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Levitico 26

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1 Huwag kayong gagawa para sa inyo ng mga diosdiosan, ni magtatayo kayo ng larawang inanyuan o haligi, ni huwag kayong maglalagay ng batong inanyuan sa inyong lupain, upang inyong yukuran yaon: sapagka't ako ang Panginoon ninyong Dios.

2 Inyong ipangingilin ang aking mga sabbath, at inyong igagalang ang aking santuario: ako ang Panginoon.

3 Kung lalakad kayo ng ayon sa aking mga palatuntunan at iingatan ninyo ang aking mga utos, at inyong tutuparin:

4 Ay maglalagpak nga ako ng ulan sa kapanahunan, at ang lupain ay pakikinabangan, at ang mga kahoy sa parang ay magbubunga.

5 At ang inyong paggiik ay aabot hanggang sa pagaani ng mga ubas, at ang pagaani ng ubas ay aabot sa paghahasik: at kakanin ninyo ang inyong pagkain na sagana, at tatahan kayong tiwasay sa inyong lupain.

6 At magbibigay ako ng kapayapaan sa lupain, at mahihiga kayo, at walang katatakutan kayo: at aking papawiin sa lupain ang mababangis na hayop, ni hindi dadaanan ang inyong lupain sa tabak.

7 At hahabulin ninyo ang inyong mga kaaway, at mangabubuwal sa harap ninyo sa tabak.

8 At lima sa inyo'y hahabol sa isang daan, at isang daan sa inyo'y hahabol sa sangpung libo: at ang inyong mga kaaway ay mangabubuwal sa tabak sa harap ninyo.

9 At lilingapin ko kayo, at palalaguin ko kayo, at pararamihin ko kayo; at papagtitibayin ko ang aking tipan sa inyo.

10 At kakanin ninyo ang malaong kinamalig, at inyong ilalabas ang luma dahil sa bago.

11 At ilalagay ko ang aking tabernakulo sa gitna ninyo: at hindi ko kayo kapopootan.

12 At lalakad ako sa gitna ninyo at ako'y magiging inyong Dios, at kayo'y magiging aking bayan.

13 Ako ang Panginoon ninyong Dios, na naglabas sa inyo sa lupain ng Egipto, upang huwag kayong maging mga alipin nila; at sinira ko ang mga kahoy ng inyong pamatok, at pinalakad ko kayo ng mga ulong matuwid.

14 Nguni't kung hindi ninyo pakikinggan ako, at hindi ninyo tutuparin ang lahat ng mga utos na ito;

15 At kung inyong tatanggihan ang aking mga palatuntunan, at kasusuklaman nga ninyo ang aking mga hatol, na anopa't hindi ninyo tutuparin ang lahat ng aking mga utos, kundi inyong sisirain ang aking tipan;

16 Ay gagawin ko naman ito sa inyo; ilalagay ko sa gitna ninyo ang sindak, at pagkatuyo, at ang lagnat na uubos sa mga mata, at magpapalupaypay sa kaluluwa: at maghahasik kayo ng inyong binhi na walang kabuluhan, sapagka't kakanin ng inyong mga kaaway.

17 At itititig ko ang aking mukha laban sa inyo, at kayo'y masasaktan sa harap ng inyong mga kaaway: kayo'y pagpupunuan ng mga napopoot sa inyo; at kayo'y tatakas nang walang humahabol sa inyo.

18 At kung sa mga bagay na ito man ay hindi ninyo ako pakinggan, ay parurusahan ko kayong makapito pa, dahil sa inyong mga kasalanan.

19 At sisirain ko ang kahambugan ng inyong kapangyarihan; at gagawin kong parang bakal ang inyong langit at parang tanso ang inyong lupa:

20 At gugugulin ninyo ang inyong kalakasan ng walang kabuluhan; sapagka't hindi ibibigay sa inyo ng inyong lupain ang kaniyang bunga ni ng kahoy sa parang ang kaniyang bunga.

21 At kung kayo'y sasalangsang sa akin, at hindi ninyo ako didinggin; ay dadalhan ko kayo ng makapito ang higit ng salot ayon sa inyong mga kasalanan.

22 At susuguin ko sa inyo ang mga halimaw sa parang, ng samsaman kayo ng inyong mga anak, at papatayin ang inyong mga hayop, at kayo'y pakakauntiin sa bilang; at mangungulila ang inyong mga lakad.

23 At kung sa mga bagay mang ito ay hindi pa kayo magbago sa akin, kundi sasalangsang kayo sa akin:

24 At lalakad din naman ako ng laban sa inyo, at sasaktan ko kayo, ng makapito pa dahil sa inyong mga kasalanan:

25 At pararatingin ko sa inyo ang tabak na gaganap ng higanti ng tipan; at kayo'y matitipon sa loob ng inyong mga bayan: at pararatingin ko ang salot sa gitna ninyo; at kayo'y mabibigay sa kamay ng kaaway.

26 Pagka masisira ko ang tungkod ninyong tinapay, ang sangpung babae ay magluluto ng inyong tinapay sa isa lamang hurno, at sa inyo'y isasauli sa timbang ang inyong tinapay: at kayo'y kakain at hindi kayo mangabubusog.

27 At kung sa lahat ng ito ay hindi ninyo ako pakikinggan, kundi kayo'y sasalangsang sa akin;

28 Ay sasalangsang ako sa inyo na may kapusukan; at parurusahan ko kayong makapito pa dahil sa inyong mga kasalanan.

29 At kakanin ninyo ang laman ng inyong mga anak na lalake, at ang mga laman ng inyong mga anak na babae ay inyong kakanin.

30 At sisirain ko ang inyong matataas na dako, at aking wawasakin ang inyong mga larawang araw, at itatapon ko ang inyong mga bangkay sa mga katawan ng inyong mga diosdiosan; at kapopootan kayo ng aking kaluluwa.

31 At gagawin kong giba ang inyong mga bayan, at gigibain ko ang inyong mga santuario, at hindi ko na sasamyuin ang amoy ng inyong mga may amoy na masarap.

32 At gagawin kong ilang ang lupain: at pagtatakhan ng inyong mga kaaway na tumatahan doon.

33 At kayo'y aking pangangalatin sa mga bansa, at pagbubunutan ko kayo ng tabak sa hulihan ninyo: at ang inyong lupain ay magiging isang ilang, at ang inyong mga bayan ay magiging sira.

34 Kung magkagayo'y magagalak ang lupain sa kaniyang mga sabbath, habang nahahandusay na sira, at kayo'y mapapasa lupain ng inyong mga kaaway; ang lupain nga ay magpapahinga, at magagalak sa kaniyang mga sabbath.

35 Habang nahahandusay na sira ay magkakaroon ng kapahingahan, sa makatuwid baga'y ang hindi ipinagpahinga sa inyong mga sabbath, nang kayo'y nagsisitahan doon.

36 At tungkol sa mga matitira sa inyo, ay sisidlan ko ng takot sa kanilang puso, sa mga lupain ng kaniyang mga kaaway: at hahabulin sila ng kalatis ng isang dahong nalalaglag; at sila'y tatakas na parang tumatakas sa tabak; at sila'y mabubuwal nang walang humahabol sa kanila.

37 At mangagkakatisuran sila na parang nasa harap ng tabak, kahit walang humahabol: at hindi kayo makatatayo sa harap ng inyong mga kaaway.

38 At mamamatay kayo sa gitna ng mga bansa, at sasakmalin kayo ng lupain ng inyong mga kaaway.

39 At ang mga matitira sa inyo ay magsisipanglupaypay sa kanilang kasamaan sa mga lupain ng inyong mga kaaway; at sa mga kasamaan naman ng kanilang mga magulang ay magsisipanglupaypay na kasama nila.

40 At kanilang isasaysay ang kanilang kasamaan, at ang kasamaan ng kanilang mga magulang, sa ang kanilang pagsalangsang na isinalangsang laban sa akin, sapagka't sila'y lumakad naman ng laban sa akin.

41 Ako naman ay lumakad ng laban sa kanila, at sila'y aking dinala sa lupain ng kanilang mga kaaway: kung magpapakababa nga ang kanilang mga pusong hindi tuli, at kanilang tatanggapin ang parusa sa kanilang kasamaan;

42 Ay aalalahanin ko nga ang aking tipan kay Jacob; at ang akin ding tipan kay Isaac, at gayon din ang aking tipan kay Abraham ay aking aalalahanin; at aking aalalahanin ang lupain.

43 Ang lupain naman ay pababayaan nila, at magagalak sa kaniyang mga sabbath, samantalang nahahandusay na sira na wala sila; at kanilang tatanggapin ang kaparusahan ng kanilang kasamaan: sapagka't kanilang tinanggihan ang aking mga hatol, at kinapootan ng kanilang kaluluwa ang aking mga palatuntunan.

44 At sa lahat mang ito, pagka sila'y nasa lupain ng kanilang mga kaaway ay hindi ko sila itatakuwil, ni kapopootan ko sila na sila'y aking lubos na lilipulin, at aking sisirain ang aking tipan sa kanila: sapagka't ako ang Panginoon nilang Dios:

45 Kundi aalalahanin ko alangalang sa kanila ang tipan ng kanilang mga magulang, na aking inilabas sa lupain ng Egipto, sa paningin ng mga bansa, upang ako'y maging kanilang Dios: ako ang Panginoon.

46 Ito ang mga palatuntunan at ang mga hatol at ang mga kautusang ginawa ng Panginoon sa kaniyang sarili at sa mga anak ni Israel sa bundok ng Sinai sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 109

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109. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life. That this signifies that he who receives in the heart shall be filled with the good of love, and hence with heavenly joy, is evident from the signification of overcoming, as being to receive in the heart, concerning which we shall treat in what follows; and from the signification of eating, as being to appropriate and to be conjoined (concerning which see Arcana Coelestia 2187, 2343, 3168, 3813, 5643); and from the signification of the tree of life, as being the good of love, and thence heavenly joy, concerning which also we shall speak presently. The reason why to overcome denotes to receive in the heart is, that everyone who is about to receive spiritual life will fight against the evils and falsities of his natural life, and when he overcomes them, then goods and truths, which belong to the spiritual life, are received in the heart (to receive in the heart is to receive in the will and love, for the heart in the Word signifies the will and love, as may be seen, Arcana Coelestia 2930, 3313, 7542, 8910, 9050, 9113, 10336); wherefore to receive goods and truths in the heart, is to do them from the will or love; this is what is meant by overcoming.

[2] The reason why the tree of life signifies the good of love, and thence heavenly joy is, that trees signify those things that are internally in man, which pertain to his interior mind (mens), or his external mind (animus), the boughs and leaves those things which pertain to the knowledges (cognitiones) of truth and good, and the fruits the goods of life themselves. This signification of trees originates in the spiritual world; for in that world trees of all kinds are seen; and these trees correspond to the interiors of the minds of angels and spirits; beautiful and fruitful trees to the interiors of those who are in the good of love, and thence in wisdom; trees less beautiful and fruitful to those who are in the good of faith; but trees bearing leaves only, and without fruit, to those who are only in the knowledges (cognitiones) of truth; and trees of a dismal hue, with malignant fruits, to those who are in knowledges (cognitiones) and in evil of life; but by those who are not in knowledges, and are in evil of life, trees are not seen, but instead stones and sand.

These appearances in the spiritual world, actually flow from correspondence; for the interiors of the mind of the inhabitants of that world are by such forms actually presented before their eyes. (These things may be seen better from two articles in the work, Heaven and Hell; in the first, where the correspondence of heaven with all things of the earth is treated of, n. 103-115; and in the other, where representatives and appearances in heaven are treated of, n. 170-176, and n. 177-190.)

[3] This then is why trees are so often mentioned in the Word, by which are signified those things which pertain to a man's mind; and why it is, that in the first chapters of Genesis, two trees are said to have been placed in the garden of Eden, one of which was called the tree of life, and the other the tree of knowledge (scientia). By the tree of life mentioned there is signified the good of love to the Lord, and thence heavenly joy, which those possessed who at that time formed the church, and who are meant by the man and his wife; and by the tree of knowledge is signified the delight of knowledges (cognitiones) without any other use than to be accounted learned, and to acquire renown for erudition, solely for the sake of honour or gain. The reason why the tree of life also signifies heavenly joy is, because the good of love to the Lord, which is specifically signified by that tree, has heavenly joy in it. (See the work, Heaven and Hell 395-414, and The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 230-239.)

[4] That trees, so often mentioned in the Word, signify the interiors of man's internal and external minds, and the things produced by the trees, as the leaves and fruit, such things as are derived from them, is evident from the following passages:

"I will give in the desert the cedar, the schittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the wilderness the fir tree, the pine and the box" (Isaiah 41:19).

The establishment of the church is there treated of;

"The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary" (Isaiah 60:13).

"Let all the trees of the field know that I, Jehovah, humble the lofty tree, and exalt the humble tree, cause the green tree to become dry, and make the dry tree to bud" (Ezekiel 17:24).

"Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall consume every green tree in thee, and every dry tree" (Ezekiel 20:47).

"The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, all the trees of the field are withered, because joy is withered away from the sons of men" (Joel 1:12).

"When the angel sounded, there followed hail and fire which fell upon the earth; and the third part of the trees was burnt up" (Apoc. 8:7)

Nebuchadnezzar saw in a dream "a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great, the leaf thereof fair, and the flower thereof much, and in it was food for all" (Dan. 4:10-12).

Because trees in general signify such things as pertain to man, and constitute the interiors of his mind, and thus the spiritual things pertaining to the church, and both the latter and the former are various, therefore so many species of trees are mentioned, and every species signifies something different. (What the various species signify is shown in Arcana Coelestia, as what is signified by the oil tree, n. 9277, 10261 what by the cedar, n. 9472, 9486, 9528, 9715, 10178 what by the vine, n. 1069, 5113, 6375, 6378, 9277; what by the fig, n. 217, 4231, 5113, and so forth.)

[5] Moreover, the things which are upon trees, as leaves and fruits, signify those things that pertain to man; leaves signify the truths pertaining to him, and fruits the goods, as in the following passages:

"He shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river; her leaf shall be green; neither shall it cease from yielding fruit" (Jeremiah 17:8).

By the river which went out from the house of God "upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, ascendeth the tree of food, whose leaf falleth not off, nor is its fruit consumed; it springeth again in its months, because its waters issue out of the sanctuary, whence its fruit is for food, and its leaf for medicine" (Ezekiel 47:12).

"In the midst of the street of it, and of the river (going out from the throne of God and the Lamb), on this side and on that side, was there the tree of life bearing twelve fruits, and yielding her fruit every month, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations" (Apoc. 22:1, 2).

"Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law; he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season, his leaf also shall not wither" (Psalms 1:1-3).

"Be not afraid, for the tree shall bear her fruit, the fig tree and the vine shall yield their strength" (Joel 2:22).

"The trees of Jehovah are full of sap, the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted" (Psalms 104:16).

"Praise Jehovah, ye fruitful trees, and all cedars" (Psalms 148:9).

[6] Because fruits signified the goods of life with man, therefore in the Israelitish church, which was a representative church, it was commanded that the fruit of trees, like the men themselves, should be circumcised, concerning which it is thus written: The fruit of a tree serving for food shall be uncircumcised in the land of Canaan;

"three years shall it be uncircumcised unto you; and in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, the praises of Jehovah. And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof" (Leviticus 19:23, 24, 25).

Because the fruit of the tree signified goods of life, therefore also it was commanded, that

in the feast of tabernacles they should take the fruit of the tree of honour, and the boughs, and should rejoice before Jehovah, and thus they should keep the feast (Leviticus 23:40, 41);

for by tabernacles were signified the goods of celestial love, and thence holy worship (see Arcana Coelestia 414, 1102, 2145, 2152, 3312, 4391, 10545); and by the feast of tabernacles was signified the implantation of that good of love (n. 9296). Because fruit signified the goods of love, which are the goods of life, therefore it was among the blessings that the tree of the field should yield its fruit; and among the curses that it should not yield its fruit (Leviticus 26:4, 20). And therefore also they were forbidden, when any city was besieged, to lay the axe to any tree of good fruit (Deuteronomy 20:19, 20).

From these considerations it is now evident that by fruits are signified the goods of love, or, what is the same, goods of life, which are also called works, as also what is meant in these passages in the Evangelists:

"The axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down and cast into the fire" (Matthew 3:10; 7:16-21).

“Either make the tree good and the fruit good, or else make the tree corrupt and the fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit" (Matthew 12:33; Luke 6:43, 44).

"Every branch in me that beareth not fruit shall be taken away: but every branch that beareth fruit shall be purged, that it may bring forth more fruit" (John 15:2-8).

"A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard: he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. Then saith he unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on the fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?" (Luke 13:6-9).

"Jesus saw a fig-tree in the way; he came to it, and found nothing thereon but leaves only; he said, Let no fruit grow on thee for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away" (Matthew 21:19; Mark 11:13, 14, 20).

By the fig-tree is signified the natural man and his interiors, and by the fruit his goods (see Arcana Coelestia 217, 4231, 5113); but leaves signify knowledges (cognitiones), (n. 885). Hence it is clear what is signified by the fig-tree withering away, because the Lord found on it leaves only, and no fruit. All these passages are quoted in order that it may be known that by the tree of life in the midst of the paradise of God, is signified the good of love proceeding from the Lord, and heavenly joy therefrom.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.