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Бытие 41

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1 По прошествіи двухъ лјтъ случилось, что Фараонъ видјлъ во снј, будто онъ стоялъ у рјки.

2 И вотъ, выходятъ изъ рјки семь коровъ хорошихъ видомъ, и тучныхъ плотію,

3 и пасутся на травј рјчной. Но вотъ, послј нихъ выходятъ изъ рјки семь коровъ другихъ, худыхъ видомъ, и тощихъ плотію; и стали подлј тјхъ коровъ, на берегу рјки.

4 И съјли коровы худые видомъ и тощія плотію семь коровъ хорошихъ видомъ и тучныхъ. Тутъ Фараонъ проснулся.

5 Заснулъ опять, и въ другой разъ видјлось ему во снј, будто изъ одного стебля вышло семь колосьевъ тучныхъ и хорошихъ.

6 Но вотъ, послј нихъ выросло семь колосьевъ тощихъ и обожженныхъ вјтромъ.

7 Наконецъ тощіе колосья пожрали семь колосьевъ тучныхъ и полныхъ. Фараонъ проснулся и видитъ, что это сонъ.

8 По утру, въ смущеніи духа, послалъ онъ, и призвалъ всјхъ Египетскихъ толкователей тайнъ, и всјхъ тамошнихъ мудрецовъ, и разсказалъ имъ Фараонъ сны свои; но никто не истолковалъ ихъ Фараону.

9 Тогда главный виночерпій сталъ говорить Фараону, и сказалъ: грјхъ мой воспоминаю я нынј.

10 Фараонъ прогнјвался на рабовъ своихъ, и отдалъ меня и главнаго хлјбодара подъ стражу, въ домъ начальника тјлохранителей.

11 Тамъ видјлись намъ сны въ одну ночь, каждому видјлся сонъ особеннаго значенія,

12 Тамъ же былъ съ нами молодой Еврей, рабъ начальника тјлохранителей. Мы разсказали ему сны наши, и онъ истолковалъ намъ, истолковалъ каждому, соотвјтственно съ его сновидјніемъ.

13 И какъ онъ истолковалъ намъ, такъ и случилось: я поставленъ на прежнее мјсто; а тотъ повјшенъ.

14 Фараонъ послалъ призвать Іосифа; н тотчасъ взяли его изъ темницы. Онъ остригся, и перемјнилъ одежду свою, и пришелъ къ Фараону.

15 Фараонъ сказалъ Іосифу: мнј видјлся сонъ, и нјтъ никого, кто бъ истолковалъ его; а о тебј я слышалъ, что ты, выслушавъ сонъ, можешь истолковать его.

16 Іосифъ сказалъ въ отвјтъ Фараону: это не мое, Богъ дастъ отвјтъ во благо Фараону.

17 И сказалъ Фараонъ Іосифу: мнј видјлосъ во снј, будто я стоялъ на берегу рјки.

18 И вотъ, выходягъ изъ рјки семь коровъ тучныхъ плотію, и хорошихъ видомъ, и пасутся на травј рјчной.

19 Но вотъ, послј нихъ выходятъ семь коровъ другихъ, очень худыхъ видомъ и тощихъ плотію; я не видывалъ во всей землј Египетской такихъ худыхъ, какъ онј.

20 И съјли тощія и худыя коровы семь прежнихъ коровъ тучныхъ.

21 И вошли въ утробу ихъ, но непримјтно было, что онј вошли въ утробу ихъ. Онј были также худы видомъ, какъ и съ начала. Тутъ я проснулся.

22 Потомъ видјлось мнј въ сновидјніи моемъ, будто изъ одного стебля вышло семь колосьевъ полныхъ и хорошихъ.

23 Но вотъ, послј нихъ выросло семь колосьевъ тонкихъ, тощихъ и обожженныхъ вјтромъ.

24 И сіи колосья тощіе пожрали семь колосьевъ хорошихъ. Я разсказалъ это толкователямъ тайнъ; но никто не истолковалъ мнј.

25 И сказалъ Іосифъ Фараону: сонъ Фараоновъ одинъ. Богъ показалъ Фараону, что хочетъ творить.

26 Семь коровъ хорошихъ значатъ Семь лјтъ; и Семь колосьевъ хорошихъ значатъ Семь лјтъ: это одинъ сонъ.

27 И семь коровъ тощихъ и худыхъ, вышедшихъ послј тјхъ, значатъ семь лјтъ, также и семь колосьевъ тощихъ и обожженныхъ вјтромъ. Будетъ семь лјтъ голода.

28 Вотъ къ чему сказалъ я Фараону, что Богъ показалъ Фараону, что Онъ хочетъ творить.

29 Вотъ приходятъ семь лјтъ, въ которыя будетъ великое плодородіе во всей землј Египетской.

30 Послј нихъ настанутъ семь лјтъ голода: и забудется все оное изобиліе въ землј Египетской; и истощитъ голодъ землю.

31 Такъ что прежнее изобиліе и непримјтно будетъ на землј, по причинј голода сего, который наступитъ потомъ; ибо онъ будетъ очень великъ.

32 Что же сонъ повторился Фараону дважды, - это значитъ, что сіе рјшено Богомъ, и что вскорј Богъ исполнитъ сіе,

33 Итакъ да усмотритъ Фараонъ мужа разумнаго и мудраго, и да поставитъ его надъ землею Египетскою.

34 Да повелитъ Фараонъ поставить надъ землею надзирателей, и собирать въ семь лјтъ изобилія пятую часть всјхъ произведеній земли Египетской.

35 Пусть они берутъ всякій хлјбъ наступающихъ хорошихъ годовъ, и соберутъ хлјбъ подъ вјденіе Фараона, въ пищу по городамъ, и пусть берегутъ.

36 И будетъ сія пища въ запасъ для земли на семь лјтъ голода, которые будутъ въ землј Египетской; дабы земля не погибла отъ голода.

37 Сія рјчь понравилась Фараону и всјмъ рабамъ его.

38 И сказалъ Фараонъ рабамъ своимъ: найдемъ ли мы такого, какъ онъ, человјка, въ которомъ бы былъ духъ Божій?

39 Тогда Фараонъ сказалъ Іосифу: когда Богъ открылъ тебј все сіе, то нјтъ разумнје и мудрје тебя.

40 Ты будешь надъ домомъ моимъ; и твоего слова держаться будетъ весь народъ мой; только престоломъ я буду больше тебя.

41 И сказалъ Фараонъ Іосифу: вотъ, я поставляю тебя надъ всею землею Египетскою.

42 И снялъ Фараонъ перстень свой съ руки своей, и надјлъ его на руку Іосифу; одјлъ его въ виссонныя одежды, возложилъ на шею ему золотую цјпь.

43 Велјлъ везти на второй у себя колесницј, и провозглашать предъ нимъ: преклоняйте колјна! Такимъ образомъ поставилъ его надъ всею землею Египетскою.

44 И сказалъ Фараонъ Іосифу: я Фараонъ; безъ тебя никто не долженъ тронуться ни рукою, ни ногою во всей землј Египетской.

45 И нарекъ Фараонъ Іосифу имя: Цафнаѕ-панеахъ; и далъ ему въ жену Асенаѕу, дочь Поти-Фера, жреца Иліопольскаго. И пошелъ Іосифъ по землј Египетской.

46 Іосифу было тридцать лјтъ отъ рожденія, когда онъ предсталъ предъ лице Фараона, царя Египетскаго. И вышелъ Іосифъ отъ лица Фараонова, и прошелъ по всей землј Египетской.

47 Земля же въ семь лјтъ обилія приносила изъ зерна по горсти.

48 Итакъ онъ собралъ всякой хлјбъ семи лјтъ, которые были плодородны въ землј Египетской, и положилъ хлјбъ въ городахъ; въ каждомъ городј положилъ хлјбъ полей, окружающихъ его.

49 Такимъ образомъ Іосифъ собралъ хлјба весьма много, какъ песку морскаго, такъ что пересталъ и считать, ибо счета не было.

50 Еще до наступленія голодныхъ годовъ, у ІосиФа родились два сына, которыхъ родила ему Асенаѕа, дочь Поти-Фера, жреца Иліопольскаго.

51 И нарекъ Іосифъ имя первенцу: Манассія, потому что, говорилъ онъ, Богъ привелъ у меня въ забвеніе всј несчастія мои, и весь домъ отца моего.

52 А другому нарекъ имя Ефремъ, потому что, говорилъ онъ, Богъ сдјлалъ меня плодовитымъ въ землј страданія моего.

53 И прошли семь лјтъ обилія, которое было въ землј Египетекой;

54 и наступили семь лјтъ голода, какъ сказалъ Іосифъ. И былъ голодъ во всјхъ земляхъ, а во всей землј Египетской былъ хлјбъ.

55 Потомъ и вся земля Египетская начала терпјть голодъ; и народъ возопилъ къ Фараону о хлјбј. Тогда Фараонъ сказалъ всему Египту: подите къ Іосифу, и дјлайте, что онъ вамъ скажетъ.

56 И какъ былъ голодъ по всей землј: то Іосифъ отворилъ всј житницы, и сталъ продавать хлјбъ Египту. Голодъ же усиливался въ землј Египетской.

57 И изъ всјхъ странъ приходили въ Египетъ, покупать хлјбъ у Іосифа: ибо голодъ усилился по всей землј.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #5373

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5373. 'And all the earth came to Egypt' means that forms of good and truth were gathered into the facts known to the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the earth'. In the Word 'the earth' has various meanings, but in general it means the Church and also the things that constitute the Church, which are forms of good and truth. Also, because 'the earth' (or 'the land') means the Church it means the member of the Church as well since he is a Church on a particular level. And meaning a member of the Church, 'the earth' (or 'the land') means that which exists within him, namely his mind, which is why in various places above 'the land of Egypt' has meant the natural mind. Here however it is not the land of Egypt but the earth in general that is being referred to, and therefore those things that constitute the Church, which are forms of good and truth, are meant. For more about 'the earth' having various meanings, see 620, 636, 2571; but in general it means the Church, 566, 662, 1067, 1262, 1413, 1607, 1733, 1850, 2117, 2118 (end), 2928, 3755, 3404, 4447, 4535.

[2] As regards the phrase 'all the earth came to Egypt' meaning that forms of good and truth were gathered into the facts known to the Church, this is clear from the meaning of 'Egypt' in its proper sense as knowledge, and then as known facts, see 1164, 1165, 1186, 1462; and the facts meant by 'Egypt' in the good sense are the facts that are known to the Church, 4749, 4964, 4966. It is indeed evident from the meaning of the expressions that are used - from the meaning of 'the earth' or 'the land' when this is used not for simply the land of Egypt, and also from the meaning of 'Egypt' in its proper sense - that such is the internal meaning of 'all the earth came to Egypt'. And it is also evident from the fact that the verb 'came' in this phrase is plural. But in addition to this it is evident from the actual sequence of ideas present in the internal sense. For there now follows in that sequence of ideas the thought that the forms of truth and good constituting the remnants are gathered into known facts.

[3] For the situation is this: When a person's natural is being regenerated every single form of good and truth is gathered into the known facts there. Any that are not present within these facts are not in the natural. This is because that part of the natural mind which is subject to the understanding part is made up solely of factual knowledge; and this knowledge present in the natural is the last and lowest degree of order. To come forth and manifest themselves in that sphere things that are prior must exist within ones that are last and lowest. More than this, prior things all extend into their last and lowest forms which serve them as their boundaries or final limits. Prior things come into being simultaneously on that lowest level, in the same way as causes do within their effects, or as higher objects do within lower ones that serve as vessels to contain them. The known facts present in the natural are such last and lowest things. This being so, the final limit that holds the spiritual world within it is man's natural, in which things existing in the spiritual world reveal themselves in the form of representations. If spiritual things did not reveal themselves within the natural in the form of representations, thus with the help of such things as exist in the world, no one could have any awareness of them at all. From these considerations one may see that when the natural is being regenerated every form of interior truth and good which has its origin in the spiritual world is gathered into known facts to enable it to manifest itself.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #662

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662. 'Everything that is on the earth will breathe its last' means those belonging to that Church who became such. This becomes clear from the fact that 'the earth' does not mean every land throughout the world but only those people who belonged to the Church, as shown already. No flood of any kind is meant here therefore, let alone a flooding of the whole world, but instead the decease or choking to death of those people there who when cut off from remnants, and so from things connected with the understanding of truth and with the will for good, were consequently cut off from the heavens. In addition to places already quoted from the Word, let the following also serve to confirm the fact that 'earth' means that area where the Church is, and therefore those who are there. In Jeremiah,

Thus said Jehovah, The whole earth will be desolate, yet I will not bring it to a close. For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black. Jeremiah 4:27-28.

Here 'the earth' stands for people living where the Church is that has been vastated. In Isaiah,

I will jolt heaven, and the earth will be shaken out of its place. Isaiah 13:13.

'Earth' stands for mankind which is to be vastated where the Church is. In Jeremiah,

The slain 1 of Jehovah on that day will be from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth. Jeremiah 25:33.

Here 'the end of the earth' does not mean every land throughout the world, only that area where the Church was, and consequently where members of the Church were. In the same prophet,

I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth. A clamour is coming even to the end of the earth, for Jehovah's controversy is against the nations. Jeremiah 25:29, 31.

Nor is the whole world meant here, only the area where the Church is, and consequently where the inhabitant or member of the Church is. 'The nations' here stands for falsities. In Isaiah,

Behold, Jehovah is coming out of His place to visit the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth. Isaiah 26:21.

Here the meaning is similar. In the same prophet,

Do you not hear? Has it not been pointed out to you from the beginning? Do you not understand the foundations of the earth? Isaiah 40:21.

In the same prophet,

Jehovah who creates the heavens, the God who forms the earth and makes it, the Same establishes it. Isaiah 45:18.

'Earth' stands for the member of the Church. In Zechariah,

The Word of Jehovah who stretches out the heavens, and founds the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him. Zechariah 12:1.

'The earth' obviously stands for the member of the Church. The earth is different from the ground in the way that the member of the Church is different from the Church itself, or as love and faith are different.

Footnotes:

1. literally, The pierced

  
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