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Levitska 11

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1 Jahve reče Mojsiju i Aronu:

2 "Ovako kažite Izraelcima: 'Ovo su životinje koje između svih četveronožaca na zemlji možete jesti:

3 svaku koja ima papke, ali papke razdvojene, i koja preživa možete jesti.

4 Ali ove, iako preživaju ili papke imaju, ne smijete jesti: devu, jer iako preživa, razdvojena papka nema - za vas je nečista;

5 svisca, jer iako preživa, razdvojena papka nema - za vas je nečist;

6 arnebeta, iako preživa, razdvojena papka nema - za vas je nečist.

7 A svinja, iako ima papak, i to papak razdvojen, ne preživa - za vas je nečista.

8 Njihova mesa nemojte jesti niti se njihove strvine doticati - za vas su one nečiste.'"

9 Od svih vodenih životinja ove možete jesti: sve što živi u vodi, bilo u morima, bilo u rijekama, a ima peraje i ljuske možete jesti.

10 A što u morima i rijekama nema peraja i ljusaka - sve životinjice u vodi, sva živa vodena bića - neka su vam odvratna

11 i odvratna neka vam ostanu! Mesa od njih nemojte jesti, a njihove strvine držite za odvratnost.

12 Sve, dakle, što je u vodi a nema peraja i ljusaka neka je za vas odvratno."

13 "Od ptica neka su vam ove odvratne i neka se ne jedu - odvratnost su: orao, orao strvinar i jastreb,

14 tetrijeb i sokol bilo koje vrste;

15 gavran svih vrsta;

16 noj, kobac i galeb; lastavica svake vrste;

17 sova, gnjurac, ušara,

18 labud, pelikan, droplja;

19 roda, čaplja svake vrste; pupavac i šišmiš."

20 "Svi krilati kukci što hodaju četveronoške neka su vam odvratni!

21 Od svih tih krilatih kukaca što hodaju četveronoške možete jesti samo one koji imaju na svojim nožicama listove za skakutanje po zemlji.

22 Od njih možete jesti: svaku vrstu skakavaca, cvrčaka i zrikavaca.

23 A svi drugi krilati kukci na četiri nožice neka su vam odvratni!

24 I od njih ćete se onečistiti: tko se god dotakne njihove crkotine, neka je nečist do večeri;

25 tko god ponese crkotinu bilo koje od njih, neka opere svoju odjeću i nečistim se smatra do večeri;

26 i životinje s nerazdvojenim papkom što ne preživaju za vas su nečiste, i tko ih se dotakne neka je nečist!

27 Onda, četveronožne životinje koje hodaju na četiri šape za vas su nečiste. Tko se dotakne njihova strva, neka je nečist do večeri.

28 A onaj koji ponese njihov strv, neka opere svoju odjeću i bude nečist do večeri. Za vas su one nečiste."

29 "Od životinja što po zemlji gmižu neka su za vas ove nečiste: krtica, miš i svaka vrsta guštera;

30 zidni macaklin, kameleon, daždevnjak, zelembać i tinšamet.

31 Te su životinje od svih što gmižu za vas nečiste. Tko ih se mrtvih dotakne neka je nečist do večeri.

32 A na što koja od njih mrtva padne, neka je onečišćeno: bio to kakav drveni predmet ili odjeća, koža ili vreća. Svaki takav predmet koji se upotrebljava neka se zamoči u vodu i ostane nečist do večeri. Onda će postati čist.

33 Upadne li što od njih u kakvu zemljanu posudu, razbijte je; sve je u njoj onečišćeno.

34 A bilo kakva hrana što se jede, ako na nju kapne voda iz te posude, bit će onečišćena. Svaka tekućina što se pije u svakoj takvoj posudi neka se smatra nečistom.

35 A sve na što padne bilo što od njihove crkotine neka je nečisto; bude li to peć ili ognjište, neka se sruše: onečišćeni su za vas i neka nečisti budu.

36 A vrelo ili čatrnja koja drži vodu neka se smatraju čistima. Ali tko dirne strvinu životinje neka je nečist.

37 Ako što od njihova strva padne na žitno sjemenje što će se sijati, ono ostaje čisto;

38 ali ako se sjemenje nakvasi vodom, a onda na nj padne što od njihove crkotine, neka je za vas nečisto.

39 Ako ugine koja životinja što vam služi za hranu, onaj koji dotakne njezinu strvinu neka je nečist do večeri;

40 a koji pojede od njezine strvine neka opere svoju odjeću i bude nečist do večeri; koji ponese njezinu strvinu neka opere svoju odjeću i bude nečist do večeri.

41 Svaka životinja što po tlu gmiže odvratna je. Neka se ne jede!

42 Ništa što puže na trbuhu, ništa što god ide na četiri noge ili na više nogu - nikakve puzavce što po tlu gmižu nemojte jesti jer su odvratni!

43 Nemojte sami sebe poganiti svim tim puzavcima što gmižu; ne prljajte se njima, da i vi zbog njih ne postanete nečisti.

44 Ta ja - Jahve - Bog sam vaš! Posvećujte se, dakle, da sveti budete, jer svet sam ja! Nijednim se puzavcem što po tlu gmiže ne prljajte!

45 Jest, ja sam Jahve; izveo sam vas iz zemlje egipatske da vam budem Bog. Budite, dakle, sveti jer sam svet ja!"

46 To je odredba koja se odnosi na ptice i sva živa bića što se u vodi kreću i na sve stvorove koji po zemlji gmižu.

47 Svrha joj je da se razlikuje nečisto od čistoga; životinja koja se može jesti od životinje koja se ne smije jesti.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 79

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79. And he laid his right hand upon me. That this signifies life from Him, is evident from the signification of right hand, when said of the Lord, as being life from Him (concerning this see above, n. 72). The reason why this signifies life from the Lord, is, that it follows immediately after the words, "I fell at his feet as dead." And, moreover, by touching with the hand, is signified to communicate and transfer to another that which belongs to oneself, and also to receive from another and to communicate and transfer to another what belongs to oneself, when said of the Lord, as in this passage, denotes life, such as is communicated to those who are in a state of enlightenment, and see and hear such things as are in heaven. This also was the case with John; for he was in such a state of enlightenment when he saw and heard the things described in the Apocalypse.

[2] The reason why to touch with the hand denotes to communicate, and to transfer to another, is, because all the power of man is transferred from the body into the hands; therefore, what the mind wills that the body should do, the arms and hands perform accordingly. Hence it is that by arms and hands in the Word is signified power (as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 878, 3091, 4931-4937. 7673, 10019); this power, however, is natural power, and communication thereby is the exertion of the forces of the body; but spiritual power is to will the good of another, and, as much as possible, to be willing to transfer to another what belongs to oneself. This power is signified by hand in the spiritual sense, and its communication and translation by touching with the hand.

From these considerations it is evident that, by the Lord, who is there called the Son of man, laying His right hand upon John, when he lay as dead, is signified, that He communicated and transferred to him life from Himself (concerning which, see above).

[3] To touch, and to touch with the hand, has a similar signification in many passages in the Word, as in the following. In Daniel:

The Lord, who there appeared to him as a man clothed in linen, whose aspect was as the appearance of lightning, and His eyes as torches of fire, and His feet as the brightness of polished brass, touched him; restored him to his station; set him upon his knees; touched his lips, and opened his mouth; and again touched him, and strengthened him (10:4 to the end).

In Jeremiah:

"Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth, and said, I give my words into thy mouth" (1:9).

And in Matthew:

Jesus put forth His and to the leper "and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed" (8:3).

In the same:

Jesus saw Peter's wife's mother sick of a fever "and he touched her hand, and the fever left her" (8:14, 15).

In the same:

Jesus touched the eyes of two blind men and their eyes were opened (9:29).

In the same:

"While Peter was speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed the disciples, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell upon their face, and were sore afraid. Then Jesus came near and touched them, and said, Arise, be not afraid" (17:5-7).

In Luke:

Jesus came and touched the bier of the dead man, and said, "Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. Then he that was dead sat up, and began to speak" (7:14, 15).

In the same:

Jesus touched the ear of the deaf man, and healed him (22:51).

In Mark:

"They brought young children to him, that he should touch them. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them" (10:13, 16).

In the same:

They brought unto Jesus those that were sick "that they might touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made whole" (Matthew 14:35, 36).

In Luke:

"A woman having an issue of blood, touched the border of Jesus' garment; and immediately her issue of blood stanched. Jesus said, Some one hath touched me, for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me" (8:43, 44, 46).

[4] Because by the touching and laying on of hands, is signified to communicate and transfer to another what is one's own, therefore from ancient times it has been customary in the churches to lay hands upon the heads of those who were inaugurated and blessed, as Moses was commanded to do in the case of Joshua (Numbers 27:18-23; Deuteronomy 34:9). Since all things among the sons of Israel were representative and significative of spiritual things, so also was the touch; therefore those were sanctified who touched what was holy, and those were polluted who touched what was unclean, for the touch signified communication and transference from one to another, and reception from one by another; as is evident from the following passages in Moses: whosoever shall touch the tent of the assembly, the ark of the testimony, the table and all its vessels, the lampstand and its vessels, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels, and the laver and its foot, shall be holy (Exodus 30:26-29). Whatsoever touched the altar should be holy (Exodus 29:37). Every thing which touched the remainder of the meat-offering, and the remainder of the flesh from the sacrifices, should be holy (Leviticus 6:11-20).

"Whosoever touched a dead body, and purified not himself, defiled the tabernacle of Jehovah; therefore that soul should be cut off from Israel. Whosoever touched one that was slain with a sword in the open fields, or a bone of a man, or a grave, should be unclean seven days. He that toucheth the waters of separation, shall be unclean until even. Whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean until even" (Numbers 19:11, 13, 16, 21, 22).

He who toucheth unclean beasts, and unclean creeping things, shall be unclean; everything upon which they shall fall shall be unclean, whether a vessel of wood, raiment, water, an earthen vessel, food, drink, an oven, except a fountain, pit, a receptacle of waters, shall be unclean (Leviticus 11:31-36). Besides other places, as Leviticus 5:2, 3; 7:21; 11:37, 38; 15:1 to the end; 22:4; Numbers 16:26; Isaiah 52:11; Lamentations 4:14, 15; Hosea 4:2, 3; Haggai 2:12, 13, 14.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.