75# 既然自然界中的时间在灵界表现为纯粹的状态(因为天使和灵都是有限的存在,所以这些状态在那里显现为进程),那么我们就能明白在上帝那里并不存在这种进程,因为他是无限的,在他里面的一切无限事物都是合一的,正如在前文第17至22节中所证明的那样。由此可知,神性虽然存在于一切时间之中,却又超越时间之外。
75、时间段,也就是自然界的属性,在灵界无非是状态;而状态因天使与灵人是有限的而看似逐步发展的,由此可以推出,在神里面,它们不是逐步发展的,因为神是无限的,祂里面的无限事物为一,如前所示(17–22节)。由此可推知,神性在一切时间之中,却无关时间。
75. Now, since the segments of time that are proper to nature in its world are nothing but states in the spiritual world, and since these states come to view sequentially because angels and spirits are finite, it stands to reason that they are not sequential in God, because God is infinite. The infinite things in God are all one, in keeping with what has been explained above in 17-22. It then follows from this that Divinity is present in all time, nontemporally.
75. Now, because intervals of time - which are properties of nature in its own world - are nothing but states in the spiritual world, states which appear progressive there because angels and spirits are finite, it can be seen that in God states are not progressive, because He is infinite, and because the infinite elements in Him are one, in accordance with the points we demonstrated above in nos. 17-22.
From this it follows that the Divine is present through all time independently of time.
75. Now because times which are proper to Nature in its world are, in the spiritual world, pure states which there appear progressive because angels and spirits are finite, it can be established that in God, they are not progressive because He is Infinite, and infinite things in Him are one, according to those things shown above (17-22). From these things it follows that the Divine is in all time apart from time.
75. Now as times which are proper to nature in its world are in the spiritual world pure states, which appear progressive because angels and spirits are finite, it may be seen that in God they are not progressive because He is Infinite, and infinite things in Him are one (as has been shown above, n. 17-22). From this it follows that the Divine in all time is apart from time.
75. Nunc quia Tempora, quae sunt propria naturae in ejus mundo, sunt puri status in Mundo spirituali, qui ibi progressivi apparent, quia Angeli et Spiritus sunt finiti, constare potest quod in Deo non sint progressivi, quia Infinitus est, ac Infinita in Ipso unum sunt, secundum illa quae supra 17-22 demonstrata sunt: ex quibus sequitur, quod Divinum in omni tempore sit absque tempore.