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Бытие 34

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1 Нјкогда Дина, дочь Ліи, которую она родила Іакову, вышла посмотрјть дочерей земли той.

2 Увидјлъ ее Сихемъ, сынъ Эммора, Хиввеянина, князя земли той, и взялъ ее, и былъ съ нею, и сдјлалъ ей насиліе.

3 И прилјпилась душа его къ Динј, дочери Іаковлевой, и онъ полюбилъ дјвицу, и говорилъ по сердцу дјвицы.

4 И сказалъ Сихемъ Эммору, отцу своему, говоря: возьми мнј эту дјвицу въ жену.

5 Іаковъ слышалъ, что онъ обезчестилъ Дину, дочь его; но какъ сыновья его были со скотомъ его въ полј, то Іаковъ молчалъ, пока не пришли они.

6 И пришелъ Эмморъ, отецъ Сихемовъ, къ Іакову, поговорить съ нимъ.

7 Сыновъя же Іаковлевы, услышавъ, пришли съ поля, и огорчились, и воспылаъ у нихъ сильный гнјвъ, потому, что безчестіе сдјлалъ онъ Израилю, бывъ съ дочерью Іакова; такъ не надлежало бы дјлать.

8 Эмморъ сталъ говорить имъ, и сказалъ: Сихемъ, сынъ мой, прилјпился душею къ дочери вашей; дайте ее въ жену ему.

9 Породнитесъ съ нами; отдавайте за насъ дочерей вашихъ, и нашихъ дочерей берите себј.

10 Съ нами и живите, земля сія предъ вами, живите на ней, и производите на ней промыслъ, пріобрјтайте ее во владјніе.

11 Сихемъ также сказалъ отцу ея и братьямъ ея: только бы мнј обрјсти благоволеніе въ очахъ вашихъ, я дамъ, что ни скажете мнј.

12 Назначьте самое большое вјно и дары, я дамъ, что ни скажете мнј: только дайте мнј дјвицу въ жену.

13 И отвјчали сыновья Іакова Сихему и Эммору, отцу его, съ лукавствомъ, за то, что онъ обезчестилъ Дину, сестру ихъ, и говорили;

14 и сказали имъ: не можемъ того сдјлать, чтобы выдать сестру нашу за человјка, который не обрјзанъ; ибо это у насъ безчестно.

15 Впрочемъ мы согласимся съ вами на семъ условіи, если вы будете подобны намъ въ томъ, чтобы у васъ весь мужскій полъ былъ обрјзанъ.

16 Тогда будемъ отдавать за васъ дочерей нашихъ, и брать за себя вашихъ дочерей, и будемъ жить съ вами, а составимъ одинъ народъ.

17 А если не послушаетесь насъ въ томъ, чтобы обрјзаться, то мы возьмемъ сестру свою, и удалимся.

18 И былъ Эмморъ доволенъ словами ихъ, и Сихемъ, сынъ Эмморовъ, былъ доволенъ.

19 Юноша не умедлилъ исполнить сіе; потому что любилъ дочь Іаковлеву. Притомъ же онъ болје всјхъ уважаемъ былъ въ дому отца своего.

20 И пришелъ Эмморъ и сынъ его Сихемъ къ воротамъ города своего, и стали говорить жителямъ города своего, и сказали:

21 сіи люди мирно живутъ съ нами; пусть они селятся на землј, и производятъ на ней промыслы; земля же, видите, пространна во всј стороны передъ ними. Станемъ брать дочерей ихъ себј въ жены, и нашихъ дочерей выдавать за нихъ.

22 Только сіи люди соглашаются жить съ нами, и быть однимъ народомъ, на томъ условіи, чтобы и у насъ обрјзанъ былъ весь мужескій полъ, какъ они обрјзаны.

23 Не намъ ли достанутся стада ихъ, и имјніе ихъ, и весь скотъ ихъ? только согласимся съ ними, чтобы они жили у насъ.

24 И послушались Эммора и сына его Сихема всј выходящіе изъ воротъ города его, и всякій выходящій изъ воротъ города его, мужескаго пола, былъ обрјзанъ.

25 Но на третій день, когда они были въ болјзни, два сына Іакова, Симеонъ и Левій, братья Дины, взяли каждый свой мечъ, напали нечаянно на городъ, и перебили весь мужескій полъ;

26 и самаго Эммора и Сихема, сына его, убили остріемъ меча; и взяли Дину изъ дома Сихемова и вышли.

27 Сыновья Іакова пришли къ убитымъ, и разграбили городъ, за то, что они обезчестили сестру ихъ.

28 Они взяли мелкій и крупный скотъ ихъ, и ословъ ихъ, и что ни было въ городј, и что ни было въ полј.

29 И все богатство ихъ, и всјхъ дјтей ихъ, и женъ ихъ взяли въ плјнъ, и разграбили также и все, что было въ домахъ.

30 И сказалъ Іаковъ Симеону и Левію: вы нарушили покой мой, сдјлавъ меня ненавистнымъ между жителями сей земли, между Хананеями и Ферезеями. У меня людей мало, соберутся противъ меня, поразятъ меня, и истребленъ буду я и домъ мой.

31 Но они сказали: надлежало ли поступать съ сестрою нашею, какъ съ блудницею!

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 4433

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4433. 'And he took her, and lay with her, and ravished her' means that there was no other way in which it could be joined to the affection for truth meant by the sons of Jacob, her brothers. This is clear from the meaning of 'taking her, lying with her, and ravishing her' as being joined together, though not in the rightful way, which is through betrothal. But the meaning these words carry, that there was no other way in which they could be joined together, cannot be seen by anyone unless he knows the fuller implications of them. Interior truth received from the Ancients, which is meant by 'Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite', is the truth which among the Ancients had served the internal dimension of the Church, and so had been the internal dimension of their statutes, judgements, and laws, in short of their religious observances and the like. Those truths were their matters of doctrine on which they based their lives, which were in fact matters of doctrine concerning charity; for in ancient times those who belonged to the genuine Church had no other kind of doctrine. These same truths may be called, in relation to doctrine, the interior truths of faith, but in relation to life, goods. If a Church was to be established among the nation descended from Jacob it was necessary for them to be introduced into those truths and goods. For unless internal things are present within external ones, that is, unless people have internal things in mind when involved with external ones - and unless at the same time they feel an affection for internal things or at least unless they feel an affection for external things on account of internal ones, nothing of the Church is there. Internal things constitute the Church, for the Lord is present within these; that is to say, spiritual and celestial things originating in Him are present within them.

[2] But the nation descended from Jacob, that is, the Israelitish and Jewish nation, was unable to be introduced in the rightful way which is through betrothal, for the reason that their external worship did not correspond [to anything internal]. For they received from their fore-fathers - from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - the worship established by Eber, which was different externally from the worship of the Ancient Church, see 1238, 1241, 1343, 2180. And because that worship was different, interior truths which existed among the Ancients were not able to be joined to it in the rightful way through betrothal, only in the way described in this chapter. This enables one to understand what is involved in the assertion that there was no other way in which it could be joined to the affection for truth meant by 'the sons of Jacob, Dinah's brothers'.

[3] But although a joining together could have been effected in this way, in accordance with the law, also known to the Ancients, which is set out in Exodus 22:16; Deuteronomy 22:28-29, the character of that nation was nevertheless such that it would by no means allow any joining of interior truth received from the Ancients to the external forms of worship that existed among the descendants of Jacob, 4281, 4290, 4293, 4307, 4314, 4316, 4317. Among that nation therefore no Church could be established, but instead merely that which was a representative of the Church, see 4281, 4288, 4307. The character of that nation, which was such that it was not only unable to receive interior truths but also completely annihilated them among themselves, is represented in this chapter by the sons of Jacob answering Shechem and Hamor deceitfully, verse 13; and after that by Simeon and Levi's smiting the city with the edge of the sword and killing Shechem and Hamor, verses 25-26; and by the rest of the sons coming upon the slain and plundering the city, and taking away the flocks, the herds, and whatever there was in the city, in the field, and in the houses, verses 27-29. This shows what is meant by the prophetical utterances of Jacob, who by then was Israel,

Simeon and Levi are brothers; instruments of violence are their swords. Into their secret place let my soul not come; in their congregation let not my glory be united; for in their anger they killed a man, and in their pleasure they hamstrung an ox. Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their fury, for it is severe. I will divide them in Jacob, and will scatter them in Israel. Genesis 49:5-7.

  
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