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創世記 14

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1 當暗拉非作示拿,亞略作以拉撒,基大老瑪作以攔,提達作戈印的時候,

2 他們都攻打所多瑪比拉、蛾摩拉比沙、押瑪示納、洗扁善以別,和比拉;比拉就是瑣珥。

3 這五都在西訂會合;西訂就是

4 他們已經事奉基大老瑪十二年,到十三年就背叛了。

5 十四年,基大老瑪和同盟的在亞特律加寧,殺敗了利乏音人,在哈麥殺敗了蘇西人,在沙微基列亭殺敗了以米人,

6 在何利人的西珥殺敗了何利人,一直殺到靠近曠野的伊勒巴蘭。

7 他們回到安密巴,就是加低斯,殺敗了亞瑪力全地的人,以及在哈洗遜他瑪的亞摩利人。

8 於是所多瑪王、蛾摩拉王、押瑪王、洗扁王,和比拉王(比拉就是瑣珥)都出來,在西訂擺陣,與他們交戰,

9 就是與以攔基大老瑪、戈印提達、示拿暗拉非、以拉撒亞略交戰;乃是與五交戰。

10 西訂有許多石漆坑。所多瑪和蛾摩拉逃跑,有掉在坑裡的,其餘的人都往逃跑

11 四王就把所多瑪和蛾摩拉所有的財物,並一切的糧食都擄掠去了;

12 又把亞伯蘭的姪兒羅得和羅得的財物擄掠去了。當時羅得正所多瑪

13 有一個逃出的人告訴希伯來人亞伯蘭亞伯蘭正住在亞摩利人幔利的橡樹那裡。幔利和以實各並亞乃都是弟兄,曾與亞伯蘭聯盟。

14 亞伯蘭見他姪兒(原文作弟兄)被擄去,就率領他家裡生養的精練壯丁一十八人,直追到但,

15 便在夜間,自己同僕人分隊殺敗敵人,又追到大馬色左邊的何把,

16 將被擄掠的一切財物奪回來,連他姪兒羅得和他的財物,以及婦女、人民也都奪回來

17 亞伯蘭殺敗基大老瑪和與他同盟的回來的時候,所多瑪出來,在沙微迎接他;沙微就是

18 又有撒冷王麥基洗德帶著餅和酒出來迎接;他是至神的祭司。

19 他為亞伯蘭祝福:願的主、至的神賜福與亞伯蘭

20 的神把敵人交在你裡,是應當稱頌的!亞伯蘭就把所得的拿出十分之一來,麥基洗德。

21 所多瑪王對亞伯蘭:你把人口我,財物你自己拿去罷!

22 亞伯蘭所多瑪:我已經向─至的神耶和華起誓:

23 凡是你的東西,就是一根線、一根鞋帶,我都不拿,免得你:我使亞伯蘭富足!

24 只有僕人所的,並與我同行的亞乃、以實各、幔利所應得的分,可以任憑他們拿去。

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 1749

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1749. That 'nor anything that is yours will I take' means that nothing of that nature exists with celestial love becomes clear from the fact that Abram said he was unwilling to take anything from the king of Sodom. 'Abram' represented the Lord, who was now the victor, and so represented the things that belonged to celestial love, which He acquired to Himself by means of victories. 'The king of Sodom' represented evil and falsity, nothing of which existed with the Lord the victor, that is, with celestial love.

[2] What these words are used to mean in the internal sense cannot become clear unless the situation in the next life is known. Among evil and hellish spirits self-love and love of the world reign; consequently they imagine that they are the gods of the universe and can accomplish much. When they have been overcome, even though they realize that they can achieve nothing at all, the notion of their own power and dominion still remains with them, and they imagine that they themselves are able to contribute much to the Lord's power and dominion. Consequently in order that they may reign together with good spirits they offer them their services. But because it is nothing but evil and falsity by means of which they imagine they can achieve anything, while with the Lord, or celestial love, nothing but good and truth reside, the reply made here to the king of Sodom, who represents such people, means that nothing of that nature existed with the Lord, that is, none of the Lord's power came from evil and falsity.

[3] Dominion from evil and falsity is the complete reverse of dominion from good and truth. Dominion from evil and falsity consists in the desire to make slaves of everybody else, but dominion from good and truth consists in the desire to make them free men. Dominion from evil and falsity consists in destroying all people, but dominion from good and truth in saving them. From these considerations it is clear that dominion from evil and falsity is the devil's, while dominion from good and truth is the Lord's. That these types of dominion are complete opposites becomes clear from the Lord's words in Matthew 12:24-30, and from His saying that nobody can serve two masters, Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13.

  
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