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1 Εκαλεσε δε ο Ιακωβ τους υιους αυτου και ειπε, Συναχθητε, δια να σας αναγγειλω τι μελλει να συμβη εις εσας εν ταις εσχαταις ημεραις·

2 συναχθητε και ακουσατε, υιοι του Ιακωβ, και ακροασθητε τον Ισραηλ τον πατερα σας.

3 Ρουβην ο πρωτοτοκος μου, συ ισχυς μου και αρχη των δυναμεων μου, εξοχος κατα την αξιαν και εξοχος κατα την δυναμιν.

4 Εξεβρασας ως υδωρ· δεν θελεις εχει την υπεροχην· διοτι ανεβης επι την κλινην του πατρος σου· τοτε εμιανας αυτην· επι την κλινην μου ανεβη.

5 Συμεων και Λευι οι αδελφοι, οργανα αδικιας ειναι αι μαχαιραι αυτων·

6 εις την βουλην αυτων μη εισελθης, ψυχη μου· εις την συνελευσιν αυτων μη ενωθης, τιμη μου· διοτι εν τω θυμω αυτων εφονευσαν ανθρωπους και εν τω πεισματι αυτων κατηδαφισαν τειχος.

7 Επικαταρατος ο θυμος αυτων, διοτι ητο αυθαδης· και η οργη αυτων, διοτι ητο σκληρα· θελω διαμοιρασει αυτους εις τον Ιακωβ, και θελω διασκορπισει αυτους εις τον Ισραηλ.

8 Ιουδα, σε θελουσι επαινεσει οι αδελφοι σου· η χειρ σου θελει εισθαι επι τον τραχηλον των εχθρων σου· οι υιοι του πατρος σου θελουσι σε προσκυνησει·

9 σκυμνος λεοντος ειναι ο Ιουδας· εκ του θηρευματος, υιε μου, ανεβης· αναπεσων εκοιμηθη ως λεων και ως σκυμνος λεοντος· τις θελει εγειρει αυτον;

10 Δεν θελει εκλειψει το σκηπτρον εκ του Ιουδα ουδε νομοθετης εκ μεσου των ποδων αυτου, εωσου ελθη ο Σηλω· και εις αυτον θελει εισθαι η υπακοη των λαων.

11 Εις την αμπελον δενει το πωλαριον αυτου, και εις τον εκλεκτον βλαστον το παιδιον της ονου αυτου· θελει πλυνει εν οινω το ενδυμα αυτου και εν τω αιματι της σταφυλης το περιβολαιον αυτου·

12 Οι οφθαλμοι αυτου θελουσιν εισθαι ερυθροι εκ του οινου και οι οδοντες αυτου λευκοι εκ του γαλακτος.

13 Ο Ζαβουλων θελει κατοικησει εν λιμενι θαλασσης και θελει εισθαι εν λιμενι πλοιων· το δε οριον αυτου θελει εκταθη εως Σιδωνος.

14 Ο Ισσαχαρ ειναι ονος δυνατος, κοιτωμενος εν τω μεσω των επαυλεων·

15 Και ιδων οτι η αναπαυσις ητο καλη και ο τοπος τερπνος, εκλινε τον ωμον αυτου εις φορτιον και εγεινε δουλος υποτελης.

16 Ο Δαν θελει κρινει τον λαον αυτου, ως μια εκ των φυλων του Ισραηλ·

17 Ο Δαν θελει εισθαι οφις επι της οδου, ασπις επι της τριβου, δακνων τας πτερνας του ιππου, ωστε ο ιππευς αυτου θελει πιπτει εις τα οπισω.

18 Την σωτηριαν σου περιεμεινα, Κυριε.

19 Τον Γαδ θελουσι πειρατευσει πειραται· πλην και αυτος εις το τελος θελει πειρατευσει.

20 Του Ασηρ ο αρτος θελει εισθαι παχυς· και αυτος θελει διδει βασιλικας τρυφας.

21 Ο Νεφθαλι ειναι ελαφος απολελυμενη, διδων λογους αρεστους.

22 Ο Ιωσηφ, κλαδος καρποφορος, κλαδος καρποφορος πλησιον πηγης, του οποιου οι βλαστοι εκτεινονται επι του τοιχου·

23 Οι τοξοται επικραναν αυτον και ετοξευσαν κατ' αυτου, και εχθρευθησαν αυτον.

24 Αλλα το τοξον αυτου εμεινε δυνατον και οι βραχιονες των χειρων αυτου ενεδυναμωθησαν δια των χειρων του ισχυρου Θεου του Ιακωβ· εκειθεν ο ποιμην, η πετρα του Ισραηλ·

25 και τουτο δια του Θεου του πατρος σου, οστις θελει σε βοηθει, και δια του Παντοδυναμου, οστις θελει σε ευλογει, ευλογιας του ουρανου ανωθεν, ευλογιας της αβυσσου κατωθεν, ευλογιας των μαστων και της μητρας·

26 Αι ευλογιαι του πατρος σου υπερισχυσαν υπερ τας ευλογιας των προγονων μου εως των υψηλων κορυφων των αιωνιων ορεων· θελουσιν εισθαι επι της κεφαλης του Ιωσηφ και επι της κορυφης του εκλεκτου μεταξυ των αδελφων αυτου.

27 Ο Βενιαμιν θελει εισθαι λυκος αρπαξ· το πρωι θελει κατατρωγει θηραμα, και το εσπερας θελει διαιρει λαφυρα.

28 Παντες ουτοι ειναι αι δωδεκα φυλαι του Ισραηλ, και τουτο ειναι το οποιον ελαλησε προς αυτους ο πατηρ αυτων και ευλογησεν αυτους· εκαστον κατα την ευλογιαν αυτου ευλογησεν αυτους.

29 Και παρηγγειλεν εις αυτους και ειπε προς αυτους, Εγω προστιθεμαι εις τον λαον μου· θαψατε με μετα των πατερων μου εν τω σπηλαιω τω εν τω αγρω Εφρων του Χετταιου·

30 εν τω σπηλαιω τω εν τω αγρω Μαχπελαχ τω απεναντι της Μαμβρη εν τη γη Χανααν, το οποιον ο Αβρααμ ηγορασε μετα του αγρου παρα του Εφρων του Χετταιου δια κτημα μνημειου·

31 εκει εθαψαν τον Αβρααμ και την Σαρραν την γυναικα αυτου· εκει εθαψαν τον Ισαακ και την Ρεβεκκαν την γυναικα αυτου· και εκει εθαψα εγω την Λειαν·

32 η αγορα του αγρου και του σπηλαιου του εν αυτω εγεινε παρα των υιων του Χετ.

33 Και αφου ετελειωσεν ο Ιακωβ παραγγελλων εις τους υιους αυτου, εσυρε τους ποδας αυτου επι την κλινην και εξεπνευσε· και προσετεθη εις τον λαον αυτου.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 6426

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6426. 'From there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel' means that from this springs all the goodness and truth which the spiritual kingdom possesses. This is clear from the meaning of 'the shepherd' as one who leads to the good of charity by means of the truth of faith, dealt with in 343, 3795, 6044 (here in the highest sense, since it has reference to the Lord, goodness and truth themselves are meant); from the meaning of 'the stone' as truth, dealt with in 1298, 3720, 3769, 3771, 3773, 3789, 3798; and from the representation of 'Israel' as the spiritual Church, dealt with in 3305, 4286, for 'Israel' is spiritual good or the good of truth, 4286, 4598, 5801, 5803, 5806, 5812, 5817, 5819, 5826, 5833. And since the good of truth is the essential element of the spiritual Church, 'Israel' means the spiritual Church, and in the highest sense the Lord's spiritual kingdom. From all this it is evident that 'from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel' means that from this springs all the goodness and truth which the Lord's spiritual kingdom possesses.

[2] The reason why in the highest sense 'the stone of Israel' means the Lord with respect to the truth that His spiritual kingdom possesses is that in general 'the stone' means the temple, and specifically the foundation on which it stands. 'The temple' in turn means the Lord's Divine Human, as is clear in John 2:19, 21, and so does its 'foundation' in Matthew 21:42, 44, and in Isaiah 28:16. This meaning of 'the stone' in the highest sense - the Lord in respect to Divine Truth which His spiritual kingdom possesses - is evident in David,

The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. This has been done by Jehovah; it is marvellous in our eyes. Psalms 118:22-23.

'The stone' here is the Lord, as is made clear in Luke,

It is written, The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. Whoever falls onto that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder. Luke 20:17-18.

These things are spoken by the Lord regarding Himself. In Isaiah,

He is your fear, and He is your dread; for He will be a sanctuary, though He will be a stone to strike against and a rock to stumble over 1 for both houses of Israel. Many among them will trip, and fall, and be broken to pieces. Isaiah 8:13-15.

Here the Lord is referred to. In the same prophet,

The Lord Jehovih said, Behold I [am He who] will lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tested stone, a precious corner-stone, surely founded. He who believes will not be hasty. Isaiah 28:16.

In Zechariah,

Jehovah Zebaoth will visit His flock, the house of Judah, and will place them as His glorious horse 2 in battle. From Him comes the corner-stone, from Him the tent-peg, from Him the battle-bow. Zechariah 10:3-4.

[3] In Daniel,

You were watching, until a stone was cut out, not by means of hands, and it struck the statue on its feet, which were iron and clay, and smashed them to pieces. The stone that struck the statue became a great rock and filled the whole earth. The God of heaven will cause a kingdom to arise that will never be destroyed, and His kingdom will not be left to other people; it will crush and consume all those kingdoms, but will itself stand for ever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the rock, not by means of hands, and it smashed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold . . . Daniel 2:34-35, 44-45.

Here 'the stone' is used in the highest sense to mean the Lord, and in the relative sense to mean His spiritual kingdom. When it says that 'the stone was cut out of the rock' the meaning is that it came out of the truth of faith, for the truth of faith is meant in the Word by 'rock'. And because the truth of faith is meant by 'the stone' and 'the rock', the Lord's spiritual kingdom is also what is meant, since the truth of faith and good ensuing from this truth prevail in that kingdom. Something similar is also meant by 'the stone' on which Jacob slept and which he afterwards set up as a pillar, described as follows,

Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place and I did not know it. And he was afraid and said, How awesome is this place! This is nothing other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And in the morning Jacob rose up early, and took the stone which he had placed as his headrest, and placed it as a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. He said, This stone which I have placed as a pillar will be God's house. Genesis 28:16-18, 22.

The fact that by 'the stone' the ancients understood the Lord in the highest sense and His spiritual kingdom in the relative sense is also plain to see in Joshua,

Joshua erected the stone under the oak which was in Jehovah's sanctuary. And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone will be a witness to us, for it has heard all the sayings of Jehovah which He spoke to us. And it shall be a witness against you, lest you deny your God. Joshua 24:26, 17.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, a stone of striking and a rock of stumbling

2. literally, the horse of His glory

  
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