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1 Mózes 17

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1 Mikor Ábrám kilenczvenkilencz esztendõs vala, megjelenék az Úr Ábrámnak, és monda néki: Én a mindenható Isten vagyok, járj én elõttem, és légy tökéletes.

2 És megkötöm az én szövetségemet én közöttem és te közötted: és felette igen megsokasítlak téged.

3 És arczára borúla Ábrám; az Isten pedig szóla õnéki, mondván:

4 A mi engem illet, imhol az én szövetségem te veled, hogy népek sokaságának atyjává leszesz.

5 És ne neveztessék ezután a te neved Ábrámnak, hanem legyen a te neved Ábrahám, mert népek sokaságának atyjává teszlek téged.

6 És felette igen megsokasítalak téged; és népekké teszlek, és királyok is származnak tõled.

7 És megállapítom az én szövetségemet én közöttem és te közötted, és te utánad a te magod között annak nemzedékei szerint örök szövetségûl, hogy legyek tenéked Istened, és a te magodnak te utánad.

8 És adom tenéked és a te magodnak te utánnad a te bujdosásod földét, Kanaánnak egész földét, örök birtokul; és Istenök lészek nékik.

9 Annakfelette monda Isten Ábrahámnak: Te pedig az én szövetségemet megõrizzed, te és a te magod te utánad az õ nemzedékei szerint.

10 Ez [pedig] az én szövetségem, melyet meg kell tartanotok én közöttem és ti közöttetek, és a te utánnad való magod között: minden férfi körûlmetéltessék nálatok.

11 És metéljétek körûl a ti férfitestetek bõrének elejét, és az lesz az én közöttem és ti közöttetek való szövetségnek jele.

12 Nyolcznapos korában körûlmetéltessék nálatok minden férfigyermek nemzedékeiteknél; akár háznál született, akár pénzen vásároltatott valamely idegentõl, a ki nem a te magodból való.

13 Körûlmetéltetvén körûlmetéltessék a házadban született és a pénzeden vett; és örökkévaló szövetségûl lesz az én szövetségem a ti testeteken.

14 A körûlmetéletlen férfi pedig, a ki körûl nem metélteti az õ férfitestének bõrét, az ilyen lélek kivágattatik az õ népe közûl, [mert] felbontotta az én szövetségemet.

15 És monda Isten Ábrahámnak: Szárainak, a te feleségednek nevét ne nevezd Szárainak, mert Sára az õ neve.

16 És megáldom õt, és fiat is adok õ tõle néked, és megáldom, hogy legyen népekké; nemzetek királyai származzanak õ tõle.

17 Ekkor arczára borúla Ábrahám, és nevete és gondolá az õ szívében: vajjon száz esztendõs embernek lesz-é gyermeke? avagy Sára kilenczven esztendõs lévén, szûlhet-é?

18 És monda Ábrahám az Istennek: Vajha Ismáel élne te elõtted.

19 Az Isten pedig monda: Kétségnélkûl a te feleséged Sára szûl néked fiat, és nevezed annak nevét Izsáknak, és megerõsítem az én szövetségemet õ vele örökkévaló szövetségûl az õ magvának õ utánna.

20 Ismáel felõl is meghallgattalak: Ímé megáldom õt, és megszaporítom õt és megsokasítom õt felette nagyon; tizenkét fejedelmet nemz, és nagy néppé teszem õt.

21 Az én szövetségemet pedig megerõsítem Izsákkal, kit néked szûl Sára ez idõkorban a következõ esztendõben.

22 És elvégezé vele való beszédét, és felméne az Isten Ábrahámtól.

23 Vevé azért Ábrahám Ismáelt az õ fiát, és háza minden szülöttét, és mind a pénzén vetteket, minden férfiat Ábrahám házanépe közûl és körûlmetélé férfitestöknek bõrét ugyanazon napon, a mikor szólott vala vele az Isten.

24 Ábrahám pedig kilenczvenkilencz esztendõs vala, mikor körûlmetélé az õ férfitestének bõrét.

25 Ismáel pedig az õ fia tizenhárom esztendõs vala, mikor körûlmetélék az õ férfitestének bõrét.

26 Ugyanazon napon metéltetett körûl Ábrahám és Ismáel az õ fia.

27 És házának minden férfi tagja, háza szülöttei és kik idegen embertõl pénzen vásároltattak, vele együtt körûlmetéltetének.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2063

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2063. Thou shalt not call her name Sarai, for Sarah is her name. That this signifies that He will put off the human, and will put on the Divine, is evident from what was said of Abraham above (verse 5), where occur the words, “thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham,” by which in like manner there is signified that He will put off the human, and will put on the Divine (see n. 2009). For the letter H which was added to the name “Sarah,” was taken from the name “Jehovah,” so that Sarah, like Abraham, should represent the Lord’s Divine; and that thus should be represented the Divine marriage of Good with Truth in the Lord—Abraham representing the Divine Good, and Sarah the Divine Truth—from which should be born the Divine Rational, which is Isaac.

[2] The Divine Good, which is Love, and which in regard to the whole human race is Mercy, was the Lord’s Internal, that is, Jehovah, who is itself: this is represented by Abraham. The truth that was to be conjoined with the Divine Good was represented by Sarai; and this truth when also made Divine is represented by Sarah; for the Lord advanced to union with Jehovah successively, as already said. The truth not yet Divine represented by Sarai, was such when it was not yet so united to good as to be truth from good. But when it was so united to good as to proceed from good, it was then Divine; and the truth itself was then also good, because it was the truth of good. The truth which tends to good in order that it may be united to good, is one thing; and that which is so united to good as to proceed wholly from good, is another. The truth which is tending to good still derives something from the human; but that which is wholly united to good has put off all that is human, and has put on the Divine.

[3] This may be illustrated as before, by what is similar with man. When a man is being regenerated, that is, when he is to be conjoined with the Lord, he proceeds to the conjunction by means of truth, that is, by means of the truths of faith; for no one can be regenerated except by means of the knowledges of faith, which are the truths by means of which he proceeds to conjunction. The Lord goes to meet these by means of good, that is, by means of charity, and adjusts and fits this in to the knowledges of faith, that is, to its truths; for all truths are recipient vessels of good, and therefore the more genuine the truths are, and the more they are multiplied, the more abundantly can good accept them as vessels, reduce them to order, and finally manifest itself; so that at last the truths do not appear, except insofar as good shines through them. In this way truth becomes the celestial spiritual.

As the Lord is present solely in the good which is of charity, the man is in this way conjoined with the Lord, and by means of good, that is, by means of charity, is gifted with conscience, from which he afterwards thinks what is true and does what is right; but this conscience is in accordance with the truths and right things into which the good or charity is adjusted and fitted.

  
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Genesis 17

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1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be blameless.

2 I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly."

3 Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,

4 "As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

5 Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.

7 I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

8 I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God."

9 God said to Abraham, "As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.

10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your seed after you. Every male among you shall be circumcised.

11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you.

12 He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your seed.

13 He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

14 The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant."

15 God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.

16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."

17 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"

18 Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!"

19 God said, "No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

21 But my covenant I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year."

22 When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

23 Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

25 Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

26 In the same day both Abraham and Ishmael, his son, were circumcised.

27 All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.