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1 Nang magkagayon ay sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Pasukin mo si Faraon, at saysayin mo sa kaniya. Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng mga Hebreo: Payaunin mo ang aking bayan, upang ako'y mapaglingkuran nila.

2 Sapagka't kung tatanggihan mong payaunin sila, at sila'y pipigilin mo pa,

3 Ay narito, ang kamay ng Panginoon ay nakapatong sa iyong hayop na nasa parang, nakapatong sa mga kabayo, nakapatong sa mga asno, nakapatong sa mga kamello, nakapatong sa mga bakahan, at nakapatong sa mga kawan; na magkakaroon ng malaking pagkakasalot.

4 At gagawan ng katangian ng Panginoon ang hayop ng Israel at ang hayop ng Egipto: at walang mamamatay sa lahat ng ukol sa mga anak ni Israel.

5 At ang Panginoon ay nagtakda ng panahon, na sinasabi, Bukas ay gagawin ng Panginoon ang bagay na ito sa lupain.

6 At ginawa ng Panginoon ang bagay na yaon ng kinabukasan, at ang lahat ng hayop sa Egipto ay namatay: nguni't sa hayop ng mga anak ni Israel ay walang namatay kahit isa.

7 At si Faraon ay nagsugo, at narito, walang namatay kahit isa sa kawan ng mga Israelita. Nguni't ang puso ni Faraon ay nagmatigas, at hindi niya pinayaon ang bayan.

8 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises at kay Aaron, Dumakot kayo ng isang dakot na abo sa hurno, at isaboy ni Moises sa himpapawid sa paningin ni Faraon.

9 At magiging durog na alabok sa buong lupain ng Egipto, at magiging bukol na naknakin sa tao, at sa hayop, sa buong lupain ng Egipto.

10 At sila'y kumuha ng abo sa hurno, at tumayo sa harap ni Faraon, at isinaboy ni Moises sa himpapawid; at naging bukol na naknakin sa tao at sa hayop.

11 At ang mga mahiko ay hindi makatayo sa harap ni Moises dahil sa mga bukol; sapagka't nagkabukol ang mga mahiko at ang mga Egipcio.

12 At pinapagmatigas ng Panginoon ang puso ni Faraon, at hindi niya dininig sila gaya ng sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises.

13 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Bumangon kang maaga sa kinaumagahan, at tumayo ka sa harap ni Faraon, at sabihin mo sa kaniya: Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng mga Hebreo: Payaunin mo ang aking bayan, upang ako'y mapaglingkuran nila.

14 Sapagka't ngayo'y ibubugso ko na ang lahat ng aking salot sa iyong puso, at sa iyong mga lingkod, at sa iyong bayan upang iyong maalaman na walang gaya ko sa buong lupa.

15 Sapagka't ngayo'y iniunat ko na ang aking kamay, upang salutin kita, at ang iyong bayan, at nawala ka na sa lupa:

16 Datapuwa't totoong totoo, na dahil dito ay pinatayo kita, upang maipakilala sa iyo ang aking kapangyarihan, at upang ang aking pangalan ay mahayag sa buong lupa.

17 Nagmamalaki ka pa ba laban sa aking bayan, na ayaw mo silang payaunin?

18 Narito, bukas, sa ganitong oras, ay magpapaulan ako ng malakas na granizo, na kailan ma'y hindi nagkaroon sa Egipto mula nang araw na itayo hanggang ngayon.

19 Ngayon nga'y magsugo ka, ipasilong mo ang iyong mga hayop at lahat ng iyong tinatangkilik sa parang; sapagka't bawa't tao at hayop na maabutan sa parang, at hindi masisilong, ay lalakpakan ng granizo at mamamatay.

20 Yaong natakot sa salita ng Panginoon, sa mga lingkod ni Faraon ay nagpauwing madali ng kaniyang mga bataan at ng kaniyang hayop sa mga bahay:

21 At yaong nagwalang bahala sa salita ng Panginoon ay nagpabaya ng kaniyang mga bataan at ng kaniyang kawan sa parang.

22 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Iunat mo ang iyong kamay sa dakong langit, upang magkaroon ng granizo sa buong lupain ng Egipto, na lumagpak sa tao, at sa hayop, at sa bawa't halaman sa parang sa buong lupain ng Egipto.

23 At iniunat ni Moises ang kaniyang tungkod sa dakong langit; at ang Panginoo'y nagsugo ng kulog at granizo, at may apoy na lumagpak sa lupa; at ang Panginoo'y nagpaulan ng granizo sa lupain ng Egipto.

24 Sa gayo'y nagkaroon ng granizo at apoy, na nagniningning sa granizo, at napakalakas, na kailan ma'y hindi nagkaroon sa buong lupain ng Egipto mula nang maging bansa.

25 At sinalot ng granizo ang buong lupain ng Egipto, ang lahat na nasa parang, maging tao at maging hayop, at sinalot ng granizo ang lahat ng halaman sa parang, at binali ang lahat ng punong kahoy sa parang.

26 Sa lupain lamang ng Gosen, na kinaroroonan ng mga anak ni Israel, hindi nagkaroon ng granizo.

27 At si Faraon ay nagsugo, at ipinatawag si Moises at si Aaron, at sinabi sa kanila, Ako'y nagkasala ngayon: ang Panginoo'y matuwid; at ako at ang aking bayan ay masama.

28 Dalanginan ninyo ang Panginoon; sapagka't nagkaroon na ng sukat na malalakas na kulog at granizo; at kayo'y aking payayaunin, at di ko na kayo bibinbinin.

29 At sinabi ni Moises sa kaniya, Pagkalabas ko sa bayan, ay aking ilalahad ang aking mga kamay sa Panginoon; at ang mga kulog ay titigil, at hindi na magkakaroon pa ng anomang granizo; upang iyong maalaman na ang lupa'y sa Panginoon.

30 Nguni't tungkol sa iyo at sa iyong mga lingkod, ay nalalaman ko, na di pa kayo matatakot sa Panginoong Dios.

31 At ang lino at ang cebada ay nasaktan; sapagka't ang cebada ay naguuhay na at ang lino ay namumulaklak na.

32 Datapuwa't ang trigo at ang espelta ay hindi nasaktan: sapagka't hindi pa tumutubo.

33 At si Moises ay lumabas sa bayan na galing kay Faraon, at inilahad ang kaniyang mga kamay sa Panginoon: at ang mga kulog at ang granizo ay tumigil, at ang ulan ay di na lumagpak sa lupa.

34 At nang makita ni Faraon, na ang ulan, at ang granizo, at ang mga kulog ay tumigil, ay lalong nagkasala pa, at nagmatigas ang kaniyang puso, siya at ang kaniyang mga lingkod.

35 At ang puso ni Farao'y nagmatigas, at hindi niya pinayaon ang mga anak ni Israel; gaya ng sinalita ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#7519

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7519. 'The ashes of the furnace' means to arouse the falsities that are a product of evil desires, by being present with those engaged in molestation. This is clear from the meaning of 'the ashes of the furnace' as the falsities that are a product of evil desires, dealt with below. The fact that they are aroused through presence with those who molest is clear from what follows in the present verse, for it goes on to say that Moses scattered the ashes in the direction of heaven, before 'Pharaoh's eyes', 'before the eyes' meaning presence, and 'Pharaoh' meaning those who engage in molestation, as has been shown often.

[2] The nature of these things cannot be known without revelation, for they are things such as take place in the next life and are unknown in the world. As long as evil spirits or those from hell have been removed and are separated from heaven, that is, from the good of love and the truth of faith which are there, they are unaware of the fact that they are under the influence of evils and falsities. For in these circumstances they believe falsities to be truths and evils to be forms of good. But as soon as heaven, that is, some heavenly community, moves closer towards them, they recognize them to be falsities and evils; for the truth of faith that flows in then enables them to recognize falsities, and the good of love that flows in enables them to recognize evils. Also the closer heaven comes, or the inflow from it of the good of love and truth of faith becomes more directly present, the worse are those evil spirits tormented by their own evils and falsities, because they cannot bear that goodness and truth.

[3] From all this one may now see why Moses was commanded to take the ashes of the furnace and to scatter them in the direction of heaven, and to do this before Pharaoh's eyes, and why he, not Aaron, was commanded to scatter the ashes in the direction of heaven. For the requirement that the ashes should be scattered in the direction of heaven means the influx of heaven; the requirement that it should be done before Pharaoh's eyes means in the presence of those who molest; and Moses, not Aaron, was told to do it because this situation is brought about among the evil by truth that goes forth directly from God, 'Moses' being truth that goes forth directly from God, 'Aaron' that which goes forth in an indirect way, see 7010. All this shows what is meant in the internal sense by the contents of this verse and those immediately following - that foul and filthy things that are products of evil desires, together with blasphemy, meant by 'sores breaking out into pustules', should be aroused. They are aroused when Divine Truth flows in and heaven moves closer.

[4] Anyone may see that Moses would never have been commanded by Jehovah to do such things - to take the ashes of the furnace and scatter them in the direction of heaven - unless some heavenly arcanum had lain within them. Jehovah would never have given orders for the employment of such means to produce their effect unless they had contained something heavenly to which they corresponded. From this one may see what the Word is like, that it is very full of arcana, but arcana that are not clearly visible in the sense of the letter.

[5] The reason why 'the ashes of the furnace' means falsities that are a product of evil desires is that ashes are formed from things that have been burnt. What is being burnt, as also the actual fire, in the Word means in the good sense good that is the object of heavenly affections, but in the contrary sense evil that is the object of hellish desires. For the fact that 'fire' means those things, see 934, 1861, 2446, 4906, 5071, 5215, 6314, 6832, 6834, 6849, 7324; and 'burning' means evil desires, 1297, 5215. So it is that 'ashes' means falsities, for falsities are the product of evil desires. Since evil desires are meant by 'fire' they are also meant by 'a furnace'. 'A furnace', being a container, often implies the same as its contents.

[6] The fact that 'a furnace' means these things is clear from the following places: In Malachi,

Behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant, and every evil-doer will be stubble; and the day that is coming will burn them up; it will leave them neither root nor branch. Malachi 4:1

'Burning like a furnace' stands for evil desires; 'burning them up' stands for burning with evil desires.

[7] In the book of Genesis,

Abraham looked out towards the face of Sodom and Gomorrah, and towards the whole face of the land of the plain; and he saw, and the smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace. Genesis 19:28.

'The smoke of a furnace' stands for falsities arising from evil desires. For 'Sodom' is evil desires that stem from self-love, and 'Gomorrah' is falsity arising from that evil, 2220, 2246, 2322. In John,

Out of the pit of the abyss there went up smoke, like the smoke of a furnace. Revelation 9:2.

'The smoke of a furnace' again stands for falsities arising from evil desires, 'the pit of the abyss' standing for hell.

[8] In Matthew,

The Son of Man will send His angels, who will gather out of His kingdom all offences, and those who work iniquity, and will send them into the furnace of fire. Matthew 13:41-42.

'The furnace of fire' stands for evil desires; for the fire of evil desires is what is meant in the Word by hell-fire. Loves too are simply what fire people's lives; and loves extend into desires.

[9] In Nahum,

Draw yourself water for the siege, strengthen your fortifications; go into the mud and tread the clay; renew the brick-kiln. 1 There the fire will devour you, the sword cut you off. Nahum 3:14-15.

'Going into the mud' stands for entering into falsity, 'treading the clay' stands for stepping into evil, 6669. 'The brick-kiln' 1 stands for the falsities which they fashion and which are introduced by the evil, 1296, 6669, 7113; 'the fire' stands for the desire for evil, 1861, 2446, 5071, 5215, 6832, 7324; and 'the sword' stands for falsity, 4499.

[10] In Jeremiah,

Take into your hand large stones, and hide them in the clay in the brick-kiln 1 which is at the gate of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the eyes of the men of the Jews, and say to them, Behold, I am sending and will bring Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babel, and will put his throne onto these stones which I have hidden, so that he may spread his tent over them. He will come and strike the land of Egypt. Jeremiah 43:9-11.

One cannot know what these verses mean without the internal sense. 'Large stones' are falsities; 'the brick-kiln' 1 is the desire for falsity arising from evil; 'Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babel' is one who lays truth and goodness waste; the presence of his throne and tent on these stones means that he will cause falsities to reign; and 'the land of Egypt' which he will strike is the natural mind.

脚注:

1. literally, brick-furnace

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