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5 Mózes 16

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1 Ügyelj az Abib hónapra, és készíts az Úrnak, a te Istenednek páskhát; mert az Abib hónapban hozott ki téged az Úr, a te Istened Égyiptomból éjjel.

2 Páskha gyanánt pedig ölj az Úrnak, a te Istenednek juhot és ökröt azon a helyen, a melyet kiválaszt az Úr, a te Istened, hogy oda helyezze az õ nevét.

3 Ne egyél azzal semmi kovászost, [hanem] hét napon át egyél azzal kovásztalan lepényeket, nyomorúságnak kenyerét, (mert sietséggel jöttél ki Égyiptom földérõl) hogy megemlékezzél arról a napról életednek minden idejében, a melyen kijöttél Égyiptom földérõl.

4 És ne lásson senki kovászt hét napon át sehol a te határodban; és a húsból, a melyet az elsõ napon estve megáldozol, semmi ne maradjon reggelig.

5 Nem ölheted le a páskhát akármelyikben a te városaid közül, a melyeket az Úr, a te Istened ád néked;

6 Hanem azon a helyen, a melyet kiválaszt az Úr, a te Istened, hogy az õ nevét oda helyezze: ott öld le a páskhát estve, napnyugtakor, abban az idõben, a mikor kijöttél Égyiptomból.

7 Azon a helyen süsd és edd is meg, a melyet kiválaszt az Úr, a te Istened; reggel pedig fordulj vissza és menj haza a te hajlékodba.

8 Hat napon át egyél kovásztalant; hetednapon pedig az Úrnak, a te Istenednek berekesztõ ünnepe lévén, ne munkálkodjál [azon.]

9 Számlálj [azután] magadnak hét hetet; attól fogva kezdjed számlálni a hét hetet, hogy sarlódat a vetésbe bocsátod.

10 És tarts hetek ünnepét az Úrnak, a te Istenednek, a te kezednek szabad akarat szerint való adományával, a melyet ahhoz képest adj, a mint megáldott téged az Úr, a te Istened.

11 És örvendezz az Úrnak, a te Istenednek színe elõtt, te és a te fiad, és leányod, szolgád, szolgálóleányod, és a lévita, a ki a te kapuidon belõl van, és a jövevény, az árva és az özvegy, a kik te közötted vannak, azon a helyen, a melyet kiválasztott az Úr, a te Istened, hogy oda helyezze az õ nevét.

12 És emlékezzél meg róla, hogy te [is] szolga voltál Égyiptomban; és tartsd meg, és teljesítsd e rendeléseket.

13 A sátorok ünnepét hét napig tartsd, mikor begyûjtöd [a termést] a te szérûdrõl és sajtódról.

14 És örvendezz a te ünnepeden, te és a te fiad, a te leányod, szolgád és szolgálóleányod, a lévita, a jövevény, az árva és az özvegy, a kik belõl vannak a te kapuidon.

15 Hét napig ünnepelj az Úrnak, a te Istenednek azon a helyen, a melyet kiválaszt az Úr; mert megáld téged az Úr, a te Istened minden termésedben, és kezeidnek minden munkájában; azért örvendezz igen!

16 Minden esztendõben háromszor jelenjen meg közüled minden férfiú az Úrnak, a te Istenednek színe elõtt azon a helyen, a melyet kiválaszt; a kovásztalan kenyerek ünnepén, a hetek ünnepén, és a sátorok ünnepén. De üres kézzel senki se jelenjen meg az Úr elõtt!

17 Kiki az õ képessége szerint [adjon,] az Úrnak, a te Istenednek áldása szerint, a melyet ád néked.

18 Bírákat és felügyelõket állíts minden kapudba, a melyeket az Úr, a te Istened ád néked, a te törzseid szerint, hogy ítéljék a népet igaz ítélettel.

19 El ne fordítsd az itéletet; személyt se válogass; ajándékot se végy; mert az ajándék megvakítja a bölcsek szemeit, és elfordítja az igazak beszédét.

20 Igazságot, igazságot kövess, hogy élhess, és örökségül bírhasd azt a földet, a melyet az Úr, a te Istened ád néked.

21 Ne plántálj magadnak berket semmiféle fából, az Úrnak, a te Istenednek oltára mellé, a melyet készítesz magadnak.

22 Oszlopot se emelj magadnak, a mit gyûlöl az Úr, a te Istened.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 661

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661. And shall send gifts one to another, signifies their consociation. This is evident from the signification of "to send gifts," as being to be consociated by love and friendship through good will; for gifts from such an affection and disposition bring together both the well-disposed as well as the ill-disposed; here those are meant who are opposed to the goods of love and the truths of doctrine, which are signified by "the two witnesses" who were killed and cast forth into the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt. It is to be known that to the ill-disposed and wicked nothing is more delightful than to destroy the goods of love and the truths of doctrine wherever they are, and to do evil to those with whom these are; for such burn with hatred against these; consequently from the hell where such are there continually breathes forth a deadly hatred against celestial love and spiritual faith, and therefore against heaven, and especially against the Lord Himself; and as often as they are permitted to do evil they are in the delight of their heart. Such is the brutal nature of those who are in hell.

This, therefore, is what is meant by "they shall rejoice over them and shall be glad." Moreover, the wicked enter into friendships and consociate themselves for doing harm to the well disposed; they are consociated by the delight of hatred, which is the delight of their love; this makes them appear as if friends in heart, when yet they are enemies. This, therefore, is the signification of "shall send gifts one to another."

[2] Because gifts captivate the mind and consociate, it was a custom in ancient times to give gifts to the priest and the prophet, as also to the prince and the king, when they were approached (1 Samuel 9:7, 8); and it was also a statute:

That they should not appear empty (that is, without a gift) before Jehovah, but in their feasts everyone should bring a gift according as he had been blessed (Exodus 23:15; 34:20; Deuteronomy 16:16, 17).

So too:

The wise men from the east brought gifts to the Lord just born, gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2:11);

according to the prediction in David (Psalms 72:10). So again:

The oblations upon the altar, which were sacrifices, and also the meal offerings and drink-offerings, were called gifts (Isaiah 18:7; 57:6; 66:20; Zephaniah 3:10; Matthew 5:23, 24; and elsewhere);

and this because external gifts signified internal or spiritual gifts, namely, such as go forth from the heart, and thence are of the affection and faith; and as by these conjunction is effected, in the spiritual sense "gifts" in reference to God signify conjunction, and in reference to men consociation.

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

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Exodus 22

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1 "If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

2 If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

3 If the sun has risen on him, guilt of bloodshed shall be for him; he shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

4 If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

5 "If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten, and lets his animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard.

6 "If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

7 "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

8 If the thief isn't found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out if he hasn't put his hand to his neighbor's goods.

9 For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, 'This is mine,' the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

10 "If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it;

11 the oath of Yahweh shall be between them both, whether he hasn't put his hand to his neighbor's goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

12 But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

13 If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for evidence. He shall not make good that which was torn.

14 "If a man borrows anything of his neighbor's, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

15 If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.

16 "If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

18 "You shall not allow a sorceress to live.

19 "Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.

20 "He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed.

21 "You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

22 "You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.

23 If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

24 and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

25 "If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.

26 If you take your neighbor's garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

27 for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

28 "You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

29 "You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.

30 You shall do likewise with your cattle and with your sheep. Seven days it shall be with its mother, then on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

31 "You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.