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Levitiko 16

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1 Kaj la Eternulo ekparolis al Moseo post la morto de la du filoj de Aaron, kiam ili venis antaux la Eternulon kaj mortis.

2 Kaj la Eternulo diris al Moseo:Diru al via frato Aaron, ke li ne en cxiu tempo eniru en la sanktejon malantaux la kurtenon, antaux la fermoplaton, kiu estas sur la kesto, por ke li ne mortu; cxar en nubo Mi aperados super la fermoplato.

3 Kun jeno Aaron venadu en la sanktejon:kun bovido por pekofero kaj kun virsxafo por brulofero.

4 Sanktan linan hxitonon li surmetu sur sin, kaj linaj pantalonoj estu sur lia korpo, kaj per lina zono li zonu sin, kaj linan cidaron li havu sur la kapo:tio estas sanktaj vestoj. Kaj li banu en akvo sian korpon kaj surmetu ilin sur sin.

5 Kaj de la komunumo de la Izraelidoj li prenu du kaprojn por pekofero kaj unu virsxafon por brulofero.

6 Kaj Aaron alportos sian bovidon de pekofero, kaj pekliberigos sin kaj sian domon.

7 Kaj li prenos la du kaprojn, kaj starigos ilin antaux la Eternulo, cxe la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno.

8 Kaj Aaron faros lotojn pri la du kaproj:unu loton por la Eternulo kaj la duan loton por Azazel.

9 Kaj Aaron alportos la kapron, sur kiun falis la loto por la Eternulo, kaj li oferfaros gxin kiel pekoferon.

10 Kaj la kapron, sur kiun falis la loto por Azazel, li starigu vivan antaux la Eternulo, por fari super gxi pekliberigon kaj forsendi gxin al Azazel en la dezerton.

11 Kaj Aaron alportos sian bovidon de pekofero, kaj pekliberigos sin kaj sian domon, kaj bucxos sian bovidon de pekofero.

12 Kaj li prenos plenan incensujon da ardantaj karboj de la altaro, kiu staras antaux la Eternulo, kaj plenajn plenmanojn da bonodora pistita incenso, kaj li enportos tion malantaux la kurtenon.

13 Kaj li metos la incenson sur la fajron antaux la Eternulon, kaj nubo de la incenso kovros la fermoplaton, kiu estas sur la kesto de atesto, por ke li ne mortu.

14 Kaj li prenos iom el la sango de la bovido kaj aspergos per sia fingro la antauxan parton de la fermoplato, kaj antaux la fermoplato li aspergos sep fojojn per la sango, kiu estos sur lia fingro.

15 Kaj li bucxos la pekoferan kapron de la popolo, kaj li enportos gxian sangon malantaux la kurtenon, kaj agos kun gxia sango tiel same, kiel li agis kun la sango de la bovido, kaj li aspergos per gxi sur la fermoplaton kaj antaux la fermoplato.

16 Kaj li pekliberigos la sanktejon koncerne la malpurajxojn de la Izraelidoj kaj iliajn krimojn, en cxiuj iliaj pekoj; kaj tiel li agos kun la tabernaklo de kunveno, kiu estas inter ili, meze de iliaj malpurajxoj.

17 Neniu homo estu en la tabernaklo de kunveno, kiam li eniros, por pekliberigi la sanktejon, gxis li eliros. Kaj li pekliberigos sin kaj sian domon kaj la tutan komunumon de Izrael.

18 Kaj li eliros al la altaro, kiu estas antaux la Eternulo, kaj pekliberigos gxin; kaj li prenos iom el la sango de la bovido kaj el la sango de la kapro, kaj metos gxin sur la kornojn de la altaro cxirkauxe.

19 Kaj li aspergos gxin sep fojojn per la sango, kiu estas sur lia fingro, kaj li purigos gxin kaj sanktigos gxin de la malpurajxoj de la Izraelidoj.

20 Kiam li finos la pekliberigadon de la sanktejo kaj de la tabernaklo de kunveno kaj de la altaro, li alkondukos la vivan kapron;

21 kaj Aaron metos siajn ambaux manojn sur la kapon de la viva kapro kaj konfesos super gxi cxiujn malbonagojn de la Izraelidoj kaj cxiujn iliajn krimojn kaj cxiujn iliajn pekojn, kaj li metos ilin sur la kapon de la kapro kaj forsendos gxin per speciala homo en la dezerton.

22 Kaj la kapro forportos sur si cxiujn iliajn malbonagojn en landon senkomunikigxan; kaj li foririgos la kapron en la dezerton.

23 Kaj Aaron eniros en la tabernaklon de kunveno, kaj demetos de si la linajn vestojn, kiujn li surmetis, enirante en la sanktejon, kaj li restigos ilin tie.

24 Kaj li banos sian korpon en akvo sur sankta loko, kaj li surmetos sur sin siajn vestojn, kaj eliros kaj oferfaros sian bruloferon kaj la bruloferon de la popolo, kaj li pekliberigos sin kaj la popolon.

25 Kaj la sebon de la pekofero li fumbruligu sur la altaro.

26 Kaj tiu, kiu forkondukis la kapron por Azazel, lavu siajn vestojn kaj banu sian korpon en akvo, kaj poste li povas eniri en la tendaron.

27 Kaj la propekan bovidon kaj la propekan kapron, kies sango estis enportita, por pekliberigi la sanktejon, oni elportu ekster la tendaron, kaj oni forbruligu per fajro ilian felon kaj ilian karnon kaj ilian malpurajxon.

28 Kaj tiu, kiu forbruligis ilin, lavu siajn vestojn kaj banu sian korpon en akvo, kaj poste li povas eniri en la tendaron.

29 Kaj tio estu por vi eterna legxo:en la sepa monato, en la deka tago de la monato, premu viajn animojn, kaj faru nenian laboron, nek la indigxeno, nek la fremdulo, kiu logxas inter vi.

30 CXar en tiu tago oni vin pekliberigos, por purigi vin; de cxiuj viaj pekoj antaux la Eternulo vi farigxos puraj.

31 Sabato de plena ripozo gxi estu por vi; kaj premu viajn animojn; gxi estu legxo por eterne.

32 Pekliberigos la pastro, kiu estas sanktoleita, kaj kiu estas konsekrita, por pastri anstataux sia patro; kaj li surmetos sur sin la linajn vestojn, la sanktajn vestojn.

33 Kaj li pekliberigos la plej sanktan sanktejon kaj la tabernaklon de kunveno, kaj la altaron li pekliberigos; kaj la pastrojn kaj la tutan popolon de la komunumo li pekliberigos.

34 Kaj tio estu por vi legxo eterna:pekliberigi la Izraelidojn koncerne iliajn pekojn unu fojon en jaro. Kaj li faris, kiel la Eternulo ordonis al Moseo.

   

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10129. 'And the altar shall be the holy of holies' means the celestial kingdom, where the Lord is present in the good of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'the altar' as that which is representative of the Lord in respect of Divine Good, dealt with in 9388, 9389, 9714, 9964, at this point in respect of Divine Good in heaven and in the Church, 10123; and from the meaning of 'the holy of holies' as celestial good or the good of love from the Lord. The reason why it is the celestial kingdom that is meant here by 'the altar' and the good there that is meant by 'the holy of holies' is that the good received in that kingdom is the good of love which comes from and is offered back to the Lord, which is celestial good. For there are two kingdoms into which the heavens are divided, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom. The celestial kingdom receives the good of love coming from and offered back to the Lord, whereas the spiritual kingdom receives from the Lord the good of charity towards the neighbour, see the places referred to in 9277, and what is stated in 9680, 10068.

[2] 'The altar' represents the celestial kingdom, or what amounts to the same thing, it represents the Lord where He is present in the good of love; and 'the tent of meeting outside the veil' represents the spiritual kingdom, or what amounts to the same thing, it represents the Lord where He is present in the good of charity towards the neighbour. The spiritual kingdom's good, or spiritual good, is called the holy place, but the celestial kingdom's good, or celestial good, is called the holy of holies. The reason why celestial good, which is the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, is referred to as the holy of holies is that this good is a channel through which the Lord flows directly into the heavens; but spiritual good - the good of charity towards the neighbour - is a channel through which He does so indirectly, by way of celestial good, see 9473, 9683, 9873, 9992, 10005. The term 'flow in' is used because the Lord, being the Sun of heaven, is above the heavens and flows in from there, 10106; yet He is still as one present within the heavens.

[3] The fact that celestial good, which is the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, is meant by 'the holy of holies' is clear from places in the Word where the expression 'the holy of holies' occurs, as in Moses,

The veil shall be for you a divider between the holy place and the holy of holies. And you shall put the mercy-seat onto the ark of the Testimony in the holy of holies. Exodus 26:33-34.

From this it is evident that 'the holy place' refers to that part of the tent which was outside the veil, and 'the holy of holies' to the part within the veil. Regarding the tent or the dwelling-place outside the veil, that it represented the Lord's spiritual kingdom, or the middle heaven, and regarding the tent or dwelling-place within the veil, that it represented the Lord's celestial kingdom, or the inmost heaven, see 9457, 9481, 9485, 10001, 10025. The part of the tent within the veil is also called the holy sanctuary 1 , Leviticus 16:33. Since the ark, which had the Testimony within it and the mercy-seat above it, represented the inmost heaven, where celestial good reigns, the innermost part of the temple, where the ark of the covenant was, is also called the holy of holies, 1 Kings 6:16; 8:6.

[4] Since the bread and the minchah were signs of the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, which is celestial good, they too are called 'the holy of holies' in Moses,

The bread of faces (or of the presence) shall be eaten by Aaron and his sons in a holy place; for it is the holy of holies of the fire offerings to Jehovah. Leviticus 24:9.

'The bread of faces (or of the presence)' means celestial good, see 9545. In the same book,

That which remains of the minchah shall be for Aaron and his sons, the holy of holies of the fire offerings to Jehovah. Leviticus 2:3, 10.

'The minchah', which consisted of unleavened bread, unleavened cakes, and unleavened wafers mixed with oil, means celestial good or the good of love, see 4581, 9992, 10079; and 'a fire offering to Jehovah' means Divine Love, 10055.

[5] In the same author,

Every minchah - a sacrifice of sin offering and a sacrifice of guilt offering - which is for Aaron and his sons, is the holy of holies to Jehovah. Numbers 18:9-10.

Such minchahs too were called 'the holy of holies' because those sacrifices were signs of purification from evils, and all purification from evils is accomplished in a state of the good of innocence; and this good as well is celestial good. This explains why in sacrifices of sin offering or guilt offering female or male lambs, or rams, or young bulls, or turtle doves were offered, as is clear from Chapters 4, 5 of Leviticus, that good being meant by these creatures. For its being meant by 'lambs', see 3994, 3519, 7840, by 'rams', 10042, by 'young bulls', 9391; and its being meant by 'turtle doves' is evident from the places in the Word where such birds are mentioned. As regards purification from evils and regeneration, that they are accomplished in a state of innocence, see 10021. Therefore those sacrifices are called 'the holy of holies' also in Leviticus 6:25; 7:6; 10:17; 14:13.

[6] In the same author,

The minchah shall be eaten beside the altar; for it is the holy of holies. Leviticus 10:12.

It has been shown above that the altar of burnt offering represented the Lord in respect of the good of love, and reception by angels and men. This accounts for the use of the following words concerning it in Moses,

You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels, its laver, and its pedestal. And you shall sanctify them, that they may be the holy of holies; everyone who touches them will make himself holy. Exodus 30:28-29.

[7] The incense too, some of which was placed before the Testimony in the tent of meeting, is called the holy of holies, Exodus 30:36, because it meant celestial good in last and lowest things, and also meant the things that emanate from that good, 9475. In Ezekiel,

This is the law of the house 2 : On the top of the mountain shall its whole border round about be, the holy of holies. Ezekiel 43:12.

The reason why 'the house' together with the border around it is called 'the holy of holies' is that 'God's house' means the celestial kingdom, and in the highest sense the Lord in respect of the good of love, 3720. This is why the words 'on the top of the mountain' are also used, for 'the top of the mountain' has the same meaning, 6435, 9422, 9434.

[8] In Daniel,

Seventy weeks have been decreed concerning the people and concerning the holy city to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies. Daniel 9:24.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord, who alone is Jehovah's Anointed and who alone is the Holy One, and who also as to His Human is the Divine Good of Divine Love, and so is the holy of holies.

The Lord alone as to His Divine Human is Jehovah's Anointed, see 9954.

He alone is the Holy One, 9229.

He is the Divine Good of Divine Love, see the places referred to in 9199(end).

[9] The reason why celestial good is meant by 'the holy of holies' but spiritual good by 'the holy place' is that celestial good is inmost good, and therefore also is the inmost heaven's good, whereas spiritual good is good emanating from that celestial good and is therefore the middle heaven's good. And this good is good and consequently holy to the extent that it has celestial good within it; for celestial good flows into spiritual, conceives it, and begets it as a father does his child. The words 'celestial good' are used to mean the good of love received from and offered back to the Lord, and 'spiritual good' to mean the good of charity towards the neighbour received from the Lord.

[10] The good of love to the Lord received from the Lord is 'the holy of holies' because the Lord joins Himself directly to others through it. But the good of charity towards the neighbour is 'the holy place' because He joins Himself through it indirectly; and He joins Himself to the extent that it has the good of love from the Lord within it. The good of love to the Lord received from the Lord is present within all genuine good of charity, and also within all genuine good of faith; for such good flows in from the Lord. No one by his own strength, only by the Lord's, can love the neighbour and in love do good to him; and no one by his own strength, only by the Lord's, can believe in God. When therefore the Lord is acknowledged and the neighbour is loved, the Lord is present within the love towards the neighbour, however unaware the person may be of it. This also is what the Lord's words in Matthew serve to mean,

The righteous will answer, Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You? But the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, Insofar as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers you did it to Me. Matthew 25:37-40.

From these words it is evident that the Lord is within the good of charity, indeed is that good, even though those governed by this good are unaware of it. 'Brothers' is used in the proximate sense 3 to mean those governed by the good of charity; and in the abstract sense, without reference to persons, 'the Lord's brothers' are the good of charity itself, in all its forms, see 5063-5071.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. i.e. the internal historical sense. See the final words of 4690.

2. i.e. the new temple

3. literally, the sanctuary of holiness

  
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