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Genesis 32

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2 Wa iššokal Yaqub əsalkadan as du angalosan.

3 As tan inay Yaqub, iṇṇa: «A wa aɣaywan ən Məššina!» Adi da fəlas iga adagg en eṣəm Maxanayim (almaɣna əššin ɣawnatan).

4 Izozar du Yaqub inəmmuzal s amaqqar-net Esaw daɣ ədɣaɣan ən Sehir, akal n Edom.

5 Oṃar tan, iṇṇ'asan: «Ad taṇṇim i məšš-i Esaw a wa: "Iṇṇ'ak əkli nnak Yaqub: nak əqqimaɣ in ɣur Laban har azalada!

6 Əggaznat du sər-i šitan, d əzdan, d aharay wa ənḍərran, d eklan əd taklaten. Əzzozaraɣ in inəmmuzal in ad ak əməlan məšš-i, fəl ad əgrəwa ətəwəqbal ɣur-ək."»

7 Əqqalan du nəmmuzal Yaqub, əṇṇan as: «Noṣ'in amaqqar nak Esaw, ənta iṃan-net issilkad ak du, iddəw d əkkozat təṃad n aləs.»

8 As isla Yaqub y a wa, təggaz-tu ṭasa wəllen, inkad, izun aytedan-net d aharay-nnet wa ənḍərran əd šitan əd ṃənas, ig-en ṣanatat tərəkfen.

9 Id orda as as ikənnas Esaw əd tərəkəft iyyat, tahadatad təg̣məd.

10 Təzzar iṭṭar Yaqub: «Məššina n abba-nin Ibrahim, Məššina n abba-nin Isxaq, Əməli, kay a di-iṇṇan: "Əqqəl akal-nak, ɣur marwan-nak fəl ad ak-aga alxer!" wa di-təgeɣ d iḍuf n arkawal wa di təṣṣəkna, nak ann əkli-nnak ogaran-i. Id fəlas ɣur teklay-nin təburək ɣas a dər əɣrasa Yordan a, mišan, azala, as d-əqqala əṃosa ṣanatat tərəkfen.

12 «Oṇsayaq-qay ad-i tag̣əza daɣ amaqqar-in Esaw fəlas əksudaɣ ad-i-iṣrəy ihlək-i nak əd bararan əd təḍoden.

13 «Id kay iṃan-nak ad-i-iṇṇan: "A dak-aga alxer wəllen, əssəgeɣ əzzurriya-nnak šilat ən təblalen n aṃadal ən ṭama n agarew wər nəla aṃadin".»

14 Iga ṭanat n ad-aṇsu den da ahad wədi. Isaṇṇafran daɣ təla-nnet a iga ṣusay y amaqqar-net Esaw.

15 Sanatat təṃad ən taɣat əd ṣanatat təṃərwen n əzolaɣ, ṣanatat təṃad ən tilay əd ṣanatat təṃərwen n akar,

16 karadat təṃərwen ən talamt əd waran-nasnat, əkkozat təṃərwen ən ṭəst əd ṃaraw zəgran, ṣanatat təṃərwen ən tajat əd ṃaraw bangitan.

17 Izammazay isəgan isoḍaf-tan y eklan-net, iṇṇ-asan: «Izarat-i, tagim taffawt gar-ewwan.»

18 Dəffər a wen oṃar akli-nnet wa izzərgazan əsəgən wa zzaran: «As təṃənaya d amaqqarr-in Esaw iṣəstan kay: "Ma kay ilan? Mənis tədaga? Ma ilan eharay wa təzzərgaza?"

19 Taṇṇaɣ-as: "In məšši akli-nnak Yaqub. Isəgan a ṣusay a əṃosan i məšši Esaw. Yaqub iṃan-net ilkam-ana-du.»

20 Iga alamar wen da y eklan-net kul win əzzərgaznen isəgan win ṣusay.

21 «Taṇṇim-as tolas: "Akli-nnak Yaqub izay-du"» Id orda-as ad issəṣmad əs ṣusay wa din azzaran.Az-z-aṃṃanayan da mijas igraw ɣur-əs Yaqub ətəwəqbal.»

22 Issəgla Yaqub isəgan win iga ṣusay y amaqqar-net ad as in izaran.Ənta iṇsa ahad wen daɣ aɣaywan. Iṇkar ahad wədi da itkal šiḍoden-net an ṣanatat, əd təwahayen-net ṣanatat əd bararan-net ṃaraw d iyyan, issəɣras tan angi wan Yaboq. Dəffər a wen issəɣras a wa ila.

25 Iqqim-du ɣas-net, har t-id oṣa aləs iyyan Ibbəllan dər əs har affaw.

26 As inay aləs wa as wər ifreg əsənbəg ən Yaqub iḍas-tu daɣ təməllay ən taɣma, tərrəffat tətoɣast-net igla Yaqub iṭṭaf tu.

27 Iṇṇ-as aləs: «Šalw-i ad agla ezal iga!» Mišan iṇṇ-as Yaqub: «Wər kay z-ayya wər fall-i təgeɣ albaraka.»

28 Iṇṇ-as aləs: «Ma eṣəm-nak?» Ijjəwwab-as: «Yaqub.»

29 Aṃaran iṇṇ-as aləs: «Dəffər azala, aba as təgəɣ eṣəm Yaqub id təbbillana əd Məššina, əd meddan, təssənbaga. A di da fəlas əmərədda ad tagaɣ eṣəm Israyel (almaɣna ibbəllan əd Məššina)

30 Dəffər a wen iṣṣəstan-tu Yaqub: «Oṇsayaq-qay ad-i təməlaɣ eṣəm-nak» Miššan iṇṇ-as: «Ma fel təṣastana d eṣəm-in?» Iga fall-as albaraka.

31 Iga Yaqub y adagg-en eṣəm Fənyel (almaɣna udəm ən Məššina), id iṇṇa: «Əṇaya Məššina udəm s udəm, əgleɣ, əddara!»

32 As ig̣mad Yaqub Fənyel, əg̣əzzəy ən təfuk. Iṣigadal əs tətoɣast-net.

33 Əddəlil n a wen da as har azala Kəl Israyel wər təṭṭin azar wa n taɣma osaɣan isəmməɣras ən tətoɣast daɣ ṣan as ənɣan teɣsay, fəlas ənta a itawaḍasan daɣ Yaqub.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4287

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4287. 'For as a prince you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed' means repeated victories in conflicts over truths and goods. This is clear from the meaning of 'contending as a prince' as overcoming in conflicts, in this case conflicts that accompany temptations since these are the subject at present; and from the meaning of 'with God and with men' as conflicts over truths and goods, to be dealt with below.

[2] The subject in the highest sense being the Lord, it is He who is meant in that sense by 'one contending as a prince with God and with men', for by His own power He suffered all temptations and through them overcame the hells. Indeed He allowed into Himself all the hells in their order, and even the angels, as will be explained later on. In so doing he brought into order everything in the heavens and in the hells, and at length glorified Himself, that is, made the Human within Him Divine.

[3] From this it is evident that in the highest sense the Lord is meant by Jacob and Israel, as shown immediately above in 4286. Not only has He Himself 'contended as a prince', that is, has suffered all the conflicts brought about by temptations and has overcome in them, but also He suffers them in every individual human being. But see what has been stated many times already on these matters in the following references,

The Lord suffered the severest temptations, greater than anybody else has done, 1663, 1668, 1787, 2776, 2786, 2795, 2816.

Unlike any others the Lord fought out of Divine love, 1690, 1691 (end), 1789, 1812, 1813, 1820.

The Lord fought against hereditary evil from the mother, so that at length He was not her son; even so, no evil of His own doing was attached to Him, 1444, 1573, 2025, 2574, 2649, 3318 (end).

Through the conflicts brought about by temptations and through repeated victories the Lord arranged all things into the form which heaven possesses, 1928.

And through repeated victories in conflicts brought about by temptations He united the Divine Essence to the Human Essence, 1616, 1737, 1813, 1921, 2025, 2026, 2500, 2523, 2632, 2776.

The Lord suffers the temptations that take place in man, subduing evil and the hells, 987, 1661, 1692 (end).

[4] The arcanum that 'contending with God and with men' means being tempted over truths and over goods is one that is not open to view in the letter. It is clear to anyone, and will also be evident from the explanation given below, that it was not God with whom Jacob contended, for it cannot be said of anyone that he contends with God and prevails. But the internal sense teaches what 'God' and 'men' mean here - that 'God' means truth, and 'men' good. The reason for this is that 'God' in the internal sense means truth, and therefore whenever truth is dealt with the name God is used, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, whereas the term 'man' is used to mean good. And 'man' means good because the Lord is the only Man and anyone else is called such by virtue of Him, 49, 288, 565, 1894. A further reason is that by virtue of Him heaven is man and is called the Grand Man, 684, 1276, 3624-3649, 3741-3750. And this also was why the Most Ancient Church which was governed by celestial good was referred to as Man, 478.

[5] Therefore whenever good is dealt with in the Word, 'man' (homo) means good, as in Isaiah,

I will make the male person (vir homo) more rare than gold, and man (homo) than the gold of Ophir. Isaiah 13:12.

In the same prophet,

The inhabitants of the land will be scorched and few male persons (vir homo) left. Isaiah 24:6.

'Male persons' stands for spiritual good or the good of truth. 'Man' stands for good. In the same prophet, The highways have been laid waste, the wayfarer has ceased. He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he has no regard for the male person (vir homo). Isaiah 33:8.

In Jeremiah,

I looked to the earth, and behold, that which is void and empty, and towards the heavens, and they had no light I looked, and behold, there was no man; and all the birds of the air had flown away. Jeremiah 4:23, 25.

In the same prophet, behold, the days are coming, said Jehovah, in which I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. Jeremiah 31:27.

In Ezekiel,

Your merchants [traded] in the souls of men and vessels of bronze, giving these for your merchandise. Ezekiel 27:13.

In the same prophet, You, O my flock, the flock of My pasture, you are men; I am your God. Ezekiel 34:31.

In the same prophet, They will be cities laid waste, filled with the flock of mankind. Ezekiel 36:38.

In these places 'man' (homo) stands for people who are governed by good, and so stands for good, since good is what causes anyone to be 'man'. Truth however which is grounded in good is referred to in the Word as 'a male person' (vir homo) and also as 'the son of man'.

  
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