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دانيال 12

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1 وفي ذلك الوقت يقوم ميخائيل الرئيس العظيم القائم لبني شعبك ويكون زمان ضيق لم يكن منذ كانت امة الى ذلك الوقت وفي ذلك الوقت ينجى شعبك كل من يوجد مكتوبا في السفر

2 وكثيرون من الراقدين في تراب الارض يستيقظون هؤلاء الى الحياة الابدية وهؤلاء الى العار للازدراء الابدي.

3 والفاهمون يضيئون كضياء الجلد والذين ردوا كثيرين الى البر كالكواكب الى ابد الدهور

4 اما انت يا دانيال فاخف الكلام واختم السفر الى وقت النهاية. كثيرون يتصفحونه والمعرفة تزداد

5 فنظرت انا دانيال واذا باثنين آخرين قد وقفا واحد من هنا على شاطئ النهر وآخر من هناك على شاطئ النهر.

6 وقال للرجل اللابس الكتان الذي من فوق مياه النهر الى متى انتهاء العجائب.

7 فسمعت الرجل اللابس الكتان الذي من فوق مياه النهر اذ رفع يمناه ويسراه نحو السموات وحلف بالحي الى الابد انه الى زمان وزمانين ونصف. فاذا تم تفريق ايدي الشعب المقدس تتم كل هذه.

8 وانا سمعت وما فهمت. فقلت يا سيدي ما هي آخر هذه.

9 فقال اذهب يا دانيال لان الكلمات مخفية ومختومة الى وقت النهاية.

10 كثيرون يتطهرون ويبيّضون ويمحّصون. اما الاشرار فيفعلون شرا ولا يفهم احد الاشرار لكن الفاهمون يفهمون.

11 ومن وقت ازالة المحرقة الدائمة واقامة رجس المخرب الف ومئتان وتسعون يوما.

12 طوبى لمن ينتظر ويبلغ الى الالف والثلاث مئة والخمسة والثلاثين يوما.

13 اما انت فاذهب الى النهاية فتستريح وتقوم لقرعتك في نهاية الايام

   

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #2530

Studere hoc loco

  
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2530. That 'I also withheld you from sinning against Me' means that nothing harmful had taken place, that is to say, where the doctrine of faith was concerned, the rational was not consulted - also the meaning in what follows next - becomes clear without explanation.

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

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Genesis 20

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1 Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.

2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man's wife."

4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

5 Didn't he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."

6 God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.

7 Now therefore, restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don't restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."

8 Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!"

10 Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"

11 Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'

12 Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

13 It happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"

14 Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.

15 Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."

16 To Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated."

17 Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

18 For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.