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Ezequiel第23章

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1 Y vino Palabra del SEÑOR a mí, diciendo:

2 Hijo de hombre, hubo dos mujeres, hijas de una madre,

3 las cuales fornicaron en Egipto; en su juventud fornicaron. Allí fueron apretados sus pechos, y allí fueron estrujados los pechos de su virginidad.

4 Y se llamaban, la mayor, Ahola, y su hermana, Aholiba; las cuales fueron mías, y dieron a luz hijos e hijas. Y se llamaron, Samaria, Ahola; y Jerusalén, Aholiba.

5 Y Ahola cometió fornicación en mi poder; y se enamoró de sus amantes, los asirios sus vecinos,

6 vestidos de cárdeno, capitanes y príncipes, mancebos todos de codiciar, caballeros que andaban a caballo.

7 Y puso sus fornicaciones con ellos, con todos los más escogidos de los hijos de los asirios, y con todos aquellos de quienes se enamoró; se contaminó con todos los ídolos de ellos.

8 Y no dejó sus fornicaciones de Egipto, porque con ella se echaron en su juventud, y ellos comprimieron los pechos de su virginidad, y derramaron sobre ella su fornicación.

9 Por lo cual la entregué en mano de sus amantes, en mano de los hijos de los asirios, de quienes se había enamorado.

10 Ellos descubrieron sus vergüenzas, tomaron sus hijos y sus hijas, y a ella mataron a cuchillo; y vino a ser de nombre entre las mujeres, pues en ella hicieron juicios.

11 Y lo vio su hermana Aholiba, y corrompió su amor más que ella; y sus fornicaciones, más que las fornicaciones de su hermana.

12 Se enamoró de los hijos de los asirios, sus vecinos, capitanes y príncipes, vestidos en perfección, caballeros que andaban a caballo, todos ellos mancebos de codiciar.

13 Y vi que se había contaminado, y que un camino era el de ambas.

14 Y aumentó sus fornicaciones; pues cuando vio unos hombres pintados en la pared, imágenes de caldeos pintadas de color,

15 ceñidos de talabartes por sus lomos, y mitras pintadas en sus cabezas, teniendo todos ellos parecer de capitanes, a la manera de los hombres de Babilonia, nacidos en tierra de caldeos,

16 se enamoró de ellos viéndolos, y les envió mensajeros a la tierra de los caldeos.

17 Y entraron a ella los hombres de Babilonia a la cama de los amores, y la contaminaron con su fornicación; y ella también se contaminó con ellos, y su alma se hartó de ellos.

18 Así hizo patentes sus fornicaciones, y descubrió sus vergüenzas; por lo cual mi alma se hartó de ella, como se había ya hartado mi alma de su hermana.

19 Aun multiplicó sus fornicaciones trayendo en memoria los días de su juventud, en los cuales había fornicado en la tierra de Egipto.

20 Y se enamoró de sus rufianes, cuya carne es como carne de asnos, y cuyo flujo como flujo de caballos.

21 Así tornaste a la memoria la suciedad de tu juventud, cuando estrujaron tus pechos en Egipto por los pechos de tu mocedad.

22 Por tanto, Aholiba, así dijo el Señor DIOS: He aquí que yo despierto tus amantes contra ti, de los cuales se hartó tu deseo, y yo les haré venir contra ti en derredor;

23 los de Babilonia, y todos los caldeos, mayordomos, y príncipes, y capitanes, todos los de Asiria con ellos; mancebos todos ellos de codiciar, capitanes y príncipes, todos ellos; nobles y principales, que montan a caballo todos ellos.

24 Y vendrán sobre ti carros, carretas, y ruedas, y multitud de pueblos. Escudos, y paveses, y capacetes pondrán contra ti en derredor; y yo daré el juicio delante de ellos, y por sus leyes te juzgarán.

25 Y pondré mi celo contra ti, y obrarán contigo con furor; te quitarán tu nariz y tus orejas; y lo que te quedare caerá a cuchillo. Ellos tomarán tus hijos y tus hijas, y tu remanente será consumido por el fuego.

26 Y te desnudarán de tus vestidos, y tomarán los vasos de tu gloria.

27 Y haré cesar de ti tu suciedad, y tu fornicación de la tierra de Egipto; ni más levantarás a ellos tus ojos, ni nunca más te acordarás de Egipto.

28 Porque así dijo el Señor DIOS: He aquí, yo te entrego en mano de aquellos que tú aborreciste, en mano de aquellos de los cuales se hartó tu deseo;

29 los cuales obrarán contigo con odio, y tomarán todo lo que tú trabajaste, y te dejarán desnuda y descubierta; y se descubrirá la torpeza de tus fornicaciones, y tu suciedad, y tus fornicaciones.

30 Estas cosas se harán contigo, porque fornicaste en pos de los gentiles, con los cuales te contaminaste con sus ídolos.

31 En el camino de tu hermana anduviste; yo, pues, pondré su cáliz en tu mano.

32 Así dijo el Señor DIOS: Beberás el hondo y ancho cáliz de tu hermana; de ti se mofarán los gentiles, y te escarnecerán; de gran cabida será el cáliz .

33 Serás llena de embriaguez y de dolor por el cáliz de soledad y de asolamiento, por el cáliz de tu hermana Samaria.

34 Lo beberás pues, y lo agotarás, y quebrarás sus tiestos; y tus pechos arrancarás; porque yo he hablado, dijo el Señor DIOS.

35 Por tanto, así dijo el Señor DIOS: Por cuanto te has olvidado de mí, y me has echado tras tus espaldas, por eso, lleva tú también tu suciedad y tus fornicaciones.

36 Y me dijo el SEÑOR: Hijo de hombre, ¿no juzgarás tú a Ahola, y a Aholiba, y les denunciarás sus abominaciones?

37 Porque han adulterado, y hay sangre en sus manos, y han fornicado con sus ídolos; y aun sus hijos que me habían engendrado, hicieron pasar por el fuego a ellos, quemándolos.

38 Aun esto más me hicieron; contaminaron mi Santuario en aquel día, y profanaron mis sábados;

39 pues habiendo sacrificado sus hijos a sus ídolos, se entraban en mi Santuario el mismo día para contaminarlo y he aquí, así hicieron en medio de mi Casa.

40 Y cuanto más, que enviaron por hombres que vienen de lejos, a los cuales había sido enviado mensajero; y he aquí vinieron; y por amor de ellos te lavaste, y pintaste tus ojos, y te ataviaste con adornos;

41 y te sentaste sobre suntuoso estrado, y fue adornada mesa delante de él, y sobre ella pusiste mi perfume y mi óleo.

42 Y se oyó en ella voz de compañía en fiesta; y con los varones fueron traídos los sabeos del desierto para multiplicar los hombres; y pusieron manillas sobre sus manos, y coronas de gloria sobre sus cabezas.

43 Y dije a la envejecida en adulterios: Ahora fenecerán sus fornicaciones, y ella con ellos ;

44 porque han venido a ella como quien viene a mujer ramera; así vinieron a las sucias mujeres, Ahola y a Aholiba.

45 Por tanto, hombres justos las juzgarán por la ley de las adúlteras, y por la ley de las que derraman sangre; porque son adúlteras, y hay sangre en sus manos.

46 Por lo que así dijo el Señor DIOS: Yo haré subir contra ellas compañía, las entregaré a turbación y a rapiña;

47 y la compañía las apedrearán con piedras, y las acuchillarán con sus espadas; matarán a sus hijos y a sus hijas, y sus casas consumirán con fuego.

48 Y haré cesar la lujuria de la tierra, y escarmentarán todas las mujeres, y no harán según vuestra suciedad.

49 Y sobre vosotras pondrán vuestra lujuria, y llevaréis los pecados de vuestros ídolos; y sabréis que yo soy el Señor DIOS.

   

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Apocalypse Explained#1042

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1042. (Verse 4) And the woman was arrayed in crimson and scarlet. That this signifies the appearance of that religious persuasion in externals, as if it were from celestial good and truth, although in internals it is from diabolical evil and falsity, is evident from the signification of the woman, as denoting the religious persuasion among the Papists; and from the signification of being arrayed, as denoting to be in externals; for garments denote things external that cover - hence being arrayed, denotes the appearance in externals; and from the signification of crimson, as denoting good from a celestial origin, and also the evil that is the opposite of this, which is called diabolical evil, of which we shall speak presently. And from the signification of scarlet, as denoting truth from a celestial origin, and also the falsity that is the opposite of this, which is called diabolical falsity. That those goods and truths differ from the goods and truths that are from a spiritual origin, and similarly the evils and falsities that are their opposites, which are called infernal evils and falsities, will be seen in the following article.

[2] The reason why the woman, who is the whore and Babylon, is thus described is, that those who are in evils and falsities therefrom are described in the Word from their external appearance; thus, such as they are in the eyes of the men who worship them. The reason why they are thus described is, that the sense of the letter of the Word consists of appearances. But the spiritual sense puts off those appearances, and presents interior things naked, without garments, which, when they appear, do so in quite another form. As in the present case, the woman outwardly appearing clothed in purple and scarlet is, in the internal form, called the mother of the whoredoms and abominations of the earth. Just as it is said of

The rich man clothed in crimson and fine linen, who notwithstanding was cast into hell (Luke 16:19).

And also concerning the Assyrians, with whom Ohola and Oholibah, that is, Samaria and Jerusalem, committed whoredom, who are said to be

Clothed in blue, officers and leaders, horsemen riding upon horses (Ezekiel 23:6, 12).

And so in other passages. Babylon here described as a whore appears in the world, splendidly clothed, but still abominable, because full of uncleanness.

[3] Before it is confirmed from the Word that crimson and scarlet signify goods and truths from a celestial origin, something shall first be said about those goods and truths. The Divine good that proceeds from the Lord is united with His Divine truth, as the heat of the sun with its light in the time of spring. But the angels who are recipients of the Divine good and Divine truth proceeding from the Lord, are distinguished into celestial and spiritual. Those who receive the Divine good more than the Divine truth of the Lord are called celestial angels, because these constitute the kingdom of the Lord which is called the celestial kingdom. But the angels who receive the Lord's Divine truth more than His Divine good are called spiritual angels, because of these consists the Lord's spiritual kingdom. It is therefore evident that goods and truths are of a twofold origin - from a celestial origin and a spiritual origin. Those goods and truths that are from a celestial origin are the goods and truths of love to the Lord; whereas those goods and truths that are from a spiritual origin are the goods and truths of love towards the neighbour. The difference is like that between what is higher and what is lower, or between what is interior and what is exterior; consequently, as between those things that are in a higher or interior degree, and those that are in a lower or exterior. What is the nature of this difference is evident from what is said in the work on Heaven and Hell concerning the three degrees of the heavens, and thence of the angels; and also of their intelligence and wisdom (n. 33, 34, 38, 39, 208, 209, 211, 435).

[4] That crimson in the Word signifies that good, and scarlet that truth, is evident from the passages in the Word where they are mentioned. As in Ezekiel:

"Fine linen of needlework from Egypt was thy expansion; blue and crimson from the isles of Elisha was thy covering" (27:7).

This is spoken of Tyre, by which is signified the church as to the knowledges of truth and good. Blue and crimson denote those knowledges from a celestial origin. By covering and expansion are signified the externals of that church.

In Luke:

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

By the rich man is meant the Jewish nation, and the church there, called rich from the knowledges of good and truth from the Word, which they possessed, crimson having relation to the knowledges of good, and fine linen to the knowledges of truth, both from a celestial origin.

In Lamentations:

"Those that fed delicately are devastated in the streets; those that were brought up upon scarlet, embrace the dunghill" (4:5).

To be brought up upon scarlet denotes to be instructed from infancy in truths from celestial good.

[5] Because the tent of the assembly represented heaven, and the garments of Aaron the holy things of heaven, and crimson and scarlet signified the goods and truths of heaven, therefore, the curtains and veils of the tent, also the garments of Aaron, were wrought with blue, purple, scarlet double-dyed, and fine-twined linen. As, for example,

Upon the curtains of the tabernacle (Exodus 26:1).

Upon the veil before the ark (Exodus 26:31).

Upon the covering for the door of the tent (Exodus 26:36).

Upon the covering at the gate of the outer court (Exodus 27:16).

Upon the ephod (Exodus 28:6).

Upon the belt (Exodus 28:8).

Upon the breastplate of judgment (Exodus 28:15).

Upon the borders of the cloak of the ephod (Exodus 28:33).

Because double-dyed signified the truth of celestial good,

A cloth of scarlet double-dyed was spread over the table upon which was the bread of faces, and afterwards it was covered with a covering of badgers' skin (Numbers 4:8).

For the inmost things of the celestial kingdom were signified by those things that were upon the table, which were the bread, but the exterior things by those that covered them; these have reference to truths from good.

[6] Because truth from celestial good, which is the truth of the sense of the letter of the Word, is signified by scarlet, therefore it was used for the sake of remembrance, as when it was ordered,

That the sons of Israel should make for themselves a fringe upon the borders of their garments, and should put upon the fringe of the borders a scarlet thread, that by it they might remember all the precepts of Jehovah, and do them (Numbers 15:38, 39).

For the same reason also it was a custom in ancient times, when significatives were in use, to tie a scarlet thread, in order to remember a thing. As we read concerning Perez, the son of Tamar,

That the midwife tied scarlet upon his hand (Genesis 38:28, 30).

And concerning the harlot Rahab,

That she tied in the window a scarlet thread, that the searchers might remember their promise (Jos. 2:17, 21).

[7] Because all purifications from evils take place by means of truths from the Word, therefore

In the cleansings they made use of cedar-wood, scarlet, and hyssop (Leviticus 14:4-7, 49-52);

And the scarlet from a red cow for the waters of expiation and separation (19:6).

The reason of such significations of crimson and scarlet is from their colours. For there are colours in heaven far more brilliant than in the world, that have their origin in the light there. And because red colour originates there from something fiery or flamy, and what is fiery and flamy there is from the good of love, hence crimson signifies good from a celestial origin. But scarlet, which derives its colour from what is flaming and white together, and the white from light signifies truth, therefore that colour signifies the truth of celestial good.

[8] As most things in the Word have an opposite sense, so also have crimson and scarlet; then they signify evils and falsities, the opposites of those goods and truths. As in Isaiah:

"Though your sins were as scarlet, they shall become white as snow; though they were red like crimson, they shall be as wool" (Isaiah 1:8).

Because by scarlet is signified truth, the same as by snow; and by crimson is signified good, the same as by wool; and since by scarlet and crimson, in the opposite sense, is signified falsity and evil, therefore, because falsity and truth, and evil and good, have an opposite correspondence to each other, it is said, "Though your sins were as scarlet, they shall become white as snow, and though they were red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

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

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Arcana Coelestia#8603

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8603. 'And Moses, Aaron, and Hur' means levels of Divine Truth that follow one another in order. This is clear from the representation of 'Moses' as Divine Truth that goes forth directly from the Lord, dealt with in 7010; from the representation of 'Aaron' as Divine Truth that goes forth from the Lord in an indirect way, dealt with in 7009; and from the representation of 'Hur' as Divine Truth that goes forth again in an indirect way, but through the latter. Thus there are levels of truth that follow one another in order.

[2] What is meant by levels of truth that follow one another in order must be stated briefly. All things without exception in the entire natural world spring in order from others on a more internal level; they derive from them and follow in order after them. But the interior things do not connect with the exterior by gradually merging into them; rather, they are distinct and separate, and are joined through extensions from themselves like fibres, which act as channels of communication. Some idea of the nature of things which derive from others and therefore follow in order from them may be conveyed by considering fruits such as lemons, apples, and the like. Their most external parts are their surrounding skins, their interiors are the surrounded flesh or pulp, and their yet more interior parts are the seeds; and the seeds have casings around the outside, then on the actual seeds membranes, under which lies an inner pulp containing the initial form, the soul so to speak, from which again spring new trees and fruit.

[3] All these things follow one another in order; but they are distinct and separate, yet at the same time are joined together. The communication of interiors with exteriors is effected in a wondrous fashion through fibre-like passageways. When those interiors and exteriors are first formed they are very closely connected; but in the course of time they are separated. For before the initial form, the inmost part within the seed, can expand into forms like its parents it must be opened in stages following one another in order. When it is opened and starts to grow, the pulpy parts surrounding it adapt themselves, serving first as its 'soil', and after that as its fertilizing sap. After this phase, which is its time in the womb, it is born; at that point it is left to the soil of the earth, in which it is sown as a seed.

[4] All this enables one to form some idea of the nature of things that derive from and follow one another in order. As is the nature of them in the vegetable kingdom, so it is also in the animal kingdom, yet in a far more perfect way. In the animal kingdom there are exterior things, interior, and inmost, which in like manner follow one another in order, are distinct and separate from one another, and yet at the same time are joined together. But they are different in that forms in the animal kingdom have been created to receive life. Consequently just as forms receiving life follow one another in order, so do the resulting kinds of vitality. For the forms or substances receiving life are the subjects 1 , and the things which result from changes and modifications of those forms are the forces, which should be called vitalities because they are life-forces. From all this one may now see what is meant by levels of Divine Truth that follow one another in order. For everything constituting life has connection with truth, and the perfection it possesses with good, or in the contrary sense with falsity, and its imperfection with evil. Their transitions in order from one to the next are also called degrees.

脚注:

1. Subject is used here to mean something which really exists yet depends for its existence on something prior to itself.

8603a 'Went up to the top of the hill' means in the good of charity. This is clear from the meaning of 'the hill' as charity, dealt with in 6435, the good of it being meant by 'the top of the hill'.

  
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