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1 Ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς, προς παντας τους λαους, εθνη και γλωσσας τους κατοικουντας επι πασης της γης· Ειρηνη ας πληθυνθη εις εσας.

2 Τα σημεια και τα θαυμασια, τα οποια εκαμεν εις εμε ο Θεος ο Υψιστος, ηρεσεν ενωπιον μου να αναγγειλω.

3 Ποσον ειναι μεγαλα τα σημεια αυτου· και ποσον ισχυρα τα θαυμασια αυτου· η βασιλεια αυτου ειναι βασιλεια αιωνιος και η εξουσια αυτου εις γενεαν και γενεαν.

4 Εγω ο Ναβουχοδονοσορ ημην αναπαυομενος εν τω οικω μου και ακμαζων εν τω παλατιω μου.

5 Ειδον ενυπνιον, το οποιον με κατεπληξε, και οι διαλογισμοι μου επι της κλινης μου και αι ορασεις της κεφαλης μου με εταραξαν.

6 Δια τουτο εξεδωκα προσταγμα να εισαχθωσιν ενωπιον μου παντες οι σοφοι της Βαβυλωνος, δια να φανερωσωσιν εις εμε την ερμηνειαν του ενυπνιου.

7 Τοτε εισηλθον οι μαγοι, οι επαοιδοι, οι Χαλδαιοι και οι μαντεις· και εγω ειπα το ενυπνιον εμπροσθεν αυτων, αλλα δεν μοι εφανερωσαν την ερμηνειαν αυτου.

8 Υστερον δε ηλθεν ο Δανιηλ ενωπιον μου, του οποιου το ονομα ητο Βαλτασασαρ κατα το ονομα του Θεου μου, και εις τον οποιον ειναι το πνευμα των αγιων θεων· και εμπροσθεν τουτου ειπα το ενυπνιον, λεγων,

9 Βαλτασασαρ, αρχων των μαγων, επειδη εγνωρισα οτι το πνευμα των αγιων θεων ειναι εν σοι, και ουδεν κρυπτον ειναι δυσκολον εις σε, ειπε τας ορασεις του ενυπνιου μου, το οποιον ειδον, και την ερμηνειαν αυτου.

10 Ιδου αι ορασεις της κεφαλης μου επι της κλινης μου· Εβλεπον και ιδου, δενδρον εν μεσω της γης και το υψος αυτου μεγα.

11 Το δενδρον εμεγαλυνθη και ενεδυναμωθη και το υψος αυτου εφθανεν εως του ουρανου, και η θεα αυτου εως των περατων πασης της γης.

12 Τα φυλλα αυτου ησαν ωραια και ο καρπος αυτου πολυς και εν αυτω ητο τροφη παντων· υπο την σκιαν αυτου ανεπαυοντο τα θηρια του αγρου, και εν τοις κλαδοις αυτου κατεσκηνουν τα πετεινα του ουρανου, και εξ αυτου ετρεφετο πασα σαρξ.

13 Ειδον εν ταις ορασεσι της κεφαλης μου επι της κλινης μου και ιδου, φυλαξ και αγιος κατεβη εκ του ουρανου,

14 και εφωνησε μεγαλοφωνως και ειπεν ουτω· Κοψατε το δενδρον και αποκοψατε τους κλαδους αυτου· εκτιναξατε τα φυλλα αυτου και διασκορπισατε τον καρπον αυτου· ας φυγωσι τα θηρια υποκατωθεν αυτου και τα πετεινα απο των κλαδων αυτου·

15 το στελεχος ομως των ριζων αυτου αφησατε εν τη γη, και τουτο με δεσμον σιδηρουν και χαλκουν, εν τω τρυφερω χορτω του αγρου· και θελει βρεχεσθαι με την δροσον του ουρανου και η μερις αυτου θελει εισθαι μετα των θηριων εν τω χορτω της γης·

16 η καρδια αυτου θελει μεταβληθη εκ της ανθρωπινης και θελει δοθη εις αυτον καρδια θηριου· και επτα καιροι θελουσι παρελθει επ' αυτον.

17 Το πραγμα τουτο ειναι δια προσταγματος των φυλακων και η υποθεσις δια του λογου των αγιων· ωστε να γνωρισωσιν οι ζωντες, οτι ο Υψιστος ειναι Κυριος της βασιλειας των ανθρωπων, και εις οντινα θελει διδει αυτην, και το εξουθενημα των ανθρωπων καθιστα επ' αυτην.

18 Τουτο το ενυπνιον ειδον εγω ο Ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς· και συ, Βαλτασασαρ, ειπε την ερμηνειαν αυτου· διοτι παντες οι σοφοι του βασιλειου μου δεν ειναι ικανοι να φανερωσωσι προς εμε την ερμηνειαν· συ δε εισαι ικανος· διοτι το πνευμα των αγιων θεων ειναι εν σοι.

19 Τοτε ο Δανιηλ, του οποιου το ονομα ητο Βαλτασασαρ, εμεινεν εκστατικος εως μιας ωρας, και οι διαλογισμοι αυτου εταραττον αυτον. Ο βασιλευς ελαλησε και ειπε, Βαλτασασαρ, ας μη σε ταραττη το ενυπνιον η η ερμηνεια αυτου. Ο Βαλτασασαρ απεκριθη και ειπε, Κυριε μου, το ενυπνιον ας επελθη επι τους μισουντας σε και η ερμηνεια αυτου επι τους εχθρους σου.

20 Το δενδρον, το οποιον ειδες, το αυξηθεν και ενδυναμωθεν, του οποιου το υψος εφθανεν εως του ουρανου και η θεα αυτου επι πασαν την γην,

21 και τα φυλλα αυτου ησαν ωραια και ο καρπος αυτου πολυς, και τροφη παντων ητο εν αυτω, και υποκατω αυτου κατωκουν τα θηρια του αγρου, εν δε τοις κλαδοις αυτου κατεσκηνουν τα πετεινα του ουρανου,

22 συ εισαι το δενδρον τουτο, βασιλευ, οστις εμεγαλυνθης και ενεδυναμωθης· και η μεγαλωσυνη σου υψωθη και εφθασεν εως του ουρανου και η εξουσια σου εως των περατων της γης.

23 Περι δε του οτι ειδεν ο βασιλευς φυλακα και αγιον καταβαινοντα εκ του ουρανου και λεγοντα, Κοψατε το δενδρον και καταστρεψατε αυτο· μονον το στελεχος των ριζων αυτου αφησατε εν τη γη, και τουτο με δεσμον σιδηρουν και χαλκουν, εν τω τρυφερω χορτω του αγρου· και ας βρεχηται υπο της δροσου του ουρανου και μετα των θηριων του αγρου ας ηναι η μερις αυτου, εωσου παρελθωσιν επτα καιροι επ' αυτο·

24 αυτη ειναι η ερμηνεια, βασιλευ, και αυτη η αποφασις του Υψιστου, ητις εφθασεν επι τον κυριον μου τον βασιλεα·

25 και θελεις διωχθη εκ των ανθρωπων και μετα των θηριων του αγρου θελει εισθαι η κατοικια σου, και θελεις τρωγει χορτον ως οι βοες και υπο της δροσου του ουρανου θελεις βρεχεσθαι· και επτα καιροι θελουσι παρελθει επι σε, εωσου γνωρισης οτι ο Υψιστος ειναι Κυριος της βασιλειας των ανθρωπων και εις οντινα θελει, διδει αυτην.

26 Περι δε του οτι προσεταχθη να αφησωσι το στελεχος των ριζων του δενδρου· το βασιλειον σου θελει στερεωθη εν σοι, αφου γνωρισης την ουρανιον εξουσιαν.

27 Δια τουτο, βασιλευ, ας γεινη δεκτη η συμβουλη μου προς σε, και εκκοψον τας αμαρτιας σου δια δικαιοσυνης και τας ανομιας σου δια οικτιρμων πενητων· ισως και διαρκεση η ευημερια σου.

28 Παντα ταυτα ηλθον επι τον Ναβουχοδονοσορ τον βασιλεα.

29 Εν τω τελει δωδεκα μηνων, ενω περιεπατει επι του βασιλικου παλατιου της Βαβυλωνος,

30 ελαλησεν ο βασιλευς και ειπε, Δεν ειναι αυτη η Βαβυλων η μεγαλη, την οποιαν εγω ωκοδομησα δια καθεδραν του βασιλειου με την ισχυν της δυναμεως μου και εις τιμην της δοξης μου;

31 Ο λογος ητο ετι εν τω στοματι του βασιλεως και εγεινε φωνη εξ ουρανου λεγουσα, Προς σε αναγγελλεται, Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλευ· η βασιλεια παρηλθεν απο σου·

32 και θελεις εκδιωχθη εκ των ανθρωπων και μετα των θηριων του αγρου θελει εισθαι η κατοικια σου· χορτον ως οι βοες θελεις τρωγει, και επτα καιροι θελουσι παρελθει επι σε, εωσου γνωρισης οτι ο Υψιστος ειναι Κυριος της βασιλειας των ανθρωπων, και εις οντινα θελει, διδει αυτην.

33 Εν αυτη τη ωρα ο λογος εξετελεσθη επι τον Ναβουχοδονοσορ· και εξεδιωχθη εκ των ανθρωπων και χορτον ως οι βοες ετρωγε και υπο της δροσου του ουρανου το σωμα αυτου εβρεχετο, εωσου αι τριχες αυτου ηυξηνθησαν ως αετων πτερα και οι ονυχες αυτου ως ορνεων.

34 Και εν τελει των ημερων, εγω ο Ναβουχοδονοσορ εσηκωσα τους οφθαλμους μου προς τον ουρανον και αι φρενες μου επεστρεψαν εις εμε και ευλογησα τον Υψιστον και ηνεσα και εδοξασα τον ζωντα εις τον αιωνα, του οποιου η εξουσια ειναι εξουσια αιωνιος και η βασιλεια αυτου εις γενεαν και γενεαν,

35 και παντες οι κατοικοι της γης λογιζονται ενωπιον αυτου ως ουδεν, και κατα την θελησιν αυτου πραττει εις το στρατευμα του ουρανου και εις τους κατοικους της γης, και δεν υπαρχει ο εμποδιζων την χειρα αυτου η ο λεγων προς αυτον, Τι εκαμες;

36 Εν τω αυτω καιρω αι φρενες μου επεστρεψαν εις εμε· και προς δοξαν της βασιλειας μου επανηλθεν εις εμε η λαμπροτης μου και η μορφη μου και οι αυλικοι μου και οι μεγιστανες μου με εζητουν, και εστερεωθην εν τη βασιλεια μου και μεγαλειοτης περισσοτερα προσετεθη εις εμε.

37 Τωρα εγω ο Ναβουχοδονοσορ αινω και υπερυψω και δοξαζω τον βασιλεα του ουρανου, διοτι παντα τα εργα αυτου ειναι αληθεια και αι οδοι αυτου κρισις, και τους περιπατουντας εν τη υπερηφανια δυναται να ταπεινωση.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 5149

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5149. 'And the birds were eating them out of the basket, from upon my head' means that falsity originating in evil would consume it. This is clear from the meaning of 'the birds' as intellectual concepts and also thoughts, and consequently the things which flow from them - in the genuine sense truths of every kind, and in the contrary sense falsities - dealt with in 40, 745, 776, 778, 866, 988, 7219; from the meaning of eating' as consuming (in the original language the verb to eat also denotes to consume); and from the meaning of 'the basket' as the will part of the mind, dealt with in 5144, 5146, in this case evil coming from the will part since the basket has holes in it, 5145. From this it follows that 'the birds were eating them out of the basket, from upon his head' means that falsity originating in evil would consume it.

[2] Falsity has two different origins, doctrine and evil. Falsity originating in doctrine does not consume any form of good, for a person can have such falsity in his mind and yet desire what is good, which is why people taught any kind of doctrine, including gentiles, can be saved. But falsity originating in evil is falsity which does consume good. Evil itself is opposed to good; yet it does not by itself consume any good but relies on falsity to do so. For falsity attacks the truths which are the defenders of good, those truths being so to speak the ramparts behind which good resides. Falsity is used to attack those ramparts, and once this has been done, good is given over to destruction.

[3] Anyone unacquainted with the fact that 'birds' means intellectual concepts will inevitably suppose that when mentioned in the Word the expression 'birds' is either used to mean birds literally or else is used, as in everyday speech, in a figurative sense. Except from the internal sense no one can know that 'birds' means things belonging to the understanding, such as thoughts, ideas, reasonings, basic assumptions, and consequently truths or falsities, as in Luke,

The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed, which someone took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a big tree so that the birds of the air dwelt in its branches. Luke 13:19.

'The birds of the air' here stands for truths.

[4] In Ezekiel,

It will turn into a noble cedar, and under it will dwell every bird of every sort; 1 in the shade of its branches they will dwell. Ezekiel 17:23.

'Bird of every sort' stands for truths of every kind. In the same prophet,

Asshur was a cedar in Lebanon. In its branches all the birds of the air made their nests, and under its branches every beast of the field brought forth, and in its shadow dwelt all great nations. Ezekiel 31:3, 6.

'The birds of the air' stands in a similar way for truths.

[5] In the same prophet,

Upon its ruin will dwell every bird of the air, and on its branches will be every wild animal of the field. Ezekiel 31:13.

'Bird of the air' stands for falsities. In Daniel,

Nebuchadnezzar saw in a dream. Behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; under it the beasts of the field had shade, and in its branches dwelt the birds of the air. Daniel 4:10, 12, 14, 21.

Here also 'the birds of the air' stands for falsities.

[6] In Jeremiah,

I looked, and behold, there was no man; and every bird of the air had flown away. Jeremiah 4:25.

'No man' stands for no good, 4287, 'the birds of the air which had flown away' for the fact that truths had been dispersed. In the same prophet,

From bird of the air even to beast they have flown away, they have gone away. Jeremiah 9:10.

Here the meaning is the same. In Matthew,

A sower went out to sow; and some fell on the pathway, and the birds came and devoured it. Matthew 13:3-4.

Here 'the birds of the air' stands for reasonings, and also for falsities. The same meaning may be seen in many other places.

Notas de rodapé:

1. literally, of every wing

  
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Coronis (An Appendix to True Christian Religion) # 3

  
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3. The same four Churches on this earth are described by four beasts rising up out of the sea, in Daniel; of which it is there written:

The first was seen like a lion, but it had eagle's wings. I beheld until the wings thereof were plucked out, and it was lifted up from the earth, and set up upon feet, erect like a man, and a man's heart was given to it. Afterwards, behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side; three ribs were in its mouth between the teeth: moreover, they were saying thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. After these things, I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had four wings, like birds' wings, upon the back of it; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. After this, I saw in the night visions, and beheld a fourth beast, terrible and dreadful, and strong exceedingly, which had great iron teeth; it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet; but it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. I beheld till thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit; and the judgment was set, and the books were opened; and, behold, one like the Son of Man was coming with the clouds of the heavens. And there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations and languages should worship Him: His dominion is a dominion of an age, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not perish (Dan. 7:3-9, [7:10], 7:13-14, etc.).

That by these beasts, in like manner, are meant and described those four Churches, is manifest from all the particulars there (which shall be unfolded in their order in the following pages); more especially from the last expressions there, that after those four beasts there will come "the Son of Man, to whom shall be given dominion, and a kingdom which shall not pass away nor perish"; who, also, is meant by the Stone made into "a great Rock, which shall fill the whole earth," as may be seen above (n. 2, at the end).

[2] That the states of the Church are likewise described by beasts, as well as by metals, in the Word, is evident from numberless passages, some only of which I will adduce here; which are as follows:

Thou causest the rain of benefits to drop; thou wilt confirm thy wearied inheritance; the beast 1 -thy assembly-shall dwell therein (Psalm 68:9-10).

Every wild beast of the forest is Mine, the beasts in the mountains of thousands; I know every bird of the mountains, the beasts of My fields are with Me (Psalm 50:10-11).

Asshur was a cedar in Lebanon, his height was exalted; all the birds of the heavens made their nests in his branches, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth, and in his shadow dwelt all great nations (Ezek. 31:3, 5-6, 13; Dan. 4:7-13).

In that day will I make a covenant for them with the beast of the field, and with the bird of the heavens, and I will betroth Myself unto thee to eternity (Hosea 2:18-19).

Rejoice and be glad; be not afraid, ye beasts of My fields; for the habitations of the desert are become full of grass (Joel 2:21-22).

Thou, son of man, say unto the bird of every wing, and to every beast of the field, Gather yourselves together to My sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel: thus I will set My glory among the nations (Ezek. 39:17, 20-21).

The enemy hath reproached Jehovah; deliver not the soul of the turtle-dove unto the beast 2 (Psalm 74:18-19).

Jehovah gathereth the outcasts of Israel; every beast of My fields, come (Isa. 56:8-9).

The spirit urging, made Jesus to go forth into the wilderness and He was with the beasts; and angels ministered unto Him (Mark 1:12-13).

He was not with beasts, but with devils, with whom He fought and whom He subdued-(not to mention a thousand other passages, which are adduced in part in the APOCALYPSE REVEALED , n. 567). Moreover, it is well known that the Lord Himself, in the Word, is called a "Lamb" and also a "Lion"; likewise, that the Holy Spirit was represented as a "Dove"; that the cherubs, also, by which the Word in the literal sense is signified, appeared like "four beasts," in Ezekiel and in the Apocalypse; and that the man of the Church who acknowledges the Lord as his God and Shepherd, is called a "sheep"; and, on the other hand, he who does not acknowledge Him, is called a "he-goat" and also a "dragon"; and that an assembly of the latter is described, in like manner as in Daniel, by

The beast out of the sea, like a leopard, whose feet were as it were a bear's, and his mouth as it were a lion's (Rev. 13:1-2).

These comparisons originate from the spiritual world, where all the affections and thoughts therefrom, of angels and spirits, are presented at a distance from them as beasts, which also appear in a form in all respects similar to that of the beasts in the natural world; the affections of the love of good as gentle beasts and good uses, but the affections of the love of evil as savage beasts and evil uses. Hence it is that beasts are so often named in the Word; and by them in the spiritual sense are signified affections, inclinations, perceptions and thoughts. From these considerations it is manifest what is meant by creatures in the following passages:

Jesus commanded the disciples to go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15).

If any one be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things have passed away, and all things are become new (2 Cor. 5:17).

These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creature of God (Rev. 3:14).

By "creatures," here, are meant those who are capable of being created anew, that is, regenerated, and thus becoming of the Lord's Church.

Notas de rodapé:

1. "Thy beast" is the literal rendering of the Hebrew in this passage, which is [Hebrew]; but it is assumed, in the text here, to be used figuratively for "thy congregation." See Fuerst, in loc. [Hebrew].

2. See R.V.; also the previous footnote.

  
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