990# “土地所生的一切爬行的”象征良善的情感，这可以从前面的内容看出，也可以从“土地”的意思看出。从前面的内容可以看出，因为在那里讨论了邪恶和伪谬，重生的人需要统治这些，这里因此讨论赐给他良善的情感。从“土地”的意思可以看出，“土地”在一般意义上象征教会的人以及教会的一切，所以在这里代表主通过人的内在作用于外在中的一切。“土地”本身存在于外在人之中，在他的情感和记忆之中。因为好像是人产生了良善，所以说“土地所生的一切爬行的”；但这只是表面现象，实际上是通过内在人从主而来的，因为如前所说，一切良善和真理都只能从主而来。
990、“连土地使之爬出的一切”表示对良善的情感。这既可从前文，也可从产生它们或使它们爬出的“土地”的含义清楚可知。从前文（986-989节）清楚可知，是因为那里论述的主题是重生之人所掌控的邪恶和虚假；故此处论述的主题是被交付在他手中的对良善的情感。从产生它们或使它们爬出的“土地”的含义清楚可知，是因为“土地”一般表示教会成员和凡构成教会之物，因而在此表示凡由主通过内在人而在外在人中产生之物。土地本身在外在人中，就在他的情感和记忆中。经上之所以说“土地使之爬出的一切”，是因为表面上看，似乎是人自己产生了良善；但这只是表象。事实上，一切良善都是由主通过内在人产生的，因为如前所述，若非来自主，任何良善或真理都不存在。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]990. As for everything that the ground causes to creep out symbolizes a passion for what is good, as suggested both by remarks above and by the symbolism of the ground from which those animals are produced or creep out. Remarks above [986-989] suggest this symbolism because the subject there is evil and falsity, which the reborn person gains control over. The subject here, then, is the passion for good that is given into such a person's hands. As for the symbolism of the ground from which those animals are produced or creep out, the ground in a general sense means the people of the church and any quality that exists in it. So in the present verse it means whatever the Lord produces in the outer self by way of the inner. The actual ground is in the outer self — in the feelings and the memory of the outer self.
Since we seem to produce good results ourselves, it says, "Everything that the ground causes to creep out." This is an appearance, however. It is the Lord working through our inner self who does so since, to repeat, nothing good or true exists except from the Lord.
Potts(1905-1910) 990
990. Even to everything that the ground maketh to creep forth. That this signifies affections of good is evident both from what precedes and from the signification of the "ground" from which they are produced or creep forth; from what precedes, since there evils and falsities are treated of, over which the regenerate man rules, and therefore here affections of good, which are given into his hands; and from the signification of the "ground" from which they are produced or creep forth, since the "ground" is in general the man of the church and whatever is of the church, and thus here whatever is produced by the Lord through the internal man in the external. The ground itself is in the external man, in his affections and memory. It appears as if man produced what is good, and therefore it is said "everything that the ground maketh to creep forth;" but this is only the appearance; good is produced through the internal man by the Lord, since, as has been said, there is nothing of good and truth except from the Lord.
Elliott(1983-1999) 990
990. 'Even to everything which the ground causes to creep forth' means affections for good. This is clear both from what has gone before and also from the meaning of 'the ground' from which they are produced or creep forth. From what has gone before where the evils and falsities over which the regenerate person rules are the subject, it is clear that the affections for good which are given into his hands are therefore the subject here. And from the meaning of 'the ground' from which they are produced or creep forth - 'the ground' being in general the member of the Church and whatever constitutes the Church - it is clear that whatever is produced in the external by the Lord by way of the internal man is therefore meant here. The ground itself is situated in the external man - in his affections and in his memory. The reason why it is said, 'Everything that the ground causes to creep forth', is that it seems as though man himself produced goods. But that is the appearance. In reality all good derives from the Lord by way of the internal man, for as stated, nothing good or true exists unless it derives from the Lord.
Latin(1748-1756) 990
990. 'Ad omne quod prorepere facit humus': quod significet affectiones boni, constat tam ab illis quae praecedunt quam a significatione 'humi' e qua producuntur seu prorepunt; ab illis quae praecedunt, quod ibi de malis et falsis actum, super quae dominaretur homo regeneratus, hic ideo de affectionibus boni quae ei in manus dantur; a significatione 'humi' e qua producuntur seu prorepunt, 'humus' est in genere homo Ecclesiae et quicquid est Ecclesiae; proinde hic quicquid a Domino per internum hominem producitur in externo; ipsa humus est in externo homine, in ejus affectionibus et in ejus memoria: quia apparet sicut homo produceret bona, ideo dicitur 'omne quod humus prorepere facit': sed est apparentia, est per internum hominum a Domino, nam, ut dictum, nihil boni et veri nisi a Domino