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出埃及记第19章

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1 以色列人埃及以後,满了的那一天,就到西乃的旷野

2 他们离了利非订,到西乃的旷野,就在那里的下安营。

3 摩西那里,耶和华呼唤:你要这样告诉雅各家,晓谕以色列人

4 我向埃及人所行的事,你们都见了,且见我如将你们背在翅膀上,带来归我。

5 如今你们若实在从我的话,遵守我的约,就要在万民中作属我的子民,因为全都是我的。

6 你们要归我作祭司的国度,为圣洁的国民。这些你要告诉以色列人

7 摩西去召了民间的长老,将耶和华所吩咐他的都在他们面前陈明。

8 百姓都同声回答:凡耶和华的,我们都要遵行。摩西就将百姓的回覆耶和华

9 耶和华摩西:我要在密中临到你那里,叫百姓在我与你说话的时候可以见,也可以永远信你了。於是,摩西将百姓的奏告耶和华

10 耶和华又对摩西:你往百姓那里去,叫他们今天自洁,又叫他们洗衣服。

11 第三要预备好了,因为第三耶和华要在众百姓眼前降临在西乃上。

12 你要在的四围给百姓定界限,:你们当谨慎,不可上去,也不可摸的边界;凡摸这的,必要治他。

13 不可用摸他,必用石头打死,或用箭射透;无论是牲畜,都不得活。到角声拖长的时候,他们才可到根来。

14 摩西往百姓那里去,叫他们自洁,他们就洗衣服。

15 他对百姓:到第要预备好了。不可亲女人

16 到了第三早晨,在上有轰、闪电,和密,并且角声甚大,中的百姓尽都发颤。

17 摩西率领百姓出迎接,都站在下。

18 西乃全冒烟,因为耶和华中降於上。的烟气上腾,如烧窑一般,遍大大的震动。

19 角声渐渐的高而又高,摩西说话声音答应他。

20 耶和华降临在西乃顶上,耶和华摩西顶,摩西就上去。

21 耶和华摩西:你去嘱咐百姓,不可闯过来到我面前观,恐怕他们有多人死亡;

22 又叫亲我的祭司自洁,恐怕我忽然出来击杀他们。

23 摩西耶和华:百姓不能上西乃,因为你已经嘱咐我们:要在的四围定界限,叫成圣

24 耶和华对他去罢,你要和亚伦一同上来;只是祭司和百姓不可闯过来上到我面前,恐怕我忽然出来击杀他们。

25 於是摩西到百姓那里告诉他们。

   

来自斯威登堡的著作

 

Arcana Coelestia#8785

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8785. Verses 10-13 And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow; and let them wash their garments. And they will be ready by the third day; for on the third day Jehovah will come down before the eyes of all the people onto Mount Sinai. And you are to set bounds for the people round about, saying, Take care not to go up into the mountain or to touch the border of it, everyone touching the mountain will surely die. Let no hand touch it, for he will surely be stoned or will be killed by being shot with arrows; whether it is a beast or a man, it shall not live. When there is a long sounding with the jobel 1 they shall go up into the mountain.

'And Jehovah said to Moses' means revelation regarding preparation. 'Go to the people' means a joining together. 'And sanctify them today and tomorrow' means covering over their interiors in order that those people may appear now and subsequently in the holiness of faith. 'And let them wash their garments' means the purification of truths. 'And they will be ready by the third day' means thus full and complete preparation. 'For on the third day' means because at the end, when they have been prepared to receive ... 'Jehovah will come down before the eyes of all the people' means, the coming of the Lord will occur, and enlightenment at that time. 'Onto Mount Sinai' means into the good in which truth is to be implanted. 'And you are to set bounds for the people round about' means not extending into heaven beyond the spiritual spheres of good. 'Saying, Take care not to go up into the mountain' means that there must be no extension whatever to celestial communities which have the love of good. 'Or to touch the border of it' means that there must be no extension even to intermediate parts. 'Everyone touching the mountain will surely die' means that anyone belonging to the spiritual Church who forces his way through to celestial communities will be destroyed. 'Let no hand touch it' means those who have enough arrogant self-confidence to force their way through. 'For he will surely be stoned' means that as a result the truths of faith which they possess will be destroyed. 'Or will be killed by being shot with arrows' means that spiritual good too [will be destroyed] 'Whether it is a beast or a man, it shall not live' means that goodness and truth will lose their spiritual life. 'When there is a long sounding with the jobel' means those who have a general perception of celestial good. 'They shall go up into the mountain' means extension all the way to those who are celestial.

脚注:

1. i.e. the ram's horn or the trumpet

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