319. 就属天之义而言，“贼”表示那些夺取主的神圣力量之人和那些将主的功与义归给自己之人。尽管这些人也敬拜神，然而他们信任的不是神，而是他们自己。他们并不信仰神，而是信仰他们自己。
319. "賊"的屬天之義表示那些奪取主的聖能, 以及將主的功勞和公義歸給自己之人。儘管這些人也崇奉上帝, 然而信自己更勝過上帝。其實, 他們並不信上帝, 而是信他們自己。
319. In the heavenly meaning, thieves stand for people who take divine power away from the Lord and people who claim the Lord's merit and justice for themselves. Even if these people worship God, they trust themselves, not him, and believe in themselves, not in him.
319. In the celestial sense thieves mean those who strip the Lord of His Divine power, and those who claim for themselves His merit and righteousness. Although these people worship God, yet it is not in Him they trust, but in themselves; and they do not either believe in God, but in themselves.
319. In the celestial sense, thieves mean those who take away from the Lord His Divine power; also those who claim for themselves His merit and righteousness. These, even if they adore God, still do not trust in Him but only in themselves, and also do not believe in God, but only in themselves.
319. In the celestial sense, thieves signify those who take away Divine power from the Lord; and also those who claim for themselves His merit and righteousness. Such men, even if they worship God, yet do not have faith in Him, but in themselves, nor do they believe on God, but on themselves.
319. In SENSU COELESTI per fures intelliguntur, qui Divinam Potestatem Domino auferunt; tum qui Ipsius Meritum et Justitiam sibi vindicant; hi tametsi adorant Deum, usque non fidunt Ipsi, sed sibi, et quoque non in Deum, sed in se credunt.