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1 Når du drager i Krig mod din Fjende og får Øje på Heste, Vogne og Krigsfolk, der er talrigere end du selv skal du ikke blive bange for dem; thi HE EN din Gud er med dig, han, som førte dig op fra Ægypten

2 Når I rykker ud til Kamp, skal Præsten træde frem og tale til Folket,

3 og han skal sige til dem: "Hør, Israel! I rykker i Dag ud til Kamp mod eders Fjender, lad ikke eders Hjerte være forsagt, frygt ikke, forfærdes ikke og vær ikke bange for dem!

4 Thi HE EN eders Gud drager med eder for at stride for eder mod eders Fjender og give eder Sejr."

5 Og Tilsynsmændene skal tale således til Folket: "Er der nogen, som har bygget et nyt Hus og endnu ikke indviet det, må han have Lov at vende hjem til sit Hus, for at ikke en anden skal indvie det, om han falder i Slaget.

6 Og er der nogen, som har plantet en Vingård og ikke taget den i Brug, må han have Lov at vende hjem til sit Hus, for at ikke en anden skal tage den i Brug, om han falder i Slaget.

7 Og er der nogen, som har trolovet sig med en kvinde, men endnu ikke taget hende til Hustru, må han have Lov at vende hjem til sit Hus, for at ikke en anden skal tage hende til Hustru, om han falder i Slaget."

8 Og Tilsynsmændene skal fremdeles tale til Folket og sige: "Er der nogen, som er bange og forsagt, må han have Lov at vende hjem til sit Hus, for at ikke hans Brødre skal blive forsagte, som han selv er det!"

9 Når så Tilsynsmandene er færdige med at tale til Folket, skal der sættes Høvedsmænd i Spidsen for Folket.

10 Når du rykker frem til Angreb på en By, skal du først tilbyde den Fred.

11 Hvis den da tager mod Fredstilbudet og åbner sine Porte for dig, skal alle Folk, som findes i den, være dine livegne og trælle for dig

12 Vil den derimod ikke slutte Fred, men kæmpe med dig, da skal du belejre den,

13 og når HE EN din Gud giver den i din Hånd, skal du hugge alle af Mandkøn ned med Sværdet.

14 Men Kvinderne, Børnene, Kvæget og alt, hvad der er i Byen, alt, hvad der røves i den, må du tage som Bytte, og du må gøre dig til gode med det, som røves fra dine Fjender, hvad HE EN din Gud giver dig.

15 Således skal du bære dig ad med alle de Byer, som ligger langt fra dig og ikke hører til disse Folkeslags Byer her;

16 men i disse Folks Byer, som HE EN din Gud giver dig i Eje, må du ikke lade en eneste Sjæl i Live.

17 På dem skal du lægge Band, på Hetiterne, Amoriterne, Kanånæerne, Periiterne, Hiiterne og Jebusiteme, som HE EN din Gud har pålagt dig,

18 for at de ikke skal lære eder at efterligne alle deres Vederstyggeligheder, som de øver til Ære for deres Guder, så I forsynder eder mod HE EN eders Gud.

19 Når du ved Belejringen af en By må holde den indesluttet i lang Tid for at indtage den, må du ikke ødelægge de Træer, der hører til den, ved at svinge Øksen imod dem; fra dem får du Føde ; dem må du ikke hugge om; thi mon Markens Træer er Mennesker, at de også skulde rammes af Belejringen?

20 Kun Træer, du ved, ikke bærer spiselig Frugt, må du ødelægge og fælde for at bygge Belejringsværker mod den By, som er i Krig med dig, til den falder.

   


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Apocalypse Explained # 919

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919. Verse 19. And the angel cast his sickle into the earth and gathered the vineyard of the earth, signifies that this was done. This is evident from what has been just said in the preceding article. That a "vineyard" signifies the spiritual church is evident from the passages in the Word where "vineyard" is mentioned (as in Isaiah 1:8, 3:14; 5:1-10; 16:10; 36:17; 37:30; 65:21; Jeremiah 12:10; 32:15; 35:7, 9; 39:10; Ezekiel 28:26; Hosea 2:15; Amos 4:9; 5:11, 17; 9:14; Micah 1:6; Zephaniah 1:13; 1 Samuel 8:14, 15; Psalms 107:37; Matthew 20:1-8; 21:28, 38-41; Mark 12:1-9; Luke 13:6, 7; 20:9-16).

And concerning a "vine" see John 15:1-12; as well as in the historical parts of the Word.

From these passages it is clearly evident that a "vineyard" means the church (See also above, n. 376, 403, 638, 918, where many passages in which "vineyard" occurs are explained). From the signification of "vineyard" it can be seen that "to gather the vintage" signifies to collect for uses those things that will be serviceable to the understanding, and which will give intelligence and wisdom; and in the contrary sense it signifies to lay waste the church as to spiritual good, and thus as to the affection of truth and the understanding of truth. In this contrary sense "vintage" and "to gather the vintage" are used in the sense that there are no longer any clusters or grapes remaining; and this signifies in the spiritual sense that all spiritual good, and thus all truth that is truth in itself, is destroyed; and this is especially effected in the church by falsifications of the Word, likewise when evil of life corrupts all good, and falsity of doctrine perverts all truth; this is described also by "spoilers" and by "thieves."

[2] That "gathering the vintage" signifies, for this reason, laying waste, can be seen from the following passages. In Isaiah:

A cry over the wine in the streets; every joy shall be mixed; the gladness of the earth shall be banished. The remnant in the city is a waste, and the gate shall be beaten down even to devastation. For so shall it be in the midst of the land as the beating of an olive-tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is finished (Isaiah 24:11-13).

This describes the mourning over the devastation of the church as to celestial good and as to spiritual good, which in its essence is truth from celestial good. This devastation is compared to "the beating of an olive-tree," and to "the gleanings when the vintage is finished." (But this may be seen explained above, n. 313, 638).

[3] In the same:

Ye confident daughters, perceive My word in your ears; year 1 upon year shall ye be troubled, ye confident ones, for the vintage is finished, the ingathering shall not come (Isaiah 32:9, 10).

"Confident daughters" signify those in the church who love falsities more than truths. That with such, truths are gradually diminished in every state, is signified by "year 1 upon year shall ye be troubled." The devastation of all truth until there is nothing left is signified by "the vintage is finished, and the ingathering shall not come."

[4] In Jeremiah:

Upon thy fruits of autumn and upon thy vintage hath the spoiler fallen, therefore gladness and joy are gathered out of Carmel (Jeremiah 48:32, 33).

"Fruits of autumn" signify the goods of the church; "the vintage" signifies its truths; for "bread," which is here meant by the "fruits of autumn," signifies the good of the church, and "wine," which is from the vintage, signifies its truth. "The spoiler" who fell upon them signifies evil and falsity therefrom. That the delight of spiritual and celestial love, which is the very joy of the heart, will perish, is signified by "gladness and joy shall be gathered out of Carmel."

[5] In Micah:

Woe is me, I am become as the gatherings of the summer, as the gleanings of the vintage; there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first ripe fruit (Micah 7:1).

"As the gleanings of the vintage, there is no cluster to eat," signifies such devastation of the church that there is no longer any good or truth. (The rest may be seen explained in the preceding article.) In Jeremiah:

If the grape-gatherers came to thee they would leave no gleanings; if thieves in the night they would destroy sufficiency (Jeremiah 49:9).

In Obadiah:

If thieves came to thee, if destroyers by night, how wouldst thou be cut off? Would they not steal till they had enough? If the grape-gatherers came to thee would they leave any clusters? (Obadiah 1:5).

"Grape-gatherers" signify falsities, and "thieves" evils, which lay waste the truths and goods of the church; but "destroyers" signify both falsities and evils; that "they would leave no clusters" signifies that there are no goods because there are no truths. But "to gather the vintage" signifies to gather for uses such things especially as will be serviceable to the understanding, see in Jeremiah 6:9; Leviticus 19:10, 26:5; Deuteronomy 20:6, 7, 24:21.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The Hebrew has "days upon a year," Schmidius has "year upon year."

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for their permission to use this translation.