1600、“所多玛人极恶，大大得罪耶和华”表示记忆知识或事实所延伸到的恶欲。这从“所多玛”和“人”的含义清楚可知：“所多玛”是指恶欲，如前所述（1587，1598节）；“人”是指理解的概念和理性概念，在此是指记忆知识或事实知识，因为它们论及当与内在人分离时的外在人。“人”表示理解的概念和理性概念，如前所示（265，749，1007节）。当学习记忆知识或事实的目的只是为了使人变得伟大，而不是为了让它们为了功用而服务于他，从而使他变得良善时，就说记忆知识或事实延伸到恶欲。一切记忆知识或事实的存在都是为了使人变得理性，并由此变得智慧，从而使他能服务于内在人。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]1600. The symbolism of the men of Sodom were very evil and sinful against Jehovah as the point of corrupt desire to which facts extended can be seen from the following: Sodom symbolizes corrupt desire, or cravings, as mentioned previously [搂搂1587, 1598]. And men symbolize intellectual and rational matters; here they symbolize facts, because they are attributed to the outer self separated from the inner. The symbolism of men as intellectual or rational matters has also been demonstrated before, in 搂搂265, 749, 1007.
Facts are said to extend to the point of corrupt desire when our only goal in learning them is to gain prestige, rather than to use them to help us become good. All facts exist for this purpose: to enable us to become rational and therefore wise, and in this way serve the inner self.
Potts(1905-1910) 1600
1600. The men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against Jehovah exceedingly. That this signifies the cupidities to which the memory-knowledges extended themselves, is evident from the signification of "Sodom," explained before, as being cupidities; and from the signification of "the men [viri]," as being intellectual and rational things, here, memory-knowledges, because they are predicated of the external man when separated from the internal. That "men" signify intellectual and rational things, was also shown above (n. 265, 749, 1007). Memory-knowledges are said to extend themselves to cupidities, when they are learned with no other end than that the man may become great; not that they may serve him for use, that he may thereby become good. All memory-knowledges are for the end that a man may become rational, and thus wise; and that thereby he may serve the internal man.
Elliott(1983-1999) 1600
1600. That 'the men of Sodom were evil and great sinners before Jehovah' means the evil desires towards which facts were reaching out becomes clear from the meaning of 'Sodom' as evil desires, dealt with already, and from the meaning of 'men' (vir) as intellectual concepts and rational concepts, here factual knowledge since they are spoken of in reference to the external man when separated from the internal. That 'men' means intellectual concepts or rational concepts has been shown already in 265, 749, 1007. Facts are said to reach out towards evil desires when they are learned for no other purpose than that one may become great, and not so that they may serve the use of making one good. All facts exist to enable a person to become rational and thereby wise, and so to enable him to serve the internal man.
Latin(1748-1756) 1600
1600. 'Viri Sodomae mali et peccatores Jehovae valde': quod significet cupiditates ad quas scientifica se extendebant, constare potest ex significatione 'Sodomae,' de qua prius, quod sint cupiditates; et ex significatione 'virorum' quod sint intellectualia et rationalia, hic scientifica quia praedicantur de externo homine cum separatus ab interno; quod 'viri' significent intellectualia seu rationalia, ostensum quoque est prius n. 265, 749, 1007. Scientifica dicuntur tunc extendere se ad cupiditates, cum discantur non alio fine quam ut magnus fiat, non ut inserviant illi usui ut inde fiat bonus; omnia scientifica sunt ob finem ut homo possit fieri rationalis et sic sapiens, utque sic inservire possit interno homini.