Fragmenda

Scripture

1 Paralipomenon 1–2

Book Introduction

These Books are called by the Greek interpreters, Paralipomenon, that is, of things left out, or omitted; because they are a kind of a supplement of such things as were passed over in the books of the Kings. The Hebrews call them Dibre Haijamim, that is, The words of the days, or The Chronicles.—Not that they are the books which are so often quoted in the Kings, under the title of the words of the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Juda: for the books of Paralipomenon were written after the books of Kings: but because in all probability they have been abridged from those ancient words of the days, by Esdras or some other sacred writer.

1 Paralipomenon 1

The genealogy of the patriarchs down to Abraham: The posterity of Abraham and of Esau.

1 Adam, Seth, Enos,
2 

Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,

3 

Henoc, Mathusale, Lamech,

4 

Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.

5 

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.

6 

And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma.

7 

And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.

8 

The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chanaan.

9 

And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.

10 

Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth.

11 

But Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and Nephtuim,

12 

Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came the Philistines, and Caphtorim.

13 

And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and the Hethite,

14 

And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,

15 

And the Hevite, and the Aracite, and the Sinite,

16 

And the Aradian, and the Samarite, and the Hamathite.

17 

The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.

18 

And Arphaxad begot Sale, and Sale begot Heber.

19 

And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Jectan.

20 

And Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, and Jare,

21 

And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla,

22 

And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba,

23 

And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan.

24 

Sem, Arphaxad, Sale,

25 

Heber, Phaleg, Ragau,

26 

Serug, Nachor, Thare,

27 

Abram, this is Abraham.

28 

And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel.

29 

And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,

30 

And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,

31 

Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of Ismahel.

32 

And the sons of Cetura, Abraham’s concubine, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin.

33 

And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura.

34 

And Abraham begot Isaac: and his sons were Esau and Israel.

35 

The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.

36 

The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, and by Thamna, Amalec.

37 

The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza.

38 

The sons of Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.

39 

The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.

40 

The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi, and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia, and Ana. The son of Ana: Dison.

41 

The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and Charan.

42 

The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons of Disan: Hus and Aran.

43 

Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Denaba.

44 

And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned in his stead.

45 

And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.

46 

And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, and he defeated the Madianites in the land of Moab: the name of his city was Avith.

47 

And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned in his stead.

48 

Semla also died, and Saul of Rohoboth, which is near the river, reigned in his stead.

49 

And when Saul was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor reigned in his stead.

50 

He also died, and Adad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.

51 

And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth,

52 

Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,

53 

Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,

54 

Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of Edom.


1 Paralipomenon 2

The twelve tribes of Israel. The genealogy of Juda down to David. Other genealogies of the tribe of Juda.

1 

And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon,

2 

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephtali, Gad, and Aser.

3 

The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.

4 

And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five.

5 

And the sons of Phares, were Hesron and Hamul.

6 

And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.

7 

And the sons of Charmi: Achar, who troubled Israel, and sinned by the theft of the anathema.

8 

The sons of Ethan: Azarias,

9 

And the sons of Hesron that were born to him: Jerameel, and Ram, and Calubi.

10 

And Ram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Nahasson, prince of the children of Juda.

11 

And Nahasson begot Salma, the father of Booz.

12 

And Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot Isai.

13 

And Isai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,

14 

The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai,

15 

The sixth Asom, the seventh David.

16 

And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.

17 

And Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ismahelite.

18 

And Caleb the son of Hesron took a wife named Azuba, of whom he had Jerioth: and her sons were Jaser, and Sobab, and Ardon.

19 

And when Azuba was dead, Caleb took to wife Ephrata: who bore him Hur.

20 

And Hur begot Uri: and Uri begot Bezeleel.

21 

And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore years old: and she bore him Segub.

22 

And Segub begot Jair, and he had three and twenty cities in the land of Galaad.

23 

And he took Gessur, and Aram the towns of Jair, and Canath, and the villages thereof, threescore cities. All these, the sons of Machir father of Galaad.

24 

And when Hesron was dead, Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of Thecua.

25 

And the sons of Jerameel the firstborn of Hesron, were Ram his firstborn, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and Achia.

26 

And Jerameel married another wife, named Atara, who was the mother of Onam.

27 

And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel, were Moos, Jamin, and Achar.

28 

And Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur.

29 

And the name of Abisur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahobban, and Molid.

30 

And the sons of Nadab were Saled and Apphaim. And Saled died without children.

31 

But the son of Apphaim was Jesi: and Jesi begot Sesan. And Sesan begot Oholai.

32 

And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether also died without children.

33 

But Jonathan begot Phaleth, and Ziza. These were the sons of Jerameel.

34 

And Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an Egyptian, named Jeraa.

35 

And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei.

36 

And Ethei begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad.

37 

And Zabad begot Ophlal, and Ophlal begot Obed.

38 

Obed begot Jehu, Jehu begot Azarias.

39 

Azarias begot Helles, and Helles begot Elasa.

40 

Elasa begot Sisamoi, Sisamoi begot Sellum,

41 

Sellum begot Icamia, and Icamia begot Elisama.

42 

Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Mesa his firstborn, who was the father of Siph: and the sons of Maresa father of Hebron.

43 

And the sons of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and Samma.

44 

And Samma begot Raham, the father of Jercaam, and Recem begot Sammai.

45 

The son of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of Bethsur.

46 

And Epha the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Mosa, and Gezez. And Haran begot Gezez.

47 

And the sons of Jahaddai, Rogom, and Joathan, and Gesan, and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph.

48 

And Maacha the concubine of Caleb bore Saber, and Tharana.

49 

And Saaph the father of Madmena begot Sue the father of Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.

50 

These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur the firstborn of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim.

51 

Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of Bethgader.

52 

And Sobal the father of Cariathiarim had sons: he that saw half of the places of rest.

53 

And of the kindred of Cariathiarim, the Jethrites, and Aphuthites, and Semathites, and Maserites. Of them came the Saraites, and Esthaolites.

54 

The sons of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of Sarai.

55 

And the families of the scribes that dwell in Jabes, singing and making melody, and abiding in tents. These are the Cinites, who came of Calor (Chamath) father of the house of Rechab.

Catechism

An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Lesson 14, Question 153

153 Q. Are actual sins ever remitted by Baptism?

A. Actual sins and all the punishment due to them are remitted by Baptism, if the person baptized be guilty of any.

We know that Baptism remits Original Sin. But suppose a person is not baptized till he is twenty-five or thirty years old; he has surely committed some sins since he was seven years of age—the time at which he received the use of reason. Now the question asks, Are all his sins, those he committed himself as well as the Original Sin, forgiven by Baptism? The answer is, Yes. All his sins are forgiven, so that he has not to confess them. But he must be heartily sorry for them and have the firm determination of never committing them again, just as in confession. Moreover, that he may not have to confess these sins, we must be absolutely certain that he was never baptized before. Besides remitting the sins themselves, Baptism remits all the temporal punishment due to them.

In the Sacrament of Penance the sinner is saved from the eternal punishment—that is, Hell—and from part of the temporal punishment. But although the sins have been forgiven, the sinner must make satisfaction to God for the insult offered by his sins.

Therefore, he must suffer punishment in this world or in Purgatory. We call this punishment temporal, because it will not last forever. You can make this satisfaction to God while on earth, and thus avoid much of the temporal punishment by prayers, fasting, gaining indulgences, alms, and good works; and even by bearing your sufferings, trials, and afflictions patiently, and offering them up to God in satisfaction for your sins.

In Baptism both the eternal and temporal debt are washed away; so that if a person just baptized died immediately, he would go directly to Heaven, not to Purgatory: because persons go to Purgatory to pay off the temporal debt. Neither could that person gain an indulgence, because indulgences are only to help us to pay the temporal debt. Neither could that person receive the Sacrament of Penance, because Penance remits only sin committed after Baptism, and that person had no sins to remit, because he died just after receiving Baptism. See, then, the goodness of Our Lord in instituting Baptism, to forgive everything and leave us as free from guilt as our first parents were when God created them.