1205、“耶布斯人、亚摩利人、革迦撒人、希未人、亚基人、西尼人、亚瓦底人、洗玛利人、哈马人”是指如此多的民族，他们也表示如此多不同的偶像崇拜。这些民族表示偶像崇拜，这一点从圣言的许多地方清楚看出来，因为他们是迦南地的居民，迦南地的居民因偶像崇拜而被抛弃，其中一部分被灭绝。但就圣言的内义而言，所指的不是这些民族，而是指总体上的偶像崇拜本身，无论他们是谁，在哪里；尤指犹太人当中的偶像崇拜。因为那些认为敬拜只在于外在，完全不想知道内在事物，并且当被教导时，就拒绝它们的人，非常倾向于所有这些偶像崇拜，这在犹太人身上是显而易见的。唯独内在敬拜里面才有一种能使人远离偶像崇拜的约束；一旦这些约束不复存在，就没有什么东西可以阻止他了。然而，偶像崇拜也有内在和外在之分。那些拥有缺乏内在的外在敬拜之人会冲进外在偶像崇拜中；而那些拥有内层污秽的外在敬拜之人则冲进内在偶像崇拜中；这些民族就表示这两种偶像崇拜。内在偶像崇拜是他们所热爱并崇拜的如此多的虚假和恶欲，这些虚假和恶欲取代了存在于外邦民族当中的神明和偶像。至于人们所崇拜，并由这些民族，就是耶布斯人、亚摩利人、革迦撒人、希未人、亚基人、西尼人、亚瓦底人、洗玛利人、哈马人来表示的，是哪些具体的虚假和恶欲，在此解释起来过于冗长。但蒙主的神性怜悯，我们将在出现这些名字的地方进行讨论。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]1205. The Jebusite, Amorite, Girgashite, Hivite, Arkite, Sinite, Arvadite, Zemarite, Hamathite were individual nations that also symbolize individual idolatries of different sorts. The fact that those nations symbolize idolatries is evident from many places in the Word, because they were inhabitants of the land of Canaan, who were rejected on account of their idolatries, and of whom a portion was eradicated. But in the Word's inner sense, they do not symbolize the nations but the idolatries themselves. In general they symbolize idolatry wherever it exists; the specific reference is to idolatry among the Jews [of that time].
There are people who view worship as consisting solely in outward acts, who flatly refuse to hear about inward elements and reject the very idea when they are taught about it. Such people are strongly drawn to all these types of idolatry, as is strikingly clear from the [Old Testament] Jews. Only in internal worship is there a bond that can hold us back from idolatry. When it breaks, there is nothing left to stop us.
Idolatry, however, comes not only in shallow forms but in deeper forms as well. Superficial types of idolatry attract those practicing an outward worship devoid of inner devotion. The deeper forms of idolatry attract those practicing an outward worship in which the inner depths are foul. Both kinds are equally symbolized by these nations. Inward idolatries are simply so many falsities and impure desires that we love and adulate, which means that they stand in the place of the gods and idols that existed among non-Jewish nations. But explaining exactly which falsities and cravings are adulated [by the various people] symbolized by these nations — the Jebusite, Amorite, Girgashite, Hivite, Arkite, Sinite, Arvadite, Zemarite, and Hamathite — would take too long here. By the Lord's divine mercy, it will be told in the individual places where their names come up.{*1}
Footnotes:
{*1} Some of these nations are not mentioned elsewhere in Scripture except in 1 Chronicles 1:14-16 (where Genesis 10:16-18 is repeated word for word), and Secrets of Heaven does not extend beyond Exodus. (On the implicit promises in Secrets of Heaven to treat biblical books beyond Exodus, see note 2 in 3 there.) At any rate, there seems to be no other place where Swedenborg explains the meanings of the last five nations listed. The negative symbolism of Jebusites may be found in 6860; that of Amorites in 1857:1, 6306:1-4, 6859; that of Girgashites in 1867; and that of Hivites in 6860, 9332. (In addition, Swedenborg assigns Hivites a good meaning in 4431.) [LHC]
Potts(1905-1910) 1205
1205. The Jebusite, Amorite, Girgashite, Hivite, Arkite, Sinite, Arvadite, Zemarite, and Hamathite, were so many nations, and they also signify so many different idolatries. That idolatries were signified by these nations, is evident from many places in the Word, for they were the inhabitants of the land of Canaan who on account of their idolatries were cast out, and in part extirpated. But in the internal sense of the Word these nations are not signified, but the idolatries themselves in general, with whomsoever and wheresoever they are; specifically, among the Jews. For they who make worship consist merely in externals, and are entirely unwilling to know internal things, and when instructed reject them, are very prone to all these idolatries, as is clearly manifest from the Jews. In internal worship alone is there a bond that withholds man from idolatry; and when this ceases, there is nothing that restrains. There are however interior idolatries, as well as external ones. They who have external worship without internal rush into external idolatries; they who have external worship whose interiors are unclean rush into interior idolatries; and both these kinds of idolatries are signified by these nations. Interior idolatries are so many falsities and cupidities which men love and adore, and which are thus in place of the gods and idols that existed among the Gentiles. But what particular kinds of falsities and cupidities are those which are adored, and which are signified by these nations-the Jebusite, Amorite, Girgashite, Hivite, Arkite, Sinite, Arvadite, Zemarite, and Hamathite-it would take too long to explain here; but of the Lord's Divine mercy it will be told in the places where their names occur.
Elliott(1983-1999) 1205
1205. That 'the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites' were just so many nations, who also mean just so many different forms of idolatry, and that those nations mean forms of idolatry, is clear from many places in the Word, for they were inhabitants of the land of Canaan who on account of their idolatry were rejected and partially destroyed. In the internal sense of the Word however it is not those nations that are meant but the forms of idolatry themselves - in general as they exist anywhere at all, and in particular among the Jews. For people who make worship consist solely in externals and have no wish at all to learn of internals, and who when instructed reject them, incline very much to all these forms of idolatry, as is all too clear in the case of the Jews. internal worship alone holds within it the bonds that keep a person back from idolatry, and once those bonds cease to exist there is nothing to hold him back. There are however not only external forms of idolatry but also interior. Into external forms of idolatry rush those people who possess external worship devoid of internal, and into interior forms those people rush possessing external worship whose interiors are foul. These forms of idolatry are likewise meant by these nations. Interior forms of idolatry are just so many falsities and evil desires which they love and adore and which thus take the place of the gods and idols which existed among gentile nations. It would take too long to explain here however which particular falsities and evil desires they are that people adore and which are meant by these nations - by the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. In the Lord's Divine mercy this will be discussed in the places where these names occur.
Latin(1748-1756) 1205
1205. Quod 'Jebusi, Emori, Girgashi, Hivi, Arki, Sini, Arvadi, Zemari, Hamathi' fuerint totidem gentes, et quod per eas significentur etiam totidem diversae idololatriae; quod idololatriae per gentes istas significentur, constat a pluribus in Verbo; fuerunt enim incolae terrae Canaanis, qui propter idololatrias rejecti, et partim exstirpati fuerunt; sed in interno sensu Verbi non significantur gentes istae sed ipsae idololatriae, in genere apud quoscumque ubi sunt, in specie apud Judaeos: qui enim in externis solummodo cultum ponunt et prorsus nescire volunt interna, cumque instruuntur, rejiciunt, ii ad omnes has idololatrias pronissimi sunt, sicut luculenter constat a Judaeis: in interno cultu solum est vinculum quod detinet hominem ab idololatria, quo cessante, nihil est quod inhibet: sed sunt idololatriae non solum externae, verum etiam interiores; in idololatrias externas ruunt ii qui cultum externum absque interno habent; in idololatrias interiores ii qui cultum externum habent cujus interiora sunt foeda; quae idololatriae pariter significantur per has gentes; idololatriae interiores sunt totidem falsitates et cupiditates quas amant, adorant, et sic sunt loco deorum et idolorum quae fuerunt apud gentes; sed quaenam falsitates et cupiditates sunt quae adorantur, per gentes has, nempe Jebusi, Emori, Girgashi, Hivi, Arki, Sini, Arvadi, Zemari et Hamathi, significantur, prolixum foret hic exponere; suis locis ubi occurrunt, ex Divina Domini Misericordia, dicetur.