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1 και-C συντελεω-VSI-API3P ο- A--NSM ουρανος-N2--NSM και-C ο- A--NSF γη-N1--NSF και-C πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM κοσμος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM

2 και-C συντελεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF εκτος-A1--DSF ο- A--APN εργον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSM ος- --APN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S και-C καταπαυω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF εβδομος-A1--DSF απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN εργον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GSM ος- --GPN ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S

3 και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF ημερα-N1A-ASF ο- A--ASF εβδομος-A1--ASF και-C αγιαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF οτι-C εν-P αυτος- D--DSF καταπαυω-VAI-AAI3S απο-P πας-A3--GPN ο- A--GPN εργον-N2N-GPN αυτος- D--GSM ος- --GPN αρχω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ποιεω-VA--AAN

4 ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF βιβλος-N2--NSF γενεσις-N3I-GSF ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C γη-N1--GSF οτε-D γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ος- --DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM ουρανος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

5 και-C πας-A3--ASN χλωρος-A1A-ASN αγρος-N2--GSM προ-P ο- A--GSN γιγνομαι-VB--AMN επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C πας-A3--ASM χορτος-N2--ASM αγρος-N2--GSM προ-P ο- A--GSN ανατελλω-VA--AAN ου-D γαρ-X βρεχω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S εργαζομαι-V1--PMN ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

6 πηγη-N1--NSF δε-X αναβαινω-V1I-IAI3S εκ-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ποτιζω-V1I-IAI3S πας-A3--ASN ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

7 και-C πλασσω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM χους-N3--ASM απο-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C ενφυσαω-VAI-AAI3S εις-P ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM πνοη-N1--ASF ζωη-N1--GSF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM εις-P ψυχη-N1--ASF ζαω-V3--PAPASF

8 και-C φυτευω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM παραδεισος-N2--ASM εν-P *εδεμ-N---DS κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C τιθημι-VEI-AMI3S εκει-D ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM πλασσω-VAI-AAI3S

9 και-C εκ ανατελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ετι-D εκ-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF πας-A3--ASN ξυλον-N2N-ASN ωραιος-A1A-ASN εις-P ορασις-N3I-ASF και-C καλος-A1--ASM εις-P βρωσις-N3I-ASF και-C ο- A--NSN ξυλον-N2N-NSN ο- A--GSF ζωη-N1--GSF εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM και-C ο- A--ASN ξυλον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSN οιδα-VX--XAN γνωστος-A1--ASN καλος-A1--GSM και-C πονηρος-A1A-GSM

10 ποταμος-N2--NSM δε-X εκπορευομαι-V1--PMI3S εκ-P *εδεμ-N---GS ποτιζω-V1--PAN ο- A--ASM παραδεισος-N2--ASM εκειθεν-D αποοριζω-V1--PMI3S εις-P τεσσαρες-A3--APF αρχη-N1--APF

11 ονομα-N3M-NSN ο- A--DSM εις-A3--DSM *φισων-N---NS ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM κυκλοω-V4--PAPNSM πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF *ευιλατ-N---GS εκει-D ος- --GSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSN χρυσιον-N2N-NSN

12 ο- A--ASN δε-X χρυσιον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εκεινος- D--GSF καλος-A1--ASM και-C εκει-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSM ανθραξ-N3K-NSM και-C ο- A--NSM λιθος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM πρασινος-N2--NSM

13 και-C ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSM ποταμος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM δευτερος-A1A-DSM *γηων-N---NS ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM κυκλοω-V4--PAPNSM πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF *αιθιοπια-N1A-GSF

14 και-C ο- A--NSM ποταμος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM τριτος-A1--NSM *τιγρις-N---NS ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM πορευομαι-V1--PMPNSM κατεναντι-P *ασσυριος-N2--GPM ο- A--NSM δε-X ποταμος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM τεταρτος-A1--NSM ουτος- D--NSM *ευφρατης-N1M-NSM

15 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM πλασσω-VAI-AAI3S και-C τιθημι-VEI-AMI3S αυτος- D--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM εργαζομαι-V1--PMN αυτος- D--ASM και-C φυλασσω-V1--PAN

16 και-C εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αδαμ-N---DSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM απο-P πας-A3--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN εν-P ο- A--DSM παραδεισος-N2--DSM βρωσις-N3I-DSF εσθιω-VF--FMI2S

17 απο-P δε-X ο- A--GSN ξυλον-N2N-GSN ο- A--GSN γιγνωσκω-V1--PAN καλος-A1--ASN και-C πονηρος-A1A-ASN ου-D εσθιω-VF--FMI2P απο-P αυτος- D--GSM ος- --DSF δε-X αν-X ημερα-N1A-DSF εσθιω-VB--AAS2P απο-P αυτος- D--GSM θανατος-N2--DSM αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI2P

18 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ου-D καλος-A1--ASN ειμι-V9--PAN ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM μονον-D ποιεω-VA--AAS1P αυτος- D--DSM βοηθος-N2--ASM κατα-P αυτος- D--ASM

19 και-C πλασσω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ετι-D εκ-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN θηριον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN πετεινον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C αγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN προς-P ο- A--ASM *αδαμ-N---ASM οραω-VB--AAN τις- I--ASN καλεω-VF--FAI3S αυτος- D--APN και-C πας-A3--NSN ος- --ASN εαν-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN *αδαμ-N---NSM ψυχη-N1--ASF ζαω-V3--PAPASF ουτος- D--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM

20 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S *αδαμ-N---NSM ονομα-N3M-APN πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN κτηνος-N3E-DPN και-C πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN πετεινον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN θηριον-N2N-DPN ο- A--GSM αγρος-N2--GSM ο- A--DSM δε-X *αδαμ-N---DSM ου-D ευρισκω-VC--API3S βοηθος-N2--NSM ομοιος-A1A-NSM αυτος- D--DSM

21 και-C επιβαλλω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εκστασις-N3I-ASF επι-P ο- A--ASM *αδαμ-N---NSM και-C υπνοω-VAI-AAI3S και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S εις-A1A-ASF ο- A--GPF πλευρα-N1A-GPF αυτος- D--GSM και-C αναπληροω-VAI-AAI3S σαρξ-N3K-ASF αντι-P αυτος- D--GSF

22 και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF πλευρα-N1A-ASF ος- --ASF λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S απο-P ο- A--GSM *αδαμ-N---GSM εις-P γυνη-N3K-ASF και-C αγω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF προς-P ο- A--ASM *αδαμ-N---ASM

23 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αδαμ-N---NSM ουτος- D--NSN νυν-D οστεον-N2N-NSN εκ-P ο- A--GPN οστεον-N2N-GPN εγω- P--GS και-C σαρξ-N3K-NSF εκ-P ο- A--GSF σαρξ-N3K-GSF εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--NSF καλεω-VC--FPI3S γυνη-N3K-NSF οτι-C εκ-P ο- A--GSM ανηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF λαμβανω-VVI-API3S ουτος- D--NSF

24 ενεκεν-P ουτος- D--GSN καταλειπω-VF--FAI3S ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF μητηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C προςκολλαω-VC--FPI3S προς-P ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3P ο- A--NPM δυο-M εις-P σαρξ-N3K-ASF εις-A1A-ASF

25 και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3P ο- A--NPM δυο-M γυμνος-A1--NPM ος- --NSN τε-X *αδαμ-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D αισχυνω-V1I-IMI3P

   

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Arcana Coelestia #108

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108. Whenever the most ancient people compared man to a garden they would also compare wisdom and everything connected with it to rivers. Yet they did not merely compare but actually called them such since it was characteristic of their speech to do so. At a later time the Prophets in a similar way sometimes compared them, and sometimes actually called them, by these names, as in Isaiah,

Your light will rise in the darkness, and your thick darkness will be as the daylight; and you will be like a watered garden and like a spring of waters whose waters fail not. Isaiah 58:10-11.

This refers to people who receive love and faith. Also,

Like valleys that are planted, like gardens beside a river, like aloes 1 Jehovah has planted, like cedars beside the waters. Numbers 24:6.

This refers to people who are regenerate. In Jeremiah,

Blessed is the man who trusts in Jehovah. He will be like a tree planted beside the waters, which will send out its roots above the stream. Jeremiah 17:7-8.

An instance of regenerate people not being compared to, but actually being called, a garden and a tree beside the rivers occurs in Ezekiel,

The waters caused it to grow, the depth of the waters made it grow tall, the river leading around the place of its planting, and he sent out his lines of water to all the trees of the field. It became beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, for its root was towards many waters. The cedars did not overshadow it in the garden of God, the fir trees were not equal to its branches, and the plane trees were not like its boughs. No tree in the garden of God was equal to it in its beauty. I made it beautiful in the mass of its branches, and all the trees of Eden which are in the garden of God envied it. Ezekiel 31:4, 7-9.

From these quotations it is clear that when the most ancient people likened man, or what is the same, the things that are in man, to a garden, they also added the waters and rivers by which it was watered, and that by 'waters and rivers' they understood the things which would cause growth.

Footnotes:

1. The word used in 1st Latin edition means tents, but in other places where Swedenborg quotes this text a word meaning aloes occurs. In Hebrew the spelling, though not the pronunciation, of the two words is identical.

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