3730.“但那城起先名叫路斯”表先前状态的性质。这从“名”和“城”的含义清楚可知：“名”是指本质（参看3729节）；“城”是指教导真理的教义（402，2268，2449，2712，2943，3216节）。在原文，“路斯”表退后，因而表分离，就是当教导真理的教义或真理本身被置于首位，良善遭到漠视，因而唯独真理处于次序最终层级时所发生的情形。但当真理与良善同在次序的最终层级时，就不会有退后或分离了，而是有到来或结合。这就是“路斯”所表示的状态的性质。
Potts(1905-1910) 3730
3730. But the name of the city was Luz at the first. That this signifies the quality of the former state, is evident from the signification of "name," as being the quality (see just above, n. 3729); and from the signification of "city," as being that which is doctrinal of truth (n. 402, 2268, 2449, 2712, 2943, 3216). In the original tongue "Luz" means "recession," thus disjunction, which comes to pass when that which is doctrinal of truth, or truth itself, is put in the first place, and good is neglected; thus when truth alone is in the ultimate of order. But when truth is together with good in the ultimate of order, there is then no recession or disjunction, but accession or conjunction; and this is the quality of the state which is signified by "Luz."
Elliott(1983-1999) 3730
3730. 'Though Luz was the name of the city previously' means the nature of the previous state. This is clear from the meaning of 'name' as the essential nature, dealt with immediately above in 3729, and from the meaning of 'the city' as doctrine that teaches the truth, dealt with in 402, 2268, 2449, 2712, 2943, 3216. In the original language 'Luz' means a moving back and so a severance, which takes place when doctrine that teaches the truth, or truth itself, is placed first and good is disregarded, and so when truth alone stands in the ultimate degree of order. But when truth together with good stands in the ultimate degree of order, no moving back or severance takes place but a coming and joining together. This is the nature of the state meant by 'Luz'.
Latin(1748-1756) 3730
3730. `Et utique Luz nomen urbis priore': quod significet status prioris quale, constat ex significatione `nominis' quod sit quale, de qua mox supra n. 3729, et ex significatione `urbis' quod sit doctrinale veri, de qua n. 402, 2268, (x)2449, 2712, 2943, 3216;`Luz' in lingua originali significat recessionem, ita disjunctionem, quae fit quando doctrinale veri seu verum primo loco ponitur, et bonum negligitur, ita cum solum verum in ultimo ordinis est; at cum verum una cum bono est in ultimo ordinis, tunc non est recessio seu disjunctio, sed accessio seu conjunctio; hoc est status quale quod per `Luz' significatur.