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1 Opet mi dođe reč Gospodnja govoreći:

2 Sine čovečji, behu dve žene, kćeri jedne matere.

3 One se kurvahu u Misiru, u mladosti svojoj kurvahu se, onde im pipaše grudi, i onde im zgnječiše dojke devojačke.

4 A imena im behu, starijoj Ola, a sestri joj Oliva; one postaše moje, i rodiše sinove i kćeri. imena im behu Ola Samariji, a Oliva Jerusalimu.

5 I Ola kad beše moja kurvaše se, i upaljivaše se za svojim milosnicima, Asircima susedima,

6 Koji nošahu porfiru, i behu knezovi i vlastelji, sve lepi mladići, vitezovi, koji jahahu na konjima.

7 I udari u kurvanje s njima, koji svi behu najlepši između sinova asirskih, i za kojima se god upaljivaše, skvrnjaše se o sve gadne bogove njihove.

8 A ni s Misircima ne okani se kurvanja svog, jer spavahu s njom od mladosti njene i oni joj gnječiše devojačke dojke i s njom se kurvaše.

9 Zato je dadoh u ruke milosnicima njenim, u ruke Asircima, za kojima se upaljivaše.

10 Oni otkriše golotinju njenu, uzeše joj sinove i kćeri, a nju mačem ubiše; i ona izađe na glas među ženama kad sudove izvršiše na njoj.

11 A sestra njena Oliva, videći to, upaljivaše se još gore nego ona, i kurvarstvo njeno beše gore od kurvarstva sestre joj.

12 Upaljivaše se za Asircima, knezovima i vlasteljima, susedima, krasno odevenim, vitezima koji jahahu na konjima i svi behu lepi mladići.

13 I videh gde se oskvrni, i gde obe idu jednim putem.

14 I ova se još više kurvaše; jer kad bi videla ljude napisane na zidu, likove haldejske napisane crvenilom,

15 Opasane pojasima po bedrima, sa šarenim kapama na glavi, koji svi behu na oči kao vojvode nalik na sinove vavilonske iz zemlje haldejske, svoje postojbine,

16 Upaljivaše se za njima čim ih viđaše očima svojim, i slaše poslanike k njima u haldejsku.

17 I Vavilonjani dolažahu k njoj na postelju ljubavnu, i skvrnjahu je kurvarstvom svojim, i pošto bi se oskvrnila s njima, odvraćaše se duša njena od njih.

18 I kad otkri kurvarstva svoja i otkri golotinju svoju, odvrati se duša moja od nje kao što se odvrati duša moja od sestre njene.

19 Jer umnoži kurvarstva svoja opominjući se dana mladosti svoje kad se kurvaše u zemlji misirskoj,

20 I upaljivaše se za svojim milosnicima, u kojih je telo kao u magarca, i tečenje kao u konja.

21 I tako si se vratila na nevaljalstvo mladosti svoje kad ti pipahu grudi u Misiru radi devojačkih dojaka tvojih.

22 Za to, Olivo, ovako veli Gospod Gospod: Evo, ja ću podignuti milosnike tvoje na te, one od kojih se odvratila duša tvoja, i dovešću ih na te od svuda,

23 Vavilonjane i sve Haldejce, Fekođane i Sojane i Kojane, sve Asirce s njima, lepe mladiće, knezove i vlastelje sve, vitezove i ljude čuvene, koji svi jašu na konjima.

24 I doći će na te s kolima i s kolicima i s točkovima i s mnoštvom naroda, i opkoliće te sa štitovima i štitićima i šlemovima; i njima ću dati sud da ti sude svojim sudom.

25 I staviću revnost svoju tebi na suprot, te će raditi s tobom gnevno, nos i uši odseći će ti, i šta te ostane pašće od mača, i uzeće sinove tvoje i kćeri tvoje, i šta te ostane proždreće oganj.

26 I svući će s tebe haljine, i uzeće krasni nakit tvoj.

27 Tako ću učiniti kraj grdilu tvom i tvom kurvanju u zemlji misirskoj, te nećeš podignuti očiju svojih k njima i nećeš se više sećati Misiraca.

28 Jer ovako veli Gospod Gospod: Evo, ja ću te dati u ruke onima na koje mrziš, u ruke onima od kojih se odvratila duša tvoja.

29 I oni će raditi s tobom neprijateljski, i uzeće svu muku tvoju, i ostaviće te golu nagu, te će se otkriti golotinja kurvarstva tvog, i grdilo tvoje i kurvarstvo tvoje.

30 To ću ti učiniti što si se kurvala za narodima, što si se oskvrnila o njihove gadne bogove.

31 Putem sestre svoje išla si, zato ću dati čašu njenu tebi u ruku.

32 Ovako veli Gospod Gospod: Čašu sestre svoje ispićeš duboku i široku, bićeš podsmeh i rug, jer čaša mnogo bere.

33 Napunićeš se pijanstva i žalosti čašom pustošenja i zatiranja, čašom sestre svoje Samarije.

34 I ispićeš je i iscediti, i razbićeš je, i dojke ćeš svoje pokidati, jer ja rekoh, govori Gospod Gospod.

35 Zato ovako veli Gospod Gospod: Što si me zaboravila i bacila me za leđa svoja, za to i ti nosi grdilo svoje i kurvarstva svoja.

36 Po tom reče mi Gospod: Sine čovečji, hoćeš li suditi Oli i Olivi? Pokaži im gadove njihove,

37 Da su činile preljubu i da je krv na rukama njihovim i da su činile preljubu s gadnim bogovima svojim i vodile kroz oganj sinove svoje koje su mi rodile, da ih jedu.

38 Još i ovo mi činiše: Skvrniše svetinju moju u isti dan, i subote moje przniše.

39 Jer zaklavši sinove svoje gadnim bogovima svojim dolaziše u svetinju moju istog dana da je oskvrne; i gle, tako činiše usred doma mog.

40 I još slaše po ljude da bi došli iz daleka, i oni, čim poslanik bi poslan k njima, gle, odmah dolaziše, i njih radi si se kupala, mazala oči svoje i kitila si se nakitom.

41 I sedala si na krasan odar, pred kojim beše sto postavljen, i na nj si metala kad moj i ulje moje.

42 I beše onde vika veselog mnoštva, i osim ljudi iz gomile dovođahu Saveje iz pustinje, koji im metahu narukvice na ruke i krasne vence na glave.

43 I rekoh za ostarelu u kurvarstvu: Još će se kurvati.

44 I dolažahu k njoj kao što idu k ženi kurvi; tako dolažahu k Oli i Olivi, ženama nevaljalim.

45 Zato će im pravedni ljudi suditi kao što se sudi ženama preljubočinicama i kao što se sudi onima koje prolivaju krv; jer su preljubočinice i krv je na rukama njihovim.

46 Zato ovako govori Gospod Gospod: Dovešću na njih ljudstvo, i daću ih da se zlostave i oplene.

47 I ljudstvo će ih zasuti kamenjem, i iseći će ih mačevima svojim; sinove će njihove i kćeri njihove pobiti, i kuće će njihove spaliti ognjem.

48 I tako ću ukinuti nevaljalstvo u zemlji, i naučiće se sve žene da ne rade po vašem nevaljalstvu.

49 I vrći će vaše nevaljalstvo na vas, i nosićete grehe gadnih bogova svojih, i poznaćete da sam ja Gospod Gospod.

   

स्वीडनबॉर्ग के कार्यों से

 

Arcana Coelestia #8941

इस मार्ग का अध्ययन करें

  
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8941. 'You shall not build it with hewn ones' means that it must not be a product of self-intelligence. This is clear from the meaning of 'hewn stones' as the kinds of things which are products of self-intelligence, for 'stones' are truths, 8940, and chiselling or shaping them means producing or fashioning truths, or rather notions made to look like truths, out of the self, that is, out of self-intelligence. For the life in anything produced or fashioned by the self or self-intelligence is derived from the person; and such life is not life at all since the human self or proprium is nothing but evil, 210, 215, 694, 874-876, 987, 1047, 5660, 5786, 8480, whereas what is not derived from the self but from God does have life within it, since God is the source of all life. The subject here is worship of the Lord that springs from truth, for that kind of worship is meant by 'an altar of stones', 8940. .

[2] Truths that inspire worship of the Lord should be derived from nowhere other than the Word; for in every single part the Word has life from God. When truths are derived from the self they have as their end in view rank and prominence over everyone in the world, and also earthly possessions and wealth above everyone. Consequently they hold within them self-love and love of the world, thus all evils in their entirety, 7488, 8318. But truths derived from the Word have eternal life as their end in view; they hold within them love to the Lord and love towards the neighbour, thus all forms of good in their entirety. When truths are produced out of the self or self-intelligence they are the masters over the truths which come from God; for they employ the latter to add strength to themselves. But it ought to be the other way round, that is to say, the truths from God ought to be the masters, and those that are products of self-intelligence to be the servants. Products of the self or self-intelligence are called truths, but they are not really truths; they look like truths solely to outward appearances. For the literal sense of the Word is employed, and reasonings are brought in, to make them look like truths; but inwardly they are falsities. What these things are exactly, and what they are like, see above in 8932.

[3] In the world there are two semblances of religion that exist as a result of self-intelligence. One is that in which self-love and love of the world is everything; in the Word this semblance of religion is called Babel. Inwardly it is profane on account of self-love and love of the world, while outwardly it is holy on account of the Word, which people have employed to add strength to their own ideas. The other semblance of religion is that in which the inferior light of the natural order is everything. Those with this kind of religion acknowledge nothing to be true which they do not apprehend. Some belonging to this seeming religion acknowledge the Word, yet they employ it to add strength to their own ideas; thus they treat it as their servant. Others however do not acknowledge the Word; instead they identify the Divine with the natural order. For the light in which they see, being the inferior light of the natural order, shines only within the natural order and cannot be made brighter by the superior light of heaven, because they cast aside the Word, the source of all enlightenment. Those belonging to both the latter and the former semblances of religion are in hell, because they are devoid of heavenly life, which they cannot receive because they have cast the Word aside. And those of them who have employed the Word to add strength to their own ideas have set no value at all on it in their hearts; yet because it has had power and authority among the common people they have used it to serve them in this way, in order that false notions fashioned by their own intelligence might thereby be validated. From all this one may see what is meant in the spiritual sense by the command that no altar of hewn stones was to be built.

[4] 'Hewn stone' means that which is a product of self-intelligence in the following places as well: In Isaiah,

In order that [all] the people may know, Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, on account of pride and arrogance of heart, saying, The bricks have fallen and we will build from hewn stone. Isaiah 9:9-10.

In Jeremiah,

Even if I cry and shout, He has shut out my prayers. He has fenced round my ways with hewn stone, He has overturned my paths. Lamentations 3:8-9.

In Amos,

Because you tread down the crushed, and seize from him the burden of grain, you will build houses of hewn stone, yet you will not dwell in them. Amos 5:11.

'Hewn stone' here stands for the kinds of things that self-intelligence produces in matters of faith.

[5] Since those things were meant by 'hewn stone', the altar first built in the land of Canaan by the children of Israel after they crossed the Jordan was built of unhewn stones; for crossing over Jordan represented introduction into the Lord's kingdom, which is accomplished by means of the truths of faith. That altar is spoken of as follows in Joshua,

Joshua built an altar to Jehovah God of Israel on Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded the children of Israel, An altar of whole stones over which no one has wielded any iron tool. 1 Joshua 8:30-31; Deuteronomy 27:1-8.

[6] The temple in Jerusalem likewise was built of whole, not hewn, stones. This is referred to in the first Book of Kings as follows,

As regards the house itself, when it was being built it was built of whole stone, as it had been brought [there]; for not a hammer or axe, [nor] any tool of iron, was heard in the house while it was being built. 1 Kings 6:7.

For by 'the temple of the Lord' was represented the Lord in respect of Divine Truth. The Lord Himself teaches that He was represented by the temple, in John 2:19, 21-22; and the reason why He was represented in respect of Divine Truth was that Divine Truth was taught there. This also was why it was built of stones; for 'stones' meant Divine Truth, 8940. And it also explains why the Lord was called 'the Stone of Israel', 6426.

[7] From all this one may now see what was meant by the stone of the altar, and also what was meant by the stone of the temple, as well as what was meant by the requirement that they were to be whole stones, and not hewn, namely this: Religion should be composed of truths derived from the Lord, thus from the Word, and not from self-intelligence. Products of self-intelligence are also described in the following way in Isaiah,

The craftsman casts a graven image, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts silver chains for it. He seeks a skilled 2 craftsman to make ready a graven image. Isaiah 40:19-20.

'A graven image' stands for some religious fabrication that is a product of the proprium or self, put forward to be venerated as what is Divine, 8869. 'The craftsman' stands for those who from self produce and fashion things. Their attempt to make these things look like truths is described by '[a goldsmith! overlays it with gold, and casts chains made of silver' and 'he seeks a skilled craftsman'.

[8] In the same prophet,

Makers of the graven image, all are vanity. All his companions will be ashamed; and the workmen themselves ... He fashions the iron with tongs, and works it with the coals, and forms it with sharp hammers; so he makes it with his strong arm. 3 He fashions pieces of wood, stretches out a cord, and marks it off with a ruler. He makes it into its angles, and marks it out with a ring, so that he may make it in the form of a man (vir), according to the beauty of a human being, to dwell in the house. Isaiah 44:9, 11-13.

This too describes a religious fabrication that is a product of self-intelligence. Something similar occurs in Jeremiah,

The customs 4 of the nations are vanity. Since indeed one cuts out wood from the forest, the work of the hands of the workman using an axe, he decorates it with silver and gold; and they make it firm 5 with pegs and hammers. Jeremiah 10:3-4.

And also in Hosea,

Nonetheless they now sin more and more, and make for themselves a molten image from silver, idols by their own intelligence, completely the work of craftsmen. Hosea 13:2

A religious fabrication, produced out of self-intelligence and not derived from the Word, is meant in the internal sense by 'idols' and 'strange gods', by 'molten images' and 'graven images'. Products of the self are nothing else; for in themselves they are dead, even though venerated as living.

फुटनोट:

1. literally, upon which he has not moved iron

2. literally, intelligent

3. lit the arm of his strength

4. lit statutes

5. The Latin means he makes firm but the Hebrew means they make firm, which Swedenborg has in other places where he quotes this verse.

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