398.关于对邪恶的许可。关于许可的教导构成一个完整的教义。凡不理解许可，或对它们没有得出正确结论的人，都会对弥赛亚神掌管宇宙产生怀疑和否定。但要知道：没有对邪恶的许可，没有人能得以改造。因为对立面必须被诱发出来，以便真理和良善的形式可以存在；这些形式从对立面获得自己的存在，进而获得觉知等等。试探、洁净、惩罚、对忠信者和信仰者的迫害，以及更多的事由此产生。简言之，没有对邪恶的许可（这个术语必须从正面意义上去理解），一个人永远不可能重生，并且有意识、因而怀着某种幸福被引入能被弥赛亚神折向良善的能力。（1747年12月25日）
398. About Permissions [of evil]
The teachings regarding permissions make up an entire doctrine. Anyone who does not understand permissions, yet draws conclusions about them, falls into doubting and negative thoughts about God the Messiah's power over the Universe.
But it ought to be known that without the permission [of evil], no one can be reformed. For opposites have to be brought to bear in order that the shapes of what is true and of what is good will stand out, which acquire their ability to appear, and thus to be seen, etc., from opposites. Hence [comes the need of] temptations, purgings, punishments, persecutions of believers and of the faith, and more.
In short, without the permission of evils - a term which must be understood in the right sense - a person can never be regenerated and guided with any awareness, and consequently with any happiness, into the capability of being bent toward good by God the Messiah. 1747, the 25th day of December.
398. CONCERNING PERMISSIONS
The Doctrine of Permissions is a complete doctrine. He who does not understand permissions, or conclude [rightly] concerning them, falls into doubt and negation concerning the power of God Messiah over the universe. But this should be known: that without permission no one would be able to be reformed; for opposites must be induced in order that forms of truth and of good may exist, which forms derive their existence thus perception, and the like, from opposites. Hence arise temptations, vastations, punishments, the persecutions of the faithful and of the faith, and many more things besides. In a word, without the permission of evils, which must be understood in a right sense, man could never be regenerated and led to the faculties by which he can be bent to good by God Messiah with some perception of it, consequently with some happiness. 1747, Dec. 25.
398. De Permissionibus
Permissionum doctrina est integra doctrina, qui non permissiones intelligit, aut de permissionibus concludit, is in dubia et negativa de potestate Dei Messiae super Universum labitur; sed hoc sciendum, quod absque permissione nemo queat reformari, nam opposita inducenda sunt, ut existant formae veri, et boni, quae ab oppositis trahunt 1
suam 2
existentiam, ita perceptionem, et similia: inde tentationes vastationes, punitiones, persecutiones fidelium ac fidei, et plura: verbo absque permissione malorum, quae sano sensu intelligenda est, nusque 3
regenerari potest homo, et perduci ad facultates, ut a Deo Messia flecti queat ad bonum, cum aliqua perceptione, proinde cum aliqua felicitate. 1747 die 25 Dec.
Footnotes:
1. imperfectum in the Manuscript
2. This is how it appears in J.F.I. Tafel's edition; the Manuscript has suum
3. = nusquam (vide annotationem ad [349a])