“在城中”的意义中看出（参2252节所述），这些话的意思包含了出于爱的代求，以及他们不应当灭亡的意思。（关于代求，可以参考上文第2250节的内容。）代求是出于爱，是显而易见的。对主来说，当他在世时，他的生命无非是对全人类的爱，他渴望永远拯救全人类。这种生命是最纯粹的属天生命，主通过这种生命，将自己与神性结合，并将神性与自己结合。因为自有本身（即耶和华）不是别的，正是怜悯，就是对全人类的爱；这种生命是纯粹的爱，在任何人里面都不存在。那些不知道生命是什么，不晓得生命其实就是爱的人，是无法理解的。因此，可以看出，一个人对邻舍的爱有多少，拥有主的生命就有多少。
2253、“你还要毁灭，不为城中间这五十个义人饶恕那地方吗”表示出于爱的求情，即：他们不至灭亡，这从“五十”、“义人”和“城中间”的含义（对此，参看2252节）清楚可知。这一切词语都意味着出于爱的求情，他们不至灭亡（关于求情，参看2250节）。求情是出于爱，这也是显而易见的。当主在世时，祂只有对全人类的爱之生命，热切地渴望永远拯救人类。这生命完全是属天的生命，主通过这生命将祂自己与神性，并神性与祂自己合一，因为存在本身，或耶和华只是怜悯，这怜悯是对全人类的爱的表现或产物；祂的生命是纯粹的爱的生命，这生命绝无可能存在于任何人身上。凡不知道何为生命，以及生命的性质取决于爱的性质，或说生命反映爱的人都不明白这一切。由此明显可知，人越爱他的邻舍，就越汲取主的生命。
Potts(1905-1910) 2253
2253. Wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are in the midst of it? That this signifies intercession from love-that they should not perish-is evident from the signification of "fifty," and of "righteous," as also of "the midst of it," that is, of the city (concerning which just above, n. 2252), all of which things involve intercession from love, and that they should not perish. (As regards the intercession, see above, n. 2250.) That it was from love is also manifest. With the Lord, when He was in the world, there was no other life than the life of love toward the universal human race, which He ardently desired to eternally save. This is the veriest celestial life, by which He united Himself to the Divine, and the Divine to Himself-for Esse itself, or Jehovah, is nothing else than Mercy, which is of love to the universal human race-and that life was one of pure love, which is never possible with any man. They who do not know what life is, and that the life is such as the love, do not comprehend this. This shows that insofar as anyone loves his neighbor, insofar he partakes of the Lord's life.
Elliott(1983-1999) 2253
2253. 'Will You also destroy and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous persons who are in the midst of it?' means intercession made from love that they should not perish. This is clear from the meaning of 'fifty', also of 'righteous', as well as of 'the midst of it', that is, of the city, dealt with above in 2252. All these expressions together imply intercession made from love, and that those persons should not perish. Regarding this intercession, see above in 2250. That it is made from love is also evident. With the Lord, when He was in the world, no other life was present than the life of love towards the whole human race, which He passionately desired to save eternally. That life is wholly celestial life, by which He united Himself to the Divine, and the Divine to Himself - for Being (Esse) itself, or Jehovah, is nothing else than mercy, which is the manifestation of love towards the whole human race - and that life was the life of pure love, which life cannot possibly exist with any human being. People who do not know what life is, and that the nature of the life is determined by that of the love, do not comprehend this. From this it is evident that in the measure anyone loves the neighbour he draws on the life that is the Lord's.
Latin(1748-1756) 2253
2253. `Num etiam delebis, et non parces loco propter quinquaginta justos, qui in medio ejus': quod significet intercessionem ex amore quod non perirent, constat ex significatione `quinquaginta,' tum `justi,' ut et `medii ejus seu urbis,' de qua mox supra n. 2252, quae omnia involvunt intercessionem ex amore, et quod illi non perirent; quod intercessionem attinet, videatur supra n. 2250; quod ex amore, etiam patet: apud Dominum cum fuit in mundo, non fuit alia vita quam vita amoris erga universum genus humanum, quod in aeternum salvare arderet; illa vita est ipsissima caelestis, per quam univit Se Divino et Divinum Sibi; ipsum enim Esse, seu Jehovah, non aliud est quam misericordia, quae est amoris erga universum genus humanum; et vita illa fuit puri amoris quae nusquam dabilis est apud aliquem hominem: qui nesciunt quid vita, et quod talis vita sit qualis amor, id non capiunt; inde patet quod quantum aliquis amat proximum, tantum a vita Domini habeat.