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Genesi 5

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1 Questo è il libro della posterità d’Adamo. Nel giorno che Dio creò l’uomo, lo fece a somiglianza di Dio;

2 li creò maschio e femmina, li benedisse e dette loro il nome di "uomo", nel giorno che furon creati.

3 Adamo visse centotrent’anni, generò un figliuolo, a sua somiglianza, conforme alla sua immagine, e gli pose nome Seth;

4 e il tempo che Adamo visse, dopo ch’ebbe generato Seth, fu ottocento anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole;

5 e tutto il tempo che Adamo visse fu novecentotrenta anni; poi morì.

6 E Seth visse centocinque anni, e generò Enosh.

7 E Seth, dopo ch’ebbe generato Enosh, visse ottocentosette anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole;

8 e tutto il tempo che Seth visse fu novecentododici anni; poi morì.

9 Ed Enosh visse novant’anni, e generò Kenan.

10 Ed Enosh, dopo ch’ebbe generato Kenan, visse ottocentoquindici anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole;

11 e tutto il tempo che Enosh visse fu novecentocinque anni; poi morì.

12 E Kenan visse settant’anni, e generò Mahalaleel.

13 E Kenan, dopo ch’ebbe generato Mahalaleel, visse ottocentoquaranta anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole;

14 e tutto il tempo che Kenan visse fu novecentodieci anni; poi morì.

15 E Mahalaleel visse sessantacinque anni, e generò Jared.

16 E Mahalaleel, dopo ch’ebbe generato Jared, visse ottocentotrenta anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole;

17 e tutto il tempo che Mahalaleel visse fu ottocento novantacinque anni; poi morì.

18 E Jared visse cento sessantadue anni, e generò Enoc.

19 E Jared, dopo ch’ebbe generato Enoc, visse ottocento anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole;

20 e tutto il tempo che Jared visse fu novecento sessantadue anni; poi morì.

21 Ed Enoc visse sessantacinque anni, e generò Methushelah.

22 Ed Enoc, dopo ch’ebbe generato Methushelah, camminò con Dio trecento anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole;

23 e tutto il tempo che Enoc visse fu trecento sessantacinque anni.

24 Ed Enoc camminò con Dio; poi disparve, perché Iddio lo prese.

25 E Methushelah visse cento ottantasette anni e generò Lamec.

26 E Methushelah, dopo ch’ebbe generato Lamec, visse settecento ottantadue anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole;

27 e tutto il tempo che Methushelah visse fu novecento sessantanove anni; poi morì.

28 E Lamec visse cento ottantadue anni, e generò un figliuolo;

29 e gli pose nome Noè, dicendo: "Questo ci consolerà della nostra opera e della fatica delle nostre mani cagionata dal suolo che l’Eterno ha maledetto".

30 E Lamec, dopo ch’ebbe generato Noè, visse cinquecento novantacinque anni, e generò figliuoli e figliuole;

31 e tutto il tempo che Lamec visse fu settecento settantasette anni; poi morì.

32 E Noè, all’età di cinquecento anni, generò Sem, Cam e Jafet.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #460

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460. Genesis 5

1. This is the book of the generations of Man. On the day in which God created Man, in the likeness of God He made him.

2. Male and female He created them, and blessed them, and called their name Man, on the day when they were created.

3. And Man lived a hundred and thirty years. And he beget in his own likeness, according to his own image, and called his name Seth.

4. And the days of Man after he beget Seth were eight hundred years; and he beget sons and daughters.

5. And all the days of Man in which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.

6. And Seth lived a hundred and five years; and he beget Enosh.

7. And Seth lived after he beget Enosh eight hundred and seven years; and he beget sons and daughters.

8. And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.

9. And Enosh lived ninety years; and he beget Kenan.

10. And Enosh lived after he beget Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years; and he beget sons and daughters.

11. And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.

12. And Kenan lived seventy years; and he beget Mahalalel.

13. And Kenan lived after he beget Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years; and he beget sons and daughters.

14. And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.

15. And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years; and he beget Jared.

16. And Mahalalel lived after he beget Jared eight hundred and thirty years; and he beget sons and daughters.

17. And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.

18. And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years; and he beget Enoch.

19. And Jared lived after he beget Enoch eight hundred years; and he beget sons and daughters.

20. And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.

21. And Enoch lived sixty-five years; and he beget Methuselah.

22. And Enoch walked with God after he beget Methuselah three hundred years; and he beget sons and daughters.

23. And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

24. And Enoch walked with God; and he was no more, for God took him.

25. And Methuselah lived a hundred and eighty-seven years; and he beget Lamech.

26. And Methuselah lived after he beget Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years; and he beget sons and daughters.

27. And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.

28. And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years; and he beget a son.

29. And he called his name Noah, saying, He will comfort us from our work and from the toil of our hands that comes from the ground which Jehovah has cursed.

30. And Lamech lived after he beget Noah five hundred and ninety-five years; and he beget sons and daughters.

31. And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died.

32. And Noah was a son of five hundred years; and Noah beget Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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This chapter deals in particular with the continuance of the Most Ancient Church among its descendants down almost to the time of the Flood.

  
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