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Leviticus 13

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1 Viešpats kalbėjo Mozei ir Aaronui:

2 “Žmogus, ant kurio kūno odos atsirastų kitokios spalvos taškas ar šašas ar blizganti vieta, turinti raupsų ligos požymį, bus atvestas pas kunigą Aaroną arba pas kurį iš jo sūnų.

3 Jei tas pamatys šašą ant odos ir pastebės, kad plaukai yra pabalę ir vieta, turinti raupsų požymį, lyginant ją su sveiko kūno oda, yra įdubusi, tai įrodymas, jog tai yra raupsų liga; kunigas apžiūrės jį ir paskelbs nešvariu.

4 O jei ant odos bus blizgantis baltas taškas, bet nebus įdubęs, lyginant su kita oda, ir plaukai bus pirmykštės spalvos, kunigas uždarys jį septynioms dienoms,

5 o septintą dieną jį patikrins. Jei tariami raupsai nebus padidėję ir nebus peržengę pirmykščių ribų odoje, uždarys jį dar septynioms dienoms.

6 Septintą dieną vėl patikrins. Jei taškas bus tamsesnis ir nepadidėjęs, paskelbs žmogų esant švariu, nes tai šašai; jis išplaus savo drabužius ir bus švarus.

7 Bet, jei po to, kai jį matė kunigas ir pripažino švariu, šašas padidėtų, jis bus pas jį vėl atvestas; kunigas jį patikrins, ir, jei žaizda padidėjusi,

8 jį paskelbs nešvariu,­tai raupsai.

9 Jei žmogui atsirastų raupsų žymių, jis bus atvestas pas kunigą.

10 Tas jį apžiūrės. Jei plaukų spalva bus pabalus ir pasikeitus ir matysis gyva mėsa,

11 tai ženklas, kad raupsai įsisenėję ir įaugę į odą. Kunigas paskelbs jį nešvariu, bet neuždarys, nes jo nešvarumas aiškus.

12 Jei raupsai išsiplėstų taip, kad apdengtų visą odą nuo galvos iki kojų, ką galima matyti ir akimis,

13 kunigas jį apžiūrės ir nutars, kad jo raupsai yra švarūs, nes jie visai pabalo, ir todėl žmogus yra švarus.

14 O jei pasirodys gyva mėsa,

15 tada bus kunigo paskelbtas nešvariu, nes gyva mėsa nešvari; tai yra raupsai.

16 O jei vėl pabals ir padengs visą žmogų,

17 kunigas jį apžiūrės ir paskelbs švariu.

18 Jei kam odoje atsirastų votis ir pagytų,

19 bet voties vietoje pasirodytų baltas ar rausvas randas, toks žmogus bus atvestas pas kunigą.

20 Šis, jei rastų tariamų raupsų vietą, lyginant su kita oda, įdubusią ir plaukus pabalusius, paskelbs jį nešvariu, nes votyje atsirado raupsų liga.

21 Bet, jei plaukai bus pirmykštės spalvos, o randas apytamsis ir vieta neįdubusi, uždarys jį septynioms dienoms;

22 jei po to randas padidėtų, pripažins žmogų nešvariu,­tai raupsai.

23 O jei bus pasilikęs toje pačioje vietoje, tai ženklas, jog tai tik voties randas,­žmogus švarus.

24 Jei oda, nudeginta ugnimi, sugijus turėtų baltą ar rausvą randą,

25 kunigas ją apžiūrės; jei pabalusioji vieta bus įdubusi, paskelbs žmogų nešvariu, nes tai raupsų liga.

26 Jei plaukų spalva nebus pasikeitusi ir sužeistoji vieta nebus įdubusi, bet bus neryški, uždarys jį septynioms dienoms

27 ir apžiūrės septintą dieną. Jei dėmė odoje padidėtų, paskelbs jį nešvariu, nes tai raupsai.

28 O jei baltumas pasiliks savo vietoje ir bus neryškus, tai yra tik nusideginimo žaizda; žmogus bus laikomas švariu.

29 Jei kuriam vyrui ar moteriai atsirastų raupsai ant galvos ar ant smakro, jį apžiūrės kunigas.

30 Jei žaizda bus įdubusi, plaukai pageltę ir plonesni negu paprastai, paskelbs nešvariu, nes tai yra galvos ir smakro raupsai.

31 O jei matys, kad nesveikoji vieta neįdubusi ir plaukai natūralūs, uždarys septynioms dienoms

32 ir septintą dieną vėl apžiūrės. Jei nesveikoji vieta nebus padidėjusi nė įdubusi, plaukai tos pačios spalvos,

33 tai žmogaus galva bus nuskusta, išskyrus tą vietą, ir jis bus uždarytas kitoms septynioms dienoms.

34 Jei septintą dieną pasirodys, kad viskas kaip buvo, paskelbs jį švariu. Jis, išplovęs savo drabužius, bus švarus.

35 O jei, paskelbus jį švariu, nesveikoji vieta odoje padidės,

36 kunigas daugiau nebetyrinės, nes aišku­žmogus nešvarus.

37 Bet, jei nesveikoji vieta nebus padidėjusi ir plaukai bus natūralūs, aišku, kad žmogus pagijęs, ir paskelbs jį švariu.

38 Jei kuriam vyrui ar moteriai atsirastų balta dėmė odoje,

39 kunigas jį apžiūrės. Jei blizgantis odoje baltumas yra apytamsis, težino, kad tai ne raupsai, bet baltos spalvos taškas,­žmogus švarus.

40 Jei kuriam vyrui slenka nuo galvos plaukai, jis tampa plikagalvis, bet yra švarus.

41 Jei plaukai nuslinko nuo kaktos, jis pasidarė plikakaktis, bet švarus.

42 O jei nuplikusi galva ar kakta pabalo ar paraudo,

43 tai kunigas patikrinęs paskelbs jį raupsuotu.

44 Jis serga raupsais ir yra nešvarus, kunigas paskelbs jį nešvariu; ant jo galvos raupsai.

45 aupsuotasis turi persiplėšti drabužį, atidengti galvą, burną laikyti uždengtą ir šaukti: ‘Nešvarus, Nešvarus!’

46 Visą laiką, kol bus raupsuotas ir nešvarus, gyvens vienas už stovyklos.

47 Jei vilnonis ar drobinis drabužis

48 ar kailis, ar kas nors padaryta iš kailio

49 turėtų baltos ar rausvos spalvos taškus, tie rūbai bus laikomi apkrėsti raupsais. Jie bus parodyti kunigui,

50 kuris, juos apžiūrėjęs, uždarys septynioms dienoms.

51 Jei kunigas, apžiūrėjęs septintą dieną, atras padidėjusias dėmes, tai bus raupsai. Jis pripažins tą drabužį nešvariu, nes ant jo yra plintantys raupsai.

52 Todėl jis sudegins tą drabužį, nes tai yra plintantys raupsai.

53 O jei matys tašką nepadidėjusį,

54 lieps išplauti tą raupsuotą rūbą ir uždarys jį kitoms septynioms dienoms.

55 Jei patikrinęs matys, kad jo pirmykštė išvaizda nesugrįžo, nors raupsai ir nepadidėjo, pripažins nešvariu ir sudegins, nes raupsai įsigraužė į apdaro paviršių.

56 Jei, drabužį išplovus, raupsų vieta bus tamsesnė, ją atplėš ir atskirs nuo drabužio.

57 Bet, jei dėmės pasirodys tose vietose, kurios pirma buvo švarios, vadinasi, raupsai plinta; tuo atveju drabužis bus sudegintas.

58 Jei dėmių nebeatsiras, išplaus drabužį antrą kartą ir jis bus švarus.

59 Tai yra įstatymas apie raupsus vilnoniame ir drobiniame drabužyje, audiniuose ir kailio apdaruose, kada juos pripažinti švariais ir kada nešvariais”.

   

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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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3 Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

4 Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;