IBhayibheli

 

Joel 1

Funda

1 Dies ist das Wort des HERRN, das geschehen ist zu Joel, dem Sohn Pethuels:

2 Höret dies, ihr Ältesten, und merket auf, alle Einwohner im Lande, ob ein solches geschehen sei bei euren Zeiten oder bei eurer Väter Zeiten!

3 Saget euren Kindern davon und laßt es eure Kinder ihren Kindern sagen und dieselbigen Kinder ihren andern Nachkommen,

4 nämlich: Was die Raupen lassen, das fressen die Heuschrecken; und was die Heuschrecken lassen, das fressen die Käfer; und was die Käfer lassen, das frißt das Geschmeiß.

5 Wachet auf, ihr Trunkenen, und weinet und heulet, alle Weinsäufer, um den Most; denn er ist euch vor eurem Maul weggenommen.

6 Denn es zeucht herauf in mein Land ein mächtig Volk, und des ohne Zahl; das hat Zähne wie Löwen und Backenzähne wie Löwinnen.

7 Dasselbige verwüstet meinen Weinberg und streift meinen Feigenbaum, schälet ihn und verwirft ihn, daß seine Zweige weiß dastehen.

8 Heule wie eine Jungfrau, die einen Sack anlegt um ihren Bräutigam!

9 Denn das Speisopfer und Trankopfer ist vom Hause des HERRN weg, und die Priester, des HERRN Diener, trauern.

10 Das Feld ist verwüstet, und der Acker stehet jämmerlich, das Getreide ist verdorben, der Wein stehet jämmerlich und das Öl kläglich.

11 Die Ackerleute sehen jämmerlich, und die Weingärtner heulen um den Weizen und um die Gerste, daß aus der Ernte auf dem Felde nichts werden kann.

12 So stehet der Weinstock auch jämmerlich und der Feigenbaum kläglich; dazu die Granatbäume, Palmbäume, Apfelbäume und alle Bäume auf dem Felde sind verdorret; denn die Freude der Menschen ist zum Jammer worden.

13 Begürtet euch und klaget, ihr Priester; heulet, ihr Diener des Altars; gehet hinein und lieget in Säcken, ihr Diener meines Gottes! Denn es ist beide, Speisopfer und Trankopfer, vom Hause eures Gottes weg.

14 Heiliget ein Fasten; rufet die Gemeine zusammen; versammelt die Ältesten und alle Einwohner des Landes zum Hause des HERRN, eures Gottes, und schreiet zum HERRN!

15 O wehe des Tages! Denn der Tag des HERRN ist nahe und kommt wie ein Verderben vom Allmächtigen.

16 Da wird die Speise vor unsern Augen weggenommen werden und vom Hause unsers Gottes Freude und Wonne.

17 Der Same ist unter der Erde verfaulet, die Kornhäuser stehen wüst, die Scheunen zerfallen; denn das Getreide ist verdorben.

18 O wie seufzet das Vieh! Die Rinder sehen kläglich, denn sie haben keine Weide, und die Schafe verschmachten.

19 HERR, dich rufe ich an; denn das Feuer hat die Auen in der Wüste verbrannt, und die Flamme hat alle Bäume auf dem Acker angezündet.

20 Es schreien auch die wilden Tiere zu dir; denn die Wasserbäche sind ausgetrocknet, und das Feuer hat die Auen in der Wüste verbrannt.

Okususelwe Emisebenzini kaSwedenborg

 

Apocalypse Revealed #423

Funda lesi Sigaba

  
Yiya esigabeni / 962  
  

423. And the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. This symbolically means that therefore the light of truth became thick darkness.

The sun and the air here symbolize the light of truth, for the sun symbolizes love, and the light from it, Divine truth. Consequently, when we are told that the sun was darkened, and with it the air, it symbolically means that Divine truth became thick darkness. That this resulted from falsities accompanying lusts is symbolically meant by its being because of the smoke of the pit.

  
Yiya esigabeni / 962  
  

Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

Okususelwe Emisebenzini kaSwedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #5081

Funda lesi Sigaba

  
Yiya esigabeni / 10837  
  

5081. 'With his two courtier-ministers' means from both kinds of sensory powers in the body; that is to say, from these [the new natural man] turned away. This is clear from the meaning of 'courtier-ministers', who in this case are the cupbearer and the baker, as both kinds of sensory powers, dealt with above in 5077, 5078. In relation to the interior man, meant by 'lord the king', the bodily senses - sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch - are also ministers, courtiers so to speak. For they serve to provide the interior man with evidence gathered from experience in the visible world and in human society, thereby enabling it to become intelligent and wise. For the human being is born with not even any knowledge, let alone with any intelligence or wisdom. He is born with no more than the capacity to receive and be endowed with these. Such reception and endowment is effected through two different channels, an internal channel and an external one. By the internal channel that which is from the Divine flows in, by the external that which is from the world. The two meet within a person, in which case, so far as the person allows himself to receive light from the Divine, he enters into wisdom. The things that flow in by the external channel come through the bodily senses; yet they do not flow in of their own accord but are called forth by the internal man to serve as a base laid down for celestial and spiritual things flowing in from the Lord by the internal channel. From this it may be seen that the bodily senses are like courtier-ministers. In general everything exterior, in relation to what is interior, is a minister; the entire natural man in relation to the spiritual man is nothing else.

[2] The word used in the original language means minister, courtier, bed-chamber servant, and eunuch. In the internal sense the good and truth of the natural man are meant, as is the case here. But specifically the good of the natural man is meant, as in Isaiah,

Do not let the son of the foreigner who clings to Jehovah say, Jehovah surely separates me from being with His people. Do not let the eunuch say, Behold, I am dry wood. For thus said Jehovah to the eunuchs who keep My sabbaths and choose that in which I delight, and are holding fast to My covenant, I will give those in My house and within My walls a place and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an eternal name which will not be cut off. Isaiah 56:3-5.

In this case 'the eunuch' stands for the good of the natural man, and 'the son of the foreigner for the truth of the natural man; for the Lord's Church is both external and internal. Those who belong to the external Church are natural; those who belong to the internal Church are spiritual. Those who are natural and yet are governed by good are 'the eunuchs', while those governed by truth are 'the sons of the foreigner'. Also, since the truly spiritual or internal ones are to be found solely within the Church, 'the sons of the foreigner' in addition means therefore those who are outside the Church - the gentiles - who are nevertheless governed by the truth as taught by their religion, 2049, 2593, 2599, 2600, 2602, 2603, 2861, 2863, 7263, while 'the eunuchs' means those governed by good.

  
Yiya esigabeni / 10837  
  

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