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Genesis 1

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1 εν-P αρχη-N1--DSF ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

2 ο- A--NSF δε-X γη-N1--NSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S αορατος-A1B-NSM και-C ακατασκευαστος-A1B-NSM και-C σκοτος-N3E-NSN επανω-P ο- A--GSF αβυσσος-N2--GSF και-C πνευμα-N3M-NSN θεος-N2--GSM επιφερω-V1I-IMI3S επανω-P ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN

3 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM γιγνομαι-VC--APD3S φως-N3T-NSN και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S φως-N3T-NSN

4 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASN φως-N3T-ASN οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN και-C διαχωριζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN φως-N3T-GSN και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN σκοτος-N3E-GSN

5 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASN φως-N3T-ASN ημερα-N1A-ASF και-C ο- A--ASN σκοτος-N3E-ASN καλεω-VAI-AAI3S νυξ-N3--ASF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF εις-A1A-NSF

6 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM γιγνομαι-VC--APD3S στερεωμα-N3M-NSN εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C ειμι-V9--PAD3S διαχωριζω-V1--PAPNSN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

7 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASN στερεωμα-N3M-ASN και-C διαχωριζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S υποκατω-P ο- A--GSN στερεωμα-N3M-GSN και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ο- A--GSN επανω-P ο- A--GSN στερεωμα-N3M-GSN

8 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASN στερεωμα-N3M-ASN ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF δευτερος-A1A-NSF

9 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συναγω-VQ--APD3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN ο- A--NSN υποκατω-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM εις-P συναγωγη-N1--ASF εις-A1A-ASF και-C οραω-VV--APD3S ο- A--NSF ξηρος-A1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D και-C συνεχω-VQI-API3S ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN ο- A--NSN υποκατω-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM εις-P ο- A--APF συναγωγη-N1--APF αυτος- D--GPM και-C οραω-VVI-API3S ο- A--NSF ξηρος-A1A-NSF

10 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF ξηρος-A1A-ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C ο- A--APN συστημα-N3M-APN ο- A--GPN υδωρ-N3T-GPN καλεω-VAI-AAI3S θαλασσα-N1S-APF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN

11 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM βλαστανω-VA--AAD3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF βοτανη-N1--ASF χορτος-N2--GSM σπειρω-V1--PAPNSN σπερμα-N3M-ASN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C κατα-P ομοιοτης-N3T-ASF και-C ξυλον-N2N-ASN καρπιμος-A1B-ASN ποιεω-V2--PAPASN καρπος-N2--ASM ος- --GSM ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

12 και-C εκφερω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF βοτανη-N1--ASF χορτος-N2--GSM σπειρω-V1--PAPNSN σπερμα-N3M-ASN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C κατα-P ομοιοτης-N3T-ASF και-C ξυλον-N2N-ASN καρπιμος-A1B-ASN ποιεω-V2--PAPASN καρπος-N2--ASM ος- --GSM ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSN εν-P αυτος- D--DSM κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN

13 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF τριτος-A1--NSF

14 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM γιγνομαι-VC--APD3P φωστηρ-N3H-NPM εν-P ο- A--DSN στερεωμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM εις-P φαυσις-N3I-ASF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN διαχωριζω-V1--PAN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF και-C ειμι-V9--PAD3P εις-P σημειον-N2N-APN και-C εις-P καιρος-N2--APM και-C εις-P ημερα-N1A-APF και-C εις-P ενιαυτος-N2--APM

15 και-C ειμι-V9--PAD3P εις-P φαυσις-N3I-ASF εν-P ο- A--DSN στερεωμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ωστε-C φαινω-V1--PAN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

16 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--APM δυο-M φωστηρ-N3H-APM ο- A--APM μεγας-A1--APM ο- A--ASM φωστηρ-N3H-ASM ο- A--ASM μεγας-A1P-ASM εις-P αρχη-N1--APF ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--ASM φωστηρ-N3H-ASM ο- A--ASM ελαχυς-A3C-ASMC εις-P αρχη-N1--APF ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF και-C ο- A--APM αστηρ-N3--APM

17 και-C τιθημι-VEI-AMI3S αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSN στερεωμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM ωστε-C φαινω-V1--PAN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

18 και-C αρχω-V1--PAN ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF και-C ο- A--GSF νυξ-N3--GSF και-C διαχωριζω-V1--PAN ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN φως-N3T-GSN και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN σκοτος-N3E-GSN και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--NSN

19 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF τεταρτος-A1--NSF

20 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εκαγω-VB--AAD3S ο- A--NPN υδωρ-N3T-NPN ερπετον-N2N-APN ψυχη-N1--GPF ζαω-V3--PAPGPF και-C πετεινον-N2N-APN πετομαι-V1--PMPAPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P ο- A--ASN στερεωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

21 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--APN κητος-N3E-APN ο- A--APN μεγας-A1--APN και-C πας-A1S-ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF ζωον-N2N-GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN ος- --APN εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--APN υδωρ-N3T-APN κατα-P γενος-N3E-APN αυτος- D--GPN και-C πας-A3--ASN πετεινον-N2N-ASN πτερωτος-A1--ASN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--APN

22 και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM αυξανω-V1--PMD2P και-C πληθυνω-V1--PMD2P και-C πληροω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--APN υδωρ-N3T-APN εν-P ο- A--DPF θαλασσα-N1S-DPF και-C ο- A--NPN πετεινον-N2N-NPN πληθυνω-VA--AMD3P επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

23 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF πεμπτος-A1--NSF

24 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εκαγω-VB--AAD3S ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF ψυχη-N1--ASF ζαω-V3--PAPASF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN τετραποδος-A1B-APN και-C ερπετον-N2N-APN και-C θηριον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

25 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--APN θηριον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C ο- A--APN κτηνος-N3E-APN κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ερπετον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF κατα-P γενος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GPN και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM οτι-C καλος-A1--APN

26 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ποιεω-VA--AAS1P ανθρωπος-N2--ASM κατα-P εικων-N3N-ASF ημετερος-A1A-ASF και-C κατα-P ομοιωσις-N3I-ASF και-C αρχω-V1--PAD3P ο- A--GPM ιχθυς-N3U-GPM ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF και-C ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN ερπω-V1--PAPGPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

27 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM κατα-P εικων-N3N-ASF θεος-N2--GSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASM αρσην-A3--ASN και-C θηλυς-A3U-ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM

28 και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM αυξανω-V1--PMD2P και-C πληθυνω-V1--PMD2P και-C πληροω-VA--AAD2P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C κατακυριευω-VA--AAD2P αυτος- D--GSF και-C αρχω-V1--PAI2P ο- A--GPM ιχθυς-N3U-GPM ο- A--GSF θαλασσα-N1S-GSF και-C ο- A--GPN πετεινον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN κτηνος-N3E-GPN και-C πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN ερπετον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GPN ερπω-V1--PAPGPN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

29 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ιδου-I διδωμι-VX--XAI1S συ- P--DP πας-A3--ASN χορτος-N2--ASM σποριμος-A1B-ASM σπειρω-V1--PAPASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S επανω-P πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--ASN ξυλον-N2N-ASN ος- --NSN εχω-V1--PAI3S εν-P εαυτου- D--DSM καρπος-N2--ASM σπερμα-N3M-GSN σποριμος-A1B-GSN συ- P--DP ειμι-VF--FMI3S εις-P βρωσις-N3I-ASF

30 και-C πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN θηριον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN πετεινον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C πας-A3--DSN ερπετον-N2N-DSN ο- A--DSN ερπω-V1--PAPDSN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ος- --NSN εχω-V1--PAI3S εν-P εαυτου- D--DSM ψυχη-N1--ASF ζωη-N1--GSF πας-A3--ASM χορτος-N2--ASM χλωρος-A1A-ASM εις-P βρωσις-N3I-ASF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ουτως-D

31 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--APN πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S και-C ιδου-I καλος-A1--APN λιαν-D και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εσπερα-N1A-NSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S πρωι-D ημερα-N1A-NSF εκτος-A1--NSF

From Swedenborg's Works

 

Heaven and Hell #137

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137. It says in John,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word: all things were made by means of him, and without him nothing was made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of humankind. He was in the world, and the world was made by means of him. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw his glory. (John 1:1, 3-4, 10, 14)

It is clear that the Lord is the one who is meant by "the Word," since it says that the Word was made flesh. Precisely what is meant by "the Word," though, is not yet known and must therefore be stated. The Word in this passage is the divine truth that is in the Lord and from the Lord, 1 so here it is also called the light, which is divine truth, as has been shown earlier in this chapter. Now we need to explain the statement that all things were made and created by means of divine truth.

[2] In heaven, it is divine truth that possesses all power, and apart from it there is no power whatever. 2 All angels are called "powers" because of divine truth, and are powers to the extent that they are recipients or vessels of it. Through it they prevail over the hells and over all who oppose them. A thousand enemies there cannot bear one ray of heavenly light, which is divine truth. Since angels are angels because of their acceptance of divine truth, it follows that all heaven is from this source and no other, since heaven is made up of angels.

[3] People cannot believe that this kind of power is inherent in divine truth if the only concept of truth they have has to do with thought or speech, which have no power in them except to the extent that other people concede it by being obedient. There is an intrinsic power within divine truth, though, power of such nature that by means of it heaven, the world, and everything in them was created.

We can illustrate the fact that this kind of power is inherent in divine truth by two comparisons - by the power of what is true and good in us, and by the power of light and warmth from the sun in our world.

By the power of what is true and good in us: Everything we do, we do out of our discernment and intent. Out of our intent, we act by means of what is good, and out of our discernment by means of what is true. In fact, all the elements of our volition are related to what is good, and all the elements of our discernment are related to what is true. 3 On this basis, then, we set our whole body in motion and a thousand things there rush to do our bidding of their own accord. We can see from this that our whole body is formed for obedience to what is good and true and therefore from what is good and true.

[4] By the power of light and warmth from the sun in our world: Everything that grows in our world - things like trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses, fruits, and seeds - arises only by means of the warmth and light of the sun. So we can see what kind of productive power is inherent in that warmth and light. What about the divine light that is divine truth, then, and the divine warmth that is divine good, the source from which heaven comes into being and consequently the world as well, since as we have shown above, it is through heaven that the world comes into being?

This enables us to determine how to understand the statement that all things were made by means of the Word, and that without him nothing was made that was made, and further that the world was made by means of him, namely that this was accomplished by means of divine truth from the Lord. 4

This is also why in the book of creation it first mentions light and then the things that arise from light (Genesis 1:3-4). It is also why everything in all heaven and earth has to do with what is good and true and to their union if it is to be anything at all. 5

Footnotes:

1. [Swedenborg's footnote] "The Word" in Sacred Scripture has various meanings - speech, the thought of the mind, every entity that actually comes into being, or anything at all, and in the highest sense divine truth and the Lord: 9987."The Word" means divine truth: 2803, 2884 [2894?], 4692, 5075, 5272, 7830 [7930?], 9987."The Word" means the Lord: 2533, 2859.

2. [Swedenborg's footnote] Divine truth emanating from the Lord is what possesses all power: 6948, 8200. All power in heaven belongs to the true from the good: 3091, 3563, 6344, 6413 [6423?], 8304, 9643, 10019, 10182. Angels are called powers, and are powers as a result of their acceptance of divine truth from the Lord: 9639. Angels are recipients of divine truth from the Lord, and are therefore often called "gods" in the Word: 4295, 4402, 8301, 8192, 9398 [8988?].

3. [Swedenborg's footnote] Discernment is the recipient of what is true, and volition is the recipient of what is good: 3623, 6125, 7503, 9300, 9930. Therefore, all the elements of our discernment are related to what is true, whether these things are actually true or whether we believe them to be so; and all the elements of our volition are similarly related to what is good: 803, 10122.

4. [Swedenborg's footnote] Divine truth emanating from the Lord is the only thing that is real: 6880, 7004, 8200. By means of divine truth all things were made and created: 2803, 2884, 5272, 7835 [7796?].

5. [Swedenborg's footnote] [Swedenborg's note at this point refers the reader back to the note in §107 above.]

  
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