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1 Ali glad beše vrlo velika u onoj zemlji.

2 Pa kad pojedoše žito koje behu doneli iz Misira, reče im otac: Idite opet, i kupite nam malo hrane.

3 A Juda mu progovori i reče: Tvrdo nam se zarekao onaj čovek govoreći: Nećete videti lice moje, ako ne bude s vama brat vaš.

4 Ako ćeš pustiti s nama brata našeg, ići ćemo i kupićemo ti hrane.

5 Ako li nećeš pustiti, nećemo ići, jer nam je rekao onaj čovek: Nećete videti lice moje, ako ne bude s vama brat vaš.

6 A Izrailj reče: Što mi to zlo učiniste i kazaste čoveku da imate još jednog brata?

7 A oni rekoše: Čovek je potanko raspitivao za nas i za rod naš govoreći: Je li vam jošte živ otac? Imate li još braće? A mi mu odgovorismo kako nas pitaše. Jesmo li mogli kako znati da će kazati: Dovedite brata svog?

8 I reče Juda Izrailju ocu svom: Pusti dete sa mnom, pa ćemo se podignuti i otići, da ostanemo živi i ne pomremo i mi i ti i naša deca.

9 Ja ti se jamčim za nj, iz moje ga ruke išti; ako ti ga ne dovedem natrag i preda te ne stavim, da sam ti kriv do veka.

10 Da nismo toliko oklevali, do sada bismo se dva puta vratili.

11 Onda reče Izrailj otac njihov: Kad je tako, učinite ovo: uzmite šta najlepše ima u ovoj zemlji u svoje vreće, i ponesite čoveku onom dar: malo tamjana i malo meda, mirisavog korenja i smirne, urme i badema.

12 A novaca ponesite dvojinom, i uzmite novce što behu ozgo u vrećama vašim i odnesite natrag, može biti da je pogreška.

13 I uzmite brata svog, pa ustanite i idite opet k onom čoveku.

14 A Bog Svemogući da vam da da nađete milost u onog čoveka, da vam pusti brata vašeg drugog i Venijamina; ako li ostanem bez dece, nek ostanem bez dece.

15 Tada uzevši dare i novaca dvojinom, uzevši i Venijamina, podigoše se i otidoše u Misir, i izađoše pred Josifa.

16 A Josif kad vide s njima Venijamina, reče čoveku koji upravljaše kućom njegovom: Odvedi ove ljude u kuću, pa nakolji mesa i zgotovi, jer će u podne sa mnom jesti ovi ljudi.

17 I učini čovek kako Josif reče, i uvede ljude u kuću Josifovu.

18 A oni se bojahu kad ih čovek vođaše u kuću Josifovu, i rekoše: Za novce koji pre behu metnuti u vreće naše vodi nas, dokle smisli kako će nas okriviti, da nas zarobi i uzme naše magarce.

19 Pa pristupivši k čoveku koji upravljaše kućom Josifovom, progovoriše mu na vratima kućnim,

20 I rekoše: Čuj, gospodaru; došli smo bili i pre, i kupismo hrane;

21 Pa kad dođosmo u jednu gostionicu i otvorismo vreće, a to novci svakog nas behu ozgo u vreći njegovoj, novci naši na meru; i evo smo ih doneli natrag;

22 A druge smo novce doneli da kupimo hrane; ne znamo ko nam metnu novce naše u vreće.

23 A on im reče: Budite mirni, ne bojte se; Bog vaš i Bog oca vašeg metnuo je blago u vreće vaše; novci su vaši bili u mene. I izvede im Simeuna.

24 I uvede ih čovek u kuću Josifovu, i donese im vode te opraše noge, i magarcima njihovim položi.

25 I pripraviše dar čekajući dokle dođe Josif u podne, jer čuše da će oni onde jesti.

26 I kad Josif dođe kući, iznesoše mu dar koji imahu kod sebe, i pokloniše mu se do zemlje.

27 A on ih zapita kako su, i reče: Kako je otac vaš stari, za koga mi govoriste? Je li jošte živ?

28 A oni rekoše: Dobro je sluga tvoj, otac naš; još je živ. I pokloniše mu se.

29 A on pogledavši vide Venijamina brata svog, sina matere svoje, i reče: Je li vam to najmlađi brat vaš za kog mi govoriste? I reče: Bog da ti bude milostiv, sinko!

30 A Josifu goraše srce od ljubavi prema bratu svom, te brže potraži gde će plakati, i ušavši u jednu sobu plaka onde.

31 Posle umiv se izađe, i ustežući se reče: Dajte jelo.

32 I donesoše njemu najposle i Misircima koji obedovahu u njega, jer ne mogahu Misirci jesti s Jevrejima, jer je to nečisto Misircima.

33 A seđahu pred njim stariji po stareštvu svom a mlađi po mladosti svojoj. I zgledahu se od čuda.

34 I uzimajući jela ispred sebe slaše njima, i Venijaminu dopade pet puta više nego drugima. I piše i napiše se s njim.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 5628

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5628. 'And may God Shaddai' means the comfort that follows hardships. This is clear from the meaning of 'Shaddai' as temptation, also the comfort that follows temptation, dealt with in 1992, 4572, here therefore the comfort which followed all the hardships they experienced in Egypt. The meaning here - the comfort that follows severe sufferings - is also evident from the words 'grant you mercy before the man' which immediately follow. The reason why 'Shaddai' means temptation, also the comfort that follows temptation, is that the ancients gave the one and only God various illustrious names which were descriptive of the various things that came from Him; and because they believed that even temptations came from Him they called Him 'God Shaddai'. They did not understand some other God by this name but the one and only God so far as temptations were concerned. When however the Ancient Church went downhill they began to worship as many gods as there were names of the one and only God; indeed they increased the number of them with many more which they themselves invented. This trend continued until at length each family had its own god whom that family kept quite distinct and separate from all other gods worshipped by other families.

[2] The family of Terah, which Abraham came from, worshipped Shaddai as its particular god, see 1356, 1992, 2559, 3667. Consequently not only Abraham but Jacob too recognized Shaddai as their god; and they did so in the land of Canaan. But to avoid any compulsion of them to forsake the form of religion they had - for no one is compelled to forsake what for him is holy - they were allowed to keep to it. However, because the ancients had meant Jehovah Himself or the Lord by the name Shaddai, which they used when they underwent temptations, Jehovah or the Lord took this name in His dealings with Abraham, as is evident from Genesis 17:1, and-also in His dealings with Jacob, Genesis 35:11.

[3] The reason why not only temptation but also comfort is meant by 'Shaddai' is that comfort follows all spiritual temptations, as I have been allowed to know from experience in the next life. When anyone there is subjected to hardships at the hands of evil spirits, who attack him, incite him to evil practices, and persuade him to accept falsities, he is subsequently received by angels, once the evil spirits have been turned away, and he is brought into a state of consolation by means of some delight in keeping with his character.

  
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