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Genezo 6

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1 Kaj kiam la homoj komencis multigxi sur la tero kaj al ili naskigxis filinoj,

2 tiam la filoj de Dio vidis la filinojn de la homoj, ke ili estas belaj; kaj ili prenis al si edzinojn el cxiuj, kiujn ili elektis.

3 Kaj la Eternulo diris: Ne regos Mia spirito inter la homoj eterne, pro iliaj pekoj, cxar ili estas karno; ilia vivo estu cent dudek jaroj.

4 Gigantoj estis sur la tero en tiu tempo, ecx post kiam la filoj de Dio venis al la filinoj de la homoj kaj cxi tiuj naskis al ili. Tio estis la fortuloj, tre famaj de plej antikva tempo.

5 Kaj la Eternulo vidis, ke granda estas la malboneco de la homoj sur la tero kaj ke cxiuj pensoj kaj intencoj de iliaj koroj estas nur malbono en cxiu tempo;

6 tiam la Eternulo pentis, ke Li kreis la homon sur la tero, kaj Li afliktigxis en Sia koro.

7 Kaj la Eternulo diris: Mi ekstermos de sur la tero la homon, kiun Mi kreis, de la homo gxis la brutoj, gxis la rampajxoj, kaj gxis la birdoj de la cxielo; cxar Mi pentas, ke Mi ilin kreis.

8 Sed Noa akiris placxon en la okuloj de la Eternulo.

9 Jen estas la historio de Noa: Noa estis homo virta kaj senmakula en sia generacio; kun Dio Noa iradis.

10 Kaj naskigxis al Noa tri filoj: SXem, HXam, kaj Jafet.

11 Kaj la tero malvirtigxis antaux Dio, kaj la tero plenigxis de maljustajxoj.

12 Kaj Dio vidis la teron, ke gxi malvirtigxis, cxar cxiu karno malvirtigis sian vojon sur la tero.

13 Kaj Dio diris al Noa: La fino de cxiu karno venis antaux Min, cxar la tero plenigxis de maljustajxoj per ili, kaj jen Mi pereigos ilin kun la tero.

14 Faru al vi arkeon el ligno gofera; apartajxojn faru en la arkeo, kaj sxmiru gxin per pecxo interne kaj ekstere.

15 Kaj faru gxin tiamaniere: tricent ulnoj estu la longo de la arkeo, kvindek ulnoj gxia largxo, kaj tridek ulnoj gxia alto.

16 Fenestron faru en la arkeo, supre, kun la alto de unu ulno, kaj la pordon de la arkeo vi faros en la flanko; malsupran spacon, duan spacon, kaj trian spacon faru en gxi.

17 Kaj jen Mi venigos akvan diluvon sur la teron, por ekstermi cxiun karnon, kiu havas en si spiriton de vivo sub la cxielo; cxio, kio estas sur la tero, pereos.

18 Kaj Mi starigos Mian interligon kun vi; kaj vi eniros en la arkeon, vi kaj viaj filoj kaj via edzino kaj la edzinoj de viaj filoj kune kun vi.

19 Kaj el cxiuj vivajxoj, el cxiu karno, enkonduku po unu paro el cxiuj en la arkeon, ke ili restu vivaj kun vi; virbesto kaj virinbesto ili estu.

20 El la birdoj laux iliaj specoj, kaj el la brutoj laux iliaj specoj, el cxiuj rampajxoj de la tero laux iliaj specoj, po paro el cxiuj eniru kun vi, por resti vivaj.

21 Kaj vi prenu al vi el cxiuj mangxajxoj, kiuj estas mangxataj, kaj kolektu al vi; kaj gxi estu por vi kaj por ili por mangxi.

22 Kaj Noa tion faris; cxion, kiel Dio al li ordonis, tiel li faris.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 636

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636. 'I will destroy them together with the earth' means that the human race would perish together with the Church. This is clear from the fact that here the phrase 'together with the earth' is used. In fact, as previously stated, 'earth' in a broad sense means love and so the celestial things of the Church. Here because no love, nor anything celestial, was left it means self-love and that which is contrary to the celestial aspect of the Church. Despite this the member of the Church still existed because he possessed doctrinal matters concerning faith. For as has been stated, love includes faith within itself, and faith includes cognitions of faith, just as the earth includes the ground, and the ground includes the field.

  
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2 Samuel 15

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1 It happened after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

2 Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. It was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, "What city are you from?" He said, "Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel."

3 Absalom said to him, "Behold, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputized by the king to hear you."

4 Absalom said moreover, "Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!"

5 It was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.

6 Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

7 It happened at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to Yahweh, in Hebron.

8 For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying, 'If Yahweh shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Yahweh.'"

9 The king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose, and went to Hebron.

10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, 'Absalom is king in Hebron!'"

11 Two hundred men went with Absalom out of Jerusalem, who were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they didn't know anything.

12 Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

13 A messenger came to David, saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom."

14 David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom. Make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword."

15 The king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses."

16 The king went forth, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.

17 The king went forth, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.

18 All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why do you also go with us? Return, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner, and also an exile. Return to your own place.

20 Whereas you came but yesterday, should I this day make you go up and down with us, since I go where I may? Return, and take back your brothers. Mercy and truth be with you."

21 Ittai answered the king, and said, "As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king shall is, whether for death or for life, even there also will your servant be."

22 David said to Ittai, "Go and pass over." Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones who were with him.

23 All the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

24 Behold, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people finished passing out of the city.

25 The king said to Zadok, "Carry back the ark of God into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of Yahweh, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation;

26 but if he say thus, 'I have no delight in you;' behold, here am I. Let him do to me as seems good to him."

27 The king said also to Zadok the priest, "Aren't you a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

28 Behold, I will stay at the fords of the wilderness, until word comes from you to inform me."

29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem; and they stayed there.

30 David went up by the ascent of the [Mount of] Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

31 Someone told David, saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." David said, "Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."

32 It happened that when David had come to the top [of the ascent], where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn, and earth on his head.

33 David said to him, "If you pass on with me, then you will be a burden to me;

34 but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, 'I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father's servant in time past, so will I now be your servant; then will you defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.'

35 Don't you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? Therefore it shall be, that whatever thing you shall hear out of the king's house, you shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

36 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son; and by them you shall send to me everything that you shall hear."

37 So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.