Kapitel 74		Paper 74
Adam Og Eva		Adam and Eve
74:0.1 (828.1) ADAM OG EVA kom til Urantia for 37.848 år regnet fra år1934 e.Kr. De kom i midten af den årstid da haven stod i fuldt flor. Da solen var på sit højeste og uanmeldt, sænkede to seraftransporter, sammen med personalet fra Jerusem der havde fået overdraget transporten af de biologiske opløftere til Urantia, sig langsomt ned til overfladen af den roterende planet i nærheden af den Universelle Faders tempel. Alt arbejde med at materialisere Adams og Evas kroppe blev udført indenfor området af denne nyopførte helligdom. Fra tidspunktet for deres ankomst gik der ti dage, før de blev genskabt i dobbelt menneskelig form og klar til at blive præsenteret som verdens nye magthavere. De kom til bevidsthed på samme tid. Materielle Sønner and Døtre tjener altid sammen. Det er selve essensen af deres tjeneste til alle tider og på alle steder aldrig at blive adskilt. De er designet til at arbejde i par; sjældent fungerer de alene.		74:0.1 (828.1) ADAM AND EVE arrived on Urantia, from the year a.d. 1934, 37,848 years ago. It was in midseason when the Garden was in the height of bloom that they arrived. At high noon and unannounced, the two seraphic transports, accompanied by the Jerusem personnel intrusted with the transportation of the biologic uplifters to Urantia, settled slowly to the surface of the revolving planet in the vicinity of the temple of the Universal Father. All the work of rematerializing the bodies of Adam and Eve was carried on within the precincts of this newly created shrine. And from the time of their arrival ten days passed before they were re-created in dual human form for presentation as the world’s new rulers. They regained consciousness simultaneously. The Material Sons and Daughters always serve together. It is the essence of their service at all times and in all places never to be separated. They are designed to work in pairs; seldom do they function alone.
1. Adam og eva i jerusem ^top		1. Adam and Eve on Jerusem ^top
74:1.1 (828.2) Urantias planetariske Adam og Eva var medlemmer af det ældste korps af Materielle Sønner i Jerusem, og deres fællesskabs nummer var 14.311. De tilhørte den tredje fysiske serie og var lidt mere end to og en halv meter høje.		74:1.1 (828.2) The Planetary Adam and Eve of Urantia were members of the senior corps of Material Sons on Jerusem, being jointly number 14,311. They belonged to the third physical series and were a little more than eight feet in height.
74:1.2 (828.3) På det tidspunkt da Adam blev valgt til at komme til Urantia, arbejdede han sammen, med sin kone, i de fysiske forsøgs- testlaboratorier i Jerusem. I mere end femten tusinde år havde de været ledere i afdelingen for eksperimentel energi, som anvendes til modificering af levende organismers udformning. Længe før dette havde de været lærere i statsborger skolerne for nyankomne til Jerusem. Alt dette skal tages i betragtning i forbindelse med beretningen af deres efterfølgende adfærd på Urantia.		74:1.2 (828.3) At the time Adam was chosen to come to Urantia, he was employed, with his mate, in the trial-and-testing physical laboratories of Jerusem. For more than fifteen thousand years they had been directors of the division of experimental energy as applied to the modification of living forms. Long before this they had been teachers in the citizenship schools for new arrivals on Jerusem. And all this should be borne in mind in connection with the narration of their subsequent conduct on Urantia.
74:1.3 (828.4) Da bekendtgørelsen blev udstedt hvor man søgte frivillige til det Adamiske eventyr på Urantia, meldte hele senior korpset af Materielle Sønner og Døtre sig. Med godkendelse af Lanaforge og de Højeste i Edentia udvalgte de eksaminerende Melkisedekere, til sidst Adam og Eva, som senere kom til at fungere som de biologiske opløftere af Urantia.		74:1.3 (828.4) When the proclamation was issued calling for volunteers for the mission of Adamic adventure on Urantia, the entire senior corps of Material Sons and Daughters volunteered. The Melchizedek examiners, with the approval of Lanaforge and the Most Highs of Edentia, finally selected the Adam and Eve who subsequently came to function as the biologic uplifters of Urantia.
74:1.4 (828.5) Adam og Eva var forblevet loyale over for Michael under Lucifers oprør; Ikke desto mindre blev parret indkaldt for Systemherskeren og hele hans kabinet til undersøgelse og instruktion. Detaljerne vedrørende Urantias anliggender blev fuldt fremlagt; de fik udtømmende instruktioner om de planer, som skulle følges ved at acceptere ansvaret og herredømmet på en sådan stridsplaget verden. De måtte aflægge fælles troskabsed til de Højeste i Edentia og til Michael i Salvington. De blev behørigt rådgivet til at betragte sig selv som underlagt korpset af Melkisedek forvalterne på Urantia indtil deres regerende ledelse anså det formålstjenstligt at opgive magten i den verden, hvor de havde modtaget deres opgave.		74:1.4 (828.5) Adam and Eve had remained loyal to Michael during the Lucifer rebellion; nevertheless, the pair were called before the System Sovereign and his entire cabinet for examination and instruction. The details of Urantia affairs were fully presented; they were exhaustively instructed as to the plans to be pursued in accepting the responsibilities of rulership on such a strife-torn world. They were put under joint oaths of allegiance to the Most Highs of Edentia and to Michael of Salvington. And they were duly advised to regard themselves as subject to the Urantia corps of Melchizedek receivers until that governing body should see fit to relinquish rule on the world of their assignment.
74:1.5 (829.1) Dette Jerusem par efterlod i Satanias hovedstad og andre steder, et hundrede efterkommere - halvtreds sønner og halvtreds døtre - fantastiske væsener, som havde undsluppet faldgruberne i udviklingen, og som alle var i kommission som trofaste forvaltere af universets tillid på tidspunktet for deres forældres afrejse til Urantia. Og de var alle til stede i de Materielle Sønners smukke tempel ved afskedigelsen i forbindelse med afslutningsceremonien efter modtagelsen af overdragelsesopgaven. Disse børn ledsagede deres forældre til dematerialiserings hovedkvarteret for deres klasse og var de sidste til at sige farvel og ønske dem guddommelig fart, da de faldt i søvn i bevidsthedens bortfald fra personligheden, der går forud for forberedelsen til seraftransport. Børnene opholdt sig nogen tid sammen på familiens samlingssted og glædede sig over, at deres forældre snart ville blive de synlige ledere, i virkeligheden de eneste herskere, på planet 606 i systemet Satania.		74:1.5 (829.1) This Jerusem pair left behind them on the capital of Satania and elsewhere, one hundred offspring—fifty sons and fifty daughters—magnificent creatures who had escaped the pitfalls of progression, and who were all in commission as faithful stewards of universe trust at the time of their parents’ departure for Urantia. And they were all present in the beautiful temple of the Material Sons attendant upon the farewell exercises associated with the last ceremonies of the bestowal acceptance. These children accompanied their parents to the dematerialization headquarters of their order and were the last to bid them farewell and divine speed as they fell asleep in the personality lapse of consciousness which precedes the preparation for seraphic transport. The children spent some time together at the family rendezvous rejoicing that their parents were soon to become the visible heads, in reality the sole rulers, of planet 606 in the system of Satania.
74:1.6 (829.2) Således forlod Adam og Eva Jerusem midt i anerkendelse og gode ønsker fra byens medborgere. De rejste ud til deres nye ansvarsopgaver tilstrækkeligt udstyret og fuldt instrueret om enhver pligt og farer, som ventede dem på Urantia.		74:1.6 (829.2) And thus did Adam and Eve leave Jerusem amidst the acclaim and well-wishing of its citizens. They went forth to their new responsibilities adequately equipped and fully instructed concerning every duty and danger to be encountered on Urantia.
2. Adam og evas ankomst ^top		2. Arrival of Adam and Eve ^top
74:2.1 (829.3) Adam og Eva faldt i søvn på Jerusem, og da de vågnede i Faderens tempel på Urantia i nærværelse af den mægtige folkeskare som var samlet for at byde dem velkommen, stod de ansigt til ansigt med to væsener, som de havde hørt meget om, Van og hans trofaste medarbejder Amadon. Disse to helte der efter Caligastia løsrivelse var de første til at byde dem velkommen i deres nye havehjem.		74:2.1 (829.3) Adam and Eve fell asleep on Jerusem, and when they awakened in the Father’s temple on Urantia in the presence of the mighty throng assembled to welcome them, they were face to face with two beings of whom they had heard much, Van and his faithful associate Amadon. These two heroes of the Caligastia secession were the first to welcome them in their new garden home.
74:2.2 (829.4) Sproget i Eden var en Andonisk dialekt som det blev talt af Amadon. Van og Amadon havde markant forbedret dette sprog ved at skabe et nyt alfabet med fireogtyve bogstaver, og de havde håbet på at se at det ville blive Urantias sprog når Edens kultur spredte sig over hele verden. Adam og Eva havde til fulde lært sig denne menneskelige dialekt inden de forlod Jerusem, så denne søn af Andons efterkommere hørte den ophøjede hersker i hans verden tale til ham i hans eget sprog.		74:2.2 (829.4) The tongue of Eden was an Andonic dialect as spoken by Amadon. Van and Amadon had markedly improved this language by creating a new alphabet of twenty-four letters, and they had hoped to see it become the tongue of Urantia as the Edenic culture would spread throughout the world. Adam and Eve had fully mastered this human dialect before they departed from Jerusem so that this son of Andon heard the exalted ruler of his world address him in his own tongue.
74:2.3 (829.5) På denne dag var der stor spænding og glæde i hele Eden mens løberne skyndte sig til oplagringsstedet for brevduer, der var indsamlet fra nær og fjern, og råbte: "Slip fuglene løs, lad dem bære budskabet, at den lovede søn er kommet." Hundredvis af bosættelser med troende havde trofast år efter år, sikret sig at der fandtes tilstrækkelige med disse hjemmeopdrættede duer til netop sådan en lejlighed.		74:2.3 (829.5) And on that day there was great excitement and joy throughout Eden as the runners went in great haste to the rendezvous of the carrier pigeons assembled from near and far, shouting: “Let loose the birds; let them carry the word that the promised Son has come.” Hundreds of believer settlements had faithfully, year after year, kept up the supply of these home-reared pigeons for just such an occasion.
74:2.4 (829.6) Da nyheden om Adams ankomst spredte sig ud i verden, accepterede tusindvis af de nærliggende stammefolk Vans og Amadons undervisning, mens pilgrimme måned efter måned fortsatte med at strømme ind i Eden for at byde Adam og Eva velkommen og hylde deres usynlige Fader.		74:2.4 (829.6) As the news of Adam’s arrival spread abroad, thousands of the near-by tribesmen accepted the teachings of Van and Amadon, while for months and months pilgrims continued to pour into Eden to welcome Adam and Eve and to do homage to their unseen Father.
74:2.5 (829.7) Kort efter deres opvågning, blev Adam og Eva eskorteret til den formelle modtagelse på den store høj nord for templet. Denne naturlige bakke var blevet udvidet og forberedt til installation af verdens nye magthavere. Her bød Urantias modtagelsesudvalg ved middagstid denne søn og datter fra Satania systemet velkommen. Amadon var formand for dette udvalg, som bestod af tolv medlemmer og omfattede en repræsentant for hver af de seks Sangik racer; den fungerende chef for mellemvæsenerne; Annan, en loyal datter og repræsentant for Noditerne; Noa, søn af arkitekten og bygherren af haven som gennemførte hans afdøde fars planer; og de to bosiddende Livsbærere.		74:2.5 (829.7) Soon after their awakening, Adam and Eve were escorted to the formal reception on the great mound to the north of the temple. This natural hill had been enlarged and made ready for the installation of the world’s new rulers. Here, at noon, the Urantia reception committee welcomed this Son and Daughter of the system of Satania. Amadon was chairman of this committee, which consisted of twelve members embracing a representative of each of the six Sangik races; the acting chief of the midwayers; Annan, a loyal daughter and spokesman for the Nodites; Noah, the son of the architect and builder of the Garden and executive of his deceased father’s plans; and the two resident Life Carriers.
74:2.6 (830.1) I programmet fulgte en overdragelse af ansvaret for planetens varetægt til Adam og Eva, af den øverste Melkisedek, chef for Rådet for administrationen på Urantia. Den Materielle Søn og Datter afgav troskabsed til de Højeste i Norlatiadek og til Mikael i Nebadon og blev proklameret herskere over Urantia af Van, som derved afsagde sig den titulære myndighed, som han i over et hundred og halvtreds tusinde år, havde holdt i kraft af samarbejdet med de Melkisedekske administratorer.		74:2.6 (830.1) The next act was the delivery of the charge of planetary custody to Adam and Eve by the senior Melchizedek, chief of the council of receivership on Urantia. The Material Son and Daughter took the oath of allegiance to the Most Highs of Norlatiadek and to Michael of Nebadon and were proclaimed rulers of Urantia by Van, who thereby relinquished the titular authority which for over one hundred and fifty thousand years he had held by virtue of the action of the Melchizedek receivers.
74:2.7 (830.2) Adam og Eva var klædt i kongelige kåber ved denne lejlighed, da de formelt blev indsat som verdens herskere. Det var ikke alle kunsthåndværk fra Dalamatia der var gået tabt for verden; vævning blev stadig praktiseres i de dage af Eden.		74:2.7 (830.2) And Adam and Eve were invested with kingly robes on this occasion, the time of their formal induction into world rulership. Not all of the arts of Dalamatia had been lost to the world; weaving was still practiced in the days of Eden.
74:2.8 (830.3) Derefter hørte de ærkeenglens tilkendegivelse, og Gabriels udsendte stemme der dekreteret Urantias anden doms navneopråb og opstandelse af de sovende overlevende fra den anden domsperiode af nåde og barmhjertighed på 606 i Satania. Prinsens verdensorden er afsluttet, og Adams æra, den tredje planetariske epoke, tager sin begyndelse blandt scener af simpelt storhed. Urantias nye magthavere starter deres regeringstid under tilsyneladende gunstige betingelser, til trods for den verdensomspændende forvirring, forårsaget af deres forgængere ved magten på planeten, som havde nægtet at samarbejde		74:2.8 (830.3) Then was heard the archangels’ proclamation, and the broadcast voice of Gabriel decreed the second judgment roll call of Urantia and the resurrection of the sleeping survivors of the second dispensation of grace and mercy on 606 of Satania. The dispensation of the Prince has passed; the age of Adam, the third planetary epoch, opens amidst scenes of simple grandeur; and the new rulers of Urantia start their reign under seemingly favorable conditions, notwithstanding the world-wide confusion occasioned by lack of the co-operation of their predecessor in authority on the planet.
3. Adam og eva lærer mere om planeten ^top		3. Adam and Eve Learn About the Planet ^top
74:3.1 (830.4) Nu, efter deres formelle installation, blev Adam og Eva smerteligt bevidste om deres planetariske isolation. Stilheden rådede i stedet for de velkendte informationsudsendelser, og alle kredsløb af udefra kommende planetarisk kommunikation var fraværende. Deres kollegaer i Jerusem var rejst til verdener, hvor alt forløb glat med en veletableret Planetprins og et erfaren personale klar til at modtage dem og kompetent til at samarbejde med dem i løbet af deres første erfaringer på disse verdener. På Urantia havde oprøret imidlertid ændret alt. Her var Planetprinsen i højeste grad til stede, og selv om han var frataget det meste af sin magt til at arbejde med det onde, var han stadig i stand til at gøre Adams og Evas opgave vanskelig og til en vis grad farlig. Det var en alvorlig og desillusioneret Søn og Datter af Jerusem, der om aftenen vandrede gennem haven under en fuldmåne, og diskuterede planer for den næste dag.		74:3.1 (830.4) And now, after their formal installation, Adam and Eve became painfully aware of their planetary isolation. Silent were the familiar broadcasts, and absent were all the circuits of extraplanetary communication. Their Jerusem fellows had gone to worlds running along smoothly with a well-established Planetary Prince and an experienced staff ready to receive them and competent to co-operate with them during their early experience on such worlds. But on Urantia rebellion had changed everything. Here the Planetary Prince was very much present, and though shorn of most of his power to work evil, he was still able to make the task of Adam and Eve difficult and to some extent hazardous. It was a serious and disillusioned Son and Daughter of Jerusem who walked that night through the Garden under the shining of the full moon, discussing plans for the next day.
74:3.2 (830.5) Således sluttede den første dag for Adam og Eva på den isolerede Urantia, planeten som var blevet forvirret af Caligastias forræderi. De vandrede og talte til langt ud på natten, deres første nat på jorden - og det var så ensomt.		74:3.2 (830.5) Thus ended the first day of Adam and Eve on isolated Urantia, the confused planet of the Caligastia betrayal; and they walked and talked far into the night, their first night on earth—and it was so lonely.
74:3.3 (830.6) Adams anden dag på jorden blev brugt i session med de planetariske forvaltere og det rådgivende råd. Melkisedekerne, og deres partnere, lærte Adam og Eva mere om detaljerne i Caligastias oprør og resultatet af denne omvæltning på verdens udvikling. Og det var i det store hele, en nedslående historie, denne lange beretning om den dårlige forvaltning af verdens anliggender. De lærte om alle de forhold, der forårsagede det totale sammenbrud af Caligastias plan for at fremskynde den sociale udviklingsproces. De fik også en klar forståelse i det tåbelige det var at forsøge at opnå planetarisk udvikling uafhængigt af den guddommelige fremskridtsplan. Og således endte en trist, men oplysende dag - deres anden på Urantia.		74:3.3 (830.6) Adam’s second day on earth was spent in session with the planetary receivers and the advisory council. From the Melchizedeks, and their associates, Adam and Eve learned more about the details of the Caligastia rebellion and the result of that upheaval upon the world’s progress. And it was, on the whole, a disheartening story, this long recital of the mismanagement of world affairs. They learned all the facts regarding the utter collapse of the Caligastia scheme for accelerating the process of social evolution. They also arrived at a full realization of the folly of attempting to achieve planetary advancement independently of the divine plan of progression. And thus ended a sad but enlightening day—their second on Urantia.
74:3.4 (831.1) Den tredje dag var afsat til en inspektion af haven. Fra de store passager fugle - fandorerne - så Adam og Eva ned over de store strækninger af haven, mens de blev transporteret gennem luften over dette, jordens smukkeste sted. Denne inspektionsdag sluttede med en enorm festmiddag til ære for alle, som havde arbejdet for at skabe denne Edens skønne og storslåede have. Igen, vandrede Sønnen og hans kone i haven til sent ud på natten under deres tredje dag, og talte om hvor enorme deres problemer var.		74:3.4 (831.1) The third day was devoted to an inspection of the Garden. From the large passenger birds—the fandors—Adam and Eve looked down upon the vast stretches of the Garden while being carried through the air over this, the most beautiful spot on earth. This day of inspection ended with an enormous banquet in honor of all who had labored to create this garden of Edenic beauty and grandeur. And again, late into the night of their third day, the Son and his mate walked in the Garden and talked about the immensity of their problems.
74:3.5 (831.2) På den fjerde dag talte Adam og Eva til de forsamlede mennesker i haven. Fra installationshøjen talte de til folket om deres planer for rehabilitering af verden og skitserede de metoder, som de ønskede at etablere for at rette op på den sociale kultur fra de lave niveauer, som det var faldet til som følge af synd og oprør. Det var en stor dag, og den sluttede med en fest for det råd af mænd og kvinder, som var blevet udvalgt til at påtage sig ansvarsopgaver i den nye forvaltning af verdens anliggender. Vær opmærksom på! at såvel kvinder som mænd var i denne gruppe, og det var første gang sådan noget var sket på jorden siden tiden i Dalamatia. Det var en forbløffende nyhed at se Eva, en kvinde, delende hæder og ansvar med en mand i afviklingen af verdens anliggender. Således sluttede den fjerde dag på jorden.		74:3.5 (831.2) On the fourth day Adam and Eve addressed the Garden assembly. From the inaugural mount they spoke to the people concerning their plans for the rehabilitation of the world and outlined the methods whereby they would seek to redeem the social culture of Urantia from the low levels to which it had fallen as a result of sin and rebellion. This was a great day, and it closed with a feast for the council of men and women who had been selected to assume responsibilities in the new administration of world affairs. Take note! women as well as men were in this group, and that was the first time such a thing had occurred on earth since the days of Dalamatia. It was an astounding innovation to behold Eve, a woman, sharing the honors and responsibilities of world affairs with a man. And thus ended the fourth day on earth.
74:3.6 (831.3) Den femte dag blev brugt til at organisere den midlertidige regering, den administration, der skulle fungere indtil de Melkisedekske forvaltere forlod Urantia.		74:3.6 (831.3) The fifth day was occupied with the organization of the temporary government, the administration which was to function until the Melchizedek receivers should leave Urantia.
74:3.7 (831.4) Den sjette dag var afsat til en inspektion af de mange typer af mennesker og dyr. Adam og Eva blev hele dagen eskorteret langs væggene mod øst i Eden, de inspicerede dyrelivet på planeten og fik en bedre forståelse om, hvad der måtte gøres for at bringe orden i forvirringen på en verden beboet af en sådan mangfoldighed af levende væsener.		74:3.7 (831.4) The sixth day was devoted to an inspection of the numerous types of men and animals. Along the walls eastward in Eden, Adam and Eve were escorted all day, viewing the animal life of the planet and arriving at a better understanding as to what must be done to bring order out of the confusion of a world inhabited by such a variety of living creatures.
74:3.8 (831.5) Det overraskede meget dem, der ledsaget Adam på denne tur at iagttage, hvordan han fuldstændigt forstod de tusinder og atter tusinder af dyrs natur og funktion, der blev vist ham. I det øjeblik han kastede et blik på et dyr, var han i stand til at angive dets natur og adfærd. Adam kunne navngive alle væsentlige skabninger som han så med beskrivelse af oprindelse, art og funktion. De, som fulgte ham på denne inspektionstur vidste ikke, at verdens nye hersker var en af de mest førende eksperter i anatomi i hele Satania; og Eva var lige så dygtig. Adam forbløffet sine medarbejdere ved at beskrive skabninger af levende ting som vor for småt til at kunne ses med menneskeøjne.		74:3.8 (831.5) It greatly surprised those who accompanied Adam on this trip to observe how fully he understood the nature and function of the thousands upon thousands of animals shown him. The instant he glanced at an animal, he would indicate its nature and behavior. Adam could give names descriptive of the origin, nature, and function of all material creatures on sight. Those who conducted him on this tour of inspection did not know that the world’s new ruler was one of the most expert anatomists of all Satania; and Eve was equally proficient. Adam amazed his associates by describing hosts of living things too small to be seen by human eyes.
74:3.9 (831.6) Da den sjette dag af deres ophold på jorden var forbi, hvilede Adam og Eva for første gang i deres nye hjem i "mod øst for Eden". De første seks dage af deres eventyr på Urantia havde været meget hektiske, og de så med stor glæde frem til en hel dag i frihed fra alle aktiviteter.		74:3.9 (831.6) When the sixth day of their sojourn on earth was over, Adam and Eve rested for the first time in their new home in “the east of Eden.” The first six days of the Urantia adventure had been very busy, and they looked forward with great pleasure to an entire day of freedom from all activities.
74:3.10 (831.7) Men omstændigheder ville det anderledes. Oplevelsen fra dagen som netop var gået, hvor Adam så intelligent og så udtømmende havde drøftet dyrelivet på Urantia, sammen med sin mesterlige tiltrædelsestale og hans charmerende måde, havde således vundet havens beboers hjerter og betaget deres sind, at de ikke kun helhjertet var rede til at acceptere den nyankomne Søn og Datter af Jerusem som herskere, men de fleste var næsten klar til at falde ned på jorden og tilbede dem som guder.		74:3.10 (831.7) But circumstances dictated otherwise. The experience of the day just past in which Adam had so intelligently and so exhaustively discussed the animal life of Urantia, together with his masterly inaugural address and his charming manner, had so won the hearts and overcome the intellects of the Garden dwellers that they were not only wholeheartedly disposed to accept the newly arrived Son and Daughter of Jerusem as rulers, but the majority were about ready to fall down and worship them as gods.
4. Den første omvæltning ^top		4. The First Upheaval ^top
74:4.1 (832.1) Den nat, natten efter den sjette dag, mens Adam og Eva slumrede, indtræf der mærkelige ting i nærheden af Faderens tempel i den centrale del af Eden. Der, i det milde måneskin lyttede, hundreder af entusiastiske og begejstrede mænd og kvinder i timevis til deres leders lidenskabelige appel. De mente godt, men de kunne simpelthen ikke forstå enkelheden af deres nye herskers broderlige og demokratisk måde. Længe før daggry kom de nye og midlertidige administratorer af verdens anliggender næsten enstemmig til den konklusion, at Adam og hans kone var alt for beskedne og fordringsløse. De besluttede, at det guddommelige havde sænket sig til jorden i kropslig form, at Adam og Eva i virkeligheden var guder ellers så tæt på sådan en stilling, at de var værdige til at blive tilbedt med ærbødighed.		74:4.1 (832.1) That night, the night following the sixth day, while Adam and Eve slumbered, strange things were transpiring in the vicinity of the Father’s temple in the central sector of Eden. There, under the rays of the mellow moon, hundreds of enthusiastic and excited men and women listened for hours to the impassioned pleas of their leaders. They meant well, but they simply could not understand the simplicity of the fraternal and democratic manner of their new rulers. And long before daybreak the new and temporary administrators of world affairs reached a virtually unanimous conclusion that Adam and his mate were altogether too modest and unassuming. They decided that Divinity had descended to earth in bodily form, that Adam and Eve were in reality gods or else so near such an estate as to be worthy of reverent worship.
74:4.2 (832.2) De fantastiske begivenheder i Adams og Evas første seks dage på jorden var alt for meget for verdens bedste mænd og for deres uforberedte sind; det snurrede rundt i hovederne på dem; de bukkede under for forslaget om at bringe det ædle par op til Faderen tempel ved middagstid, så alle kunne bøje sig i respektfuld tilbedelse og kaste sig i støvet i ydmyg underkastelse. Havens beboere var alvorligt troende i alt dette.		74:4.2 (832.2) The amazing events of the first six days of Adam and Eve on earth were entirely too much for the unprepared minds of even the world’s best men; their heads were in a whirl; they were swept along with the proposal to bring the noble pair up to the Father’s temple at high noon in order that everyone might bow down in respectful worship and prostrate themselves in humble submission. And the Garden dwellers were really sincere in all of this.
74:4.3 (832.3) Van protesterede. Amadon var fraværende, da han var ansvarlig for den æresvagt der opholdt sig natten over med Adam og Eva. Men Vans protest blev fejet til side. Han fik at vide, at han ligeledes var alt for beskeden, for fordringsløs; at han selv ikke var langt fra en Gud selv. Hvordan ellers havde han levet så længe på jorden, og hvordan havde han skabt sådan en stor begivenhed som fremkomsten af Adam? Da de ophidsede Edenitere ville gribe ham og føre ham op til bjerget for tilbedelse, banede Van sig vej ud gennem folkemassen, og da han var i stand til at kommunikere med mellemvæsener, sendte han deres leder i al hast til Adam.		74:4.3 (832.3) Van protested. Amadon was absent, being in charge of the guard of honor which had remained behind with Adam and Eve overnight. But Van’s protest was swept aside. He was told that he was likewise too modest, too unassuming; that he was not far from a god himself, else how had he lived so long on earth, and how had he brought about such a great event as the advent of Adam? And as the excited Edenites were about to seize him and carry him up to the mount for adoration, Van made his way out through the throng and, being able to communicate with the midwayers, sent their leader in great haste to Adam.
74:4.4 (832.4) Det var nær begyndelsen på deres syvende dag på jorden, da Adam og Eva hørte den overraskende nyhed om forslaget fra disse velmenende, men vildledte dødelige. Selv mens passagerfuglene hurtigt strakte deres vinger ud klar til at bringe dem til templet, transporterede mellemvæsenerne, som kunne gøre sådanne ting, Adam og Eva til Faderen tempel. Det var tidligt om morgenen den syvende dag, da Adam fra højen hvor de for nyligt var blevet modtaget, holdt en gennemgang af de forskellige klasser af guddommelige Sønner og gjorte det klart for disse jordiske sind, at kun Faderen og dem, som han anviser blive tilbedt. Adam gjorde det klart, at han ville acceptere enhver ære og modtage al respekt, men aldrig guds tilbedelse!		74:4.4 (832.4) It was near the dawn of their seventh day on earth that Adam and Eve heard the startling news of the proposal of these well-meaning but misguided mortals; and then, even while the passenger birds were swiftly winging to bring them to the temple, the midwayers, being able to do such things, transported Adam and Eve to the Father’s temple. It was early on the morning of this seventh day and from the mount of their so recent reception that Adam held forth in explanation of the orders of divine sonship and made clear to these earth minds that only the Father and those whom he designates may be worshiped. Adam made it plain that he would accept any honor and receive all respect, but worship never!
74:4.5 (832.5) Det var en skelsættende dag, og lige før middag, omtrent samtidig med den serafiske budbringers ankomst medbringende Jerusems anerkendelse af installationen af verdens herskere, bevægede Adam og Eva, sig ud fra mængden, pegede på Faderens tempel og sagde: "Gå I nu til det materielle symbol for Faderens usynlige tilstedeværelse og bøj jer i tilbedelsen af ham, som har skabt os alle, og som holder os levende. Lad denne handling være et højtideligt løfte om, at du aldrig mere vil blive fristet til at tilbede andre end Gud." De gjorde alle, som Adam instruerede. Den Materielle Søn og Datter stod alene på bjerget med bøjede hoveder, mens folk kastede sig til jorden omkring templet.		74:4.5 (832.5) It was a momentous day, and just before noon, about the time of the arrival of the seraphic messenger bearing the Jerusem acknowledgment of the installation of the world’s rulers, Adam and Eve, moving apart from the throng, pointed to the Father’s temple and said: “Go you now to the material emblem of the Father’s invisible presence and bow down in worship of him who made us all and who keeps us living. And let this act be the sincere pledge that you never will again be tempted to worship anyone but God.” They all did as Adam directed. The Material Son and Daughter stood alone on the mount with bowed heads while the people prostrated themselves about the temple.
74:4.6 (832.6) Dette var oprindelsen af sabbatdagens tradition. Altid i Eden var den syvende dag ved middagstid afsat til forsamling i templet; længe var det skik at man afsatte denne dag til selvudvikling. Formiddagen var helliget fysisk træning, middagstid til åndelig tilbedelse, om eftermiddagen til sinds udvikling, mens aftenen blev brugt i selskabeligt samvær. Dette var aldrig nogen lov i Eden, men det var den skik der gjaldt, så længe den Adamiske administration herskede på jorden.		74:4.6 (832.6) And this was the origin of the Sabbath-day tradition. Always in Eden the seventh day was devoted to the noontide assembly at the temple; long it was the custom to devote this day to self-culture. The forenoon was devoted to physical improvement, the noontime to spiritual worship, the afternoon to mind culture, while the evening was spent in social rejoicing. This was never the law in Eden, but it was the custom as long as the Adamic administration held sway on earth.
5. Adams administration ^top		5. Adam’s Administration ^top
74:5.1 (833.1) I næsten syv år efter Adams ankomst forblev Melkisedek forvalterne på vagt, men til sidst kom den tid, da de overlod administrationen af verdens anliggender til Adam og vendte tilbage til Jerusem.		74:5.1 (833.1) For almost seven years after Adam’s arrival the Melchizedek receivers remained on duty, but the time finally came when they turned the administration of world affairs over to Adam and returned to Jerusem.
74:5.2 (833.2) Afskedsceremonien af forvalterne tog hele dagen, og i løbet af aftenen gav de enkelte Melkisedekere Adam og Eva deres afskeds råd og bedste ønsker. Adam havde flere gange anmodet sine rådgivere til at forblive på jorden med ham, men disse andragender blev altid afvist. Tiden var kommet, da de materielle Sønner måtte påtage sig det fulde ansvar for gennemførelsen af verdens anliggender. Så ved midnat, forlod Satanias seraftransport planeten med fjorten væsener til Jerusem, transformationen af Van og Amadon sker samtidig med de tolv Melkisedekers afgang.		74:5.2 (833.2) The farewell of the receivers occupied the whole of a day, and during the evening the individual Melchizedeks gave Adam and Eve their parting advice and best wishes. Adam had several times requested his advisers to remain on earth with him, but always were these petitions denied. The time had come when the Material Sons must assume full responsibility for the conduct of world affairs. And so, at midnight, the seraphic transports of Satania left the planet with fourteen beings for Jerusem, the translation of Van and Amadon occurring simultaneously with the departure of the twelve Melchizedeks.
74:5.3 (833.3) Alt gik for en tid rimeligt godt på Urantia, og det viste sig, at Adam i sidste ende ville være i stand til at udvikle en plan for at fremme en gradvis udvidelse af Edens civilisation. I overensstemmelse med Melkisedekernes rådgivning, begyndte han at fremme de forskellige former for kunsthåndværk med tanken om at udvikle handelsforbindelser med omverdenen. Da Eden blev opløst, var der over hundrede primitive håndværkerfabrikker i drift, og omfattende handelsforbindelser med stammerne i nærområdet var blevet etableret.		74:5.3 (833.3) All went fairly well for a time on Urantia, and it appeared that Adam would, eventually, be able to develop some plan for promoting the gradual extension of the Edenic civilization. Pursuant to the advice of the Melchizedeks, he began to foster the arts of manufacture with the idea of developing trade relations with the outside world. When Eden was disrupted, there were over one hundred primitive manufacturing plants in operation, and extensive trade relations with the near-by tribes had been established.
74:5.4 (833.4) Igennem mange tidsaldre var Adam og Eva blevet instrueret i teknikken med at forbedre en verden som var klar til deres specialiserede bidrag til fremme af den evolutionære civilisation; men nu stod de ansigt til ansigt med presserende problemer, såsom at indføre lov og orden i en verden af vilde, barbarer og halvciviliserede mennesker. Bortset fra eliten af jordens befolkning, der var samlet i haven, var der kun nogle få grupper, her og der, som var klar til modtagelse af den Adamiske kultur.		74:5.4 (833.4) For ages Adam and Eve had been instructed in the technique of improving a world in readiness for their specialized contributions to the advancement of evolutionary civilization; but now they were face to face with pressing problems, such as the establishment of law and order in a world of savages, barbarians, and semicivilized human beings. Aside from the cream of the earth’s population, assembled in the Garden, only a few groups, here and there, were at all ready for the reception of the Adamic culture.
74:5.5 (833.5) Adam gjorde en heroisk og beslutsom indsats for at etablere en verdensregering, men han mødtes med stædig modstand fra alle sider. Adam havde allerede sat et system i drift af gruppekontrol overalt i Eden og havde af alle disse selskaber dannet et organisationsnetværk i Edens forbund. Men problemer, alvorlige problemer, fulgte, når han gik udenfor haven og forsøgte at tilpasse disse ideer til de fjerntliggende stammer. I det øjeblik Adams associerede begyndte at arbejde uden for haven, mødte de den direkte og velplanlagte modstand fra Caligastia og Daligastia. Den faldne Prins var blevet afsat som verdens hersker, men han var ikke blevet fjernet fra planeten. Han var stadig til stede på jorden og kunne, i hvert fald til en vis grad modstå alle Adams planer for rehabilitering af det menneskelige samfund. Adam forsøgte at advare racerne mod Caligastia, men opgaven blev gjort meget vanskeligt, fordi hans ærkefjende var usynlig for øjnene af de dødelige.		74:5.5 (833.5) Adam made a heroic and determined effort to establish a world government, but he met with stubborn resistance at every turn. Adam had already put in operation a system of group control throughout Eden and had federated all of these companies into the Edenic league. But trouble, serious trouble, ensued when he went outside the Garden and sought to apply these ideas to the outlying tribes. The moment Adam’s associates began to work outside the Garden, they met the direct and well-planned resistance of Caligastia and Daligastia. The fallen Prince had been deposed as world ruler, but he had not been removed from the planet. He was still present on earth and able, at least to some extent, to resist all of Adam’s plans for the rehabilitation of human society. Adam tried to warn the races against Caligastia, but the task was made very difficult because his archenemy was invisible to the eyes of mortals.
74:5.6 (833.6) Selv blandt Edeniterne fandtes der forvirrede sind, der hældte til Caligastias undervisning i uhæmmet personlig frihed; og de forårsagede Adam problemer uden ende. Altid var de klar til at afspore de mest omhyggelige planer for en ordnet fremadskridende og solid udvikling. Adam blev til sidst tvunget til at trække sit program for en øjeblikkelig socialisering tilbage. Han vendte tilbage til Vans organiseringsmetode, og opdelte Edeniterne i kompagnier på et hundrede mennesker med en kaptajn for hvert kompagni og en løjtnant med ansvar for hver gruppe på ti personer.		74:5.6 (833.6) Even among the Edenites there were those confused minds that leaned toward the Caligastia teaching of unbridled personal liberty; and they caused Adam no end of trouble; always were they upsetting the best-laid plans for orderly progression and substantial development. He was finally compelled to withdraw his program for immediate socialization; he fell back on Van’s method of organization, dividing the Edenites into companies of one hundred with captains over each and with lieutenants in charge of groups of ten.
74:5.7 (834.1) Adam og Eva var kommet for at etablere en repræsentativ regering i stedet for monarki, men de fandt ingen regering værdig til navnet på hele jordens overflade. Indtil videre opgav Adam alle forsøg på at etablere en repræsentativ regering, og før sammenbruddet af Edens regime lykkedes det ham at etablere næsten hundrede afsidesliggende handel og sociale centre, hvor stærke individer regerede i hans navn. De fleste af disse centre var på forhånd blevet organiseret af Van og Amadon.		74:5.7 (834.1) Adam and Eve had come to institute representative government in the place of monarchial, but they found no government worthy of the name on the face of the whole earth. For the time being Adam abandoned all effort to establish representative government, and before the collapse of the Edenic regime he succeeded in establishing almost one hundred outlying trade and social centers where strong individuals ruled in his name. Most of these centers had been organized aforetime by Van and Amadon.
74:5.8 (834.2) Udsendelse af ambassadører fra en stamme til en anden er fra Adams tid. Dette var et stort skridt fremad i udviklingen af et statsstyre.		74:5.8 (834.2) The sending of ambassadors from one tribe to another dates from the times of Adam. This was a great forward step in the evolution of government.
6. Adams og evas hjemmeliv ^top		6. Home Life of Adam and Eve ^top
74:6.1 (834.3) Markområdet for Adams familie omfattede lidt over et tusinde tre hundrede hektar. Umiddelbart omkring dette hjemsted var der planlagt plads til bosættelse af mere end tre hundrede tusinde af familiens racerene afkom. Men kun den første enhed af de forventede bygninger blev nogensinde bygget. Før Adams familie nåede at vokse større end disse tidlige bygninger var hele Edens plan blevet ødelagt, og haven forladt.		74:6.1 (834.3) The Adamic family grounds embraced a little over five square miles. Immediately surrounding this homesite, provision had been made for the care of more than three hundred thousand of the pure-line offspring. But only the first unit of the projected buildings was ever constructed. Before the size of the Adamic family outgrew these early provisions, the whole Edenic plan had been disrupted and the Garden vacated.
74:6.2 (834.4) Adamson var den førstefødte af den violette race på Urantia, og efter ham fødtes hans søster og Eveson, Adam og Evas anden søn. Eva var mor til fem børn, inden Melkisedekerne afrejste - tre sønner og to døtre. De to næste var tvillinger. Hun fødte treogtres børn, toogtredive døtre og enogtredive sønner, før misligholdelsen. Da Adam og Eva forlod haven, bestod deres familie af fire generationer og sammenlagt 1.647 racerene efterkommere. De havde toogfyrre børn efter at de havde forladt haven, med undtagelse af de to efterkommer, hvis forældre tilhørte den dødelige race på jorden. Dette inkluderer ikke Adamiske forældreskab til børn blandt Noditerne og de evolutionære racer.		74:6.2 (834.4) Adamson was the first-born of the violet race of Urantia, being followed by his sister and Eveson, the second son of Adam and Eve. Eve was the mother of five children before the Melchizedeks left—three sons and two daughters. The next two were twins. She bore sixty-three children, thirty-two daughters and thirty-one sons, before the default. When Adam and Eve left the Garden, their family consisted of four generations numbering 1,647 pure-line descendants. They had forty-two children after leaving the Garden besides the two offspring of joint parentage with the mortal stock of earth. And this does not include the Adamic parentage to the Nodite and evolutionary races.
74:6.3 (834.5) Adams børn fik ikke mælk fra dyr, når de ophørte med at die ved moderens bryst ved et år. Eva havde adgang til mælk fra et stort udvalg af nødder og saft af mange frugter og kendte til disse fødevarers kemi og energiindhold, kombinerede hun dem for passende næring af hendes børn, indtil fremkomsten af tænder.		74:6.3 (834.5) The Adamic children did not take milk from animals when they ceased to nurse the mother’s breast at one year of age. Eve had access to the milk of a great variety of nuts and to the juices of many fruits, and knowing full well the chemistry and energy of these foods, she suitably combined them for the nourishment of her children until the appearance of teeth.
74:6.4 (834.6) Selv om fødevarer blev kogt overalt udenfor Adams direkte boligområde, var der ingen kogning i Adams husholdning. De fandt deres fødevarer - frugt, nødder og korn - klart tilberedt som de modnet. De spiste en gang om dagen, kort efter middagstid. Adam og Eva indtog også "lys og energi" direkte fra bestemte rumudstrålinger i samarbejde med frugterne fra livets træ.		74:6.4 (834.6) While cooking was universally employed outside of the immediate Adamic sector of Eden, there was no cooking in Adam’s household. They found their foods—fruits, nuts, and cereals—ready prepared as they ripened. They ate once a day, shortly after noontime. Adam and Eve also imbibed “light and energy” direct from certain space emanations in conjunction with the ministry of the tree of life.
74:6.5 (834.7) Adams og Evas kroppe afgav en let lysskær, men de bar altid tøj i overensstemmelse med deres medarbejderes skik. Selv om de var meget letpåklædte i løbet af dagen, iførte de sig aftenkåbe om aften. Oprindelsen af den traditionelle glorie omkring hovederne på formodede fromme og hellige mænd går tilbage til Adam og Evas dage. Da lysskæret fra deres kroppe, som stort set var skjult af tøj, kunne man kun mærkbart se udstrålingen fra deres hoveder. Adamsons efterkommerne portrætterede altid på denne måde deres koncept af enkeltpersoner, som de anså som værende usædvanlig i spirituel udvikling.		74:6.5 (834.7) The bodies of Adam and Eve gave forth a shimmer of light, but they always wore clothing in conformity with the custom of their associates. Though wearing very little during the day, at eventide they donned night wraps. The origin of the traditional halo encircling the heads of supposed pious and holy men dates back to the days of Adam and Eve. Since the light emanations of their bodies were so largely obscured by clothing, only the radiating glow from their heads was discernible. The descendants of Adamson always thus portrayed their concept of individuals believed to be extraordinary in spiritual development.
74:6.6 (834.8) Adam og Eva kunne kommunikere med hinanden og med deres umiddelbare børn over en afstand på omkring 80 kilometer. Denne tankeudveksling skete ved hjælp af de følsomme gasfyldte hulrum beliggende i umiddelbar nærhed af deres hjernestrukturer. Med denne mekanisme kunne de sende og modtage tankesvingninger. Men denne evne blev straks suspenderet når sindet hengav sig til ondskabens splid og ødelæggelse.		74:6.6 (834.8) Adam and Eve could communicate with each other and with their immediate children over a distance of about fifty miles. This thought exchange was effected by means of the delicate gas chambers located in close proximity to their brain structures. By this mechanism they could send and receive thought oscillations. But this power was instantly suspended upon the mind’s surrender to the discord and disruption of evil.
74:6.7 (835.1) Adams børn gik i deres egne skoler, indtil de var seksten år, og de større børn lærte de yngre. De yngste skiftede aktiviteter hver halve time, de ældre hver time. Det var bestemt en ny syn på Urantia at se, hvordan de af Adam og Evas børn legede, glade og spændende aktivitet bare for ren og skær sjov. Legen og humor af nutidens racer stammer i vid udstrækning fra den adamiske race. Alle Adamiter havde en stor påskønnelse af musik samt en skarp sans for humor.		74:6.7 (835.1) The Adamic children attended their own schools until they were sixteen, the younger being taught by the elder. The little folks changed activities every thirty minutes, the older every hour. And it was certainly a new sight on Urantia to observe these children of Adam and Eve at play, joyous and exhilarating activity just for the sheer fun of it. The play and humor of the present-day races are largely derived from the Adamic stock. The Adamites all had a great appreciation of music as well as a keen sense of humor.
74:6.8 (835.2) Gennemsnitsalderen for forlovelse var atten år, og disse unge påbegyndte derefter på en to års undervisningsforløb som forberedelse til at påtage sig ægteskabelige forpligtelser. Ved tyveårsalderen var de berettigede til ægteskab; og efter giftermålet begyndte de deres livsværk eller påbegyndte særlig forberedelse til det.		74:6.8 (835.2) The average age of betrothal was eighteen, and these youths then entered upon a two years’ course of instruction in preparation for the assumption of marital responsibilities. At twenty they were eligible for marriage; and after marriage they began their lifework or entered upon special preparation therefor.
74:6.9 (835.3) Nogle senere efterfølgende nationers skik med at tillade kongelige familier, som angiveligt nedstammede fra guderne, at bortgifte søstrene med deres brødre, stammer fra traditioner hos Adams efterkommer - som nødvendigvis skal gifte sig med hinanden. Vielserne for familiemedlemmerne af første og anden generation i haven var altid udført af Adam og Eva.		74:6.9 (835.3) The practice of some subsequent nations of permitting the royal families, supposedly descended from the gods, to marry brother to sister, dates from the traditions of the Adamic offspring—mating, as they must needs, with one another. The marriage ceremonies of the first and second generations of the Garden were always performed by Adam and Eve.
7. Livet i haven ^top		7. Life in the Garden ^top
74:7.1 (835.4) Med undtagelse af fire år i de vestlige skoler boede og arbejdede Adams børn "mod øst i Eden". De blev trænet intellektuelt, indtil de var seksten år i overensstemmelse med metoderne fra skolerne i Jerusem. Fra 16 til 20 år blev de undervist i Urantias skoler i den anden ende af haven, hvor de også virkede som lærere for de små klasser.		74:7.1 (835.4) The children of Adam, except for four years’ attendance at the western schools, lived and worked in the “east of Eden.” They were trained intellectually until they were sixteen in accordance with the methods of the Jerusem schools. From sixteen to twenty they were taught in the Urantia schools at the other end of the Garden, serving there also as teachers in the lower grades.
74:7.2 (835.5) Hele formålet med det vestlige skolesystem af Eden var social tilpasning. Formiddagsperioderne var afsat til praktisk havebrug og landbrug, eftermiddagsperioderne til konkurrencedygtige lege. Aftenen var ansat til socialt samvær og dyrkning af personlige venskaber. Religiøs og seksuel uddannelse blev betragtet som en opgave for hjemmet, en forpligtigelse for forældrene.		74:7.2 (835.5) The entire purpose of the western school system of the Garden was socialization. The forenoon periods of recess were devoted to practical horticulture and agriculture, the afternoon periods to competitive play. The evenings were employed in social intercourse and the cultivation of personal friendships. Religious and sexual training were regarded as the province of the home, the duty of parents.
74:7.3 (835.6) Undervisningsprogrammet i disse skoler omfattede undervisning i følgende:		74:7.3 (835.6) The teaching in these schools included instruction regarding:
74:7.4 (835.7) 1. Sundhed og kropspleje.		74:7.4 (835.7) 1. Health and the care of the body.
74:7.5 (835.8) 2. Den gyldne regel, normen for socialt samvær.		74:7.5 (835.8) 2. The golden rule, the standard of social intercourse.
74:7.6 (835.9) 3. Forholdet af individuelle rettigheder til gruppe rettigheder og til fællesskabets socialforpligtelse.		74:7.6 (835.9) 3. The relation of individual rights to group rights and community obligations.
74:7.7 (835.10) 4. Jordens forskellige racers historie og kultur.		74:7.7 (835.10) 4. History and culture of the various earth races.
74:7.8 (835.11) 5. Metoder til at fremme og forbedre verdenshandelen.		74:7.8 (835.11) 5. Methods of advancing and improving world trade.
74:7.9 (835.12) 6. Koordinering af modstridende pligter og følelser.		74:7.9 (835.12) 6. Co-ordination of conflicting duties and emotions.
74:7.10 (835.13) 7. Dyrkningen af leg, humor, og konkurrencedygtige erstatninger for fysisk kamp.		74:7.10 (835.13) 7. The cultivation of play, humor, and competitive substitutes for physical fighting.
74:7.11 (835.14) Skolerne, og faktisk enhver aktivitet i haven, var altid åben for besøgende. Ubevæbnede observatører havde i korte besøg frit adgang til Eden. For længere ophold i haven måtte en Urantianer "godkendes." Han blev instrueret i planen og formålet med Adams overdragelse. Han måtte tilkendegivet sin hensigt om at deltage i dette arbejde, og derefter erklære sin loyalitet til Adams samfundsstyre og den åndelig suverænitet af den Universelle Fader.		74:7.11 (835.14) The schools, in fact every activity of the Garden, were always open to visitors. Unarmed observers were freely admitted to Eden for short visits. To sojourn in the Garden a Urantian had to be “adopted.” He received instructions in the plan and purpose of the Adamic bestowal, signified his intention to adhere to this mission, and then made declaration of loyalty to the social rule of Adam and the spiritual sovereignty of the Universal Father.
74:7.12 (836.1) Lovene i haven var baseret på de ældre forskrifter i Dalamatia og blev bekendtgjort under syv hovedområder:		74:7.12 (836.1) The laws of the Garden were based on the older codes of Dalamatia and were promulgated under seven heads:
74:7.13 (836.2) 1. Lovgivningen om sundhed og sanitet.		74:7.13 (836.2) 1. The laws of health and sanitation.
74:7.14 (836.3) 2. De sociale bestemmelser i haven.		74:7.14 (836.3) 2. The social regulations of the Garden.
74:7.15 (836.4) 3. Bestemmelserne om udveksling af råvarer og handel.		74:7.15 (836.4) 3. The code of trade and commerce.
74:7.16 (836.5) 4. Lovene om rent og ærligt spil og konkurrence.		74:7.16 (836.5) 4. The laws of fair play and competition.
74:7.17 (836.6) 5. Lovene for hjemmelivet.		74:7.17 (836.6) 5. The laws of home life.
74:7.18 (836.7) 6. De civilretslige bestemmelser i den gyldne regel.		74:7.18 (836.7) 6. The civil codes of the golden rule.
74:7.19 (836.8) 7. De syv buds øverste moralsk adfærd.		74:7.19 (836.8) 7. The seven commands of supreme moral rule.
74:7.20 (836.9) Edens moralske lov var lidt anderledes end de syv bud i Dalamatia. Men Adamiterne lærte yderligere mange andre grunde til disse påbud. For eksempel når det gjaldt forbuddet mod mord, så blev den iboende Tankeretter præsenteret som en grund til ikke at ødelægge menneskeliv. De lærte, at »den, som udgyder menneskeblod, hans blod skal af mennesker blive udgydt, thi Gud har gjort mennesket i sit billede."		74:7.20 (836.9) The moral law of Eden was little different from the seven commandments of Dalamatia. But the Adamites taught many additional reasons for these commands; for instance, regarding the injunction against murder, the indwelling of the Thought Adjuster was presented as an additional reason for not destroying human life. They taught that “whoso sheds man’s blood by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made he man.”
74:7.21 (836.10) Tidspunktet for den offentlige gudstjeneste i Eden var middagstid; solnedgang var timen for tilbedelse i familien. Adam gjorde sit bedste for at fraråde brugen af faste bønner, og underviste om at bønnen for at være effektiv måtte være helt individuel, at den måtte være " sjælens ønske" men Edeniterne fortsatte med at bruge bønner og formularer som var gået i arv fra tiderne i Dalamatia. Adam forsøgte også at erstatte ofringer med blod i de religiøse ceremonier med udbud af jordens frugter, men han havde gjort få fremskridt inden haven gik i opløsning.		74:7.21 (836.10) The public worship hour of Eden was noon; sunset was the hour of family worship. Adam did his best to discourage the use of set prayers, teaching that effective prayer must be wholly individual, that it must be the “desire of the soul”; but the Edenites continued to use the prayers and forms handed down from the times of Dalamatia. Adam also endeavored to substitute the offerings of the fruit of the land for the blood sacrifices in the religious ceremonies but had made little progress before the disruption of the Garden.
74:7.22 (836.11) Adam forsøgte at undervise menneskeracerne i ligestilling mellem kønnene. Den måde Eva arbejdede ved siden af hendes mand gjorde et dybt indtryk på alle beboere i haven. Adam lærte dem absolut, at kvinden er ligeværdig med manden, begge bidrager de til livsfaktorer, som forener sig og danner et nyt væsen. Hidtil havde menneskeheden antaget, at al forplantning boede i " faderens lænd." De havde betragtet moderens funktion til kun at nære den ufødte og pleje den ammende nyfødte.		74:7.22 (836.11) Adam endeavored to teach the races sex equality. The way Eve worked by the side of her husband made a profound impression upon all dwellers in the Garden. Adam definitely taught them that the woman, equally with the man, contributes those life factors which unite to form a new being. Theretofore, mankind had presumed that all procreation resided in the “loins of the father.” They had looked upon the mother as being merely a provision for nurturing the unborn and nursing the newborn.
74:7.23 (836.12) Adam underviste sine samtidige alt de kunne forstå, men der var ikke meget, relativt set. Ikke desto mindre så de mere intelligente af jordens menneskeracer ivrigt frem til det tidspunkt, hvor de ville få lov til at gifte sig med de højerestående børn af den violette race. Sikken en anden verden Urantia ville være blevet, hvis denne store plan for racernes forbedring var blevet gennemført! Selv om det gik som det gjorde blev resultatet af den lille mængde blod fra denne importerede race en stor gevinst som tilfældigvis kom de evolutionære folkeslag til gavn.		74:7.23 (836.12) Adam taught his contemporaries all they could comprehend, but that was not very much, comparatively speaking. Nevertheless, the more intelligent of the races of earth looked forward eagerly to the time when they would be permitted to intermarry with the superior children of the violet race. And what a different world Urantia would have become if this great plan of uplifting the races had been carried out! Even as it was, tremendous gains resulted from the small amount of the blood of this imported race which the evolutionary peoples incidentally secured.
74:7.24 (836.13) Således arbejdede Adam for velfærd og forbedring af den verden hvor han boede. Det var en vanskelig opgave at føre disse blandede og andet end racerene folk på en bedre vej.		74:7.24 (836.13) And thus did Adam work for the welfare and uplift of the world of his sojourn. But it was a difficult task to lead these mixed and mongrel peoples in the better way.
8. Skabeelseslegenden ^top		8. The Legend of Creation ^top
74:8.1 (836.14) Historien om skabelsen af Urantia på seks dage var baseret på traditionen om at Adam og Eva havde brugt bare seks dage i deres oprindelige undersøgelse af haven. Denne omstændighed gav næsten et hellig stempel af ugen som tidsperiode. Ugen blev oprindeligt indført af dalamatierne. Det var ikke forudbestemt at Adam ville bruge seks dage til at inspicere haven og formulere de foreløbige organisationsplaner. Det blev udarbejdet fra dag til dag. Udvælgelsen af den syvende dag til tilbedelse var helt sekundært i forhold til de faktiske omstændigheder som hermed er beskrevet.		74:8.1 (836.14) The story of the creation of Urantia in six days was based on the tradition that Adam and Eve had spent just six days in their initial survey of the Garden. This circumstance lent almost sacred sanction to the time period of the week, which had been originally introduced by the Dalamatians. Adam’s spending six days inspecting the Garden and formulating preliminary plans for organization was not prearranged; it was worked out from day to day. The choosing of the seventh day for worship was wholly incidental to the facts herewith narrated.
74:8.2 (837.1) Legenden om at verden blev skabt på seks dage var en eftertanke, faktisk mere end tredive tusinde år bagefter. En del af fortællingen, solen og månens pludselige tilsynekomst - kan være opstået fra sagnene om at verden kom ud fra en tæt rumsky af små stofpartikler, som længe havde skjult både sol og måne.		74:8.2 (837.1) The legend of the making of the world in six days was an afterthought, in fact, more than thirty thousand years afterwards. One feature of the narrative, the sudden appearance of the sun and moon, may have taken origin in the traditions of the onetime sudden emergence of the world from a dense space cloud of minute matter which had long obscured both sun and moon.
74:8.3 (837.2) Historien om at Eva blev skabt ud af Adams ribben er en forvirret sammenblanding af Adams ankomst og den himmelske kirurgi i forbindelse med udveksling af levende substanser forbundet med Planetprinsens kommende legemlige personale mere end fire hundred og halvtreds tusind år tidligere.		74:8.3 (837.2) The story of creating Eve out of Adam’s rib is a confused condensation of the Adamic arrival and the celestial surgery connected with the interchange of living substances associated with the coming of the corporeal staff of the Planetary Prince more than four hundred and fifty thousand years previously.
74:8.4 (837.3) Størstedelen af verdens befolkninger er blevet påvirket af den tradition, at Adam og Eva havde fysiske legemer skabt til dem ved deres ankomst på Urantia. Troen på at mennesket var blevet skabt af ler blev spredt over næsten hele den østlige halvkugle. Denne tradition kan spores fra de Filippinske øer, verden rundt hele vejen til Afrika. Mange grupper accepteret denne historie om, at mennesket er opstået af ler gennem en særlig form for skabelse i stedet for de tidligere trosopfattelser om den igangværende skabelse - evolution.		74:8.4 (837.3) The majority of the world’s peoples have been influenced by the tradition that Adam and Eve had physical forms created for them upon their arrival on Urantia. The belief in man’s having been created from clay was well-nigh universal in the Eastern Hemisphere; this tradition can be traced from the Philippine Islands around the world to Africa. And many groups accepted this story of man’s clay origin by some form of special creation in the place of the earlier beliefs in progressive creation—evolution.
74:8.5 (837.4) Udenfor indflydelse fra Dalamatia og Eden, lænede menneskeheden til opfattelse af den gradvise opstigning af den menneskelige race. Evolutionens faktum er ikke en moderne opdagelse. Fortidens mennesker forstod den langsomme og evolutionære karakter af menneskets udvikling. De tidlige grækere havde klare ideer om dette på trods af deres nærhed til Mesopotamien. Selv om de forskellige racer på jorden desværre blev forvirret i deres forestillinger om evolutionen, ikke desto mindre, troede og lærte mange af de primitive stammer at de var efterkommere af forskellige dyr. Primitive folkeslag tog for skik at udvælge til deres "totem" dyr som de formodede at de stammede fra. Visse nordamerikanske indianerstammer troede de stammede fra bævere og prærieulve. Visse afrikanske stammer hævder, at de nedstammer fra hyænen, en malaysisk stamme fra lemur, en New Guinea gruppe fra papegøjen.		74:8.5 (837.4) Away from the influences of Dalamatia and Eden, mankind tended toward the belief in the gradual ascent of the human race. The fact of evolution is not a modern discovery; the ancients understood the slow and evolutionary character of human progress. The early Greeks had clear ideas of this despite their proximity to Mesopotamia. Although the various races of earth became sadly mixed up in their notions of evolution, nevertheless, many of the primitive tribes believed and taught that they were the descendants of various animals. Primitive peoples made a practice of selecting for their “totems” the animals of their supposed ancestry. Certain North American Indian tribes believed they originated from beavers and coyotes. Certain African tribes teach that they are descended from the hyena, a Malay tribe from the lemur, a New Guinea group from the parrot.
74:8.6 (837.5) Babylonierne, på grund af den umiddelbare kontakt med resterne af den adamiske civilisation, udvidede og forskønnede historien om menneskets skabelse; de hævdede, at mennesket nedstammede direkte fra guderne. De holdt sig til en aristokratisk oprindelse for mennesket, som også var uforenelig med læren om at mennesket var skabt af ler.		74:8.6 (837.5) The Babylonians, because of immediate contact with the remnants of the civilization of the Adamites, enlarged and embellished the story of man’s creation; they taught that he had descended directly from the gods. They held to an aristocratic origin for the race which was incompatible with even the doctrine of creation out of clay.
74:8.7 (837.6) Det Gamle Testamentes skabelsesberetning daterer sig fra en tid langt efter Moses; han lærte aldrig hebræerne sådan en forvrænget historie. Men han præsenterede en enkel og kondenseret fortælling om skabelsen til israelitterne, i håb om derved at styrke sin opfordring til at tilbede Skaberen, den Universelle Fader, som han kaldte Herren, Israels Gud.		74:8.7 (837.6) The Old Testament account of creation dates from long after the time of Moses; he never taught the Hebrews such a distorted story. But he did present a simple and condensed narrative of creation to the Israelites, hoping thereby to augment his appeal to worship the Creator, the Universal Father, whom he called the Lord God of Israel.
74:8.8 (837.7) I sin tidligste undervisning, forsøgte Moses klogt nok ikke at gå tilbage fra Adams tid, og da Moses var hebræerne øverste lærer, blev historierne om Adam tæt forbundet med skabelsesberetningen. Det forhold at de tidligere traditioner kendte til en civilisation før Adams fremgår klart af, at senere tekstbearbejdere, der havde til hensigt at udrydde enhver henvisning til menneskelige forhold før Adams tid, forsømte at fjerne afslørende henvisning til Kains emigration til "landet Nod", hvor han tog sig en hustru.		74:8.8 (837.7) In his early teachings, Moses very wisely did not attempt to go back of Adam’s time, and since Moses was the supreme teacher of the Hebrews, the stories of Adam became intimately associated with those of creation. That the earlier traditions recognized pre-Adamic civilization is clearly shown by the fact that later editors, intending to eradicate all reference to human affairs before Adam’s time, neglected to remove the telltale reference to Cain’s emigration to the “land of Nod,” where he took himself a wife.
74:8.9 (838.1) Hebræerne havde i lang tid efter deres ankomst til Palæstina intet udbredt skriftsprog. De lærte at anvende et alfabet fra deres tilstødende naboer, filistrene, som var politiske flygtninge fra den højerestående civilisation på Kreta. Hebræerne helligede sig først til lidt skrivning omkring 900 f.Kr., og fordi de ikke havde noget skriftsprog før dette sene tidspunkt, cirkulerede der flere forskellige skabelsesberetninger blandt dem, men efter fangenskabet i Babylon, hældede de mere mod at acceptere en ændret mesopotamisk version.		74:8.9 (838.1) The Hebrews had no written language in general usage for a long time after they reached Palestine. They learned the use of an alphabet from the neighboring Philistines, who were political refugees from the higher civilization of Crete. The Hebrews did little writing until about 900 b.c., and having no written language until such a late date, they had several different stories of creation in circulation, but after the Babylonian captivity they inclined more toward accepting a modified Mesopotamian version.
74:8.10 (838.2) Jødisk tradition blev krystalliseret om Moses, og fordi han forsøgte at spore afstamning af Abraham tilbage til Adam, antog jøderne, at Adam var den første af hele menneskeslægten. Jahve var skaberen, og eftersom at Adam skulle være den første mand, måtte Jahve have skabt verden lige før han skabte Adam. Siden blev traditionen om Adams seks dage vævet ind i historien, med det resultat, at næsten tusind år efter Moses ophold på jorden blev traditionen med skabelsen på seks dage nedskrevet og efterfølgende tilskrevet Moses.		74:8.10 (838.2) Jewish tradition became crystallized about Moses, and because he endeavored to trace the lineage of Abraham back to Adam, the Jews assumed that Adam was the first of all mankind. Yahweh was the creator, and since Adam was supposed to be the first man, he must have made the world just prior to making Adam. And then the tradition of Adam’s six days got woven into the story, with the result that almost a thousand years after Moses’ sojourn on earth the tradition of creation in six days was written out and subsequently credited to him.
74:8.11 (838.3) Da de jødiske præster vendte tilbage til Jerusem, havde de allerede færdigskrevet deres fortælling om altings begyndelse. Snart hævdede de, at denne redegørelse var en nyligt opdaget historie om skabelsen skrevet af Moses. Men samtidens hebræere omkring 500 f.Kr. anerkendte ikke disse skrifter for at være guddommelige åbenbaringer; de så på dem næsten som senere folk betragter mytologiske fortællinger.		74:8.11 (838.3) When the Jewish priests returned to Jerusalem, they had already completed the writing of their narrative of the beginning of things. Soon they made claims that this recital was a recently discovered story of creation written by Moses. But the contemporary Hebrews of around 500 b.c. did not consider these writings to be divine revelations; they looked upon them much as later peoples regard mythological narratives.
74:8.12 (838.4) Dette falske dokument, som blev anset for at være Moses lære, blev bragt til Ptolemæus kendskab. Han var en græsk konge af Ægypten, som fik det oversat til græsk af en kommission af halvfjerds lærde til sit nye bibliotek i Alexandria. Så fandt denne redegørelse sin plads blandt de skrifter som senere er blevet en del af de senere samlinger af de "hellige skrifter" i hebræernes og i de kristnes religion. En identifikation med disse teologiske systemer, førte til at sådanne begreber i lang tid havde en dybtgående påvirkning af filosofien hos mange af Vestens folk.		74:8.12 (838.4) This spurious document, reputed to be the teachings of Moses, was brought to the attention of Ptolemy, the Greek king of Egypt, who had it translated into Greek by a commission of seventy scholars for his new library at Alexandria. And so this account found its place among those writings which subsequently became a part of the later collections of the “sacred scriptures” of the Hebrew and Christian religions. And through identification with these theological systems, such concepts for a long time profoundly influenced the philosophy of many Occidental peoples.
74:8.13 (838.5) De kristne lærere fastholdt troen på at menneskeheden var blevet skabt på befaling, og alt dette førte direkte til fremkomsten af hypotesen om at der én gang var en guldalder med utopisk lyksalighed og til teorien om menneskets eller overmenneskets fald som en forklaring til den ikke utopiske tilstand af samfundet. Disse livssyn og menneskets plads i universet var i bedste fald nedslående fordi det byggede på en tro på tilbageskridt snarere end på fremskridt, samtidig som den antydede en hævngerrig guddom, som havde udgydt sin vrede over menneskeheden som gengældelse for de fejl visse tidligere planetariske administratorer havde begået.		74:8.13 (838.5) The Christian teachers perpetuated the belief in the fiat creation of the human race, and all this led directly to the formation of the hypothesis of a onetime golden age of utopian bliss and the theory of the fall of man or superman which accounted for the nonutopian condition of society. These outlooks on life and man’s place in the universe were at best discouraging since they were predicated upon a belief in retrogression rather than progression, as well as implying a vengeful Deity, who had vented wrath upon the human race in retribution for the errors of certain onetime planetary administrators.
74:8.14 (838.6) Den "guldalder" er en myte, men Eden var en kendsgerning, og havens civilisation brød virkelig sammen. Adam og Eva virkede i haven i et hundred og sytten år, indtil de på grund af Evas utålmodighed og Adams fejlskøn, tog den frihed at afvige fra den foreskrevne vej og dermed hurtigt bragte katastrofe over sig selv og ødelæggende retardering over Urantias udviklingsmæssige fremskridt		74:8.14 (838.6) The “golden age” is a myth, but Eden was a fact, and the Garden civilization was actually overthrown. Adam and Eve carried on in the Garden for one hundred and seventeen years when, through the impatience of Eve and the errors of judgment of Adam, they presumed to turn aside from the ordained way, speedily bringing disaster upon themselves and ruinous retardation upon the developmental progression of all Urantia.
74:8.15 (838.7) [Fortalt af SolonIa, det serafiske "stemme i haven."]		74:8.15 (838.7) [Narrated by Solonia, the seraphic “voice in the Garden.”]