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創世記第33章

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1 雅各舉目觀,見以掃來了,後頭跟著,他就把孩子們分開交給利亞、拉結,和兩個使女,

2 並且叫兩個使女和他們的孩子在前頭,利亞和他的孩子在後頭,拉結和約瑟在儘後頭。

3 他自己在他們前頭過去,一連次俯伏在才就哥哥

4 以掃跑來迎接他,將他抱住,又摟著他的頸項,與他親嘴,兩個人就哭了。

5 以掃舉目見婦人孩子,就:這些?和你同行的是誰呢?雅各:這些孩子是施恩給你的僕人的

6 於是兩個使女和他們的孩子前來下拜;

7 利亞和他的孩子也前來下拜;隨約瑟和拉結也前來下拜。

8 以掃:我所遇見的這些群畜是甚麼意思呢?雅各:是要在我面前蒙恩的。

9 以掃兄弟阿,我的已經夠了,你的仍歸你罷!

10 雅各:不然,我若在你眼前蒙恩,就求你從我裡收下這禮物;因為我見了你的面,如同見了的面,並且你容納了我。

11 求你收下我帶來給你的禮物;因為恩待我,使我充足。雅各再三地求他,他才收下了。

12 以掃我們可以起身前往,我在你前頭走。

13 雅各對他:我知道孩子們年幼嬌嫩,牛也正在乳養的時候,若是催趕一天畜都必死了

14 求我僕人前頭走,我要量著在我面前群畜和孩子的力量慢慢地前行,直走到西珥我那裡。

15 以掃:容我把跟隨我的人留幾個在你這裡。雅各:何必呢?只要在我眼前蒙恩就是了。

16 於是,以掃當日起行,回往西珥去了。

17 雅各就往疏割去,在那裡為自己蓋造房屋,又為牲畜搭棚;因此那地方疏割(就是棚的意思)。

18 雅各從巴旦亞蘭回的時候,平平安安到了迦南示劍城,在城東支搭帳棚,

19 就用一塊銀子向示劍的父親、哈抹的子孫買了支帳棚的那塊地,

20 在那裡築了一座,起名伊利伊羅伊以色列(就是神、以色列神的意思)。

   

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Arcana Coelestia#4572

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4572. 'I am God Shaddai' means a state of temptation is past, and now there is Divine comfort. This is clear from the meaning of 'God Shaddai' as temptation and subsequent comfort, for the ancients had called Jehovah or the Lord 'God Shaddai' whenever they referred to Him in connection with temptations and the comfort that followed these, see 1992, 3667. Therefore 'God Shaddai' means a state of temptation that is past, and now there is Divine comfort. The reason why it is past is that previously, in particular when he wrestled with the angel, Chapter 32:25-end, and when he met Esau, Chapter 33, 'Jacob' represented temptations; and the reason why now there is comfort is that the joining of good and truth within the natural is effected by means of those temptations. The actual joining together brings that comfort since such a joining together is the end in view of the temptations. Indeed whoever attains that end receives comfort, as much as he has suffered severely in the means to that end.

[2] In general it should be recognized that every joining together of good and truth is effected by means of temptations. The reason for this is that evils and falsities offer resistance and so to speak engage in rebellion, and by every means try to prevent the joining of good to truth, and of truth to good. This conflict takes place between the spirits present within man, that is to say, between the spirits governed by evils and falsities and the spirits governed by goods and truths. Man experiences that conflict as temptation within himself. When therefore the spirits governed by evils and falsities are conquered by the spirits governed by goods and truths, the former are compelled to depart and the latter receive joy from the Lord by way of heaven. This joy is also felt by the person concerned as comfort; he feels it within himself. Yet the joy and comfort do not come because a victory has been won but because good and truth have been joined together. Joy is present within every joining together of good and truth, for that joining together is the heavenly marriage, in which the Divine is present.

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