587.“也把权柄赐给他，制伏各支派、各方言、各民族”表从而统治教会的所有事物，无论是教会的教义，还是教会的生活。“权柄”表示统治，如前所述（575节）；“支派”表示教会的真理和良善，在反面意义上表示教会的虚假与邪恶（27，349节）；“方言”（或舌头）表示教会的教义（282，483节）；“民族”表示遵行这教义的生活（483节）。
587. And it was given authority over every tribe, tongue, and nation. This symbolizes their consequent dominion over everything connected with the church, over everything pertaining to its doctrine and over everything pertaining to its life.
Authority symbolizes dominion, as in no. 575 above. A tribe symbolizes the church in respect to its truths and goods, and in an opposite sense, its falsities and evils (nos. 27, 349). A tongue symbolizes its doctrine (nos. 282, 483). And a nation symbolizes a life in accordance with that doctrine (no. 483).
587. 'And authority was given him over every tribe and tongue and nation' signifies consequent dominion over all things of the Church, both those of its doctrine and those of its life. By 'authority' is signified dominion as above (575); by 'tribe' is signified the Church as to its truths and goods, and in the opposite sense as to its untruths and evils (27, 349); by 'tongue' is signified its doctrine (282, 483); and by 'nation' is signified a life in accordance with that doctrine (483).
587. And there was given to him authority over every tribe and tongue and nation, signifies thus dominion over all things of the church, both as to its doctrine and as to its life. By "authority" is signified dominion as above, (575); by "tribe" is signified the church as to its truths and goods, and, in an opposite sense, as to its falsities and evils, (27, 349); by "tongue" is signified its doctrine, (282, 483) and by "nation" is signified a life according to it, (483).
587. "Et data ei potestas super omnem tribum et linguam et gentem," significat sic Dominium super omnia Ecclesiae, tam quae ejus doctrinae quam quae ejus vitae sunt. - Per "potestatem" significatur dominium, ut supra (575); per "tribum" significatur Ecclesia quoad vera et bona ejus, et in opposito sensu quoad falsa et mala ejus (27, 349); 1per "linguam" significatur doctrina ejus (282, 483); et per "gentem" significatur vita secundum illam (483).
Footnotes:
1. 27 pro "20"