266# 由此可知，在以色列圣言之前，古圣言已行于世，尤盛于亚洲地区。至于此圣言今日仍保存于天上，在那些曾生活于古代诸世代的天使那里，并且至今仍存于大鞑靼地区的民族之中，可参见本书“论圣言”一章之后的第三则灵界见闻。
266# 由此可见，在以色列的圣言之前，在世上，尤其在亚洲还有一部古圣言。在天堂，这部圣言被保存在曾生活在那些时代的天使当中；此外，如今它仍存在于大鞑靼民族（即中亚）当中，这一点可参看本章末尾关于圣经的第三个记事（TCR 279节）。
266. Clearly then, there was an ancient Word on earth, especially in the Middle East, that predated the Israelite Word. This earlier Word is still extant in heaven among the angels who lived during those centuries. It is also still extant today among the nations in Great Tartary, as you can see from the third memorable occurrence after this treatment on the Sacred Scripture [279].
266. These examples serve to establish that there was an ancient Word in the world, especially in Asia, before the Israelite Word. This Word is preserved in heaven among the angels who lived during those centuries; and at the present time it also survives among the nations in Great Tartary; on this see the third experience following this chapter on the Sacred Scripture [279].
266. From all this it can be seen that there was in the world, especially in Asia, an ancient Word before the Israelitish Word. It will be seen in the third Memorable Relation at the end of this chapter on the Sacred Scripture that this Word is preserved in heaven among the angels who lived in those times; and moreover, that it is still in existence at the present day among the nations of Great Tartary.
266. From these passages it may be evident that an ancient Word existed in the world, particularly in Asia, previous to the Israelitish Word. This Word is preserved in heaven among the angels who lived in those times; and it survives at the present day among the nations of Great Tartary, 1 as may be seen in the third of the narratives at the close of this chapter on the Sacred Scripture.
Footnotes:
1. Tartaria, Tartary, country of Central Asia.
266. Ex his constare potest, quod Verbum Antiquum in Orbe, imprimis Asiatico, fuerit, ante Verbum Israeliticum. Quod hoc Verbum conservetur in Coelo apud Angelos qui in illis Saeculis vixerunt; et quoque quod hodie adhuc sit apud Gentes in TARTARIA MAGNA, in TERTIO MEMORABILI, post hanc de Scriptura Sacra Transactionem, videatur.