768、“挪亚”表示属于该教会的东西，“闪、含、雅弗”表示属于源自该教会的众教会的东西。这从以下事实清楚可知：他们在此没有像前面（7:7）那样简单地被称为“他的儿子”，而是加了他们的名字。当以这种方式提到他们的名字时，他们表示教会成员。教会成员不仅是指教会本身，还指属于教会的一切。它是一个统称，包含凡属教会之物，如前面对上古教会的阐述，它被称为“人”（64，339，477-479节），以及按名提及的其它教会。因此，“挪亚”和“闪、含、雅弗”表示整体上凡属于这个教会和源自它的众教会之物。
这是圣言所用的说话风格和方式。例如，当先知书提到犹大时，它通常表示属天教会，或凡属该教会之物；当提到以色列时，它通常表示属灵教会，或凡属该教会之物；当提到雅各时，它表示外在教会。因为每个教会成员都既有教会的内在方面，也有它的外在方面；内在是真教会所在之处，而外在是源于内在的东西，这后者就是雅各。
当按名提到人时，情况就不同了，因为在这种情况下，他们以一种代表的方式与主的国有关。主是唯一的人，是其国度的全部。由于教会是主在地上的国，所以唯独主是教会的全部。教会的全部是爱或仁；因此，一个人，或也可说一个按名被提及的人，表示爱或仁，也就是教会的全部。在这种情况下，“妻子”简单地表示来自它的教会，此处就是这种情况。至于“闪、含、雅弗”表示哪种教会，蒙主的神性怜悯，容后再述。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]768. The symbolism of Noah as qualities of the church and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth as qualities of the churches that developed out of that church can be seen from the fact that they are not called his sons here, as they were above at verse 7. Instead they are called by their names. When their names appear, they symbolize the people of the church. An individual in the church stands not only for the actual church but also for every trait that characterizes the church. The term person in the church is a comprehensive one embracing every attribute of religion, as was previously noted in connection with the earliest church, which was called "the human" [64, 339, 477-479]. The same is true of all other people whose names are given. So Noah and Shem, Ham, and Japheth symbolize all characteristics of the [new] church and of the churches that grew out of it — all such characteristics taken as a whole. This is the Word's style and manner of speaking.
[2] Where the prophets mention Judah by name, for instance, he usually symbolizes a church that is heavenly, or whatever characterizes such a church. Where Israel is named, he usually symbolizes a church that is spiritual, or whatever characterizes it. Where Jacob is named, he symbolizes the outer church, because in every religious person, the church has an inner aspect and an outer. The inner aspect is where the true church resides, and the outer aspect is what comes out of it; this latter is Jacob.
The situation is different when these people are not mentioned by name.
[3] The reason why this is the case is that when people are named, they call the Lord's kingdom to mind by representing it. The Lord is the only human, and he is the totality of his kingdom. Since the church is the Lord's kingdom on earth, the Lord alone is also the totality of the church.
The all-in-all of the church is love, or charity, so a human being (or, what is the same, a person mentioned by name) symbolizes love or charity — that is, the totality of the church. The person's wife then symbolizes simply the church composed of those qualities, as the wives here do.{*1} What kind of churches Shem, Ham, and Japheth symbolize will be explained below, with the Lord's divine mercy.{*2}
Footnotes:
{*1} Swedenborg's reference to a "person's" wife recalls his use of similar phrasing at Genesis 2:18-25 and in his discussion of those verses in 131-167, where he describes Adam, like Noah here, as standing for people in general, male and female. [LHC]
{*2} On the churches symbolized by Shem, Ham, and Japheth, see, for example, 975, 1062, 1083. [LHC]
Potts(1905-1910) 768
768. That by "Noah" is signified what was of the church, and by "Shem, Ham, and Japheth" what pertained to the churches that were derived therefrom, is evident from the fact that here they were not called merely his "sons" as before in the seventh verse, but are called by their names. When thus named they signify the man of the church. The man of the church is not merely the church itself, but is everything that belongs to the church. It is a general term comprehending whatever is of the church, as was said before of the Most Ancient Church, which was called "Man" and likewise of the other churches that were named. Thus by "Noah" and by "Shem, Ham, and Japheth" is signified whatever is of the church and of the churches that were derived from it, in one complex. [2] Such is the style and manner of speaking in the Word. Thus where "Judah" is named, in the Prophets, the celestial church is mostly signified, or whatever is of that church; where "Israel" is named, the spiritual church is mostly signified, or whatever is of that church; where "Jacob" is named, the external church is signified; for with every man of the church there is an internal and an external of the church, the internal being where the true church is, and the external being what is derived therefrom, and this latter is "Jacob." [3] But the case is different when the men are not named. The reason why this is so is that when named they refer representatively to the kingdom of the Lord. The Lord is the only Man, and is the all of His kingdom; and as the church is His kingdom on earth, the Lord alone is the all of the church. The all of the church is love or charity; and therefore a man (or what is the same, one called by name), signifies love or charity, that is, the all of the church; and then his "wife" signifies simply the church thence derived. So it is here. But what kind of churches are signified by "Shem, Ham, and Japheth" will of the Lord's Divine mercy be stated hereafter.
Elliott(1983-1999) 768
768. 'Noah' means what belonged to that Church, and 'Shem, Ham, and Japheth' what belonged to the Churches that derived from it. This is clear from the fact that here they are not called simply 'his sons', as they were previously in verse 7, but that their names are added as well. When their names are mentioned in this way they mean the member of the Church. The member of the Church is not only the Church itself, but also everything belonging to it. It is a general term embracing whatever belongs to the Church, as stated already in reference to the Most Ancient Church which was called Man, and likewise in reference to the others mentioned by name. 'Noah' therefore and 'Shem, Ham, and Japheth' mean whatever belongs in its entirety to the Church and to the Churches deriving from it.
[2] Such is the style and manner of expression used in the Word. For example, when Judah is mentioned in the Prophets it means in most cases the celestial Church or whatever belongs to that Church. When Israel is mentioned it means in most cases the spiritual Church or whatever belongs to that Church. And when it is Jacob it means the external Church. For with every member of the Church there exist the internal aspect of the Church and the external. The internal is where the true Church is to be found, while the external is what derives from it, which is Jacob.
[3] It is different when they are not mentioned by name, for the reason that in that case they relate to the Lord's kingdom in a representative fashion. The Lord is the only Man, and is the All of His kingdom. And because the Church is the Lord's kingdom on earth, the Lord alone is the All of the Church. The All of the Church is love or charity, and therefore 'man', or what amounts to the same, someone who is mentioned by name means love or charity, that is, the All of the Church. 'Wife' in that case means quite simply the Church that comes from it, as is also the case here. The character of the Churches meant by 'Shem, Ham, and Japheth' however will in the Lord's Divine mercy be discussed later on.
Latin(1748-1756) 768
768. Quod per 'Noahum' significetur quod finit Ecclesiae, et per 'Shem, Ham et Japheth' quod fuit Ecclesiarum inde, constat ex eo quod hic non 'filii ejus,' ut prius vers. 7, sed ipsi quoad nomina, dicantur; cum nominantur ita, significant hominem Ecclesiae; homo Ecclesiae non solum est ipsa Ecclesia, sed omne Ecclesiae; est vox communis comprehendens quicquid est Ecclesiae, sicut prius dictum de Antiquissima Ecclesia, quae dicta finit Homo, similiter de ceteris qui nominati sunt; ita per 'Noahum' et per 'Shem, Ham et Japheth' significatur quicquid est Ecclesiae, et Ecclesiarum inde, in uno complexu; [2] talis est stilus et modus loquendi in Verbo; sicut ubi nominatur (x)'Juda,' significatur apud Prophetas plurimum Ecclesia caelestis, seu quicquid est Ecclesiae; ubi nominatur 'Israel,' significatur plurimum Ecclesia spiritualis, seu quicquid est Ecclesiae illius; ubi 'Jacob,' significatur Ecclesia externa; nam apud unumquemvis hominem Ecclesiae datur internum Ecclesiae et externum; internum est ubi vera Ecclesia, externum est quod inde, id est 'Jacob': aliter cum non nominantur: [3] causa quod ita sit, est quod se referant tunc ad regnum Domini repraesentative; Dominus est solus Homo et est omne regni Sui; et quia Ecclesia est regnum Domini in terris, est Dominus solus omne Ecclesiae: omne Ecclesiae est amor seu charitas, quare 'homo,' seu quod idem, nomine nominatus, significat amorem seu charitatem, hoc est, omne Ecclesiae; et tunc 'uxor' simpliciter Ecclesiam quae inde; ut quoque hic. Sed quales Ecclesiae significantur per 'Shem, Ham et Japheth,' in sequentibus, ex Divina Domini Misericordia, dicetur.