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Genesis 39

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1 Igitur Joseph ductus est in Ægyptum, emitque eum Putiphar eunuchus Pharaonis, princeps exercitus, vir ægyptius, de manu Ismaëlitarum, a quibus perductus erat.

2 Fuitque Dominus cum eo, et erat vir in cunctis prospere agens : habitavitque in domo domini sui,

3 qui optime noverat Dominum esse cum eo, et omnia, quæ gerebat, ab eo dirigi in manu illius.

4 Invenitque Joseph gratiam coram domino suo, et ministrabat ei : a quo præpositus omnibus gubernabat creditam sibi domum, et universa quæ ei tradita fuerant :

5 benedixitque Dominus domui Ægyptii propter Joseph, et multiplicavit tam in ædibus quam in agris cunctam ejus substantiam :

6 nec quidquam aliud noverat, nisi panem quo vescebatur. Erat autem Joseph pulchra facie, et decorus aspectu.

7 Post multos itaque dies injecit domina sua oculos suos in Joseph, et ait : Dormi mecum.

8 Qui nequaquam acquiescens operi nefario, dixit ad eam : Ecce dominus meus, omnibus mihi traditis, ignorat quid habeat in domo sua :

9 nec quidquam est quod non in mea sit potestate, vel non tradiderit mihi, præter te, quæ uxor ejus es : quomodo ergo possum hoc malum facere, et peccare in Deum meum ?

10 Hujuscemodi verbis per singulos dies, et mulier molesta erat adolescenti : et ille recusabat stuprum.

11 Accidit autem quadam die ut intraret Joseph domum, et operis quippiam absque arbitris faceret :

12 et illa, apprehensa lacinia vestimenti ejus, diceret : Dormi mecum. Qui relicto in manu ejus pallio fugit, et egressus est foras.

13 Cumque vidisset mulier vestem in manibus suis, et se esse contemptam,

14 vocavit ad se homines domus suæ, et ait ad eos : En introduxit virum hebræum, ut illuderet nobis : ingressus est ad me, ut coiret mecum : cumque ego succlamassem,

15 et audisset vocem meam, reliquit pallium quod tenebam, et fugit foras.

16 In argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum,

17 et ait : Ingressus est ad me servus hebræus quem adduxisti, ut illuderet mihi :

18 cumque audisset me clamare, reliquit pallium quod tenebam, et fugit foras.

19 His auditis dominus, et nimium credulus verbis conjugis, iratus est valde :

20 tradiditque Joseph in carcerem, ubi vincti regis custodiebantur, et erat ibi clausus.

21 Fuit autem Dominus cum Joseph, et misertus illius dedit ei gratiam in conspectu principis carceris.

22 Qui tradidit in manu illius universos vinctos qui in custodia tenebantur : et quidquid fiebat, sub ipso erat.

23 Nec noverat aliquid, cunctis ei creditis : Dominus enim erat cum illo, et omnia opera ejus dirigebat.

   

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5040. Verses 21-23 And Jehovah was with Joseph, and showed mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the governor 1 of the prison-house. And the governor 1 of the prison-house gave into Joseph's hand all the bound who were in the prison-house; and everything they did there, he was the doer of it. 2 The governor of the prison-house oversaw nothing whatever that was in his hand, in that Jehovah was with him; and whatever he did, Jehovah made it prosper.

'And Jehovah was with Joseph' means that the Divine was inwardly present. 'And showed mercy to him' means Divine love within every individual thing. 'And gave him favour in the eyes of the governor of the prison-house' means consequent support in temptations. 'And the governor of the prison-house gave' means the truth governing in a state of temptations. 'Into Joseph's hand all the bound who were in the prison-house' means from Him over all falsities. 'And everything they did there, he was the doer of it' means absolute power and control. 'The governor of the prison-house oversaw nothing whatever that was in his hand' means that He Himself governed truth. 'In that Jehovah was with him' means from the Divine that was within Him. 'And whatever he did, Jehovah made it prosper' means that the Divine Providence began in Himself.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, prince or chief

2. i.e. it was done under his instructions

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.