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1 Και ητο πασα η γη μιας γλωσσης και μιας φωνης.

2 Και οτε εκινησαν απο της ανατολης, ευρον πεδιαδα εν τη γη Σεννααρ· και κατωκησαν εκει.

3 Και ειπεν ο εις προς τον αλλον, Ελθετε, ας καμωμεν πλινθους, και ας ψησωμεν αυτας εν πυρι· και εχρησιμευσεν εις αυτους η μεν πλινθος αντι πετρας, η δε ασφαλτος εχρησιμευσεν εις αυτους αντι πηλου.

4 Και ειπον, Ελθετε, ας οικοδομησωμεν εις εαυτους πολιν και πυργον, του οποιου η κορυφη να φθανη εως του ουρανου· και ας αποκτησωμεν εις εαυτους ονομα, μηπως διασπαρωμεν επι του προσωπου πασης της γης.

5 Κατεβη δε ο Κυριος δια να ιδη την πολιν και τον πυργον, τον οποιον ωκοδομησαν οι υιοι των ανθρωπων.

6 Και ειπεν ο Κυριος, Ιδου, εις λαος, και παντες εχουσι μιαν γλωσσαν, και ηρχισαν να καμνωσι τουτο· και τωρα δεν θελει εμποδισθη εις αυτους παν ο, τι σκοπευουσι να καμωσιν·

7 ελθετε, ας καταβωμεν και ας συγχυσωμεν εκει την γλωσσαν αυτων, δια να μη εννοη ο εις του αλλου την γλωσσαν.

8 Και διεσκορπισεν αυτους ο Κυριος εκειθεν επι του προσωπου πασης της γης· και επαυσαν να οικοδομωσι την πολιν.

9 Δια τουτο ωνομασθη το ονομα αυτης Βαβελ· διοτι εκει συνεχεεν ο Κυριος την γλωσσαν πασης της γης· και εκειθεν διεσκορπισεν αυτους ο Κυριος επι το προσωπον πασης της γης.

10 Αυτη ειναι η γενεαλογια του Σημ. Ο Σημ ητο ετων εκατον, οτε εγεννησε τον Αρφαξαδ δυο ετη μετα τον κατακλυσμον·

11 και εζησεν ο Σημ, αφου εγεννησε τον Αρφαξαδ, πεντακοσια ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

12 Και ο Αρφαξαδ εζησε τριακοντα πεντε ετη, και εγεννησε τον Σαλα·

13 και εζησεν ο Αρφαξαδ, αφου εγεννησε τον Σαλα, τετρακοσια τρια ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

14 Και ο Σαλα εζησε τριακοντα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Εβερ·

15 και εζησεν ο Σαλα, αφου εγεννησε τον Εβερ, τετρακοσια τρια ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

16 Και εζησεν ο Εβερ τριακοντα τεσσαρα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Φαλεγ·

17 και εζησεν ο Εβερ, αφου εγεννησε τον Φαλεγ, τετρακοσια τριακοντα ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

18 Και εζησεν ο Φαλεγ τριακοντα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Ραγαυ·

19 και εζησεν ο Φαλεγ, αφου εγεννησε τον Ραγαυ, διακοσια εννεα ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

20 Και εζησεν ο Ραγαυ τριακοντα δυο ετη, και εγεννησε τον Σερουχ·

21 και εζησεν ο Ραγαυ, αφου εγεννησε τον Σερουχ, διακοσια επτα ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

22 Και εζησεν ο Σερουχ τριακοντα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Ναχωρ·

23 και εζησεν ο Σερουχ, αφου εγεννησε τον Ναχωρ, διακοσια ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

24 Και εζησεν ο Ναχωρ εικοσιεννεα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Θαρα·

25 και εζησεν ο Ναχωρ, αφου εγεννησε τον Θαρα, εκατον δεκαεννεα ετη, και εγεννησεν υιους και θυγατερας.

26 Και εζησεν ο Θαρα εβδομηκοντα ετη, και εγεννησε τον Αβραμ, τον Ναχωρ, και τον Αρραν.

27 Και αυτη ειναι η γενεαλογια του Θαρα· ο Θαρα εγεννησε τον Αβραμ, τον Ναχωρ, και τον Αρραν· και ο Αρραν εγεννησε τον Λωτ.

28 Και απεθανεν ο Αρραν ενωπιον Θαρα του πατρος αυτου εν τω τοπω της γεννησεως αυτου, εν Ουρ των Χαλδαιων.

29 Και ελαβον ο Αβραμ και ο Ναχωρ εις εαυτους γυναικας· το ονομα της γυναικος του Αβραμ ητο Σαρα· και το ονομα της γυναικος του Ναχωρ, Μελχα, θυγατηρ του Αρραν, πατρος Μελχα, και πατρος Ιεσχα.

30 Η δε Σαρα ητο στειρα, δεν ειχε τεκνον.

31 Και ελαβεν ο Θαρα Αβραμ τον υιον αυτου και Λωτ τον υιον του Αρραν εγγονον εαυτου, και Σαραν την εαυτου νυμφην, την γυναικα Αβραμ του υιου αυτου· και εξηλθον ομου απο της Ουρ των Χαλδαιων, δια να υπαγωσιν εις την γην Χανααν· και ηλθον εως Χαρραν και κατωκησαν εκει.

32 Και εγειναν αι ημεραι του Θαρα διακοσια πεντε ετη· και απεθανεν ο Θαρα εν Χαρραν.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1020

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1020. That these things are meant becomes clear from the fact that everything put together as history from Genesis 1 down to Eber in Chapter 11 means something different from what appears in the letter, and from the consideration that the historical narratives there are purely made-up history customary among the most ancient people. When attesting the truth of some matter they would say that 'Jehovah said it'. Here however 'God' is used because the subject is the spiritual Church. And they did the same when anything true was being, or had been, put into effect.

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

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Genesis 1

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1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

3 God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

4 God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." There was evening and there was morning, one day.

6 God said, "Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."

7 God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

8 God called the expanse "sky." There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

9 God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;" and it was so.

10 God called the dry land "earth," and the gathering together of the waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

11 God said, "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth;" and it was so.

12 The earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.

13 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.

14 God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth;" and it was so.

16 God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

17 God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,

18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

20 God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky."

21 God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.

22 God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."

23 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

24 God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;" and it was so.

25 God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.

26 God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

27 God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.

28 God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

29 God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

30 To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;" and it was so.

31 God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.