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Bereshit第9章

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1 ויברך אלהים את־נח ואת־בניו ויאמר להם פרו ורבו ומלאו את־הארץ׃

2 ומוראכם וחתכם יהיה על כל־חית הארץ ועל כל־עוף השמים בכל אשר תרמש האדמה ובכל־דגי הים בידכם נתנו׃

3 כל־רמש אשר הוא־חי לכם יהיה לאכלה כירק עשב נתתי לכם את־כל׃

4 אך־בשר בנפשו דמו לא תאכלו׃

5 ואך את־דםכם לנפשתיכם אדרש מיד כל־חיה אדרשנו ומיד האדם מיד איש אחיו אדרש את־נפש האדם׃

6 שפך דם האדם באדם דמו ישפך כי בצלם אלהים עשה את־האדם׃

7 ואתם פרו ורבו שרצו בארץ ורבו־בה׃ ס

8 ויאמר אלהים אל־נח ואל־בניו אתו לאמר׃

9 ואני הנני מקים את־בריתי אתכם ואת־זרעכם אחריכם׃

10 ואת כל־נפש החיה אשר אתכם בעוף בבהמה ובכל־חית הארץ אתכם מכל יצאי התבה לכל חית הארץ׃

11 והקמתי את־בריתי אתכם ולא־יכרת כל־בשר עוד ממי המבול ולא־יהיה עוד מבול לשחת הארץ׃

12 ויאמר אלהים זאת אות־הברית אשר־אני נתן ביני וביניכם ובין כל־נפש חיה אשר אתכם לדרת עולם׃

13 את־קשתי נתתי בעןן והיתה לאות ברית ביני ובין הארץ׃

14 והיה בענני עןן על־הארץ ונראתה הקשת בעןן׃

15 וזכרתי את־בריתי אשר ביני וביניכם ובין כל־נפש חיה בכל־בשר ולא־יהיה עוד המים למבול לשחת כל־בשר׃

16 והיתה הקשת בעןן וראיתיה לזכר ברית עולם בין אלהים ובין כל־נפש חיה בכל־בשר אשר על־הארץ׃

17 ויאמר אלהים אל־נח זאת אות־הברית אשר הקמתי ביני ובין כל־בשר אשר על־הארץ׃ ף

18 ויהיו בני־נח היצאים מן־התבה שם וחם ויפת וחם הוא אבי כנען׃

19 שלשה אלה בני־נח ומאלה נפצה כל־הארץ׃

20 ויחל נח איש האדמה ויטע כרם׃

21 וישת מן־היין וישכר ויתגל בתוך אהלה׃*

22 וירא חם אבי כנען את ערות אביו ויגד לשני־אחיו בחוץ׃

23 ויקח שם ויפת את־השמלה וישימו* על־שכם שניהם וילכו אחרנית ויכסו את ערות אביהם ופניהם אחרנית וערות אביהם לא ראו׃

24 וייקץ נח מיינו וידע את אשר־עשה־לו בנו הקטן׃

25 ויאמר ארור כנען עבד עבדים יהיה לאחיו׃

26 ויאמר ברוך יהוה אלהי שם ויהי כנען עבד למו׃

27 יפת אלהים ליפת וישכן באהלי־שם ויהי כנען עבד למו׃

28 ויחי־נח אחר המבול שלש מאות שנה וחמשים שנה׃

29 ויהיו כל־ימי־נח תשע מאות שנה וחמשים שנה וימת׃ ף

   

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True Christianity#687

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687. Baptism as the process of being regenerated is represented by many things both in heaven and in the world.

In heaven, it is represented by the clothes of white and clothes of red just mentioned. It is also represented by the marriage between the church and the Lord; by the new heaven and the new earth; and by the New Jerusalem coming down, about which the One sitting on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new" (). It is represented by the river of living water coming forth from the throne of God and of the Lamb (Revelation 22:1-2). It is also meant by the five prudent young women who had both lamps and oil and who walked into the wedding with the bridegroom (Matthew 25:1-2, 10). The person who has been baptized, that is, regenerated, is meant by the "creatures" [to whom the gospel is to be preached] (Mark 16:15) and by the "creation" (Romans 8:19-21), and the "new creation" (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15); "creature" comes from the verb "to be created," which means to be regenerated (see Revelation Unveiled 254).

[2] In the world, the process of being regenerated is represented by various things. For example, by the flowering of all things on earth in springtime and the ensuing stages of growth to the point of bearing fruit. Likewise, by the stages of development that every type of tree, bush, and flower goes through from the first to the last warm month.

The process of being regenerated is also represented by the development of fruits of all kinds from initial stem to ripe fruit. It is represented by the morning and evening rains and the falling dew that cause flowers to open, as they also close themselves to the darkness of night. It is represented by the fragrances of gardens and fields; and by the rainbow in the cloud (Genesis 9:14-17). It is also represented by the radiant colors of sunrise.

The process of being regenerated is also represented in a general way by the constant renewal of all things in the body by chyle and animal spirits and then blood. Blood is constantly being purified of worn-out elements and renewed and in a sense regenerated.

[3] If we look even to the lowliest creatures on earth, we see an image of the process of regeneration in the miraculous transformation of silkworms, and of many other grubs and caterpillars into nymphs and butterflies, and of other creatures that in time are embellished with wings.

To these we might add a lighter example: the desire of some songbirds to splash in the water in order to wash and cleanse themselves before returning to their singing.

In brief, the whole world on every level of existence is full of symbols and emblems of regeneration.

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

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Genesis第10章

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1 Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

5 Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

8 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

9 He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh."

10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

11 Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).

13 Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.

15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

16 the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,

17 the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,

18 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, to Lasha.

20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.

21 To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.

25 To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.

26 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.

32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. Of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.