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属天的奥秘 第725节

(一滴水译,2018-2023)

725、“一公一母”表示真理和良善。这从前面的阐述和说明清楚可知,即:“男人”和“公”表示真理,“妻子”和“母”表示良善。但“公与母”论及理解力的事物,而“男人与妻子”则论及意愿的事物,因为男人与妻子代表婚姻,而公与母则不然。事实上,真理凭自己永远无法进入与良善的婚姻,而良善却能凭自己进入与真理的婚姻,因为非由良善产生,并以这种方式与良善结合的真理是不存在的。若从真理取走良善,就只剩下一堆空话。

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New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)

[NCE]725. The symbolism of a male and a female as truth and goodness is established by statements made and evidence offered earlier to the effect that a man and a male symbolize truth while a wife and a woman symbolize good.{*1} Male and female are used of what belongs to the intellect, however, whereas man and wife are used of what belongs to the will. This is because a husband and wife represent marriage in a way that male and female do not. Truth acting on its own is completely unable to enter into marriage with goodness — it is possible only for goodness to join with truth — because no truth whatever exists that does not grow out of goodness and so is not coupled with goodness. If you extract goodness from truth, nothing remains but mere words.

Footnotes:
{*1} On the symbolism of a man or male, and of a wife or a woman, see 718 and the sections referred to in note 1 in 718. [LHC]

Potts(1905-1910) 725

725. That by "male and female" are signified truths and goods, is evident from what has been said and shown before, namely, that "man" and "male" signify truth, and "wife" and "female" good. But "male and female" are predicated of things of the understanding, and "man and wife" of things of the will, for the reason that marriage is represented by man and wife, and not so much by male and female. For truth can never of itself enter into marriage with good, but good can with truth; because there is no truth which is not produced from good and thus coupled with good. If you withdraw good from truth, nothing whatever remains but words.

Elliott(1983-1999) 725

725. 'Male and female' means truths and goods. This becomes clear from what has been stated and shown already about 'male' (vir) and 'male' (masculus) meaning truth, and 'mate' (uxor) and 'female' (femina) meaning good. 'Male and female' however has reference to things of the understanding, while 'male and mate'a has reference to those of the will, the reason being that 'male and mate' represents marriage more than 'male and female' does. In fact, by itself truth cannot possibly enter into marriage with good; but good does so with truth, for no truth ever exists which is not the product of good and is in this way coupled to good. Take away good from truth and nothing remains whatever but mere words.

Notes

a lit. man and wife


Latin(1748-1756) 725

725. Quod per 'masculum et feminam' significentur vera et bona, constare ab illis potest quae prius dicta et ostensa sunt, quod 'vir et masculus' significet verum, 'uxor et femina' bonum; sed 'masculus et femina' praedicatur de intellectualibus, at 'vir et uxor' de voluntariis, ex causa quod per virum et uxorem repraesentetur conjugium, non ita per masculum et feminam; verum enim nusquam potest ex se conjugium inire cum bono, sed bonum cum vero; quia nusquam datur aliquod verum quod non producitur a bono, et sic bono copulatur; si abstrahis bonum a vero, remanet nihil quicquam praeter voces.


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