13神用土造了野地各样的走兽,和空中各样的飞鸟,并将这一切带到亚当面前(19)。神带一匹马到亚当面前,亚当也许说,“这是一匹马。这个动物绝不能与我相配,因为它有四条腿,我有两只脚。”神带一头牛到亚当面前,亚当也许说,“这是一头牛。它有两只角。它不像我,不能作我的补满。”神将一样一样的动物都带到亚当面前,亚当给一切的牲畜、空中的飞鸟和野地的走兽都起了名,但他在它们中间找不到一个可作他的补满(20),找不到一个配得上他。虽然亚当有智慧给各样活物起名,他似乎说,“它们都离我太远,它们不像我,我怎能以其中任何一个作为配偶?”亚当为各样活物起名之后,就着一面说,他失望了。在一切受造之物中,他竟找不到一个与他相配,作他补满的。但神清楚地知道祂在作什么(创世记生命读经,二六五至二六六页)。
13Out of the ground God formed every beast of the field and every fowl of the air and brought them to Adam (Gen. 2:19). When God brought a horse to Adam, perhaps Adam said, “This is a horse. This animal can never match me because it has four feet and I have two.” When God brought a cow before Adam, perhaps Adam said, “This is a cow. It has two horns. It does not resemble me and it cannot be a complement to me.” God brought item after item to Adam, and Adam gave names to all the cattle, to all the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field, but he did not find among them a complement for himself (Gen. 2:20), one that could match him. Although Adam, having wisdom, named all the creatures, he seemed to say, “All of them are far removed from me. They don’t look like me. How can I have any of them as my counterpart?” After fulfilling the task of naming all the creatures, Adam, in a sense, was disappointed. Among the entire creation he could not find one to match him, to complement him. However, God knew exactly what He was doing. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 216-217)