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1 Mózes 5

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1 Ez az Ádám nemzetségének könyve. A mely napon teremté Isten az embert, Isten hasonlatosságára teremté azt.

2 Férfiúvá és asszonynyá teremté õket, és megáldá õket és nevezé az õ nevöket Ádámnak, a mely napon teremtetének.

3 Élt vala pedig Ádám száz harmincz esztendõt, és nemze [fiat] az õ képére és hasonlatosságára és nevezé annak nevét Séthnek.

4 És telének Ádám napjai, minekutánna Séthet nemzette, nyolczszáz esztendõre, és nemze fiakat és leányokat.

5 És lõn Ádám egész életének ideje kilenczszáz harmincz esztendõ; és meghala.

6 Éle pedig Séth száz öt esztendõt, és nemzé Énóst.

7 És éle Séth, minekutánna Énóst nemzette, nyolczszáz hét esztendeig; és nemze fiakat és leányokat.

8 És lõn Séth egész életének ideje kilenczszáz tizenkét esztendõ; és meghala.

9 Éle pedig Énós kilenczven esztendõt, és nemzé Kénánt.

10 És éle Énós, minekutánna Kénánt nemzette, nyolczszáz tizenöt esztendeig, és nemze fiakat és leányokat.

11 És lõn Énós egész életének ideje kilenczszáz öt esztendõ; és meghala.

12 Éle pedig Kénán hetven esztendõt, és nemzé Mahalálélt.

13 És éle Kénán, minekutánna Mahalálélt nemzette, nyolczszáz negyven esztendeig; és nemze fiakat és leányokat.

14 És lõn Kénán egész életének ideje kilenczszáz tíz esztendõ; és meghala.

15 Éle pedig Mahalálél hatvanöt esztendõt, és nemzé Járedet.

16 És éle Mahalálél, minekutánna Járedet nemzette, nyolczszáz harmincz esztendeig, és nemze fiakat és leányokat.

17 És lõn Mahalálél egész életének ideje nyolczszáz kilenczvenöt esztendõ; és meghala.

18 Éle pedig Járed száz hatvankét esztendõt, és nemzé Énókhot.

19 És éle Járed, minekutánna Énókhot nemzette, nyolczszáz esztendõt; és nemze fiakat és leányokat.

20 És lõn Járed egész életének ideje kilenczszáz hatvankét esztendõ; és meghala.

21 Éle pedig Énókh hatvanöt esztendõt, és nemzé Methuséláht.

22 És járt Énókh az Istennel, minekutánna Methuséláht nemzette, háromszáz esztendeig; és nemze fiakat és leányokat.

23 És lõn Énókh egész életének ideje háromszáz hatvanöt esztendõ.

24 És mivel Énókh Istennel járt vala; eltûnék, mert Isten magához vevé.

25 Éle pedig Methusélah száz nyolczvanhét esztendõt és nemzé Lámekhet.

26 És éle Methusélah, minekutánna Lámekhet nemzette, hétszáz nyolczvankét esztendõt; és nemze fiakat és leányokat.

27 És lõn Methusélah egész életének ideje kilenczszáz hatvankilencz esztendõ; és meghala.

28 Éle pedig Lámekh száz nyolczvankét esztendõt, és nemze fiat.

29 És nevezé azt Noénak, mondván: Ez vígasztal meg minket munkálkodásunkban s kezünk terhes fáradozásában e földön, melyet megátkozott az Úr.

30 És éle Lámekh, minekutánna Noét nemzette, ötszáz kilenczvenöt esztendõt; és nemze fiakat és leányokat.

31 És lõn Lámekh egész életének ideje hétszázhetvenhét esztendõ; és meghala.

32 És mikor Noé ötszáz esztendõs volt, nemzé Noé Sémet, Khámot és Jáfetet.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #570

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570. That by the “sons of God” are signified doctrinal things of faith, is evident from the signification of “sons” (concerning which just above, and also in the preceding chapter, verse 4, where “sons” signify the truths of the church). The truths of the church are doctrinal things, which regarded in themselves were truths because those here treated of had them by tradition from the most ancient people, and therefore they are called the “sons of God;” they are so called also relatively, because cupidities are called the “daughters of man.” The quality of the members of this church is here described, namely, that they immersed the truths of the church, which were holy, in their cupidities, and thereby defiled them; and in this way they confirmed the principles of which they were so strongly persuaded. How this occurred may be easily conceived by anyone, from observing what passes in himself and others: those who persuade themselves in regard to any subject, confirm themselves in such persuasion by everything which they imagine to be true, even by what they find contained in the Word of the Lord; for while they cling to principles which they have received, and have become persuaded of, they make everything favor and assent to them. And the more anyone is under the influence of self-love, the more firmly he holds them. Such was this race, concerning whom of the Lord’s Divine mercy hereafter, when we come to treat of their direful persuasions, which strange to say are such that they are never allowed to flow in by reasonings, but only from cupidities, for otherwise they would kill everything rational in the spirits present. Hence it appears what is signified by the “sons of God seeing the daughters of man, that they were good, and taking to themselves wives of all that they chose” namely, that they conjoined the doctrinal things of faith with their cupidities, in fact with any cupidities.

  
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Genesis 6

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1 It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

2 that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.

3 Yahweh said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."

4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came in to men's daughters. They bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

5 Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6 Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

7 Yahweh said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground; man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."

8 But Noah found favor in Yahweh's eyes.

9 This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.

10 Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

12 God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

13 God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

14 Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.

15 This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship will be three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

16 You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.

17 I, even I, do bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.

18 But I will establish my covenant with you. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

19 Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.

20 Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.

21 Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them."

22 Thus Noah did. According to all that God commanded him, so he did.