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1 Και οτε ηρχισαν οι ανθρωποι να πληθυνωνται επι του προσωπου της γης, και θυγατερες εγεννηθησαν εις αυτους,

2 ιδοντες οι υιοι του Θεου τας θυγατερας των ανθρωπων, οτι ησαν ωραιαι, ελαβον εις εαυτους γυναικας εκ πασων οσας εκλεξαν.

3 Και ειπε Κυριος, Δεν θελει καταμεινει παντοτε το πνευμα μου μετα του ανθρωπου, διοτι ειναι σαρξ· αι ημεραι αυτου θελουσιν εισθαι ακομη εκατον εικοσι ετη.

4 Κατ' εκεινας τας ημερας ησαν οι γιγαντες επι της γης, και ετι, υστερον, αφου οι υιοι του Θεου εισηλθον εις τας θυγατερας των ανθρωπων, και αυται ετεκνοποιησαν εις αυτους· εκεινοι ησαν οι δυνατοι, οι εκπαλαι ανδρες ονομαστοι.

5 Και ειδεν ο Κυριος ετι επληθυνετο η κακια του ανθρωπου επι της γης, και παντες οι σκοποι των διαλογισμων της καρδιας αυτου ησαν μονον κακια πασας τας ημερας.

6 Και μετεμεληθη ο Κυριος οτι εποιησε τον ανθρωπον επι της γης. και ελυπηθη εν τη καρδια αυτου.

7 Και ειπεν ο Κυριος, Θελω εξαλειψει τον ανθρωπον, τον οποιον εποιησα, απο προσωπου της γης· απο ανθρωπου εως κτηνους, εως ερπετου, και εως πτηνου του ουρανου· επειδη μετεμεληθην οτι εποιησα αυτους.

8 Ο δε Νωε ευρε χαριν ενωπιον Κυριου.

9 Αυτη ειναι η γενεαλογια του Νωε. Ο Νωε ητο ανθρωπος δικαιος, τελειος μεταξυ των συγχρονων αυτου· μετα του Θεου περιεπατησεν ο Νωε.

10 Και εγεννησεν ο Νωε τρεις υιους, τον Σημ, τον Χαμ και τον Ιαφεθ.

11 Διεφθαρη δε η γη ενωπιον του Θεου, και ενεπλησθη η γη αδικιας.

12 Και ειδεν ο Θεος την γην, και ιδου, ητο διεφθαρμενη· διοτι πασα σαρξ ειχε διαφθειρει την οδον αυτης επι της γης.

13 Και ειπεν ο Θεος προς τον Νωε, Το τελος πασης σαρκος ηλθεν ενωπιον μου, διοτι η γη ενεπλησθη αδικιας απ' αυτων· και ιδου, θελω εξολοθρευσει αυτους και την γην.

14 Καμε εις σεαυτον κιβωτον εκ ξυλων Γοφερ· κατα δωματια θελεις καμει την κιβωτον, και θελεις αλειψει αυτην εσωθεν και εξωθεν με πισσαν.

15 Και ουτω θελεις καμει αυτην· το μεν μηκος της κιβωτου θελει εισθαι τριακοσιων πηχων, το δε πλατος αυτης πεντηκοντα πηχων, και το υψος αυτης τριακοντα πηχων.

16 Στεγην θελεις καμει εις την κιβωτον, και εις πηχην θελεις τελειωσει αυτην ανωθεν· και την θυραν της κιβωτου θελεις βαλει εκ πλαγιων· κατωγαια, διωροφα, και τριωροφα θελεις καμει αυτην.

17 Εγω δε, ιδου, εγω επιφερω τον κατακλυσμον των υδατων επι της γης, δια να εξολοθρευσω πασαν σαρκα, εχουσαν εν εαυτη πνευμα ζωης υποκατω του ουρανου· παν ο, τι ειναι επι της γης, θελει αποθανει.

18 Και θελω στησει την διαθηκην μου προς σε· και θελεις εισελθει εις την κιβωτον, συ, και οι υιοι σου, και η γυνη σου, και αι γυναικες των υιων σου μετα σου.

19 Και απο παντος ζωου εκ πασης σαρκος, ανα δυο εκ παντων θελεις εισαξει εις την κιβωτον, δια να φυλαξης την ζωην αυτων μετα σεαυτου· αρσεν και θηλυ θελουσιν εισθαι.

20 Απο των πτηνων κατα το ειδος αυτων, και απο των κτηνων κατα το ειδος αυτων, απο παντων των ερπετων της γης κατα το ειδος αυτων, ανα δυο εκ παντων θελουσιν εισελθει προς σε, δια να φυλαξης την ζωην αυτων.

21 Και συ λαβε εις σεαυτον απο παντος φαγητου το οποιον τρωγεται, και θελεις συναξει αυτο πλησιον σου· και θελει εισθαι εις σε, και εις αυτα, προς τροφην.

22 Και εκαμεν ο Νωε κατα παντα οσα προσεταξεν εις αυτον ο Θεος· ουτως εκαμε.

   

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Arcana Coelestia #8410

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8410. When we did eat bread to satiety. That this signifies that thus they had enjoyed the good of pleasures as much as they wished, is evident from the signification of “eating,” as being appropriation (see n. 3168, 3513, 3596, 4745), and also enjoyment (n. 7849); and from the signification of “bread,” as being the good of heavenly life, and in the opposite sense the good of natural life separate from heavenly life, thus the good of pleasures. For by “bread” in the spiritual sense is meant the primary thing that nourishes the soul and preserves its spiritual life. That this is the good of love, is evident from the life of heaven, which consists solely of this good. But in the opposite sense by “bread” is meant the primary thing that nourishes those who are in hell, and sustains their life. That this is the evil of the love of self and of the world, is evident from the life of hell, which consists solely in this. Evil is to them good, for nothing is more delightful and sweet to them. This is here meant by “the good of pleasures.” And from the signification of “to satiety,” as being as much as they wished (or willed), for with the good it is the will that is sated with good, and with the evil it is the will that is sated with evil.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #215

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215. That man’s Own is nothing but evil and falsity has been made evident to me from the fact that whatever spirits have at any time said from themselves has been so evil and false that whenever it was made known to me that they spoke from themselves I at once knew that it was false, even though while speaking they were themselves so thoroughly persuaded of the truth of what they said as to have no doubt about it. The case is the same with men who speak from themselves. And in the same way, whenever any persons have begun to reason concerning the things of spiritual and celestial life, or those of faith, I could perceive that they doubted, and even denied, for to reason concerning faith is to doubt and deny. And as it is all from self or their Own, they sink into mere falsities, consequently into an abyss of thick darkness, that is, of falsities, and when they are in this abyss the smallest objection prevails over a thousand truths, just as a minute particle of dust in contact with the pupil of the eye shuts out the universe and everything it contains. Of such persons the Lord says in Isaiah:

Woe unto those who are wise in their own eyes, and intelligent before their own faces (Isaiah 5:21).

And again:

Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath turned thee away, and thou hast said in thine heart, I, and none else besides me; and evil shall come upon thee, thou shalt not know from whence it riseth, and mischief shall fall upon thee, which thou shalt not be able to expiate, and vastation shall come upon thee suddenly, of which thou art not aware (Isaiah 47:10-11).

In Jeremiah:

Every man is made stupid by knowledge [scientia], every founder is confounded by the graven image, for his molten image is falsehood, neither is there breath in them (Jeremiah 51:17).

A “graven image” is the falsity, and a “molten image” the evil, of man’s Own.

  
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