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1 Ο δε Ιωσηφ κατεβιβασθη εις την Αιγυπτον· και ο Πετεφρης ο αυλικος του Φαραω, ο αρχων των σωματοφυλακων, ανθρωπος Αιγυπτιος, ηγορασεν αυτον εκ των χειρων των Ισμαηλιτων, οιτινες κατεβιβασαν αυτον εκει.

2 Και ητο ο Κυριος μετα του Ιωσηφ, και ητο ανθρωπος ευοδουμενος· και ευρισκετο εν τω οικω του κυριου αυτου Αιγυπτιου.

3 Και ειδεν ο κυριος αυτου, οτι ο Κυριος ητο μετ' αυτου, και ευωδωνεν ο Κυριος εις τας χειρας αυτου παντα οσα εκαμνε.

4 Και ευρηκεν ο Ιωσηφ χαριν εμπροσθεν αυτου και υπηρετει αυτον· και κατεστησεν αυτον επιστατην επι του οικου αυτου· και παντα οσα ειχε, παρεδωκεν εις τας χειρας αυτου.

5 Και εξ εκεινου του καιρου, αφου κατεστησεν αυτον επιστατην επι του οικου αυτου και επι παντων οσα ειχεν, ευλογησεν ο Κυριος τον οικον του Αιγυπτιου εξ αιτιας του Ιωσηφ· και ητο η ευλογια του Κυριου επι παντα οσα ειχεν, εν τω οικω και εν τοις αγροις.

6 Και παρεδωκε παντα οσα ειχεν εις τας χειρας του Ιωσηφ· και δεν ηξευρεν εκ των υπαρχοντων αυτου ουδεν, πλην του αρτου τον οποιον ετρωγεν. Ητο δε ο Ιωσηφ ευειδης και ωραιος την οψιν.

7 Και μετα τα πραγματα ταυτα, η γυνη του κυριου αυτου ερριψε τους οφθαλμους αυτης επι τον Ιωσηφ· και ειπε, Κοιμηθητι μετ' εμου.

8 Αλλ' εκεινος δεν ηθελε, και ειπε προς την γυναικα του κυριου αυτου, Ιδου· ο κυριος μου δεν γνωριζει ουδεν εκ των οσα ειναι μετ' εμου εν τω οικω· και παντα οσα εχει, παρεδωκεν εις τας χειρας μου·

9 δεν ειναι εν τω οικω τουτω ουδεις μεγαλητερος μου, ουτε ειναι απηγορευμενον εις εμε αλλο τι πλην σου, διοτι εισαι η γυνη αυτου· και πως να πραξω τουτο το μεγα κακον, και να αμαρτησω εναντιον του Θεου;

10 Αν και ελαλει προς τον Ιωσηφ καθ' εκαστην ημεραν, ουτος ομως δεν υπηκουσεν εις αυτην να κοιμηθη μετ' αυτης, δια να συνευρεθη μετ' αυτης.

11 Και ημεραν τινα εισηλθεν ο Ιωσηφ εις την οικιαν δια να καμη τα εργα αυτου, και ουδεις εκ των ανθρωπων του οικου ητο εκει εν τω οικω.

12 Και εκεινη ηρπασεν αυτον απο του ιματιου αυτου, λεγουσα, Κοιμηθητι μετ' εμου· αλλ' εκεινος αφησας το ιματιον αυτου εις τας χειρας αυτης, εφυγε, και εξηλθεν εξω.

13 Και ως ειδεν οτι αφηκε το ιματιον αυτου εις τας χειρας αυτης και εφυγεν εξω,

14 εβοησε προς τους ανθρωπους της οικιας αυτης και ελαλησε προς αυτους, λεγουσα, Ιδετε, εφερεν εις ημας ανθρωπον Εβραιον δια να μας εμπαιξη· εισηλθε προς εμε δια να κοιμηθη μετ' εμου και εγω εβοησα μετα φωνης μεγαλης·

15 και ως ηκουσεν οτι υψωσα την φωνην μου και εβοησα, αφησας το ιματιον αυτου παρ' εμοι εφυγε και εξηλθεν εξω.

16 Και απεθεσε το ιματιον αυτου παρ' αυτη, εωσου ηλθεν ο κυριος αυτου εις τον οικον αυτου.

17 Και ειπε προς αυτον κατα τους λογους τουτους, λεγουσα, Ο δουλος ο Εβραιος, τον οποιον εφερες εις ημας, εισηλθε προς εμε δια να με εμπαιξη,

18 και ως υψωσα την φωνην μου και εβοησα, αφησας το ιματιον αυτου παρ' εμοι, εφυγεν εξω.

19 Και ως ηκουσεν ο κυριος αυτου τους λογους της γυναικος αυτου, τους οποιους ελαλησε προς αυτον, λεγουσα, Ουτω μοι εκαμεν ο δουλος σου, εξηφθη η οργη αυτου.

20 Και λαβων ο κυριος του Ιωσηφ αυτον, εβαλεν αυτον εις την οχυραν φυλακην, εις τον τοπον οπου οι δεσμιοι του βασιλεως ησαν πεφυλακισμενοι και εμενεν εκει εν τη οχυρα φυλακη.

21 Αλλ' ο Κυριος ητο μετα του Ιωσηφ και επεχεεν εις αυτον ελεος, και εδωκε χαριν εις αυτον εμπροσθεν του αρχιδεσμοφυλακος.

22 Και παρεδωκεν ο αρχιδεσμοφυλαξ εις τας χειρας του Ιωσηφ παντας τους δεσμιους, τους εν τη οχυρα φυλακη· και παντα οσα επραττοντο εκει, αυτος εκαμνεν αυτα.

23 Ο αρχιδεσμοφυλαξ δεν εθεωρει ουδεν εκ των οσα ησαν εις τας χειρας αυτου· διοτι ο Κυριος ητο μετ' αυτου και ο Κυριος ευωδονεν οσα αυτος εκαμνε.

   

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Arcana Coelestia#5023

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5023. 'Until his lord came to his house' means so that it might communicate with natural good. This is clear from the meaning of 'lord' as unspiritual natural good, dealt with in 4973, 4988. 'House' in the internal sense is the natural mind, for the natural mind, like the rational mind also, resembles a house. 'The husband' in it is good, 'the wife' truth; 'the daughters and sons' are affections for good and truth, as well as being forms of good and truth which are begotten from that aforesaid good and truth as their parents, while 'the women servants and the men servants' are the desires and the known facts that minister to and support them. Here therefore 'until his lord came to his house' means when natural good comes to its own dwelling-place, where also there is the truth that is joined to it, though in this case it is falsity which convinces the good that it is truth. For unspiritual natural good is easily convinced that falsity is truth and that truth is falsity. The expression 'his lord' is used because the unspiritual natural looks on the spiritual as something servile, 5013.

[2] The fact that a person's natural mind, like his rational mind, is called 'a house' is evident from the following places:

In Luke,

When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person he passes through dry places seeking rest; and if he does not find any he says, I will return to my house out of which I came. And if when he comes he finds it swept and decorated, he goes away and brings seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. Luke 11:24-26.

'House' here stands for the natural mind, which is called a house that is 'empty and swept' 1 when there are no forms of good and truth in it meant by 'husband and wife', no affections for good and truth meant by 'daughters and sons', nor anything such as supports these meant by 'women servants and men servants'. The person himself is 'the house' because the rational mind together with the natural mind constitutes a human being. Without the inhabitants just mentioned - that is, without the forms of good and truth, and without the affections for these, and the service rendered by those affections - a person is not a human being but a beast.

[3] The human mind is again meant by 'a house' in the same gospel,

Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and house falls upon house. Luke 11:17.

And in Mark,

If a kingdom is divided against itself, this kingdom cannot stand. Also, if a house is divided against itself, this house cannot stand. No one can go into the house and plunder the vessels of a strong man unless he first binds the strong man, and then he may plunder his house. Mark 3:14, 25, 27.

'Kingdom' means truth, 1672, 2547, 4691, and 'house' good, 2233, 2234, 3720, 4982, 'house' meaning good on account of its greater importance.

[4] In Luke,

If the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming he would certainly have been awake and would not have permitted his house to be broken into. Luke 12:39.

In the same gospel,

From now on there will be in one house five divided, three against two, and two against three. Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother. Luke 12:52-53.

This refers to the spiritual conflicts which members of the Church enter into once the internal or spiritual contents of the Word have been opened up to them. 'House' stands for the actual person or his mind, while the 'father', 'mother', 'son', and 'daughter' in it are forms of good and truth together with affections for these, or in the contrary sense evils and falsities together with affections for these, which are the source of conflict and the things to be grappled with in such conflict.

[5] The Lord commanded His disciples, in Luke,

Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house! And if indeed a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest on it; but if not, it shall return to you. But remain in the same house; eat and drink what they have there. Do not pass on from house to house. Luke 10:5-7.

This represented the requirement for them to remain with genuine good, that is, with the good of love to the Lord and of charity towards the neighbour, and not to pass on to any other kind. For more about the actual person or his mind being meant by 'a house', see also 3538, 4973.

脚注:

1. empty and swept belongs to Matthew 12:44.

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