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THE FIRST HUMAN FAMILY
POGLAVLJE 63 : PRVA LJUDSKA OBITELJ
1955 63:0.1 URANTIA was registered as an inhabited world when the first two human beings—the twins—were eleven years old, and before they had become the parents of the first-born of the second generation of actual human beings. And the archangel message from Salvington, on this occasion of formal planetary recognition, closed with these words:
2014 63:0.1 URANTIJA je registrirana kao naseljeni svijet kad su prva dva ljudska bića-- blizanci--imala jedanaest godina i prije nego što su postali roditelji prvog djeteta iz druge generacije stvarnih ljudskih bića. I ovom prilikom, kad je Urantija službeno priznata kao naseljeni planet, arhanđelska se poruka sa Salvingtona završila ovim riječima:
1955 63:0.2 “Man-mind has appeared on 606 of Satania, and these parents of the new race shall be called Andon and Fonta. And all archangels pray that these creatures may speedily be endowed with the personal indwelling of the gift of the spirit of the Universal Father.”
2014 63:0.2 "Ljudski um se javio na planetu 606 Sistema Satanije i ovi će se roditelji nove rase zvati Andon i Fonta. I neka svi arhanđeli mole da ova bića što prije budu obdarena osobnim duhom, darom Oca Svih."
1955 63:0.3 Andon is the Nebadon name which signifies “the first Fatherlike creature to exhibit human perfection hunger.” Fonta signifies “the first Sonlike creature to exhibit human perfection hunger.” Andon and Fonta never knew these names until they were bestowed upon them at the time of fusion with their Thought Adjusters. Throughout their mortal sojourn on Urantia they called each other Sonta-an and Sonta-en, Sonta-an meaning “loved by mother,” Sonta-en signifying “loved by father.” They gave themselves these names, and the meanings are significant of their mutual regard and affection.
2014 63:0.3 Andon je nebadonsko ime koje znači "prvo stvoreno biće koje naliči Ocu i ispoljava ljudsku žudnju za savršenstvom." Fonta znači "prvo stvoreno biće koje naliči Sinu i ispoljava ljudsku žudnju za savršenstvom." Andon i Fonta su prvi put saznali za ova imena prilikom sjedinjenja sa svojim Misaonim Ispravljačima. Tijekom svog smrtničkog života na Urantiji, zvali su jedno drugo Sonta- an i Sonta-en; Sonta-an znači "osoba koju voli majka," dok Sonta-en znači "osoba koju voli otac." Ova imena su si sami dali i ona svjedoče o njihovoj uzajamnoj ljubavi i poštovanju.
¶ 1. ANDON I FONTA
1. ANDON AND FONTA
1. ANDON I FONTA
1955 63:1.1 In many respects, Andon and Fonta were the most remarkable pair of human beings that have ever lived on the face of the earth. This wonderful pair, the actual parents of all mankind, were in every way superior to many of their immediate descendants, and they were radically different from all of their ancestors, both immediate and remote.
2014 63:1.1 Po mnogo čemu, Andon i Fonta su bili najizvanredniji par ljudskih bića koji je živio na Zemlji. Ovaj je krasni par--istinski roditelji cijelog čovječanstva--po svemu nadilazio svoje neposredne potomke, dok se posve razlikovao od svojih bližih i daljih predaka.
1955 63:1.2 The parents of this first human couple were apparently little different from the average of their tribe, though they were among its more intelligent members, that group which first learned to throw stones and to use clubs in fighting. They also made use of sharp spicules of stone, flint, and bone.
2014 63:1.2 Roditelji ovog prvog ljudskog para su se naizgled tek neznatno razlikovali od svojih prosječnih suplemenika, premda su se ubrajali među inteligentnije članove ove grupe; bilo je to prvo pleme koje je naučilo koristiti kamen i buzdovan u borbi. Pored toga, koristili su oštre krnjevine kamena, kremena i kosti.
1955 63:1.3 While still living with his parents, Andon had fastened a sharp piece of flint on the end of a club, using animal tendons for this purpose, and on no less than a dozen occasions he made good use of such a weapon in saving both his own life and that of his equally adventurous and inquisitive sister, who unfailingly accompanied him on all of his tours of exploration.
2014 63:1.3 Dok su još živjeli sa svojim roditeljima, Andon i Fonta su znali pričvrstiti komad kremena na vrh buzdovana pomoću životinjske tetive i Andon je u desetak slučajeva ovim oružjem spasio kako svoj tako i život svoje sestre, koja je bila jednakopustolovna i radoznala i koja ga je pratila pri svim njegovim istraživačkim pohodima.
1955 63:1.4 The decision of Andon and Fonta to flee from the Primates tribes implies a quality of mind far above the baser intelligence which characterized so many of their later descendants who stooped to mate with their retarded cousins of the simian tribes. But their vague feeling of being something more than mere animals was due to the possession of personality and was augmented by the indwelling presence of the Thought Adjusters.
2014 63:1.4 To što su Andon i Fonta odlučili pobjeći iz plemena primata svjedoči o činjenici da je njihovo umno obdarenje daleko nadilazilo nisku inteligenciju mnogih njihovih kasnijih potomaka koji su se unizili parenjem sa čovjekolikim majmunima--svojim bliskim, premda daleko nazadnijim rođacima. A ova slutnja, da su nešto više od životinja prozlazila je iz toga što su posjedovali ličnosti, dok ju je dalje snažilo djelovanje unutarnjih prisutnosti Misaonih Ispravljača.
¶ 2. BIJEG BLIZANACA
2. THE FLIGHT OF THE TWINS
2. BIJEG BLIZANACA
1955 63:2.1 After Andon and Fonta had decided to flee northward, they succumbed to their fears for a time, especially the fear of displeasing their father and immediate family. They envisaged being set upon by hostile relatives and thus recognized the possibility of meeting death at the hands of their already jealous tribesmen. As youngsters, the twins had spent most of their time in each other’s company and for this reason had never been overly popular with their animal cousins of the Primates tribe. Nor had they improved their standing in the tribe by building a separate, and a very superior, tree home.
2014 63:2.1 Nakon što su donijeli odluku da će pobjeći prema sjeveru, Andon i Fonta su zakratko bili podlijegli bojaznima, osobito strahu da se njihov bijeg ne bi dopao njihovu ocu i bližoj obitelji. Zamišljali su kako će ih napasti njihovi neprijateljski raspoloženi rođaci; znali su da su vrlo lako mogli naći smrt u rukama svojih zavidnih suplemenika. Kao djeca, blizanci su provodili najveći dio vremena zajedno, radi čega nikad nisu bili odveć omiljeni među svojim rođacima, životinjama iz plemena primata. Njihovoj omraženosti je dalje doprinijelo to što su si u krošnji drveta izgradili zasebnu i vrlo naprednu nastambu.
1955 63:2.2 And it was in this new home among the treetops, one night after they had been awakened by a violent storm, and as they held each other in fearful and fond embrace, that they finally and fully made up their minds to flee from the tribal habitat and the home treetops.
2014 63:2.2 I u ovoj novoj nastambi skrivenoj visoko u krošnji drveta, nakon što ih je jedne noći probudila žestoka oluja, puni straha i tješeći jedno drugo u naručju, blizanci su konačno donijeli odluku da će pobjeći iz ovog plemena i napustiti svoj dom visoko u krošnji drveta.
1955 63:2.3 They had already prepared a crude treetop retreat some half-day’s journey to the north. This was their secret and safe hiding place for the first day away from the home forests. Notwithstanding that the twins shared the Primates’ deathly fear of being on the ground at nighttime, they sallied forth shortly before nightfall on their northern trek. While it required unusual courage for them to undertake this night journey, even with a full moon, they correctly concluded that they were less likely to be missed and pursued by their tribesmen and relatives. And they safely made their previously prepared rendezvous shortly after midnight.
2014 63:2.3 Već prije su napravili jednostavno sklonište u krošnji drveta, otprilike pola dana hoda prema sjeveru. Bilo je to tajno, sigurno skrovište koje im je poslužilo tijekom prvog dana izbjeglištva. Premda su se bojali mraka (strah od tame je bio svojstven svim primatima), nedugo nakon što se smrklo, nastavili su putovati prema sjeveru. Dok je čak i za punog mjeseca noćno putovanje zahtijevalo veliku hrabrost, ispravno su zaključili da je bilo manje vjerojatno da bi ih njihovi suplemenici i rođaci slijedili i pronašli po noći. I nedugo nakon ponoći, sigurno su sproveli svoj prethodno razrađeni plan.
1955 63:2.4 On their northward journey they discovered an exposed flint deposit and, finding many stones suitably shaped for various uses, gathered up a supply for the future. In attempting to chip these flints so that they would be better adapted for certain purposes, Andon discovered their sparking quality and conceived the idea of building fire. But the notion did not take firm hold of him at the time as the climate was still salubrious and there was little need of fire.
2014 63:2.4 Putujući prema sjeveru, otkrili su površinsku gomilu kremena i kako su našli više pogodno oblikovanih komada, nakupili su veću zalihu. Nastojeći obrusiti kremen kako bi ga učinio podesnijim za korištenje, Andon je zapaliti vatru. Ali kako je klima još uvijek bila pogodna i nije bilo potrebe za vatrom, ova ga se ideja nije naročito dojmila.
1955 63:2.5 But the autumn sun was getting lower in the sky, and as they journeyed northward, the nights grew cooler and cooler. Already they had been forced to make use of animal skins for warmth. Before they had been away from home one moon, Andon signified to his mate that he thought he could make fire with the flint. They tried for two months to utilize the flint spark for kindling a fire but only met with failure. Each day this couple would strike the flints and endeavor to ignite the wood. Finally, one evening about the time of the setting of the sun, the secret of the technique was unraveled when it occurred to Fonta to climb a near-by tree to secure an abandoned bird’s nest. The nest was dry and highly inflammable and consequently flared right up into a full blaze the moment the spark fell upon it. They were so surprised and startled at their success that they almost lost the fire, but they saved it by the addition of suitable fuel, and then began the first search for firewood by the parents of all mankind.
2014 63:2.5 Ali kako je jesenje sunce bivalo sve niže što su više napredovali prema sjeveru, noći su postajale sve hladnije. Hladnoća ih je već bila prinudila da počnu koristiti životinjske kože. Prije prve mjesečeve mjene, Andon je natuknuo Fonti kako vjeruje da bi pomoću kremena bilo moguće zapaliti vatru. I cijela dva mjeseca su to pokušavali učiniti, ali bez uspjeha. Iz dana u dan su uporno kresali kremen. Jedne večeri otprilike oko zalaska sunca, konačno su riješili ovaj problem kad je Fonta došla na ideju da potraži napušteno ptičje gnijezdo. Gnijezdo je bilo suho i lako zapaljivo i čim ga je dotakla varnica, planulo je punim plamenom. Bili su toliko iznenađeni i zaprepašteni svojim uspjehom da se vatra umalo ugasila, ali su se brzo snašli dodavši nešto prikladnog goriva; po prvi put, roditelji cijelog čovječanstva su krenuli u potragu za drvetom za ogrijev.
1955 63:2.6 This was one of the most joyous moments in their short but eventful lives. All night long they sat up watching their fire burn, vaguely realizing that they had made a discovery which would make it possible for them to defy climate and thus forever to be independent of their animal relatives of the southern lands. After three days’ rest and enjoyment of the fire, they journeyed on.
2014 63:2.6 Bio je to jedan od najradosnijih časova u njihovim kratkim ali burnim životima. Cijele su noći sjedili pored vatre, slabo uviđajući da su otkrili nešto što će im omogućiti da se odupru klimi i da zauvijek postanu neovisni o svojim životinjskim rođacima iz južnih zemalja. Nakon što su se tri dana odmarali uživajući u vatri, nastavili su ići prema sjeveru.
1955 63:2.7 The Primates ancestors of Andon had often replenished fire which had been kindled by lightning, but never before had the creatures of earth possessed a method of starting fire at will. But it was a long time before the twins learned that dry moss and other materials would kindle fire just as well as birds’ nests.
2014 63:2.7 Andonovi primatski preci su često bili u stanju očuvati vatru izazvanu gromom, no nikad prije ni jedno zemaljsko biće nije znalo upaliti vatru. Međutim, prošlo je dosta vremena prije nego su naučili da suha mahovina i drugi materijali gore jednako dobro kao ptičja gnijezda.
¶ 3. ANDONOVA OBITELJ
3. ANDON’S FAMILY
3. ANDONOVA OBITELJ
1955 63:3.1 It was almost two years from the night of the twins’ departure from home before their first child was born. They named him Sontad; and Sontad was the first creature to be born on Urantia who was wrapped in protective coverings at the time of birth. The human race had begun, and with this new evolution there appeared the instinct properly to care for the increasingly enfeebled infants which would characterize the progressive development of mind of the intellectual order as contrasted with the more purely animal type.
2014 63:3.1 Prošle su gotovo dvije godine nakon što su blizanci napustili svoje pleme, prije nego su dobili prvo djete. Nazvali su ga Sontad; i Sontad je bio prvo ljudsko biće Urantije koje je po rođenju umotano u zaštitne povoje. Ovo je predstavljalo početak ljudske rase i s ovim se novim evolucijskim događajem javio instinkt koji je ljude naveo da se više posvete podizanju djece koja su izgeneracije u generaciju rađana sve nemoćnija; ovo je označavalo napredni razvoj intelektualnog uma, za razliku od čisto životinjskog.
1955 63:3.2 Andon and Fonta had nineteen children in all, and they lived to enjoy the association of almost half a hundred grandchildren and half a dozen great-grandchildren. The family was domiciled in four adjoining rock shelters, or semicaves, three of which were interconnected by hallways which had been excavated in the soft limestone with flint tools devised by Andon’s children.
2014 63:3.2 Andon i Fonta su imali ukupno devetnaestero djece i živjeli su dovoljno dugo kako bi dobili gotovo pedesetero unučadi i šestoro praunučadi. Obitelj je živjela u četiri uzajamno povezana skloništa ili puluspilje od kojih su tri bile spojene hodnicima iskopanim u mekom vapnencu pomoću oruđa koje su Andonova djeca načinila od kremena.
1955 63:3.3 These early Andonites evinced a very marked clannish spirit; they hunted in groups and never strayed very far from the homesite. They seemed to realize that they were an isolated and unique group of living beings and should therefore avoid becoming separated. This feeling of intimate kinship was undoubtedly due to the enhanced mind ministry of the adjutant spirits.
2014 63:3.3 Ovi su rani Andoniti ispoljavali vrlo snažan klanovski duh; lovili su u grupama i nikad se nisu odveć udaljavali od doma.Izgleda da su uviđali da su bili izolirana i jedinstvena grupa živih bića i da su se stoga trebali držati na okupu. Ovaj osjećaj intimnog srodstva nesumnjivo treba zahvaliti tome da su u njihovim umovima izražajnije djelovali pomoćni duhovi.
1955 63:3.4 Andon and Fonta labored incessantly for the nurture and uplift of the clan. They lived to the age of forty-two, when both were killed at the time of an earthquake by the falling of an overhanging rock. Five of their children and eleven grandchildren perished with them, and almost a score of their descendants suffered serious injuries.
2014 63:3.4 Andon i Fonta su neumorno nastojali podići i unaprijediti svoj klan. Zivjeli su četrdeset dvije godine i oboje su nastradali pod visećom stijenom koja se odronila prilikom zemljotresa. Ovom je prilikom usmrćeno njihovih petoro djece i jedanaestoro unučadi, dok je velik broj drugih potomaka pretrpio ozbiljne ozlijede.
1955 63:3.5 Upon the death of his parents, Sontad, despite a seriously injured foot, immediately assumed the leadership of the clan and was ably assisted by his wife, his eldest sister. Their first task was to roll up stones to effectively entomb their dead parents, brothers, sisters, and children. Undue significance should not attach to this act of burial. Their ideas of survival after death were very vague and indefinite, being largely derived from their fantastic and variegated dream life.
2014 63:3.5 Prilikom smrti svojih roditelja, unatoč ozbiljnoj povredi stopala, Sontad je smjesta preuzeo vodstvo nad klanom, pri čemu mu je uveliko pomogla njegova žena--njegova najstarija sestra. Njihov prvi zadatak je bio kamenom zagraditi svoje mrtve roditelje, braću, sestre i djecu. Ovom pogrebu ne treba pridavati prekomjeran značaj. Njihove su ideje o posmrtnom životu bile vrlo grube i nejasne, jer su uglavnom proizlazile iz fantastičnih i upečatljivih snova.
1955 63:3.6 This family of Andon and Fonta held together until the twentieth generation, when combined food competition and social friction brought about the beginning of dispersion.
2014 63:3.6 Potomci Andona i Fonte su živjeli zajedno dvadeset generacija, a onda su natjecanje za hranu i sve snažnije društveno trenje počeli uzrokovati diolbu.
¶ 4. ANDONITSKI KLANOVI
4. THE ANDONIC CLANS
4. ANDONITSKI KLANOVI
1955 63:4.1 Primitive man—the Andonites—had black eyes and a swarthy complexion, something of a cross between yellow and red. Melanin is a coloring substance which is found in the skins of all human beings. It is the original Andonic skin pigment. In general appearance and skin color these early Andonites more nearly resembled the present-day Eskimo than any other type of living human beings. They were the first creatures to use the skins of animals as a protection against cold; they had little more hair on their bodies than present-day humans.
2014 63:4.1 Primitivni ljudi--Andoniti--su imali crne oči i tamnu put, što je nalikovalo spoju između žute i crvene rase. Melanin, tvar koja je otkrivena u koži svih ljudskih bića, izvorno predstavlja andonitski pigment. Po izgledu i boji kože, ovi rani Andoniti su sličili višedanašnjim Eskimima nego bilo kojem drugom tipu suvremenih ljudskih bića. Oni su bili prvi ljudi koji su koristili životinjske kože kao zaštitu protiv hladnoće; njihova tijela su imala nešto malo više dlake nego tijela suvremenih ljudi.
1955 63:4.2 The tribal life of the animal ancestors of these early men had foreshadowed the beginnings of numerous social conventions, and with the expanding emotions and augmented brain powers of these beings, there was an immediate development in social organization and a new division of clan labor. They were exceedingly imitative, but the play instinct was only slightly developed, and the sense of humor was almost entirely absent. Primitive man smiled occasionally, but he never indulged in hearty laughter. Humor was the legacy of the later Adamic race. These early human beings were not so sensitive to pain nor so reactive to unpleasant situations as were many of the later evolving mortals. Childbirth was not a painful or distressing ordeal to Fonta and her immediate progeny.
2014 63:4.2 U plemenskoj organizaciji životinjskih predaka ovih ranih ljudi dali su se naslutiti začeci brojnih društvenih običaja, a zahvaljajući sve razvijenijim emocijama i uvećanim umnim silama, među ovim se bićima smjesta razvila društvena organizacija i nova podjela rada. Bili su odlični imitatori, premda su imali vrlo slabo razvijen instinkt za igru, dok im je gotovo u cjelosti nedostajao smisao za humor. Primitivni čovjek se povremeno znao nasmijati, ali nikad iz dna duše. Smisao za humor čovječanstvo je naslijedilo od Adamske rase. Ova rana ljudska bića nisu bila jako osjetljiva na bol i neugodne situacije, kako je to slučaj sa suvremenijim ljudima. Fonti i njenom neposrednom potomstvu porođaj nije predstavljao tegobu.
1955 63:4.3 They were a wonderful tribe. The males would fight heroically for the safety of their mates and their offspring; the females were affectionately devoted to their children. But their patriotism was wholly limited to the immediate clan. They were very loyal to their families; they would die without question in defense of their children, but they were not able to grasp the idea of trying to make the world a better place for their grandchildren. Altruism was as yet unborn in the human heart, notwithstanding that all of the emotions essential to the birth of religion were already present in these Urantia aborigines.
2014 63:4.3 Bilo je to izvanredno pleme.Muškarci su se herojski borili za sigurnost svojih družica i svojeg potomstva dok su žene bile svesrdno odane svojoj djeci. Ali njihov je patriotizam u cjelosti bio ograničen na njihov klan. Bili su vrlo odani svojim obiteljima; bezrezervno bi položili život braneći svoju djecu, premda nisu bili u stanju shvatiti da bi se čovjek trebao zalagiati za unaprjeđenje svijeta kako bi ne samo njegova djeca, već i njegova unučad, mogla ugodnije živjeti. Altruizam se još nije bio rodio u ljudskim srcima, unatoč tome što su svi osjećaji bitni za razvoj religije već živjeli u srcima ovih praljudi Uranije.
1955 63:4.4 These early men possessed a touching affection for their comrades and certainly had a real, although crude, idea of friendship. It was a common sight in later times, during their constantly recurring battles with the inferior tribes, to see one of these primitive men valiantly fighting with one hand while he struggled on, trying to protect and save an injured fellow warrior. Many of the most noble and highly human traits of subsequent evolutionary development were touchingly foreshadowed in these primitive peoples.
2014 63:4.4 Ovi su rani ljudi posjedovali dirljivu naklonost prema svojim suplemenicima i stvaran, premda grub, koncept prijateljstva. U skorije doba, tijekom borbi koje su neprestano vodili s nazadnijim plemenima, ovi su se primitivni ljudi često hrabro borili jednom rukom dok su drugom posrčući nastojali zaštititi ili spasiti nekog od svojih povrijeđenih suplemenika. U ovim je primitivnim narodima postojao dirljiv nagovještaj mnogih najplemenitijih i izrazito čovječnih crta koje će označiti kasniji evolucijski razvoj.
1955 63:4.5 The original Andonic clan maintained an unbroken line of leadership until the twenty-seventh generation, when, no male offspring appearing among Sontad’s direct descendants, two rival would-be rulers of the clan fell to fighting for supremacy.
2014 63:4.5 Izvorni andonitski klan je uspio očuvati neprekinut slijed vladara tijekom dvadeset šest generacija, a kako se zatim među Sontadovim neposrednim potomcima nijerodilo muško, dva su se takmaca za klansko vodstvo počela boriti za vlast.
1955 63:4.6 Before the extensive dispersion of the Andonic clans a well-developed language had evolved from their early efforts to intercommunicate. This language continued to grow, and almost daily additions were made to it because of the new inventions and adaptations to environment which were developed by these active, restless, and curious people. And this language became the word of Urantia, the tongue of the early human family, until the later appearance of the colored races.
2014 63:4.6 Prije početka značajnije diobe andonitskih klanova, na temelju njihovih ranih nastojanja da uspostave komunikaciju razvio se dosta napredan jezik. Ovaj je jezik nastavio rasti i gotovo svakodnevno dobijati nove riječi jer je ovaj aktivni, neustrašivi i radoznali narod neprestano iznalazio nove pronalaske i nove načine da se prilagodi okruženju. I sve do pojave obojenih rasa, ovaj je jezik je bio jezik Urantije--jezik rane ljudske obitelji.
1955 63:4.7 As time passed, the Andonic clans grew in number, and the contact of the expanding families developed friction and misunderstandings. Only two things came to occupy the minds of these peoples: hunting to obtain food and fighting to avenge themselves against some real or supposed injustice or insult at the hands of the neighboring tribes.
2014 63:4.7 Kako je vrijeme prolazilo, andonitski klanovi su se više umnožavali i njihovi međusobni kontakti su sve više rezultirali trenjima i nesporazumima. Samo su dvije stvari počele zaokupljati umove ovih naroda: lov, kojim su dobijali hranu, i borba, kojom su se svetili susjednim plemenima za nepravde i uvrede, bilo stvarne ili izmišljene.
1955 63:4.8 Family feuds increased, tribal wars broke out, and serious losses were sustained among the very best elements of the more able and advanced groups. Some of these losses were irreparable; some of the most valuable strains of ability and intelligence were forever lost to the world. This early race and its primitive civilization were threatened with extinction by this incessant warfare of the clans.
2014 63:4.8 Obiteljski posjedi su sve više rasli, plemenski ratovi su bili sve češća pojava i čak su i najbolji članovi sposobnijih i naprednijih grupa bili suočeni sa značajnim gubicima. Kako je neke gubitke bilo nemoguće nadomjestiti, svijet je ovom prilikom izgubio mnoge najvrijednije nasljedne sposobnosti i inteligenciju. Radi neprestanog međuklanskog ratovanja, ova je rana rasa sa svojom primitivnom civilizacijom bila suočena s uništenjem.
1955 63:4.9 It is impossible to induce such primitive beings long to live together in peace. Man is the descendant of fighting animals, and when closely associated, uncultured people irritate and offend each other. The Life Carriers know this tendency among evolutionary creatures and accordingly make provision for the eventual separation of developing human beings into at least three, and more often six, distinct and separate races.
2014 63:4.9 Takva primitivna bića jednostavno nije moguće navesti da zadugo žive u miru. Čovjek je potomak borbenih životinja i kad se veći broj ljudi nađe u neposrednoj blizini, nekulturni ljudi se međusobno vrijeđaju i iritiraju. Nositelji Života znaju za ovu ljudsku tendenciju i radi toga nastoje razdvojiti evolucijska bića u najmanje tri, a vrlo često šest, odvojenih i zasebnih rasa.
¶ 5. RASELJAVANJE ANDONITA
5. DISPERSION OF THE ANDONITES
5. RASELJAVANJE ANDONITA
1955 63:5.1 The early Andon races did not penetrate very far into Asia, and they did not at first enter Africa. The geography of those times pointed them north, and farther and farther north these people journeyed until they were hindered by the slowly advancing ice of the third glacier.
2014 63:5.1 Rane andonitske rase nisu prodrle duboko u Aziju i isprva nisu zalazile u Afriku. Radi ondašnjih geografskih uvjeta, bile su prisiljene poći prema sjeveru; i tako su nastavile ići prema sjeveru, sve dok ih nije zaustavio šireći led trećeg glečera.
1955 63:5.2 Before this extensive ice sheet reached France and the British Isles, the descendants of Andon and Fonta had pushed on westward over Europe and had established more than one thousand separate settlements along the great rivers leading to the then warm waters of the North Sea.
2014 63:5.2 Prije nego je ovaj obimni ledeni masiv došao do Francuskih i Britanskih otoka, potomci Andona i Fonte su prešli preko Evrope prema zapadu, gdje su uspostavili višeod tisuću zasebnih utvrda duž velikih rijeka koje su tekle prema još uvijek toplim vodama Sjevernog mora.
1955 63:5.3 These Andonic tribes were the early river dwellers of France; they lived along the river Somme for tens of thousands of years. The Somme is the one river unchanged by the glaciers, running down to the sea in those days much as it does today. And that explains why so much evidence of the Andonic descendants is found along the course of this river valley.
2014 63:5.3 Ova andonitska plemena su bila rani žitelji riječnih dolina Francuske; desetinama tisuća godina, živjela su duž rijeke Some.Soma je jedina rijeka čiji tok nije promijenjen glečerskom aktivnošću i koja je u ovom razdoblju tekla prema moru uglavnom kako to i danas čini. I ovo objašnjava zašto se duž doline ove rijeke mogu naći mnogobrojni ostaci andonitskih potomka.
1955 63:5.4 These aborigines of Urantia were not tree dwellers, though in emergencies they still betook themselves to the treetops. They regularly dwelt under the shelter of overhanging cliffs along the rivers and in hillside grottoes which afforded a good view of the approaches and sheltered them from the elements. They could thus enjoy the comfort of their fires without being too much inconvenienced by the smoke. They were not really cave dwellers either, though in subsequent times the later ice sheets came farther south and drove their descendants to the caves. They preferred to camp near the edge of a forest and beside a stream.
2014 63:5.4 Ovi praljudi Urantije nisu živjeli na drveću, premda su se u vanrednim slučajevima znali povući u krošnje. Obično su živjeli pod zaštitom visećih grebena pored rijeka, te u spiljama koje su im omogućavale dobru preglednost i pružale zaštitu od vremenskih neprilika. Tako živeći, mogli su uživati u prijatnosti vatre, a da im dim nije stvarao neugodnosti. Nisu bili tipični stanovnici spilja, premda su u skorijim razdobljima, kad su se blokovi leda proširili prema jugu, njihovi potomci bili primorani povući se u spilje. Najčešće su podizali utvrde u blizini rijeka i u graničnim pojasevima šuma.
1955 63:5.5 They very early became remarkably clever in disguising their partially sheltered abodes and showed great skill in constructing stone sleeping chambers, dome-shaped stone huts, into which they crawled at night. The entrance to such a hut was closed by rolling a stone in front of it, a large stone which had been placed inside for this purpose before the roof stones were finally put in place.
2014 63:5.5 Vrlo rano su naučili izvanredno zamaskirati svoja djelomično zaštićena prebivališta i pokazali su se vještim graditeljima kamenom obloženih spavaćih komora, nadsvođenih kamenih nastambi, koje su im pružale zaštitu tijekom noći. Ulaz u takvu nastambu bi zablokirali velikim kamenom koji su znali dogurati unutar svojih nastambi prije nego bi ugradili krovno kamenje.
1955 63:5.6 The Andonites were fearless and successful hunters and, with the exception of wild berries and certain fruits of the trees, lived exclusively on flesh. As Andon had invented the stone ax, so his descendants early discovered and made effective use of the throwing stick and the harpoon. At last a tool-creating mind was functioning in conjunction with an implement-using hand, and these early humans became highly skillful in the fashioning of flint tools. They traveled far and wide in search of flint, much as present-day humans journey to the ends of the earth in quest of gold, platinum, and diamonds.
2014 63:5.6 Andoniti su bili neustrašivi i uspješni lovci koji su, s izuzetkom bobastih divljih plodova i poneke vrste voća, uglavnom živjeli na mesu. Andon je prvi načinio kamenu sjekiru, dok su njegovi potomci otkrili i uspješno koristili koplje i harpun. Konačno su na Urantiji živjeli ljudi koji su bili sposobni načiniti oruđe i čije su ga ruke bile u stanju koristiti; ovi su rani ljudi bili izuzetno vješti u obradi oruđa od kremena. Putovali su na sve strane tragajući za kremenom, upravo kao što suvremeni ljudi krstare s jednog kraja zemaljske kugle na drugi u potrazi za zlatom, platinom i dijamantima.
1955 63:5.7 And in many other ways these Andon tribes manifested a degree of intelligence which their retrogressing descendants did not attain in half a million years, though they did again and again rediscover various methods of kindling fire.
2014 63:5.7 Na mnoge druge načine, ova su rana andonitska plemena ispoljavala stupanj inteligencije koji njihovi sve nazadniji potomci nisu bili u stanju doseći tijekom pola milijuna godina, premda su više puta nanovo bili u stanju otkriti različite metode za palenje vatre.
¶ 6. ONAGAR--PRVI UČITELJ ISTINE
6. ONAGAR—THE FIRST TRUTH TEACHER
6. ONAGAR--PRVI UČITELJ ISTINE
1955 63:6.1 As the Andonic dispersion extended, the cultural and spiritual status of the clans retrogressed for nearly ten thousand years until the days of Onagar, who assumed the leadership of these tribes, brought peace among them, and for the first time, led all of them in the worship of the “Breath Giver to men and animals.”
2014 63:6.1 Prije nego je andonitska dioba istinski uzela maha, kulturni i duhovni status klanova je kroz deset tisuća godina postajao sve nazadniji, sve dok se nije pojavio Onagar, koji je preuzeo vodstvo nad ovim plemenima, donio im mir i po prvi put naveo ljude da iskažu poštovanje "Darovatelju daha ljudima i životinjama
[1]."
1955 63:6.2 Andon’s philosophy had been most confused; he had barely escaped becoming a fire worshiper because of the great comfort derived from his accidental discovery of fire. Reason, however, directed him from his own discovery to the sun as a superior and more awe-inspiring source of heat and light, but it was too remote, and so he failed to become a sun worshiper.
2014 63:6.2 Andonova filozofija je bila dosta zbrkana; kako mu je njegovo značajno otkriće pružilo nemalu udobnost, Andon je za dlaku izmakao iskušenju da počne obožavati vatru. Unatoč tome, razum ga je naveo da se udalji od ovog otkrića i počne promatrati sunce kao vrhovni i veličanstveni izvor topline i svjetla, ali kako je sunce bilo previše udaljeno, ni ono ga se nije dojmilo kao mogući predmet obožavanja.
1955 63:6.3 The Andonites early developed a fear of the elements—thunder, lightning, rain, snow, hail, and ice. But hunger was the constantly recurring urge of these early days, and since they largely subsisted on animals, they eventually evolved a form of animal worship. To Andon, the larger food animals were symbols of creative might and sustaining power. From time to time it became the custom to designate various of these larger animals as objects of worship. During the vogue of a particular animal, crude outlines of it would be drawn on the walls of the caves, and later on, as continued progress was made in the arts, such an animal god was engraved on various ornaments.
2014 63:6.3 Andoniti su rano počeli strahovati od vremenskih pojava--groma, munje, kiše, snijega, grada i leda. Glad je, međutim, bila poriv koji je neprestano morio ljude ovog ranog doba i kako je njihova ishrana u velikoj mjeri ovisila o životinjskom mesu, s vremenom se razvio određeni oblik obožavanja životinja. Andonu se činilo da su veće životinje bile simbol stvaralačke snage i životne moći. S vremena na vrijeme, razvio bi se običaj obožavanja različitih većih životinja. Sve dok je određena životinja bila u modi, grube crte njenog obličja su crtane na zidovima spilja, a kako je umjetnost uznapredovala, ljudi su naučili rezbariti obličja takvih bogova- životinja na različitim ukrasnim predmetima.
1955 63:6.4 Very early the Andonic peoples formed the habit of refraining from eating the flesh of the animal of tribal veneration. Presently, in order more suitably to impress the minds of their youths, they evolved a ceremony of reverence which was carried out about the body of one of these venerated animals; and still later on, this primitive performance developed into the more elaborate sacrificial ceremonies of their descendants. And this is the origin of sacrifices as a part of worship. This idea was elaborated by Moses in the Hebrew ritual and was preserved, in principle, by the Apostle Paul as the doctrine of atonement for sin by “the shedding of blood.”
2014 63:6.4 Andonitski narodi su vrlo rano odlučili prestati jesti meso životinje koja je bila predmet plemenskog poštovanja. S vremenom, kako su nastojali snažnije dojmiti umove mlade generacije, stvorili su ceremoniju poštovanja koju su izvodili oko tijela životinje; a u kasnijem su razdoblju njihovi su potomci razvili ovaj primitivni ritual u složenije žrtvene ceremonije. Na taj je način žrtvovanje životinja počelo djelovati kao dio ceremonije obožavanja. Mojsije je dalje razradio ovu ideju i učinio je dijelom židovskih rituala, a apostol Pavao ju je, u načelu, očuvao kroz doktrinu iskupljenja grijeha putem "prolijevanja krvi[2][3]."
1955 63:6.5 That food was the all-important thing in the lives of these primitive human beings is shown by the prayer taught these simple folks by Onagar, their great teacher. And this prayer was:
2014 63:6.5 Molitva kojom je veliku učitelj Onagar poučavao ove priproste primitivne ljude ukazuje na veliku pažnju koja jepridavana hrani. Ova molitva glasi:
1955 63:6.6 “O Breath of Life, give us this day our daily food, deliver us from the curse of the ice, save us from our forest enemies, and with mercy receive us into the Great Beyond.”
2014 63:6.6 "O Dahu Života, daj nam hranu našu svagdašnju, oslobodi nas prokletog leda, spasi nas od šumskih neprijatelja i milostivo nas primi u Veliki Drugi Svijet."
1955 63:6.7 Onagar maintained headquarters on the northern shores of the ancient Mediterranean in the region of the present Caspian Sea at a settlement called Oban, the tarrying place on the westward turning of the travel trail leading up northward from the Mesopotamian southland. From Oban he sent out teachers to the remote settlements to spread his new doctrines of one Deity and his concept of the hereafter, which he called the Great Beyond. These emissaries of Onagar were the world’s first missionaries; they were also the first human beings to cook meat, the first regularly to use fire in the preparation of food. They cooked flesh on the ends of sticks and also on hot stones; later on they roasted large pieces in the fire, but their descendants almost entirely reverted to the use of raw flesh.
2014 63:6.7 Onagar je uspostavio svoj glavni centar na sjevernim obalama prastarog Mediterana blizu današnjeg Kaspijskog mora, u mjestu po imenu Oban, odmaralištu na mjestu gdje je putnička staza koja je vodila od Mezopotamije prema sjeveru skretala prema zapadu. Iz Obana je razaslao učitelje u najudaljenija mjesta, kako bi proširili njegovo novo učenje o jednom Božanstvu i ideji zagrobnog života koji je nazvao Drugim Svijetom. Ovi Onagarovi poslanici su bili prvi svjetski misionari; oni su isto tako bili prva ljudska bića koja su kuhala meso, prvi koji su koristili vatru u pripremi hrane. Kuhali su meso nataknuto na krajeve prutova ili položeno na užareno kamenje; kasnije su pekli veće komade na vatri, dok su se njihovi potomci gotovo u cjelosti vratili starijem običaju upotrebe sirovog mesa.
1955 63:6.8 Onagar was born 983,323 years ago (from A.D. 1934), and he lived to be sixty-nine years of age. The record of the achievements of this master mind and spiritual leader of the pre-Planetary Prince days is a thrilling recital of the organization of these primitive peoples into a real society. He instituted an efficient tribal government, the like of which was not attained by succeeding generations in many millenniums. Never again, until the arrival of the Planetary Prince, was there such a high spiritual civilization on earth. These simple people had a real though primitive religion, but it was subsequently lost to their deteriorating descendants.
2014 63:6.8 Onagar je rođen prije 983,323 godine (kad se računa od1934 godine P.K.) i živio je šezdeset devet godina. Priča o uspjesima koje je postigao ovaj vješti um i duhovni vođa koji je djelovao prije dolaska Planetarnog Kneza, izvanredno svjedoči o načinu na koji su ovi primitivni narodi uspjeli izgraditi istinsko društveno uređenje. Onagar je uspostavio uspješnu plemensku vlast, kakvu naredne generacije nisu uspjele formirati za mnogih tisućljeća. Takva duhovna civilizacija nije ponovo postojala na zemlji sve do dolaska Planetarnog Kneza. Ovaj je priprosti svijet imao stvarnu premda primitivnu religiju; njihovi su sve nazadniji potomci posve izgubili ovo naslijeđe.
1955 63:6.9 Although both Andon and Fonta had received Thought Adjusters, as had many of their descendants, it was not until the days of Onagar that the Adjusters and guardian seraphim came in great numbers to Urantia. This was, indeed, the golden age of primitive man.
2014 63:6.9 Premda su Andon i Fonta, kao i mnogi njihovi potomci, primili Misaone Ispravljače, sve do Onagarovog doba Ispravljači i anđeli čuvari nisu počeli pristizati na Urantiju u velikom broju. Bilo je to pravo zlatno doba primitivnog čovjeka.
¶ 7. ANDON I FONTA POSLIJE SMRTI
7. THE SURVIVAL OF ANDON AND FONTA
7. ANDON I FONTA POSLIJE SMRTI
1955 63:7.1 Andon and Fonta, the splendid founders of the human race, received recognition at the time of the adjudication of Urantia upon the arrival of the Planetary Prince, and in due time they emerged from the regime of the mansion worlds with citizenship status on Jerusem. Although they have never been permitted to return to Urantia, they are cognizant of the history of the race they founded. They grieved over the Caligastia betrayal, sorrowed because of the Adamic failure, but rejoiced exceedingly when announcement was received that Michael had selected their world as the theater for his final bestowal.
2014 63:7.1 Andon i Fonta, izvanredni osnivači ljudske rase, primili su priznanje kad je po dolasku Planetarnog Kneza Urantiji izrečena presuda, te su s vremenom prošli kroz prebivališne svjetove, čime su stekli jeruzemsko državljanstvo. Premda im nikad nije bilo dozvoljeno da se vrate na Urantiju,upoznati su s poviješću rase koju su osnovali. Kaligastijino izdajstvo im je nanijelo veliku bol, Adamički neuspjeh ih je jako ožalostio, ali su se neizmjerno radovali kad su primili vijest da je Mihael odabrao njihov svijet za svoje sedmo i završno darovanje.
1955 63:7.2 On Jerusem both Andon and Fonta were fused with their Thought Adjusters, as also were several of their children, including Sontad, but the majority of even their immediate descendants only achieved Spirit fusion.
2014 63:7.2 Na Jeruzemu, Andon i Fonta su sjedinjeni sa svojim Misaonim Ispravljačima, što je bio slučaj i s većim brojem njihove djece uključujući Sontada, dok se većina njihovih neposrednih potomaka sjedinila jedino s Duhom.
1955 63:7.3 Andon and Fonta, shortly after their arrival on Jerusem, received permission from the System Sovereign to return to the first mansion world to serve with the morontia personalities who welcome the pilgrims of time from Urantia to the heavenly spheres. And they have been assigned indefinitely to this service. They sought to send greetings to Urantia in connection with these revelations, but this request was wisely denied them.
2014 63:7.3 Nedugo nakon što su stigli na Jeruzem, Andon i Fonta su od Sistemskog Vladara dobili odobrenje da se vrate na prvi prebivališni svijet i da se pridruže morontija ličnostima koje dočekuju hodočasnike vremena koji s Urantije stižu na nebeske planete. I na ovaj su položaj trajno postavljeni. Prilikom ovog otkrivenja, tražili su da pošalju pozdrave na Urantiju, što im je mudro uskraćeno.
1955 63:7.4 And this is the recital of the most heroic and fascinating chapter in all the history of Urantia, the story of the evolution, life struggles, death, and eternal survival of the unique parents of all mankind.
2014 63:7.4 I ovo je pripovijest onajizvanrednijem i najherojskijem poglavlju u cijeloj povjesti Urantije, priča o evoluciji, životnim borbama, smrti i vječnom životu jedinstvenih roditelja cijelog čovječanstva.
1955 63:7.5 [Presented by a Life Carrier resident on Urantia.]
2014 63:7.5 [Predstavili Nositelji Života koji žive na Urantiji.]