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Ezekiel第38章

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1 Kaj aperis al mi vorto de la Eternulo, dirante:

2 Ho filo de homo, turnu vian vizagxon al Gog, en la lando Magog, cxefa princo de Mesxehx kaj Tubal, kaj profetu pri li;

3 kaj diru:Tiele diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo:Jen Mi iras kontraux vin, ho Gog, cxefa princo de Mesxehx kaj Tubal.

4 Kaj Mi vagigos vin, Mi metos busxbridajxon en vian busxon, kaj Mi elirigos vin kaj vian tutan militistaron, cxevalojn kaj rajdistojn, cxiujn en belegaj vestoj, grandan anaron, en kirasoj kaj kun sxildoj, kun glavo en la mano;

5 Persojn, Etiopojn, kaj Putidojn, cxiujn kun sxildoj kaj kaskoj;

6 Gomeron kun cxiuj gxiaj tacxmentoj, la domon de Togarma, de la nordaj randoj, kun cxiuj gxiaj tacxmentoj; multaj popoloj estos kun vi.

7 Pretigu vin kaj arangxu vin, vi kaj cxiuj homamasoj, kiuj kolektigxis al vi, kaj vi estu ilia gvidanto.

8 Post longa tempo vi estos elvokita; en la lastaj jaroj vi venos en la landon liberigitan el glavo, al la popolo, kolektita el inter multaj gentoj, sur la montojn de Izrael, kiuj cxiam estis dezertaj, al la popolo, kiu estos elkondukita el inter la gentoj kaj nun tuta logxas ekster dangxero.

9 Kaj vi levigxos, kaj venos kiel ventego; vi estos kiel nubego, kiu volas kovri la teron, vi kaj cxiuj viaj tacxmentoj kaj la multaj popoloj kun vi.

10 Tiele diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo:En tiu tempo venos en vian koron diversaj deziroj, kaj vi pripensos malbonajn intencojn.

11 Kaj vi diros:Mi iros kontraux la landon nebaritan, mi iros kontraux la trankvilulojn, kiuj pensas, ke ili logxas ekster dangxero, kiuj logxas cxiuj sen muroj kaj ne havas riglilojn nek pordojn;

12 por ke mi faru rabadon kaj kaptu kaptajxon, kaj metu la manon sur la denove logxatajn ruinojn, kaj sur la popolon, kiu estas rekolektita el inter la nacioj, okupas sin per brutedukado kaj komercado, kaj logxas sur la centro de la tero.

13 SXeba kaj Dedan, kaj la komercistoj de Tarsxisx, kaj cxiuj gxiaj potenculoj diros al vi:CXu ne por fari rabadon vi venis? cxu ne por kapti kaptajxon vi kolektis vian homomulton, por forporti argxenton kaj oron, por preni brutojn kaj havajxojn, por fari grandan rabadon?

14 Tial profetu, ho filo de homo, kaj diru al Gog:Tiele diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo:CXu vi ne scias pri tiu tempo, kiam Mia popolo Izrael devas logxi sendangxere?

15 Vi venos de via loko, de la nordaj randoj, vi kaj multaj popoloj kun vi, cxiuj rajdante sur cxevaloj, granda homomulto kaj potenca armeo;

16 kaj vi iros kontraux Mian popolon Izrael kiel nubo, por kovri la landon. Tio okazos en la lasta tempo. Mi permesos al vi veni en Mian landon, por ke la nacioj ekkonu Min, kiam Mi montros sur vi Mian sanktecon antaux iliaj okuloj, ho Gog.

17 Tiele diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo:Vi estas ja tiu, pri kiu Mi parolis en la antikva tempo per Miaj servantoj, la profetoj de Izrael, kiuj en tiu tempo antauxdiris la jarojn, kiam Mi venigos vin sur ilin.

18 En tiu tempo, kiam Gog venos sur la teron de Izrael, diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo, levigxos Mia kolero kaj Mia indigno.

19 Kaj en Mia fervoro, en la fajro de Mia kolero Mi decidis, ke en tiu tempo estos granda tumulto sur la tero de Izrael;

20 kaj ektremos antaux Mi la fisxoj de la maro, la birdoj de la cxielo, la bestoj de la kampo, cxiuj rampajxoj, kiuj rampas sur la tero, kaj cxiuj homoj, kiuj estas sur la tero; kaj renversigxos la montoj, falos la rokkrutajxoj, kaj cxiuj muroj falos sur la teron.

21 Kaj Mi vokos kontraux lin glavon sur cxiuj Miaj montoj, diras la Sinjoro, la Eternulo; cxiu prenos glavon kontraux sian fraton.

22 Kaj Mi faros kontraux li jugxon per pesto kaj sangoversxado; Mi sendos pluvegon, sxtonan hajlon, fajron, kaj sulfuron sur lin kaj sur liajn tacxmentojn, kaj sur la multajn popolojn, kiuj estos kun li.

23 Kaj Mi montros Mian grandecon kaj sanktecon, kaj Mi konatigos Min antaux la okuloj de multaj popoloj; kaj ili ekscios, ke Mi estas la Eternulo.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#3240

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3240. 'And Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan' means the derivatives from the first division. This is clear from the representation of 'Jokshan' and his sons 'Sheba and Dedan' dealt with below. Since they are mere names here and they mean states and derivatives of the Lord's spiritual Church, something about what they are in general must be stated. The celestial Church differs from the spiritual Church in that in those who belong to the celestial Church and who are called celestial, love - that is to say, the good and truth of love - is present; but in those who belong to the spiritual Church and who are called spiritual, faith - that is to say, the good and truth of faith - is present. Good as it exists with those who are celestial consists in love to the Lord, and truth as it exists with them in love towards the neighbour. But good as it exists with those who are spiritual consists in charity towards the neighbour, and truth as it exists with them in faith insofar as this is doctrine concerning charity. From this it may be seen that good and truth are present in the Lord's spiritual kingdom, as they are in His celestial kingdom, yet are considerably different.

[2] It should be recognized in addition that the inhabitants of those kingdoms are distinguished from one another by means of good and truth for the reason that some are governed more by good, others more by truth. And it is from this that derivatives arise, that is to say, derivatives of good and derivatives of truth. The derivatives of good in the Lord's spiritual kingdom are those which are represented by the sons of Jokshan, who are referred to in this verse, but the derivatives of truth there are those which are represented by the sons of Midian, who are referred to in the next verse. Now because there are two categories of spiritual people - those governed more by good and those governed more by truth - two varieties of doctrine therefore exist among them, namely matters of doctrine concerning charity and matters of doctrine concerning faith. Matters of doctrine concerning charity exist for the sake of those governed by the good of faith, who are meant here by the sons of Jokshan. But matters of doctrine concerning faith exist for the sake of those governed by the truth of faith, who are meant by the sons of Midian.

[3] Sheba and Dedan are those who constitute the first category, that is, people in the Lord's spiritual kingdom who are governed by the good of faith and with whom matters concerning charity exist. This explains why Sheba and Dedan mean the cognitions of celestial things, or what amounts to the same, those with whom such cognitions exist, that is, with whom matters of doctrine concerning charity exist, for matters of doctrine are cognitions, and that which is celestial with the spiritual man is charity. For Sheba and Dedan mean those cognitions, as has been shown in Volume One, in 117, 1168, 1171, 1172, though there they are the great-grandsons of Ham, and are called the sons of Raamah. It should be realized however that Ham, like Japheth and Shem also, never was an actual person, but that those who belonged to the Church after the Flood called Noah were distinguished as regards goods and truths into three groups, and these groups were referred to by those names, 736, 1062, 1065, 1140, 1141, 1162, and in various other places. Nevertheless there were nations which were so called, but these were descended from different individuals, as is evident here from Sheba and Dedan who were descended from Jokshan, Abraham's son by Keturah.

[4] As regards 'Sheba' meaning those with whom cognitions of celestial things exist - thus those governed by the good of faith - this is clear from the places introduced in 117, 1171. 'Dedan' has a similar meaning, as is clear from the texts quoted in 1172, as well as from the following: In Isaiah,

The prophecy concerning Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will spend the night, O bands of Dedanites. To the thirsty bring water; O inhabitants of the land of Tema, meet with his bread the fugitive, for they will flee before the swords, before the drawn sword. Isaiah 21:13-15.

'Spending the night in the forest in Arabia' stands for being made desolate as regards good. For 'Arabia' means those with whom celestial things exist, that is, the goods of faith, so that 'spending the night there in the forest' is when goods exist no longer, and therefore means desolation, which is also described by 'fleeing before the swords, before the drawn sword'. Celestial things, that is, the goods of faith - or what amount to the same, the works of charity - which are theirs, are meant by 'bringing water to the thirsty, and with bread meeting the fugitive'.

[5] In Jeremiah,

I took the cup from Jehovah's hand and made all the nations to whom Jehovah sent me drink it - Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, and its kings and its princes, to turn them into a desolation; Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; all the kings of Tyre and all the kings of Sidon; Dedan and Tema, and Buz, and all who have cut the corners [of their hair] all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media, and all the kings of the north. Jeremiah 25:17-19, 22-23, 25-26.

This also refers to the desolation of the spiritual Church, different elements of which Church are mentioned in order and are meant by Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, Egypt, Tyre, Sidon, Dedan, Tema, Buz, Zimri, Elam, and Media.

[6] In Ezekiel,

Sheba and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, and all its young lions will say to you, Have you come to seize the spoil? Have you assembled your company to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, and to take cattle and possessions, and seize great spoil? Ezekiel 38:13.

This refers to Gog who means external worship separated from internal, which is idolatrous, 1151. 'Sheba and Dedan' stands for the internal aspects of worship, namely the goods of faith, 'Tarshish' for corresponding external worship. The silver, gold, cattle, possessions, and spoil which Gog - or external worship separated from the internal - wishes to 'carry away' are the cognitions of good and truth, which those who are meant by Sheba and Dedan fight for and defend, and who are on that account called 'young lions'. In the proper sense 'Sheba' is those with whom cognitions of good exist, 'Dedan' those with whom cognitions of truth derived from good are present.

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