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Genesis 4

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1 *αδαμ-N---NSM δέ-X γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S *ευα-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *καιν-N---ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κτάομαι-VAI-AMI1S ἄνθρωπος-N2--ASM διά-P ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

2 καί-C προςτίθημι-VAI-AAI3S τίκτω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--ASM *αβελ-N---ASM καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S *αβελ-N---NSM ποιμήν-N3--NSM πρόβατον-N2N-GPN *καιν-N---NSM δέ-X εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐργάζομαι-V1--PMPNSM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

3 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S μετά-P ἡμέρα-N1A-APF φέρω-VAI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM καρπός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF θυσία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM

4 καί-C *αβελ-N---NSM φέρω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM πρωτότοκος-A1B-GPM ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPN στέαρ-N3T-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐπιὁράω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P *αβελ-N---DSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPN δῶρον-N2N-DPN αὐτός- D--GSM

5 ἐπί-P δέ-X *καιν-N---DSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DPF θυσία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GSM οὐ-D προςἔχω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C λυπέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *καιν-N---ASM λίαν-D καί-C συνπίπτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSN πρόσωπον-N2N-DSN

6 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--DSM *καιν-N---DSM ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN περίλυπος-A1B-NSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S καί-C ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN συνπίπτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN σύ- P--GS

7 οὐ-D ἐάν-C ὀρθῶς-D προςφέρω-VA--AAS2S ὀρθῶς-D δέ-X μή-D διααἱρέω-VB--AAS2S ἁμαρτάνω-VBI-AAI2S ἡσυχάζω-VA--AAD2S πρός-P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSF ἀποστροφή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C σύ- P--NS ἄρχω-VF--FAI2S αὐτός- D--GSM

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM πρός-P *αβελ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM διαἔρχομαι-VB--AAS1P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πεδίον-N2N-ASN καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN εἰμί-V9--PAN αὐτός- D--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πεδίον-N2N-DSN καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM ἐπί-P *αβελ-N---DSM ὁ- A--ASM ἀδελφός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P *καιν-N---ASM ποῦ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *αβελ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S οὐ-D γιγνώσκω-V1--PAI1S μή-D φύλαξ-N3K-NSM ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS

10 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM τίς- I--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S φωνή-N1--NSF αἷμα-N3M-GSN ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS βοάω-V3--PAI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

11 καί-C νῦν-D ἐπικατάρατος-A1B-NSM σύ- P--NS ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅς- --NSF χαίνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN στόμα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF δέχομαι-VA--AMN ὁ- A--ASN αἷμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF χείρ-N3--GSF σύ- P--GS

12 ὅτι-C ἐργάζομαι-VF2-FMI2S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C οὐ-D προςτίθημι-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF ἰσχύς-N3U-ASF αὐτός- D--GSF δίδωμι-VO--AAN σύ- P--DS στένω-V1--PAPNSM καί-C τρέμω-V1--PAPNSM εἰμί-VF--FMI2S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

13 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM μέγας-A3C-NSFC ὁ- A--NSF αἰτία-N1A-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSN ἀποἵημι-VC--APN ἐγώ- P--AS

14 εἰ-C ἐκβάλλω-V1--PAI2S ἐγώ- P--AS σήμερον-D ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSN πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN σύ- P--GS κρύπτω-VD--FPI1S καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1S στένω-V1--PAPNSM καί-C τρέμω-V1--PAPNSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM εὑρίσκω-V1--PAPNSM ἐγώ- P--AS ἀποκτείνω-VF2-FAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS

15 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM οὐ-D οὕτως-D πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAPNSM *καιν-N---ASM ἑπτά-M ἐκδικέω-V2--PMPAPN παραλύω-VF--FAI3S καί-C τίθημι-VEI-AMI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σημεῖον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--DSM *καιν-N---DSM ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ἀνααἱρέω-VB--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM πᾶς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM εὑρίσκω-V1--PAPASM αὐτός- D--ASM

16 ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *καιν-N---NSM ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM καί-C οἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *ναιδ-N----S κατέναντι-P *εδεμ-N---GS

17 καί-C γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *ενωχ-N---ASM καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S οἰκοδομέω-V2--PAPNSM πόλις-N3I-ASF καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄνομα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM *ενωχ-N---GSM

18 γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S δέ-X ὁ- A--DSM *ενωχ-N---DSM *γαιδαδ-N---NSM καί-C *γαιδαδ-N---NSM γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *μαιηλ-N---ASM καί-C *μαιηλ-N---NSM γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *μαθουσαλα-N---ASM καί-C *μαθουσαλα-N---NSM γεννάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *λαμεχ-N---ASM

19 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ἑαυτοῦ- D--DSM *λαμεχ-N---NSM δύο-M γυνή-N3K-APF ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF εἷς-A1A-DSF *αδα-N---NSF καί-C ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF δεύτερος-A1A-DSF *σελλα-N---NSF

20 καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S *αδα-N---NSF ὁ- A--ASM *ιωβελ-N---ASM οὗτος- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM οἰκέω-V2--PAPGPM ἐν-P σκηνή-N1--DPF κτηνοτρόφος-A1--GPN

21 καί-C ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSM ἀδελφός-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM *ιουβαλ-N---NSM οὗτος- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM καταδεικνύω-VA--AAPNSM ψαλτήριον-N2N-ASN καί-C κιθάρα-N1A-ASF

22 *σελλα-N---NSF δέ-X τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C αὐτός- D--NSF ὁ- A--ASM *θοβελ-N---ASM καί-C εἰμί-V9--IAI3S σφυροκόπος-A1B-NSM χαλκεύς-N3V-NSM χαλκός-N2--GSM καί-C σίδηρος-N2--GSM ἀδελφή-N1--NSF δέ-X *θοβελ-N---GSM *νοεμα-N---NSF

23 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λαμεχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DPF ἑαυτοῦ- D--GSM γυνή-N3K-DPF *αδα-N---DSF καί-C *σελλα-N---DSF ἀκούω-VA--AAD2P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--GSF φωνή-N1--GSF γυνή-N3K-VPF *λαμεχ-N---GSM ἐνωτίζομαι-VA--AMD2P ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὅτι-C ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI1S εἰς-P τραῦμα-N3M-ASN ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C νεανίσκος-N2--ASM εἰς-P μώλωψ-N3P-ASM ἐγώ- P--DS

24 ὅτι-C ἑπτάκις-D ἐκδικέω-VM--XMI3S ἐκ-P *καιν-N---GSM ἐκ-P δέ-X *λαμεχ-N---GSM ἑβδομηκοντάκις-D ἑπτά-M

25 γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X *αδαμ-N---NSM *ευα-N---ASF ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAPNSF τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S υἱός-N2--ASM καί-C ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *σηθ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSF ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S γάρ-X ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σπέρμα-N3M-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN ἀντί-P *αβελ-N---GSM ὅς- --ASM ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S *καιν-N---NSM

26 καί-C ὁ- A--DSM *σηθ-N---DSM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S υἱός-N2--NSM ἐπιὀνομάζω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *ενως-N---ASM οὗτος- D--NSM ἐλπίζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπικαλέω-V2--PMN ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #337

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337. THE INTERNAL SENSE

Since the subject in this chapter is the degeneration of the Most Ancient Church - that is, the falsification of doctrine - and consequently the heresies and sects which the names of Cain and his descendants cover, it must be realized that nobody can begin to understand how doctrine was falsified, that is, understand the nature of the heresies and sects of that Church, unless he has a proper knowledge of the nature of the true Church. From the latter the nature of those heresies and sects can be recognized. The Most Ancient Church has been dealt with quite extensively already; and it has been shown that it was the celestial man, and that it acknowledged no other faith than faith that originated in love to the Lord and towards the neighbour. It was through that love from the Lord that they possessed faith, that is, a perception of everything that was a matter of faith. Consequently they were not even willing to mention faith for fear of separating it from love, as shown already in 200-203.

[2] Such is the nature of the celestial man, that nature being described also by means of representatives in David where the Lord is referred to as 'the King', and the celestial man as 'the King's son',

Give the King Your judgements, and the King's son Your righteousness. The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the hills, in righteousness. They will fear You with the sun and towards the face 1 of the moon, a generation of generations. In his days the righteous man will flourish, and much peace, until the moon will be no more. Psalms 72:1, 3, 5, 7.

'The sun' means love, 'the moon' faith, 'mountains' and 'hills' the Most Ancient Church. 'A generation of generations' means the Church that came after the Flood. The statement 'until the moon will be no more' is made because faith will then be love. See also what is written in Isaiah 30:26.

[3] Such was the nature of the Most Ancient Church and such its doctrine. Nowadays things are altogether different, for now faith comes first. But by means of faith the Lord imparts charity, at which point charity becomes the chief thing. Consequently doctrine in most ancient times was falsified when people made profession of faith and in so doing separated faith from love. People who falsified doctrine in this way, or who separated faith from love, that is, made profession of faith alone, were at that time called 'Cain'; and such a thing with them was a gross error.

Footnotes:

1. literally, faces

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