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Judith 14

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1 Judita im reče: "Poslušajte me, braćo! Uzmite ovu glavu i objesite je na krunište naših zidina.

2 Čim zora zarudi te sunce obasja zemlju, neka se svatko maši svog oružja i svi hrabri muževi neka izađu iz grada. Izabrat ćete im vođu kao da tobože hoćete sići u ravnicu, na asirske predstraže. Ali nećete sići.

3 Oni će pograbiti svoje oružje, otići će u tabor i probudit će zapovjednike asirske vojske. Zajedno će otrčati k Holofernovu šatoru, i kad Holoferna ne nađu, spopast će ih užas i pobjeći će ispred vas.

4 Vi i svi koji žive u granicama Izraela, progonite ih i uništite na putu njihova uzmaka.

5 Ali prije nego sve to izvedete, pozovite mi Ahiora Amonca da svojim očima prepozna onoga koji je prezreo kuću Izraelovu a njega poslao k nama u smrt."

6 Pozvaše Ahiora iz Ozijine kuće. Kako dođe i vidje Holofernovu glavu u rukama jednog od članova narodnoga zbora, sruši se na zemlju i onesvijesti.

7 Kada se osvijestio, baci se do nogu Juditi, pokloni joj se i uskliknu: "Blagoslovljena da si u svakome šatoru Judinu i u svakom narodu! Svatko će drhtati od straha kad čuje tvoje ime!

8 A sada mi pripovjedi što si sve izvela ovih dana." Judita mu usred mnoštva pripovjedi sve što je učinila od onoga dana kad je otišla pa do tada, do toga razgovora s njima.

9 Kad je završila kazivanje, narod počne klicati od radosti: svim gradom odjeknuše radosni povici.

10 Tada Ahior, vidjevši što je sve učinio Bog Izraelov, povjerova čvrsto u Boga te se dade obrezati i tako bi pribrojen narodu Izraelovu.

11 A kad zarudje zora, objesiše Holofernovu glavu na zidine. Svaki pograbi svoje oružje te jurnuše u odredima niz padine.

12 Kada ih Asirci ugledaše, obavijestiše svoje zapovjednike. Ovi pođoše zapovjednicima, tisućnicima i ostalim časnicima svojim.

13 Dođoše do Holofernova šatora pa kazaše upravitelju njegovih dobara: "DÓe probudi našega gospodara. Oni su se robovi usudili sići i napasti nas da zauvijek budu uništeni."

14 Bagoa uđe i pljesnu rukama pred šatorskim zastorom: mišljaše da Holoferno spava s Juditom.

15 Ali kako se nitko ne odazva, razmaknu zastore, uđe u ložnicu i nađe truplo bačeno na prag: glave nigdje, bijaše odnesena.

16 Kriknu iza glasa te plačući, jecajući i snažno zapomažući rastrga na sebi haljine.

17 Uđe zatim u šator u kojem je boravila Judita i ne nađe je. Onda otrča k narodu i povika:

18 "Ovi su robovi podmukli: jedna sama Hebrejka osramotila je dom kralja Nabukodonozora. Evo Holoferna na zemlji, ali glave na njemu nema."

19 Kad zapovjednici vojske asirske čuše te riječi, razderaše na sebi haljine, dušu im spopade silan strah, a taborom im se prolomiše oštri krikovi i silna kuknjava.

   

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Self-Portrait as a Deaf Man, by Joshua Reynolds

“Hearing” in the Bible means more than just the collection of atmospheric vibrations: It represents receiving and understanding new ideas, particularly those from the Lord. On a deeper level it represents obedience, because we must understand to obey. This also is reflected in natural language, in which we often use “hear” to mean “obey.” There are many shades of meaning beyond that, depending on context -- who is hearing whom, and what the subject at hand is.

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Arcana Coelestia # 5017

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5017. 'And it happened as he was hearing [me]' means when it was discerned. This is clear from the meaning of 'hearing' as obeying and also discerning. As regards obeying being meant, see 2542, 3869; but the fact that discerning is meant as well is evident from the actual function performed by the ear and consequently from the nature of hearing. The function of the ear is to receive what is spoken by another and to convey this to the general seat of sensation, so that this may discern from what has been conveyed to it the other person's thought. This is the reason why 'hearing' means discerning. The nature of hearing therefore is to carry one person's utterances expressing his thought to another's thought, and from there into his will, and from there into actions. This is the reason why 'hearing' means obeying. Such are the two functions proper to hearing, and in spoken languages they are distinguished from each other by the expressions 'to hear someone', meaning to discern what he says, and 'to listen to someone or hearken to him, meaning to obey him. The reason hearing has these two functions is that the human being is unable to communicate the contents of his thought and also of his will in any other way; nor can he do other than use reasons to persuade and lead others to do and obey what he wills. From this one may see the circle through which desires and ideas are communicated - from will into thought and thus into speech, then from speech by way of his ear into another's thought and will. From this one may also see why spirits and angels who correspond to the ear or sense of hearing in the Grand Man are not only 'discernments' but also 'obediences'. As regards their being 'obediences', see 4652-4660; and being these they are also 'discernments', for the one entails the other.

  
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