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Ezekiel第23章

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1 Ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating uli sa akin na nagsasabi:

2 Anak ng tao, may dalawang babae, na mga anak na babae ng isang ina:

3 At sila'y nagpatutot sa Egipto; sila'y nagpatutot sa kanilang kadalagahan: doo'y nangahigpit ang kanilang mga dibdib, at doo'y nangahipo ang mga suso ng kanilang pagkadalaga.

4 At ang mga pangalan nila ay Ohola ang matanda, at Oholiba ang kapatid niya: at sila'y naging akin at nanganak ng mga lalake at babae. At tungkol sa kanilang mga pangalan, Samaria ay Ohola, at Jerusalem ay Oholiba.

5 At si Ohola ay nagpatutot nang siya'y akin; at siya'y suminta sa mga mangingibig sa kaniya, sa mga taga Asiria na kaniyang mga kalapit bayan.

6 Na nananamit ng kulay asul, ang mga tagapamahala at ang mga pinuno, silang lahat na binatang makisig, mga mangangabayo na nangakasakay sa mga kabayo.

7 At ipinagkaloob niya sa kanila ang kaniyang pakikiapid, sa mga pinaka piling lalake sa Asiria sa kanilang lahat; at sa sino man na inibig niya, sa lahat nilang diosdiosan, ay nadumhan siya.

8 Ni hindi man niya iniwan ang kaniyang mga pagpapatutot mula sa mga kaarawan ng Egipto, sapagka't sa kaniyang kadalagahan, sila'y sumisiping sa kaniya, at nangahipo nila ang mga suso ng kaniyang pagkadalaga; at kanilang ibinuhos ang kanilang pagpapatutot sa kaniya.

9 Kaya't ibinigay ko siya sa kamay ng mga mangingibig sa kaniya, sa kamay ng mga taga Asiria, na siya niyang mga inibig.

10 Ang mga ito ang nangaglitaw ng kaniyang kahubaran; kinuha nila ang kaniyang mga anak na lalake at babae; at siya'y pinatay nila ng tabak: at siya'y naging kakutyaan sa mga babae; sapagka't sila'y naglapat ng mga kahatulan sa kaniya.

11 At nakita ito ng kaniyang kapatid na si Oholiba, gayon ma'y siya'y higit na napahamak sa kaniyang pagibig kay sa kaniya, at sa kaniyang mga pagpapatutot na higit kay sa mga pagpapatutot ng kaniyang kapatid.

12 Siya'y umibig sa mga taga Asiria, sa mga tagapamahala at mga pinuno, sa kaniyang mga kalapit bayan, na nararamtan ng mga pinakamahusay, sa mga nangangabayo na nakasakay sa mga kabayo, silang lahat ay mga binatang makisig.

13 At aking nakita na siya'y nadumhan; na sila kapuwa ay nagisang daan.

14 At kaniyang pinalago ang kaniyang mga pagpapatutot; sapagka't siya'y nakakita ng mga lalaking nakalarawan sa mga panig, na mga larawan ng mga Caldeo na nakalarawan ng bermillon,

15 Na nangabibigkisan sa kanilang mga balakang, na mga may lumilipad na turbante sa kanilang mga ulo, silang lahat ay parang mga prinsipe ayon sa wangis ng mga taga Babilonia sa Caldea, na lupain na kanilang kinapanganakan.

16 At pagkakita niya sa kanila ay inibig niya agad sila, at nagsugo ng mga sugo sa kanila sa Caldea.

17 At sinipingan siya ng mga taga Babilonia sa higaan ng pagibig, at kanilang dinumhan siya ng kanilang pagpapatutot, at siya'y nahawa sa kanila, at ang kaniyang kalooban ay tinabangan sa kanila.

18 Sa gayo'y inilitaw niya ang kaniyang mga pagpapatutot, at inilitaw niya ang kaniyang kahubaran: nang magkagayo'y tinabangan ang aking kalooban sa kaniya, na gaya ng pagkatabang ng aking kalooban sa kaniyang kapatid.

19 Gayon ma'y kaniyang pinarami ang kaniyang mga pakikiapid, na inalaala ang mga kaarawan ng kaniyang kadalagahan, na kaniyang ipinagpatutot sa lupain ng Egipto,

20 At siya'y umibig sa mga nagsisiagulo sa kaniya, na ang laman ay parang laman ng mga asno, at ang lumalabas sa kanila ay parang lumalabas sa mga kabayo.

21 Ganito mo inalaala ang kahalayan ng iyong kadalagahan, sa pagkahipo ng iyong mga suso ng mga taga Egipto dahil sa mga suso ng iyong kadalagahan.

22 Kaya, Oh Oholiba, ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios; Narito, aking ibabangon ang mga mangingibig sa iyo laban sa iyo, na siyang pinagsawaan ng iyong kalooban, at aking dadalhin sila laban sa iyo sa lahat ng dako:

23 Ang mga taga Babilonia at lahat ng Caldeo, ang Pekod, at ang Soa, at ang Coa, at lahat ng taga Asiria na kasama nila; na mga binatang makisig, mga tagapamahala at mga pinuno silang lahat, mga prinsipe, at mga lalaking bantog, silang lahat ay nagsisisakay sa mga kabayo.

24 At sila'y magsisiparitong laban sa iyo na ma'y mga almas, mga karo, at mga kariton, at may kapulungan ng mga tao; sila'y magsisilagay laban sa iyo sa palibot na may longki, at kalasag at turbante; at aking ipauubaya ang kahatulan sa kanila, at sila'y magsisihatol sa iyo ayon sa kanilang mga kahatulan.

25 At aking ilalagak ang aking paninibugho laban sa iyo, at sila'y magsisigawa sa iyo sa kapusukan; kanilang pipingusin ang iyong ilong at ang iyong mga tainga; at ang nalabi sa iyo ay mabubuwal sa pamamagitan ng tabak: kanilang kukunin ang iyong mga anak na lalake at babae; at ang nalabi sa iyo ay susupukin sa apoy,

26 Kanila rin namang huhubaran ka ng iyong mga suot, at dadalhin ang iyong mga magandang hiyas.

27 Ganito ko patitigilin sa iyo ang iyong kahalayan, at ang iyong pagpapatutot na dinala mula sa lupain ng Egipto: na anopa't hindi mo ididilat ang iyong mga mata sa kanila, o aalalahanin mo pa man ang Egipto kailan man.

28 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Narito, ibibigay kita sa kamay ng mga ipinagtatanim mo, sa kamay ng mga pinagsawaan ng iyong kalooban;

29 At hahatulan ka nila na may pagtatanim, at aalisin ang lahat ng iyong kayamanan, at iiwan kang hubad at hubo: at ang sala mong pagpapatutot ay malilitaw, ang iyong kahalayan at gayon din ang iyong mga pagpapatutot.

30 Ang mga bagay na ito ay gagawin sa iyo, sapagka't ikaw ay nagpatutot sa mga bansa, at sapagka't ikaw ay nadumhan sa kanilang mga diosdiosan.

31 Ikaw ay lumakad sa lakad ng iyong kapatid; kaya't ibibigay ko ang kaniyang saro sa iyong kamay.

32 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Ikaw ay iinom sa saro ng iyong kapatid, na malalim at malaki: ikaw ay tatawanan na pinakatuya at pinaka kadustaan; maraming laman.

33 Ikaw ay lubhang malalasing at mamamanglaw, sa pamamagitan ng sarong katigilan at kapahamakan, sa pamamagitan ng saro ng iyong kapatid na Samaria.

34 Iyo ngang iinumin at tutunggain, at iyong hahaluin ang labo niyaon, at sasaktan ang iyong dibdib; sapagka't aking sinalita, sabi ng Panginoong Dios.

35 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios: Sapagka't ako'y iyong nilimot, at tinalikdan mo ako, taglayin mo nga rin ang iyong kahalayan at ang iyong mga pakikiapid.

36 Sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin bukod dito: Anak ng tao: hahatulan mo baga si Ohola at si Oholiba? ipakilala mo sa kanila ang kanilang mga kasuklamsuklam.

37 Sapagka't sila'y nagkasala ng pangangalunya, at dugo ay nasa kanilang mga kamay; at sa kanilang mga diosdiosan ay nagsisamba; at kanila namang pinaraan sa apoy upang masupok ang kanilang mga anak, na kanilang ipinanganak sa akin.

38 Bukod dito'y ginawa nila ito sa akin: kanilang nilapastangan ang aking santuario sa araw ding yaon, at nilapastangan ang aking mga sabbath.

39 Sapagka't nang kanilang patayin ang kanilang mga anak para sa kanilang mga diosdiosan, nagsiparoon nga sila nang araw ding yaon sa aking santuario upang lapastanganin; at, narito, ganito ang kanilang ginawa sa gitna ng aking bahay.

40 At bukod dito ay inyong ipinasundo ang mga taong nangagmumula sa malayo, na siyang mga ipinasundo sa sugo, at, narito, sila'y nagsisidating; na siyang dahil ng iyong ipinaligo, at ipinagkulay mo ng iyong mga mata, at pinaggayakan mo ng mga gayak;

41 At naupo ka sa isang mainam na higaan, na may dulang na nakahanda sa harap niyaon, na siya mong pinaglapagan ng aking kamangyan at aking langis.

42 At ang tinig ng pulutong na tiwasay ay nasa kaniya: at nadala na kasama ng mga lalake sa mga karaniwan ang mga manglalasing na mula sa ilang; at sila'y nangaglagay ng mga pulsera sa mga kamay nila, at mga magandang putong sa kanilang mga ulo.

43 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko sa kaniya na tumanda sa mga pangangalunya, Ngayon mangakikiapid pa sila sa kaniya, at siya sa kanila.

44 At sinipingan nila siya, na parang sumiping sa isang patutot: gayon nila sinipingan si Ohola at si Oholiba, na malibog na mga babae.

45 At mga matuwid na tao ang hahatol sa kanila ng kahatulan sa mangangalunya, at ng kahatulan sa mga babae na nagbubo ng dugo; sapagka't sila'y mangangalunya, at dugo ang nasa kanilang mga kamay.

46 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Ako'y magsasampa ng isang kapulungan laban sa kanila, at ibibigay ko sila upang ligaliging paroo't parito at samsaman.

47 At babatuhin sila ng kapulungan, ng mga bato, at tatagain sila ng kanilang mga tabak; papatayin nila ang kanilang mga anak na lalake at babae, at susunugin ng apoy ang kanilang mga bahay.

48 Ganito ko patitigilin ang kahalayan sa lupain, upang ang lahat na babae ay maturuan na huwag magsigawa ng ayon sa inyong mga kahalayan.

49 At gagantihin nila ang inyong kahalayan sa inyo, at inyong dadanasin ang mga kasalanan tungkol sa inyong mga diosdiosan, at inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoong Dios.

   

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Apocalypse Explained#960

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960. Go, pour out the vials of the anger of God into the earth. That this signifies the state of the devastated church, is evident from the signification of the vials of the anger of God, as denoting the evils and falsities that have devastated the church, for the vials of the anger of God have a similar signification to that of the plagues in the preceding chapter (15:6), where it is said, that seven angels went out from the temple having seven plagues; and by the plagues there are signified evils and the falsities therefrom, and falsities and the evils therefrom that have devastated the church, as may be seen above (n. 949); similar things are signified by the anger of God; for the anger of God is said of the evils and falsities that devastate the goods and truths of the church, and from the signification of earth, as denoting the church (concerning which see n. 29, 304, 417, 697, 741, 752, 876).

The reason why by pouring out those vials into the earth is signified the state of the church thus effected is, that the vastations of the church in the Word are attributed to God, consequently, that they flow forth from heaven, although nothing of them is from God, but from man only. Still, however, it is so said in the sense of the letter of the Word because it appears to be so to men; and because that sense is the ultimate, therefore it consists of appearances.

[2] The reason why they are called vials is, that vials are vessels and vessels signify the same as their contents, as chalices, bowls, cups, with the wine or other liquor in them; and as the censers (acerrae et thuribula) for the incense, and several other vessels. The reason is, that the sense of the letter of the Word is the ultimate sense of Divine truth, and, therefore, consists of ultimates that are in nature; for ultimates are those things upon which interior or higher things are built and founded. That vials, chalices, cups, bowls, and dishes are mentioned for their contents, and therefore have a similar signification, is evident from the Word, for there they signify falsities from hell, and the drunkenness or insanity therefrom. They also signify temptations, and also truths from the Lord and the wisdom therefrom. That they signify falsities from hell, and insanity therefrom, is evident from the following passages.

In Jeremiah:

"Jehovah said, Take this cup of the wine of the anger of Jehovah out of my hand, and make all nations drink to which I send thee, that they may drink and stagger, and be mad, by reason of the sword. When they refuse to take the cup out of thine hand to drink, thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah Zebaoth, drinking ye shall surely drink" (25:15, 16, 28).

By the cup of wine here also is signified falsity from hell; by drinking is signified to appropriate to themselves; by being mad is signified to be spiritually insane, which takes place when falsity is called truth, and truth falsity. By the nations that shall drink are signified the evil, and, in the abstract sense, evils; for many nations that were to drink are there enumerated. But still those nations are not meant, but the evils signified by them; and it is evils that drink, that is, appropriate to themselves falsities. That the cup of wine signifies falsity, is also evident from its being said, that they may be mad by reason of the sword; for by sword is signified falsity destroying truth.

[3] In the same:

"A golden cup is Babel in the hand of Jehovah, making drunk the whole earth; the nations have drunk of her wine, therefore are the nations mad" (51:7).

By the golden cup is signified falsity destroying good; by Babel is signified dominion by means of the holy things of the church over heaven, and over the souls of men, from which dominion profane falsities are derived; by making the earth drunk is signified to infatuate the church, so that any truth is no longer seen. Wine signifies such a falsity.

[4] In Ezekiel:

"Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister, therefore will I give her cup into thine hand. Thus saith the Lord Jehovih, Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup, deep and broad; thou shalt be for laughter and derision, ample to be taken; with drunkenness and sadness shalt thou be filled, with the cup of devastation and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria, which thou shalt drink and press out: and thou shalt break the sherds thereof" (23:31-34).

These things are said concerning Jerusalem, by which is signified the celestial church as to doctrine; and by Samaria there, which is the sister, is signified the spiritual church, also as to doctrine. For the Jewish nation represented the Lord's celestial kingdom; and the Israelitish nation His spiritual kingdom. But in this case by Jerusalem and Samaria is signified the church devastated as to all good and truth. The full devastation of the church with the Jewish nation is described by the cup of the sister deep and broad; and by their being filled with drunkenness and sadness; also by drinking the cup, pressing it out, and breaking the sherds thereof. It is called a cup of devastation and desolation, because devastation is said of good, and desolation of truth.

[5] In Zechariah:

"Behold I make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about" (12:2).

In Habakkuk:

"Thou shalt be satiated with ignominy for glory: drink thou also, that thy foreskin may be uncovered. The cup of Jehovah shall pass about to thee, that a shameful vomit may be upon thy glory" (2:16).

Cup denotes falsified truth, which in itself is falsity; and of which a shameful vomiting is said. Wherefore it is said, "upon thy glory," glory signifying the Divine truth in the Word.

In Lamentations:

"Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, the cup shall also pass over to thee, thou shalt be made drunken and shalt be uncovered" (4:21).

Here also the cup has a similar signification.

[6] In David:

"Jehovah shall rain upon the impious, snares, fire, and brimstone, and a wind of storms; the portion of their cup" (Psalms 11:6).

Again:

"There is a cup in the hand of Jehovah, and he hath mixed it with wine, he hath filled it with mixture, and poured out thence; but the dregs thereof all the impious of the earth shall suck out and drink them" (Psalms 75:8).

By snares, fire, and brimstone are signified falsities and evils seducing, and by a wind of storms is signified the vehement assault of truth. These things are called the portion of a cup, because a cup, as containing, signifies them. By mixing and filling with mixture, is signified, to falsity truth and profane it.

[7] In all these passages the devastation of truth and good by falsities and evils is attributed to Jehovah. For it is said that they should take the cup of the anger of Jehovah out of His hand, that Jehovah mixed it with wine, and filled it with mixture; it is also called a cup in the hand of Jehovah. But, nevertheless, it is to be understood, that nothing of devastation is from Jehovah, but that it is entirely from man. The reason it is so said is, that the natural man only sees that God is angry, and punishes, condemns, and casts into hell those who despise and blaspheme Him, that is, those who do not give Him glory. But to think in this way is natural; therefore in the sense of the letter of the Word, which is natural, it is so said.

[8] Similar elsewhere in the Apocalypse:

"He who worshipped the beast, shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God mixed pure in the cup of His wrath" (14:10).

"Great Babylon came into remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the wrath of his anger" (16:19).

"A woman having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the uncleanness of whoredom" (17:4).

"Double to her double, according to her works; in the cup in which she hath mingled, mingle to her double" (18:6).

From these things it is evident what is signified by the seven vials of the angels, which they poured out into the earth, the sea, the rivers, the fountains of waters, the sun, upon the throne of the beast, the river Euphrates, and into the air, that is, that they denote states of devastation, which are thereby described.

[9] That a chalice or cup signifies temptations is evident from the following passages.

In the Evangelists:

Jesus said to the sons of Zebedee, "Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup which I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They said unto him, We are able. Then he said unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and with the baptism that I am baptized with, ye shall be baptized" (Matthew 20:22, 23; Mark 10:38, 39).

But these passages may be seen explained above (n. 83).

Again:

"Jesus said to Peter, The cup which my Father gave me, shall I not drink it?" (John 18:11).

In Gethsemane, Jesus said, "If it be possible, let this cup pass from me" (Matthew 26:39, 42, 44; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42).

That in these passages a cup or chalice signifies temptations is evident. Also in Isaiah (51:17, 22); where it is also called the cup of the anger of God, and the cup of trembling.

[10] Because a cup signifies the same as wine, and wine, in the good sense, signifies Divine truth, therefore also this is signified by cup in the following passages.

In the Evangelists:

Jesus, "taking the cup and giving thanks, gave it to his disciples, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood, that of the new covenant" (Matthew 26:27, 28; Mark 14:23, 24; Luke 22:17, 18).

Because by the Lord's blood is signified the Divine truth proceeding from Him, and similarly by wine, consequently, by cup, therefore it is said, "This is my blood." And because the Lord's conjunction with the church is by means of Divine truth, therefore it is called, that of the New Testament or the New Covenant. That the Lord's blood signifies Divine truth may be seen (n. 328, 329, 476, 748); and that Covenant signifies conjunction (n. 701).

[11] In David:

"Jehovah is the portion of my part and my cup. Thou sustainest my lot" (Psalm 16:5).

Again:

"Thou settest before me a table in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; my cup shall abound" (Psalms 23:5).

In these passages cup is for Divine truth; and because cup has this signification it is also called the

"Cup of salvation" (Psalms 116:13).

And the

"Cup of consolations" (Jeremiah 16:7).

[12] In Mark:

"Whosoever of you shall give a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye are Christ's, shall not lose his reward" (Mark 9:41).

By giving a cup of water to drink in my name, because they are Christ's, signifies to teach truth from the love of truth, thus from the Lord, also to do it. The love of truth for the sake of truth is meant by giving a cup of water in the name of the Lord. By Christ also is meant the Lord as to Divine truths.

[13] In the Evangelists:

"Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! ye make clean the outside of the cup and platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess; purge first the inside of the cup and platter, that the outside may be clean also" (Matthew 23:25, 26; Luke 11:39).

The reason why the Lord mentioned the cup and platter is, that the thing containing signifies the same as what is contained; thus, the cup the same as wine, and the plate the same as meat. By wine is signified the truth of the Word and of doctrine; and by meat, the good of the Word and of doctrine.

The natural man or the natural mind is inwardly purified when falsities and evils are removed; but the contrary is the case when they are not removed. For as is the interior, such is the exterior, but not the contrary. For the interior flows into the exterior, and disposes it to agreement with itself, but not the reverse.

Continuation concerning the Second Precept:-

[14] Because by the name of God is meant what is from God, and which is God, and this is called Divine truth, and with us the Word; and since this is in itself Divine, and most holy, it is not to be profaned; and it is profaned when its sanctity is denied, as is the case when it is despised, rejected, and treated with contempt. When this is the case, then heaven is closed, and man is left to hell. For the Word is the only medium of conjunction of heaven with the church; therefore, when it is rejected from the heart, that conjunction is loosed; and then a man, because left to hell, no longer acknowledges any truth of the church.

There are two things by which heaven is shut to the men of the church. One is the denial of the Lord's Divine, and the other is the denial of the sanctity of the Word. The reason is, that the Lord's Divine is the all of heaven; and the Divine truth, which is the Word in the spiritual sense, constitutes heaven. It is therefore evident that he who denies the one or the other, denies the all of heaven, and that from which heaven is and exists; and that, consequently, he deprives himself of communication, and thence of conjunction, with heaven.

To profane the Word is the same as blaspheming the Holy Spirit; and this is remitted to no one. Wherefore, also, it is said in this precept, that he who profanes the name of God shall not be left unpunished.

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