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Phục truyền luật lệ ký 8

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1 Hãy cẩn thận làm theo hết thảy điều răn mà ta truyền cho các ngươi ngày nay, để các ngươi được sống, được gia thêm, và được vào nhận lấy xứ mà Ðức Giê-hô-va đã thề cùng tổ phụ các ngươi, để ban cho các ngươi.

2 Hãy nhớ trọn con đường nơi đồng vắng mà Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi đã dẫn ngươi đi trong bốn mươi năm nầy, để hạ ngươi xuống và thử ngươi, đặng biết điều có ở trong lòng ngươi, hoặc ngươi có gìn giữ những điều răn của Ngài hay chăng.

3 Vậy, Ngài có hạ ngươi xuống, làm cho ngươi bị đói, đoạn cho ăn ma-na mà ngươi và tổ phụ ngươi chưa hề biết, để khiến ngươi biết rằng loài người sống chẳng phải nhờ bánh mà thôi, nhưng loài người sống nhờ mọi lời bởi miệng Ðức Giê-hô-va mà ra.

4 Trong bốn mươi năm nầy áo xống ngươi không hư mòn, chân ngươi chẳng phù lên.

5 Vậy, khá nhận biết trong lòng rằng Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi sửa phạt ngươi như một người sửa phạt con mình vậy.

6 Hãy kính sợ Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi, gìn giữ những điều răn của Ngài, đi theo các đường lối Ngài;

7 vì Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi sẽ khiến ngươi vào xứ tốt tươi, có nhiều khe, suối, nước sâu phun lên trong trũng và trên núi;

8 xứ có lúa mì, lúa mạch, dây nho, cây vả, cây lựu; dầu ô-li-ve và mật;

9 xứ đó ngươi sẽ ăn bánh đầy đủ, chẳng thiếu món chi; đá xứ đó là sắt, và từ trong núi ngươi lấy đồng ra.

10 Vậy, ngươi sẽ ăn no nê, và khong khen Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi, vì cớ xứ tốt tươi mà Ngài đã ban cho.

11 Ngươi khá cẩn thận, e quên Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi, không giữ gìn những điều răn, mạng lịnh và luật lệ của Ngài, mà ngày nay ta truyền cho ngươi chăng;

12 lại e sau khi đã ăn no nê, cất nhà tốt đặng ở,

13 thấy bò chiên của mình thêm nhiều lên, bạc, vàng, và mọi tài sản mình dư dật rồi,

14 thì bấy giờ lòng ngươi tự cao, quên Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi, là Ðấng đã đem ngươi ra khỏi xứ Ê-díp-tô, tức khỏi nhà nô lệ chăng.

15 Ấy là Ngài đã dẫn ngươi đi ngang qua đồng vắng mênh mông gớm ghiếc nầy, đầy những rắn lửa, bò kẹp, đất khô khan, chẳng có nước; Ngài khiến nước từ hòn đá rất cứng phun ra cho ngươi;

16 lại trong đồng vắng, Ngài ban cho ngươi ăn ma-na mà tổ phụ chưa hề biết, để hạ ngươi xuống và thử ngươi, hầu về sau làm ơn cho ngươi.

17 Vậy, khá coi chừng, chớ nói trong lòng rằng: Ấy nhờ quyền năng ta và sức lực của tay ta mà đoạt được những sản nghiệp nầy.

18 Hãy nhớ lại Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi, vì ấy là Ngài ban cho ngươi sức lực đoạt được những sản nghiệp, để làm trọn sự giao ước Ngài đã thề cùng tổ phụ ngươi, y như Ngài đã làm ngày nay.

19 Nếu ngươi quên Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi mà theo các thần khác, hầu việc và quì lạy trước các thần ấy, thì ngày nay ta cáo quyết rằng: Các ngươi hẳn sẽ bị diệt mất!

20 Các ngươi sẽ bị diệt mất như những dân tộc kia mà Ðức Giê-hô-va tuyệt diệt trước mặt các ngươi, bởi vì không nghe theo tiếng Giê-hô-va, Ðức Chúa Trời của các ngươi.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #5577

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5577. 'In the land' means in the case of the integral parts of the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the land' in the Word as the Church, and therefore here the integral parts of the Church; for whatever serves to mean the Church also means its integral parts since it is made up of these. The reason why in the Word 'the land' means the Church is that the land of Canaan was the one in which the Church had existed since most ancient times. Consequently when the expression 'the land' appears in the Word it is used to mean the land of Canaan; and when this particular land is meant one understands the Church. For when the expression 'the land' appears there, people in the spiritual world do not concern themselves with the idea of a land, only with the idea of the nation inhabiting it; yet not with an idea of that nation but with an idea of the essential nature of it. Consequently they concern themselves with an idea of the Church when 'the land', used to mean the land of Canaan, appears there.

[2] From this one may see how deluded those people are who believe - on the basis of prophetical utterances in the Old Testament, and in John in the New - that on the day when the last judgement takes place a new earth or land and a new heaven or sky are going to be created, when in fact nothing else than a new external Church is meant by 'a new earth' and a new internal Church by 'a new heaven'. These deluded people also believe that something other than the Church is meant when the expression 'the whole earth' is used in the Word. This shows how little understanding of the Word exists with those who imagine that the Word does not contain any meaning more holy than that shining out of the letter alone.

Regarding the existence of the Church in the land of Canaan since most ancient times, 3686, 4447, 4454, 4516, 4517, 5136.

Regarding 'the land' in the Word meaning the Church, 662, 1066, 1067, 1262, 1413, 1607, 1928, 4447.

Regarding 'a new heaven and a new earth' meaning a new Church, internal and external, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 3355 (end), 4535.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Genesis 43

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1 The famine was severe in the land.

2 It happened, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little more food."

3 Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'

4 If you'll send our brother with us, we'll go down and buy you food,

5 but if you'll not send him, we'll not go down, for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'"

6 Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?"

7 They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"

8 Judah said to Israel, his father, "Send the boy with me, and we'll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.

9 I'll be collateral for him. From my hand will you require him. If I don't bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever,

10 for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."

11 Their father, Israel, said to them, "If it must be so, then do this. Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

12 and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.

13 Take your brother also, get up, and return to the man.

14 May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."

15 The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and prepare; for the men will dine with me at noon."

17 The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.

18 The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, "Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, we're brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys."

19 They came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,

20 and said, "Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

21 When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.

22 We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don't know who put our money in our sacks."

23 He said, "Peace be to you. Don't be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money." He brought Simeon out to them.

24 The man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave their donkeys fodder.

25 They prepared the present for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.

26 When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth.

27 He asked them of their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?"

28 They said, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." They bowed the head, and did homage.

29 He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?" He said, "God be gracious to you, my son."

30 Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.

31 He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, "Serve the meal."

32 They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians don't eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

33 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.

34 He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.