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1 A Jakov videći da ima žita u Misiru, reče sinovima svojim: Šta gledate jedan na drugog?

2 I reče: Eto čujem da u Misiru ima žita; idite onamo te nam kupite otuda, da ostanemo živi i ne pomremo.

3 I desetorica braće Josifove otidoše da kupe žita u Misiru.

4 A Venijamina brata Josifovog ne pusti otac s braćom govoreći: Da ga ne bi zadesilo kako zlo.

5 I dođoše sinovi Izrailjevi da kupe žita s ostalima koji dolažahu; jer beše glad u zemlji hananskoj.

6 A Josif upravljaše zemljom, i prodavaše žito svemu narodu po zemlji. I braća Josifova došavši pokloniše mu se licem do zemlje.

7 A Josif ugledavši braću pozna ih; ali se učini da ih ne poznaje, i oštro im progovori i reče: Odakle ste došli? A oni rekoše: Iz zemlje hananske, da kupimo hrane.

8 Josif dakle pozna braću svoju; ali oni njega ne poznaše.

9 I opomenu se Josif snova koje je snio za njih; i reče im: Vi ste uhode; došli ste da vidite gde je zemlja slaba.

10 A oni mu rekoše: Nismo, gospodaru; nego sluge tvoje dođoše da kupe hrane.

11 Svi smo sinovi jednog čoveka, pošteni ljudi, nikada nisu sluge tvoje bile uhode.

12 A on im reče: Nije istina, nego ste došli da vidite gde je zemlja slaba.

13 A oni rekoše: Nas je bilo dvanaest braće, sluga tvojih, sinova jednog čoveka u zemlji hananskoj; i eno, najmlađi je danas kod oca našeg, a jednog nema više.

14 A Josif im reče: Kažem ja da ste vi uhode.

15 Nego hoću da se uverim ovako: tako živ bio Faraon, nećete izaći odavde dokle ne dođe ovamo najmlađi brat vaš.

16 Pošljite jednog između sebe neka dovede brata vašeg, a vi ćete ostati ovde u tamnici, pa ću videti je li istina šta govorite; inače ste uhode, tako živ bio Faraon.

17 I zatvori ih u tamnicu na tri dana.

18 A treći dan reče im Josif: Ako ste radi životu, ovo učinite, jer se ja Boga bojim:

19 Ako ste pošteni ljudi, jedan brat između vas neka ostane u tamnici, a vi idite i odnesite žita koliko treba porodicama vašim.

20 Pa onda dovedite k meni najmlađeg brata svog da se posvedoče reči vaše i da ne izginete. I oni učiniše tako.

21 I rekoše jedan drugom: Doista se ogrešismo o brata svog, jer videsmo muku duše njegove kad nam se moljaše, pa ga se oglušismo; zato dođe na nas ova muka.

22 A Ruvim odgovori im govoreći: Nisam li vam govorio: Nemojte se grešiti o dete? Ali me ne poslušaste; i zato se evo traži od nas krv njegova.

23 A oni ne znahu da ih Josif razume, jer se s njim razgovarahu preko tumača.

24 A Josif okrete se od njih, i zaplaka se. Potom se opet okrete k njima, i progovori s njima, i uzevši između njih Simeuna veza ga pred njima.

25 I zapovedi Josif da im naspu vreće žita, pa i novce šta je koji dao da metnu svakome u vreću, i da im dadu brašnjenice na put. I tako bi učinjeno.

26 I natovarivši žito svoje na magarce svoje otidoše.

27 A jedan od njih otvoriv svoju vreću da nahrani magarca svog u jednoj gostionici, vide novce svoje ozgo u vreći.

28 I reče braći svojoj: Ja dobih natrag novce svoje, evo ih u mojoj vreći. I zadrhta srce u njima i uplašiše se govoreći jedan drugom: Šta nam to učini Bog?

29 I došavši k Jakovu ocu svom u zemlju hanansku, pripovediše mu sve što im se dogodi, govoreći:

30 Oštro govoraše s nama čovek, koji zapoveda u onoj zemlji, i dočeka nas kao uhode.

31 A kad mu rekosmo: Mi smo pošteni ljudi, nikad nismo bili uhode;

32 Bilo nas je dvanaest braće, sinova oca našeg; jednog većnema, a najmlađi je danas kod oca našeg u zemlji hananskoj;

33 Reče nam čovek, koji zapoveda u onoj zemlji: Ovako ću doznati jeste li pošteni ljudi: brata jednog između sebe ostavite kod mene, a šta vam treba za porodice vaše gladi radi, uzmite i idite.

34 Posle dovedite k meni brata svog najmlađeg, da se uverim da niste uhode nego pošteni ljudi; brata ću vam vratiti, i moći ćete trgovati po ovoj zemlji.

35 A kad izručivahu vreće svoje, gle, svakome u vreći behu u zavežljaju novci njegovi; i videvši zavežljaje novaca svojih uplašiše se i oni i otac im.

36 I reče im Jakov otac njihov: Potrste mi decu; Josifa nema, Simeuna nema, pa hoćete i Venijamina da uzmete; sve se skupilo na me.

37 A Ruvim progovori i reče ocu svom: Dva sina moja ubij, ako ti ga ne dovedem natrag; daj ga u moje ruke, i ja ću ti ga opet dovesti.

38 A on reče: Neće ići sin moj s vama, jer je brat njegov umro i on osta sam, pa ako bi ga zadesilo kako zlo na putu na koji ćete ići, svalili bi ste me stara s tugom u grob.

   

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4539. Arise, go up to Bethel. That this signifies that the perception is concerning the Divine natural, is evident from the signification of “arising,” as being elevation (see n. 2401, 2785, 2912, 2927, 3171, 4103), here the elevation of the natural to the Divine; from the signification of “to go up,” as being more toward the interiors (of which in what follows); and from the signification of “Bethel,” as being the Divine in the natural, or in the ultimate of order (n. 4089). For in the original language “Bethel” means the “house of God,” and as the house of God is where the knowledges of good and truth are, by “Bethel” in the proximate sense are signified these knowledges (as shown above, n. 1453). But as the interiors are terminated and closed in the ultimates of order, and are together there, and as it were dwell together in one house; and as the natural in man is the ultimate with him in which his interiors are terminated, therefore by “Bethel” or the “house of God” is properly signified the natural (n. 3729, 4089), and indeed the good therein, for in the internal sense a “house” is good (n. 2233, 2234, 3720, 3729); moreover knowledges are in the natural, or in the ultimate of order.

[2] That “to go up” denotes toward the interiors is because interior things are what are called higher things (n. 2148), and therefore when progress toward interior things is treated of in the internal sense, the expression “to go up” is employed, as “to go up” from Egypt to the land of Canaan, and in the land of Canaan itself “to go up” to the interior parts, and from all parts of it to Jerusalem, and in Jerusalem itself to the house of God there. For example “to go up” from the land of Egypt to the land of Canaan, in Moses:

Pharaoh said to Joseph, Go up and bury thy father; and Joseph went up, and all the servants of Pharaoh went up with him; and there went up with him both chariots and horsemen (Genesis 50:6-7, 9).

And in the book of Judges:

And the angel of Jehovah went up from Gilgal to Bochim, and he said, I made you go up out of Egypt (Judg. 2:1);

for by “Egypt” in the internal sense is signified that memory-knowledge which is to serve for apprehending the things of the Lord’s kingdom; and by the “land of Canaan” is signified the Lord’s kingdom. And as memory-knowledges are lower, or what is the same, are exterior, and the things of the Lord’s kingdom are higher, or what is the same, interior, therefore one is said “to go up from Egypt to the land of Canaan,” and on the other hand “to go down from the land of Canaan to Egypt” (Genesis 42:2-3; 43:4-5, 15).

[3] In the land of Canaan itself “to go up” to its interior parts, in Joshua:

Joshua said, Go up and spy out the land; and the men went up and spied out Ai; and they returned unto Joshua and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; let about two thousand men or about three thousand men go up; so there went up thither of the people about three thousand men (Josh. 7:2-4);

as the “land of Canaan” signifies the Lord’s kingdom, the parts which were more remote from its ultimate boundaries signified things interior, and therefore the expression “to go up” is here used. In like manner from all the surrounding parts to Jerusalem; and in Jerusalem to the house of God (1 Kings 12:27-28; 2 Kings 20:5, 8; Matthew 20:18; Mark 10:33; Luke 18:31 other places). For Jerusalem was the inmost of the land, because by it was signified the Lord’s spiritual kingdom; and the house of God was the inmost of Jerusalem, because by it was signified the Lord’s celestial kingdom, and in the supreme sense the Lord Himself. Hence men spoke of “going up” to them. From all this it is evident what is signified by “arise, go up to Bethel,” namely, progress toward the interiors, which is the subject treated of in this chapter (n. 4536).

  
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