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1 I zapovedi Josif čoveku što upravljaše kućom njegovom govoreći: Naspi ovim ljudima u vreće žita koliko mogu poneti, i svakome u vreću metni ozgo novce njegove.

2 I čašu moju, čašu srebrnu, metni najmlađem u vreću odozgo i novce za njegovo žito. I učini kako mu Josif reče.

3 A ujutru kad svanu, otpustiše ljude s magarcima njihovim.

4 A kad izađoše iz mesta i još ne behu daleko, reče Josif čoveku što upravljaše kućom njegovom: Ustani, idi brže za onim ljudima, i kad ih stigneš reci im: Zašto vraćate zlo za dobro?

5 Nije li to čaša iz koje pije moj gospodar? I neće li po njoj zacelo poznati kakvi ste? Zlo ste radili što ste to učinili.

6 I on ih stiže, i reče im tako.

7 A oni mu rekoše: Zašto govoriš, gospodaru, takve reči? Sačuvaj Bože da sluge tvoje učine takvo šta!

8 Eno smo ti doneli natrag iz zemlje hananske novce koje nađosmo ozgo u vrećama svojim, pa kako bismo ukrali iz kuće gospodara tvog srebro ili zlato?

9 U kog se između sluga tvojih nađe, onaj neka pogine, i svrh toga mi ćemo biti robovi gospodaru mom.

10 A on reče: Neka bude kako rekoste; ali u koga se nađe, onaj da mi bude rob, a vi ostali nećete biti krivi.

11 I brže poskidaše svi na zemlju vreće svoje, i razrešiše svaki svoju vreću.

12 A on stade tražiti počevši od najstarijeg, i kad dođe na najmlađeg, nađe se čaša u vreći Venijaminovoj.

13 Tada razdreše haljine svoje, i natovarivši svaki svoj tovar na svog magarca vratiše se u grad.

14 I dođe Juda s braćom svojom Josifu u kuću, dok on još beše kod kuće, i padoše pred njim na zemlju.

15 A Josif im reče: Šta ste to učinili? Zar niste znali da čovek kao što sam ja može zacelo doznati?

16 Tada reče Juda: Šta da ti kažemo, gospodaru? Šta da govorimo? Kako li da se pravdamo? Bog je otkrio zločinstvo tvojih sluga. Evo, mi smo svi robovi tvoji, gospodaru, i mi i ovaj u koga se našla čaša.

17 A Josif reče: Bože sačuvaj! Neću ja to; u koga se našla čaša on neka mi bude rob, a vi idite s mirom ocu svom.

18 Ali Juda pristupiv k njemu reče: Čuj me, gospodaru; dopusti da progovori sluga tvoj gospodaru svom, i neka se gnev tvoj ne raspali na slugu tvog, jer si ti kao sam Faraon.

19 Gospodar moj zapita sluge svoje govoreći: Imate li oca ili brata?

20 A mi rekosmo gospodaru svom: Imamo starog oca i brata najmlađeg, koji mu se rodi u starosti; a njegov je brat umro, i on osta sam od matere svoje, i otac ga pazi.

21 A ti reče slugama svojim: Dovedite mi ga da vidim svojim očima.

22 I rekosmo gospodaru svom: Neće moći dete ostaviti oca svog; da ostavi oca svog, odmah će otac umreti.

23 A ti reče slugama svojim: Ako ne dođe brat vaš najmlađi, nećete videti lice moje.

24 A kad se vratismo k sluzi tvom a ocu mom, kazasmo mu reči gospodara mog.

25 Posle reče nam otac: Idite opet, kupite nam hrane.

26 A mi rekosmo: Ne možemo ići, osim ako bude brat naš najmlađi s nama, onda ćemo ići, jer ne možemo videti lica onog čoveka, ako ne bude s nama brat naš najmlađi.

27 A sluga tvoj, otac moj, reče nam: Znate da mi je žena rodila dva sina.

28 I jedan od njih otide od mene, i rekoh: Zacelo ga je raskinula zverka; i do sada ga ne videh.

29 Ako i ovog odvedete od mene i zadesi ga kako zlo, svalićete me starog u grob s tugom.

30 Pa sada da otidem k sluzi tvom, ocu svom, a ovo dete da ne bude s nama, kako je duša onog vezana za dušu ovog,

31 Umreće kad vidi da nema deteta, te će sluge tvoje svaliti starog slugu tvog, a oca svog, s tugom u grob.

32 A tvoj se sluga podjemčio za dete ocu svom rekavši: Ako ti ga ne dovedem natrag, da sam kriv ocu svom do veka.

33 Zato neka sluga tvoj ostane mesto deteta, da bude rob gospodaru mom, a dete neka ide s braćom svojom.

34 Jer kako bih se vratio k ocu svom bez deteta, da gledam jade koji bi mi oca zadesili?

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 5835

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5835. 'And his soul being bound up with his soul' means when more closely joined together. This is clear from the meaning of 'soul' as life, so that 'the soul of the one bound up with the soul of the other' means the life of the one in that of the other. Consequently a closer joining together is meant, that is to say, of spiritual good, which is 'Israel', to the truth springing from that good, which is 'Benjamin'. The implications of good being joined as closely to truth as the soul of the one is bound up with that of the other are as follows: A person's mind, which is the real person and is where his life resides, has two powers, one of which is assigned to the truths of faith, the other to the good of charity. The mental power assigned to the truths of faith is called the understanding, while the one assigned to the good of charity is called the will. To enable a person to be truly human these two powers must make a unified whole.

[2] But at the present day those two mental powers have become completely set apart from each other, as may be recognized from the fact that a person can understand something as being true and yet be unable to will it. For a person can see in his understanding that all the Ten Commandments are truths and to some extent that the contents of religious teachings drawn from the Word are truths; indeed he can also confirm that they are truths by the use of his understanding and in addition through the preaching he hears. yet the intentions of his will are at variance with those truths, and so as a consequence are his actions. From this it is evident that those two mental powers present in a person have become set apart from each other. Yet they ought not to be set apart, as may be recognized from the consideration that should they be set apart when he enters the next life 1 the truth in his understanding will raise him up towards heaven, while the evil intentions in his will will draw him down towards hell, thus leaving him suspended between the two. Even so, the intentions in his will, which constitute his actual life, will carry him downwards, thus taking him inevitably into hell. Therefore to prevent this from happening, those two mental powers have to be joined together. This is effected by the Lord through regeneration - through the implantation of the truth of faith within the good of charity. For in this way a person is provided through the truth of faith with a new understanding, and through the good of charity with a new will; and this gives him two mental Powers which make one complete mind.

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1. The words should they be set apart when he enters the next life represent what appears in Swedenborg's rough draft but is omitted from the printed edition.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.