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Genesis 5

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1 Ito ang aklat ng mga lahi ni Adam. Nang araw na lalangin ng Dios ang tao, sa wangis ng Dios siya nilalang;

2 Lalake at babae silang nilalang; at sila'y binasbasan, at tinawag na Adam ang kanilang pangalan, nang araw na sila'y lalangin.

3 At nabuhay si Adam ng isang daan at tatlong pung taon, at nagkaanak ng isang lalaking kaniyang wangis na hawig sa kaniyang larawan; at tinawag ang kaniyang pangalan na Set:

4 At ang mga naging araw ni Adam, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Set, ay walong daang taon: at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae.

5 At ang lahat na araw na ikinabuhay ni Adam ay siyam na raan at tatlong pung taon; at siya'y namatay.

6 At nabuhay si Set ng isang daan at limang taon at naging anak niya si Enos.

7 At nabuhay si Set pagkatapos na maipanganak si Enos ng walong daan at pitong taon; at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

8 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Set ay siyam na raan at labing dalawang taon: at siya'y namatay.

9 At nabuhay si Enos ng siyam na pung taon, at naging anak si Cainan:

10 At nabuhay si Enos, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Cainan, ng walong daan at labing limang taon; at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

11 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Enos ay siyam na raan at limang taon, at siya'y namatay.

12 At nabuhay si Cainan ng pitong pung taon, at naging anak si Mahalaleel:

13 At nabuhay si Cainan, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Mahalaleel, ng walong daan at apat na pung taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

14 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Cainan, siyam na raan at sangpung taon, at namatay.

15 At nabuhay si Mahalaleel ng anim na pu't limang taon, at naging anak si Jared:

16 At nabuhay si Mahalaleel, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Jared, ng walong daan at tatlong pung taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

17 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Mahalaleel ay walong daan at siyam na pu't limang taon: at namatay.

18 At nabuhay si Jared ng isang daan at anim na pu't dalawang taon, at naging anak si Enoc:

19 At nabuhay si Jared, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Enoc, ng walong daang taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

20 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Jared ay siyam na raan at anim na pu't dalawang taon: at namatay.

21 At nabuhay si Enoc na anim na pu't limang taon, at naging anak si Matusalem:

22 At lumakad si Enoc na kasama ng Dios, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Matusalem na tatlong daang taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

23 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Enoc ay tatlong daan at anim na pu't limang taon:

24 At lumakad si Enoc na kasama ng Dios: at di siya nasumpungan, sapagka't kinuha ng Dios.

25 At nabuhay si Matusalem ng isang daan at walong pu't pitong taon; at naging anak si Lamec:

26 At nabuhay si Matusalem pagkatapos na maipanganak si Lamec, ng pitong daan at walong pu't dalawang taon; at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae;

27 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Matusalem ay siyam na raan at anim na pu't siyam na taon: at siya'y namatay.

28 At nabuhay si Lamec ng isang daan at walong pu't dalawang taon, at nagkaanak ng isang lalake:

29 At tinawag ang kaniyang pangalan na Noe, na sinabi, Ito nga ang aaliw sa atin tungkol sa ating gawa at sa pinagpagalan ng ating mga kamay, dahil sa lupang sinumpa ng Panginoon.

30 At nabuhay si Lamec, pagkatapos na maipanganak si Noe, ng limang daan at siyam na pu't limang taon, at nagkaanak ng mga lalake at mga babae:

31 At ang lahat na naging araw ni Lamec ay pitong daan at pitong pu't pitong taon: at namatay.

32 At si Noe ay may limang daang taon: at naging anak ni Noe si Sem, si Cham, at si Japhet.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #382

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382. That to be a “fugitive and a wanderer in the earth” signifies not to know what is good and true, is evident from the signification of “wandering” and “fleeing away” in the Word. As in Jeremiah:

The prophets and priests wander blind in the streets, they have been polluted in blood; the things they cannot do they touch with garments (Lamentations 4:13-14),

where “prophets” are those who teach, and “priests” those who live accordingly; to “wander blind in the streets” is not to know what is true and good.

[2] In Amos:

A part of the field was rained upon, and the part of the field whereupon it rained not withered; so two or three cities shall wander unto one city to drink waters, and shall not be satisfied (Amos 4:7-8), where by the “part of the field on which it rained” is signified the doctrine of faith from charity; and by the “part” or “piece” “of the field on which it did not rain” the doctrine of faith without charity. To “wander to drink the waters” likewise denotes to seek after truth.

[3] In Hosea:

Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; my God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations (Hosea 9:16-17).

“Ephraim” here denotes the understanding of truth, or faith, because he was the firstborn of Joseph; the “root which was dried up” denotes charity that cannot bear fruit; “wanderers among the nations” are those who do not know what is true and good.

[4] In Jeremiah:

Go ye up against Arabia, and devastate the sons of the east. Flee, wander ye exceedingly; the inhabitants of Hazor have let themselves down into the deep for a habitation (Jeremiah 49:28, 30). “Arabia” and the “sons of the east” signify the possession of celestial riches, or of the things that are of love, which, when vastated, are said to “flee” and “wander” that is, to be “fugitives and wanderers” when they do nought of what is good. Of the “inhabitants of Hazor” or those who possess spiritual riches, which are those of faith, it is said that they “let themselves down into the deep” that is, they perish.

[5] In Isaiah:

All thy foremost ones wander together, they are bound before the bow, they have fled from far (Isaiah 22:3),

speaking of the “valley of vision” or the phantasy that faith is possible without charity. Hence appears the reason why it is said, in a subsequent verse (Isaiah 22:14), that he who professes faith that is apart from charity is a “fugitive and a wanderer” that is, knows nothing of good and truth.

  
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