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1 Ja Issand rääkis Moosesega, öeldes:

2 'Räägi Iisraeli lastega ja ütle neile: Kui mees või naine tõotab erilise nasiiritõotuse, et Issandale pühenduda,

3 siis ta peab hoiduma veinist ja vägijoogist; ta ei tohi juua veini- ega vägijoogi äädikat; ta ärgu joogu ka mitte mingisugust viinamarjamahla ja ärgu söögu värskeid või kuivatatud viinamarju!

4 Kõigil oma nasiiripõlve päevil ei tohi ta midagi süüa, mida toodetakse viinapuust, isegi mitte kivikesi ega kesti.

5 Kõigil tema tõotatud nasiiripõlve päevil ei tohi habemenuga ta peast üle käia; seni kui aeg täis saab, milleks ta ennast Issandale on pühendanud, on ta püha: ta peab laskma juuksed peas pikaks kasvada.

6 Kõigil oma Issandale pühenduse päevil ei tohi ta minna surnukeha juurde.

7 Ta ei tohi ennast roojastada oma isa ja ema, venna ja õe pärast, kui need surevad, sest ta pea peal on pühitsus Jumalale.

8 Kõigil oma nasiiripõlve päevil on ta Issandale pühitsetud!

9 Ja kui keegi tema juures väga äkitselt sureb ja ta nõnda roojastab oma nasiiripea, siis ta peab puhastuspäeval oma pea paljaks ajama; ta ajagu see paljaks seitsmendal päeval!

10 Ja kaheksandal päeval viigu ta kaks turteltuvi või kaks muud tuvi preestrile kogudusetelgi ukse juurde!

11 Ja preester valmistagu üks patuohvriks ja teine põletusohvriks ning toimetagu temale lepitust, sellepärast et ta surnu tõttu pattu tegi; selsamal päeval ta pühitsegu oma pead,

12 eraldagu taas Issandale oma nasiiripõlve päevad ja viigu aastane oinastall süüohvriks! Endised päevad aga langevad ära, sest ta nasiiripõli rüvetus.

13 Ja niisugune on nasiiriseadus: päeval, mil tema nasiiriaeg täitub, viidagu ta kogudusetelgi ukse juurde,

14 ja ta toogu oma ohvriannina Issandale üks veatu aastane oinastall põletusohvriks ja üks veatu aastane utetall patuohvriks ja üks veatu jäär tänuohvriks;

15 ja korv hapnemata leiba, peenest jahust õliga segatud kooke ja õliga võitud hapnemata koogikesi; ja nende juurde kuuluv roaohver ning joogiohvrid!

16 Ja preester viigu need Issanda ette ning toimetagu tema patu- ja põletusohver;

17 jäär aga ohverdagu ta Issandale tänuohvriks koos korvitäie hapnemata leibadega; preester ohverdagu ka tema roa- ja joogiohver!

18 Siis nasiir pügagu oma nasiiripõlve pea paljaks kogudusetelgi ees ja võtku oma nasiiripea juuksed ning pangu tänuohvri all olevasse tulle!

19 Ja preester võtku keedetud jäärasaps, üks hapnemata kook korvist ja üks hapnemata koogike ning pangu nasiiri kätele, pärast seda kui see oma nasiirijuuksed on püganud.

20 Ja preester kõigutagu neid Issanda ees kõigutusohvrina; see olgu preestrile pühitsetud koos kõigutusrinna ja tõstesapsuga; pärast seda võib nasiir veini juua.

21 See on seadus nasiiri kohta, kes tõotab oma ohvrianni Issandale nasiiripõlve pärast lisaks sellele, mis ta jõud muidu lubab. Vastavalt tõotusele, mis ta tõotab, peab ta toimima oma nasiiriseaduse järgi.'

22 Ja Issand rääkis Moosesega, öeldes:

23 'Räägi Aaroni ja ta poegadega ning ütle: Õnnistades Iisraeli lapsi, öelge neile nõnda:

24 Issand õnnistagu sind ja hoidku sind!

25 Issand lasku oma pale paista sinu peale ja olgu sulle armuline!

26 Issand tõstku oma pale sinu üle ja andku sulle rahu!

27 Nõnda pandagu minu nimi Iisraeli laste peale ja mina õnnistan neid!'

   

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Heaven and Hell # 287

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287. Because these are the origins of peace, the Lord is called the Prince of Peace and says that peace comes from him and that peace is in him. So too angels are called angels of peace and heaven the dwelling place of peace, as in the following passages:

A child is born to us, a son is given to us, on whose shoulder the government [shall rest], and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, God, Hero, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace; of the increase of government and peace there shall be no end. (Isaiah 9:5-6 9:6-7)

Jesus said, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you, not as the world gives do I give to you." (John 14:27)

I have told you these things so that you might have peace in me. (John 16:33)

May Jehovah lift his face to you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:26)

The angels of peace weep bitterly, the highways are ruined. (Isaiah 33:7-8)

The work of justice will be peace, and my people will live in a dwelling place of peace. (Isaiah 32:17-18)

[2] We may also gather that "peace" in the Word means divine and heavenly peace from other passages where it is mentioned, as for example in Isaiah 52:7; 54:10; 59:8; Jeremiah 16:5; 25:37; 29:11; Haggai 2:9; Zechariah 8:12; Psalms 37:37; and elsewhere.

Because peace means the Lord and heaven and also heavenly joy and the delight of good, greetings in ancient times were - and consequently still are-"Peace be with you." The Lord confirmed this, too, when he sent out his disciples and told them, "When you enter a house, first say 'Peace be upon this house'; and if a child of peace is there, let your peace rest upon it" (Luke 10:5-6). Further, the Lord himself said "Peace be with you" when he appeared to the apostles (John 20:19, 21, 26).

[3] A state of peace is also meant in the Word when it says that "Jehovah smelled an odor of quietness," as in Exodus 29:18, 25, 41; Leviticus 1:9, 13, 17, 2:2, 9, 6:8, 14 6:15, 21?; Leviticus 23:12-13, 18; Numbers 15:3, 7, 13, 28:6, 8, 13, 29:2, 6, 8, 13, 36. "An odor of quietness," in the heavenly sense, means a perception of peace. 1

Since peace means the oneness of the Divine itself and the divine human in the Lord and the union of the Lord with heaven and with the church and with everyone in heaven, and also with everyone in the church who accepts him, the Sabbath was instituted as a reminder of these matters and was named for quietness and peace. It became the holiest symbol of the church, which is why the Lord called himself the Lord of the Sabbath (Matthew 12:8; Mark 2:27-28; Luke 6:5). 2

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. [Swedenborg's footnote] An odor in the Word means a perception of something pleasant or unpleasant, depending on the quality of the love and faith of the entity described: 3577, 4626, 4628, 4748, 5021 [5621?], 10292. An odor of quietness, in relation to Jehovah, means a perception of peace: 925, 10054. So frankincense, various kinds of incense, and the fragrances in oils and salves came to be representative: 925, 4748, 5621, 10177.

2. [Swedenborg's footnote] In the highest sense, the Sabbath means the oneness of the Divine itself with the divine human in the Lord; and in the inner sense the union of the Lord's divine human with heaven and the church. In a general sense it means the union of the good and the true and therefore the heavenly marriage: 8495, 10356, 10730. So the rest on the Sabbath day meant the state of that oneness, because then the Lord has rest, through which peace and salvation come to the heavens and to earth; and in a relative sense it means the union of the Lord with us, because then we have peace and salvation: 8494, 8510, 10360, 10367, 10370, 10374, 10668, 10730.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 3240

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3240. 'And Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan' means the derivatives from the first division. This is clear from the representation of 'Jokshan' and his sons 'Sheba and Dedan' dealt with below. Since they are mere names here and they mean states and derivatives of the Lord's spiritual Church, something about what they are in general must be stated. The celestial Church differs from the spiritual Church in that in those who belong to the celestial Church and who are called celestial, love - that is to say, the good and truth of love - is present; but in those who belong to the spiritual Church and who are called spiritual, faith - that is to say, the good and truth of faith - is present. Good as it exists with those who are celestial consists in love to the Lord, and truth as it exists with them in love towards the neighbour. But good as it exists with those who are spiritual consists in charity towards the neighbour, and truth as it exists with them in faith insofar as this is doctrine concerning charity. From this it may be seen that good and truth are present in the Lord's spiritual kingdom, as they are in His celestial kingdom, yet are considerably different.

[2] It should be recognized in addition that the inhabitants of those kingdoms are distinguished from one another by means of good and truth for the reason that some are governed more by good, others more by truth. And it is from this that derivatives arise, that is to say, derivatives of good and derivatives of truth. The derivatives of good in the Lord's spiritual kingdom are those which are represented by the sons of Jokshan, who are referred to in this verse, but the derivatives of truth there are those which are represented by the sons of Midian, who are referred to in the next verse. Now because there are two categories of spiritual people - those governed more by good and those governed more by truth - two varieties of doctrine therefore exist among them, namely matters of doctrine concerning charity and matters of doctrine concerning faith. Matters of doctrine concerning charity exist for the sake of those governed by the good of faith, who are meant here by the sons of Jokshan. But matters of doctrine concerning faith exist for the sake of those governed by the truth of faith, who are meant by the sons of Midian.

[3] Sheba and Dedan are those who constitute the first category, that is, people in the Lord's spiritual kingdom who are governed by the good of faith and with whom matters concerning charity exist. This explains why Sheba and Dedan mean the cognitions of celestial things, or what amounts to the same, those with whom such cognitions exist, that is, with whom matters of doctrine concerning charity exist, for matters of doctrine are cognitions, and that which is celestial with the spiritual man is charity. For Sheba and Dedan mean those cognitions, as has been shown in Volume One, in 117, 1168, 1171, 1172, though there they are the great-grandsons of Ham, and are called the sons of Raamah. It should be realized however that Ham, like Japheth and Shem also, never was an actual person, but that those who belonged to the Church after the Flood called Noah were distinguished as regards goods and truths into three groups, and these groups were referred to by those names, 736, 1062, 1065, 1140, 1141, 1162, and in various other places. Nevertheless there were nations which were so called, but these were descended from different individuals, as is evident here from Sheba and Dedan who were descended from Jokshan, Abraham's son by Keturah.

[4] As regards 'Sheba' meaning those with whom cognitions of celestial things exist - thus those governed by the good of faith - this is clear from the places introduced in 117, 1171. 'Dedan' has a similar meaning, as is clear from the texts quoted in 1172, as well as from the following: In Isaiah,

The prophecy concerning Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will spend the night, O bands of Dedanites. To the thirsty bring water; O inhabitants of the land of Tema, meet with his bread the fugitive, for they will flee before the swords, before the drawn sword. Isaiah 21:13-15.

'Spending the night in the forest in Arabia' stands for being made desolate as regards good. For 'Arabia' means those with whom celestial things exist, that is, the goods of faith, so that 'spending the night there in the forest' is when goods exist no longer, and therefore means desolation, which is also described by 'fleeing before the swords, before the drawn sword'. Celestial things, that is, the goods of faith - or what amount to the same, the works of charity - which are theirs, are meant by 'bringing water to the thirsty, and with bread meeting the fugitive'.

[5] In Jeremiah,

I took the cup from Jehovah's hand and made all the nations to whom Jehovah sent me drink it - Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, and its kings and its princes, to turn them into a desolation; Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; all the kings of Tyre and all the kings of Sidon; Dedan and Tema, and Buz, and all who have cut the corners [of their hair] all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media, and all the kings of the north. Jeremiah 25:17-19, 22-23, 25-26.

This also refers to the desolation of the spiritual Church, different elements of which Church are mentioned in order and are meant by Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, Egypt, Tyre, Sidon, Dedan, Tema, Buz, Zimri, Elam, and Media.

[6] In Ezekiel,

Sheba and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, and all its young lions will say to you, Have you come to seize the spoil? Have you assembled your company to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, and to take cattle and possessions, and seize great spoil? Ezekiel 38:13.

This refers to Gog who means external worship separated from internal, which is idolatrous, 1151. 'Sheba and Dedan' stands for the internal aspects of worship, namely the goods of faith, 'Tarshish' for corresponding external worship. The silver, gold, cattle, possessions, and spoil which Gog - or external worship separated from the internal - wishes to 'carry away' are the cognitions of good and truth, which those who are meant by Sheba and Dedan fight for and defend, and who are on that account called 'young lions'. In the proper sense 'Sheba' is those with whom cognitions of good exist, 'Dedan' those with whom cognitions of truth derived from good are present.

  
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