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Exodus第26章

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1 καί-C ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S δέκα-M αὐλαία-N1A-APF ἐκ-P βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF καί-C ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN κλώθω-VT--XMPGSN χερουβιμ-N---APM ἐργασία-N1A-DSF ὑφάντης-N1M-GSM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APF

2 μῆκος-N3E-NSN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλαία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF ὀκτώ-M καί-C εἴκοσι-M πῆχυς-N3E-GPM καί-C εὖρος-N2--NSN τέσσαρες-A3--GPM πῆχυς-N3E-GPM ὁ- A--NSF αὐλαία-N1A-NSF ὁ- A--NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S μέτρον-N2N-NSN ὁ- A--NSN αὐτός- D--NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A1S-DPF ὁ- A--DPF αὐλαία-N1A-DPF

3 πέντε-M δέ-X αὐλαία-N1A-NPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἐκ-P ἀλλήλω- D--GPM ἔχω-V1--PMPNPF ὁ- A--NSF ἕτερος-A1A-NSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF ἕτερος-A1A-GSF καί-C πέντε-M αὐλαία-N1A-NPF εἰμί-VF--FMI3P συνἔχω-V1--PMPNPF ἕτερος-A1A-NSF ὁ- A--DSF ἕτερος-A1A-DSF

4 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DPF ἀγκύλη-N1--APF ὑακίνθινος-A1--APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλαία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN μέρος-N3E-GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF συμβολή-N1--ASF καί-C οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλαία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἐξώτερος-A1A-GSF πρός-P ὁ- A--DSF συμβολή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--DSF δεύτερος-A1A-DSF

5 πεντήκοντα-M ἀγκύλη-N1--APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DSF αὐλαία-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--DSF εἷς-A1A-DSF καί-C πεντήκοντα-M ἀγκύλη-N1--APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN μέρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF αὐλαία-N1A-GSF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASF συμβολή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSF δεύτερος-A1A-GSF ἀντιπρόσωπος-A1B-NPF ἀντιπίπτω-V1--PAPNPF ἀλλήλω- D--DPF εἰς-P ἕκαστος-A1--ASF

6 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S κρίκος-N2--APM πεντήκοντα-M χρυσοῦς-A1C-APM καί-C συνἅπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APF αὐλαία-N1A-APF ἕτερος-A1A-ASF ὁ- A--DSF ἕτερος-A1A-DSF ὁ- A--DPM κρίκος-N2--DPM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF σκηνή-N1--NSF εἷς-A1A-NSF

7 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S δέρρις-N3I-APF τριχίνας-A1--APF σκέπη-N1--ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ἕνδεκα-M δέρρις-N3I-APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APF

8 ὁ- A--NSN μῆκος-N3E-NSN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S τριάκοντα-M πῆχυς-N3E-GPM καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--GPM πῆχυς-N3E-GPM ὁ- A--NSN εὖρος-N2--NSN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF μέτρον-N2N-NSN ὁ- A--NSN αὐτός- D--NSN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--DPF ἕνδεκα-M δέρρις-N3I-DPF

9 καί-C συνἅπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APF πέντε-M δέρρις-N3I-APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN αὐτός- D--ASN καί-C ὁ- A--APF ἕξ-M δέρρις-N3I-APF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN αὐτός- D--ASN καί-C ἐπιδιπλόω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF δέρρις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἕκτος-A1--ASF κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF

10 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἀγκύλη-N1--APF πεντήκοντα-M ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF εἷς-A1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN κατά-P συμβολή-N1--ASF καί-C πεντήκοντα-M ἀγκύλη-N1--APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χεῖλος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--GSF συνἅπτω-V1--PAPGSF ὁ- A--GSF δεύτερος-A1A-GSF

11 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S κρίκος-N2--APM χαλκοῦς-A1C-APM πεντήκοντα-M καί-C συνἅπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APM κρίκος-N2--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF ἀγκύλη-N1--GPF καί-C συνἅπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APF δέρρις-N3I-APF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S εἷς-A3--NSN

12 καί-C ὑποτίθημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASN πλεονάζω-V1--PAPASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF δέρρις-N3I-DPF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN ἥμισυς-A3U-ASN ὁ- A--GSF δέρρις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--ASN ὑπολείπω-VP--XMPASN ὑποκαλύπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASN πλεονάζω-V1--PAPASN ὁ- A--GPF δέρρις-N3I-GPF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὑποκαλύπτω-VF--FAI2S ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF

13 πῆχυς-N3E-ASM ἐκ-P οὗτος- D--GSN καί-C πῆχυς-N3E-ASM ἐκ-P οὗτος- D--GSN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN ὑπερἔχω-V1--PAPGSN ὁ- A--GPF δέρρις-N3I-GPF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN μῆκος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GPF δέρρις-N3I-GPF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S συνκαλύπτω-V1--PAPNSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APN πλάγιος-A1A-APN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ἔνθεν-D καί-C ἔνθεν-D ἵνα-C καλύπτω-V1--PAS3S

14 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S κατακάλυμμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF σκηνή-N1--DSF δέρμα-N3M-APN κριός-N2--GPM ἐρυθροδανόω-VM--XPPAPN καί-C ἐπικάλυμμα-N3M-APN δέρμα-N3M-APN ὑακίνθινος-A1--APN ἐπάνωθεν-D

15 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S στῦλος-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSF σκηνή-N1--DSF ἐκ-P ξύλον-N2N-GPN ἄσηπτος-A1B-GPN

16 δέκα-M πῆχυς-N3E-GPM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASM στῦλος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM εἷς-A3--ASM καί-C πῆχυς-N3E-GSM εἷς-A3--GSM καί-C ἥμισυς-A3U-GSM ὁ- A--ASN πλάτος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--GSM στῦλος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM εἷς-A3--GSM

17 δύο-M ἀγκωνίσκος-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM ἀντιπίπτω-V1--PAPAPM ἕτερος-A1A-ASM ὁ- A--DSM ἕτερος-A1A-DSM οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM στῦλος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF

18 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S στῦλος-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSF σκηνή-N1--DSF εἴκοσι-M στῦλος-N2--APM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN κλίτος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSN πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM

19 καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M βάσις-N3I-APF ἀργυροῦς-A1C-APF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DPM εἴκοσι-M στῦλος-N2--DPM δύο-M βάσις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C δύο-M βάσις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM

20 καί-C ὁ- A--ASN κλίτος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN δεύτερος-A1A-ASN ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM εἴκοσι-M στῦλος-N2--APM

21 καί-C τεσσαράκοντα-M βάσις-N3I-APF αὐτός- D--GPM ἀργυροῦς-A1C-APF δύο-M βάσις-N3I-APF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C δύο-M βάσις-N3I-APF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM

22 καί-C ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPM ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN μέρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἕξ-M στῦλος-N2--APM

23 καί-C δύο-M στῦλος-N2--APM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF γωνία-N1A-GPF ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPN ὀπίσθιος-A1A-GPN

24 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐκ-P ἴσος-A1--GSN κάτωθεν-D κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN αὐτός- D--ASN εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἴσος-A1--NPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GPF κεφαλίς-N3D-GPF εἰς-P σύμβλησις-N3--ASF εἷς-A1A-ASF οὕτως-D ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἀμφότεροι-A1A-DPF ὁ- A--DPF δύο-M---DPF γωνία-N1A-DPF εἰμί-V9--PAD3P

25 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ὀκτώ-M στῦλος-N2--NPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF βάσις-N3I-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM ἀργυροῦς-A1C-NPF δέκα-M ἕξ-M δύο-M βάσις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM εἰς-P ἀμφότεροι-A1A-APN ὁ- A--APN μέρος-N3E-APN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C δύο-M βάσις-N3I-NPF ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM

26 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S μοχλός-N2--APM ἐκ-P ξύλον-N2N-GPN ἄσηπτος-A1B-GPN πέντε-M ὁ- A--DSM εἷς-A3--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN μέρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF

27 καί-C πέντε-M μοχλός-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSN κλίτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--DSN δεύτερος-A1A-DSN καί-C πέντε-M μοχλός-N2--APM ὁ- A--DSM στῦλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ὀπίσθιος-A1A-DSM ὁ- A--DSN κλίτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--DSN πρός-P θάλασσα-N1S-ASF

28 καί-C ὁ- A--NSM μοχλός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM μέσος-A1--NSM ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GPM στῦλος-N2--GPM διαἱκνέομαι-V2--PMD3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN κλίτος-N3E-GSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN κλίτος-N3E-ASN

29 καί-C ὁ- A--APM στῦλος-N2--APM καταχρυσόω-VF--FAI2S χρυσίον-N2N-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--APM δακτύλιος-N2--APM ποιέω-VF--FAI2S χρυσοῦς-A1C-APM εἰς-P ὅς- --APM εἰςἄγω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APM μοχλός-N2--APM καί-C καταχρυσόω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--APM μοχλός-N2--APM χρυσίον-N2N-DSN

30 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN εἶδος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--ASN δεικνύω-VK--XMPASN σύ- P--DS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN

31 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S καταπέτασμα-N3M-ASN ἐκ-P ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN κλώθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF νήθω-VT--XMPGSF ἔργον-N2N-ASN ὑφαντός-A1--ASN ποιέω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN χερουβιμ-N---APM

32 καί-C ἐπιτίθημι-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐπί-P τέσσαρες-A3--GPM στῦλος-N2--GPM ἄσηπτος-A1B-GPM χρυσόω-VM--XPPGPM χρυσίον-N2N-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF κεφαλίς-N3D-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NPF καί-C ὁ- A--NPF βάσις-N3I-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM τέσσαρες-A3--NPF ἀργυροῦς-A1C-NPF

33 καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASN καταπέτασμα-N3M-ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM στῦλος-N2--APM καί-C εἰςφέρω-VF--FAI2S ἐκεῖ-D ἐσώτερον-P ὁ- A--GSN καταπέτασμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN καί-C διαὁρίζω-VF2-FAI3S ὁ- A--ASN καταπέτασμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--DP ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἅγιος-A1A-GSM καί-C ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἅγιος-A1A-GSM ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM

34 καί-C κατακαλύπτω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DSN καταπέτασμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--ASF κιβωτός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GSN μαρτύριον-N2N-GSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἅγιος-A1A-DSM ὁ- A--GPM ἅγιος-A1A-GPM

35 καί-C τίθημι-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--ASF τράπεζα-N1S-ASF ἔξωθεν-D ὁ- A--GSN καταπέτασμα-N3M-GSN καί-C ὁ- A--ASF λυχνία-N1A-ASF ἀπέναντι-P ὁ- A--GSF τράπεζα-N1S-GSF ἐπί-P μέρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P νότος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF τράπεζα-N1S-ASF τίθημι-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P μέρος-N3E-GSN ὁ- A--GSF σκηνή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASN πρός-P βορέας-N1T-ASM

36 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπίσπαστρον-N2N-ASN ἐκ-P ὑάκινθος-N2--GSF καί-C πορφύρα-N1A-GSF καί-C κόκκινος-A1--GSN κλώθω-VT--XMPGSN καί-C βύσσος-N2--GSF κλώθω-VT--XMPGSF ἔργον-N2N-ASN ποικιλτής-N1M-GSM

37 καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ὁ- A--DSN καταπέτασμα-N3M-DSN πέντε-M στῦλος-N2--APM καί-C χρυσόω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--APM χρυσίον-N2N-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF κεφαλίς-N3D-NPF αὐτός- D--GPM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NPF καί-C χωνεύω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--DPM πέντε-M βάσις-N3I-APF χαλκοῦς-A1C-APF

   

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9468. 'And twice-dyed scarlet' means mutual love. This is clear from the meaning of 'scarlet' and 'twice-dyed' as celestial truth, which is the same thing as the good of mutual love. There are two kingdoms into which the angelic heaven is divided, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom. In both there is an internal and an external, the internal in the celestial kingdom being the good of love to the Lord and the external the good of mutual love. This external good is what 'twice-dyed scarlet' serves to mean, 'scarlet' the actual good and 'twice-dyed' its truth. But in the spiritual kingdom the internal is the good of charity towards the neighbour and the external the good of obedience that is the product of faith. 'Twice-dyed scarlet' means the good of mutual love and its truth on account of its appearance in the next life; for when the sphere of that good and truth is revealed visually in the lowest heaven it appears there as the colour scarlet. For what comes down from the celestial heaven and appears on a lower level begins as flaming red but is turned into scarlet on the lower level by the whiteness of light in the middle heaven through which it passes. This explains why twice-dyed scarlet was to be used among the other colours on the curtains of the dwelling-place, Exodus 26:1, on the veil before the ark, Exodus 26:31, on the screen to the door of the tent, Exodus 26:36, on the screen to the gate of the court, Exodus 27:16, on the ephod, Exodus 28:6, on the belt, Exodus 28:8, on the breastplate of judgement, Exodus 28:15, and on the hem of the robe of the ephod, Exodus 28:33.

[2] The fact that 'twice-dyed scarlet' means the good of mutual love, which is the external good of the celestial kingdom or Church, is evident from the consideration that over the table where the loaves of the Presence were laid a twice-dyed scarlet cloth was to be spread, which was then to be covered with a covering of badger skin, Numbers 4:8. The inmost things of the celestial kingdom or Church were meant by what lay on the table, chiefly the loaves, but more external things by its coverings. This also accounts for the order in which the materials that were to be gathered together are listed, that is to say, the inmost things, which were the violet and the purple, are mentioned first; the more external things, which were the twice-dyed scarlet, the fine linen, and the wool of she-goats, are mentioned secondly; and the completely external things, which were the skins of red rams and the skins of badgers, are mentioned last. The like applies everywhere else in what follows.

[3] Since external celestial good and its truth is meant by 'twice-dyed scarlet', this colour is used to portray the outward sense of the Word and teachings derived from it. The reason for this is that the Word is Divine Truth emanating from the Lord's Divine Good, appearing as flaming light in the inmost heaven and as brilliantly white light in the middle heaven.

[4] The Word and teachings derived from the Word are portrayed in this way in the second Book of Samuel,

David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan, and entitled it, To teach the children of Judah the bow. Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul who clothed you in twice-dyed delicately, 1 who placed an ornament of gold on your apparel. 2 Samuel 1:17-18, 24.

'Clothing in twice-dyed' stands for providing with truths that go with the good of mutual love, thus with truths from a celestial origin. This prophetic utterance refers to teachings about faith separated from teachings about love and charity; that is to say, it refers to truths which are snuffed out by such a separation but are then restored by those teachings about love and charity. For by 'the Philistines', who killed Saul and Jonathan, are meant those who champion teachings about faith separated from teachings about love and charity, 3412, 3413, 8093, 8096, 8099, 8313; and 'teaching the children of Judah the bow' means providing those who are governed by the good of love and charity with the truths that compose religious teachings.

'The children of Judah' are those governed by the good of love, see 3654, 3881, 5583, 5603, 5782, 5794, 5833, 6363.

'The bow' is teachings that send out the truth, 2686, 2709.

[5] In Jeremiah,

You who have therefore been laid waste, what will you do? If you clothe yourself in twice-dyed, if you deck yourself with ornaments of gold, in vain will you make yourself beautiful. Jeremiah 4:30.

This refers to the Church when it has been laid waste. 'Clothing oneself in twice-dyed and decking oneself with ornaments of gold' means pointing out the truths of doctrine from a celestial origin and the good ways to live, consequently pointing out truths and aspects of good derived from the Word. Something similar occurs in the same prophet,

Those who ate delicacies are desolate 2 in the streets; those brought up in scarlet have embraced the dunghill. Lamentations 4:5.

'Being brought up in scarlet' stands for receiving instruction since early childhood in the good of mutual love derived from the Word.

[6] Because those things contained in the outward sense of the Word appear in heaven as the colour scarlet, for the reason stated above, people who use the outward sense of the Word to substantiate falsities arising from the evils of selfish and worldly love, thus ideas contrary to truths and forms of the good of love to the Lord and of mutual love, are said to be clothed in purple and scarlet. For their externals, being from the Word, display such an appearance; but their internals are profane. Such things are meant by 'scarlet' in John,

I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names. She was clothed in purple and scarlet. Revelation 17:3-4.

This refers to Babylon, which means a religion in which the holy things of the Word are made profane by the use of them to support false ideas that favour the devilish kinds of love, which are self-love and love of the world, and so to exercise control in heaven and on earth. Like things are also meant in another part of the same book, [where it is called,]

The great city, which was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and covered 3 with gold and precious stones and pearls. Revelation 18:16.

Therefore also fine linen, purple, and scarlet are listed among Babylon's wares in Revelation 18:12.

[7] Since the outward aspect of the Word appears in heaven as the colour scarlet, and since there is an influx from heaven into the human memory, in which the things derived from the Word appear in that shade of colour, scarlet was used with objects that served as a reminder of something, as in Moses,

The children of Israel shall make for themselves a fringe on the hems of garments, and they shall put on the fringe of the hem a violet 4 thread, that by means of it they might remember all the commandments of Jehovah and do them. 5 Numbers 15:38-39.

[8] For the same reason also it was customary in ancient times, when meaningful signs were in common use, to tie on a scarlet thread as the memorial or reminder of something, as one reads about Tamar's son Zerah, 6 on whose hand the midwife tied a twice-dyed thread, Genesis 38:28, 30, and about the prostitute Rahab, who tied a scarlet thread on the window, so that the spies would remember the promise, Joshua 2:18, 21.

[9] Since a person cannot be released from evils and falsities except by means of the truths and forms of good that reside with the person from the Word, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop were used in cleansings from leprosy, Leviticus 14:4-7, 49-52. For 'leprosy' means truth when it has been rendered profane, and so has been falsified, 6963, and 'being cleansed' means being released from those ills by means of truths and forms of good which are derived from the Word. Scarlet was in like manner used in the preparation of the water of separation and expiation involving the red cow, Numbers 19:6; the water of separation and expiation served as well to mean purification and release from evils and falsities by means of truths and forms of good that are derived from the Word.

[10] As the majority of things in the Word can have a contrary meaning, so too can 'twice-dyed' and 'scarlet'. Then they mean falsities and evils, which are the opposites of those truths and forms of good, as in Isaiah,

Though your sins are like twice-dyed, they will be as white as snow. Though they are as red as scarlet, they will be like wool. Isaiah 1:18.

The same applies to 'red', 'blood', 'flame', and 'fire'. In the true sense they mean forms of the good of love and faith, but in the contrary sense the evils which are their opposites.

脚注:

1. literally, with delight

2. literally, have been laid waste

3. literally, gilded

4. In the first Latin edition and in his rough draft Swedenborg uses the word which has been rendered scarlet in the present paragraph. But the Hebrew word is that which has been rendered violet above in 9466.

5. Most of this quotation is really a paraphrase of the Hebrew.

6. The Latin says Perez.

  
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