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Genesis第34章

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1 εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *δινα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF θυγατηρ-N3--NSF *λεια-N---GSF ος- --ASF τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM καταμανθανω-VB--AAN ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF ο- A--GPF εγχωριος-A1--GPF

2 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF *συχεμ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM *εμμωρ-N---GSM ο- A--NSM *χορραιος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM αρχων-N3--NSM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM αυτος- D--ASF κοιμαω-VCI-API3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSF και-C ταπεινοω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF

3 και-C προςεχω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSF ψυχη-N1--DSF *δινα-N---GSF ο- A--GSF θυγατηρ-N3--GSF *ιακωβ-N---GSM και-C αγαπαω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF παρθενος-N2--ASF και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S κατα-P ο- A--ASF διανοια-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSF παρθενος-N2--GSF αυτος- D--DSF

4 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *συχεμ-N---NSM προς-P *εμμωρ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S εγω- P--DS ο- A--ASF παιδισκη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF εις-P γυνη-N3K-ASF

5 *ιακωβ-N---NSM δε-X ακουω-VAI-AAI3S οτι-C μιαινω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM *εμμωρ-N---GSM *δινα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NPM δε-X υιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-V9--IAI3P μετα-P ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN αυτος- D--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSN πεδιον-N2N-DSN παρασιωπαω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM εως-P ο- A--GSN ερχομαι-VB--AAN αυτος- D--APM

6 εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *εμμωρ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM *συχεμ-N---GSM προς-P *ιακωβ-N---ASM λαλεω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--DSM

7 ο- A--NPM δε-X υιος-N2--NPM *ιακωβ-N---GSM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εκ-P ο- A--GSN πεδιον-N2N-GSN ως-C δε-X ακουω-VAI-AAI3P κατανυττω-VQI-API3P ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM και-C λυπηρος-A1A-NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S αυτος- D--DPM σφοδρα-D οτι-C ασχημων-A3N-ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P *ισραηλ-N---DSM κοιμαω-VC--APPNSM μετα-P ο- A--GSF θυγατηρ-N3--GSF *ιακωβ-N---GSM και-C ου-D ουτως-D ειμι-VF--FMI3S

8 και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S *εμμωρ-N---NSM αυτος- D--DPM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM *συχεμ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS προαιρεω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--DSF ψυχη-N1--DSF ο- A--ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF συ- P--GP διδωμι-VO--AAD2P ουν-X αυτος- D--ASF αυτος- D--DSM γυνη-N3K-ASF

9 επιγαμβρευω-VA--AMI2P εγω- P--DP ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF συ- P--GP διδωμι-VO--AAD2P εγω- P--DP και-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF εγω- P--GP λαμβανω-VB--AAD2P ο- A--DPM υιος-N2--DPM συ- P--GP

10 και-C εν-P εγω- P--DP καταοικεω-V2--PAI2P και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ιδου-I πλατυς-A3U-NSF εναντιον-P συ- P--GP καταοικεω-V2--PAD2P και-C ενπορευομαι-V1--PMD2P επι-P αυτος- D--GSF και-C ενκταομαι-VA--AMD2P εν-P αυτος- D--DSF

11 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *συχεμ-N---NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSF και-C προς-P ο- A--APM αδελφος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSF ευρισκω-VB--AAO1S χαρις-N3--ASF εναντιον-P συ- P--GP και-C ος- --ASN εαν-C ειπον-VBI-AAS2P διδωμι-VF--FAI1P

12 πληθυνω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--ASF φερνη-N1--ASF σφοδρα-D και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S καθοτι-D αν-X ειπον-VBI-AAS2P εγω- P--DS και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI2P εγω- P--DS ο- A--ASF παις-N3D-ASM ουτος- D--ASF εις-P γυνη-N3K-ASF

13 αποκρινω-VCI-API3P δε-X ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ιακωβ-N---GSM ο- A--DSM *συχεμ-N---DSM και-C *εμμωρ-N---DSM ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P δολος-N2--GSM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DPM οτι-C μιαινω-VAI-AAI3P *δινα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF αδελφη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM

14 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DPM *συμεων-N---NSM και-C *λευι-N---NSM ο- A--NPM αδελφος-N2--NPM *δινα-N---GSF υιος-N2--NPM δε-X *λεια-N---GSF ου-D δυναμαι-VF--FMI1P ποιεω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN ουτος- D--ASN διδωμι-VO--AAN ο- A--ASF αδελφη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GP ανθρωπος-N2--DSM ος- --NSM εχω-V1--PAI3S ακροβυστια-N1A-ASF ειμι-V9--PAI3S γαρ-X ονειδος-N3E-NSN εγω- P--DP

15 εν-P ουτος- D--DSM ομοιοω-VC--FPI1P συ- P--DP και-C καταοικεω-VF--FAI1P εν-P συ- P--DP εαν-C γιγνομαι-VB--AMS2P ως-C εγω- P--NP και-C συ- P--NP εν-P ο- A--DSN περιτεμνω-VC--APN συ- P--GP πας-A3--ASN αρσενικος-A1--ASN

16 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1P ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF εγω- P--GP συ- P--DP και-C απο-P ο- A--GPF θυγατηρ-N3--GPF συ- P--GP λαμβανω-VF--FMI1P εγω- P--DP γυνη-N3K-APF και-C οικεω-VF--FAI1P παρα-P συ- P--DP και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1P ως-C γενος-N3E-NSN εις-A3--NSN

17 εαν-C δε-X μη-D ειςακουω-VA--AAS2P εγω- P--GP ο- A--GSN περιτεμνω-V1--PMN λαμβανω-VB--AAPNPM ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF εγω- P--GP αποερχομαι-VF--FMI1P

18 και-C αρεσκω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM λογος-N2--NPM εναντιον-P *εμμωρ-N---GSM και-C εναντιον-P *συχεμ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM *εμμωρ-N---GSM

19 και-C ου-D χρονιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM νεανισκος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSN ποιεω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN ουτος- D--ASN ενκειμαι-V5I-IMI3S γαρ-X ο- A--DSF θυγατηρ-N3--DSF *ιακωβ-N---GSM αυτος- D--NSM δε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S ενδοξος-A1B-NSMS πας-A3--GPM ο- A--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM

20 ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *εμμωρ-N---NSM και-C *συχεμ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM προς-P ο- A--ASF πυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P ο- A--APM ανηρ-N3--APM ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GPM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM

21 ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ουτος- D--NPM ειρηνικος-A1--NPM ειμι-V9--PAI3P μετα-P εγω- P--GP οικεω-V2--PAD3P επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ενπορευομαι-V1--PMD3P αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--NSF δε-X γη-N1--NSF ιδου-I πλατυς-A3U-NSF εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GPM ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GPM λαμβανω-VF--FMI1P εγω- P--DP γυνη-N3K-APF και-C ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF εγω- P--GP διδωμι-VF--FAI1P αυτος- D--DPM

22 μονον-D εν-P ουτος- D--DSM ομοιοω-VC--FPI3P εγω- P--DP ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSN καταοικεω-V2--PAN μετα-P εγω- P--GP ωστε-C ειμι-V9--PAN λαος-N2--ASM εις-A3--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSN περιτεμνω-V1--PMN εγω- P--GP πας-A3--ASN αρσενικος-A1--ASN καθα-D και-C αυτος- D--NPM περιτεμνω-VM--XMI3P

23 και-C ο- A--NPN κτηνος-N3E-NPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPN υποαρχω-V1--PAPNPN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--NPN τετραποδος-A1B-NPN ου-D εγω- P--GP ειμι-VF--FMI3S μονον-D εν-P ουτος- D--DSM ομοιοω-VC--APS1P αυτος- D--DPM και-C οικεω-VF--FAI3P μετα-P εγω- P--GP

24 και-C ειςακουω-VAI-AAI3P *εμμωρ-N---GSM και-C *συχεμ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM εκπορευομαι-V1--PMPNPM ο- A--ASF πυλη-N1--ASF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GPM και-C περιτεμνω-VBI-AMI3P ο- A--ASF σαρξ-N3K-ASF ο- A--GSF ακροβυστια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--NSM αρσην-A3--NSM

25 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF τριτος-A1--DSF οτε-D ειμι-V9--IAI3P εν-P ο- A--DSM πονος-N2--DSM λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM δυο-M υιος-N2--NPM *ιακωβ-N---GSM *συμεων-N---NSM και-C *λευι-N---NSM ο- A--NPM αδελφος-N2--NPM *δινα-N---GSF εκαστος-A1--NSM ο- A--ASF μαχαιρα-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εις-P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF ασφαλως-D και-C αποκτεινω-VAI-AAI3P πας-A3--ASN αρσενικος-A1--ASN

26 ο- A--ASM τε-X *εμμωρ-N---ASM και-C *συχεμ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM αποκτεινω-VAI-AAI3P εν-P στομα-N3M-DSN μαχαιρα-N1A-GSF και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF *δινα-N---ASF εκ-P ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM *συχεμ-N---GSM και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P

27 ο- A--NPM δε-X υιος-N2--NPM *ιακωβ-N---GSM ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P επι-P ο- A--APM τραυματιας-N1--APM και-C διααρπαζω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF εν-P ος- --DSF μιαινω-VAI-AAI3P *δινα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF αδελφη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM

28 και-C ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APM βους-N3--APM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APM ονος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GPM οσος-A1--NPN τε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF και-C οσος-A1--NPN ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN πεδιον-N2N-DSN λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P

29 και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN σωμα-N3M-APN αυτος- D--GPM και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF αποσκευη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--APF γυνη-N3K-APF αυτος- D--GPM αιχμαλωτευω-VAI-AAI3P και-C διααρπαζω-VAI-AAI3P οσος-A1--APN τε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF και-C οσος-A1--APN ειμι-V9--IAI3S εν-P ο- A--DPF οικια-N1A-DPF

30 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM *συμεων-N---DSM και-C *λευι-N---DSM μισητος-A1--ASM εγω- P--AS ποιεω-VX--XAI2P ωστε-C πονηρος-A1A-ASM εγω- P--AS ειμι-V9--PAN πας-A3--DPM ο- A--DPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPDPM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εν-P τε-X ο- A--DPM *χαναναιος-N2--DPM και-C ο- A--DPM *φερεζαιος-N2--DPM εγω- P--NS δε-X ολιγοστος-A1--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI1S εν-P αριθμος-N2--DSM και-C συναγω-VQ--APPNPM επι-P εγω- P--AS συνκοπτω-VF--FAI3P εγω- P--AS και-C εκτριβω-VD--FPI1S εγω- P--NS και-C ο- A--NSM οικος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS

31 ο- A--NPM δε-X ειπον-VAI-AAI3P αλλα-C ωσει-D πορνη-N1--DSF χραω-VA--AMS3P ο- A--DSF αδελφη-N1--DSF εγω- P--GP

   

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443. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. That this signifies obedience, and that all those who are in obedience are in heaven, and come into heaven, is plain from the representation, and thence the signification, of the tribe of Simeon, which denotes obedience, of which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of twelve thousand sealed, which denotes all those who are in heaven and come into heaven; concerning this see above. The tribes of Simeon, Levi, and Issachar, now mentioned, which form the third class of the sealed, signify those who are in the first or ultimate heaven, and come into it. For, as was stated above, all those who are in heaven, and come into heaven, are treated of here; and because there are three heavens, the third or inmost, the second or middle, and the first or ultimate, therefore those are treated of who are in the third, the second, and the first heaven respectively. Those who are in the third or inmost heaven, and come into that heaven, are signified by Judah, Reuben, and Gad, who, therefore, form the first class of those that are sealed; those who are in the second or middle heaven, and come into that heaven, are signified by Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh; these, therefore, form the second class of the sealed; but those who are in the first or ultimate heaven, and come into that heaven, are signified by Simeon, Levi, and Issachar; these, therefore, form the third class of the sealed.

[2] All those pertain to the first or ultimate heaven who obey the truths and goods which are taught in the Word, or in the doctrine of the church in which they were born, or by their master or teacher, from whom they have heard that this or that is true and good, and must be done. The greater part of these are not in truths themselves, but in falsities from ignorance; these falsities are nevertheless accepted by the Lord as truths, because they have for their end the good of life, by means of which the evils that are accustomed to adhere to falsities are removed. Concerning those falsities, and those who are in them, see the Doctrine of the New Jerusalem 21). These, therefore, are in the ultimate or first heaven. But those who are in the second or middle heaven, are all in the spiritual affection of knowing and understanding truth and good, and in the affection of doing it; those, however, who are in the third or inmost heaven, are all in love. But we have treated of both of these above.

[3] Simeon and his tribe signify those who are in obedience, because Simeon, the father of the tribe, was so named from "hearing," and to hear signifies to obey, as is evident from these words of Leah his mother, when she bare him:

And Leah "conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also, and she called his name Simeon" (Genesis 29:33).

These words may be seen explained in the Arcana Coelestia 3867-3872), and also that to hear signifies to obey (n. 2542, 3869, 4653-4660, 5017, 5471, 5475, 7216, 8361, 8990, 9311, 9397, 9926, 10061); and above (n. 14, 108, 249). Because Simeon signifies obedience, he also signifies faith, for faith becomes faith in man when he obeys and does its precepts. Before this takes place, the knowledge of those things which he has received from the Word, from the doctrine of the church, and from preaching resembles faith, but it is not faith until he does these things; previous to this it is only of the thought from the memory, in which there is nothing of the will, consequently nothing of the man, for the will is the man himself. Therefore, when a man carries it out or obeys it, then it enters the will, thus the man himself, and becomes faith.

[4] This faith, which is obedience, is also signified by Peter, when he is called Simon, and the faith which is the affection for truth, is signified by Peter when called Simon son of Jonah (as in Matthew 16:17-19, and following verses; Mark 1:16-18, 36; 14:37, 38; Luke 5:3-11; 7:40-43; 22:31-33, and following verses; 24:34; John 1:40-42; 21:15-21).

Because Simeon in Hebrew signifies hearing, and hearkening, and therefore obedience, as stated above, and the son of Jonah truth from good, but Peter, truth itself, he is therefore called by the Lord, sometimes Peter, sometimes Simon Peter, and sometimes Simon son of Jonah. That such things are signified by those names, any one may see from the fact, that he was called by the Lord at one time Peter, at another Simon, at another, son of Jonah. This was not done without a cause and meaning. What was said to him at the time proves this; as, when he confessed that the Lord was the Son of God, and, therefore, the keys of the kingdom of heaven were given to him, he is called Simon son of Jonah (Matthew 16:17, and following verses). He is called a rock [petra], as the Lord Himself is frequently called in the prophets. He was similarly called Simon son of Jonah, when the Lord said unto him, "Lovest thou me," and he answered, "I love thee;" but soon after, when he turned himself from the Lord, and was indignant because John who signifies the good of charity followed Jesus, he was called Peter (John 21:15-21); by Peter is then signified truth apart from good, or faith separated from charity.

[5] From these considerations it is evident, that Simon, when Peter is so named, has a similar signification to Simeon the son of Jacob, that is, obedience, the faith of charity, the affection for truth, and, in general, truth from good. For Simon in Hebrew signifies hearing, hearkening, and obedience, and Jonah in the same tongue signifies a dove, which, in the spiritual sense, signifies the good of charity and the son of Jonah, the truth of that good, or the faith of charity. But "rock" [petra], from which he is named Peter, signifies truth and faith, and in the opposite sense, falsity and the want of faith. See above (n. 411).

[6] That Simeon the son of Jacob, and the tribe named from him, signify obedience, and truth in the will, and thence faith, is also evident from the opposite sense, in which he signifies disobedience, and falsity in the will, and thence faith separated from the will, which is not faith; for most things in the Word have also an opposite sense, in which they signify contrary things. It is in this sense that Simeon is mentioned by his father Israel in the prophecy concerning his sons, in these words,

"Simeon and Levi are brethren; weapons of violence are their swords; into their secret let not my soul come, in their congregation let not my glory be united; because in their anger they slew a man (vir), and in their good pleasure they unstrung an ox; 1 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was hard; I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel" (Genesis 49:5-7).

Simeon and Levi are brethren, signifies faith separated from charity; weapons of violence are their swords, signifies that doctrinals serve to destroy the works of charity, and therefore charity itself. Into their secret let not my soul come, signifies that spiritual good does not desire to know the evils of their will. In their congregation let not my glory be united, signifies that neither does spiritual truth desire to know the falsities of their thoughts. For in their anger they slew a man, signifies that they have altogether averted themselves from truths, and in their aversion have extinguished faith. And in their good pleasure they unstrung an ox, signifies that from their depraved will they have utterly weakened external good which is of charity. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, signifies grievous turning away from good, and consequent damnation. And their wrath, for it was hard, signifies turning away from truth thence. I will divide them in Jacob, signifies that that faith must be extirpated from the external church. And scatter them in Israel, signifies from the internal church. But these things are more fully explained in the Arcana Coelestia 6351-6361).

[7] The first three sons, namely, Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, were rejected and cursed by their father Israel, because in that prophecy the establishment of the church is treated of, and the church cannot be established by faith separated from charity, but by truth and good, which are from the Lord. For the church had fallen, even at that time, into the error, that merely to know the Word, and acknowledge its holiness, was the essential of the church, and not life or charity; and that the God of heaven and earth was some other than the Lord; therefore in that prophecy the first three sons, Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, were rejected, because Reuben signifies faith alone, Simeon, faith without charity, and Levi, the absence of the good of charity, consequently, by those three in a series, is signified the non-existence of the church. For when faith alone is regarded as the essential of salvation, then charity is at once rejected and looked upon as of no value or importance in the work of salvation. And because those three signified those three things, therefore Israel their father, who signifies the church, rejected them. These three also destroyed the representative of a church, Reuben, by lying with Bilhah, the handmaid and concubine of his father (Genesis 35:22); and Simeon and Levi, by their slaying Hamor, his son Shechem, and the whole city, which was the nation descended from Hamor, for the sole reason that he loved their sister Dinah (Genesis 34:1 to end). This deed, in the spiritual sense, signifies that those two sons of Jacob, that is to say, that attribute of the church which was represented by them, extinguished the truth and good of the Ancient Church, which church still remained with the nation of Hamor; for that deed signifies in the spiritual sense that faith separated from charity extinguishes all the truth and good of the church. This, therefore, is the meaning of the words of Israel, "Into their secret let not my soul come, in their congregation let not my glory be united; for in their anger they slew a man (vir), and in their good pleasure they unstrung an ox." For man (vir) in the Word, signifies truth and intelligence, and ox moral and natural good. These things are more fully explained in the Arcana Coelestia 4426-4522).

[8] Hence also Simeon is passed over in the blessing of Moses (Deuteronomy 33), and instead of him, Ephraim and Manasseh are mentioned, who signify the truth and good of the church. But although Simeon and Levi were such, yet they elsewhere signify the faith of charity, and charity; Simeon, the faith of charity, and Levi, charity. In fact, the tribe of Levi was appointed to the priesthood. For the character of the person who represents is of no importance, provided he be in external worship according to the laws and statutes, representation looking not to the person, but to the thing and nothing more is required in the person than the external in worship; concerning this see Arcana Coelestia 665, 1097, 1361, 3147, 3670, 3881, 4208, 4281, 4288, 4292, 4309, 4444, 4500, 6304, 7048, 7439, 8588, 8788, 8806, 9229). The tribe of Simeon, therefore, in this passage of the Apocalypse, and also elsewhere in the Word, signifies obedience, the faith of charity, the affection for truth, and, in general, truth from good, as stated above. That Simeon and his tribe, when mentioned in a good sense, signify in the highest sense, providence; in the internal sense, faith in the will; in the interior sense, obedience; and in the external sense, hearing, may be seen in the Arcana Coelestia 3869).

脚注:

1. "They unstrung an ox (bovem)." This is the reading of the R.V., with the exception of "houghed" for "unstrung." The R.V. agrees with the Septuagint, which has eneurokopeisan tauron. The A.V. translates "digged down a wall." The difference of reading between the A.V. and the R.V. depends on a simple question of the pointing of the Hebrew.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.