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Genesis 40

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1 Ja pärast seda lugu sündis, et Egiptuse kuninga joogikallaja ja pagar eksisid oma isanda, Egiptuse kuninga vastu.

2 Ja vaarao sai väga kurjaks oma kahe hoovkondlase peale, joogikallajate ülema ja pagarite ülema peale.

3 Ja ta andis nad vahi alla ihukaitsepealiku kotta, vangihoonesse, samasse paika, kus Joosep kinni oli.

4 Ja ihukaitsepealik pani Joosepi nende juurde, et ta neid teeniks; ja nad olid vahi all kaua aega.

5 Ja need mõlemad nägid ühel ööl unenäo, kumbki oma unenäo, kumbki oma tähendusega unenäo, Egiptuse kuninga joogikallaja ja pagar, kes vangihoones kinni olid.

6 Kui Joosep tuli hommikul nende juurde ja nägi neid, vaata, siis olid nad nukra näoga.

7 Ja ta küsis vaarao hoovkondlastelt, kes olid koos temaga vahi all ta isanda kojas, öeldes: 'Mispärast on teil täna nii kurvad näod?'

8 Ja nad vastasid temale: 'Me nägime unenägusid, aga ei ole kedagi, kes need seletaks.' Ja Joosep ütles neile: 'Eks seletused ole Jumala käes? Siiski jutustage mulle!'

9 Ja joogikallajate ülem jutustas oma unenäo Joosepile ning ütles temale: 'Mu unenäos oli nõnda: vaata, mu ees oli viinapuu

10 ja viinapuul oli kolm oksa; see lehistus, õitses ja marjakobarad valmisid;

11 mul oli käes vaarao karikas ja ma võtsin viinamarju ja pigistasin neid vaarao karikasse ja andsin karika vaarao kätte.'

12 Ja Joosep ütles temale: 'Selle seletus on niisugune: kolm oksa on kolm päeva.

13 Enne kui kolm päeva on möödunud, tõstab vaarao su pea üles ja paneb sind tagasi su ametisse ja sa annad vaaraole karikat kätte endist viisi, nagu siis, kui olid ta joogikallaja.

14 Aga pea mind meeles, kui su käsi hästi käib, ja tee mulle siis head ning tuleta mind vaaraole meelde ja vii mind siit hoonest välja,

15 sest mind on vargsel viisil varastatud heebrealaste maalt ja ma pole siingi teinud midagi, et mind vangiurkasse pandaks.'

16 Kui pagarite ülem nägi, et ta oli hästi seletanud, siis ta ütles Joosepile: 'Ka mina nägin und, ja vaata, mu pea kohal oli kolm punutud korvi.

17 Kõige ülemises korvis oli kõiksugust vaaraole valmistatud pagarirooga, aga linnud sõid selle mu peapealsest korvist.'

18 Ja Joosep vastas ning ütles: 'Selle seletus on niisugune: kolm korvi on kolm päeva.

19 Enne kui kolm päeva on möödunud, võtab vaarao sul pea otsast ja poob sind puusse ning linnud söövad liha su pealt.'

20 Ja kolmandal päeval, vaarao sünnipäeval, kui ta tegi kõigile oma sulastele suure peo, sündis, et ta tõstis üles joogikallajate ülema pea, samuti pagarite ülema pea oma sulaste seast,

21 ja pani joogikallajate ülema tema joogikallajaametisse vaaraole karikat kätte ulatama,

22 aga pagarite ülema ta laskis puua, nõnda nagu Joosep neile oli seletanud.

23 Ent joogikallajate ülem ei pidanud Joosepit meeles, vaid unustas tema ära.

   

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5164. 'in the midst of his servants' means which were among the things present in the exterior natural. This is clear from the meaning of 'in the midst' as among those things; and from the meaning of 'servants' as the things within the exterior natural, dealt with just above in 5161. In the Word all things that occupy a lower position and are therefore subordinate and subject to higher ones are called 'servants'. This is so in the case of things present in the exterior natural - that is, the sensory impressions there - when considered in relation to the interior natural. The things present in this interior natural, when considered in relation to the rational, are also referred to as 'servants'. Consequently every single thing present in a person, inmost ones no less than outermost, are called such when considered in relation to the Divine, since the Divine is the highest of all.

[2] The servants here in whose midst Pharaoh the king passed judgement on the cupbearer and the baker were chief courtiers and nobles. The reason why these, like other subjects belonging to any other rank of society, are called servants when considered in relation to the king is that, as is the case in any kingdom even today, kingship represents the Lord as regards Divine Truth, 2015, 2069, 3009, 3670, 4581, 4966, 5068. Considered in relation to Him all are equally servants, no matter what rank of society they belong to. Indeed in the Lord's kingdom, that is, in heaven, those who are the greatest there, that is, who are the inmost ones, are pre-eminently servants because their obedience is the greatest of all, and their humility is greater than that of any others. These are the ones who are meant by the least who will be the greatest, and the last who will be the first,

The first will be last, and the last will be first. Matthew 19:30; 20:16; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30.

He who presents himself as least among you will be great. Luke 9:48.

They are also meant by the great who are ministers, and by the first who are servants,

Whoever would be great among you must be your minister; and anyone who would be first among you must be the servant of all. Mark 10:44; Matthew 20:26-27.

[3] They are called 'servants' in relation to the Divine Truth which originates in the Lord and 'ministers' in relation to the Divine Good which originates in Him. The reason 'the last who are the first' are servants, and more so than any others, is that they know, acknowledge, and perceive that the whole of their life, and therefore the whole of the power which they possess, originates in the Lord, and none at all in themselves; and those who do not perceive this because their acknowledgement of it is not so great are 'servants' too, though more because that acknowledgement is one that is on their lips rather than in their hearts. Those however whose attitude is completely the reverse also call themselves servants in relation to the Divine; yet their real wish is to be masters. For they are annoyed and angry if the Divine does not show them favour or so to speak does not obey them, and at length they set themselves against the Divine, when they take away all power from Him and attribute everything to themselves. Very many like these exist within the Church; they do not accept the Lord, though they do say that they acknowledge a supreme being.

  
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