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Ezekiel 33

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM λαλέω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--DPM υἱός-N2--DPM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM γῆ-N1--NSF ἐπί-P ὅς- --ASF ἄν-X ἐπιἄγω-V1--PAI1S ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF καί-C λαμβάνω-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM εἷς-A3--ASM ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C δίδωμι-VO--AAS3P αὐτός- D--ASM ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM εἰς-P σκοπός-N2--ASM

3 καί-C ὁράω-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--ASF ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ἔρχομαι-V1--PMPASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C σαλπίζω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--DSF σάλπιγξ-N3G-DSF καί-C σημαίνω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM

4 καί-C ἀκούω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀκούω-VA--AAPNSM ὁ- A--ASF φωνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF σάλπιγξ-N3G-GSF καί-C μή-D φυλάσσω-VA--AMS3S καί-C ἐπιἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--NSF ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF καί-C καταλαμβάνω-VB--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASN αἷμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF κεφαλή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S

5 ὅτι-C ὁ- A--ASF φωνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF σάλπιγξ-N3G-GSF ἀκούω-VA--AAPNSM οὐ-D φυλάσσω-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSN αἷμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C οὗτος- D--NSM ὅτι-C φυλάσσω-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--ASF ψυχή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκαἱρέω-VBI-AMI3S

6 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM σκοπός-N2--NSM ἐάν-C ὁράω-VB--AAS3S ὁ- A--ASF ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF ἔρχομαι-V1--PMPASF καί-C μή-D σημαίνω-VA--AAS3S ὁ- A--DSF σάλπιγξ-N3G-DSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM μή-D φυλάσσω-VA--AMS3S καί-C ἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ὁ- A--NSF ῥομφαία-N1A-NSF λαμβάνω-VB--AAS3S ἐκ-P αὐτός- D--GPM ψυχή-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--NSF διά-P ὁ- A--ASF ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSF ἀνομία-N1A-ASF λαμβάνω-VVI-API3S καί-C ὁ- A--ASN αἷμα-N3M-ASN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF χείρ-N3--GSF ὁ- A--GSM σκοπός-N2--GSM ἐκζητέω-VF--FAI1S

7 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM σκοπός-N2--ASM δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἀκούω-VF--FMI2S ἐκ-P στόμα-N3M-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS λόγος-N2--ASM

8 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἶπον-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--DSM ἁμαρτωλός-A1B-DSM θάνατος-N2--DSM θανατόω-VC--FPI2S καί-C μή-D λαλέω-VA--AAS2S ὁ- A--GSN φυλάσσω-VA--AMN ὁ- A--ASM ἀσεβής-A3H-APM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὁδός-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM αὐτός- D--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἄνομος-A1B-NSM ὁ- A--DSF ἀνομία-N1A-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποθνήσκω-VF2-FMI3S ὁ- A--ASN δέ-X αἷμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF χείρ-N3--GSF σύ- P--GS ἐκζητέω-VF--FAI1S

9 σύ- P--NS δέ-X ἐάν-C προ ἀποἀγγέλλω-VA--AAS2S ὁ- A--DSM ἀσεβής-A3H-DSM ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--GSN ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAN ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C μή-D ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAS3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὁδός-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM οὗτος- D--NSM ὁ- A--DSF ἀσέβεια-N1A-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἀποθνήσκω-VF2-FMI3S καί-C σύ- P--NS ὁ- A--ASF ψυχή-N1--ASF σεαυτοῦ- D--GSM ἐκαἱρέω-VM--XMI2S

10 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM εἶπον-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM οὕτως-D λαλέω-VAI-AAI2P λέγω-V1--PAPNPM ὁ- A--NPF πλάνη-N1--NPF ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ὁ- A--NPF ἀνομία-N1A-NPF ἐγώ- P--GP ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--DP εἰμί-V9--PAI3P καί-C ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF ἐγώ- P--NP τήκω-V1--PMI1P καί-C πῶς-D ζάω-VF--FMI1P

11 εἶπον-VB--AAD2S αὐτός- D--DPM ζάω-V3--PAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM οὐ-D βούλομαι-V1--PMI1S ὁ- A--ASM θάνατος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM ἀσεβής-A3H-GSM ὡς-C ὁ- A--ASN ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM ἀσεβής-A3H-ASM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὁδός-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ζάω-V3--PAN αὐτός- D--ASM ἀποστροφή-N1--DSF ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAD2P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ὁδός-N2--GSF σύ- P--GP καί-C ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN ἀποθνήσκω-V1--PAI2P οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

12 εἶπον-VB--AAD2S πρός-P ὁ- A--APM υἱός-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS δικαιοσύνη-N1--NSF δίκαιος-A1A-GSM οὐ-D μή-D ἐκαἱρέω-VB--AMS3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF πλανάω-VC--APS3S καί-C ἀνομία-N1A-NSF ἀσεβής-A3H-GSM οὐ-D μή-D κακόω-VA--AAS3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐν-P ὅς- --DSF ἄν-X ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAS3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ἀνομία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C δίκαιος-A1A-NSM οὐ-D μή-D δύναμαι-V6--PMS3S σώζω-VC--APN

13 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἶπον-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--DSM δίκαιος-A1A-DSM οὗτος- D--NSM πείθω-VX--XAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--DSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS3S ἀνομία-N1A-ASF πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF δικαιοσύνη-N1--NPF αὐτός- D--GSM οὐ-D μή-D ἀναμιμνήσκω-VS--APS3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ἀδικία-N1A-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅς- --DSF ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF ἀποθνήσκω-VF2-FMI3S

14 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἶπον-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--DSM ἀσεβής-A3H-DSM θάνατος-N2--DSM θανατόω-VC--FPI2S καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FMI2S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ἁμαρτία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS3S κρίμα-N3M-ASN καί-C δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF

15 καί-C ἐνεχύρασμα-N3M-ASN ἀποδίδωμι-VO--AAS3S καί-C ἅρπαγμα-N3M-ASN ἀποτίνω-VA--AAS3S ἐν-P πρόσταγμα-N3M-DPN ζωή-N1--GSF διαπορεύομαι-V1--PMS3S ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ποιέω-VA--AAN ἄδικος-A1B-ASM ζωή-N1--DSF ζάω-VF--FMI3S καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS3S

16 πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-NPF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅς- --APF ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D μή-D ἀναμιμνήσκω-VS--APS3P ὅτι-C κρίμα-N3M-ASN καί-C δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM ζάω-VF--FMI3S

17 καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS οὐ-D εὐθύς-A3U-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ὁδός-N2--NSF ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C οὗτος- D--NSF ὁ- A--NSF ὁδός-N2--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM οὐ-D εὐθύς-A3U-NSF

18 ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAN δίκαιος-A1A-ASM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF δικαιοσύνη-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS3S ἀνομία-N1A-GSF καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VF2-FMI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF

19 καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM ἁμαρτωλός-A1B-ASM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF ἀνομία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS3S κρίμα-N3M-ASN καί-C δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM αὐτός- D--NSM ζάω-VF--FMI3S

20 καί-C οὗτος- D--ASN εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ὅς- --ASN εἶπον-VAI-AAI2P οὐ-D εὐθύς-A3U-NSF ὁ- A--NSF ὁδός-N2--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ἕκαστος-A1--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ὁδός-N2--DPF αὐτός- D--GSM κρίνω-VF2-FAI1S σύ- P--AP οἶκος-N2--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

21 καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN δωδέκατος-A1--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM δωδέκατος-A1--DSM μήν-N3--DSM πέμπτος-A1--DSF ὁ- A--GSM μήν-N3--GSM ὁ- A--GSF αἰχμαλωσία-N1A-GSF ἐγώ- P--GP ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM ἀνασώζω-VC--APPNSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἀπό-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---GSF λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ἁλίσκω-VZI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF πόλις-N3I-NSF

22 καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS χείρ-N3--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF πρίν-D ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἀναοἴγω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN στόμα-N3M-ASN ἕως-D ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D καί-C ἀναοἴγω-VQ--APPNSN ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSN στόμα-N3M-NSN οὐ-D συνἔχω-VCI-API3S ἔτι-D

23 καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

24 υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NPM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--APF ἐρημόω-VM--XPPAPF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAI3P εἷς-A3--NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S *ἀβραάμ-N---NSM καί-C καταἔχω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C ἐγώ- P--NP πολύς-A3C-NPM εἰμί-V9--PAI1P ἐγώ- P--DP δίδωμι-VM--XMI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF εἰς-P κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF

25 διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN εἶπον-VB--AAD2S αὐτός- D--DPM ὅδε- D--APN λέγω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--NSM

27 ζάω-V3--PAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS εἰ-C μήν-X ὁ- A--NPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἐρημόω-VM--XPPDPF μάχαιρα-N1A-DSF πίπτω-VF2-FMI3P καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSN πεδίον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--DPN θηρίον-N2N-DPN ὁ- A--GSM ἀγρός-N2--GSM δίδωμι-VC--FPI3P εἰς-P κατάβρωμα-N3M-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF τειχίζω-VT--XMPDPF καί-C ὁ- A--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN σπήλαιον-N2N-DPN θάνατος-N2--DSM ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI1S

28 καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἔρημος-A1B-ASF καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ὕβρις-N3I-NSF ὁ- A--GSF ἰσχύς-N3U-GSF αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C ἐρημόω-VC--FPI3S ὁ- A--APN ὄρος-N3E-APN ὁ- A--GSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM διά-P ὁ- A--ASN μή-D εἰμί-V9--PAN διαπορεύομαι-V1--PMPASM

29 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S κύριος-N2--NSM καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM ἔρημος-A1B-ASF καί-C ἐρημόω-VC--FPI3S διά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN βδέλυγμα-N3M-APN αὐτός- D--GPM ὅς- --APN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P

30 καί-C σύ- P--NS υἱός-N2--VSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NPM λαλέω-V2--PAPNPM περί-P σύ- P--GS παρά-P ὁ- A--APN τεῖχος-N3E-APN καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM πυλών-N3W-DPM ὁ- A--GPF οἰκία-N1A-GPF καί-C λαλέω-V2--PAI3P ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM συνἔρχομαι-VB--AAS1P καί-C ἀκούω-VA--AAS1P ὁ- A--APN ἐκπορεύομαι-V1--PMPAPN παρά-P κύριος-N2--GSM

31 ἔρχομαι-V1--PMI3P πρός-P σύ- P--AS ὡς-C συνπορεύομαι-V1--PMI3S λαός-N2--NSM καί-C καταἧμαι-V5--PMI3P ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀκούω-V1--PAI3P ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN σύ- P--GS καί-C αὐτός- D--APN οὐ-D μή-D ποιέω-VF--FAI3P ὅτι-C ψεῦδος-N3E-NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN στόμα-N3M-DSN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPN μίασμα-N3M-GPN ὁ- A--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GPM

32 καί-C γίγνομαι-V1--PMS2S αὐτός- D--DPM ὡς-C φωνή-N1--NSF ψαλτήριον-N2N-GSN ἡδύφωνος-A1B-GSN εὐάρμοστος-A1B-GSN καί-C ἀκούω-VF--FMI3P σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--APN ῥῆμα-N3M-APN καί-C οὐ-D μή-D ποιέω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--APN

33 καί-C ἡνίκα-D ἄν-X ἔρχομαι-VB--AAS3S εἶπον-VF2-FAI3P ἰδού-I ἥκω-V1--PAI3S καί-C γιγνώσκω-VF--FMI3P ὅτι-C προφήτης-N1M-NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P μέσος-A1--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #612

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612. 'Noah was a righteous and blameless man among members of his own generation' means that he was such as could be endowed with charity. This is clear from the meaning of 'righteous' and 'blameless', 'righteous' having regard to the good of charity, and 'blameless' to the truth of charity; also from the fact that the essential element of that Church was charity, in the Lord's Divine mercy to be dealt with later on. That 'righteous' has regard to the good of charity and 'blameless' to the truth of charity is clear from the Word, as in Isaiah,

They will seek Me daily, and will desire the knowledge of My ways, as a nation that does righteousness and does not forsake the judgement of their God. They will ask of Me the judgments of righteousness, they will desire the approach of God. Isaiah 58:2.

Here 'judgement' stands for things that have to do with truth, and 'righteousness' for those that have to do with good. 'Doing judgement and righteousness' became so to speak a stock phrase for truth and good, as in Isaiah 56:1; Jeremiah 22:3, 13, 15; 23:5; 33:15; Ezekiel 33:14, 16, 19. And the Lord said,

The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Matthew 13:43.

This stands for people who are endowed with charity. Also in reference to the close of the age the Lord said,

The angels will come out and separate the evil from the midst of the righteous. Matthew 13:49.

Here also it stands for people who receive the good that stems from charity.

[2] 'Blameless' however means the truth that stems from charity. For truth can come from one of many other origins, but that which stems from the good of charity deriving from the Lord is called 'blameless' and 'a blameless man', as in David,

Who will sojourn in Your tent? Who will dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks blameless and does righteousness and speaks truth in his heart. Psalms 15:1-2.

This describes a person who is blameless. In the same author,

With the holy You behave in a holy way, and with a blameless man (vir). You show Yourself blameless. Psalms 18:15.

Here 'a blameless man' is one who is so by reason of what is holy, that is, good stemming from charity. In the same author,

Jehovah will withhold no good thing from those walking blamelessly. Psalms 84:11.

[3] A 'blameless' person is one who is true by reason of good, that is, one who speaks and does what is true from charity. This is clear from the fact that so many times the words 'walking', 'way', and also 'upright' or 'uprightness', words used in connection with truth, are applied to someone who is blameless or to blamelessness, as in David,

I will instruct the blameless in the way how far he shall come towards me. I will walk in the blamelessness of my heart within my house. Psalms 101:2.

And in verse 6 of the same Psalm,

He who walks in the way of the blameless will serve Me.

In the same author,

Blessed are the blameless in the way, walking in the law of Jehovah. Psalms 119:1.

In the same author,

Blamelessness and uprightness will protect me. Psalms 25:21.

In the same author,

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for the latter end of that man is peace. Psalms 37:37.

From these quotations it is clear that someone who does what is good is called 'righteous', while someone who does truth deriving from it, which is the same as 'doing righteousness and judgement', is called 'blameless'. 'Holiness and righteousness' belongs on the celestial side of faith, 'blamelessness and judgement' on the derivative spiritual side.

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