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Sáng thế 20

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1 Áp-ra-ham từ đó đi đến miền Nam, kiều ngụ tại Ghê-ra, ở về giữa khoảng Ca-đe và Su-rơ.

2 Áp-ra-ham nói về Sa-ra, vợ mình rằng: Nó là em gái tôi. A-bi-mê-léc, vua Ghê-ra sai người bắt Sa-ra.

3 Nhưng trong cơn chiêm bao ban đêm, Ðức Chúa Trời hiện đến cùng vua A-bi-mê-léc mà phán rằng: Nầy, ngươi sẽ chết bởi cớ người đờn bà mà ngươi đã bắt đến; vì nàng có chồng rồi.

4 Vả, vua A-bi-mê-léc chưa đến gần người đó, nên thưa rằng: Lạy Chúa, Chúa há sẽ hủy diệt cả một dân công bình chăng?

5 Người đó há chẳng nói với tôi rằng: ấy là em gái tôi chăng? và chánh người nữ há chẳng nói rằng: ấy là anh tôi sao? Tôi làm sự nầy bởi lòng ngay thẳng và tay thanh khiết của tôi.

6 Trong cơn chiêm bao, Ðức Chúa Trời phán nữa rằng: Ta cũng biết ngươi vì lòng ngay thẳng mà làm điều đó; bởi cớ ấy, ta mới ngăn trở ngươi phạm tội cùng ta, và không cho động đến người đó.

7 Bây giờ, hãy giao đờn bà đó lại cho chồng nó, vì chồng nó là một đấng tiên tri, sẽ cầu nguyện cho ngươi, thì ngươi mới được sống. Còn như không giao lại, thì phải biết rằng ngươi và hết thảy ai thuộc về ngươi quả hẳn sẽ chết.

8 Vua A-bi-mê-léc dậy sớm, đòi các tôi tớ mình đến, thuật lại hết mọi lời, thì họ lấy làm kinh ngạc.

9 ồi, A-bi-mê-léc đòi Áp-ra-hamnói rằng: Ngươi đã làm gì cho ta vậy? Ta có làm điều chi mất lòng chăng mà ngươi làm cho ta và cả nước phải bị một việc phạm tội lớn dường nầy? Ðối cùng ta, ngươi đã làm những việc không nên làm đó.

10 Vua A-bi-mê-léc lại nói cùng Áp-ra-ham rằng: Ngươi có ý gì mà làm như vậy?

11 Áp-ra-ham đáp: Tôi tự nghĩ rằng: Trong xứ nầy thật không có ai kính sợ Ðức Chúa Trời, thì họ sẽ vì cớ vợ tôi mà giết tôi chăng.

12 Nhưng nó cũng thật là em gái tôi, em một cha khác mẹ; và tôi cưới nó làm vợ.

13 Khi Ðức Chúa Trời làm cho tôi phải lưu lạc xa nhà cha, thì tôi có nói với nàng rằng: Nầy là ơn của ngươi sẽ làm cho ta: Hễ chỗ nào chúng ta sẽ đi đến, hãy nói về ta: Ấy là anh tôi.

14 Ðoạn, vua A-bi-mê-léc đem chiên và bò, tôi trai cùng tớ gái cho Áp-ra-ham, và trả Sa-ra vợ người lại, mà phán rằng:

15 Nầy, xứ ta sẵn dành cho ngươi; ngươi thích đâu thì ở đó.

16 ồi vua phán cùng Sa-ra rằng: Ðây, ta ban cho anh ngươi một ngàn miếng bạc; số tiền đó dùng cho ngươi như một bức màn che trước mắt về mọi việc đã xảy ra cùng ngươi; và mọi người đều sẽ cho ngươi là công bình.

17 Áp-ra-ham cầu xin Ðức Chúa Trời, thì Ngài chữa bịnh cho vua A-bi-mê-léc, vợ cùng các con đòi người; vậy, họ đều có con.

18 Vả, lúc trước, vì vụ Sa-ra, vợ Áp-ra-ham, nên Ðức Giê-hô-va làm cho cả nhà A-bi-mê-léc đều son sẻ.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2566

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2566. Flock and herd. That this signifies that it was enriched with rational goods and natural goods, is evident from the signification of “flock and herd.” Those within the church are called the “flock” who are truly rational, that is, are internal men; hence also it is that in the abstract rational or internal goods themselves are signified by “flock” (concerning which signification of “flock” see above, n. 343, 415, 1565). But those within the church are called the “herd” who are natural, that is, are external men; hence also in the abstract natural or external goods themselves are signified by “herd;” (concerning which signification of “herd” see also above, n. 2180. That such things are signified by “beasts” has been shown above, n. 45, 46, 142, 143, 246, 714, 715, 776, 1823, 2179). Its being said that “Abimelech took and gave” signifies that the doctrine of faith was enriched; for as already said by “Abimelech” is signified the doctrine of faith.

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

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Genesis 18

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1 Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

3 and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don't go away from your servant.

4 Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

5 I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said."

6 Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly prepare three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes."

7 Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

8 He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.

9 They asked him, "Where is Sarah, your wife?" He said, "See, in the tent."

10 He said, "I will certainly return to you when the season comes round. Behold, Sarah your wife will have a son." Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

12 Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"

13 Yahweh said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Will I really bear a child, yet I am old?'

14 Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son."

15 Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."

16 The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.

17 Yahweh said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do,

18 since Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?

19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."

20 Yahweh said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,

21 I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know."

22 The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.

23 Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?

24 What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?

25 Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"

26 Yahweh said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake."

27 Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

28 What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."

29 He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."

30 He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?" He said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there."

31 He said, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake."

32 He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake."

33 Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.