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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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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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