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《天堂与地狱》 第391节

（简释本，2022）

391、在天堂，一切社群都根据良善来划分（参看上文41-45节等内容），所以也根据功用来划分，因为良善是行为上的良善，即是仁爱的良善，也就是功用。有些社群负责照顾幼儿，随着他们的成长，有些社群负责指导和教育他们；有些社群负责以同样的方式指导和教育男孩和女孩，他们因在世时所受的教育而获得了良好的性情，因而进入了天堂；有些社群教导来自基督徒中的善良的简单人，引导他们走上天堂之路；有些社群以同样的方式教导并引导不同的非基督徒民族；有些社群保护刚从尘世来的新灵人免受恶灵的侵扰；有些看护在低地｛注1｝的灵人；有些看护在地狱的灵人，约束他们，不让他们对彼此的折磨超出规定的限度；还有些照顾那些正从死里苏醒复活的人。总的来说，所有社群的天使都被差到世人那里照看他们，引导他们脱离邪恶的情感和由此而来的思想，并照着他们自由接受的程度，逐渐注入良善的情感。天使利用这些，通过尽可能地除去邪恶的动机，来控制人的行为或作为。当天使与人同在时，可以说是住在人的情感中，他们照着人处在由真理而来的良善中的程度而接近人，照着人疏远良善的程度而疏远人。｛注2｝不过，天使的所有这些职分都是主通过天使而行的，因为天使做这些工作不是凭自己，而是靠着主。因此，在圣经的内义中，“天使”不是指天使，而是指属于主的事物。这也是天使在圣经中被称为“神”的原因。｛注3｝

｛注1｝：【英241】“低地”在别处被定义为灵人界之下的区域，靠近地狱但不在其中。参见第513节及其注释、《揭密启示录》（845:2）和《属天的奥秘》（4728）。

｛注2｝：关于与幼儿同在的天使、后来与孩童同在的天使，以及孩子长大后与其同在的天使（2303）。人通过天使从死里苏醒复活；通过经历说明（168-189）。天使被差到那些在地狱中的人那里，以防止他们无限制地折磨彼此（967）。关于天使向正进入来世的人所提供的服务（2131）。灵人和天使与所有人同在，主通过灵人和天使引导人（50，697，2796，2887，2888，5846-5866，5976-5993，6209）。天使对恶灵拥有掌管权（1755）。

｛注3｝：在圣经中，“天使”表示来自主的某种神性事物（1925，2821，3039，4085，6280，8192）。在圣经中，天使被称为“神”，因为他们从主接受神性真理和良善（4295，4402，8192，8301）。

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（一滴水译本，2020）

391. 在天堂, 一切社群都照其良善划分(参看41-45节), 故也照其功用划分, 因为良善是行为中的良善, 或仁之良善, 也就是功用. 有些社群负责照顾婴幼儿; 有些负责教导和培训成长中的孩子; 有些负责以同样的方式教导和培训少男少女, 他们在世时因所受的教育而获得良好的性格, 因而直接进入天堂. 有些社群教导来自基督教界的善良的简单人, 引导他们踏上天堂之路; 有些以同样的方式教导并引导各非基督徒民族; 有些保护刚从尘世来的新灵免受恶灵的攻击; 有些照料在低地的灵人; 有些照料在地狱的灵人, 并约束他们, 不让他们对彼此的折磨超出规定限度; 有些照料那些正从死里苏醒, 复活的人.

一般来说, 所有社群的天使都被差到世人那里照看他们, 引导他们远离邪恶的情感和由此而来的思维, 并在他们自由接受的程度内注入良善的情感. 他们还利用这些通过尽可能除去邪恶的动机控制人的行为或作为. 当天使与人同在时, 他们似乎住在人的情感中; 照人因真理而处于良善的程度接近人, 照他疏远良善的程度疏远他. 不过, 天使的所有这些工作都是主通过天使来行的, 因为天使做这些工作不是凭自己, 而是靠着主. 因此, 就圣言的内义而言, “天使”不是指天使, 而是指属于主的某种事物; 这就是为何天使在圣言中被称为“神”.

注: 关于与婴幼儿同在, 后来与少男同在, 以及之后的天使(天国的奥秘 2303节). 人通过天使从死里苏醒复活; 通过经历说明(天国的奥秘 168-189节). 天使被差到那些陷入地狱的人那里, 以防止他们无限制地折磨彼此(天国的奥秘 967节). 关于天使向正进入来世之人所提供的服务(天国的奥秘 2131节). 灵人并天使与所有人同在, 主通过灵人和天使引导人(天国的奥秘 50, 697, 2796, 2887, 2888, 5846-5866, 5976-5993, 6209节). 天使拥有统治恶灵的权力(天国的奥秘 1755节). 在圣言中, 天使表示来自主的某种神性之物(天国的奥秘 1925, 2821, 3039, 4085, 6280, 8192节). 在圣言中, 天使因从主接受神性真理与良善而被称为“神”(天国的奥秘 4295, 4402, 8192, 8301节).

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（思想者译本，2015）

391. 天國的社群既照良善而分(參41-45節), 也就照作用而分。因為善是實踐之善, 是仁愛之行, 也就是用。(1)有的社群, 其職責是照顧嬰兒。(2)有的社群, 其職責是對成長中的孩子給予教導和引導。(3)有的社群, 其職責是照顧少男少女。他們在世時曾得到好的教養, 故得進入天國。這些社群的職責就是對他們進行教導和撫養。(4)有的社群, 其職責是指教基督徒中的愚者, 引他們走天國之路。(5)有的社群, 其職責是指教非基督徒。

(6)有的社群, 其職責是保護剛剛離世者免受惡靈的攻擊。(7)有的社群, 其職責是照顧地底的靈。(8)有的社群, 其職責是照看並節制地獄之靈, 免得他們無限制地彼此折磨。(9)有的社群, 其職責是照顧從死裡蘇醒的人。

籠統而言, 所有社群的天人都受命保護世人, 引導他們脫離惡欲惡念, 並在其自願的程度內注入善念。他們盡可能地轉移人的惡欲, 引導他們的一舉一動。當天人與人同在時, 仿佛是住在人的情感當中。人若因真理專注於良善, 天人便與其相近。反之, 人的生活若遠離良善, 天人就與其疏遠。

不管怎樣, 這一切職分都是主藉天人所行, 因為天人不是憑自己而行, 而是靠主而行。正因如此, 在聖言的內在意義上,"天人"非指天人, 而是指屬於主的某些方面。這也是天人在聖言中被稱為"神"的原因。

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Heaven and Hell #391 (NCE, 2000)

391. All the communities in the heavens are differentiated according to their forms of service because they are differentiated according to their virtues, as has been noted above (41-45). Their virtues are virtues in action or acts of thoughtfulness, which are services. There are some communities whose tasks are to take care of babies; there are other communities whose tasks are to teach and lead children while they are growing up; there are other communities that look after young boys and girls who are well disposed because of the way they were raised in this world and have come [straight] to heaven, where they are taught and raised in much the same way. There are some that teach simple people from the Christian world and lead them on the way to heaven, and there are some that do the same for various non-Christian peoples. There are some that protect new spirits, just arrived from the world, from the attacks of evil spirits; and there are some who attend to people in the lower earth. Then there are some who attend to people in the hells and control them so that they do not torture each other beyond set limits. There are also some who tend to people who are being awakened from their death.

Broadly speaking, angels of all communities are assigned to us to protect us, to lead us away from evil feelings and the evil thoughts that these cause and to instill good feelings to the extent that we are freely open to them. These serve to control our deeds or works by removing our evil intentions to the extent that this can be done. When angels are with us they seem to dwell in our affections, near us to the extent that we are engaged in something good because of truth, and distant to the extent that our life is removed from such engagement. ¹

However, all these tasks are things the Lord does by means of angels, since angels do them not on their own but from the Lord. This is why in the deeper meaning of the Word "angels" does not mean angels but something of the Lord; and this is why angels are called gods in the Word. ²

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Heaven and Hell #391 (Harley, 1958)

391. As all the societies in the heavens are distinct in accordance with their goods (as said above, 41, seq.) so they are distinct in accordance with their uses, goods being goods in act, that is, goods of charity which are uses. There are societies employed in taking care of little children; others in instructing and educating them as they grow up; others in instructing and educating in like manner the boys and girls who have acquired a good disposition from their education in the world, and in consequence have come into heaven. There are other societies that teach the simple good from the Christian world, and lead them into the way to heaven; there are others that in like manner teach and lead the various heathen nations. There are some societies that protect from infestations by evil spirits novitiate spirits newly arrived from the world; there are some that attend upon the spirits who are in the lower earth; also some that attend upon spirits who are in the hells, and restrain them from tormenting each other beyond prescribed limits; and there are some that attend upon those who are being raised from the dead. In general, angels from each society are sent to men to watch over them and to lead them away from evil affections and consequent thoughts, and to inspire them with good affections so far as they will receive them in freedom; and by means of these they also control the deeds or works of men by removing as far as possible evil intentions. When angels are with men they dwell, as it were, in their affections; and they are near to man just in the degree in which he is in good from truths, and are distant from him just in the degree in which his life is distant from good. ¹But all these employments of angels are employments of the Lord through the angels, for the angels perform them not from themselves but from the Lord. For this reason, in the Word in its internal sense "angels" mean, not angels, but something of the Lord; and this is why angels are called "gods" in the Word. ²

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Heaven and Hell #391 (Ager, 1900)

391. As all the societies in the heavens are distinct in accordance with their goods (as said above, 41, seq.) so they are distinct in accordance with their uses, goods being goods in act, that is, goods of charity which are uses. Some societies are employed in taking care of little children; others in teaching and training them as they grow up; others in teaching and training in like manner the boys and girls that have acquired a good disposition from their education in the world, and in consequence have come into heaven. There are other societies that teach the simple good from the Christian world, and lead them into the way to heaven; there are others that in like manner teach and lead the various heathen nations. There are some societies that defend from infestations by evil spirits the newly arrived spirits that have just come from the world; there are some that attend upon the spirits that are in the lower earth; also some that attend upon spirits that are in the hells, and restrain them from tormenting each other beyond prescribed limits; and there are some that attend upon those who are being raised from the dead. In general, angels from each society are sent to men to watch over them and to lead them away from evil affections and consequent thoughts, and to inspire them with good affections so far as they will receive them in freedom; and by means of these they also direct the deeds or works of men by removing as far as possible evil intentions. When angels are with men they dwell as it were in their affections; and they are near to man just in the degree in which he is in good from truths, and are distant from him just in the degree in which his life is distant from good. ¹But all these employments of angels are employments of the Lord through the angels, for the angels perform them from the Lord and not from themselves. For this reason, in the Word in its internal sense "angels" mean, not angels, but something belonging to the Lord; and for the same reason angels are called "gods" in the Word. ²

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De Coelo et de Inferno #391 (original Latin)

391. Omnes societates in caelis distinctae sunt secundum usus, quoniam distinctae sunt secundum bona, (ut supra, 41, seq., dictum est,) et bona sunt bona actu seu bona charitatis, quae sunt usus. Sunt societates, quarum functiones sunt curam infantum habere; sunt aliae societates, quarum functiones sunt illos dum adolescunt instruere et educare: sunt aliae, quae pueros et puellas, quae bonae indolis ex educatione in mundo sunt, et inde in caelum veniunt, similiter instruunt et educant: sunt aliae, quae simplices bonos ex Christiano orbe docent ac in viam ad caelum ducunt: sunt aliae quae similiter varias gentes: sunt aliae, quae novitios spiritus, qui sunt qui recentes e mundo veniunt, tutantur ab infestationibus a malis spiritibus: sunt quoque qui adsunt illis qui in terra inferiore sunt; et quoque sunt qui adsunt illis qui in infernis, et moderantur ne ultra praescriptos limites se mutuo crucient: sunt etiam qui adsunt illis qui e mortuis exsuscitantur. In genere angeli cujusvis societatis mittuntur ad homines, ut eos custodiant, et abducant ab affectionibus et inde cogitationibus malis, ac inspirent affectiones bonas quantum ex libero recipiunt, per quae etiam regunt hominum facta seu opera, removendo, quantum possibile est, intentiones malas. Angeli, cum apud homines sunt, quasi habitant in eorum affectionibus, et prope hominem quantum is in bono ex veris est, remotius autem quantum inde distat vita. ¹Sed omnes hae functiones angelorum sunt functiones Domini per angelos, nam angeli illas obeunt non ex se sed ex Domino: inde est quod per "angelos" in Verbo in interno ejus sensu, non intelligantur angeli, sed aliquid Domini; et inde est, quod angeli in Verbo dicantur "dii." ²


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