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2 Saamuel 21

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1 Ja Taaveti päevil oli kolm aastat nälg, aasta aasta järel. Siis otsis Taavet Issanda palet ja Issand ütles: 'See on Sauli ja tema veresüüga soo pärast, et ta surmas gibeonlasi.'

2 Siis kutsus kuningas gibeonlased ja rääkis nendega. Gibeonlased ei olnud Iisraeli laste hulgast, vaid olid emorlastest järele jäänud; ja kuigi Iisraeli lapsed olid neile vandunud, oli Saul oma õhinas Iisraeli laste ja Juuda pärast püüdnud neid maha lüüa.

3 Ja Taavet ütles gibeonlastele: 'Mida peaksin teile tegema ja millega saaksin teid lepitada, et te õnnistaksite Issanda pärisosa?'

4 Ja gibeonlased vastasid temale: 'Meil pole tarvis hõbedat ega kulda Saulilt ja tema soolt, ega ole meil tarvis kedagi Iisraelis surmata.' Aga ta küsis: 'Mida te nõuate, et ma teeksin teie heaks?'

5 Siis nad vastasid kuningale: 'Mehe, kes tahtis teha meile lõpu ja kes kavatses meid hävitada, et meil ei oleks olnud paigalejäämist kogu Iisraeli maa-alal,

6 tema poegadest antagu meile seitse meest ja me poome nad Issandale Issanda valitu Sauli Gibeas!' Ja kuningas ütles: 'Ma annan.'

7 Aga kuningas andis armu Mefibosetile, Sauli poja Joonatani pojale, Issanda vande pärast, mis oli nende vahel, Taaveti ja Sauli poja Joonatani vahel.

8 Ja kuningas võttis Ajja tütre Rispa kaks poega, keda too oli Saulile ilmale toonud, Armoni ja Mefiboseti, ja Sauli tütre Meerabi viis poega, keda too oli ilmale toonud Adrielile, meholatlase Barsillai pojale,

9 ja andis need gibeonlaste kätte; ja nemad poosid need mäe peal Issanda ees. Nõnda langesid need seitse ühekorraga ja nad surmati esimesil lõikuse päevil odralõikuse alguses.

10 Siis võttis Rispa, Ajja tütar, kotiriide ja laotas selle enesele kalju peale lõikuse algusest, kuni vesi sadas taevast nende peale; ja ta ei lasknud nende kallale taeva linde päeval ega metsloomi öösel.

11 Kui Taavetile jutustati, mida Ajja tütar Rispa, Sauli liignaine, oli teinud,

12 siis Taavet läks ja võttis Sauli luud ja tema poja Joonatani luud Gileadi Jaabesi kodanikelt, kes olid need varastanud Beet-Saani väljakult, kuhu vilistid olid need riputanud päeval, mil vilistid Sauli Gilboas maha lõid.

13 Ja ta tõi sealt üles Sauli luud ja tema poja Joonatani luud; ja nad koristasid poodute luud.

14 Siis nad matsid Sauli ja tema poja Joonatani luud Benjamini maale Seelasse tema isa Kiisi hauda. Ja nad tegid kõik, mida kuningas käskis; ja pärast seda võttis Jumal kuulda maa palveid.

15 Ja taas oli vilistitel sõda Iisraeliga; Taavet läks siis alla koos oma sulastega ja nad sõdisid vilistite vastu. Aga Taavet väsis

16 ja nad jäid Goobi, kus üks refalaste järglasi, kelle oda vaagis kolmsada vaskseeklit ja kellel oli uus mõõk vööl, mõtles Taaveti surmata.

17 Aga Abisai, Seruja poeg, aitas Taavetit ja lõi vilisti maha, surmates tolle; siis vandusid Taavetile tema mehed, öeldes: 'Sina ei tohi enam tulla sõtta koos meiega, et sa ei kustutaks Iisraeli lampi!'

18 Ja pärast seda oli taas sõda Goobis vilistite vastu; huusalane Sibbekai lõi siis maha Safi, kes oli refalaste järglasi.

19 Ja taas oli sõda Goobis vilistite vastu; petlemlane Elhanan, Jaare-Oregimi poeg, lõi siis maha gatlase Koljati, kelle piigivars oli nagu kangrupoom.

20 Ja taas oli sõda Gatis; seal oli pikakasvuline mees, kellel oli kuus sõrme kummalgi käel ja kuus varvast kummalgi jalal, ühtekokku kakskümmend neli; temagi oli üks refalaste järglasi.

21 Ja kui ta laimas Iisraeli, siis lõi Joonatan, Taaveti venna Simea poeg, tema maha.

22 Need neli põlvnesid refalasist Gatis; nad langesid Taaveti ja tema sulaste käe läbi.

   

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Juda et sa tribu

  

Au sens le plus élevé, "Juda et sa tribu" symbolise le Seigneur en relation avec l'amour céleste, au sens spirituel, le royaume céleste du Seigneur et la Parole, et au sens naturel, la doctrine d'une église céleste tirée de la Parole. Juda " symbolise aussi l'amour opposé, qui est l'amour de soi - à proprement parler, un amour de domination qui découle d'un amour de soi - un amour que nous appelons l'amour diabolique.

(références: L'Apocalypse Expliquée 119; L'Apocalypse Révélée 350)

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Apocalypse Explained #119

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119. And the blasphemy of them who say that they are Jews and they are not, signifies denunciation by those who think themselves to be in the knowledges of good and truth because they have the Word, and yet they are not. This is evident from the signification of "blasphemy," as being reviling and denunciation; and from the signification of "Jews," as being those who are in the knowledges of good and truth from the Word; for "Judah," in the highest sense of the Word, signifies the Lord in respect to celestial love, in the internal sense the Lord's celestial kingdom and the Word, and in the external sense doctrine from the Word, which is of the celestial church (See Arcana Coelestia, 3881, 6363). From this it can be seen that by the "blasphemy of them who say that they are Jews and they are not," is signified reviling and denunciation by those who say that they acknowledge the Lord, and are in His kingdom and in true doctrine, because they have the Word, and yet they are not; in general, those who say that they are in the knowledges of good and truth from the Word, and yet are in falsities and evils.

[2] Those who know nothing of the internal sense of the Word cannot know otherwise than that by "Judah" and "Jews," in the prophetical parts of the word, are meant Judah and the Jews; these, however are not there meant by their names, but all who are in the true doctrine of the church, thus who are in the knowledges of good and truth from the Word; and in the contrary sense, those who are in false doctrine, thus who have adulterated the truths and goods of the Word. That Judah and the Jews are not meant can be seen merely from this, that there is an internal sense in every particular of the Word, and also in the names of persons and places; and that nothing is treated of in this sense except what pertains to heaven and the church; such things, therefore, must also be signified by the names "Judah" and "Israel." And as with them a church was instituted in which all things were representative and significative of things heavenly, so by their names was signified that which essentially makes the church, namely, in the highest sense, the Lord Himself; in the internal sense His Word; and in the external sense doctrine from the Word, as was said above. From this it is clear how greatly those are mistaken who believe, according to the letter, that the Jews are to be brought back into the land of Canaan, and that they have been chosen and destined for heaven in preference to others; when yet but few from that nation are saved, since none are saved except those who believe in the Lord; and he who believes in the Lord in the world, believes in Him after death; but that nation has altogether rejected Him from its faith.

[3] That by "Judah" is meant the Lord in respect to His kingdom and the Word can be seen from the prophecy of Israel regarding his sons; when this is unfolded by the internal sense it is clear what each tribe represented in the church. It is clearly evident that the tribe of Judah represented the Lord's kingdom, or the church where the Word is; for it is said of Judah:

Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and upon Him shall the clinging of the people be; who shall bind to the vine the foal of His ass, and to the noble vine the son of His she-ass; whilst He shall have washed His garment in wine, and His vesture in the blood of grapes (Genesis 49:9-11).

That these particulars signify the Lord's kingdom or the church, may be seen in the Arcana Coelestia, where they are explained.

[4] He who knows that by "Judah" is meant in the highest sense the Lord, and in the internal sense His kingdom and the Word, and in the external sense doctrine from the Word, also in a contrary sense those who deny the Lord and adulterate the Word, can know what is signified by "Judah" in very many passages of the Word, as in the following:

Hear ye, O house of Jacob, called by the name of Israel, and who are come forth out of the waters of Judah (Isaiah 48:1).

The "house of Jacob" and "Israel" is the church; "to come forth out of the waters of Judah" signifies out of doctrine from the Word, for the church is from that. That "waters" denote the truths of doctrine out of the Word, see above (n. 71).

The sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their borders. It shall come to pass in that day that all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall go forth out of the house of Jehovah, and Judah shall sit to eternity (Joel 3:6, 18, 20).

"To sell the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem to the sons of the Grecians" is to falsify the goods and truths of the church; "in that day" means when there is an end of that church and a new church has been established among the Gentiles; "all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters" signifies the abundance of truth and good from the Word, for those who are in the new church; that these are from the Word is signified by the "fountain going forth out of the house of Jehovah." From this it is evident that by "Judah," who "shall sit to eternity," is not meant Judah or the Jewish nation, but all those who are in good by means of truths from the Word.

[5] Like things are meant by "Judah" in the following passages:

I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them. And the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall put over themselves one head, and they shall go up from the land; for great is the day of Jehovah 1 (Hosea 1:7, 11).

Then many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day; they shall be to Me for a people, for I will dwell in thee; then Jehovah shall make Judah an heritage in Himself, His portion upon the land of holiness, and shall again choose Jerusalem (Zechariah 2:11, 12).

Jehovah Zebaoth shall visit His flock, the house of Judah, and shall make them a horse of glory in war; I will render the house of Judah powerful (Zechariah 10:3, 6).

God shall save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and inherit it; the seed also of His servants shall inherit it; and they that love the name of Jehovah shall dwell therein (Psalms 69:35, 36).

I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of My mountains; that My chosen may possess it (Isaiah 65:9);

besides very many other places. That the Jewish nation is not meant in the Word in these and other places, where they are called "chosen" and "heirs," may be seen from what is cited respecting that nation from the Arcana Coelestia, in The Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 248). From this now can be seen what is signified by the "blasphemy of them who say that they are Jews, and they are not."

Notes de bas de page:

1. In Hebrew "Jezreel," instead of "Jehovah"; in Doctrine of the Lord 4, we have "Israel," cf. Arcana Coelestia 3580.

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