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1 Mózes 25

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1 Ábrahám pedig ismét võn magának feleséget, kinek neve Ketúráh vala.

2 És az szûlé néki Zimránt, Joksánt, Médánt, Midiánt, Isbákot és Suakhot.

3 Joksán pedig nemzé Sébát, és Dédánt. Dédánnak pedig fiai valának: Assurim, Letúsim és Leummim.

4 S Midiánnak fiai: Éfah, Éfer, Hánok, Abida és Eldaah: Mind ezek Ketúráhnak fiai.

5 Valamije pedig Ábrahámnak vala, mindazt Izsáknak adta vala.

6 Az ágyasok fiainak pedig, a kik Ábraháméi valának, ada Ábrahám ajándékokat, és elküldé azokat az õ fia mellõl, Izsák mellõl még éltében napkelet felé, napkeleti tartományba.

7 S ezek Ábrahám élete esztendeinek napjai, melyeket élt: száz hetvenöt esztendõ.

8 És kimúlék és meghala Ábrahám, vénségben, öregen és betelve az [élettel], és takaríttaték az õ népéhez.

9 És eltemeték õt Izsák és Ismáel az õ fiai a Makpelá barlangjában, Efronnak, a Khitteus Czohár fiának mezejében, mely Mamré átellenében van.

10 Abban a mezõben, melyet Ábrahám a Khéth fiaitól vett vala: ott temettetett el Ábrahám és az õ felesége Sára.

11 Lõn pedig Ábrahám halála után, megáldá Isten az õ fiát Izsákot; Izsák pedig lakozék a Lakhai Rói forrásánál.

12 Ezek pedig Ábrahám fiának Ismáelnek nemzetségei, a kit az Égyiptombeli Hágár a Sára szolgálója szûlt vala Ábrahámnak.

13 Ezek az Ismáel fiainak nevei, nevök s nemzetségök szerint: Ismáelnek elsõszülötte Nebájót, azután Kédar, Adbeél és Mibszám.

14 És Misma, Dúmah és Massza.

15 Hadar, Théma, Jetúr, Náfis és Kedmah.

16 Ezek az Ismáel fiai, és ezek azoknak nevei udvaraikban, falvaikban; tizenkét fejedelem az õ nemzetségök szerint.

17 Ezek pedig az Ismáel életének esztendei: száz harminczkét esztendõ. És kimúlék és meghala, és takaríttaték az õ népéhez.

18 Lakoztak pedig Havilától fogva Súrig, a mely Égyiptom átellenében van, a merre Assiriába mennek. Minden atyjafiával szemben esett az õ [lakása].

19 Ezek pedig Izsáknak az Ábrahám fiának nemzetségei: Ábrahám nemzé Izsákot.

20 Izsák pedig negyven esztendõs vala, a mikor feleségûl vette Rebekát a Siriából való Bethuélnek leányát, Mésopotámiából, a Siriából való Lábánnak húgát.

21 És könyörge Izsák az Úrnak az õ feleségéért, mivelhogy magtalan vala, és az Úr meghallgatá õt: és teherbe esék Rebeka, az õ felesége.

22 Tusakodnak vala pedig a fiak az õ méhében. Akkor monda: Ha így van, miért vagyok én így? Elméne azért, hogy megkérdezze az Urat.

23 És monda az Úr õnéki: Két nemzetség van a te méhedben; és két nép válik ki a te belsõdbõl, egyik nép a másik népnél erõsebb lesz, és a nagyobbik szolgál a kisebbiknek.

24 És betelének az õ szülésének napjai, és ímé kettõsök valának az õ méhében.

25 És kijöve az elsõ; vereses vala, mindenestõl szõrös, mint egy lazsnak; azért nevezék nevét Ézsaúnak.

26 Azután kijöve az õ atyjafia, kezével Ézsaú sarkába fogódzva; azért nevezék nevét Jákóbnak. Izsák pedig hatvan esztendõs vala, a mikor ezek születének.

27 És felnevekedének a gyermekek, és Ézsaú vadászathoz értõ mezei ember vala; Jákób pedig szelíd ember, sátorban lakozó.

28 Szereti vala azért Izsák Ézsaút, mert szájaíze szerint vala a vad; Rebeka pedig szereti vala Jákóbot.

29 Jákób egyszer valami fõzeléket fõze, és Ézsaú megjövén elfáradva a mezõrõl,

30 Monda Ézsaú Jákóbnak: Engedd, hogy ehessem a veres ételbõl, mert fáradt vagyok. Ezért nevezék nevét Edomnak.

31 Jákób pedig monda: Add el hát nékem azonnal a te elsõszülöttségedet.

32 És monda Ézsaú; Ímé én halni járok, mire való hát nékem az én elsõszülöttségem?

33 És monda Jákób: Esküdjél meg hát nékem azonnal, és megesküvék néki és eladá az õ elsõszülöttségét Jákóbnak.

34 S akkor Jákób ada Ézsaúnak kenyeret, és fõtt lencsét, és evék és ivék, és felkele és elméne. Így veté meg Ézsaú az elsõszülöttséget.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #429

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429. And I heard the number of them that were sealed.- That this signifies the quality of those who are in good, and separated from the evil, is evident from the signification of number, which denotes the quality of the thing treated of, with which signification we shall deal presently; and from the signification of the sealed, as denoting those who are in good, distinct and separate from others. Concerning which signification see just above (n. 427:1).

Number and measure are mentioned in many places in the Word, and it is supposed that nothing more is meant by these than number and measure; but by number and measure in the spiritual sense is meant the quality of the thing treated of. The quality itself is determined by the numbers expressed, as in this place by a hundred and forty and four thousand, and afterwards by twelve thousand out of every tribe. The signification of these numbers shall therefore be explained in the following article. The reason why number signifies the quality of the thing treated of, is that the Word is spiritual, and consequently every detail contained in it is spiritual, and spiritual things are not numbered and measured, but yet they fall into numbers and measures when they [descend] out of the spiritual world, or out of heaven, where angels are, into the natural world or earth, where men are; and similarly, when they pass out of the spiritual sense of the Word in which angels are, into the natural sense of the Word in which men are. The natural sense of the Word is the sense of its letter. This is the reason that in this sense there are numbers, and that they signify spiritual things, or such as relate to heaven and the church. It has been often shown me that the spiritual things of heaven, such as those which the angels think and speak, also fall into numbers. When they were conversing, their discourse fell into pure numbers, and these were seen upon paper; they afterwards said that it was their discourse which had fallen into numbers, and that those numbers in a series contained everything they uttered. I was also instructed as to their signification, and how they were to be understood; upon this subject we shall have frequent occasion to speak in the following pages. But concerning writings from heaven in pure numbers, see Heaven and Hell 263). That all numbers in the Word signify things pertaining to heaven and the church, see also above (n. 203, 336).

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

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Matthew 15

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1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

2 "Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat bread."

3 He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

4 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

5 But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"

6 he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.

7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8 'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

9 And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"

10 He summoned the multitude, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.

11 That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."

12 Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"

13 But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father didn't plant will be uprooted.

14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

15 Peter answered him, "Explain the parable to us."

16 So Jesus said, "Do you also still not understand?

17 Don't you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn't defile the man."

21 Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.

22 Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely demonized!"

23 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

24 But he answered, "I wasn't sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me."

26 But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

27 But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."

28 Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

29 Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

30 Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,

31 so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing--and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."

33 The disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

34 Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

36 and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

37 They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39 Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.