什么是托拉

The sages tell us that the torah is G-d's infinite knowledge.
哲人们告诉我们，托拉是上帝无限的智慧。
The question is if G-d's knowledge is infinite, how can something infinite be placed in something finite, the written torah.
问题是，如果上帝的智慧是无限的，那么无限的东西怎样能放进有限的东西--就是成文的托拉的里面呢？
This is why the sages have said that you can come to appreciate G-d's greatness in his humbleness.
这就是为什么哲人们已经说过，你要醒悟过来感激上帝，因他的至高在他的谦卑中显现出来。
G-d is not only the ultimate level of infinite, but he also has the characteristic of finite.
上帝并非只是最高等级的无限，他也具有有限的属性。
If one was to say that G-d is only infinite and not finite then G-d is being limited to not being finite.
如果有人说，上帝只是一位无限的神而并非有限的神，那么他把上帝限制到了“不能是有限”的境地里。
The truth is that G-d is above both finite and infinite.
实际上，上帝位于"有限与无限"之更上一层。
Therefore G-d can create something that is both finite and infinite.
因此，上帝才能创造既是有限又是无限的东西。
The written torah is finite, but it contains G-d's knowledge which is infinite.
成文的托拉是有限的，但是它包含了上帝无限的智慧在其中。
The Torah is compared to water.
托拉被比作水。
Water that goes from a high place to a low place is unchanged. It is the same water in both places.
水从高处流到低处，不会改变性质，在两处，都是同样的水。
G-d's knowledge is the same;
上帝的智慧同样如此：
it is the same exact thing before and after it comes into the torah.
这智慧在成为托拉的前后，都是完全相同的。
By studying the torah, a person's mind becomes united with G-d's knowledge which is infinite.
通过学习托拉，一个人的有限头脑被上帝无限的智慧所组织起来。
 At the same time, since the torah is infinite one can never finish studying the torah.
同时，因为托拉是无限的，所以没有人能学完它。
This is partially illustrated in Rabbi Shusterman's classes.
这是在拉比Shusterman的课程里所部分展视的内容。
 Each line is explained extensively with citations from multiple commentaries and the chassidic interpretation of each line.
（托拉）的每一行字，都被深度解释，这些解释有的来自对各种评论的引用，也有哈西德式（注1）的字句解释。
注1：哈西德（chasid）是犹太教的敬虔运动的代表之一，在18世纪建立，他们反对对圣经采取塔木德式的律法主义学习，强调上帝在每个人生活的周围点滴中显现，人应该在生活中尽心尽意去事奉神。
译自http://www.beverlyhillschabad.com/torah-chumash/torah.htm，翻译水平有限，如有误请朋友们修正。