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Esekiel 47

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1 Så førte han mig tilbake til husets inngang, og se, det kom vann ut under husets dørtreskel mot øst, for husets forside vendte mot øst; og vannet rant ned fra husets høire side, sønnenfor alteret.

2 Så lot han mig gå ut gjennem nordporten og førte mig omkring utenfor, til den ytre port, til den port som vender mot øst, og se, det vellet vann frem fra den høire side.

3 Mannen gikk nu mot øst med en målesnor i hånden og målte tusen alen; så lot han mig vade gjennem vannet, og vannet nådde mig til anklene.

4 Atter målte han tusen alen og lot mig vade gjennem vannet; da nådde vannet mig til knærne. Atter målte han tusen alen og lot mig vade gjennem vann som nådde til lendene.

5 Så målte han atter tusen alen; da var det en bekk som jeg ikke kunde vade igjennem; for vannet var så høit at en måtte svømme der - det var en bekk som ikke lot sig vade.

6 Og han sa til mig: Har du sett det, menneskesønn? Og han førte mig tilbake igjen langs bekkens bredd.

7 Da jeg vendte tilbake, se, da stod det på bekkens bredd en stor mengde trær på begge sider.

8 Og han sa til mig: Dette vann rinner til østbygdene og videre ned til ødemarken og faller så i havet*; og når det ledes ut i havet, blir vannet der sundt. / {* det Døde Hav.}

9 Og alle levende skapninger, som det vrimler av overalt hvor dobbeltbekken* kommer, skal leve, og fiskene skal bli meget tallrike; for når dette vann kommer dit, blir der sundhet og liv overalt hvor bekken kommer. / {* d.e. den store bekk; ESK 47, 5.}

10 Og det skal stå fiskere ved havet* fra En-Gedi til En-Egla'im; det skal være et sted til å kaste fiskegarn ut; det skal finnes fisk av forskjellig slag i stor mengde, som i det store hav. / {* det Døde hav.}

11 Men myrene og pyttene der skal ikke bli sunde; de skal bare være til å utvinne salt av.

12 Ved bekken skal det på begge dens bredder vokse op allehånde frukttrær; deres blad skal ikke visne, og deres frukt skal ikke høre op; hver måned skal de bære ny frukt; for vannet til dem går ut fra helligdommen; og deres frukt skal være til mat, og deres blad til lægedom.

13 sier Herren, Israels Gud: Dette er de grenser hvorefter I skal skifte ut landet til arv for Israels tolv stammer; Josef skal ha to lodder.

14 I skal ta det til arv, den ene som den andre, fordi jeg har løftet min hånd og svoret å ville gi eders fedre det, og således skal dette land tilfalle eder som arv.

15 Dette skal være landets grenser: Mot nord fra det store hav på veien til Hetlon i retning mot Sedad,

16 Hamat, Berota, Sibra'im, som ligger mellem Damaskus' landemerke og Hamats landemerke, det mellemste Haser, som ligger bortimot Havrans landemerke.

17 Således skal grensen gå fra havet til Hasar-Enon ved Damaskus' landemerke og videre enda lenger mot nord op til Hamats landemerke. Dette er nordsiden.

18 På østsiden: Jordan, mellem Havran og Damaskus og mellem Gilead og Israels land; fra nordgrensen til det østlige hav skal I måle. Dette er østsiden.

19 På sydsiden - mot syd - skal grensen gå fra Tamar til Meribots vann ved Kades; arven skal nå til det store hav. Dette er sydsiden - grensen mot syd.

20 Og på vestsiden skal det store hav være grensen og gå fra sydgrensen til midt imot Hamat. Dette er vestsiden.

21 Dette land skal I dele mellem eder efter Israels stammer.

22 I skal lodde det ut til arv for eder og de fremmede som bor iblandt eder, og som har fått barn iblandt eder; de skal for eder være som de innfødte blandt Israels barn; de skal få arv sammen med eder blandt Israels stammer.

23 I den stamme hvor den fremmede bor, der skal I gi ham hans arv, sier Herren, Israels Gud.

   

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Apocalypse Explained #432

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432. Verse 5. Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

"Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand," signifies love to the Lord, and that all who are in that love are in heaven, and come into heaven. "Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand," signifies the light of truth from that good, and that all who are in that light are in heaven, and come into heaven. "Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand," signifies the good of life thence.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Deuteronomy 33

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1 This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

2 He said, "Yahweh came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

3 Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet; [Everyone] shall receive of your words.

4 Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

5 He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

6 "Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few."

7 This is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, "Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries."

8 Of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah;

9 who said of his father, and of his mother, 'I have not seen him;' Neither did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he know his own children: For they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.

10 They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.

11 Yahweh, bless his substance. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again."

12 Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders."

13 Of Joseph he said, "His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,

14 for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things of the growth of the moons,

15 for the chief things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

16 for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let [the blessing] come on the head of Joseph, On the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

17 The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh."

18 Of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.

19 They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand."

20 Of Gad he said, "He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head.

21 He provided the first part for himself, for there was the lawgiver's portion reserved. He came [with] the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel."

22 Of Dan he said, "Dan is a lion's cub that leaps out of Bashan."

23 Of Naphtali he said, "Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of the blessing of Yahweh, Possess the west and the south."

24 Of Asher he said, "Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.

25 Your bars shall be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.

26 "There is none like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies.

27 The eternal God is [your] dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, 'Destroy!'

28 Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.

29 You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places."