創世記5:6-24

5:6 塞特活到一百零五歲，生了以挪士。
5:7 塞特生以挪士之後，又活了八百零七年，並且生兒養女。
5:8 塞特共活了九百一十二歲就死了。
5:9 以挪士活到九十歲，生了該南。
5:10 以挪士生該南之後，又活了八百一十五年，並且生兒養女。
5:11 以挪士共活了九百零五歲就死了。
5:12 該南活到七十歲，生了瑪勒列。
5:13 該南生瑪勒列之後，又活了八百四十年，並且生兒養女。
5:14 該南共活了九百一十歲就死了。
5:15 瑪勒列活到六十五歲，生了雅列。
5:16 瑪勒列生雅列之後，又活了八百三十年，並且生兒養女。
5:17 瑪勒列共活了八百九十五歲就死了。
5:18 雅列活到一百六十二歲，生了以諾。
5:19 雅列生以諾之後，又活了八百年，並且生兒養女。
5:20 雅列共活了九百六十二歲就死了。
5:21 以諾活到六十五歲，生了瑪土撒拉。
5:22 以諾生瑪土撒拉之後，與上帝同行三百年，並且生兒養女。
5:23 以諾共活了三百六十五歲。
5:24 以諾與上帝同行，上帝將他取去，他就不在世了。

⁶ When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. ⁷ After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. ⁸ Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
⁹ When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. ¹⁰ After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹¹ Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
¹² When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. ¹³ After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁴ Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
¹⁵ When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. ¹⁶ After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷ Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
¹⁸ When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. ¹⁹ After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. ²⁰ Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
²¹ When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. ²² After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. ²³ Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. ²⁴ Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

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    以諾是一位與上帝同行300年的人，而他與上帝同行是在生瑪土撒拉以後。雖然他得年歲比起當時其他的人還要短，但是「以諾與上帝同行，上帝將他取去，他就不在世了」！表示他是一位被提的人，是上帝所特別對待的人，雖然不在世，卻在上帝那裡到永遠，這是每一位被上帝所拯救的人之樣式，如同摩西、如同以利亞，甚至主耶穌的升天，也就如同被提的人，將來我們屬主的人也要被提！

    說到被提不能不讀讀保羅的描述：「我們現在照主的話告訴你們一件事：我們這活著還存留到主降臨的人，斷不能在那已經睡了的人之先。因為主必親自從天降臨，有呼叫的聲音和天使長的聲音，又有上帝的號吹響；那在基督裡死了的人必先復活。以後我們這活著還存留的人必和他們一同被提到雲裡，在空中與主相遇。這樣，我們就要和主永遠同在。」（帖撒羅尼迦前4:15-17）

    我們當存著這樣的盼望來面對生與死，我們雖然有一天要離開這世界，不是進入永無止境的痛苦中，而是要和主永遠同在，這是美得無比的事，也是我們相信苦難之後必有福樂的盼望，讓我們勇敢向前行，如同以諾與上帝同行300年！