Библијата

 

Numero 4

Студија

   

1 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises at kay Aaron, na sinasabi,

2 Ayusin ninyo ang bilang ng mga anak ni Coath, sa gitna ng mga anak ni Levi, ayon sa kanilang mga angkan, ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang.

3 Mula sa tatlong pung taong gulang hanggang sa limang pung taong gulang, lahat ng pumapasok sa paglilingkod, upang gumawa ng gawain sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan.

4 Ito ang paglilingkod ng mga anak ni Coath sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan, sa mga bagay na kabanalbanalan:

5 Pagka ang kampamento ay isusulong, ay papasok si Aaron sa loob, at ang kaniyang mga anak, at kanilang ibababa ang lambong ng tabing, at kanilang tatakpan niyaon ang kaban ng patotoo:

6 At kanilang ilalagay sa ibabaw ang isang takip na balat ng foka at kanilang lalatagan ang ibabaw ng isang kayong taganas na bughaw, at kanilang ilalagay ang mga pingga niyaon.

7 At sa ibabaw ng dulang ng tinapay na handog ay maglalatag sila ng isang kayong bughaw, at kanilang ilalagay sa ibabaw nito ang mga pinggan, at ang mga sandok, at ang mga mangkok, at ang mga tasa upang buhusan; at ang namamalaging tinapay ay malalagay sa ibabaw niyaon.

8 At kanilang lalatagan ang ibabaw ng mga yaon ng kayong pula, at kanilang tatakpan ito ng isang panakip na balat ng foka, at kanilang ilalagay ang mga pingga.

9 At kukuha sila ng isang kayong bughaw at kanilang tatakpan ang kandelerong pangtanglaw at ang mga ilawan, at ang mga gunting, at ang mga pinggan, at ang lahat ng sisidlan ng langis niyaon, na kanilang pinangangasiwaan:

10 At kanilang ilalagay, pati ang lahat ng kasangkapan niyaon sa loob ng isang takip na balat ng foka, at kanilang ilalagay sa ibabaw ng isang patungan.

11 At ang ibabaw ng dambanang ginto ay kanilang lalatagan ng isang kayong bughaw, at kanilang tatakpan ng isang panakip na balat ng foka, at kanilang ilalagay ang mga pingga niyaon:

12 At kanilang kukunin ang lahat ng mga kasangkapan na ukol sa pangangasiwa na ipinangangasiwa nila sa santuario, at kanilang ilalagay sa isang kayong bughaw, at kanilang tatakpan ng isang panakip na balat ng foka, at kanilang ipapatong sa patungan.

13 At kanilang aalisin ang mga abo sa dambana at kanilang lalatagan ng isang kayong kulay ube.

14 At kanilang ipapatong doon ang lahat ng mga kasangkapan na kanilang ipinangangasiwa sa palibot ng dambana, ang suuban at ang mga pangipit, at ang mga pala at ang mga mangkok, lahat ng mga kasangkapan ng dambana; at kanilang lalatagan ng isang panakip na balat ng foka, at kanilang ilalagay ang mga pingga niyaon.

15 At pagka si Aaron at ang kaniyang mga anak ay nakatapos na makapagtakip sa santuario at sa buong kasangkapan ng santuario, kailan ma't isusulong ang kampamento: ay magsisilapit pagkatapos ang mga anak ni Koath upang kanilang buhatin yaon: datapuwa't huwag silang hihipo sa santuario, baka sila'y mamatay. Ang mga bagay na ito ay siyang pasanin ng mga anak ni Coath sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan.

16 At ang magiging katungkulan ni Eleazar na anak ni Aaron na saserdote, ay ang langis sa ilawan, at ang mabangong kamangyan, at ang palaging handog na harina, at ang langis na pang-pahid, at ang pagiingat ng buong tabernakulo at ng lahat na nandoon, ang santuario at ang mga kasangkapan niyaon.

17 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises at kay Aaron, na sinasabi,

18 Huwag ninyong ihiwalay ang lipi ng mga angkan ng mga Coathita sa gitna ng mga Levita.

19 Kundi gawin ninyo sa kanila ang ganito, upang sila'y mabuhay at huwag mamatay, paglapit nila sa mga kabanalbanalang bagay: si Aaron at ang kaniyang mga anak ay paparoon at ituturo sa bawa't isa ang kanikaniyang paglilingkod at ang kanikaniyang pasanin:

20 Nguni't sila'y huwag magsisipasok upang tingnan ang santuario kahit sandali man, baka sila'y mamatay.

21 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,

22 Aayusin mo rin ang bilang ng mga anak ni Gerson, ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang ayon sa kanilang mga angkan;

23 Mula sa tatlong pung taong gulang hanggang sa limang pung taong gulang ay bibilangin mo sila; yaong lahat na pumapasok na nangangasiwa sa paglilingkod upang gawin ang gawain sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan.

24 Ito ang paglilingkod ng mga angkan ng mga Gersonita, sa paglilingkod at sa pagdadala ng mga pasanin:

25 Dadalhin nila ang mga tabing ng tabernakulo, at ang tabernakulo ng kapisanan, ang takip niyaon, at ang panakip na balat ng foka na nasa ibabaw nito, at ang tabing sa pintuan ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan;

26 At ang mga tabing sa looban, at ang tabing sa pintuang-daan ng looban na nasa siping ng tabernakulo, at ng dambana, at ang mga tali ng mga yaon, at ang lahat ng kasangkapan sa kanilang paglilingkod at ang lahat na marapat na gawin sa mga yaon ay kanilang ipaglilingkod.

27 Mapapasa kapangyarihan ni Aaron at ng kaniyang mga anak ang buong paglilingkod ng mga anak ng mga Gersonita sa buong kanilang pasanin, at sa buong kanilang paglilingkod: at inyong ituturo sa kanila ang mga nauukol sa kanilang buong pasanin.

28 Ito ang paglilingkod ng mga angkan ng mga Gersonita sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan: at ang katungkulan nila ay mapapasa ilalim ng pamamahala ni Ithamar na anak ni Aaron na saserdote.

29 Tungkol sa mga anak ni Merari, ay bibilangin mo sila ayon sa kanilang mga angkan, ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang;

30 Mula sa tatlong pung taong gulang na patanda hanggang sa limang pung taong gulang ay iyong bibilangin sila, lahat na pumapasok sa paglilingkod, upang gawin ang gawain sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan.

31 At ito ang katungkulan sa kanilang pasanin ayon sa buong paglilingkod nila sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan: ang mga tabla ng tabernakulo, at ang mga barakilan, at ang mga haligi, at ang mga tungtungan;

32 At ang mga haligi sa palibot ng looban, at ang mga tungtungan, at ang mga tulos, at ang mga tali pati ng lahat ng kasangkapan at ng buong paglilingkod: at ayon sa pangalan, ay ituturo mo sa kanila ang mga kasangkapan na katungkulan sa kanilang pasanin.

33 Ito ang paglilingkod ng mga angkan ng mga anak ni Merari ayon sa buong paglilingkod nila sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan, sa ilalim ng pamamahala ni Ithamar na anak ni Aaron na saserdote.

34 At binilang ni Moises at ni Aaron, at ng mga prinsipe ng kapisanan ang mga anak ng mga Coathita ayon sa kanilang mga angkan, at ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang,

35 Mula sa tatlong pung taong gulang na patanda hanggang sa limang pung taong gulang, ang bawa't isa na pumapasok sa paglilingkod, upang gumawa sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan;

36 At yaong nangabilang sa kanila ayon sa kanilang mga angkan, ay dalawang libo at pitong daan at limangpu.

37 Ito ang nangabilang sa mga angkan ng mga Coathita, lahat ng nagsisipaglingkod sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan na binilang ni Moises at ni Aaron, ayon sa utos ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

38 At yaong nangabilang sa mga anak ni Gerson, ang kanilang mga angkan, at ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang,

39 Mula sa tatlong pung taong gulang na patanda hanggang sa limang pung taong gulang, bawa't isa na pumapasok sa paglilingkod upang gumawa sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan.

40 Sa makatuwid baga'y ang nangabilang sa kanila, ayon sa kanilang mga angkan, ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang, ay dalawang libo at anim na raan at tatlong pu.

41 Ito ang nangabilang sa mga angkan ng mga anak ni Gerson, sa lahat ng naglingkod sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan, na binilang ni Moises at ni Aaron, ayon sa utos ng Panginoon.

42 At ang nangabilang sa mga angkan ng mga anak ni Merari ayon sa kanilang mga angkan, ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang.

43 Mula sa tatlong pung taong gulang na patanda hanggang sa limang pung taong gulang, bawa't isa na pumapasok sa paglilingkod, upang gumawa sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan,

44 Sa makatuwid baga'y yaong lahat na nangabilang sa kanila ayon sa kanilang mga angkan, ay tatlong libo at dalawang daan.

45 Ito ang nangabilang sa mga angkan ng mga anak ni Merari na binilang ni Moises at ni Aaron, ayon sa utos ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

46 Yaong lahat na nangabilang sa mga Levita, na binilang ni Moises at ni Aaron at ng mga prinsipe sa Israel, ayon sa kanilang mga angkan, at ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang,

47 Mula sa tatlong pung taong gulang na patanda hanggang sa limang pung taong gulang, bawa't isa na pumapasok upang gumawa ng gawang paglilingkod, at ng gawang pagdadala ng mga pasanin sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan,

48 Sa makatuwid baga'y yaong nangabilang sa kanila, ay walong libo at limang daan at walong pu.

49 Ayon sa utos ng Panginoon ay nangabilang sa pamamagitan ni Moises, bawa't isa ayon sa kaniyang paglilingkod, at ayon sa kaniyang pasanin: ganito niya binilang sila gaya ng iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.

   

Од делата на Сведенборг

 

Apocalypse Explained #64

Проучи го овој пасус

  
/ 1232  
  

64. Clothed with a garment down to the foot, signifies Divine truth proceeding from Him. This is evident from the signification of "garments" as being truths that clothe good (See Arcana Coelestia, n. 1073, 2576, 5248, 5319, 5954, 9212, 9216, 9952, 10536). Here is only mentioned "a garment down to the foot," which is a general covering; by which, as the Lord is treated of, all Divine truth in general is meant. Since the Lord is here described in respect to the Divine Human, which is here the "Son of man seen in the midst of the lampstands," and it is said that He was "clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the paps with a golden girdle," and afterwards that "His face shone as the sun in his power," I wish to give an explanation of what is said in the Evangelists about the Lord when He was transfigured, where some similar expressions are used; and afterwards of what is said about the soldiers dividing His garments, and casting the lot upon His tunic.

[2] Of the Lord's transfiguration it is thus written:

Jesus took Peter, James, and John, into a very high mountain, and He was transfigured before them; and His face did shine as the sun, and His garments became white as the light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah speaking with Him. And behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him (Matthew 17:1-5; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36).

The Lord took Peter, James, and John, because by them the church in respect to faith, charity, and the works of charity was represented; He took them "into a high mountain," because "mountain" signifies heaven; "His face did shine as the sun," because "face" signifies the interiors, and it did shine as the sun because His interiors were Divine, for the "sun" is Divine love; "His garments became white as the light," because "garments" signify Divine truth proceeding from Him; the like is signified by "light." "Moses and Elijah" appeared, because the two signify the Word, "Moses" the historical Word, and "Elijah" the prophetical Word; "a bright cloud overshadowed them," because "a bright cloud" signifies the Word in the letter within which is the internal sense; "a voice out of the cloud said, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye Him," because "a voice out of the cloud" signifies Divine truth out of the Word, and "beloved Son," the Lord's Divine Human. And because Divine truth is from Him, and thence all truth of the church, it was said out of the cloud, "in whom I am well pleased, hear ye Him."

[3] It was plainly the Divine Human of the Lord that was thus seen, for the Divine Itself cannot be seen by anyone, except through the Divine Human. This the Lord also teaches in John:

No man hath seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath brought Him forth to view (John 1:18).

And in another place:

Ye have neither heard the voice of the Father at any time, nor seen His shape (John 5:37).

(That such things are signified by these words in the Evangelists, can be seen in the Arcana Coelestia where the particulars are made known, namely, that by "Peter," "James," and "John," in the Word, are signified faith, charity, and the works of charity, n. 3750, and above, n. 8-9; by "high mountain" is signified heaven, n. 8327, 8805, 9420, 9422, 9434, 10608; by "face," the interiors which are of the mind, n. 1999, 2434, 3527, 4066, 4796, 5102, 9306, 9546; and by "the face of the Lord," mercy, peace, and every good, n. 222-223, 5585, 9306, 9546, 9888; by "the sun," Divine Love, n. 2495, 4060, 7083; and in the work on Heaven and Hell 116-125; by "garments," when the Lord is treated of, Divine truth, n. 9212, 9216; and the like by "light," n. 3195, 3222, 5400, 8644, 9399, 9548, 9684; and in the work on Heaven and Hell, n. 126-140. That "Moses and Elias" signify the Word; "Moses," see Arcana Coelestia 5922, 6723, 6752, 6771, 6827, 7010, 7014, 7089, 7382, 9372, 10234; and "Elias," see n. 2762, 5247. That "clouds" signify the Word in the letter, see above, n. 36; that "beloved Son" is the Divine Human of the Lord is evident.) From the fact that the "Lord's garments" signify Divine truth, it may be known what is signified by the soldiers dividing the garments of the Lord among them, and casting a lot upon His tunic, of which it is thus written in John:

The soldiers took His garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part, also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for whose it shall be; that the Scripture might be fulfilled which saith, They parted My garments among them, and upon My vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did (John 19:23-24).

[4] He who is not aware that in every particular of the Word there is an internal sense which is spiritual, cannot see any arcanum in these things; he knows only that the soldiers divided the garments and not the tunic; and beyond this he knows nothing; when not only in this fact is there a Divine arcanum, but also in every particular of what is recorded concerning the passion of the Lord. The arcanum in this fact is that the garments of the Lord signified Divine truth, thus the Word, because the Word is Divine truth; the "garments" that they divided, the Word in the letter, and the "tunic" the Word in the internal sense; to "divide them" signifies to disperse and falsify; and "the soldiers" signify those that are of the church, who should fight in behalf of Divine truth. This is why it is said, "These things therefore the soldiers did." From this it is clear that the meaning of these words in the spiritual sense is that the Jewish Church dispersed the Divine truth which is in the sense of the letter, but could not disperse the Divine truth which is in the internal sense. That the "garments of the Lord" signified Divine truth, thus the Word, was shown above; that His "tunic" signified Divine truth, or the Word, in the internal sense, see Arcana Coelestia n.9826, 9942; that to "divide" is to disperse and separate from good and truth, thus to falsify, see n. 4424, 6360, 6361, 9094; that "the soldiers" signify those that are of the church, here of the Jewish church, who should fight in behalf of Divine truth, is clear from the spiritual sense of "warfare" and of "war;" that "war" signifies spiritual combats, which are of truth against falsity, see n. 1659, 1664, 8295, 10455; it is therefore said of the Levites, whose function pertained to such things as are of the church, that they were discharging military duty and were serving in war, when they were exercising their ministry in the tent of the assembly (Numbers 4:23, 35, 39, 43, 47; 8:23, 24).

  
/ 1232  
  

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

Од делата на Сведенборг

 

Arcana Coelestia #4060

Проучи го овој пасус

  
/ 10837  
  

4060. Therefore the words quoted above [in 4056] mean the state of the Church at that time as regards good, that is, as regards charity towards the neighbour and love to the Lord. This is clear from the internal sense of these words, which is as follows:

But immediately after the affliction of those days means the state of the Church as regards the truth of faith, which is dealt with in the verses immediately before this. In the Word desolation of truth is called 'affliction' in various places - 'days' being states, see 23, 487, 488, 493, 893, 2788, 3462, 3785. From this it is evident that these words mean that once faith no longer exists neither will any charity exist. For faith leads to charity because it teaches what charity is, and charity acquires its particular character from the truths of faith. The truths of faith however receive their essence and life from charity, as has been shown many times in previous volumes.

[2] The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light means love to the Lord, which is 'the sun', and charity towards the neighbour, which is 'the moon'. 'Being darkened' and 'not giving light' mean that that love and charity will not be in evidence and so will disappear. For 'the sun' means the celestial kind of love and 'the moon' the spiritual kind; that is, 'the sun' means love to the Lord, and 'the moon' charity towards the neighbour which comes through faith, see 1053, 1529, 1530, 2120, 2441, 2495. The reason why the sun and the moon have these meanings is that the Lord is seen in the next life as a sun by those in heaven who are governed by love to Him and are called celestial, and as a moon by those who are governed by charity towards the neighbour and are referred to as spiritual, see 1053, 1521, 1529-1531, 3636, 3643.

[3] The sun and the moon in heaven, or the Lord, are never darkened, nor do they lose their light but are shining unceasingly. Thus in heaven there is no darkening or loss of light in the love which celestial angels have for the Lord or in the charity which spiritual angels show towards the neighbour. Nor on earth is there any in people with whom angels are present, that is, in people who are governed by love and charity. But those who are not governed by any love or charity, only by self-love and love of the world, and consequently by feelings of hatred and revenge, bring that kind of obscurity to themselves. It is like the sun of this world which is shining constantly; yet when clouds intervene the sun is not visible, see 2441.

[4] And the stars will fall from heaven means that cognitions of good and truth will perish. When mentioned in the Word 'stars' have no other meaning than those cognitions, 1808, 2849.

And the powers of the heavens will be shaken means the foundations of the Church which are said to be shaken and jolted when those cognitions perish. This is because the Church on earth is heaven's foundation; for the influx of good and truth from the Lord through the heavens culminates ultimately in the goods and truths present with the member of the Church. Consequently when the state of the member of the Church is so perverse that he no longer allows good or truth to flow into him 'the powers of the heavens' are in that case said 'to be shaken'. That being so, the Lord always provides for some vestige of the Church to be left. And when the old Church perishes a new one is established.

[5] And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven means the manifestation of Divine truth - 'sign' meaning a manifestation, 'the Son of Man' the Lord as regards Divine truth, see 2803, 2813, 3704. This manifestation, or this 'sign', is what the disciples asked for when they said to the Lord,

Tell us, when will those things take place; what especially will be the sign of Your coming and of the close of the age? Matthew 24:3.

For they knew from the Word that when the age drew to a close the Lord would come, and they knew from the Lord that He would be coming again, by which they understood the Lord's coming a second time into the world since they were not yet aware of the fact that the Lord had come as often as the Church had been brought to ruin. Not that any of these comings had been a coming in person, as was the case when, through birth in the world, He took on the Human and made this Divine. Rather, those comings had been made through appearances or manifestations of Himself, such as when He appeared in Mamre to Abraham, in the bush to Moses, on Mount Sinai to the Israelites, and to Joshua when he entered the land of Canaan. There were other comings of a less visible nature, such as those at times when inspiration was received and the Word was given by means of it, and later on through the Word itself. For the Word has the Lord present within it; every detail there comes from Him and has reference to Him, as may be recognized from what has been shown many times up to now. This is the kind of appearance that is meant here by 'the sign of the Son of Man' and is the subject in the present verse under consideration.

[6] And then all the tribes of the earth will mourn means that all in whom the good of love and the truth of faith dwell will experience grief. This is what is meant by 'mourning', see Zechariah 12:10-14; and 'the tribes' means all aspects of good and truth, that is, of love and faith, 3858, 3926, and so consequently those in whom these things dwell. The phrase 'the tribes of the earth' is used because those inside the Church are meant - 'the earth' being the Church, see 662, 1066, 1067, 1262, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2928,

[7] And they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory means that at that time a revelation of the internal sense of the Word - the sense in which the Lord is present - will take place. 'The Son of Man' means Divine truth within the Word, 2803, 2813, 3704, 'the clouds' the literal sense. 'Power' has reference to the good and 'glory' to the truth present there. For this meaning of 'seeing the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven', see Preface to Genesis 18. This is the kind of coming of the Lord that is meant here, not a literal manifestation of Him in clouds. Next follows a reference to the establishment of a new Church, which takes place once the old has been brought to ruin and cast aside.

[8] He will send out His angels with a trumpet and a loud voice means election - not by visible angels, still less by trumpets and by loud voices, but by an influx of holy good and of holy truth from the Lord through angels, so that the expression 'angels' in the Word means something essentially the Lord's, 1925, 2821, 3039. In this instance it means things which come from the Lord and have reference to the Lord. 'A trumpet and a loud voice' means the proclamation of the Gospel, as in other places in the Word.

[9] And they will gather the elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other end of them means the establishment of a new Church, 'the elect' being people in whom the good of love and faith dwell, 3755 (end), 3900, 'the four winds' from which they will be gathered being all states of good and truth, 3708, and 'one end of the heavens to the other' the internal and the external features of the Church. These are the considerations that are meant by these words spoken by the Lord.

  
/ 10837  
  

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