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Genesis 9

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1 At binasbasan ng Dios si Noe at ang kaniyang mga anak, at sa kanila'y sinabi, Kayo'y magpalaanakin, at magpakarami at inyong kalatan ang lupa.

2 At ang takot sa inyo at sindak sa inyo ay mapapasa bawa't hayop sa lupa, at sa bawa't ibon sa himpapawid; lahat ng umuusad sa lupa, at lahat ng isda sa dagat, ay ibinibigay sa inyong kamay.

3 Bawa't gumagalaw na nabubuhay ay magiging pagkain ninyo; gaya ng mga sariwang pananim na lahat ay ibinibigay ko sa inyo.

4 Nguni't ang lamang may buhay, na siya niyang dugo, ay huwag ninyong kakanin.

5 At tunay na hihingan ko ng sulit ang inyong dugo, ang dugo ng inyong mga buhay: sa kamay ng bawa't ganid ay hihingan ko ng sulit; at sa kamay ng tao, sa kamay ng bawa't kapatid ng tao ay hihingan ko ng sulit ang buhay ng tao.

6 Ang magbubo ng dugo ng tao, sa pamamagitan ng tao ay mabububo ang kaniyang dugo: sapagka't sa larawan ng Dios nilalang ang tao.

7 At kayo'y magpalaanakin at magpakarami; magsilago kayo ng sagana sa lupa, at kayo'y magsidami riyan.

8 At nagsalita ang Dios kay Noe, at sa kaniyang mga anak na kasama niya, na sinasabi,

9 At ako, narito, aking pinagtitibay ang aking tipan sa inyo, at sa inyong binhi na susunod sa inyo;

10 At sa bawa't nilikhang may buhay na kasama ninyo, ang mga ibon, ang hayop at bawa't ganid sa lupa na kasama ninyo; sa lahat ng lumunsad sa sasakyan pati sa bawa't ganid sa lupa.

11 At aking pagtitibayin ang aking tipan sa inyo; ni hindi ko na lilipulin ang lahat ng laman sa pamamagitan ng tubig ng baha; ni hindi na magkakaroon pa ng bahang gigiba ng lupa.

12 At sinabi ng Dios, Ito ang tanda ng tipang ginawa ko sa inyo, at sa bawa't kinapal na may buhay na kasama ninyo sa buong panahon:

13 Ang aking bahaghari ay inilalagay ko sa alapaap, at siyang magiging tanda ng tipan ko at ng lupa.

14 At mangyayari, pagka ako'y magbababa ng isang alapaap sa ibabaw ng lupa, na makikita ang bahaghari sa alapaap.

15 At aalalahanin ko ang aking tipan, na inilagda ko sa akin at sa inyo, at sa bawa't kinapal na may buhay sa lahat ng laman; at ang tubig ay hindi na magiging bahang lilipol ng lahat ng laman.

16 At ang bahaghari ay pasa sa alapaap, at aking mamasdan, upang aking maalaala, ang walang hanggang tipan ng Dios at ng bawa't kinapal na may buhay sa lahat ng lamang nasa ibabaw ng lupa.

17 At sinabi ng Dios kay Noe, Ito ang tanda ng tipang inilagda ko sa akin at sa lahat ng laman na nasa ibabaw ng lupa.

18 At ang mga anak ni Noe na nagsilunsad sa sasakyan ay si Sem, at si Cham at si Japhet: at si Cham ay siyang ama ni Canaan.

19 Ang tatlong ito ay mga anak ni Noe: at sa mga ito'y nakalatan ang buong lupa.

20 At nagpasimula si Noe na maging mangbubukid, at naglagay ng isang ubasan.

21 At uminom ng alak at nalango; at siya'y nahubaran sa loob ng kaniyang tolda.

22 At si Cham na ama ni Canaan ay nakakita ng kahubaran ng kaniyang ama, at isinaysay sa kaniyang dalawang kapatid na nangasa labas.

23 At kumuha si Sem at si Japhet ng isang balabal, at isinabalikat nilang dalawa, at lumakad ng paurong, at tinakpan ang kahubaran ng kanilang ama; at ang mukha nila ay patalikod, at hindi nila nakita ang kahubaran ng kanilang ama.

24 At nagising si Noe sa kaniyang pagkalango sa alak, at naalaman ang ginawa sa kaniya ng kaniyang bunsong anak.

25 At sinabi, Sumpain si Canaan! Siya'y magiging alipin ng mga alipin sa kaniyang mga kapatid.

26 At sinabi niya, Purihin ang Panginoon, ang Dios ni Sem! At si Canaan ay maging alipin niya.

27 Pakapalin ng Dios si Japhet. At matira siya sa mga tolda ni Sem; At si Canaan ay maging alipin niya.

28 At nabuhay si Noe pagkaraan ng bahang gumunaw, ng tatlong daan at limang pung taon.

29 At ang lahat ng naging araw ni Noe ay siyam na raan at limang pung taon: at namatay.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #987

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987. 'Upon every beast of the earth' means the desires that belong to the lower mind. This is clear from the meaning of 'beast' in the Word, where beasts mean either affections or else evil desires. Affections for what is good are meant by gentle, useful, and clean beasts, while affections for what is evil, that is, evil desires, are meant by savage, useless, and unclean ones - see 45, 46, 142, 143, 246, 776. Because here they mean evil desires they are called 'beasts of the earth', not beasts of the field. As for a regenerate person's rule over evil desires, it should be recognized that people err very greatly and are in no sense regenerate who believe they are able to rule over evils from themselves. For a human being is nothing but evil, he is one mass of evils, and his whole will consists solely in evil. This was stated in the previous chapter - 'the imagination of man's heart is evil from his childhood', 8:21. I have been shown by actual experience that a man or a spirit, and even an angel, regarded in himself, that is, as to his entire proprium, is vilest excrement, and left to himself breathes out nothing but hatred, revenge, cruelty, and most filthy adultery. These are the things that are his own, and are the things which constitute his will.

[2] This matter also becomes clear to anyone if he reflects, merely from the consideration that when a person is born he is the lowest thing alive among all wild animals and beasts. And when he grows up and becomes responsible for his own actions he would rush into every kind of ungodliness but for external legal restraints and the restraints he imposes on himself to the end that he may become pre-eminent and very wealthy. He would not rest content until he had made everyone throughout the world subject to himself and had raked in the wealth of everyone in it. He would spare no one except those who surrendered to him as his mere slaves. Such is the nature of everyone, though those people do not recognize it who do not have the opportunity and ability to behave in that way, or who are subject to the restraints mentioned above. But once the opportunity and ability have been provided and the restraints have been loosened, they would plunge themselves, as far as they were able, into such actions. Wild animals never demonstrate natures such as this, but are born into a certain natural order. Those that are savage beasts of prey do inflict harm on other animals, yet only in self-defence; and their devouring of other creatures is so that they may satisfy their hunger. And once that is satisfied they harm none. The human being however is altogether different. From this it is clear what man's proprium is and what his will is.

[3] Since a person is just so much evil and excrement, it is clear that he cannot possibly from himself rule over evil. To say that evil can rule over evil is an utter contradiction. And this applies not only to ruling over evil but also over hell, for everybody is in communication with hell by means of evil spirits, and it is from that source that the evil residing with him is activated. From these considerations anyone may know, and he who is mentally normal may conclude, that it is the Lord alone who rules over evil residing with man and over hell residing with him. So that the evil residing with a person, that is, hell which is trying moment by moment to force its way into him and destroy him eternally, may be overpowered, a person is regenerated by the Lord and has a new will conferred on him, which is conscience, and through which the Lord alone works everything good. These considerations are matters of faith, that is to say, the considerations that man is nothing but evil and that everything good comes from the Lord. A person ought therefore not merely to know them but also acknowledge and believe them. If he does not acknowledge and believe during his lifetime, it is demonstrated to him convincingly in the next life.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.