859、“那月的初一，山顶都露出了”表示那时开始看得见的信之真理。这从“山”的含义清楚可知，“山”是指爱与仁之良善（795节）。当人正在重生，被赋予良心，并通过良心被赋予仁爱时，这些山顶就开始显现。人若以为他从其它任何有利的角度，而不是从爱与仁之良善看到山顶，也就是信之真理，就大错特错了。若非如此，犹太人和亵渎神的外邦人也能看见真理，即便他们没有这些良善。“山顶”是显现的第一缕光。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]859. The symbolism of on the first of the month the heads of the mountains appeared as religious truth that then began to be visible is established by the symbolism of mountains as the good effects of love and charity (795). The heads start to show when we are being reborn and given a conscience and, through conscience, charity.
Those who think they see mountaintops, or religious truth, from any other perspective than that of a loving, charitable goodness are completely mistaken. Otherwise, Jews and blasphemous Gentiles{*1} would also be able to see the truth, even though they lack such goodness.
The mountaintops are the first points of light to appear.
Footnotes:
{*1} On Swedenborg's attitude toward Jews, see note 4 in 259 and the reader's guide, pages 51-55. On the term "Gentiles," see note 1 in 231. [JSR]
Potts(1905-1910) 859
859. That "on the first day of the month the tops of the mountains appeared" signifies the truths of faith which then begin to be seen, is evident from the signification of "mountains" (n. 795), as being the goods of love and of charity. Their tops begin to be seen when man is being regenerated, and is being gifted with conscience, and thereby with charity; and he who supposes that he sees the tops of the mountains, or the truths of faith, from any other ground than from the goods of love and of charity, is quite mistaken; since without these, Jews and profane Gentiles may see them in the same way. The "tops of the mountains" are the first dawnings of light which appear.
Elliott(1983-1999) 859
859. 'On the first of the month the tops of the mountains appeared' means the truths of faith which at that point start to become visible. This is clear from the meaning of 'mountains' as goods that stem from love and charity, 795. These mountain-tops start to be seen when a person is being regenerated and is being given a conscience, and through conscience charity. Anyone is utterly mistaken who supposes that he sees the tops of the mountains, which are the truths of faith, from any other vantage point than the goods that stem from love and charity. Without these, Jews and untaught gentiles can see just the same. 'The tops of the mountains' are the first rays of light to appear.
Latin(1748-1756) 859
859. Quod 'in primo mensis apparuerint capita montium' significent vera fidei quae tunc videri incipiunt, constat a significatione 'montium,' n. 795, quod sint bona amoris et charitatis; haec capita tunc videri incipiunt, cum homo regeneratur, et donatur conscientia et per illam charitate: qui putat se videre 'capita montium,' seu vera fidei aliunde quam ex bonis amoris et charitatis, prorsus fallitur; absque illis Judaei et profani gentiles possunt similiter videre. 'Capita montium' sunt prima lucis quae apparent.