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1 耶和華的又臨到我說:

2 人子啊,有兩個女子,是母所生,

3 他們在埃及行邪淫,在幼年時行邪淫。他們在那裡作處女的時候,有人擁抱他們的懷,撫摸他們的乳。

4 他們的名字,姊姊名叫阿荷拉,妹妹名叫阿荷利巴。他們都歸於我,生了兒女。論到他們的名字,阿荷拉就是撒瑪利亞,阿荷利巴就是耶路撒冷

5 阿荷拉歸我之後行邪淫,貪戀所的人,就是他的鄰邦亞述人。

6 這些人都穿藍衣,作省長、副省長,都,是可愛的少年人。

7 阿荷拉就與亞述人中最美的男子放縱淫行,他因所戀愛之人的一切偶像,玷污自己。

8 自從在埃及的時候,他就沒有離開淫亂,因為他年幼作處女的時候,埃及人與他行淫,撫摸他的乳,縱慾與他行淫。

9 因此,我將他交在他所的人中,就是他所戀的亞述人中。

10 他們就露了他的下體,擄掠他的兒女,用刀殺了他,使他在婦女中留下臭名,因他們向他施行審判。

11 妹妹阿荷利巴雖然見了,卻還貪戀,比他姊姊更醜;行淫亂比他姊姊更多。

12 他貪戀鄰邦的亞述人,就是穿極華美的衣服,的省長、副省長,都是可愛的少年人。

13 見他被玷污了,他姊妹人同行

14 阿荷利巴又加增淫行,因他見人像畫在上,就是用丹色所畫迦勒底人的像,

15 腰間繫著子,上有下垂的裹巾,都是軍長的形狀,仿照巴比倫人的形像;他們的故土就是迦勒底

16 阿荷利巴一看見就貪戀他們,打發使者往迦勒底去見他們。

17 巴比倫人就登他愛情的,與他行淫玷污他。他被玷污,隨後心裡與他們生疏。

18 這樣,他顯露淫行,又顯露下體;我心就與他生疏,像先前與他姊姊生疏一樣。

19 他還加增他的淫行,追念他幼年在埃及行邪淫的日子,

20 貪戀情人身壯精足,如

21 這樣,你就想起你幼年的淫行。那時,埃及人擁抱你的懷,撫摸你的乳。

22 阿荷利巴啊,耶和華如此:我必激動你先而後生疏的人攻擊你。我必使他們,在你四圍攻擊你。

23 所來的就是巴比倫人、迦勒底的眾人、比割人、書亞人、哥亞人,同著他們的還有亞述眾人,乃是作省長、副省長、作軍長有名聲的,都,是可愛的少年人。

24 他們必帶兵器、戰車、輜重車,率領大眾攻擊你。他們要拿大小盾牌,頂盔擺陣,在你四圍攻擊你。我要將審判的事交他們,他們必按著自己的條例審判你。

25 我必以忌恨攻擊你;他們必以忿怒辦你。他們必割去你的鼻子和耳朵;你遺留(或譯:餘剩;下同)的人必倒在刀下。他們必擄去你的兒女;你所遺留的必被焚燒。

26 他們必剝去你的衣服,奪取你華美的寶器。

27 這樣,我必使你的淫行和你從埃及染來的淫亂止息了,使你不再仰望亞述,也不再追念埃及

28 耶和華如此:我必將你交在你所恨惡的人中,就是你心與他生疏的人中。

29 他們必以恨惡辦你,奪取你一切勞碌得來的,留下你赤身露體。你淫亂的下體,連你的淫行,帶你的淫亂,都被顯露。

30 人必向你行這些事;因為你隨從外邦人行邪淫,被他們的偶像玷污了。

31 走了你姊姊所走的,所以我必將他的杯交在你中。

32 耶和華如此:你必你姊姊所的杯;那杯又深又廣,盛得甚多,使你被人嗤笑譏刺。

33 你必酩酊大醉,滿有愁苦,喝乾你姊姊撒瑪利亞的杯,就是令人驚駭淒涼的杯。

34 你必這杯,以致盡。杯破又齦杯片,撕裂自己的乳;因為這事我曾說過。這是耶和華的。

35 耶和華如此:因你忘記我,將我丟在背後,所以你要擔當你淫行和淫亂的報應。

36 耶和華又對我:人子啊,你要審問阿荷拉與阿荷利巴麼﹖當指出他們所行可憎的事。

37 他們行淫,中有殺人的血,又與偶像行淫,並使他們為我所生的兒女經火燒給偶像

38 此外,他們還有向我所行的,就是同日玷污我的聖所,干犯我的安息日。

39 他們殺了兒女獻與偶像,當又入我的聖所,將聖所褻瀆了。他們在我殿中所行的乃是如此。

40 況且你們二婦打發使者去請遠方人。使者到他們那裡,他們就來了。你們為他們沐浴己身,粉飾眼目,佩戴妝飾,

41 在華美的床上,前面擺設桌案,將我的香料膏擺在其上。

42 在那裡有群眾安逸歡樂的聲音,並有粗俗的人和酒徒從曠野同,把鐲子戴在二婦的上,把華冠戴在他們的上。

43 我論這行淫衰老的婦人:現在人還要與他行淫,他也要與人行淫。

44 人與阿荷拉,並阿荷利巴二淫婦茍合,好像與妓女苟合。

45 必有人,照審判淫婦和流人血的婦人之例,審判他們;因為他們是淫婦,中有殺人的血。

46 耶和華如此:我必使多人來攻擊他們,使他們拋來拋去,被人搶奪。

47 這些人必用石頭打死他們,用刀殺害他們,又殺戮他們的兒女,用焚燒他們的房屋

48 這樣,我必使淫行從境內止息,好叫一切婦人都受警戒,不效法你們的淫行。

49 人必照著你們的淫行報應你們;你們要擔當拜偶像的罪,就知道我是耶和華

   

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Arcana Coelestia#8875

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8875. 'A jealous God' means that as a result there is falsity and evil. This is clear from the consideration that in the genuine sense 'a jealous God' means the Divine Truth of Divine Good, since 'God' has reference to truth, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921 (end), 4287, 4402, 7010, 7268, 8301, and 'jealous' to good, as will be seen below. But so far as those who do not receive the Divine Truth of the Lord's Divine Good are concerned, 'a jealous God' is falsity and evil. For those who are opposed to Him perceive Divine Truth as falsity, and Divine Good as evil; for the way in which everyone sees that Truth and Good is determined by what he really is in himself. So it is that the Lord's zeal, 1 which in itself is love and compassion, is seen by them as anger; for when the Lord in love and mercy protects His own in heaven those ruled by evil are indignant and angry with the good. They plunge into the sphere where Divine Good and Divine Truth are, endeavouring to destroy those who are there. But then the Divine Truth of Divine Good acts on them and causes them to experience torments like those suffered in hell. As a consequence of this they attribute wrath and anger, and also all evil, to the Divine, when in fact there is no anger whatever in the Divine, nor any evil whatever, only pure forbearance and mercy.

[2] From all this it is evident why 'jealous' means falsity and evil, and why 'zeal' means anger. See what has been shown already about them, that is to say, in the following places,

Wrath and anger are attributed to the Lord, when in fact they exist with those who are ruled by evil or who are full of anger against the Divine, 5798, 6997, 8284, 8483.

Evil things, punishments, and times of vastation are in a similar way attributed to the Lord, when in fact nothing except love and mercy reside with the Lord, 2447, 6071, 6559, 6991, 6997, 7533, 7632, 7643, 7679, 7710, 7877, 7926, 8214, 8223, 8226-8228, 8282, 8632.

Through their endeavour to destroy goodness and truth the evil bring about their own devastation and cast themselves into damnation and hell, 7643, 7679, 7710, 7926, 7989.

The way in which everyone sees the Lord is determined by what he is within himself, 1861 (end), 6832, 8197.

[3] The places in the Word which are quoted below will show that 'the zeal of the Lord' is love and mercy, and that when the Lord protects the good against the evil it seems like hostility, and also like anger.

The zeal of the Lord is love and mercy.

In Isaiah,

Look out from heaven, and see from the dwelling-place of Your holiness and of Your glory. And where are Your zeal and Your might? The yearning of Your loins, 2 and Your compassion, 3 towards me have held themselves back. Isaiah 63:15.

'Zeal' here stands for mercy, which is 'a yearning of the loins' and has reference to good. For where it says 'Your zeal and Your might' the word 'zeal' has reference to good, and the word 'might' to truth; and 'the yearning of the loins' likewise has reference to good, and 'compassion' to truth. In a like manner 'the dwelling-place of holiness' stands for the heaven where members of the celestial kingdom live, and 'the dwelling-place of glory' for the heaven where members of the spiritual kingdom live. From this too it is evident that where good is referred to in the Word, truth is referred to as well, on account of the heavenly marriage, which is the marriage of good and truth, in every individual part of the Word. This is so in the case of the Lord's two names Jesus and Christ; they are a sign of the Divine marriage within the Lord. Regarding these matters, see 683, 793, 801, 2516, 4138 (end), 5138, 5502, 6343, 7945, 8339 (end).

[4] In the same prophet,

To us a Boy is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulder; and His name is called' 4 Wonderful, Counsellor, God, Hero, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end. The zeal of Jehovah will do this. Isaiah 9:6-7.

This refers to the Lord and His Coming. 'The zeal of Jehovah will do this' stands for His acting from a love that burns to save the human race. In the same prophet,

Out of Jerusalem will go a remnant, and those who escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of Jehovah will do this. Isaiah 37:32.

'The zeal of Jehovah will do this' stands for His acting out of love and mercy.

[5] In Ezekiel,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih, Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name. 5 Ezekiel 39:25.

'Being jealous' stands for having mercy. In David, The zeal of Your house has devoured me. Psalms 69:9.

This refers to the Lord. 'The zeal of Jehovah's house' stands for love towards those who receive goodness and truth; for they are Jehovah's house.

[6] The Lord's zeal or mercy when He protects the good seems like hostility.

In Isaiah,

Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man, as a man of war He will arouse zeal; He will shout aloud and cry out, He will prevail over His enemies. Isaiah 42:13.

And in Joel,

Jehovah will be jealous for His land, and spare His people. Joel 2:18.

[7] The Lord's zeal is called anger and wrath because mercy is seen as such by the evil.

In Moses,

You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are round about you (for Jehovah your God in the midst of you is a jealous God), lest perhaps the anger of Jehovah your God flare up against you and destroy you from the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 6:14-15.

In the same author,

They provoked Him to jealousy through foreign [gods]; through abominations they made Him angry. They sacrifice to demons. They have moved Me to jealousy, 6 by what is not god, they have provoked Me to anger with their idols. 7 Deuteronomy 32:16-17, 21.

In Ezekiel,

When My anger is accomplished and I make My wrath rest on them, I will repent, so that they may know that I Jehovah have spoken in My zeal, when I have accomplished My wrath on them. Ezekiel 5:13.

In Zechariah,

The angel of Jehovah [speaking] in me said to me, Cry out, saying, Thus said Jehovah Zebaoth, I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal. For I have become extremely indignant against the nations that feel secure. Zechariah 1:14-15; 8:2.

In Zephaniah,

I will pour out onto them My indignation, all My fierce anger, 8 for in the fire of My zeal the whole earth will be devoured. Zephaniah 3:8.

In Moses,

Jehovah will not be pleased to pardon him; but then the anger of Jehovah, and His zeal, will smoke against that man, and every curse will rest on him Deuteronomy 29:20.

In David,

How long, O Jehovah; will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn line fire? Pour out Your anger on the nations that do not know You. Psalms 79:5-6.

Jehovah's zeal is in like manner referred to as 'anger' in Psalms 38:1; Ezekiel 16:42; 23:25; 38:19.

All this shows what is meant by 'Jehovah's zeal' or 'a jealous God' - in the genuine sense love and mercy, but in the non-genuine sense, such as that understood by those immersed in evils and falsities, anger and ruination.

[8] It should be recognized that Jehovah, that is, the Lord, is called 'jealous' or 'an avenger' especially when what ought to reign universally with a member of the Church - that is to say, what is Divine and must be either loved, held in mind, or feared above all things - is being corrupted. When it has been corrupted or destroyed complete and utter darkness ensues in place of heavenly light; for that light no longer flows in from the Divine because there is no acceptance of it. This is why the commandment says, 'I am Jehovah your God, a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the sons, on the third and on the fourth [generations] of those who hate Me', which He would do if they worshipped other gods or made either a graven image or likenesses for themselves. For these corrupt what is Divine and ought to reign universally.

[9] Therefore similar declarations occur elsewhere in Moses,

Take care, lest you make for yourselves a graven image of any figure; for Jehovah your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:23-24

And in the same author,

You shall not worship any other god; for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, He is a jealous [God]. Exodus 34:14.

The reason why the Israelite nation was forbidden so strictly to do these things was that any adoration of other gods, graven images, and other images destroyed everything representative of the Church among them. For in heaven Jehovah, that is, the Lord, reigns universally; His Divine [Life] fills all things there and composes the life of all. If anything else had been worshipped instead of the Divine, everything representative, and so contact with heaven, would have perished.

脚注:

1. or jealousy. In Latin, as in Hebrew, the same noun may be rendered zeal or jealousy, and the same adjective may be rendered zealous or jealous.

2. literally, The commotion of Your viscera

3. literally, compassions

4. literally, He has called His name

5. literally, the name of My holiness

6. literally, they have moved My jealousy (or zeal)

7. literally, vanities

8. lit all the wrath of My anger

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