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Бытие 18

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1 Опять явился ему Іегова у дубравы Мамре, когда онъ сидјлъ у дверей шатра, во время зноя дневнаго.

2 Онъ возвелъ очи свои, и увидјлъ, и се, три мужа стоятъ предъ нимъ. Увидя, онъ побјжалъ имъ на встрјчу отъ дверей шатра, и поклонился до земли.

3 И сказалъ: Господи, если я обрјлъ благоволеніе предъ очами твоими, не пройди мимо раба твоего.

4 Позвольте принести немного воды, и омыть ноги ваши; и отдохните подъ симъ деревомъ.

5 Я принесу хлјба, чтобы подкрјпить сердца ваши; потомъ пойдете; ибо для того и проходите вы близь раба вашего. Они отвјчали: сдјлай такъ, какъ говоришь.

6 И поспјшилъ Авраамъ въ шатеръ къ Саррј, и сказалъ: поскорје замјси три саты пшеничной муки, и сдјлай прјсные хлјбы.

7 Побјжалъ также Авраамъ къ стаду, и взялъ тельца молодаго и тучнаго, и далъ отроку, который и поспјшилъ приготовить его.

8 И взялъ творогу и молока, и телъца приготовленнаго, и поставилъ предъ ними; а самъ стоялъ предъ ними подъ деревомъ: и они јли.

9 И спросили у него: гдј Сарра жена твоя? Онъ отвјчалъ : здјсь, въ шатрј.

10 И сказалъ одинъ изъ нихъ: Я опять буду у тебя въ это же время, и будетъ сынъ у Сарры, жены твоей. Сарра слышала сіе сквозь двери шатра, которыя были за нимъ.

11 Авраамъ же и Сарра были стары, и въ лјтахъ преклонныхъ; и обыкновенное у женщинъ у Сарры прекратилось.

12 Сарра внутренно разсмјялась, сказавъ: мнј ли, когда я состарјлась, имјть сіе утјшеніе? и господинъ мой старъ.

13 Но Іегова сказалъ Аврааму: для чего это разсмјялась Сарра, сказавъ: неужели я подлинно рожу, когда я состарјласъ?

14 Есть ли что трудное для Іеговы? Въ назначенный срокъ буду Я у тебя въ это же вреия; и будетъ у Сарры сынъ.

15 Сарра же не призналась, а сказала: я не смјялась. Ибо она пришла въ страхъ. Но Онъ сказалъ: нјтъ, ты разсмјялась.

16 Потомъ мужи оные встали, и обратились оттуда къ Содому; Авраамъ же шелъ съ ними, провожая ихъ.

17 Тогда Іегова сказалъ: утаю ли Я отъ Авраама, что Я хочу дјлать?

18 А Авраамъ непремјнно будетъ народомъ великимъ и сильнымъ, и благословятся въ немъ всј народы земные.

19 Ибо Я сталъ знать его ради того, что онъ заповјдаетъ сынамъ своимъ, и дому своему послј себя, ходить путемъ Іеговы, и быть добрыми, и справедливыми, да исполнитъ Іегова надъ Авраамомъ, что сказалъ о немъ.

20 И сказалъ Іегова: великъ вопль Содомскій и Гоморскій, и грјхи ихъ очень тяжки.

21 Сойду и посмотрю, совершеино ли то дјлается у нихъ, о чемъ восходитъ ко Мнј вопль, или нјтъ; узнаю.

22 Между тјмъ, два мужа обратились и пошли оттуда въ Содомъ; Авраамъ же еще стоялъ предъ лицемъ Іеговы.

23 И подошелъ Авраамъ, и сказалъ: не ужели Ты погубишь праведнаго съ нечестивымъ?

24 Можетъ быть, найдется въ этомъ городј пятьдесятъ праведниковъ? Неужели погубишь и не пощадишь мјста сего для пятидесяти праведниковъ, находящихся въ немъ?

25 Не можетъ быть, чтобы Ты сдјлалъ такое дјло, чтобы Ты погубилъ праведнаго съ нечестивымъ, чтобы тоже было съ праведникомъ, что съ нечестивымъ; не можетъ быть отъ Тебя! Судія всей земли поступитъ ли неправосудно?

26 Іегова сказалъ: если Я найду въ городј Содомј пятьдесятъ праведниковъ; то Я для нихъ пощажу все мјсто сіе.

27 Авраамъ сказалъ въ отвјтъ: осмјлюсь я теперь сказать Господу, я, прахъ и пепелъ:

28 можетъ быть до пятидесяти праведниковъ не достанетъ пяти, не ужели за недостаткомъ пяти Ты истребишь весь городъ? Онъ сказалъ: не истреблю, ежели найду тамъ сорокъ пять.

29 Авраамъ, продолжая съ нимъ рјчь, сказалъ: можетъ быть найдется тамъ сорокъ. И сказалъ Онъ: не сдјлаю того и для сорока.

30 Послј сего Авраамъ сказалъ: да не прогнјвается Господь, если я еще скажу: можетъ быть, найдется тамъ тридцать. Онъ сказалъ: не сдјлаю того, если найдется тамъ и тридцать.

31 Авраамъ сказалъ: осмјлюсь я еще сказать Господу: можетъ быть, найдется тамъ двадцать. Онъ сказалъ: не истреблю и для двадцати.

32 Авраамъ сказалъ: да не прогнјвается Господь, если я еще скажу однажды: можетъ, быть найдется тамъ десять. Онъ сказалъ: не истреблю и для десяти.

33 И отошелъ Іегова, по окончаніи разговора съ Авраамомъ; Авраамъ же возвратился въ свое мјсто,

   

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2284. Peradventure ten shall be found there. That this signifies if there should still be remains, is evident from the signification of the number “ten,” as being remains (explained in Part First,n. 576, 1738). What remains are has been stated and shown before in various places (as in n. 468, 530, 560, 561, 660, 661, 1050, 1738, 1906), namely, that they are all the good and all the truth with man which lie stored up in his memories and in his life.

[2] It is well known that there is nothing good and nothing true, except from the Lord; and also that what is good and true is continually inflowing from the Lord into man, but that it is received in various ways, and in fact in accordance with the life of evil, and in accordance with the principles of falsity in which the man has confirmed himself. These are what either quench, or stifle, or pervert the goods and truths that are continually flowing in from the Lord. Lest therefore goods should be commingled with evils, and truths with falsities (for if they were commingled the man would perish eternally), the Lord separates them, and stores up in his interior man the goods and truths which the man receives; whence He will never permit them to come forth so long as the man is in evil and falsity, but only at such a time as he is in a holy state, or in some anxiety, sickness, or other trouble. These things which the Lord has thus stored up with man are what are called “remains,” of which very much mention is made in the Word; but it has not yet been known to anyone that this is what they signify.

[3] According to the quality and quantity of the remains-that is, of the good and truth with a man-does he enjoy bliss and happiness in the other life; for, as has been said, these remains are stored up in his interior man, and they are opened at the time when the man has left corporeal and worldly things behind. The Lord alone knows the quality and extent of the remains in a man; the man himself cannot possibly know this, for at the present day man is of such a character that he is able to counterfeit what is good, while within there is nothing but evil; and a man may also appear to be evil and yet have good within. On this account no man is ever allowed to judge concerning the quality of the spiritual life of another, for the Lord alone, as before said, knows this; but everyone may judge of another in regard to the quality of his moral and civil life, for this concerns society.

[4] It is very common for those who have taken up an opinion respecting any truth of faith, to judge of others that they cannot be saved, unless they believe as they do-a judgment which the Lord has forbidden (Matthew 7:1-2). On the other hand, I have learned from much experience that men of every religion are saved, provided that by a life of charity they have received remains of good and of apparent truth. This is what is meant by its being said that if ten were found, they should not be destroyed for the ten’s sake; by which is signified that they would be saved if there were remains.

[5] The life of charity consists in thinking kindly of another, and in wishing him well; and in perceiving joy in oneself from the fact that others also are saved. But those have not the life of charity who desire that none should be saved except those who believe as they do; and especially is this the case with those who are indignant that it is otherwise. This may be seen from the mere fact that more from the Gentiles are saved than from Christians; for those Gentiles who have thought kindly of their neighbor and have wished well to him, receive the truths of faith in the other life better than those who are called Christians, and acknowledge the Lord more than Christians do. For nothing is more delightful and blessed to the angels than to instruct those who come from the earth into the other life.

  
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