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Daniel第2章

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1 Nebukadnessarin toisena hallitusvuotena näki Nebukadnessar unia, ja hänen mielensä oli levoton eikä hän enää saanut unta.

2 Silloin kuningas käski kutsua tietäjät ja noidat, velhot ja kaldealaiset ilmoittamaan kuninkaalle hänen unensa; ja he tulivat ja astuivat kuninkaan eteen.

3 Ja kuningas sanoi heille: "Minä olen nähnyt unen, ja mieleni on levoton, kunnes saan tietää sen unen.

4 Silloin kaldealaiset puhuivat kuninkaalle araminkielellä: "Eläköön kuningas iankaikkisesti! Sano uni palvelijoillesi, niin me ilmoitamme sen selityksen."

5 Kuningas vastasi ja sanoi kaldealaisille: "Tämä minun sanani on peruuttamaton: Ellette ilmoita minulle unta ja sen selitystä, niin teidät hakataan kappaleiksi ja teidän talonne tehdään soraläjiksi.

6 Mutta jos te ilmoitatte minulle unen ja sen selityksen, niin te saatte minulta lahjoja ja antimia ja suuren kunnian. Sentähden ilmoittakaa minulle uni ja sen selitys."

7 He vastasivat toistamiseen ja sanoivat: "Kuningas sanokoon unen palvelijoilleen, niin me ilmoitamme sen selityksen".

8 Kuningas vastasi ja sanoi: "Minä huomaan selvästi, että te vain koetatte voittaa aikaa, koska näette peruuttamattomaksi tämän minun sanani,

9 että ellette ilmoita minulle unta, on teillä edessä vain yksi tuomio. Sillä te olette sopineet keskenänne, että puhutte minun edessäni valheellista ja turmiollista puhetta toivoen, että aika muuttuu. Sentähden sanokaa minulle uni; silloin minä tiedän, että te osaatte ilmoittaa minulle selityksen siihen."

10 Kaldealaiset vastasivat kuninkaan edessä ja sanoivat: "Ei ole maan päällä ihmistä, joka kykenisi selittämään sen, mitä kuningas sanoi. Eikä yksikään suuri ja voimallinen kuningas ole koskaan vaatinut tämänkaltaista asiaa keneltäkään tietäjältä, noidalta tai kaldealaiselta.

11 Sillä asia, jota kuningas vaatii, on vaikea, eikä ole ketään, joka voisi sen kuninkaalle selittää, paitsi jumalat, joiden asuinsija ei ole ihmisten tykönä."

12 Tästä kuningas suuttui ja julmistui kovin ja käski tappaa kaikki Baabelin viisaat.

13 Kun tästä oli käsky annettu ja viisaat piti tapettaman, etsittiin Danielia ja hänen tovereitaan tapettaviksi.

14 Silloin Daniel antoi viisaan ja taitavan vastauksen Arjokille, kuninkaan henkivartioväen päällikölle, joka oli lähtenyt tappamaan Baabelin viisaita.

15 Hän vastasi ja sanoi Arjokille, kuninkaan päällikölle: "Miksi on kuningas antanut niin ankaran käskyn?" Silloin Arjok kertoi Danielille asian.

16 Niin Daniel meni palatsiin ja pyysi kuningasta antamaan hänelle aikaa, että hän saisi ilmoittaa kuninkaalle selityksen.

17 Sitten Daniel meni kotiinsa ja kertoi asian tovereillensa Hananjalle, Miisaelille ja Asarjalle

18 kehoittaen heitä rukoilemaan armoa taivaan Jumalalta tämän salatun asian tähden, ettei Danielia ja hänen tovereitansa tapettaisi muiden Baabelin viisaitten kanssa.

19 Silloin salaisuus ilmoitettiin Danielille yöllisessä näyssä. Niin Daniel kiitti taivaan Jumalaa.

20 Daniel lausui ja sanoi: "Olkoon Jumalan nimi kiitetty iankaikkisesta iankaikkiseen, sillä hänen on viisaus ja voima.

21 Hän muuttaa ajat ja hetket, hän syöksee kuninkaat vallasta ja korottaa kuninkaat valtaan, hän antaa viisaille viisauden ja taidollisille ymmärryksen.

22 Hän paljastaa syvät ja salatut asiat, hän tietää, mitä pimeydessä on, ja valkeus asuu hänen tykönänsä.

23 Sinua, minun isieni Jumala, minä kiitän ja ylistän siitä, että olet antanut minulle viisauden ja voiman ja että nyt annoit minun tietää, mitä me sinulta rukoilimme. Sillä sinä annoit meidän tietää kuninkaan asian."

24 Sitten Daniel meni Arjokin tykö, jolla oli kuninkaan määräys tappaa Baabelin viisaat. Hän meni ja sanoi hänelle näin: "Älä tapa Baabelin viisaita; vie minut kuninkaan eteen, niin minä ilmoitan kuninkaalle selityksen".

25 Silloin Arjok vei kiiruusti Danielin kuninkaan eteen ja sanoi tälle näin: "Minä olen löytänyt juutalaisten pakkosiirtolaisten joukosta miehen, joka ilmoittaa kuninkaalle selityksen".

26 Kuningas vastasi ja sanoi Danielille, jonka nimenä oli Beltsassar: "Voitko sinä ilmoittaa minulle unen, jonka minä näin, ja sen selityksen?"

27 Daniel vastasi kuninkaalle ja sanoi: "Salaisuutta, jonka kuningas tahtoo tietää, eivät viisaat, noidat, tietäjät eivätkä tähtienselittäjät voi ilmoittaa kuninkaalle.

28 Mutta on Jumala taivaassa; hän paljastaa salaisuudet ja ilmoittaa kuningas Nebukadnessarille, mitä on tapahtuva aikojen lopussa. Tämä on sinun unesi, sinun pääsi näky, joka sinulla oli vuoteessasi.

29 Kun sinä, kuningas, olit vuoteessasi, nousi mieleesi ajatus, mitä tämän jälkeen on tapahtuva; ja hän, joka paljastaa salaisuudet, ilmoitti sinulle, mitä tapahtuva on.

30 Ja tämä salaisuus on paljastettu minulle, ei oman viisauteni voimasta, ikäänkuin minulla olisi sitä enemmän kuin kenelläkään muulla ihmisellä, vaan sentähden että selitys ilmoitettaisiin kuninkaalle ja sinä saisit selville sydämesi ajatukset.

31 Sinä näit, kuningas, katso, oli iso kuvapatsas. Se kuvapatsas oli suuri, ja sen kirkkaus oli ylenpalttinen. Se seisoi sinun edessäsi, ja se oli hirvittävä nähdä.

32 Kuvan pää oli parasta kultaa, sen rinta ja käsivarret hopeata, sen vatsa ja lanteet vaskea.

33 Sen sääret olivat rautaa, sen jalat osaksi rautaa, osaksi savea.

34 Sinun sitä katsellessasi irtautui kivilohkare-ei ihmiskäden voimasta-ja iski kuvapatsasta jalkoihin, jotka olivat rautaa ja savea, ja murskasi ne.

35 Silloin musertuivat yhdellä haavaa rauta, savi, vaski, hopea ja kulta, ja niiden kävi kuin akanain kesäisillä puimatantereilla: tuuli vei ne, eikä niistä löydetty jälkeäkään. Mutta kivestä, joka oli kuvapatsaan murskannut, tuli suuri vuori, ja se täytti koko maan.

36 Tämä oli se uni, ja nyt sanomme kuninkaalle sen selityksen.

37 Sinä, kuningas, olet kuningasten kuningas, jolle taivaan Jumala on antanut vallan, voiman, väkevyyden ja kunnian

38 ja jonka käteen hän on antanut ihmiset, missä ikinä heitä asuu, ja kedon eläimet ja taivaan linnut, asettaen sinut kaikkien niiden valtiaaksi: sinä olet se kultainen pää.

39 Mutta sinun jälkeesi nousee toinen valtakunta, joka on halvempi kuin sinun; ja sitten kolmas valtakunta, joka on vaskea ja joka hallitsee kaikkea maata.

40 Ja neljäs valtakunta on tuleva, luja kuin rauta; niinkuin rauta musertaa ja särkee kaiken, niinkuin rauta murskaa, niin se on musertava ja murskaava ne kaikki.

41 Ja että sinä näit jalkain ja varvasten olevan osittain savenvalajan savea, osittain rautaa, se merkitsee, että se on oleva hajanainen valtakunta; kuitenkin on siinä oleva raudan lujuutta, niinkuin sinä näit rautaa olevan saven seassa.

42 Ja että jalkojen varpaat olivat osaksi rautaa, osaksi savea, se merkitsee, että osa sitä valtakuntaa on oleva luja, osa sitä on oleva hauras.

43 Että sinä näit rautaa olevan saven seassa, se merkitsee, että vaikka ne sekaantuvat toisiinsa ihmissiemenellä, ne eivät yhdisty toinen toiseensa, niinkuin ei rautakaan sekaannu saveen.

44 Mutta niiden kuningasten päivinä on taivaan Jumala pystyttävä valtakunnan, joka on kukistumaton iankaikkisesti ja jonka valtaa ei toiselle kansalle anneta. Se on musertava kaikki ne muut valtakunnat ja tekevä niistä lopun, mutta se itse on pysyvä iankaikkisesti,

45 niinkuin sinä näit, että kivilohkare irtautui vuoresta-ei ihmiskäden voimasta-ja murskasi raudan, vasken, saven, hopean ja kullan. Suuri Jumala on ilmoittanut kuninkaalle, mitä tämän jälkeen on tapahtuva. Ja uni on tosi ja sen selitys luotettava."

46 Silloin kuningas Nebukadnessar lankesi kasvoillensa ja kumartui maahan Danielin edessä ja käski uhrata hänelle ruokauhria ja suitsutusta.

47 Kuningas vastasi Danielille ja sanoi: "Totisesti on teidän Jumalanne jumalien Jumala ja kuningasten herra ja se, joka paljastaa salaisuudet; sillä sinä olet voinut paljastaa tämän salaisuuden".

48 Sitten kuningas korotti Danielin ja antoi hänelle paljon suuria lahjoja ja asetti hänet koko Baabelin maakunnan herraksi ja kaikkien Baabelin viisaitten ylimmäiseksi päämieheksi.

49 Ja Danielin anomuksesta kuningas antoi Sadrakin, Meesakin ja Abednegon hoitoon Baabelin maakunnan hallinnon. Mutta Daniel jäi kuninkaan hoviin.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#3762

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3762. 'And went to the land of the sons of the east' means a raising up towards truths that relate to love. This is clear from the meaning of 'the land of the sons of the east'. For Aram or Syria was called 'the land of the sons of the east', as is evident from the fact that it was the land to which Jacob went, see also 3249. In general, 'Syria' means cognitions of good, as shown in 1232, 1234, but specifically 'Aram Naharaim' or Syria of the [Two] Rivers means cognitions of truth, in 3051, 3664. Here however it is not said that he went to Aram or Syria but 'to the land of the sons of the east', so as to mean that which is the subject in the whole of this chapter, namely an ascent towards truths that relate to love. The expression 'truths that relate to love' is used to describe those truths which in other places have been called celestial truths, for they are cognitions concerning charity towards the neighbour and concerning love to the Lord. In the highest sense, where the Lord is the subject, they are truths that relate to Divine love.

[2] These truths, that is to say, those concerning charity towards the neighbour and concerning love to the Lord, must first be learned before a person can be regenerated, and must also be acknowledged and believed. And insofar as those truths are acknowledged and believed, and are endowed with life, that person is also regenerated and those truths are implanted in his natural, where they exist as in their own soil. They are first implanted there through the instruction received from parents and teachers, then from the Word of the Lord, and after that from personal reflection on them. But all of this does no more than to deposit those truths in the person's natural memory and so to place them among the cognitions there. They are still not acknowledged, believed, and received unless life is led in accordance with them, in which case the person enters into an affection for them; and insofar as he enters into an affection for them because his life accords with them, those truths are implanted in his natural as their own soil. Things that are not so implanted do indeed remain with that person, but only in his memory as some item of knowledge or historical fact which does no more than enable him to talk about such things, to further his reputation by means of them, and in so doing to grow in wealth and position. When this is the case truths have not been implanted within him.

[3] As regards the meaning of 'the land of the sons of the east' as truths relating to love, and so as cognitions of truth leading the way to good, this may be seen from the meaning of 'sons' as truths, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, and from the meaning of 'the east' as love, dealt with in 101, 1250, 3249. Their land is the soil in which they exist. For 'the sons of the east' are those who possess cognitions concerning truth and good and therefore the truths that relate to love. This may be seen further from other places in the Word, as in the first Book of Kings,

The wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of the Egyptians. 1 Kings 4:30.

Here 'the wisdom of the sons of the east' means interior cognitions concerning truth and good, and so means people who possess them. 'The wisdom of the Egyptians' however means knowledge of the same things as they exist in a lower degree -'the Egyptians' meaning factual knowledge in general, see 1164, 1165, 1462.

[4] In Jeremiah,

Thus said Jehovah, Arise, go up against Kedar; lay waste the sons of the east. They will take their tents and flocks, their curtains and all their vessels, and will take their camels. Jeremiah 49:28-29.

Here 'the sons of the east' is used to mean those who possess cognitions concerning good and truth. This is clear from the fact that 'they will take their tents and flocks, also their curtains and all their vessels, as well as their camels'. For 'tents' means holy forms of good, 414, 1102, 2145, 2152, 3312; 'flocks' the goods that flow from charity, 343, 2566; 'curtains' holy truths, 2576, 3478; 'vessels' the truths of faith, and facts, 3068, 3079; 'camels' factual knowledge in general, 3048, 3071, 3143, 3145. Thus 'the sons of the east' means those who possess these, that is, cognitions concerning what is good and what is true.

[5] The wise men from the east who came to Jesus when He was born belonged to those people called the sons of the east. This becomes clear from the fact of their awareness that the Lord was to be born, and that they knew of His Coming from the star which appeared to them in the east. These matters are described in Matthew as follows,

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, behold wise men from the east came into Jerusalem, saying, Where is He born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east and have come to worship Him. Matthew 2:1-2.

The fact that such a prophecy existed from of old among the sons of the east, who were from Syria, is clear from Balaam's prophecy concerning the Lord's Coming, in Moses,

I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near. A star will arise out of Jacob and a sceptre will rise up out of Israel. Numbers 24:17.

The fact that Balaam was from the land of the sons of the east, that is, from Syria, is evident from the following in Moses,

Balaam uttered his declaration and said, From Syria has Balak, the king of Moab, brought me, from the mountains of the east. Numbers 23:7.

The wise men who came to Jesus when He was born are called the magi, but this expression was used for wise men at that time, as is clear from many places, such as Genesis 41:8; Exodus 7:11; Daniel 2:27; 4:6-7; 1 Kings 4:30; and in various places in the Prophets.

[6] 'The sons of the east' in the contrary sense means cognitions concerning evil and falsity, and so means those who possess these. This is clear in Isaiah,

The envy of Ephraim will depart, and the enemies of Judah will be cut off. They will fly down onto the shoulder of the Philistines towards the sea, and together they will plunder the sons of the east. Isaiah 11:13-14.

In Ezekiel, when prophesying against the sons of Ammon,

Behold, I have handed you over to the sons of the east as an inheritance, and they will station their ranks among you. Ezekiel 25:4, 10.

In the Book of Judges,

When Israel put in seed, Midian came up and Amalek, and the sons of the east; and they came up upon them. Judges 6:3.

'Midian' stands for those under the influence of falsity because the good of life does not exist with them, 3242; 'Amalek' for those under the influence of falsities with which they assail truths, 1679; 'the sons of the east' for those who possess cognitions that support what is false.

  
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1462. 'Egypt' means, in reference to the Lord, knowledge comprised of cognitions, but in reference to all others, knowledge in general. This becomes clear from the meaning of that country in the Word, dealt with already in several places, and specifically in 1164, 1165. Indeed the Ancient Church existed in Egypt, as it did in many other places, 1238, and while the Church was in that region all kinds of knowledge flourished there more than anything else; and this explains why 'Egypt' came to mean knowledge. But after those people desired to penetrate the mysteries of faith by means of all this knowledge, and so to inquire into the truth of Divine arcana from their own power, Egypt became a place of magic, and so came to mean factual knowledge which perverts, and which gives rise to falsities and derivative evils, as is clear in Isaiah 19:11.

[2] That 'Egypt' means all kinds of knowledge that serve a use, thus at this point knowledge comprised of cognitions which is able to serve as vessels for celestial and spiritual things, becomes clear from the following places in the Word: In Isaiah,

They have led Egypt astray, the corner-stone of the tribes. Isaiah 19:13.

Here it is called 'the corner-stone of the tribes', which was to serve as the base on which the things of faith meant by 'the tribes' were to rest. In the same prophet,

On that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt which speak in the lip of Canaan and swear to Jehovah Zebaoth. Each will be called Ir Heres. On that day there will be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at its border to Jehovah; and it will be a sign and a witness to Jehovah Zebaoth in the land of Egypt, for they will cry to Jehovah because of the oppressors, and He will send a savior and a prince to them, and he will deliver them. And Jehovah will make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know Jehovah on that day and will offer sacrifice and minchah, and will make vows to Jehovah and perform them. And Jehovah will smite Egypt, smiting and healing, and they will return to Jehovah; and He will be entreated by them, and He will heal them. Isaiah 19:18-22.

Used in a good sense here, 'Egypt' stands for people who possess facts, or natural truths, which are the vessels for spiritual truths.

[3] In the same prophet,

On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Asshur, and Asshur will come into Egypt and Egypt into Asshur, and the Egyptians will serve Asshur. 1 On that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Asshur, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom Jehovah Zebaoth will bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt My people, and Asshur the work of My hands, and Israel My heritage. Isaiah 19:23-25.

Here 'Egypt' means knowledge consisting of natural truths, 'Asshur' reason or rational things, and 'Israel' spiritual things, which follow one another in that order. Hence the statement that 'on that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Asshur, and Israel will be the third with Egypt and Asshur'.

[4] In Ezekiel,

Fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be to you an ensign. Ezekiel 27:7.

This refers to Tyre, which means the possession of cognitions. 'Fine linen with embroidered work' stands for the truths contained in all kinds of knowledge which are of service; belonging as they do to the external man facts ought to be of service to the internal man. In the same prophet,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih, At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt. Ezekiel 29:13-14.

Here also 'Egypt' has much the same meaning, as is also said of Judah and Israel in many other places that they were to be gathered from the peoples and brought back from captivity. In Zechariah,

And it will be that whoever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Jehovah Zebaoth, there will be no rain upon them And if the family of Egypt does not go up, and does not come . . . Zechariah 14:17-18.

Here also 'Egypt' is used in a good sense to have a similar meaning.

[5] That knowledge or human wisdom is meant by 'Egypt' becomes clear also in Daniel 11:43 where knowledge of celestial and of spiritual things is called 'the secret hoards of gold and silver' and also 'the precious things of Egypt'. And of Solomon it is said that his wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of the Egyptians, 1 Kings 4:30. And the house built by Solomon for Pharaoh's daughter had no other representation, 1 Kings 7:8 and following verses.

[6] The Lord's being taken into Egypt when He was an infant had no other meaning than that which here is meant by Abram, though He was also taken there so that He might fulfill all things that had taken place and were representative of Himself. The passage of Jacob and his sons down into Egypt represented in the inmost sense nothing other than the Lord's initial instruction in cognitions from the Word, as is also evident from what follows. In reference to the Lord the following is said in Matthew,

The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Rise, take the boy and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I tell you. He rose and took the boy and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, so that what had been said by the prophet might be fulfilled, when he said, Out of Egypt have I called My son. Matthew 2:13-15, 19-21.

This promise is stated in Hosea as follows,

When Israel was a boy I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. Hosea 11:1.

From this it is clear that 'the boy Israel' is used to mean the Lord, His instruction when a boy being expressed by the words, 'Out of Egypt have I called My son'.

[7] In the same prophet,

By a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt and by a prophet he was preserved. Hosea 12:12-13.

Here similarly 'Israel' is used to mean the Lord. 'A prophet' means one who teaches, thus teaching consisting of cognitions. In David,

Turn us back, O God Zebaoth, cause Your face 2 to shine and we shall be saved. You caused a vine to set out from Egypt, You drove out the nations and planted it. Psalms 80:7-8.

This too refers to the Lord, who is called 'the vine out of Egypt' as regards the cognitions in which He was receiving instruction.

脚注:

1. The Hebrew of his text in Isaiah may be read in two different ways - serve Asshur or serve with Asshur. Most English versions of Isaiah prefer the second of these.

2. literally, Faces

  
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