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Genesis 42

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1 Jokūbas, išgirdęs, kad javai parduodami Egipte, tarė savo sūnums: “Ko žiūrite vienas į kitą?

2 Girdėjau, kad javai parduodami Egipte. Vykite tenai ir nupirkite javų, kad gyventume ir nemirtume”.

3 Dešimt Juozapo brolių iškeliavo pirkti javų į Egiptą.

4 Tačiau Jokūbas neleido Juozapo brolio Benjamino eiti su broliais, nes bijojo, kad jam neatsitiktų nelaimė.

5 Izraelio sūnūs kartu su kitais atėjo pirkti javų, nes badas siautė Kanaano šalyje.

6 Juozapas buvo Egipto šalies valdytojas. Jis pardavinėjo javus visoms žemės tautoms. Atėję Juozapo broliai nusilenkė prieš jį iki žemės.

7 Juozapas, pamatęs savo brolius, atpažino juos, bet jis elgėsi su jais tarsi su svetimais. Šiurkščiai su jais kalbėdamas, klausė: “Iš kur atvykote?” Jie atsakė: “Iš Kanaano šalies maisto pirkti”.

8 Juozapas atpažino savo brolius, tačiau jie neatpažino jo.

9 Juozapas atsiminė sapnus, kuriuos jis sapnavo apie juos, ir jiems tarė: “Jūs esate žvalgai! Atvykote išžvalgyti silpnesniųjų šalies vietų”.

10 Jie atsakė jam: “Ne, mūsų viešpatie! Tavo tarnai atėjo nusipirkti maisto.

11 Mes visi esame vieno vyro sūnūs, dori žmonės. Tavo tarnai nėra žvalgai”.

12 Tačiau jis jiems tarė: “Ne! Jūs atėjote išžvalgyti silpnesniųjų šalies vietų!”

13 Jie atsakė: “Tavo tarnų yra dvylika brolių, vieno tėvo sūnų, Kanaano šalyje. Jauniausias liko pas tėvą namuose, o vieno jau nebėra”.

14 Bet Juozapas jiems atsakė: “Yra taip, kaip jums sakiau. Jūs esate žvalgai!

15 Taip jūs būsite ištirti. Prisiekiu, kaip gyvas faraonas, jūs neišeisite iš čia, kol atvyks jūsų jaunesnysis brolis!

16 Pasiųskite vieną iš jūsų atvesti jūsų brolį! Jūs būsite suimti, kol bus ištirti jūsų žodžiai, ar tiesą sakote, ar meluojate. Jei ne, kaip gyvas faraonas, jūs esate žvalgai!”

17 Tris dienas jis išlaikė juos suimtus.

18 Trečią dieną Juozapas jiems tarė: “Išliksite gyvi su viena sąlyga, nes aš bijau Dievo.

19 Jei jūs esate dori, vienas iš jūsų telieka suimtas, o kiti keliaukite, pargabenkite javų savo šeimoms nuo bado apsiginti.

20 Bet atveskite pas mane savo jauniausiąjį brolį, kad jūsų žodžiai pasirodytų tikri ir nemirtumėte!”

21 Jie kalbėjosi: “Iš tikrųjų esame nusikaltę savo broliui: mes matėme jo sielvartą, kai jis mus maldavo, bet neklausėme. Todėl šita bėda užklupo mus”.

22 ubenas sakė jiems: “Ar aš jums nesakiau: ‘Nenusikalskite prieš vaiką!’ Bet jūs neklausėte. Todėl štai išieškomas jo kraujas”.

23 Jie nežinojo, kad Juozapas suprato jų kalbą, nes jis su jais kalbėjo per vertėją.

24 Pasitraukęs nuo jų, jis verkė. Tada sugrįžęs pas juos, kalbėjo toliau. Jis paėmė iš jų Simeoną ir jį surišo jų akyse.

25 Juozapas įsakė pripildyti jų maišus javais, kiekvieno pinigus įdėti atgal į maišą ir jiems duoti davinį kelionei. Tarnai taip ir padarė.

26 Susikrovę savo javų maišus ant asilų, jie iškeliavo.

27 Vienas atrišo savo maišą užeigoje, norėdamas pašerti asilą, ir pamatė pinigus. Jie buvo maišo viršuje.

28 Jis sušuko broliams: “Mano pinigai grąžinti man. Štai jie maiše!” Jų širdys nusiminė, ir jie drebėdami žiūrėjo vienas į kitą ir kalbėjo: “Ką Dievas mums padarė?”

29 Parėję pas savo tėvą Jokūbą į Kanaano šalį, jie papasakojo jam visa, kas jiems nutiko:

30 Vyras, tos šalies valdovas, šiurkščiai kalbėjo su mumis ir mus palaikė žvalgais.

31 Mes jam sakėme: ‘Esame dori žmonės, o ne žvalgai.

32 Mes esame dvylika brolių, vieno tėvo sūnūs. Vieno nebėra, o jauniausias yra pas mūsų tėvą Kanaano šalyje’.

33 Tas vyras, šalies valdovas, mums atsakė: ‘Patikrinsiu, ar esate dori. Vieną jūsų brolį palikite pas mane, paimkite, ko reikia jūsų šeimoms nuo bado apsiginti, keliaukite

34 ir atsiveskite savo jauniausiąjį brolį, kad įsitikinčiau, jog nesate žvalgai. Tada aš jums atiduosiu jūsų brolį ir galėsite laisvai keliauti!’ ”

35 Išpylę maišus, kiekvienas rado įrištus savo pinigus. Jie ir jų tėvas, pamatę pinigus, nusigando.

36 tėvas Jokūbas kalbėjo: “Jūs padarėte, kad netekau vaikų! Juozapo nebėra, Simeono nebėra, ir Benjaminą norite paimti. Viskas atsisuko prieš mane”.

37 ubenas atsakė savo tėvui: “Nužudyk mano du sūnus, jei aš jo neparvesiu! Patikėk jį man ir aš tau jį sugrąžinsiu”.

38 Tėvas tarė: “Mano sūnus nekeliaus su jumis, nes jo brolis yra miręs ir jis likęs man vienas. Jei kelyje atsitiks jam nelaimė, tai jūs nuvarysite mano žilus plaukus su sielvartu į kapus”.

   

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5530. And behold everyone’s bundle of silver. That this signifies the settings in order of truths bestowed gratis, is evident from the signification of a “bundle,” as being a setting in order (of which in what follows); and from the signification of “silver,” as being truth (see n. 1551, 2954); by “everyone having it in his sack” is signified that these were bestowed gratis. That a “bundle” denotes a setting in order is because the truths with man are disposed and ordered in series. Those most in agreement with his loves are in the midst, those not so much in agreement are at the sides, finally those not at all in agreement are rejected to the outermost circumferences. Outside of this series are the things contrary to the loves. Wherefore those things which are in the midst are called blood-relations, for love produces blood-relationship, and those which are more remote are connections; and at the ultimate boundaries the connections die away. All things in man are disposed in such series, and are signified by “bundles.”

[2] From this it is plainly evident how the case is with those who are in the loves of self and of the world, and how with those who are in love to God and toward the neighbor. With those who are in the loves of self and of the world, such things as favor these loves are in the midst, and such as slightly favor them are in the circumferences; and the things which are contrary to them, as those which relate to love to God and love toward the neighbor, are thrown out. In such a state are the infernals. And this order sometimes causes a lucidity to appear about them; but within this lucidity, where they themselves are, all is dusky, monstrous, and horrible. But with the angels there is a flaming radiance in the midst from the good of celestial and spiritual love, and from this there is a light or brightness round about. They who so appear are likenesses of the Lord; for the Lord Himself, when He showed His divine to Peter, James, and John, “shone in the face as the sun, and His raiment became as the light” (Matthew 17:2). That the angels who are likenesses appear in flaming radiance and hence in white is plain from the angel who descended from heaven and rolled away the stone from the door of the sepulcher:

His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow (Matthew 28:3).

  
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Genesis 42

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1 Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"

2 He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die."

3 Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

4 But Jacob didn't send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers; for he said, "Lest perhaps harm happen to him."

5 The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6 Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.

7 Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, "Where did you come from?" They said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."

8 Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn't recognize him.

9 Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land."

10 They said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

11 We are all one man's sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies."

12 He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!"

13 They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more."

14 Joseph said to them, "It is like I told you, saying, 'You are spies!'

15 By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go forth from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.

16 Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies."

17 He put them all together into custody for three days.

18 Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this, and live, for I fear God.

19 If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.

20 Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won't die." They did so.

21 They said one to another, "We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us."

22 Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."

23 They didn't know that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.

24 He turned himself away from them, and wept. Then he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

25 Then Joseph gave a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore each man's money into his sack, and to give them food for the way. So it was done to them.

26 They loaded their donkeys with their grain, and departed from there.

27 As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

28 He said to his brothers, "My money is restored! Behold, it is in my sack!" Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"

29 They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,

30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 We said to him, 'We are honest men. We are no spies.

32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.'

33 The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way.

34 Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"

35 It happened as they emptied their sacks, that behold, each man's bundle of money was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 Jacob, their father, said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me."

37 Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons, if I don't bring him to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him to you again."

38 He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."