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1 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς εμε, λεγων,

2 Τι εννοειτε σεις, οι παροιμιαζομενοι την παροιμιαν ταυτην περι της γης του Ισραηλ, λεγοντες, Οι πατερες εφαγον ομφακα και οι οδοντες των τεκνων ημωδιασαν;

3 Ζω εγω, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, δεν θελετε πλεον παροιμιασθη την παροιμιαν ταυτην εν τω Ισραηλ.

4 Ιδου, πασαι αι ψυχαι ειναι εμου· ως η ψυχη του πατρος, ουτω και η ψυχη του υιου εμου ειναι· ψυχη η αμαρτησασα, αυτη θελει αποθανει.

5 Αλλ' οστις ειναι δικαιος και πραττει κρισιν και δικαιοσυνην,

6 δεν τρωγει επι των ορεων και δεν σηκονει τους οφθαλμους αυτου προς τα ειδωλα του οικου Ισραηλ, και δεν μιαινει την γυναικα του πλησιον αυτου και δεν πλησιαζει εις γυναικα ουσαν εν τη ακαθαρσια αυτης,

7 και δεν καταδυναστευει ανθρωπον, επιστρεφει εις τον χρεωφειλετην το ενεχυρον αυτου, δεν αρπαζει βιαιως, διδει τον αρτον αυτου εις τον πεινωντα και καλυπτει με ιματιον τον γυμνον,

8 δεν διδει επι τοκω και δεν λαμβανει προσθηκην, αποστρεφει την χειρα αυτου απο αδικιας, καμνει δικαιαν κρισιν αναμεσον ανθρωπου και ανθρωπου,

9 περιπατει εν τοις διαταγμασι μου και φυλαττει τας κρισεις μου, δια να καμνη αληθειαν, ουτος ειναι δικαιος, θελει βεβαιως ζησει, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος.

10 Εαν ομως γεννηση υιον κλεπτην, χυνοντα αιμα και πραττοντα τι εκ των τοιουτων,

11 και οστις δεν καμνει παντα ταυτα, αλλα και επι των ορεων τρωγει και την γυναικα του πλησιον αυτου μιαινει,

12 τον πτωχον και ενδεη καταδυναστευει, αρπαζει βιαιως, δεν επιστρεφει το ενεχυρον και σηκονει τους οφθαλμους αυτου προς τα ειδωλα και πραττει βδελυγματα,

13 διδει επι τοκω και λαμβανει προσθηκην, ουτος θελει ζησει; δεν θελει ζησει· παντα ταυτα τα βδελυγματα επραξεν· εξαπαντος θελει θανατωθη· το αιμα αυτου θελει εισθαι επ' αυτον.

14 Εαν δε γεννηση υιον, οστις βλεπων παντα τα αμαρτηματα του πατρος αυτου, τα οποια επραξε, προσεχει και δεν πραττει τοιαυτα,

15 δεν τρωγει επι των ορεων και δεν σηκονει τους οφθαλμους αυτου προς τα ειδωλα του οικου Ισραηλ και δεν μιαινει την γυναικα του πλησιον αυτου,

16 και δεν καταδυναστευει ανθρωπον, δεν κατακρατει το ενεχυρον και δεν αρπαζει βιαιως, διδει τον αρτον αυτου εις τον πεινωντα και καλυπτει με ιματιον τον γυμνον,

17 αποστρεφει την χειρα αυτου απο του πτωχου, τοκον και προσθηκην δεν λαμβανει, εκτελει τας κρισεις μου, περιπατει εν τοις διαταγμασι μου, ουτος δεν θελει θανατωθη δια την ανομιαν του πατρος αυτου, εξαπαντος θελει ζησει.

18 Ο πατηρ αυτου, επειδη σκληρως κατεδυναστευσεν, ηρπασε βιαιως τον αδελφον αυτου και επραξε μεταξυ του λαου αυτου ο, τι δεν ειναι καλον, ιδου, ουτος θελει αποθανει εν τη ανομια αυτου.

19 Σεις ομως λεγετε, Δια τι; ο υιος δεν βασταζει την ανομιαν του πατρος; Αφου ο υιος εκαμε κρισιν και δικαιοσυνην, και εφυλαξε παντα τα διαταγματα μου και εξετελεσεν αυτα, εξαπαντος θελει ζησει.

20 Η ψυχη η αμαρτανουσα, αυτη θελει αποθανει· ο υιος δεν θελει βαστασει την ανομιαν του πατρος και ο πατηρ δεν θελει βαστασει την ανομιαν του υιου· η δικαιοσυνη του δικαιου θελει εισθαι επ' αυτον και η ανομια του ανομου θελει εισθαι επ' αυτον.

21 Αλλ' εαν ο ανομος επιστραφη απο πασων των αμαρτιων αυτου, τας οποιας επραξε, και φυλαξη παντα τα διαταγματα μου και πραξη κρισιν και δικαιοσυνην, εξαπαντος θελει ζησει, δεν θελει αποθανει·

22 πασαι αι ανομιαι αυτου, τας οποιας επραξε, δεν θελουσι μνημονευθη εις αυτον· εν τη δικαιοσυνη αυτου, την οποιαν επραξε, θελει ζησει.

23 Μηπως εγω θελω τωοντι τον θανατον του ανομου, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, και ουχι το να επιστρεψη απο των οδων αυτου και να ζηση;

24 Οταν ομως ο δικαιος επιστραφη απο της δικαιοσυνης αυτου και πραξη αδικιαν και πραξη κατα παντα τα βδελυγματα τα οποια ο ανομος πραττει, τοτε θελει ζησει; Πασα η δικαιοσυνη αυτου, την οποιαν εκαμε, δεν θελει μνημονευθη· εν τη ανομια αυτου την οποιαν ηνομησε και εν τη αμαρτια αυτου, την οποιαν ημαρτησεν, εν αυταις θελει αποθανει.

25 Σεις ομως λεγετε, Η οδος του Κυριου δεν ειναι ευθεια. Ακουσατε τωρα, οικος Ισραηλ· Η οδος μου δεν ειναι ευθεια; ουχι αι οδοι υμων διεστραμμεναι;

26 Οταν ο δικαιος επιστραφη απο της δικαιοσυνης αυτου και πραξη αδικιαν και αποθανη εν αυτη, δια την αδικιαν αυτου την οποιαν επραξε θελει αποθανει.

27 Και οταν ο ανομος επιστραφη απο της ανομιας αυτου, την οποιαν επραξε, και πραξη κρισιν και δικαιοσυνην, ουτος θελει φυλαξει ζωσαν την ψυχην αυτου.

28 Επειδη εσυλλογισθη και επεστρεψεν απο πασων των ανομιων αυτου, τας οποιας επραξε, θελει εξαπαντος ζησει, δεν θελει αποθανει.

29 Αλλ' ο οικος Ισραηλ λεγει, Η οδος του Κυριου δεν ειναι ευθεια· οικος Ισραηλ, αι οδοι μου δεν ειναι ευθειαι; ουχι αι οδοι υμων διεστραμμεναι;

30 Δια τουτο, οικος Ισραηλ, θελω σας κρινει, εκαστον κατα τας οδους αυτου, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος. Μετανοησατε και επιστρεψατε απο πασων των ανομιων υμων, και δεν θελει εισθαι εις εσας η ανομια εις απωλειαν.

31 Απορριψατε αφ' υμων πασας τας ανομιας υμων, τας οποιας ηνομησατε εις εμε, και καμετε εις εαυτους νεαν καρδιαν και νεον πνευμα· και δια τι να αποθανητε, οικος Ισραηλ;

32 Διοτι εγω δεν θελω τον θανατον του αποθνησκοντος, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος· δια τουτο επιστρεψατε και ζησατε.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9965

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9965. 'That they may not bear iniquity and die' means the elimination of the whole of worship. This is clear from the meaning of 'bearing the iniquity', when the subject is the priestly office of Aaron and his sons, as a removal or shifting away of falsities and evils with those who are governed by good derived from the Lord, dealt with above in 9937. But when it speaks of them 'bearing iniquity and dying' the elimination of the whole of worship is meant, see 9928; for the representative worship died because nothing of it appeared any longer in heaven. The situation in all this may become clear from what has been stated and shown above in 9959-9961. They also died when they did not act in accordance with the statutes, 1 as is evident from Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu, who were devoured by fire from heaven when they did not take the fire of the altar to burn incense but foreign 2 fire, Leviticus 10:1-2ff. 'The fire of the altar' represented God's love, thus love from the Lord, whereas 'foreign fire' represented love from hell. The elimination of worship was meant by their burning incense with this fire and their consequent death. For the meaning of 'fire' as love, see 5215, 6832, 7324, 7575, 7852.

[2] Many places in the Word state that they would bear iniquity when they did not do things in accordance with the statutes, and by this was meant damnation because sins had not been removed. Not that they themselves were condemned on account of disobeying the statutes. Rather by doing so they eliminated representative worship and in so doing represented the damnation of those who remain in their sins. For none are condemned because they fail in their performance of outward religious observances, only because of evils in the heart, thus because of failing in such observances as a result of evil in the heart. This is what 'bearing iniquity' means in the following places: In Moses,

If a soul sins and acts against any of Jehovah's commandments regarding what ought not to be done, 3 though he does not know it, yet he will be guilty and will bear his iniquity. Leviticus 5:17-18.

Here the retention of evils and consequent damnation should not be understood literally by 'bearing iniquity', although that is the spiritual meaning; for it says 'though he does not know it', implying that what the person has done does not spring from evil in the heart.

[3] In the same author,

If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten at all on the third day, the one offering it will not be accepted. It is an abomination, and the soul that eats it will bear his iniquity, and will be cut off from his people. Leviticus 7:18; 19:7-8.

Here also 'bearing iniquity' means remaining in his sins and being as a result in a state of damnation. It does so not because the person ate some of his sacrifice on the third day, but because 'eating it on the third day' represented something abominable, namely an action leading to damnation. Thus 'bearing iniquity and being cut off from his people' represented the damnation of those who performed the abomination meant by that deed. Nevertheless there was no condemnation on account of his having eaten it, for interior evils that were represented are what condemn, not exterior actions in which those evils are not present.

[4] In the same author,

Every soul who eats a carcass 4 or that which has been torn, and does not wash his clothes and bathe his flesh shall bear his iniquity. Leviticus 17:15-16.

Since 'eating a carcass or that which has been torn' represented making evil or falsity one's own, the expression 'bearing iniquity' also has a representative meaning. In the same author,

If a man who is clean fails to keep the Passover, this soul shall be cut off from his people, because he did not bring the offering of Jehovah at its appointed time; he shall bear his sin. Numbers 9:13.

'The Passover' represented deliverance by the Lord from damnation, 7093 (end), 7867, 7995, 9286-9292; and 'the Passover supper' represented being joined to the Lord through the good of love, 7836, 7997, 8001. And since these things were represented it was decreed that anyone who did not keep the Passover should be cut off from his people and that he should bear his sin. The failure to keep it was not really so great a crime; rather it represented those who at heart refuse to accept the Lord and consequently deliverance from sins, and so who have no wish to be joined to Him through love. Thus it represented their damnation.

[5] In the same author,

The children of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting, or else they will bear iniquity and die. 5 Levites shall perform the work of the tent of meeting, and these shall bear the iniquity. Numbers 18:22-23.

The reason why the people would bear iniquity and die if they were to go near the tent of meeting to do the work there was that they would thereby eliminate the representative worship assigned to the function of the priests. The function of the priests or the priestly office represented the Lord's entire work of salvation, 9809; and this is why it says that the Levites, who also were priests, should bear the people's iniquity, by which expiation or atonement was meant, that is, removal from evils and falsities with those who are governed by good derived from the Lord alone, 9937. 'Bearing iniquity' means real damnation when this expression is used in reference to those who perform evil deeds because their heart is evil, such as those mentioned in Leviticus 20:17, 19-20; 24:15-16; Ezekiel 18:20; 23:49; and elsewhere.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. i.e. the laws of worship; see 8972.

2. i.e. unauthorized or profane

3. literally, and does one of [all] Jehovah's commandments [about] things which ought not to be done

4. i.e. an animal that had not been slaughtered but had died naturally

5. literally, to bear iniquity, dying

  
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Leviticus 5:17-18

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17 "If anyone sins, and does any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done; though he didn't know it, yet he is guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

18 He shall bring a ram without blemish from of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing in which he sinned and didn't know it, and he will be forgiven.

      

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