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1 At gagawa ka ng isang dambana na mapagsusunugan ng kamangyan: na kahoy na akasia iyong gagawin.

2 Isang siko magkakaroon ang haba niyaon, at isang siko ang luwang niyaon; parisukat nga: at dalawang siko magkakaroon ang taas niyaon: ang mga anyong sungay niyaon ay kaputol din.

3 At iyong babalutin ng taganas na ginto ang ibabaw niyaon, at ang mga tagiliran niyaon sa palibot, at ang mga sungay niyaon; at igagawa mo ng isang kornisang ginto sa palibot.

4 At igagawa mo yaon ng dalawang argolyang ginto sa ilalim ng kornisa, sa dakong itaas ng dalawang tagiliran iyong gagawin; at magiging suutan ng mga pingga upang mabuhat.

5 At ang iyong gagawing mga pingga ay kahoy na akasia, at iyong babalutin ng ginto.

6 At iyong ilalagay sa harap ng tabing na nasa siping ng kaban ng patotoo, sa harap ng luklukan ng awa na nasa ibabaw ng kaban ng patotoo, na aking pakikipagtagpuan sa iyo.

7 At magsusunog si Aaron sa ibabaw niyaon ng kamangyan na mababangong espesia: tuwing umaga pagka kaniyang inaayos ang mga ilawan, ay susunugin niya.

8 At pagka sinisindihan ni Aaron ang mga ilawan sa hapon, ay kaniyang susunugin, na isang kamangyang palagi sa harap ng Panginoon, sa buong panahon ng inyong mga lahi.

9 Huwag kayong maghahandog ng ibang kamangyan sa ibabaw niyaon, o ng handog na susunugin, o ng handog na harina man: at huwag kayong magbubuhos ng inuming handog sa ibabaw niyaon.

10 At si Aaron ay tutubos ng sala sa ibabaw ng mga anyong sungay ng dambana, minsan sa isang taon: kaniyang tutubusin sa sala na minsan sa isang taon, ng dugo ng handog dahil sa kasalanan, sa buong panahon ng inyong mga lahi: kabanal-banalan nga sa Panginoon.

11 At ang Panginoon ay nagsalita kay Moises, na sinasabi,

12 Pagbilang mo sa mga anak ni Israel, ayon sa mga nabilang sa kanila ay magbibigay nga ang bawa't isa sa kanila ng katubusan ng kaniyang kaluluwa sa Panginoon, pagka iyong binibilang sila; upang huwag magkaroon ng salot sa gitna nila pagka iyong binibilang sila.

13 Ito ang kanilang ibibigay, bawa't maraanan sa kanila na nangabibilang: kalahati ng isang siklo ayon sa siklo ng santuario: (ang isang siklo ay dalawang pung gera): kalahating siklo na pinakahandog sa Panginoon.

14 Bawa't maraanan sa kanila na nangabibilang, mula sa dalawang pung taong gulang na patanda, ay magbibigay ng handog sa Panginoon.

15 Ang mayaman ay hindi magbibigay ng higit, at ang dukha ay hindi magbibigay ng kulang sa kalahating siklo, pagbibigay nila ng handog sa Panginoon, upang ipangtubos sa inyong mga kaluluwa.

16 At iyong kukunin sa mga anak ni Israel ang pangtubos na salapi, at iyong gugugulin sa paglilingkod sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan; na maging pinakaalaala sa mga anak ni Israel sa harap ng Panginoon, upang ipangtubos sa inyong mga kaluluwa.

17 At ang Panginoon ay nagsalita kay Moises, na sinasabi,

18 Gagawa ka rin ng isang hugasang tanso, at ang tungtungan ay tanso, upang paghugasan: at iyong ilalagay sa gitna ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan at ng dambana at iyong sisidlan ng tubig.

19 At si Aaron at ang kaniyang mga anak ay maghuhugas doon ng kanilang mga paa:

20 Pagka sila'y pumapasok sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan, ay maghuhugas sila ng tubig, upang sila'y huwag mamatay, o pagka sila'y lumalapit sa dambana na mangasiwa, upang magsunog ng handog na pinaraan sa apoy sa Panginoon.

21 Gayon sila maghuhugas ng kanilang mga kamay at ng kanilang mga paa upang huwag silang mamatay: at magiging isang palatuntunan magpakailan man sa kanila, sa kaniya at sa kaniyang binhi, sa buong panahon ng kanilang mga lahi.

22 Bukod dito'y nagsalita ang Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

23 Magdala ka rin ng mga pinakamagaling na espesia, ng taganas na mira ay limang daang siklo, at ng mabangong kanela ay kalahati nito, dalawang daan at limang pu; at ng mabangong kalamo ay dalawang daan at limang pu,

24 At ng kasia, limang daan, ayon sa siklo ng santuario, at ng langis ng oliva ay isang hin:

25 At iyong gagawing banal na langis na pangpahid, isang pabangong kinatha ng ayon sa katha ng manggagawa ng pabango: siya ngang magiging banal na langis na pangpahid.

26 At iyong papahiran niyaon ang tabernakulo ng kapisanan, at ang kaban ng patotoo,

27 At ang dulang, at ang lahat ng mga kasangkapan niyaon, at ang kandelero at ang mga kasangkapan niyaon, at ang dambanang suuban.

28 At ang dambana ng handog na susunugin sangpu ng lahat ng mga kasangkapan, at ang hugasan at ang tungtungan.

29 At pakabanalin mo upang maging mga kabanalbanalan: lahat ng makahipo sa mga yao'y magiging banal.

30 At iyong papahiran ng langis si Aaron at ang kaniyang mga anak, at iyong papagbabanalin sila, upang sila'y mangasiwa sa akin sa katungkulang saserdote.

31 At iyong sasalitain sa mga anak ni Israel, na iyong sasabihin, Ito'y magiging banal na langis na pangpahid sa akin sa buong panahon ng iyong mga lahi.

32 Sa laman ng tao ay huwag ninyong ibubuhos, ni huwag kayong gagawa ng gaya niyan sa pagkakatha: banal nga at aariin ninyong banal.

33 Sinomang kumatha ng gaya niyan, o sinomang gumamit niyan sa isang taga ibang lupa, ay ihihiwalay sa kaniyang bayan.

34 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Magdala ka ng mababangong espesia, estacte, at onycha, at galbano; mabangong espesia na may taganas na kamangyan: na magkakaisa ng timbang;

35 At iyong gagawing kamangyan, na isang pabangong ayon sa katha ng manggagawa ng pabango, na tinimplahan ng asin, na pulos at banal;

36 At iyong didikdikin ang iba niyan ng durog na durog at ilalagay mo sa harap ng kaban ng patotoo, sa loob ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan na aking pakikipagtagpuan sa iyo: aariin ninyong kabanalbanalan.

37 At ang kamangyan na inyong gagawin, ayon sa pagkakatha niyan ay huwag ninyong gagawin para sa inyo: aariin mong banal sa Panginoon.

38 Sinomang gumawa ng gaya niyan, upang amuyin ay ihihiwalay sa kaniyang bayan.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 10256

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10256. 'And sweet-smelling calamus' means the perception of and affection for interior truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'sweet-smelling calamus' as the perception of and affection for interior truth; for 'calamus' means that truth and 'a sweet smell' a perception of and affection for it. For the meaning of 'calamus' as truth, see below; and for that of 'a sweet smell' as a perception of and affection for it, see just above in 10254.

[2] Here interior truth is used to mean that truth which, as it exists in the internal man, is exterior. This is in keeping with what has been stated above in 10254, namely that within the external man there is an exterior and an interior, and within the internal likewise. So it is that four sweet-smelling substances were used in the preparation of the anointing oil - myrrh of the highest quality, sweet-smelling cinnamon, sweet-smelling calamus, and cassia. 'Myrrh of the highest quality' means the perception of exterior truth within the external man, which is truth on the level of the senses; 'sweet-smelling cinnamon' interior truth there, which is truth on the natural level; 'sweet-smelling calamus' exterior truth within the internal man; and 'cassia' interior truth there. And 'olive oil' means the actual good composing affections for and perceptions of those kinds of truth.

[3] The fact that 'calamus' means interior truth becomes clear from places in the Word which mention it. In these places however it is not spoken of as 'sweet-smelling calamus' but only as 'calamus' or 'good calamus', as in Isaiah,

You have not called Me, O Jacob, and you have been weary of Me, O Israel. You have not bought Me calamus with silver, and you have not satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. Isaiah 43:22, 24.

In Ezekiel,

Dan and Javan exchanged yarn in your dealings; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were in your trading. Ezekiel 27:19.

And in Jeremiah,

To what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba, and good calamus from a distant land? Jeremiah 6:20.

In these places, it is evident, 'calamus' is used to mean some attribute of the Church, and worship there; for what other reason could there be for talking about their buying calamus for Jehovah with silver or about good calamus coming to Him from a distant land? And since some attribute of the Church and its worship are meant it follows that truth or good is meant, because everything of the Church and its worship is connected with them. But exactly which kind of truth or good is meant - whether celestial or spiritual, external man's or internal man's - is clear from the internal sense, when the sequence of things mentioned is considered on this level of meaning. Then it is evident that interior truth is meant by 'calamus'.

  
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Arcana Coelestia # 10254

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10254. 'And sweet-smelling cinnamon' means the perception of and affection for natural truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'sweet-smelling cinnamon' as the perception of and affection for natural truth, which is the interior truth of the external man. A person has life on a sensory level and life on a natural level. Both belong to the external man, but the life on the sensory level is exterior, deriving its truths from objects that exist on the planet and in the body, whereas the life on the natural level is interior, deriving its truths from the causes of which those objects are the effects. The life of the internal man is in like manner exterior and interior. The exterior derives its truths from those things that exist in the lowest parts of heaven, whereas the interior derives them from those things that exist in the interior parts of heaven. These truths within the internal man are meant by the fragrances which follow.

[2] The reason why 'sweet-smelling cinnamon' means the perception of and affection for truth is that 'a sweet smell' means a pleasing perception. A pleasing perception arises from the affection belonging to love, for if perception has any other origin it does not bring any pleasure.

All odours mean perception, see 3577, 4626, 4748.

Pleasing odours mean the perception of truth arising from good, 1514, 1517-1519, 4628, 10054, thus from the affection belonging to love.

The spheres belonging to perceptions are converted among spirits and angels into odours, 4626.

[3] In addition it should be recognized that all the sweet-smelling substances from which the anointing oil was prepared belong to the celestial group, that is, to things of the celestial kingdom, whereas the sweet-smelling substances from which the incense was made belong to the spiritual group, that is, to things of the spiritual kingdom. This also is why in the original language the term that is used to denote the spices from which the anointing oil was prepared is different and has a different root from the term used to denote the spices from which the incense was made. For in the Word there are particular terms which serve to express things of the celestial kingdom and particular terms that serve to express those of the spiritual kingdom; and there are others common to both. But to know which of these is which, one must recognize that heaven is divided into two kingdoms, as is the Church, and that the dominant essential in the celestial kingdom is the good of love to the Lord, whereas in the spiritual kingdom it is the good of charity towards the neighbour. How these differ from each other, see in the places referred to in 9277.

[4] The fact that the spice named here means the perception of and affection for celestial truth is clear in Isaiah,

Instead of spice 1 there will be rottenness, and instead of a girdle, a falling apart, and instead of well-set hair 2 , baldness. Isaiah 3:24.

This refers to the daughters of Zion, by whom the celestial Church is meant, at this point when it has been perverted. Therefore the word used for spice is the same as that in the present verse in Exodus. 'Instead of spice there will be rottenness' means that instead of the perception of and affection for truth springing from good, and of the life these bring with them, there will be a perception of and affection for falsity arising from evil, which holds no life at all within it.

[5] In Ezekiel,

The traders of Sheba and Raamah, traders with the best of every spice, and with [every] precious stone, and gold, ... Ezekiel 27:22.

These things were said in reference to Tyre, by which cognitions or knowledge of goodness and truth within the Church are meant, 'Sheba and Raamah' meaning those with whom cognitions of celestial things exist.

[6] The like is meant where the queen of Sheba is referred to in the first Book of Kings,

The queen of Sheba gave Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very large quantity of spices, and precious stones. No quantity of spices such as this came ever again. 1 Kings 10:10.

'Sheba' means primarily those with whom cognitions of celestial things exist, see 1171, 3240.

From all this it is evident that these spices from which the anointing oil was prepared mean the perception of and affection for truth such as exist with those who are in the Lord's celestial kingdom.

[7] The reason why the sweet-smelling substances used in the preparation of the anointing oil - which were myrrh of the highest quality, sweet-smelling cinnamon, sweet-smelling calamus, and cassia - belong to the celestial group, that is, to things of the Lord's celestial kingdom, is that the anointing oil was the sign of the Divine Good of Divine Love within the Lord, which in heaven is His Divine Celestial. For this meaning of 'the anointing oil', see 9954, 10019.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. i.e. the odour or perfume from it

2. literally, instead of the work of plaited [hair]

  
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