On one level this parable shows the Baal Shem Tov's ambivalence about going to Palestine.

一方面这个寓言表现了巴尔·谢姆·托夫对去巴勒斯坦的矛盾心理。

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Then, suddenly, the Baal Shem Tov sees before him 'a flaming sword, turning this way and that,' and decides to turn back.

可是，突然，巴尔·谢姆·托夫看到他身前有“一把燃着火焰的宝剑，转动挥舞着”，于是决定掉头回去。

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Then, suddenly, the Baal Shem Tov sees before him 'a flaming sword, turning this way and that,' and decides to turn back.

可是，突然，巴尔·谢姆·托夫看到他身前有“一把燃着火焰的宝剑，转动挥舞着”，于是决定掉头回去。

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