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Ezekiel 45

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1 Kiam vi lote dividos la teron en heredajxojn, tiam apartigu oferdonon al la Eternulo, sanktan terpecon, havantan la longon de dudek kvin mil mezurstangoj kaj la largxon de dek mil; tiu loko estu sankta en cxiuj siaj limoj cxirkauxe.

2 El gxi devas esti por la sanktejo kvadrato de kvincent mezuroj cxiuflanke, kaj kvindek ulnoj cxirkauxe kiel libera placo por gxi.

3 Per tiu mezuro mezuru la longon de dudek kvin mil kaj la largxon de dek mil; sur tiu loko estos la sanktejo, la plejsanktajxo.

4 La cetera parto de la sankta tero apartenu al la pastroj, kiuj servas en la sanktejo, kiuj alproksimigxas al la Eternulo, por servi al Li; gxi estu por ili kiel loko por domoj, kaj estu konsekrita al la sanktejo.

5 Dudek kvin mil ulnoj da longo kaj dek mil ulnoj da largxo estu por la Levidoj, kiuj servas en la domo; Dudek cxambroj estu tie ilia posedajxo.

6 Kaj kiel posedajxon de la urbo apartigu kvin mil da largxo kaj dudek kvin mil da longo kontraux la sankta terpeco:gxi apartenu al la tuta domo de Izrael.

7 Kaj al la princo donu parton ambauxflanke apud la sankta terpeco kaj apud la urba posedajxo, sur la okcidenta flanko okcidenten kaj sur la orienta flanko orienten; gxia longo devas esti tia sama, kiel de unu el tiuj partoj de la okcidenta limo gxis la orienta.

8 Tio estos lia tero, lia terposedajxo en Izrael, por ke Miaj princoj ne plu premu Mian popolon; kaj la ceteran teron oni donu al la domo de Izrael laux iliaj triboj.

9 Tiele diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo:Suficxe estas por vi, ho princoj de Izrael; forigu la perfortadon kaj rabadon, agu juste kaj virte, cxesigu vian persekutadon kontraux Mia popolo, diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo.

10 GXusta pesilo, gxusta sxutmezurilo, kaj gxusta versxmezurilo estu cxe vi.

11 La efo kaj la bat�o devas havi egalan amplekson, tiel, ke la bat�o entenu dekonon de hxomero kaj la efo ankaux dekonon de hxomero:laux la hxomero oni fiksu ilian amplekson.

12 La siklo devas enteni dudek gerojn; dudek sikloj, dudek vin sikloj, kaj dek kvin sikloj estu por vi unu min�o.

13 Jen estas la oferdono, kiun vi devas alportadi:sesono de efo el hxomero da tritiko, kaj sesono de efo el hxomero da hordeo.

14 Kaj la legxo pri la oleo estas:bat�o da oleo; bat�o estas dekono de kor�o; dek bat�oj faras hxomeron, cxar hxomero entenas dek bat�ojn.

15 Kaj unu sxafidon oni donu el ducento da sxafoj de pasxtejo de Izrael. Tio estos farunofero, brulofero, kaj pacofero, por pekliberigo por ili, diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo.

16 La tuta popolo de la lando alportadu tian oferdonon al la princo de Izrael.

17 Kaj la princo devas zorgi pri la bruloferoj, farunofero, kaj versxofero en la festoj, monatkomencoj, kaj sabatoj, en cxiuj festoj de la domo de Izrael; li devas alportadi la pekoferon, la farunoferon, la bruloferon, kaj la pacoferon, por atingi pekliberigon por la domo de Izrael.

18 Tiele diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo:En la unua tago de la unua monato prenu sendifektan bovidon, kaj pekliberigu la sanktejon.

19 Kaj la pastro prenu iom el la sango de la pekofero, kaj sxprucigu sur la fostojn de la domo kaj sur la kvar angulojn de la elstarajxo de la altaro kaj sur la fostojn de la pordego de la interna korto.

20 Tion saman faru en la sepa tago de la monato por cxiu, kiu pekis pro eraro aux pro naiveco; kaj tiamaniere pekliberigu la domon.

21 En la dek-kvara tago de la unua monato estu cxe vi Pasko, festo septaga, en kiu oni devas mangxi macojn.

22 Kaj la princo en tiu tago devas alporti pro si kaj pro la tuta popolo de la lando bovon kiel propekan oferon.

23 Kaj dum la sep tagoj de la festo li alportadu bruloferon al la Eternulo, po sep bovoj kaj po sep virsxafoj sendifektaj cxiutage dum la sep tagoj, kaj po unu virkapro kiel pekoferon cxiutage.

24 Kaj da farunofero li alportos po unu efo por cxiu bovo, kaj po unu efo por cxiu virsxafo, kaj po unu hino da oleo por cxiu efo.

25 En la dek-kvina tago de la sepa monato, en la festo, li faru tion saman dum sep tagoj:tian saman pekoferon, bruloferon, farunoferon, kaj oleon.

   

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #9959

Studere hoc loco

  
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9959. 'And make for them linen undergarments' means an external level of conjugial love. This is clear from the meaning of 'undergarments' as an external level of conjugial love, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'linen' as external truth or natural truth, also dealt with below. The reason why an external level of conjugial love is meant by 'undergarments' is that garments or coverings derive their meaning from the part of the body they cover, 9827, and the loins and genital organs, which the undergarments clothe or cover, mean conjugial love. For 'the loins' and their meaning this love, see 3021, 4280, 4575; and for 'the genital organs' and their meaning it, 4462, 5050-5062. What truly conjugial love is will be stated below in 9960.

[2] The undergarments were made from linen because 'linen' or 'flax' means external truth or natural truth, 7601, and what constitutes the actual external is truth. The reason why truth constitutes the external is that internal things terminate in external ones and rest on them as their underlying supports, and the underlying supports of good are truths. These are like the foundations on which a house is built or on which a house rests, which is why the truths of faith springing from good are meant by the foundations of a house, 9643. Truths furthermore are what protect forms of good from and withstand evils and falsities, all the power that good possesses being exerted by means of truths, 9643. So it is also that the last and lowest part of heaven is inhabited by those who are guided by truths of faith springing from good. So it is also therefore that what is last or most external with a person, namely his external skin, corresponds to those in heaven who are guided by the truths of faith, 5552-5559, 8980, yet not to those who uphold faith separated from good, since they are not in heaven. From all this it may now be recognized why the undergarments were made from linen or flax. Aaron's undergarment however, when he was clothed with the garments which were 'for glorious adornment', and which have been the subject in the present chapter, was made of fine linen together with interwoven fine linen, as is evident from a later chapter where it says,

They made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver, and a turban of fine linen, and attractive headdresses 1 from fine linen, and linen undergarments with fine twined linen. Exodus 39:27-28.

But when he was clothed with the 'holy garments' Aaron's undergarment was made of linen alone, as is clear from the following in Moses,

When Aaron comes into the sanctuary within the veil he shall put on the holy linen tunic, and the linen undergarment shall be over his flesh, and he shall gird himself with the linen belt, and place the linen turban on himself. These are holy garments. He shall also wash his flesh with water when he puts them on. He shall then first offer burnt offerings and sacrifices, by means of which he will expiate the holy place from uncleannesses. Leviticus 16:1-end.

[3] The reason why Aaron was to go at that time clothed in the linen garments, which were also called 'the holy garments', was that at that time he was performing the duty of expiating the tent, and also the people and himself from uncleannesses. And every expiation, which was accomplished by means of washings, burnt offerings, and sacrifices, represented purification of the heart from evils and falsities, and so represented regeneration; and purification from evils and falsities, or regeneration, is accomplished by means of the truths of faith. This was why Aaron wore the linen garments then, for the truths of faith are meant by 'linen garments', as stated above.

All purification from evils and falsities is accomplished by means of the truths of faith, see 2799, 5954 (end), 7044, 7918, 9089. So therefore is regeneration, 1555, 2046, 2063, 2979, 3332, 3665, 3690, 3786, 3876, 3877, 4096, 4097, 5893, 6247, 8635, 8638-8640, 8772, 9088, 9089, 9103.

[4] It was for the same reason also that the priest was to put on the linen robe and the linen undergarment when he carried the ash away from the altar, Leviticus 6:9-11, and also that 'the priests, the Levites, from the sons of Zadok' were to put it on, when they entered the sanctuary, regarding whom the following is stated in Ezekiel,

The priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall draw near My table to minister to Me. When they enter the gates of the inner court they shall put on the linen garments, and no wool shall come upon them. When they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within, the linen turbans shall be on their heads, and the linen undergarments shall be over their loins. They shall not gird themselves with sweat. 2 Ezekiel 44:15-18.

The subject in this passage is the new temple, by which a new Church is meant. By 'the priests, the Levites' those guided by truths springing from good are meant, and by 'the linen garments' the truths of faith by means of which purification and regeneration are accomplished. 'Not girding themselves with sweat' means that the holy things of worship should not be mingled with the human self; for 'sweat' means the human self or proprium, and the human proprium is nothing but evil and falsity, 210, 215, 694, 874-876, 987, 1047, 3812 (end), 8480, 8941.

[5] The reason why the undergarment Aaron wore when he was clothed with the garments 'for glorious adornment' was made of linen together with fine twined linen, as is evident from Exodus 39:27-28, quoted above, was that Aaron in those garments represented the Lord in respect of Divine Good in the heavens, Aaron himself representing the Lord in respect of the Divine Celestial there, his garments the Lord in respect of the Divine Spiritual there emanating from the Divine Celestial, 9814, and fine linen the Divine Spiritual emanating from the Divine Celestial, 5319, 9469.

V:

1. literally, adornments of headdresses

2. i.e. They must not wear garments that will make them sweat

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

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Leviticus 6:9-11

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9 "Command Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the law of the burnt offering: the burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.

10 The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on his linen breeches upon his body; and he shall remove the ashes from where the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

11 He shall take off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place.