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1 Bấy giờ, Ðức Chúa Trời phán mọi lời nầy, rằng:

2 Ta là Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi, đã rút ngươi ra khỏi xứ Ê-díp-tô, là nhà nô lệ.

3 Trước mặt ta, ngươi chớ có các thần khác.

4 Ngươi chớ làm tượng chạm cho mình, cũng chớ làm tượng nào giống những vật trên trời cao kia, hoặc nơi đất thấp nầy, hoặc trong nước dưới đất.

5 Ngươi chớ quì lạy trước các hình tượng đó, và cũng đừng hầu việc chúng nó; vì ta là Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi, tức là Ðức Chúa Trời kỵ tà, hễ ai ghét ta, ta sẽ nhơn tội tổ phụ phạt lại con cháu đến ba bốn đời,

6 và sẽ làm ơn đến ngàn đời cho những kẻ yêu mến ta và giữ các điều răn ta.

7 Ngươi chớ lấy danh Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi mà làm chơi, vì Ðức Giê-hô-va chẳng cầm bằng vô tội kẻ nào lấy danh Ngài mà làm chơi.

8 Hãy nhớ ngày nghỉ đặng làm nên ngày thánh.

9 Ngươi hãy làm hết công việc mình trong sáu ngày;

10 nhưng ngày thứ bảy là ngày nghỉ của Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi: trong ngày đó, ngươi, con trai, con gái tôi trai tớ gái, súc vật của ngươi, hoặc khách ngoại bang ở trong nhà ngươi, đều chớ làm công việc chi hết;

11 vì trong sáu ngày Ðức Giê-hô-va đã dựng nên trời, đất, biển, và muôn vật ở trong đó, qua ngày thứ bảy thì Ngài nghỉ: vậy nên Ðức Giê-hô-va đã ban phước cho ngày nghỉ và làm nên ngày thánh.

12 Hãy hiếu kính cha mẹ ngươi, hầu cho ngươi được sống lâu trên đất mà Giê-hô-va Ðức Chúa Trời ngươi ban cho.

13 Ngươi chớ giết người.

14 Ngươi chớ phạm tội tà dâm.

15 Ngươi chớ trộm cướp.

16 Ngươi chớ nói chứng dối cho kẻ lân cận mình.

17 Ngươi chớ tham nhà kẻ lân cận ngươi, cũng đừng tham vợ người, hoặc tôi trai tớ gái, bò, lừa, hay là vật chi thuộc về kẻ lân cận ngươi.

18 Vả, cả dân sự nghe sấm vang, tiếng kèn thổi, thấy chớp nhoáng, núi ra khói, thì run rẩy và đứng cách tận xa.

19 Dân sự bèn nói cùng Môi-se rằng: Chính mình người hãy nói cùng chúng tôi thì chúng tôi sẽ nghe; nhưng cầu xin Ðức Chúa Trời chớ phán cùng, e chúng tôi phải chết chăng.

20 Môi-se đáp rằng: Ðừng sợ chi, vì Ðức Chúa Trời giáng lâm đặng thử các ngươi, hầu cho sự kính sợ Ngài ở trước mặt các ngươi, cho các ngươi không phạm tội.

21 Vậy, dân sự đứng cách tận xa, còn Môi-se đến gần đám mây đen kịt có Ðức Chúa Trời ngự ở trong.

22 Ðức Giê-hô-va phán cùng Môi-se rằng: Ngươi hãy nói cho dân Y-sơ-ra-ên như vầy: Các ngươi đã thấy ta từ trên trời phán xuống cùng;

23 vậy, chớ đúc tượng thần bằng bạc hay bằng vàng mà sánh với ta.

24 Ngươi hãy lập cho ta một bàn thờ bằng đất, trên đó phải dâng của lễ thiêu, cùng của lễ thù ân của ngươi, hoặc chiên hay bò. Phàm nơi nào có ghi nhớ danh ta, ta sẽ đếnban phước cho ngươi tại đó.

25 Nếu ngươi lập cho ta một bàn thờ bằng đá, chớ dùng đá chạm, vì nếu ngươi dùng đồ để chạm thì sẽ làm đá đó ra ô uế.

26 Ngươi chớ đi từ bực thang lên bàn thờ ta, hầu cho sự lõa lồ ngươi không tố lộ.

   

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8871. 'Which are in the heavens above, and which are on the earth beneath' means which exist in spiritual light' and which exist in natural light. This is clear from the meaning of 'a likeness of those things which are in the heavens above' as the things which are visible to the eye in spiritual light, all of which are connected with goodness and truth, and so are aspects of faith, charity towards the neighbour, and love to the Lord (feigning and simulating these virtues is meant by 'making a likeness of those things which are in the heavens above'); and from the meaning of 'a likeness of those things which are on the earth beneath' as the things which are visible to the eye in natural light, which are the kind that belong to goodness and truth on the level of people's public life and on that of their private life. Feigning and simulating these virtues is 'making a likeness of those things which are on the earth beneath'. The sense of the letter implies objects seen in the sky, such as the sun, moon, and stars, and objects seen on earth, such as various kinds of living creatures, both flying ones and those that walk or creep. But the internal sense implies the kinds of things that are meant spiritually by those objects, all of which are connected with goodness and truth, as stated above.

[2] Further description of these matters is contained in the following words in Moses,

... lest you make for yourselves a graven image in the form of any likeness, the figure of a male or a female, the figure of any beast which is on the earth, the figure of any winged bird which flies under heaven, the figure of any creeping thing on the earth, of a fish which is in the waters under the earth; and lest perhaps you lift your eyes to heaven and you look at the sun and moon and stars, all the host of heaven, and you are drawn away and bow down to them and serve them. Take care, lest you forget the covenant of Jehovah your God which He has made with you, and you make for yourselves a graven image of any figure. For Jehovah your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God. When you beget children and children's children, and grow old in the land, and corrupt yourselves and make a graven image of any figure, I call heaven and earth today as witnesses against you, that you will altogether perish quickly from upon the land. Jehovah will scatter you among the peoples, where you will serve gods, the work of man 's hands - wood and stone. Deuteronomy 4:16-19, 23-28.

[3] The chief reason why making a likeness of anything in the heavens or on the earth was so strictly forbidden was that this people descended from Jacob were most prone to worshipping external objects. The reason for that proneness was that they had no wish to know anything whatever about the internal aspects of the Church, which are those of faith and love to the Lord, and of charity towards the neighbour. If therefore they had been allowed to make likenesses of things they would have bowed down to them and worshipped them as gods. This is plainly evident from the golden calf which they made for themselves in the midst of so many miracles, and also from their frequent apostasy, when they forsook the worship of God for idolatrous worship. Nevertheless such actions by them are not meant in the internal sense but the things which have been explained above.

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

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Deuteronomy 5

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1 Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that you may learn them, and observe to do them.

2 Yahweh our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

3 Yahweh didn't make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.

4 Yahweh spoke with you face to face on the mountain out of the midst of the fire,

5 (I stood between Yahweh and you at that time, to show you the word of Yahweh: for you were afraid because of the fire, and didn't go up onto the mountain;) saying,

6 "I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

7 "You shall have no other gods before me.

8 "You shall not make an engraved image for yourself, [nor] any likeness [of anything] that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

9 you shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them; for I, Yahweh, your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me;

10 and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

11 "You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain: for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

12 "Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you.

13 You shall labor six days, and do all your work;

14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God, in which you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

15 You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore Yahweh your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

16 "Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

17 "You shall not murder.

18 "Neither shall you commit adultery.

19 "Neither shall you steal.

20 "Neither shall you give false testimony against your neighbor.

21 "Neither shall you covet your neighbor's wife; neither shall you desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's."

22 These words Yahweh spoke to all your assembly on the mountain out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. He wrote them on two tables of stone, and gave them to me.

23 It happened, when you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

24 and you said, "Behold, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God does speak with man, and he lives.

25 Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Yahweh our God any more, then we shall die.

26 For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

27 Go near, and hear all that Yahweh our God shall say: and tell us all that Yahweh our God shall tell you; and we will hear it, and do it."

28 Yahweh heard the voice of your words, when you spoke to me; and Yahweh said to me, "I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken to you: they have well said all that they have spoken.

29 Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever!

30 "Go tell them, Return to your tents.

31 But as for you, stand here by me, and I will tell you all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it."

32 You shall observe to do therefore as Yahweh your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

33 You shall walk in all the way which Yahweh your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.