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Josuo 1

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1 Post la morto de Moseo, servanto de la Eternulo, la Eternulo diris al Josuo, filo de Nun, helpanto de Moseo, jene:

2 Mia servanto Moseo mortis; kaj nun levigxu, transiru cxi tiun Jordanon, vi kaj cxi tiu tuta popolo, en la landon, kiun Mi donas al ili, al la Izraelidoj.

3 CXiun lokon, sur kiun pasxos la plando de via piedo, Mi donas al vi, kiel Mi diris al Moseo.

4 De la dezerto kaj de cxi tiu Lebanon gxis la granda rivero, la rivero Euxfrato, la tuta lando de la HXetidoj, gxis la Granda Maro okcidente, estu viaj limoj.

5 Neniu rezistos al vi dum via tuta vivo; kiel Mi estis kun Moseo, tiel Mi estos kun vi; Mi ne foriros de vi kaj Mi ne forlasos vin.

6 Estu forta kaj kuragxa; cxar vi ekposedigos al cxi tiu popolo la landon, pri kiu Mi jxuris al iliaj patroj, ke Mi donos gxin al ili.

7 Nur estu forta kaj tre kuragxa, penante agi laux la tuta instruo, kiun donis al vi Mia servanto Moseo; ne deklinigxu de gxi dekstren nek maldekstren, por ke vi sukcesu cxie, kien vi iros.

8 CXi tiu libro de la instruo ne forigxu de via busxo, sed meditu pri gxi tage kaj nokte, por ke vi zorge plenumu cxion, kio estas skribita en gxi; cxar tiam vi havos felicxon sur viaj vojoj, kaj tiam vi havos sukceson.

9 Jen Mi ordonis al vi:estu forta kaj kuragxa; ne havu teruron kaj ne timu; cxar kun vi estas la Eternulo, via Dio, cxie, kien vi iros.

10 Kaj Josuo ordonis al la oficistoj de la popolo, dirante:

11 Iru tra la tendaro, kaj ordonu al la popolo, dirante:Pretigu por vi mangxajxon, cxar post tri tagoj vi transiros cxi tiun Jordanon, por iri ekposedi la landon, kiun la Eternulo, via Dio, donas al vi kiel posedajxon.

12 Kaj al la Rubenidoj kaj al la Gadidoj kaj al la duontribo de Manase, Josuo diris jene:

13 Memoru la aferon, kiun ordonis al vi Moseo, servanto de la Eternulo, dirante:La Eternulo, via Dio, ripozigis vin, kaj donis al vi cxi tiun teron;

14 viaj edzinoj, viaj infanoj, kaj viaj brutoj restos sur la tero, kiun donis al vi Moseo transe de Jordan; kaj vi iru armitaj antaux viaj fratoj, cxiuj, kiuj tauxgas por la milito, kaj helpu ilin,

15 gxis la Eternulo ripozigos viajn fratojn, kiel vin, kaj ili ankaux ekposedos la teron, kiun la Eternulo, via Dio, donas al ili; tiam vi reiros sur la teron de via posedado, kaj vi posedos gxin, kiun donis al vi Moseo, servanto de la Eternulo, transe de Jordan, sur la flanko de sunlevigxo.

16 Kaj ili respondis al Josuo, dirante:CXion, kion vi ordonis, ni faros, kaj cxien, kien vi sendos nin, ni iros.

17 Tute tiel, kiel ni obeis Moseon, ni obeos vin; nur la Eternulo, via Dio, estu kun vi, kiel Li estis kun Moseo.

18 CXiu, kiu malobeos vian diron kaj ne auxskultos viajn vortojn en cxio, kion vi ordonis al li, estos mortigita. Nur estu forta kaj kuragxa.

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Arcana Coelestia # 6335

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6335. 'And Jacob called his sons' means organizing the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love in the natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'calling' as arranging into order, for the reason why they were called together was so that the truths of faith and the forms of the good of charity might be set forth in that organized arrangement; and from the representation of 'Jacob' and 'his sons' as the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love in the natural, 'Jacob' being those truths and forms of good in general, see 3509, 3525, 3546, 3659, 3669, 3677, 3775, 3829, 4234, 4273, 4777, 5506, 5533, 5535, 6001, 6236, and 'his sons', or the tribes named after them, those truths and forms of good in particular, 3858, 3926, 3939, 4060. With regard to this organization of the truths of faith and the forms of the good of love that is meant here and is set forth in the internal sense of this chapter, it should be recognized that the twelve tribes of Israel represented in general all truths and forms of good in their entirety, thus all the truths and forms of good which come forth from the Lord, therefore those which exist in heaven and from which heaven exists. And since all in general are represented, so is each one specifically; for classes in general include all members specifically, just as general wholes do their individual parts.

[2] Forms of good and the truths deriving from them are what determine the varying intensity of light in heaven; and that varying intensity of light is what determines the varying states of intelligence and wisdom. This was how it came about that light glittered and flashed through the Urim and Thummim, doing so in varying ways in keeping with the state of the matter about which questions were being asked. This took place because the twelve tribes, by whom all truths and forms of good in general were meant, were designated in the breastplate or Urim and Thummim; for each precious stone stood for one particular tribe. The reason why they were precious stones was that spiritual and celestial truths are meant by them, 114, 3720, and good is meant by the 'gold' into which they had been set, 1 113, 1551, 1552, 5658. This arcanum is what was meant by the Urim and Thummim.

[3] The fact that the twelve tribes meant such things is evident from places in the Word where they are mentioned by name, in particular from the inheritances of the tribes in the land of Canaan, which are dealt with in Joshua, and from their inheritances in the Lord's kingdom, which are dealt with in Ezekiel - in the final chapters, in which a new land, a new Jerusalem, and a new temple are described - and also in Revelation 7:4-8. That the twelve tribes meant such things is also evident from the order in which they were arranged when they pitched camp in the wilderness, an order which was such that it represented truths and forms of good in their right and proper order. This was the origin of the prophetic utterance made by Balaam,

When Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes, the Spirit of God came upon him and he delivered an utterance, and said, How good are your tabernacles, O Jacob; your dwelling-places, O Israel! Like valleys they are planted, like gardens beside a river, like aloes Jehovah has planted, like cedars beside the waters. Numbers 24:2-3, 5-6.

See also what has been shown regarding the tribes and organized arrangements of them in 2129, 3858, 3862, 3926, 3979, 4060, 4603.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. Reading cui inclusi (into which they had been set) for cui insculpti (for which they had been engraved).

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