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Deuteronoomia第17章

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1 Sa ei tohi ohverdada Issandale, oma Jumalale, härga või lammast, kellel on viga küljes, midagi pahaloomulist, sest see on jäledus Issandale, su Jumalale!

2 Kui su keskel mõnes su väravaist, mis Issand, su Jumal, sulle annab, leitakse mees või naine, kes teeb, mis kuri on Issanda, su Jumala silmis, rikkudes tema lepingut,

3 kes läheb ja teenib teisi jumalaid ja kummardab neid, päikest või kuud või kõiki taevavägesid, mida ma olen keelanud,

4 ja sellest teatatakse sinule ja sa kuuled seda, siis kuula hästi järele, ja vaata, kui see on tõsi, asi on kindel, seesugust jõledust on Iisraelis tehtud,

5 siis vii see mees või naine, kes seda kurja on teinud, välja oma väravate ette, olgu see mees või naine, ja ta visatagu kividega surnuks!

6 Surmatav surmatagu kahe või kolme tunnistaja ütluse põhjal; ühe tunnistaja ütluse põhjal ei tohi teda surmata.

7 Tunnistajate käsi tõusku esimesena ta vastu, et teda surmata, ja seejärel kogu rahva käsi. Nõnda kõrvalda kurjus enese keskelt!

8 Kui sulle on mõni asi raske otsustada õigusemõistmises vere ja vere vahel, kohtuasja ja kohtuasja vahel, vägivallateo ja vägivallateo vahel tüliasjus su väravais, siis võta kätte ja mine sinna paika, mille Issand, su Jumal, valib,

9 ja tule leviitpreestrite juurde ja selle juurde, kes neil päevil on kohtumõistjaks, ja kuula järele, siis nad kuulutavad sulle otsuse.

10 Ja tee siis selle otsuse järgi, mille nad sulle kuulutavad paigas, mille Issand valib, ja täida hoolsasti kõike, mida nad sulle õpetavad!

11 Tee õpetuse järgi, mida nad sulle annavad, ja kohtuotsuse järgi, mille nad sulle kuulutavad, pead sa talitama, kaldumata paremale või vasakule otsusest, mida nad sulle kuulutavad!

12 Aga mees, kes käitub ülbelt, kuulamata preestrit, kes seisab seal Issanda, su Jumala teenistuses, või kohtumõistjat, peab surema! Nõnda kõrvalda kurjus Iisraelist!

13 Ja kogu rahvas kuulgu seda ja kartku, et nad ei oleks enam nii ülbed!

14 Kui sa jõuad sellele maale, mille Issand, su Jumal, sulle annab, ja sa pärid selle ning elad seal ja ütled: 'Ma tahan tõsta enesele kuninga, nagu on kõigil mu ümberkaudseil rahvail',

15 siis tõsta enesele kuningaks see, kelle Issand, su Jumal, valib! Sa pead tõstma enesele kuninga oma vendade hulgast, sa ei tohi panna enese üle võõrast meest, kes ei ole sinu vend!

16 Aga tema ärgu pidagu enesel palju hobuseid, ja tema ärgu viigu rahvast tagasi Egiptusesse, et hankida palju hobuseid, sest Issand on teile öelnud: 'Ärge minge enam tagasi seda teed!'

17 Ja tema ärgu võtku enesele palju naisi, et ta ei taganeks usust, ja tema ärgu kogugu enesele väga palju hõbedat ja kulda!

18 Ja kui ta istub oma kuningriigi aujärjel, siis ta kirjutagu enesele raamatusse ärakiri sellest Seadusest, mis on leviitpreestrite käes.

19 See olgu tema juures ja ta lugegu seda kõik oma elupäevad, et ta õpiks kartma Issandat, oma Jumalat, pidades kõiki selle Seaduse sõnu ja määrusi, tehes nende järgi,

20 ilma et ta süda suurustleks oma vendade ees ja ilma et ta kalduks käsust paremale või vasakule, et pikendada päevi, mis ta on oma kuningriigi üle, tema ja ta pojad Iisraelis.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#1416

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1416. I will make thee into a great nation. That this signifies the kingdom in the heavens and on the earth, is evident from the signification of a “nation,” as being in the internal sense the celestial of love and the derivative good, thus all in the universe in whom is the celestial of love and of charity; and as in the internal sense the Lord is here treated of, there is meant all the celestial and all the derivative good, thus His kingdom, which is with those who are in love and charity. In the supreme sense the Lord is Himself the “great nation,” because He is the celestial itself, and good itself; for all the good of love and of charity is from Him alone; and therefore the Lord is His kingdom itself, that is, He is the all in all of His kingdom, as is also acknowledged by all the angels in heaven. Hence now it is evident that “I will make thee into a great nation,” signifies the Lord’s kingdom in the heavens and on earth.

[2] That in the internal sense, where the Lord and the celestial things of love are treated of, a “nation” signifies the Lord and all celestial things, is evident from the things adduced above concerning the signification of a “nation,” and of “nations” n. 1258,1259). This may also be further confirmed by the following passages. Concerning Abraham it is said:

Thy name shall not any more be called Abram, and thy name shall be Abraham, for the father of a multitude of nations have I given thee (Genesis 17:5).

The letter h in “Abraham” was taken from the name Jehovah, on account of his representation of Jehovah or the Lord. In like manner it is said of Sarai:

Thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and also give thee a son of her; thus I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall be of her (Genesis 17:15-16); where “nations” denote the celestial things of love, and “kings of peoples” the spiritual things of faith thence derived, which belong to the Lord alone.

[3] Concerning Jacob in like manner:

Thy name shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name, and He called his name Israel: and God said, I am God the thunderer; increase and multiply; a nation and a congregation of nations shall be from thee, and kings shall go forth out of thy loins (Genesis 35:10-11); where “Israel” denotes the Lord, and that He Himself is “Israel” in the supreme sense, is well known to some; and when He is “Israel,” it is evident that “a nation” and “an assemblage of nations,” and “kings out of His loins,” are the celestial and the spiritual things of love, and therefore all who are in the celestial and the spiritual things of love. Concerning Ishmael, Abram’s son by Hagar, it is said:

The son of the handmaid I will make him into a nation, because he is thy seed (Genesis 21:13, 18).

What is represented by Ishmael will be seen in its place; the “seed” of Abram is love itself, and from this the term “nation” is used for those begotten of Ishmael.

[4] That a “nation” signifies the celestial things of love, is evident in Moses:

If hearing ye will hear My voice, and will keep My covenant, ye shall also be a peculiar treasure unto Me out of all peoples, and ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation (Exodus 19:5-6); where “a kingdom of priests,” which is the Lord’s kingdom in the heavens and on earth, being so named from the celestial things of love, is manifestly called “a holy nation;” whereas the Lord’s kingdom from His kingly function was named from the spiritual things of love, and is called “a holy people;” and for this reason “kings out of the loins,” in the passage quoted above, are spiritual things.

In Jeremiah:

If these statutes have departed from before Me, saith Jehovah, the seed of Israel also shall cease, that it be not a nation before Me all the days (Jeremiah 31:36);

“the seed of Israel” denotes the celestial of charity; and when this ceases, there is no longer a nation before the Lord.

[5] In Isaiah:

The people that walk in darkness have seen a great light; Thou hast multiplied the nation (Isaiah 9:2-3).

This is said of the church of the nations specifically; but in general of all who are in ignorance and live in charity; these are a “nation,” because they are of the Lord’s kingdom.

In David:

That I may see the good of Thy chosen; that I may be glad in the gladness of Thy nation, that I may glory in Thine inheritance (Psalms 106:5).

Here “nation” plainly denotes the Lord’s kingdom. As the signification of “nation” is the celestial of love and the derivative good, there originated, from a perception of this signification, the fact that the men of the Most Ancient Church were distinguished into households, families, and nations; and thereby they perceived the Lord’s kingdom, and consequently the celestial itself. From this Perceptive arose the Significative, and from this the Representative.

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