843# 犹太人在那个世界也像在先前的世界一样做买卖，与各种物品交易，尤其是宝石；这些宝石是他们通过不为人知的途径从天堂取得的，因为天堂中有大量宝石。他们之所以经营宝石，是因为他们以圣言的原文语言阅读圣言，并以圣言的字义为神圣；而宝石对应圣言的字义。关于这些宝石的属灵起源乃是圣言的字义，并由此产生它们之间的对应，可参见前文“论圣言”一章（见217，218节）。
他们也能用技艺制造相似的宝石，并诱导幻想，使人以为这些宝石是真品；但这样的人会受到他们主管的严厉罚款。
843# 犹太人在灵界和在以前的世界上一样，交易各种物品，尤其是宝石；他们通过我所不知道的方法从天堂为自己获得这些宝石，天堂有大量宝石。他们做宝石交易，因为他们阅读原始语言的圣言，视圣言的字义为神圣，而宝石对应于字义。在圣经那一章（TCR 217，218节）可以看到，宝石的属灵源头是圣言的字义，它们的对应关系就是由于这一事实。此外，犹太人能人工仿制这些石头，并能产生这种幻觉：它们是真的；但这样做的人会被他们的官长处以高额罚款。
843. In the spiritual world Jews trade in various commodities, just as they do in this world - especially in precious stones. In ways that I do not know about, they acquire gems from heaven, where precious stones exist in great abundance. The reason why they deal in precious stones is that they read the Word in its original language and consider its literal meaning holy. Precious stones correspond to the literal meaning. (I have shown above in the chapter on Sacred Scripture, 217, 218, that the spiritual origin of precious stones is the Word's literal meaning and that as a result those stones and that meaning correspond to each other.) They also possess the skill to make fake gems and fool buyers, but if they actually commit this fraud they are severely punished by the governors.
843. In that world as in the previous one the Jews are merchants dealing in various goods, especially precious stones, which they acquire by ways unknown to me from heaven, where they are plentiful. The reason they trade in precious stones is that they read the Word in its original language and regard its literal sense as holy; precious stones correspond to the literal sense. For the literal sense of the Word being the spiritual source of those stones, so that there is a correspondence between them, see above in the chapter on the Sacred Scripture (217-218). They are even able to fake imitations and induce the notion that they are genuine; but these people are severely punished by their rulers.
843. In that world as in the former the Jews traffic in various articles, especially in precious stones, which they obtain for themselves by unknown ways from heaven, where there are precious stones in abundance. They traffic in precious stones because they read the Word in the original tongue, and hold the sense of its letter to be holy, precious stones corresponding to that sense. That the spiritual origin of precious stones is the sense of the letter of the Word, and that from this arises their correspondence, may be seen above in the chapter on the Sacred Scripture (n. 217, 218). Moreover, the Jews are able to imitate these stones artificially, and to produce the illusion that they are genuine; but those who do so are heavily fined by their governors.
843. The Jews in the spiritual world, as in the former world, trade in various articles, especially in precious stones, which by unknown ways they procure for themselves from heaven, where they are precious stones in abundance. They traffic in precious stones because they read the Word in its original language, and regard the sense of the Letter as holy; and precious stones correspond to the sense of the Letter. Now it may be seen above in the chapter on the Sacred Scripture, Nos. 217-218, that the spiritual origin of such stones is the sense of the Letter of the Word, and that their correspondence is due to this fact. They can also make artificial stones like these, and can produce the illusion that they are real; but those who do this are heavily fined by their governors.
843. Judaei negotiantur in illo Mundo sicut in priori cum variis, imprimis cum Lapidibus pretiosis, quos sibi per vias incognitas comparant e Coelo, ubi Lapides pretiosi in copia sunt. Quod Negotiatio illis cum Lapidibus pretiosis sit, est causa, quia Verbum in sua originali Lingua legunt, et Sensum literae ejus Sanctum habent, ac Lapides pretiosi Sensui literae correspondent; quod spiritualis origo illorum Lapidum sit Sensus literae Verbi, et quod inde sit correspondentia illorum, supra in Capite de SCRIPTURA SACRA 217-218, videatur. Possunt etiam arte parare similes ac phantasiam inducere, quod genuini sint; sed hi a suis Praefectis severe mulctantur.