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Genesis 33

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1 At itiningin ni Jacob ang kaniyang mga mata at tumingin, at, narito, si Esau ay dumarating, at kasama niya'y apat na raang tao. At kaniyang binahagi ang mga bata kay Lea at kay Raquel, at sa dalawang alilang babae.

2 At inilagay niya ang mga alila na kasama ng kanilang mga anak na pinakapanguna, at si Lea na kasama ng kaniyang mga anak na pinakapangalawa, at si Raquel at si Jose na pinakahuli.

3 At siya naman ay lumagpas sa unahan nila, at yumukod sa lupa na makapito, hanggang sa nalapit sa kaniyang kapatid.

4 At tumakbo si Esau na sinalubong siya, at niyakap siya at niyapos siya sa leeg, at hinagkan siya: at nagiyakan,

5 At itiningin ni Esau ang mga mata niya, at nakita ang mga babae at ang mga bata, at sinabi, Sinosino itong mga kasama mo? At kaniyang sinabi, Ang mga anak na ipinagkaloob ng Dios sa iyong lingkod.

6 Nang magkagayo'y nagsilapit ang mga alilang babae, sila at ang kanilang mga anak, at nagsiyukod.

7 At lumapit din si Lea at ang kaniyang mga anak, at nagsiyukod: at pagkatapos ay nagsilapit si Jose at si Raquel, at nagsiyukod.

8 At kaniyang sinabi, Anong palagay mo sa buong karamihang ito na nasumpungan ko? At kaniyang sinabi, Nang makasundo ng biyaya sa paningin ng aking panginoon.

9 At sinabi ni Esau, Mayroon akong kasiya; kapatid ko, ariin mo ang iyo.

10 At sinabi sa kaniya ni Jacob, Hindi, ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo, na kung ngayo'y nakasundo ako ng biyaya sa iyong paningin, ay tanggapin mo nga ang aking kaloob sa aking kamay: yamang nakita ko ang iyong mukha, na gaya ng nakakakita ng mukha ng Dios, at ikaw ay nalugod sa akin.

11 Tanggapin mo, ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo, ang kaloob na dala sa iyo; sapagka't ipinagkaloob sa akin ng Dios, at mayroon ako ng lahat. At ipinilit sa kaniya, at kaniyang tinanggap.

12 At kaniyang sinabi, Yumaon tayo at tayo'y lumakad, at ako'y mangunguna sa iyo.

13 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Nalalaman ng aking panginoon na ang mga bata ay mahihina pa at ang mga kawan at ang mga baka ay nagpapasuso: at kung ipagmadali sa isa lamang araw ay mamamatay ang lahat ng kawan.

14 Magpauna ang aking panginoon sa kaniyang lingkod: at ako'y mamamatnubay na dahandahan, ayon sa hakbang ng mga hayop na nasa aking unahan, at ng hakbang ng mga bata, hanggang sa makarating ako sa aking panginoon sa Seir.

15 At sinabi ni Esau, Pahintulutan mong iwan ko sa iyo ang ilan sa mga taong kasama ko. At kaniyang sinabi, Ano pang dahil nito? Makasundo nawa ako ng biyaya sa paningin ng aking panginoon.

16 Gayon nagbalik si Esau ng araw ding yaon sa kaniyang lakad sa Seir.

17 At si Jacob ay naglakbay sa Succoth, at nagtayo ng isang bahay para sa kaniya, at iginawa niya ng mga balag ang kaniyang hayop: kaya't tinawag ang pangalan ng dakong yaon na Succoth.

18 At dumating si Jacob na payapa sa bayan ng Sichem, na nasa lupain ng Canaan, nang siya'y manggaling sa Padan-aram; at siya'y humantong sa tapat ng bayan.

19 At binili ang pitak ng lupa na pinagtayuan ng kaniyang tolda, sa kamay ng mga anak ni Hamor, na ama ni Sichem, ng isang daang putol na salapi.

20 At siya'y nagtindig doon ng isang dambana, at tinawag niyang El-Elohe-Israel.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4353

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4353. 'And kissed him' means an interior joining together brought about by love. This is clear from the meaning of 'kissing' as a joining together brought about by love, dealt with in 3573, 3574, 4215, in this case an interior joining together. The present verse deals with the joining of Divine Natural Good, meant by 'Esau', to Natural Truth, meant by 'Jacob'. It deals with this in general, whereas the verses which follow deal more specifically with that joining together. As regards the actual joining together, it is that which brings about a person's regeneration, for he is regenerated through the joining of the truths he knows to the good he cherishes, that is, through the joining of matters of faith to the deeds of charity. The process of that joining together is described fully in this verse and in those that follow. The subject, it is true, is the Lord - how He made His Natural Divine and therefore how He united Divine Good to Truth within the Natural; but because the regeneration of man is an image of the glorification of the Lord, 3138, 3212, 3296, 3490, that regeneration too is at the same time the subject in the internal sense. And because man can get an idea of regeneration more easily than he can of the Lord's glorification, let His glorification be illustrated by means of man's regeneration.

[2] It is evident from the explanations which have been given that the joining together of good and truths which leads to regeneration is a process that grows more and more interior; that is, truths are joined step by step more interiorly to good. For the object of regeneration is that the internal man may be joined to the external, and so the spiritual man be joined to the natural through the rational. Unless the two are joined together no regeneration is accomplished. Nor can that joining together be effected until good has first been joined to the truths within the natural; for the natural has to exist as the underlying groundwork, and things within the natural have to exist in correspondence with those above them. This is the reason why, when the natural is being regenerated, the joining together of good and truths becomes step by step more interior; for the spiritual first joins itself to the things that are inmost in the natural, and after that through these to those that are more exterior. Nor can man's internal join itself to his external unless the truth within that external becomes the good of truth, that is, becomes truth in will and action, 4337. Only then can they be joined together, for the Lord flows into a person through his internal man, especially through the good there. The good there is able to be joined to the good in the external man, but not directly to the truth.

[3] From this it becomes clear that the truth residing with man must first of all become truth in will and action, that is, become the good of truth, before the joining together of the rational and the natural, or of the internal man and the external, can come about. But in what way truth becomes the good of truth may be clear to anyone who gives his attention to it. Every Divine truth is related to the following two commandments: Love God above all things, and love your neighbour as yourself. These two commandments are the base from which truths are derived, the reason why truths exist, and the end to which truths lead - immediately or remotely. Therefore when truths are translated into action they are introduced step by step into their beginning and into their end, that is to say, into charity towards the neighbour and love to the Lord, and as a consequence truth becomes the good which is called the good of truth. Once truth becomes such it is able to be joined to the internal man, a conjunction which becomes step by step more interior as truths that are more interior are implanted within that good. Action comes first, then the desire for it in the person's will follows. For when a person is led by his understanding to carry out any action, he is at length led by his will to do it, till at last he has taken it on as an action performed habitually. When this point is reached it is introduced into the rational or internal man; and once it has been introduced, truth is no longer that which motivates him when he does a good action but good. For now he begins to feel within it something of what is blessed and so to speak of heaven. This remains with him after death, and by means of it the Lord raises him up to heaven.

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