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1 Depois farás chegar a ti teu irmão Arão, e seus filhos com ele, dentre os filhos de Israel, para me administrarem o ofício sacerdotal; a saber: Arão, Nadabe e Abiú, Eleazar e Itamar, os filhos de Arão.

2 Farás vestes sagradas para Arão, teu irmão, para glória e ornamento.

3 Falarás a todos os homens hábeis, a quem eu tenha enchido do espírito de sabedoria, que façam as vestes de Arão para santificá-lo, a fim de que me administre o ofício sacerdotal.

4 Estas pois são as vestes que farão: um peitoral, um éfode, um manto, uma túnica bordada, uma mitra e um cinto; farão, pois, as vestes sagradas para Arão, teu irmão, e para seus filhos, a fim de me administrarem o ofício sacerdotal.

5 E receberão o ouro, o azul, a púrpura, o carmesim e o linho fino,

6 e farão o éfode de ouro, azul, púrpura, carmesim e linho fino torcido, obra de desenhista.

7 Terá duas ombreiras, que se unam às suas duas pontas, para que seja unido.

8 E o cinto de obra esmerada do éfode, que estará sobre ele, formando com ele uma só peça, será de obra semelhante de ouro, azul, púrpura, carmesim e linho fino torcido.

9 E tomarás duas pedras de berilo, e gravarás nelas os nomes dos filhos de Israel.

10 Seis dos seus nomes numa pedra, e os Seis nomes restantes na outra pedra, segundo a ordem do seu nascimento.

11 Conforme a obra de lapidário, como a gravura de um selo, gravarás as duas pedras, com os nomes dos filhos de Israel; guarnecidas de engastes de ouro as farás.

12 E porás as duas pedras nas ombreiras do éfode, para servirem de pedras de memorial para os filhos de Israel; assim sobre um e outro ombro levará Arão diante do Senhor os seus nomes como memorial.

13 Farás também engastes de ouro,

14 e duas cadeiazinhas de ouro puro; como cordas as farás, de obra trançada; e aos engastes fixarás as cadeiazinhas de obra trançada.

15 Farás também o peitoral do juízo, obra de artífice; conforme a obra do éfode o farás; de ouro, de azul, de púrpura, de carmesim, e de linho fino torcido o farás.

16 Quadrado e duplo, será de um palmo o seu comprimento, e de um palmo a sua largura.

17 E o encherás de pedras de engaste, em quatro fileiras: a primeira será de uma cornalina, um topázio e uma esmeralda;

18 a segunda fileira será de uma granada, uma safira e um ônix;

19 a terceira fileira será de um jacinto, uma ágata e uma ametista;

20 e a quarta fileira será de uma crisólita, um berilo e um jaspe; elas serão guarnecidas de ouro nos seus engastes.

21 Serão, pois, as pedras segundo os nomes dos filhos de Israel, doze segundo os seus nomes; serão como a gravura de um selo, cada uma com o seu nome, para as doze tribos.

22 Também farás sobre o peitoral cadeiazinhas como cordas, obra de trança, de ouro puro.

23 Igualmente sobre o peitoral farás duas argolas de ouro, e porás as duas argolas nas duas extremidades do peitoral.

24 Então meterás as duas cadeiazinhas de ouro, de obra trançada, nas duas argolas nas extremidades do peitoral;

25 e as outras duas pontas das duas cadeiazinhas de obra trançada meterás nos dois engastes, e as porás nas ombreiras do éfode, na parte dianteira dele.

26 Farás outras duas argolas de ouro, e as porás nas duas extremidades do peitoral, na sua borda que estiver junto ao lado interior do éfode.

27 Farás mais duas argolas de ouro, e as porás nas duas ombreiras do éfode, para baixo, na parte dianteira, junto à costura, e acima do cinto de obra esmerada do éfode.

28 E ligarão o peitoral, pelas suas argolas, às argolas do éfode por meio de um cordão azul, de modo que fique sobre o cinto de obra esmerada do éfode e não se separe o peitoral do éfode.

29 Assim Arão levará os nomes dos filhos de Israel no peitoral do juízo sobre o seu coração, quando entrar no lugar santo, para memorial diante do Senhor continuamente.

30 Também porás no peitoral do juízo o Urim e o Tumim, para que estejam sobre o coração de Arão, quando entrar diante do Senhor; assim Arão levará o juízo dos filhos de Israel sobre o seu coração diante do Senhor continuamente.

31 Também farás o manto do éfode todo de azul.

32 No meio dele haverá uma abertura para a cabeça; esta abertura terá um debrum de obra tecida ao redor, como a abertura de cota de malha, para que não se rompa.

33 E nas suas abas, em todo o seu redor, farás romãs de azul, púrpura e carmesim, e campainhas de ouro, entremeadas com elas ao redor.

34 uma campainha de ouro, e uma romã, outra campainha de ouro, e outra romã, haverá nas abas do manto ao redor.

35 E estará sobre Arão quando ministrar, para que se ouça o sonido ao entrar ele no lugar santo diante do Senhor e ao sair, para que ele não morra.

36 Também farás uma lâmina de ouro puro, e nela gravarás como a gravura de um selo: SANTO AO SENHOR.

37 Pô-la-ás em um cordão azul, de maneira que esteja na mitra; bem na frente da mitra estará.

38 E estará sobre a testa de Arão, e Arão levará a iniqüidade das coisas santas, que os filhos de Israel consagrarem em todas as suas santas ofertas; e estará continuamente na sua testa, para que eles sejam aceitos diante do Senhor.

39 Também tecerás a túnica enxadrezada de linho fino; bem como de linho fino farás a mitra; e farás o cinto, obra de bordador.

40 Também para os filhos de Arão farás túnicas; e far-lhes-ás cintos; também lhes farás tiaras, para glória e ornamento.

41 E vestirás com eles a Arão, teu irmão, e também a seus filhos, e os ungirás e consagrarás, e os santificarás, para que me administrem o sacerdócio.

42 Faze-lhes também calções de linho, para cobrirem a carne nua; estender-se-ão desde os lombos até as coxas.

43 E estarão sobre Arão e sobre seus filhos, quando entrarem na tenda da revelação, ou quando chegarem ao altar para ministrar no lugar santo, para que não levem iniqüidade e morram; isto será estatuto perpétuo para ele e para a sua descendência depois dele.

   

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1143. And fine linen and crimson.- That these signify truths and goods from a celestial origin, profaned, is evident from the signification of fine linen, which denotes truths from a celestial origin, of which we shall speak presently; and from the signification of crimson, which denotes goods from a celestial origin (concerning which see above, n. 1042), but in this case those truths and goods profaned, because the fine linen and crimson are called the merchandise of Babylon, and Babylon as a harlot and the mother of the whoredoms and abominations of the earth, signifies profanations of truth and good. Truths and goods from a celestial origin are the truths and goods with those who are in love to the Lord, which are called celestial, and are distinguished from the truths and goods from a spiritual origin, signified by the silk and scarlet, which we shall refer to presently. They profane truths and goods from a celestial origin, especially in this, that they have arrogated to themselves the Lord's Divine Power of saving mankind, and thus also love to Him they have diverted [to the pope] as his vicar and to his ministers. But the Lord cannot be loved when the power of salvation is taken away from Him, and a man is loved instead of Him. They say, indeed, that the Lord is loved for giving that power to man, and that he is loved, and also reverently honoured by those who have received that power, and is worshipped by the rest. But love to the Lord cannot exist with such, the love of ruling over heaven and the Church being altogether contrary to it; for that love is the love of self, which is diabolical love, and from this the Lord cannot be loved. Such love, regarded in itself, is rather hatred against the Lord, into which also it is changed when they become spirits, and domination is taken away from them then they also persecute all those who are in love to the Lord. From these things it is evident how they profane truths and goods which are from a celestial origin.

[2] That fine linen signifies truths from a celestial origin, is evident from the following passages.

Thus in Ezekiel:

"I clothed thee with broidered-work, I shod thee with badger's skin (taxus), and I girded thee with fine linen, and covered thee with silks; thus wast thou adorned with gold and silver, and thy garments were fine linen, silk, and broidered-work" (16:10, 13).

This is said of Jerusalem, by which the Church is meant, in this case, at its first establishment. Broidered-work and badger's skin there signify the knowledges of truth and good from the Word. Fine linen and silk signify truths from a celestial origin and truths from a spiritual origin; these are described as garments, because garments signify truths, with which good is clothed or invested.

Again in the same:

"Fine linen in broidered-work [from Egypt] was thine expansion, and crimson from the isle of Elisha was thy covering" (27:7).

This refers to Tyre, which signifies the Church as to the knowledges of good and truth; those knowledges are signified by broidered-work from Egypt, truths by fine linen, and good by crimson, both from a celestial origin.

So in Luke:

"There was a certain rich man who was clothed in crimson and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day" (16:19).

The rich man here means the Jewish race, which is said to be clothed in crimson and fine linen, because they possessed the Word, from which they were in possession of goods and truths; goods are there meant by crimson, and truths by fine linen, both from a celestial origin. By Lazarus, who lay at the rich man's porch, are meant the nations who had not the Word.

[3] Because fine linen (byssus), which also is xylinum, signified truths from a celestial origin, and the garments of Aaron represented Divine truths, he himself representing the Lord, therefore fine linen and xyhinum were interwoven in his mitre and belt (Exodus 28:39; 39:27); they were also interwoven in the curtains of the tabernacle and its coverings, because they represented those things of the Church which inclose, and these are truths (Exodus 26:1; 27:9, 18; 36:8; 38:9, 16).

The signification of fine linen (byssus) in the following passages of the Apocalypse is similar:

"The time of the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready; and it was given unto her that she should be clothed in fine linen, clean and shining" (19:7, 8);

The armies of him that sat upon the white horse "followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean" (19:14).

The reason why fine linen signifies truth from a celestial origin is, because that kind of linen was a species of very white flax, of which garments are made. Flax, and also whiteness, signify truth, and a garment made from it signifies according to its brightness, truth pure and clean.

[4] Continuation of the Athanasian Creed.- The hell where those are who are called devils is the love of self; and the hell where those who are called satans is the love of the world. The reason why the diabolical hell is the love of self, is, that that love is the opposite of celestial love, which is love to the Lord; and the reason why the satanical hell is the love of the world, is, that this love is the opposite of spiritual love, which is love towards the neighbour.

Now, since the two loves of hell are the opposite of the two loves of heaven, therefore hell and the heavens are in opposition to each other. For all who are in the heavens have regard to the Lord and to the neighbour, but all who are in the hells have regard to themselves and the world. All who are in the heavens love the Lord and the neighbour, but all who are in the hells love themselves and the world, and hence bear hatred to the Lord and to the neighbour. All who are in the heavens think what is true and will what is good, because they think and will from the Lord; but all who are in the hells think what is false and will what is evil, because they think and will from themselves. It is for this reason that all who are in the hells appear averted, their faces being turned away from the Lord, they also appear inverted, their feet being upwards and their heads downwards; this appearance arises from their loves being the opposite of the loves of heaven.

[5] Since hell is the love of self, it is also fire; for all love corresponds to fire, and in the spiritual world is so presented as to seem at a distance like fire, yet still it is not fire but love. For this reason the hells appear within as if they were on fire, and without like ejections of fire in the midst of smoke rising from furnaces or conflagrations; sometimes the devils themselves also appear like fires of charcoal. The heat which they have from that fire is like an effervescence from impurities, which is lust, and the light which they receive from that fire is merely an appearance of light from phantasies, and from confirmations of evils by falsities; but yet, it is not light, for whenever the light of heaven enters by influx it becomes thick darkness to them, and when the heat of heaven enters it becomes cold to them. They see, however, from their own light, and live from their own heat; but their sight is like that of owls, birds of night, and bats, whose eyes are dim to the light of heaven, and they live in a semi-torpid state. The living principle pertaining to them consists merely in their ability to think and will, to speak and act, and hence to see, hear, taste, smell, and feel. It is merely a faculty derived from that life which is God acting upon them from without, according to order, and continually impelling them to order. It is from this faculty that they live for ever. The dead principle pertaining to them is from the evils and falsities derived from their loves; hence it is, that their life, viewed from their loves, is not life, but death; and therefore hell, in the Word is called "death," and its inhabitants are called "dead."

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