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Ezekiel 13

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1 At ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating sa akin, na nagsasabi,

2 Anak ng tao, manghula ka laban sa mga propeta ng Israel na nanganghuhula, at sabihin mo sa kanila na nanganghuhula ng mula sa kanilang sariling puso, Pakinggan ninyo ang salita ng Panginoon:

3 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Sa aba ng mga hangal na mga propeta, na nagsisisunod sa kanilang sariling diwa, at walang nakitang anoman!

4 Oh Israel, ang iyong mga propeta ay naging parang mga zorra sa mga gibang dako.

5 Kayo'y hindi sumampa sa mga sira, o iginawa man ninyo ng kuta ang sangbahayan ni Israel, upang siya'y makatayo sa pakikipagbaka sa kaarawan ng Panginoon.

6 Sila'y nangakakita ng walang kabuluhan, at sinungaling na panghuhula, na nagsasabi, Sabi ng Panginoon; at hindi sila sinugo ng Panginoon; at kanilang pinaasa ang mga tao na ang salita ay magiging totoo.

7 Hindi baga kayo nakakita ng walang kabuluhang pangitain, at hindi baga kayo nagsalita ng kasinungalingang panghuhula, sa inyong pagsasabi, Sabi ng Panginoon; yamang hindi ko sinalita?

8 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Sapagka't kayo'y nangagsasalita ng walang kabuluhan, at nangakakita ng mga kasinungalingan, kaya't, narito, ako'y laban sa inyo, sabi ng Panginoong Dios.

9 At ang aking kamay ay magiging laban sa mga propeta na nangakakakita ng walang kabuluhan, at nanganghuhula ng mga kasinungalingan: sila'y hindi mapapasa kapulungan ng aking bayan, o masusulat man sa pasulatan ng sangbahayan ni Israel, o sila man ay magsisipasok sa lupain ng Israel; at inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoong Dios.

10 Sapagka't, sa makatuwid baga'y sapagka't kanilang hinikayat ang aking bayan, na nangagsabi, Kapayapaan; at walang kapayapaan; at pagka ang isa ay nagtatayo ng isang kuta, narito, kanilang tinatapalan ng masamang argamasa:

11 Sabihin mo sa kanila na nangagtatapal ng masamang argamasa, na yao'y mababagsak: magkakaroon ng bugso ng ulan; at kayo. Oh malalaking granizo, ay babagsak; at isang unos na hangin ay titibag niyaon.

12 Narito, pagka ang kuta ay nabagsak, hindi baga sasabihin sa inyo: Saan nandoon ang tapal na inyong itinapal?

13 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Akin ngang titibagin ng unos na hangin sa aking kapusukan; at magkakaroon ng bugso ng ulan sa aking pagkagalit, at malalaking mga granizo sa kapusukan upang tunawin.

14 Gayon ko ibabagsak ang kuta na inyong tinapalan ng masamang argamasa, at aking ilalagpak sa lupa, na anopa't ang pinagsasaligan niyaon ay malilitaw: at mababagsak, at kayo'y malilipol sa gitna niyaon; at inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

15 Ganito ko wawakasan ang aking kapusukan sa kuta, at sa nangagtapal ng masamang argamasa; at sasabihin ko sa iyo, Ang kuta ay wala na, o ang nangagtatapal man;

16 Sa makatuwid baga'y ang mga propeta ng Israel, na nanganghuhula tungkol sa Jerusalem, at nangakakakita ng pangitaing kapayapaan para sa bayan, at walang kapayapaan, sabi ng Panginoong Dios.

17 At ikaw, anak ng tao, itingin mo ang iyong mukha laban sa mga anak na babae ng iyong bayan, na nanganghuhula ng mula sa kanilang sariling puso; at manghula ka laban sa kanila,

18 At iyong sabihin, ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Sa aba ng mga babae na nangananahi ng mga unan sa lahat ng siko, at nagsisigawa ng mga lambong na ukol sa ulo ng iba't ibang sukat upang manghuli ng mga kaluluwa! Hahanapin baga ninyo ang mga kaluluwa ng aking bayan, at mangagliligtas na buhay ng mga kaluluwa sa ganang inyong sarili?

19 At inyong nilapastangan ako sa gitna ng aking bayan dahil sa mga dakot na cebada, at dahil sa mga putol ng tinapay, upang ipahamak ang mga kaluluwa na hindi marapat mamatay, at upang iligtas na buhay ang mga kaluluwa na hindi marapat mabuhay, sa pamamagitan ng inyong pagbubulaan sa aking bayan na nakikinig sa mga kasinungalingan.

20 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Narito, ako'y laban sa inyong mga unan, na inyong ipinanghahanap ng mga kaluluwa, na paliparin sila, at aking mga lalabnutin sa inyong mga kamay; at aking pawawalan ang mga kaluluwa, sa makatuwid baga'y ang mga kaluluwa na inyong hinahanap upang paliparin.

21 Ang inyo namang mga lambong ay aking lalabnutin, at ililigtas ko ang aking bayan sa inyong kamay, at hindi na sila mangapapasa inyong kamay na mahanap; at inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

22 Sapagka't sa pamamagitan ng kasinungalingan ay inyong pinighati ang puso ng matuwid, na hindi ko pinalungkot, at inyong pinalakas ang kamay ng masama, upang huwag humiwalay sa kaniyang masamang lakad, at maligtas na buhay;

23 Kaya't hindi na kayo mangakakakita ng walang kabuluhang pangitain o manganghuhula man ng mga panghuhula: at aking ililigtas ang aking bayan mula sa inyong kamay; at inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoon.

   

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7553. 'Behold, about this time tomorrow I am causing it to rain an extremely heavy hail' means falsities destroying all things of the Church among them. This is clear from the meaning of 'rain in the form of hail' as falsities arising from evil that destroy forms of the truth and good of faith, thus things of the Church. Those falsities are meant by 'rain in the form of hail' because then the raindrops are like stones and can destroy both men and beasts, as well as crops in the field, and also because they are pieces of ice. In general 'rain' means a blessing, or in the contrary sense a curse, 1445. When it means a blessing a flowing in and receiving of the truth of faith and the good of charity is meant; for that is a blessing. But when 'rain' means a curse falsity opposed to the truth of faith and evil opposed to the good of charity is meant, for these are a curse. 'Rain in the form of hail' however in general means a curse which is brought on by falsity arising from evil, in particular of falsity arising from evil that is opposed to the Church's truths and forms of good.

[2] These kinds of falsity are meant by 'rain in the form of hail' in the following places: In Ezekiel,

I will dispute with Gog with pestilence and blood; and deluging rain and hailstones, fire and brimstone will I cause to rain on him and on his hordes, and on the many peoples that are with him. Ezekiel 38:22.

'Gog' stands for external worship separated from internal, thus for those who, when charity has been annihilated, make Divine worship consist entirely in external observances. 'Hailstones' stands for falsities that arise from evil.

[3] In the same prophet,

Let My hand be against the prophets who see vanity and divine a lie. Say to those who daub [the wall] with what is not suitable that it will fall. There will come deluging rain from which you, O hailstones, will fall; and stormy wind will tear it apart. Ezekiel 13:9, 11.

'Prophets who are seers of vanity and diviners of a lie' stands for those who are teachers of evils and falsities. 'Those who daub [the wall] with what is unsuitable' stands for the fact that they fabricate falsities and make them look like the truth. These people are called 'hailstones' because of their falsities. But in the original language a different word, meaning intense hail, is used here and in the preceding quotation.

[4] In Isaiah,

Then Jehovah will cause His glorious voice 1 to be heard, and His arm will see repose, in the indignation of [His] anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, [in] scattering and deluging, and hailstones. Isaiah 30:30-31.

'Hailstones' stands for the laying waste of truth by means of falsities. In the same prophet,

Behold, powerful and strong is the Lord, like a deluge of hail, a killing tempest, like a deluge of mighty overflowing waters, He will cast them down to the earth with His hand. The hail will overturn the refuge of a lie, and the waters will deluge the hiding-place. 2 Isaiah 28:2, 17.

'A deluge' stands for being plunged into falsities, and so for undergoing vastation of truth, 705, 739, 790, 5725, 6853, 'a deluge of hail' for the destruction of truth by means of falsities. In David,

He struck their vine with hail, and their sycamore-fig trees with heavy hail. And He gave up 3 their beasts to the hail, and their flocks to coals of fire. He let loose on them His fierce anger. Psalms 78:47-49.

[5] In the same author,

He made their rain into hail, a flaming fire in their land; and He struck their vines and their fig trees, and broke to pieces the trees of their borders. Psalms 105:32-33.

'Hail' and 'rain' stand for the laying waste of truth and good by means of falsities arising from evil. 'Vine' stands for the truth and goodness of the internal Church, 'sycamore-fig' and 'fig' for the truths and forms of good of the external Church. In the same author,

He who gives snow like wool, He sprinkles the hear-frost like dust; He who discharges His hail like balls - who can stand before His cold? Psalms 147:16-17.

'Hail' stands for falsities arising from evils. In the same author,

He made darkness His hiding-place, and His surroundings His tent - darkness of waters, clouds of the heavens. From the brightness before Him, clouds passed with hail and coals of fire. Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered His voice, hail, and coals of fire, so that He sent His arrows and scattered them. Psalms 18:11-14.

'Hail' stands for falsities arising from evils which lay waste truths and forms of good.

[6] In John,

The first angel sounded and there came hail, and fire mixed with blood; and it fell onto the earth so that a third part of the trees were burned, and all green grass was burned up. Revelation 8:7.

'Hail' stands for falsities arising from evil; 'fire mixed with blood' stands for evil desires together with falsified truths; 'the trees which were burned' stands for cognitions of truth that were destroyed by evil desires; and 'the green grass that was burned up' stands for known facts about truth that were destroyed in a similar way. For the meaning of 'fire' as evil desires, see 1297, 1861, 2446, 5071, 5215, 6314, 6832, 7314; of 'blood' as falsified truth, 4775, 6878, 7317, 7326; and of 'trees' as cognitions, 2722 (end), 2972.

[7] In Joshua,

It happened, when they fled before Israel on the descent of Beth Horon, that Jehovah cast down on them large [hail]stones from heaven, as far as Azekah, so that they died. Those who died from the hailstones were more than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword. Joshua 10:11.

This refers to the five kings who camped against Gibeon. These kings and their peoples represented those who, being steeped in falsities arising from evils, therefore died from the hailstones. Balls of hail are called stones because 'stones' too mean falsities.

From all this one may see what is meant by 'hail' and by 'rain in the form of hail', namely falsities arising from evils. And since these falsities are meant, the laying waste of truth and good is also meant, for falsities arising from evils are what lay them waste.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, the glory of His voice

2. The Latin means they will deluge the hiding-place of waters, but the Hebrew means the waters will deluge the hiding-place, which Swedenborg has in his rough draft.

3. literally, shut up

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