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1 約瑟伏在他父親的面上哀哭,與他親嘴。

2 約瑟吩咐伺候他的醫生用香料薰他父親,醫生就用香料薰了以色列

3 薰屍的常例是四十;那四十滿了,埃及人為他哀哭了七十

4 為他哀哭的日子過了,約瑟對法老家中的人:我若在你們眼前蒙恩,請你們報告法老

5 父親的時候叫我起誓說:你要將我葬在迦南,在我為自己所掘的墳墓裡。現在求你讓我上去葬我父親,以後我必回來

6 法老:你可以上去,照著你父親叫你起的誓,將他葬埋。

7 於是約瑟上去葬他父親。與他一同上去的,有法老的臣僕和法老家中的長老,並埃及國的長老

8 還有約瑟的全家和他的弟兄們,並他父親的眷屬;只有他們的婦人孩子,和羊群牛群,都留在歌珊

9 又有車輛馬兵,和他一同上去;那一幫人甚多。

10 他們到了約但河外、亞達的禾場,就在那裡地號咷痛哭。約瑟為他父親哀哭了

11 迦南的居民見亞達禾場上的哀哭,就:這是埃及人一場大的哀哭。因此那方名亞伯麥西,是在約但河東。

12 雅各的兒子們就遵著他父親所吩咐的辦了,

13 把他搬到迦南,葬在幔利前、麥比拉田間的洞裡;那洞和田是亞伯拉罕向赫人以弗崙買來為業,作墳的。

14 約瑟葬了他父親,就和眾弟兄,並一切同他上去葬他父親的人,都回埃及去了。

15 約瑟的哥哥們見父親死了,就:或者約瑟懷恨我們,照著我們從前待他一切的惡足足的報復我們

16 他們就打發人去見約瑟,說:你父親以先吩咐說:

17 你們要對約瑟這樣:從前你哥哥們惡待你,求你饒恕他們的過犯和惡。如今求你饒恕你父親僕人的過犯。他們對約瑟這話,約瑟就哭了。

18 他的哥哥們又來俯伏在他面前,:我們是你的僕人

19 約瑟對他們:不要害怕,我豈能代替呢?

20 從前你們的意思是要害我,但的意思原是的,要保全許多人的性命,成就今日的光景。

21 現在你們不要害怕,我必養活你們和你們的婦人孩子。於是約瑟用親愛的話安慰他們。

22 約瑟和他父親的眷屬都埃及。約瑟活了一歲。

23 約瑟得見以法蓮代的子孫。瑪拿西的孫子、瑪吉的兒子也養在約瑟的膝上。

24 約瑟對他弟兄們:我要死了,但必定看顧你們,領你們從這上去,到他起誓所應許給亞伯拉罕以撒雅各

25 約瑟叫以色列的子孫起誓說:必定看顧你們;你們要把我的骸從這裡搬上去。

26 約瑟死了,正一歲。人用香料將他薰了,把他收殮在棺材裡,停在埃及

   

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Arcana Coelestia#6567

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6567. 'And his brothers also went and fell down before him' means the submission of the things in the natural [to the internal]. This is clear from the representation of the sons of Israel, to whom 'brothers' refers here, as spiritual truths in the natural, dealt with in 5414, 5879, 5951; from the meaning of 'fell down before him' as submission; and from the representation of Joseph as the internal, dealt with in 6499. From this it is evident that 'his brothers went and fell down before him' means the submission of the things in the natural to the internal. The subject in this chapter is the establishing of a spiritual Church, and at this point the submission of the things that are in the natural to the internal. In considering this submission it should be recognized that a spiritual Church cannot possibly be established with anyone unless the things that belong to the natural or external man have been made submissive to the spiritual or internal man. As long as solely the truth of faith holds sway with a person, and not the good of charity, the natural or external man has not been made submissive to the spiritual or internal man; but as soon as good reigns, the natural or external man submits, and then that person becomes a spiritual Church.

[2] One recognizes the truth of this from the fact that such a person does from affection what truth teaches, and does not act contrary to that affection, no matter how much the natural desires it. That affection and the power of reason arising from it is what reigns in him, bringing under its control in the natural the delights of self-love and love of the world as well as the false notions that have permeated the factual knowledge there. At length that control is so complete that it becomes a matter of pleasure to the person. The natural now grows quiet, and after that comes into agreement with the internal; and when it is in agreement it shares the internal's feeling of pleasure. From all this one may see how to understand the submission of the things in the natural to the internal, meant by 'his brothers went and fell down before him, and said, Behold, we are your slaves'.

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