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Exodus第15章

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1 τοτε ησεν μωυσης και οι υιοι ισραηλ την ωδην ταυτην τω θεω και ειπαν λεγοντες ασωμεν τω κυριω ενδοξως γαρ δεδοξασται ιππον και αναβατην ερριψεν εις θαλασσαν

2 βοηθος και σκεπαστης εγενετο μοι εις σωτηριαν ουτος μου θεος και δοξασω αυτον θεος του πατρος μου και υψωσω αυτον

3 κυριος συντριβων πολεμους κυριος ονομα αυτω

4 αρματα φαραω και την δυναμιν αυτου ερριψεν εις θαλασσαν επιλεκτους αναβατας τριστατας κατεποντισεν εν ερυθρα θαλασση

5 ποντω εκαλυψεν αυτους κατεδυσαν εις βυθον ωσει λιθος

6 η δεξια σου κυριε δεδοξασται εν ισχυι η δεξια σου χειρ κυριε εθραυσεν εχθρους

7 και τω πληθει της δοξης σου συνετριψας τους υπεναντιους απεστειλας την οργην σου και κατεφαγεν αυτους ως καλαμην

8 και δια πνευματος του θυμου σου διεστη το υδωρ επαγη ωσει τειχος τα υδατα επαγη τα κυματα εν μεσω της θαλασσης

9 ειπεν ο εχθρος διωξας καταλημψομαι μεριω σκυλα εμπλησω ψυχην μου ανελω τη μαχαιρη μου κυριευσει η χειρ μου

10 απεστειλας το πνευμα σου εκαλυψεν αυτους θαλασσα εδυσαν ωσει μολιβος εν υδατι σφοδρω

11 τις ομοιος σοι εν θεοις κυριε τις ομοιος σοι δεδοξασμενος εν αγιοις θαυμαστος εν δοξαις ποιων τερατα

12 εξετεινας την δεξιαν σου κατεπιεν αυτους γη

13 ωδηγησας τη δικαιοσυνη σου τον λαον σου τουτον ον ελυτρωσω παρεκαλεσας τη ισχυι σου εις καταλυμα αγιον σου

14 ηκουσαν εθνη και ωργισθησαν ωδινες ελαβον κατοικουντας φυλιστιιμ

15 τοτε εσπευσαν ηγεμονες εδωμ και αρχοντες μωαβιτων ελαβεν αυτους τρομος ετακησαν παντες οι κατοικουντες χανααν

16 επιπεσοι επ' αυτους φοβος και τρομος μεγεθει βραχιονος σου απολιθωθητωσαν εως αν παρελθη ο λαος σου κυριε εως αν παρελθη ο λαος σου ουτος ον εκτησω

17 εισαγαγων καταφυτευσον αυτους εις ορος κληρονομιας σου εις ετοιμον κατοικητηριον σου ο κατειργασω κυριε αγιασμα κυριε ο ητοιμασαν αι χειρες σου

18 κυριος βασιλευων τον αιωνα και επ' αιωνα και ετι

19 οτι εισηλθεν ιππος φαραω συν αρμασιν και αναβαταις εις θαλασσαν και επηγαγεν επ' αυτους κυριος το υδωρ της θαλασσης οι δε υιοι ισραηλ επορευθησαν δια ξηρας εν μεσω της θαλασσης

20 λαβουσα δε μαριαμ η προφητις η αδελφη ααρων το τυμπανον εν τη χειρι αυτης και εξηλθοσαν πασαι αι γυναικες οπισω αυτης μετα τυμπανων και χορων

21 εξηρχεν δε αυτων μαριαμ λεγουσα ασωμεν τω κυριω ενδοξως γαρ δεδοξασται ιππον και αναβατην ερριψεν εις θαλασσαν

22 εξηρεν δε μωυσης τους υιους ισραηλ απο θαλασσης ερυθρας και ηγαγεν αυτους εις την ερημον σουρ και επορευοντο τρεις ημερας εν τη ερημω και ουχ ηυρισκον υδωρ ωστε πιειν

23 ηλθον δε εις μερρα και ουκ ηδυναντο πιειν εκ μερρας πικρον γαρ ην δια τουτο επωνομασθη το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου πικρια

24 και διεγογγυζεν ο λαος επι μωυσην λεγοντες τι πιομεθα

25 εβοησεν δε μωυσης προς κυριον και εδειξεν αυτω κυριος ξυλον και ενεβαλεν αυτο εις το υδωρ και εγλυκανθη το υδωρ εκει εθετο αυτω δικαιωματα και κρισεις και εκει επειρασεν αυτον

26 και ειπεν εαν ακοη ακουσης της φωνης κυριου του θεου σου και τα αρεστα εναντιον αυτου ποιησης και ενωτιση ταις εντολαις αυτου και φυλαξης παντα τα δικαιωματα αυτου πασαν νοσον ην επηγαγον τοις αιγυπτιοις ουκ επαξω επι σε εγω γαρ ειμι κυριος ο ιωμενος σε

27 και ηλθοσαν εις αιλιμ και ησαν εκει δωδεκα πηγαι υδατων και εβδομηκοντα στελεχη φοινικων παρενεβαλον δε εκει παρα τα υδατα

   

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Arcana Coelestia#8339

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8339. 'With timbrels and with dances' means praise from joy and gladness. This is clear from the meaning of 'timbrel' as that which has regard to an affection for spiritual good, or to the good of truth, and means the delight or joy belonging to it, dealt with just above in 8337; and from the meaning of 'dance' as that which has regard to an affection for spiritual truth, and means the delightful feeling or gladness belonging to it, dealt with below. In ancient times not only musical instruments and singing served to bear witness to gladness of heart but also dancing. Joyful feelings in the heart or interior things erupted into various activities in the body, such as singing and also dancing. Since in ancient times the glad feelings excelling all others were spiritual ones, that is, feelings springing from affections belonging to spiritual kinds of love, which were affections for goodness and truth, people were allowed, when they engaged in singing and musical harmony, to dance as well and so in dancing also to bear witness to their joy. This explains why 'dancing' is mentioned in the Word, meaning the glad feelings that belong to affections for truth, or to faith grounded in good or charity, as in Jeremiah,

Again you will adorn your timbrels, 1 and will go forth in the dance of the merrymakers. Their life 2 will become like a watered garden, and they will not sorrow any more. Then will the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together. Jeremiah 31:4, 12-13.

In the same prophet,

The joy of our heart has ceased 3 , our dance has been turned into mourning. Lamentations 5:15

In David,

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing. Psalms 30:11.

In the same author,

Let them praise His name in dancing, with timbrel and harp let them make melody to Him. Psalms 149:3; 150:4.

Also the gentiles played and danced when they worshipped their gods, as is clear in Exodus 32:6, 19.

[2] The words 'joy and gladness' are used because 'joy' in the Word has reference to good and 'gladness' to truth. This is why 'joy' and 'gladness' are mentioned many times in the Word both together, as in Isaiah,

Behold, joy and gladness consist in slaying oxen ... Isaiah 22:13.

In the same prophet,

They will obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. Isaiah 35:10.

In the same prophet, Joy and gladness will be found in Zion, confession and the voice of song. Isaiah 51:3, 11.

In Jeremiah,

The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, and the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. Jeremiah 33:11.

In Zechariah,

The fast of the tenth [month] will be to the house of Judah one of joy and gladness. Zechariah 8:19.

In David,

You shall cause me to hear joy and gladness. Psalms 51:8.

In these places both are mentioned because 'joy' has reference to good and 'gladness' to truth; if this were not so the use of one word would have been sufficient. This holy way of speaking is used in the Word in order that the heavenly marriage, that is, the marriage of goodness and truth, might be present in every detail there, 683, 793, 801, 2173, 2516, 2712, 4138 (end), 5138, 5502, 7945.

脚注:

1. See footnote on page 138.

2. lit. soul

3. Reading cessavit (has ceased), which Swedenborg has in his rough draft, for cessabit (will cease).

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