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1 Εαν τις κλεψη βουν η προβατον και σφαξη αυτο η πωληση αυτο, θελει πληρωσει πεντε βοας αντι του βοος και τεσσαρα προβατα αντι του προβατου.

2 Εαν ο κλεπτης ευρεθη καμνων ρηξιν και κτυπηθη και αποθανη, δεν θελει χυθη αιμα δι' αυτον.

3 Εαν ομως ο ηλιος ανατειλη επανω αυτου, θελει χυθη αιμα δι' αυτον· πρεπει να καμη ανταποδοσιν· και αν δεν εχη, θελει πωληθη δια την κλοπην αυτου.

4 Εαν το κλοπιμαιον ευρεθη εις τας χειρας αυτου ζων, ειτε βους ειτε ονος ειτε προβατον, θελει αποδωσει το διπλουν.

5 Εαν τις καταβοσκηση αγρον η αμπελωνα και αφηση το κτηνος αυτου να βοσκηθη εν αγρω ξενου ανθρωπου, θελει καμει ανταποδοσιν εκ του καλητερου του αγρου αυτου και εκ του καλητερου του αμπελωνος αυτου.

6 Εαν εξελθη πυρ και ευρη ακανθας, και καωσι θημωνιαι σιτου η ασταχυα ισταμενα η αγρος, ο αναψας το πυρ θελει εξαπαντος καμει ανταποδοσιν.

7 Εαν τις παραδωση εις τον πλησιον αυτου αργυριον η σκευη δια να φυλαττη αυτα, και κλαπωσιν εκ της οικιας του ανθρωπου, αν ευρεθη ο κλεπτης, θελει αποδωσει το διπλουν·

8 αν ο κλεπτης δεν ευρεθη, τοτε ο κυριος της οικιας θελει φερθη εμπροσθεν των κριτων, δια να εξετασθη αν δεν εβαλε την χειρα αυτου επι τα κτηματα του πλησιον αυτου.

9 Περι παντος ειδους αδικηματος, περι βοος, περι ονου, περι προβατου, περι ενδυματος, περι παντος πραγματος χαμενου, το οποιον αλλος ηθελε διαφιλονεικει οτι ειναι αυτου, η κρισις αμφοτερων θελει ελθει εμπροσθεν των κριτων· και οντινα καταδικασωσιν οι κριται, εκεινος θελει αποδωσει το διπλουν εις τον πλησιον αυτου.

10 Εαν τις παραδωση εις τον πλησιον αυτου ονον η βουν η προβατον η οποιονδηποτε κτηνος, δια να φυλαττη αυτο, και αποθανη η συντριφθη η αρπαχθη χωρις να ιδη τις,

11 ορκος Θεου θελει γεινει ανα μεσον αμφοτερων αυτων, οτι δεν εβαλε την χειρα αυτου επι το κτημα του πλησιον αυτου· και ο κυριος αυτου θελει λαβει αυτο, ο δε αλλος δεν θελει καμει ανταποδοσιν.

12 Εαν ομως εκλεφθη παρ' αυτου, θελει καμει ανταποδοσιν εις τον κυριον αυτου.

13 Εαν εγεινε θηριαλωτον, θελει φερει αυτο δια μαρτυριαν και δεν θελει πληρωσει το θηριαλωτον.

14 Και εαν τις δανεισθη ζωον παρα του πλησιον αυτου, και συντριφθη η αποθανη, ο δε κυριος αυτου δεν ηναι μετ' αυτου, θελει εξαπαντος πληρωσει αυτο.

15 Εαν ομως ο κυριος αυτου ηναι μετ' αυτου, δεν θελει πληρωσει· αν ητο μεμισθωμενον, ηλθε δια τον μισθον αυτου.

16 Και εαν τις απατηση παρθενον μη ηρραβωνισμενην, και κοιμηθη μετ' αυτης, θελει εξαπαντος προικισει αυτην με προικα δια γυναικα εις εαυτον.

17 Εαν ομως ο πατηρ αυτης δεν στεργη να δωση αυτην εις αυτον, αργυριον θελει πληρωσει κατα την προικα των παρθενων.

18 Μαγισσαν δεν θελεις αφησει να ζη.

19 Οστις συνευρεθη με κτηνος, θελει εξαπαντος θανατωθη.

20 Ο θυσιαζων εις θεους, εκτος εις μονον τον Κυριον, θελει εξολοθρευθη.

21 Και ξενον δεν θελεις κακοποιησει ουδε θελεις καταδυναστευσει αυτον· διοτι ξενοι εσταθητε εν τη γη της Αιγυπτου.

22 Ουδεμιαν χηραν η ορφανον δεν θελετε καταθλιψει.

23 Εαν καταθλιψητε αυτους οπωσδηποτε και βοησωσι προς εμε, θελω εξαπαντος εισακουσει της φωνης αυτων,

24 και ο θυμος μου θελει εξαφθη και θελω σας θανατωσει εν μαχαιρα· και αι γυναικες σας θελουσιν εισθαι χηραι και τα τεκνα σας ορφανα.

25 Εαν δανεισης αργυριον εις τον πτωχον γειτονα σου μεταξυ του λαου μου, δεν θελεις φερθη προς αυτον ως τοκιστης, δεν θελεις επιβαλει επ' αυτον τοκον.

26 Εαν λαβης ενεχυρον το ενδυμα του πλησιον σου, θελεις επιστρεψει αυτο προς αυτον πριν δυση ο ηλιος·

27 διοτι τουτο μονον ειναι το σκεπασμα αυτου, τουτο το ενδυμα του δερματος αυτου· με τι θελει κοιμηθη; και οταν βοηση προς εμε, θελω εισακουσει· διοτι εγω ειμαι ελεημων.

28 Δεν θελεις κακολογησει κριτας, ουδε θελεις καταρασθη αρχοντα του λαου σου.

29 Τας απαρχας του αλωνιου σου και του ληνου σου δεν θελεις καθυστερησει· τον πρωτοτοκον σου εκ των υιων σου θελεις δωσει εις εμε·

30 ομοιως θελεις καμει δια τον βουν σου και δια το προβατον σου· επτα ημερας θελει εισθαι μετα της μητρος αυτου, την ογδοην ημεραν θελεις δωσει αυτο εις εμε.

31 Και ανδρες αγιοι θελετε εισθαι εις εμε· και κρεας θηριαλωτον εν τω αγρω δεν θελετε φαγει· εις τον σκυλον θελετε ριψει αυτο.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 5828

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5828. And I said, Surely, tearing he is torn in pieces. That this signifies perception that it has perished by evils and falsities, is evident from the signification of “saying,” as being perception (of which frequently above); and from the signification of “being torn in pieces,” as being to perish by evils and falsities (that is, the internal good which is represented by Joseph, n. 5805). That “to be torn in pieces” has this signification, is because in the spiritual world there is no other tearing in pieces than that of good by evils and falsities. The case herein is like death and what relates to death. In the spiritual sense these do not signify natural death, but spiritual death, which is damnation, for there is no other death in the spiritual world. So likewise “tearing” does not signify in the spiritual sense such tearing as is done by wild beasts, but the tearing to pieces of good by evils and falsities. Moreover the wild beasts which tear, signify in the spiritual sense the evils of cupidities and the derivative falsities, which also are represented by wild beasts in the other life.

[2] The good which continually flows in from the Lord with man, does not perish except by evils and the derivative falsities, and by falsities and the derivative evils. For as soon as this good, continuous through the internal man, comes to the external or natural man, it is met by evil and falsity, by which the good is torn in pieces and extinguished in various ways as by wild beasts. By this the influx of good through the internal man is checked and stayed, and consequently the inner mind, through which is the influx, is closed, and only so much of the spiritual is admitted through it as to enable the natural man to reason and speak, but this only from earthly, bodily, and worldly things, and indeed contrary to good and truth, or in accordance with them from pretense or deceit.

[3] It is a universal law that influx adjusts itself according to efflux, and if efflux is checked influx is checked. Through the internal man there is an influx of good and truth from the Lord, and through the external there must be an efflux, namely into the life, that is, in the exercise of charity. When there is this efflux then there is continual influx from heaven, that is, through heaven from the Lord; whereas if there is no efflux, but resistance in the external or natural man (that is, evil and falsity which tear to pieces and extinguish the inflowing good), it follows from the universal law just mentioned that the influx adjusts itself to the efflux, consequently that the influx of good draws back, and thereby the internal through which is the influx is closed; and through this closing there comes stupidity in spiritual things, even until the man who is such neither knows nor is willing to know anything about eternal life, and at last becomes insane, so that he opposes falsities against truths, calling them truths and the truths falsities, and evils against goods, making them goods and the goods evil. Thus he tears good completely to pieces.

[4] That which is “torn” is occasionally mentioned in the Word, whereby in the proper sense is signified that which perishes through falsities from evils; but that which perishes through evils is called a “carcass.” When only what is “torn” is mentioned, both are signified, for the one involves the signification of the other; but it is otherwise when both are mentioned, for then a distinction is made. Because that which is “torn” signified in the spiritual sense that which had perished by falsities from evils, therefore it was forbidden in the representative church to eat anything torn, which by no means would have been thus forbidden unless that spiritual evil had been understood in heaven. Otherwise what harm would there have been in eating flesh torn by a wild beast?

[5] Of “torn” things, that they were not to be eaten, it is thus written in Moses:

The fat of a carcass and the fat of that which is torn may be for every use, provided in eating ye shall not eat it (Leviticus 7:24).

Again:

A carcass and that which is torn he shall not eat, to be defiled therewith: I am Jehovah (Leviticus 22:8).

And again:

Men of holiness ye shall be to Me; therefore ye shall not eat the flesh that is torn in the field; ye shall cast it forth to dogs (Exodus 22:31).

In Ezekiel:

The prophet saith, Ah Lord Jehovih! behold my soul hath not been defiled, and a carcass and that which is torn I have not eaten from my youth until now, so that the flesh of abomination hath not come into my mouth (Ezekiel 4:14).

From these passages it is plain that it was an abomination to eat that which was torn, not because it was torn, but because it signified the tearing of good to pieces by falsities which are from evils, whereas a “carcass” signified the death of good by evils.

[6] The tearing of good to pieces by falsities from evils is meant also in the following passages from David in the internal sense:

The likeness of the wicked is as a lion, he desireth to tear, and as a young lion that sitteth in hiding places (Psalms 17:12).

Again:

They opened their mouth against me, a tearing and a roaring lion (Psalms 22:13).

And yet again:

Lest they tear my soul as a lion, tearing but none rescuing (Psalms 7:2).

A “lion” denotes those who vastate the church. Where it is said above of Joseph, that he was sold by his brethren, and that his tunic stained with blood was sent to his father, then his father also said, “It is my son’s tunic, an evil wild beast hath devoured him, tearing, Joseph is torn in pieces” (Genesis 37:33). (That “to be torn in pieces” is to be dissipated by falsities from evil may be seen where this is explained, n. 4777)

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