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Postanak 11

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1 A beše na celoj zemlji jedan jezik i jednake reči.

2 A kad otidoše od istoka, nađoše ravnicu u zemlji senarskoj, i naseliše se onde.

3 Pa rekoše među sobom: Hajde da pravimo ploče i da ih u vatri pečemo. I behu im opeke mesto kamena i smola zemljana mesto kreča.

4 Posle rekoše: Hajde da sazidamo grad i kulu, kojoj će vrh biti do neba, da stečemo sebi ime, da se ne bismo rasejali po zemlji.

5 A Gospod siđe da vidi grad i kulu, što zidahu sinovi čovečiji.

6 I reče Gospod: Gle, narod jedan, i jedan jezik u svih, i to počeše raditi, i neće im smetati ništa da ne urade šta su naumili.

7 Hajde da siđemo, i da im pometemo jezik, da ne razumeju jedan drugog šta govore.

8 Tako ih Gospod rasu odande po svoj zemlji, te ne sazidaše grada.

9 Zato se prozva Vavilon, jer onde pomete Gospod jezik cele zemlje, i odande ih rasu Gospod po svoj zemlji.

10 Ovo je pleme Simovo: beše Simu sto godina, kad rodi Arfaksada, druge godine posle potopa.

11 A rodiv Arfaksada požive Sim pet stotina godina, rađajući sinove i kćeri.

12 A Arfaksad požive trideset i pet godina, i rodi Salu;

13 A rodiv Salu požive Arfaksad četiri stotine i tri godine, rađajući sinove i kćeri.

14 A Sala požive trideset godina, i rodi Evera;

15 A rodiv Evera požive Sala četiri stotine i tri godine, rađajući sinove i kćeri.

16 A Ever požive trideset i četiri godine, i rodi Faleka;

17 A rodiv Faleka požive Ever četiri stotine i trideset godina, rađajući sinove i kćeri.

18 A Falek požive trideset godina, i rodi Ragava;

19 A rodiv Ragava požive Falek dvesta i devet godina, rađajući sinove i kćeri.

20 A Ragav požive trideset i dve godine, i rodi Seruha;

21 A rodiv Seruha požive Ragav dvesta i sedam godina, rađajući sinove i kćeri.

22 A Seruh požive trideset godina, i rodi Nahora;

23 A rodiv Nahora požive Seruh dvesta godina, rađajući sinove i kćeri.

24 A Nahor požive dvadeset i devet godina, i rodi Taru;

25 A rodiv Taru požive Nahor sto i devetnaest godina, rađajući sinove i kćeri.

26 A Tara požive sedamdeset godina, i rodi Avrama, Nahora i Arana.

27 A ovo je pleme Tarino: Tara rodi Avrama, Nahora i Arana; a Aran rodi Lota.

28 I umre Aran pre Tare oca svog na postojbini svojoj, u Uru haldejskom.

29 I oženi se Avram i Nahor, i ženi Avramovoj beše ime Sara a ženi Nahorovoj ime Melha, kći Arama oca Melhe i Jeshe.

30 A Sara beše nerotkinja, i ne imaše poroda.

31 I uze Tara sina svog Avrama i Lota sina Aronovog, unuka svog, i Saru snahu svoju, ženu Avrama sina svog; i pođoše zajedno iz Ura haldejskog da idu u zemlju hanansku, i dođoše do Harana, i onde se nastaniše.

32 I požive Tara svega dvesta i pet godina; i umre Tara u Haranu.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1321

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1321. That 'let us confound their lip' means that nobody has the truth of doctrine becomes clear from the meaning of 'lip' as doctrine, dealt with above at verse 1. Consequently 'confounding lips' is confounding the things that comprise doctrine, that is, the truths of doctrine. In the internal sense 'confounding' means not only darkening but also erasing and scattering so that no truth is left. When worship of self supplants worship of the Lord all truth is not only perverted but also done away with, till at length falsity is acknowledged in place of truth and evil in place of good. In fact all the light of truth comes from the Lord, and all thick darkness from man. When man takes the Lord's place in worship the light of truth turns to thick darkness, and in this case people see the light as thick darkness, and thick darkness as the light.

[2] Such also is the life of those people after death. To them the life of falsity looks like light, while the life of truth looks to them like thick darkness. But when they go near heaven the light of such life turns to total darkness. While they are in the world they are indeed able to utter the truth, and to do so eloquently and with seeming zeal. And because they are all the time thinking of themselves it seems to them as though truth is also in their minds. But because their end in view is worship of themselves, this end conditions their thoughts so that they do not acknowledge truth except insofar as self is present in that truth. Anyone like this, though truth is on his lips, clearly has no truth within him. This is quite evident in the next life, for there such people not only fail to acknowledge the truth which they have professed during their lifetime, but also hate it and persecute it. This they do to the extent that pride or worship of self is not taken away from them.

  
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