495.“凡想要害他们的，都必这样被杀”表凡将它们定罪的，都以同样的方式被定罪。“害他们”在此表示定罪，因为经上接着说这种人“必这样被杀”，而在圣言中，“被杀”表示在灵性上被杀，也就是要被定罪；因为主说：
495. And if anyone wants to do them injury, he must be killed in that way. This symbolically means that anyone who condemns the two essential elements is likewise condemned.
To do injury here means, symbolically, to condemn, because it is followed by the statement that the person must be killed, and in the Word to be killed means, symbolically, to be killed spiritually, which is to be condemned. For the Lord says, "With what judgment you judge, you will be judged." (Matthew 7:1-2)
495. 'And if any one wishes to do them an injury, he must in this manner be killed' signifies that he who condemns them shall likewise be condemned. By 'to do an injury' here is signified to condemn, because it follows 'he must in this manner be killed,' and by 'to kill' in the Word is signified to kill spiritually, which is to be condemned; for the Lord said, 'With what judgment you judge, you shall be judged' (Matthew 7:1-2).
495. And if anyone will hurt them, thus must he be killed, signifies that he who condemns them shall in like manner be condemned. By "hurt them" here signifies to condemn, because it follows, "thus must he be killed," and by "being killed," in the Word, is signified to be killed spiritually, which is to be condemned; for the Lord says:
With what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, (Matthew 7:1-2).
495. "Et si quis voluerit illos damno afficere, ita oportet illum occidi" significat quod qui illa condemnat, similiter condemnetur. - Per "damno afficere" hic significatur condemnare, quia sequitur, "ita oportet illum occidi," et per "occidi" in Verbo significatur spiritualiter occidi, quod est condemnari; nam Dominus dicit,
"Quo judicio judicatis, judicabimini," (Matthaeus 7:1(, 2)).