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1 A Jakov se bijaše nastanio u zemlji gdje je njegov otac boravio kao pridošlica - u zemlji kanaanskoj.

2 Evo nasljedstva Jakovljeva. Kao mladić, u dobi od sedamnaest godina, Josip je čuvao stada sa svojom braćom, sinovima Bilhe i Zilpe, koje bijahu žene njegova oca. Josip je ocu svome donosio zle glasove o njima.

3 Izrael je volio Josipa više nego ijednog svoga sina jer je bio dijete njegove staračke dobi; i on mu napravi kićenu haljinu.

4 Kako njegova braća opaze da ga njihov otac voli više od svih drugih svojih sinova, zamrze ga toliko da mu nisu mogli ni prijaznu riječ progovoriti.

5 Jednom Josip usni san i kaza ga svojoj braći, a oni ga zbog toga još više zamrze.

6 "Poslušajte", reče im, "san što sam ga usnio!

7 Pomislite! Vezali smo nasred polja snopove, kadli se najednom moj snop uspravi i stade uzgor. Uto se vaši snopovi okupe okolo i duboko se poklone mom snopu."

8 Njegova ga braća upitaše: "Kaniš li nad nama zakraljevati? Hoćeš li nam biti gospodar?" I još ga više zamrze zbog njegova pričanja o snovima.

9 Usni on još jedan san te ga ispriča svojoj braći: "Još sam jedan san usnuo. Pazite! Sunce, mjesec i jedanaest zvijezda duboko mi se klanjahu!"

10 Kad je to ispričao svome ocu, ukori ga otac i reče mu: "Što znači taj san što si ga usnuo? Zar ćemo doći ja, tvoja majka i tvoja braća pa ti se do zemlje klanjati?"

11 I dok su braća od zavisti bila ljuta na nj, njegov je otac razmišljao o svemu.

12 Jednom njegova braća odu čuvati očeva stada blizu Šekema.

13 Izrael reče Josipu: "Tvoja braća čuvaju stada kod Šekema, pa hajde da te pošaljem k njima." On mu odgovori: "Dobro, idem."

14 Potom će mu otac: "Hajde i vidi kako su ti braća i stoka pa mi javi." Tako ga otpremi iz doline Hebrona, i on stigne u Šekem.

15 Neki čovjek nađe ga gdje luta poljem pa ga upita: "Što tražiš?"

16 "Tražim braću", odgovori. "Možeš li mi kazati gdje čuvaju stada?"

17 A čovjek reče: "Odavde su otišli. Čuo sam ih gdje govore: 'Hajdemo u Dotan.'" Tako Josip ode za svojom braćom i nađe ih u Dotanu.

18 Oni ga opaze izdaleka; prije nego im se približio, počnu se dogovarati da ga ubiju.

19 I jedan drugom reče: "Eno stiže onaj sanjar!

20 Hajde da ga sad ubijemo i bacimo u kakvu čatrnju! Možemo kazati da ga je proždrla divlja zvijer. Vidjet ćemo što će biti od njegovih snova!"

21 Ali kad je to čuo Ruben, pokuša da ga izbavi iz njihovih šaka. I reče: "Nemojmo oduzimati njegova života!

22 Ne prolijevajte krvi" - dalje je govorio Ruben. "Bacite ga u čatrnju u pustari; ali ne dižite na nj ruke!" Htio ga je tako izbaviti iz njihovih šaka i odvesti ocu.

23 Ali kad je Josip stigao braći, oni s Josipa svuku njegovu haljinu, haljinu kićenu što je bila na njemu;

24 pograbe ga i bace u čatrnju. Čatrnja je bila prazna; nije bilo u njoj vode.

25 Potom sjednu da ručaju. Kako podignu svoje oči, opaze povorku Jišmaelaca gdje dolazi iz Gileada. Deve su im nosile mirodije, balzam i mirisavu smolu da ih preprodaju u Egipat.

26 Tada reče Juda svojoj braći: "Što ćemo postići ako ubijemo svog brata a krv njegovu sakrijemo?

27 Hajde da ga prodamo Jišmaelcima; ali ne dižimo na nj ruke. TÓa on je naš brat, naše meso." Braća ga poslušaju.

28 Uto naiđu ljudi, midjanski trgovci. Braća izvuku Josipa iz čatrnje i prodaju ga za dvadeset srebrnika Jišmaelcima, a oni Josipa dovedu u Egipat.

29 Kad se Ruben vratio k čatrnji i vidio da Josipa nema u čatrnji, razdere svoju odjeću.

30 A kad se vratio svojoj braći, povika: "Dječaka nema! Kamo ću ja sad?"

31 A oni uzmu Josipovu haljinu, zakolju jedno kozle i haljinu zamoče u krv.

32 Kićenu haljinu otpreme ocu i poruče: "Ovo smo našli; gledaj je li ovo haljina tvoga sina ili nije."

33 Prepozna je on pa reče: "Haljina je moga sina! Divlja ga je zvijer rastrgla! Na komade je Josip rastrgan!"

34 I razdere Jakov svoje haljine, stavi pokorničku kostrijet oko bokova i dugo vremena oplakivaše svoga sina.

35 Svi su ga njegovi sinovi i sve njegove kćeri nastojali utješiti, ali se on ne mogaše utješiti. Govorio je: "Ne, sići ću k svome sinu u Šeol tugujući!" Tako ga je oplakivao njegov otac.

36 A Midjanci ga prodaju u Egipat Potifaru, dvoraninu faraonovu, zapovjedniku straže.

   

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4674. And Joseph brought their evil report unto their father. That this signifies that from it their quality was apparent, is evident from the representation of Joseph, as being the Divine spiritual or Divine truth which is from the the Lord, (n. 4286, 4675); from the signification of “father,” as being good (n. 3703, 3704), here the good of the Ancient Church which is represented by Jacob, as will be seen toward the end of this chapter; and from the signification of an “evil report,” as being the faults and vices of those signified by Joseph’s brethren, who as before said (n. 4671) denote those of the church who turn away from good and truth. This shows what is signified by these words in the proximate internal sense, namely, that the faults and vices signified by Joseph’s brethren were exposed to view or made apparent by Divine truth when they were regarded from the good of the Ancient Church; or what is the same thing, that from this truth their quality was apparent.

[2] In regard to these things the case is this: The falsities and evils of the church (that is, of those who are in the church) do not appear to those who are therein, for falsities are not seen from falsities, nor evils from evils, because principles of falsity completely befog truths, and a life of evil extinguishes them. Both principles of falsity and a life of evil induce an appearance that falsities are truths and truths falsities, and that good is evil and evil good. That this is so is evident from manifold experience. But the church, or they who are in the church, appear entirely different in heaven; for in heaven there is Divine truth from the Lord, and Divine truth in heaven is light, and in this light their quality is apparent. For every man as to his soul or spirit is in some society, either angelic or diabolical. His thought is there, but his speech and actions are among men in various interactions with them.

[3] How the case further is in regard to the quality of those who are in the church being made apparent by Divine truth, or in Divine light, may appear from the following considerations. Before evil spirits who are recently from the world cast themselves into hell, they above all others suppose that they will be received into heaven, believing that only reception is needed, and that everyone, of whatever quality, may of grace be admitted into heaven. But they are sometimes told that heaven is denied by the Lord to no one, and that they may be admitted if they are able to stay there. Some of them are even taken up into the first societies, at the entrance to heaven; but when they come thither they begin to be tormented and almost suffocated, so distressed is the life of their thought and will-the life of their thought from principles of falsity, and the life of their will from a life of evil, in the world. And when they look at themselves in the light there, they appear to themselves as devils, some as corpses, and others as monsters, and they therefore cast themselves headlong down from that society, and from its light into some dark infernal mist, where they recover their former respiration, and where from phantasy they appear to themselves as spirits not evil. In this way they learn their quality. From this it is now clear in what manner it should be understood that from it (that is, from Divine truth) their quality was apparent.

  
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