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Genesis 5

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1 Dette er Adams Slægtebog. Dengang Gud skabte Mennesket, gjorde han det i Guds Billede;

2 som Mand og Kvinde skabte han dem, og han velsignede dem og gav dem Navnet "Menneske", da de blev skabt.

3 Da Adam havde levet i 130 År, avlede han en Søn, som var ham lig og i hans Billede, og han kaldte ham Set;

4 og efter at Adam havde avlet Set, levede han 800 År og avlede Sønner og Døtre;

5 således blev hans fulde Levetid 930 År, og derpå døde han.

6 Da Set havde levet 105 År, avlede han Enosj;

7 og efter at Set havde avlet Enosj, levede han 807 År og avlede Sønner og Døtre;

8 således blev Sets fulde Levetid 912 År, og derpå døde han.

9 Da Enosj havde levet 90 År, avlede han Henan;

10 og efter at Enosj havde avlet Kenan, levede han 815 År og avlede Sønner og Døtre;

11 således blev Enosjs fulde Levetid 905 År, og derpå døde han.

12 Da Kenan havde levet 70 År, avlede han Mahalal'el;

13 og efter at Kenan havde avlet Mahalal'el, levede han 840 År og avlede Sønner og Døtre;

14 således blev Kenans fulde Levetid 910 År, og derpå døde han.

15 Da Mahalal'el havde levet 65 År, avlede han Jered;

16 og efter at Mahalal'el havde avlet Jered, levede han 830 År og avlede Sønner. og Døtre;

17 således blev Mahalal'els fulde Levetid 895 År, og derpå døde han.

18 Da Jered havde levet 162 År, avlede han Enok;

19 og efter at Jered havde avlet Enok, levede han 800 År og avlede Sønner og Døtre;

20 således blev Jereds fulde Levetid 962 År, og derpå døde han.

21 Da Enok havde levet 65 År, avlede han Metusalem,

22 og Enok vandrede med Gud; og efter at han havde avlet Metusalem, levede han 300 År og avlede Sønner og Døtre;

23 således blev Enoks fulde Levetid 365 År;

24 og Enok vandrede med Gud, og han var ikke mere, thi Gud tog ham.

25 Da Metusalem havde levet 187 År, avlede han Lemek;

26 og efter at Metusalem havde avlet Lemek, levede han 782 År og avlede Sønner og Døtre;

27 således blev Metusalems fulde Levetid 969 År, og derpå døde han.

28 Da Lemek havde levet 182 År, avlede han en Søn,

29 som han gav Navnet Noa, idet, han sagde: "Han skal skaffe os. Trøst i vort møjefulde Arbejde med Jorden, som HE EN har forbandet."

30 Og efter at Lemek havde avlet Noa, levede han 595 År og avlede Sønner og Døtre;

31 således blev Lemeks fulde Levetid 777 År, og derpå døde han.

32 Da Noa var 500 År gammel, avlede han Sem, Kam og Jafet.

   


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728. And her child was caught up unto God and His throne.- That this signifies the protection of the doctrine by the Lord, because it is for the New Church, is evident from the signification of the child or male child, which was brought forth by the woman who was encompassed with the sun, under whose feet was the moon, and on whose head was a crown of twelve stars, as denoting doctrine from the Word, and in fact the doctrine of truth, that is, the doctrine of love to the Lord and of charity towards the neighbour, and lastly of faith; and from the signification of being caught up unto God and His throne, as denoting protection by the Lord from the dragon, that stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, with the intention and desire of devouring that which should be brought forth. Such protection by the Lord against those who are meant by the dragon is signified here by these words. And as that doctrine is to be the doctrine of the church which is called the New Jerusalem, therefore it is said to be protected because it is for the New Church. It is said, "Caught up unto God and His throne," God meaning the Lord, and His throne heaven; it is caught up unto the Lord and to heaven, because that doctrine is from the Lord, and heaven is in that doctrine.

[2] An expression is also used of Enoch, the son of Jared, similar to that applied here to the child born of the woman, which it is said "was caught up unto God," but in these words "Enoch walked with God, and was no more, because God took him" (Genesis 5:24). Who are meant by this Enoch, and what Enoch signifies has been disclosed to me from heaven, namely, that they were those of the Most Ancient Church who collected together the representatives and correspondences of natural things with spiritual. For the men of the Most Ancient Church had a spiritual understanding and perception of all things which they saw with their eyes, and thus from the objects in the world they clearly perceived the spiritual things to which they corresponded. And because the Lord foresaw that this spiritual perception would perish with their posterity, and with this perception also the knowledge of correspondences, through which the human race has conjunction with heaven, therefore the Lord provided that some of those who lived among the most ancient people should make a compilation of correspondences and reduce them to book form (in codicem conferrent); these are meant by Enoch, and it is this book that is here signified. Because this book was to furnish the coming churches, to be established by the Lord after the deluge, with a knowledge (scientia) and cognition of what is spiritual in natural things, therefore it was preserved by the Lord for their use, and also guarded lest the final posterity of the Most Ancient Church, who were evil, should do injury to it. This therefore is the signification, in the spiritual sense, of Enoch being no more, because God took him. From these things it is evident what is signified by the child of the woman being caught up unto God and His throne.

  
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Translation by Isaiah Tansley. Many thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.