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1 Da akel så at hun og Jakob ikke fikk barn, blev hun misunnelig på sin søster og sa til Jakob: La mig få barn! Ellers dør jeg.

2 Da optendtes Jakobs vrede mot akel, og han sa: Er jeg i Guds sted, som har nektet dig livsfrukt?

3 Da sa hun: Se, der er min trælkvinne Bilha; gå inn til henne, forat hun kan føde på mine knær*, så også jeg kan få barn ved henne! / {* d.e. føde barn som jeg kan ta til mig som mine.}

4 Så gav hun sin trælkvinne Bilha til hustru, og Jakob gikk inn til henne.

5 Og Bilha blev fruktsommelig og fødte Jakob en sønn.

6 Da sa akel: Gud har dømt i min sak; han har hørt min bønn og gitt mig en sønn. Derfor kalte hun ham Dan*. / {* dommer.}

7 Og Bilha, akels trælkvinne, blev atter fruktsommelig og fødte Jakob ennu en sønn.

8 Da sa akel: Jeg har kjempet Guds kamper med min søster, og nu har jeg vunnet. Og hun kalte ham Naftali*. / {* den jeg har vunnet med kamp.}

9 Da Lea så at hun ikke fikk flere barn, tok hun sin trælkvinne Silpa og gav Jakob til hustru.

10 Og Silpa, Leas trælkvinne, fødte Jakob en sønn.

11 Da sa Lea: Til lykke! Og hun kalte ham Gad*. / {* lykke.}

12 Og Silpa, Leas trælkvinne, fødte Jakob ennu en sønn.

13 Da sa Lea: Hvor lykkelig jeg er! For alle kvinner vil prise mig lykkelig. Og hun kalte ham Aser*. / {* lykkelig.}

14 En dag i hvetehøstens tid gikk uben ut og fant alruner* på marken og bar dem hjem til Lea, sin mor; da sa akel til Lea: Kjære, gi mig nogen av din sønns alruner! / {* d.e. et slags plante som mentes å kunne vekke elskov og fremkalle svangerskap.}

15 Men hun svarte henne: Er det ikke nok at du har tatt min mann? Vil du nu også ta min sønns alruner? Da sa akel: Nu vel, han kan sove hos dig inatt, hvis jeg får din sønns alruner!

16 Da Jakob om aftenen kom hjem fra marken, gikk Lea ham i møte og sa: Det er hos mig du skal være inatt; jeg har tinget dig for min sønns alruner. Så lå han hos henne den natt.

17 Og Gud hørte Lea, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte Jakob en femte sønn.

18 Da sa Lea: Gud har gitt mig min lønn, fordi jeg lot min mann få min trælkvinne. Og hun kalte ham Issakar*. / {* han kommer med lønn.}

19 Og Lea blev atter fruktsommelig og fødte Jakob en sjette sønn.

20 Da sa Lea: Gud har gitt mig en god gave; nu kommer min mann til å bo hos mig, for jeg har født ham seks sønner. Og hun kalte ham Sebulon*. / {* boende mann.}

21 Siden fødte hun en datter og kalte henne Dina.

22 Da kom Gud akel i hu, og Gud hørte henne og åpnet hennes morsliv.

23 Hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn. Da sa hun: Gud har tatt bort min skam.

24 Og hun kalte ham Josef* og sa: Herren gi mig ennu en sønn! / {* han legger til.}

25 Da nu akel hadde født Josef, sa Jakob til Laban: La mig fare, så jeg kan dra hjem til mitt eget land!

26 Gi mig mine hustruer og mine barn, som jeg har tjent dig for, så vil jeg dra bort; du vet jo selv hvorledes jeg har tjent dig.

27 Da sa Laban til ham: Om du bare hadde nogen godhet for mig! Jeg er blitt varslet om at det er for din skyld Herren har velsignet mig.

28 sa han: Si selv hvad du vil ha i lønn, så skal jeg gi dig det.

29 Og Jakob sa til ham: Du vet selv hvorledes jeg har tjent dig, og hvad din buskap er blitt til under mine hender.

30 For det var lite det du hadde før jeg kom, men nu har det øket til en stor mengde, og Herren har velsignet dig hvor jeg satte min fot. Men når skal jeg nu også få gjøre noget for mitt eget hus?

31 Da sa Laban: Hvad skal jeg gi dig? Jakob svarte: Du skal ikke gi mig noget; dersom du vil gjøre som jeg nu sier, så skal jeg gjæte din buskap og vokte den, som jeg har gjort.

32 Jeg vil idag gå gjennem hele din hjord og skille ut alt som er flekket og spraglet og alt som er sort blandt fårene, og likeså alt som er spraglet og flekket blandt gjetene; og det skal være min lønn.

33 Og min ærlighet skal vidne for mig, når du siden engang kommer og ser over min lønn. Finnes det hos mig nogen gjet som ikke er flekket og spraglet, og noget får som ikke er sort, så er det stjålet.

34 Da sa Laban: Vel, la det være som du har sagt!

35 Og samme dag skilte han ut de stripete og spraglete gjetebukker og alle flekkete og spraglete gjeter, alt det som hadde noget hvitt på sig, og alt sort blandt fårene; og han lot sine sønner ta vare på det,

36 og han la tre dagsreiser mellem sig og Jakob. Og Jakob gjætte resten av Labans småfe.

37 Men Jakob tok sig friske kjepper av poppel-, hassel- og lønnetrær og skavde hvite striper på dem, så det hvite på kjeppene kom frem.

38 Og han la kjeppene som han hadde skavd, i rennene - i vanntrauene, hvor småfeet kom for å drikke, like foran småfeet; for de parret sig når de kom for å drikke.

39 Så parret småfeet sig ved kjeppene og fikk stripete, flekkete og spraglete unger.

40 Men lammene skilte Jakob ut og lot småfeet vende øinene mot det stripete og alt det sorte blandt Labans småfe; og således fikk han sig hjorder for sig selv og slapp dem ikke sammen med Labans småfe.

41 Og hver gang det sterke småfe parret sig, la Jakob kjeppene midt for øinene på dem i rennene, forat de skulde parre sig ved kjeppene;

42 men når det var svakt småfe, la han ikke kjeppene der; således kom de svake til å tilhøre Laban og de sterke Jakob.

43 Og mannen blev rikere og rikere, og han fikk meget småfe og trælkvinner og træler og kameler og asener.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4180

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4180. 'Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Dread of Isaac, had been with me' means but for the Divine and the Divine Human. This is clear from the meaning of 'the God of my father' when used in reference to the Lord, as the Divine as regards Good - 'Father' meaning Divine Good, and 'Son' Divine Truth, see 2803, 3704, in this case the Divine Good of each Essence; from the meaning of 'the God of Abraham' as the Divine itself which is called the Divine Essence - 'Abraham' representing the Lord as regards the Divine itself, 2011, 3439; and from the meaning of 'the Dread of Isaac' as the Divine Human. The expression 'the Dread' is used because it is Divine Truth that is meant by it. For among people who are not governed by good Divine Truth holds fear, dread, and terror within it, unlike Divine Good which does not strike fear into anyone. The same expression and meaning occur later on in this chapter,

Jacob swore by the Dread of Isaac his father. Verse 53.

Because he had been separated from Jacob by now, that is, because intermediate good had been separated from Divine good, Laban's state was such that he wished to do harm, as is evident from the things that are mentioned regarding Laban. It is because his state was such that the expression 'the Dread of Isaac' is used. Anyone can see that 'the Dread of Isaac' means the God of Isaac, and also that Laban's state was such. For 'Isaac' represents the Lord's Divine Human, in particular as regards the Divine Rational, see 1893, 2066, 2072, 2083, 2630, 3012, 3194, 3210, 3704.

[2] As regards what is said above, that Divine Truth coming from the Lord, unlike Divine Good, holds dread within it so far as those not governed by good are concerned, the position is this: The holiness which radiates from the Lord has Divine Good and Divine Truth within it. These go forth from the Lord unceasingly and are the source of the light which shines in the heavens and the source of the light which shines in human minds. Consequently they are the source of wisdom and intelligence, for these are present within that light. But the way in which anyone is affected by that light, or wisdom and intelligence, depends on how he receives it. Those who are governed by evil do not receive Divine Good since they possess no love or charity, for everything good is a manifestation of love and charity. But Divine Truth is able to be received even by the evil, though only by their external man, not by their internal.

[3] It is like the warmth and light which come from the sun. Spiritual warmth is love, and so good, whereas spiritual light is faith, and so truth. When warmth from the sun is being received, trees and flowers grow, producing leaves and blossom and fruit, or seeds. This occurs in spring and summer-time. But when warmth from the sun is not received, only light, nothing grows. All vegetation then becomes inactive, as it does in autumn and winter-time. The same also applies to spiritual warmth and spiritual light which come from the Lord. If a person is spring-like or summer-like he receives the good which flows from love and charity and produces fruit; but if he is autumn-like or winter-like he does not receive that good and therefore does not produce any fruit. Yet he is still able to receive light, that is, he is able to know things that are matters of faith or truth. The effect of the light of winter is similar to that of summer, in that it too produces colourful and beautiful sights and enables them to be seen. But it is different in that it does not penetrate beneath the surface because it has no warmth in it, and as a consequence nothing can grow.

[4] The reception of light alone therefore and not of good is as when objects do not receive any warmth. Merely the outward form and the beauty of that form is received from the light, so that they are cold within; and when they are cold within they are all inactive, looking so to speak like something wrinkled with its hairs standing on end when the light meets it. And these are the conditions which produce fear, dread, and terror in living creatures. This comparison enables one to comprehend to some extent the nature of the fear, dread, and terror experienced by the evil. That is to say, such feelings are not the product of Divine Good but of Divine Truth; and they occur when people do not receive Divine Good yet do receive Divine Truth. The comparison also enables one to comprehend that Divine Truth devoid of Good cannot penetrate beneath the surface but stays in the outermost parts, that is, in the external man, and mainly in the area of sensory awareness belonging to the external man. More than this it enables one to comprehend that a person may sometimes look beautiful in outward form and yet in inward form be detestable. From all this one may also see the nature of the faith with very many - faith which, they say, saves without good works, that is, without goodwill and good actions.

[5] It being the Divine Human, and not the Divine itself, from which Divine Truth proceeds, it is the Divine Human therefore which is meant here by 'the Dread of Isaac'. For as has been stated, it is Divine Truth which strikes fear into someone, not Divine Good. That it is the Lord's Divine Human, and not the Divine itself, from which Divine Truth proceeds is an arcanum that has not been disclosed up to now. The implications of the arcanum are as follows: Before the Lord came into the world the Divine itself flowed into the whole of heaven; and because heaven at that time consisted for the most part of those who were celestial, that is, who were governed by the good of love, that influx of God's Almighty power furnished the light which shone in the heavens, and with that light wisdom and intelligence. But when the human race departed from the good of love and charity it was no longer possible for that light to be provided by way of heaven, nor consequently for the wisdom and intelligence to come through to the human race. For this reason, so that the human race might be saved, the Lord out of necessity came into the world and made Divine the Human within Himself in order that as to that Divine Human He might become Divine Light, and in so doing might bring light to the whole of heaven and to the whole world. He had been from eternity Light itself, for the Divine itself passing through the heavens was the source of that Light. And it was the Divine itself which took on the Human and made this Human Divine; and once that Human had been made Divine He was then able to bring light not only to the celestial heaven itself but also to the spiritual heaven, and to the human race too, which received and receives Divine Truth within good, that is, within love to Him and within charity towards the neighbour, as is evident in John,

As many as received Him, to them He gave power to be sons of God, to those believing in His name, who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:12-13.

[6] The things that have now been stated make clear the meaning of the following in John,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. He was the true Light that enlightens every man coming into the world. John 1:1-4, 9.

Here 'the Word' means Divine Truth. Yet as to both Essences the Lord is Divine Good, whereas Divine Truth is that which proceeds from Him, see 3704. For Divine Good cannot be received by any man, nor even by any angel, but only by the Lord's Divine Human, which is what the following words in John are used to mean,

Nobody has ever seen God; the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, He has made Him known. John 1:18.

Man is however able to receive Divine Truth, though only in a form possible for it to exist with the recipient. And within that Truth, Divine Good is able to dwell, but in differing ways according to the kind of reception it is given.

[7] Such are the arcana which come to mind among the angels when man reads the words 'Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Dread of Isaac, had been with me'. It shows how heavenly in content the Word is, and every detail of it, although nothing of that content is visible in the sense of the letter. It also shows how superior angelic wisdom is to human wisdom, and that angels are aware of the deepest arcana while man does not even know that the Word contains any arcanum at all. Those which have been mentioned are only a very few, for within these arcana angels see and perceive countless details. Indeed, compared with those few arcana an infinity of details are seen by angels which cannot possibly be made known here because human language is inadequate to express what they are. Nor is the human mind capable of receiving them.

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