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BEGINNING THE PUBLIC WORK
AVALIKU TÖÖ ALGUS
1955 141:0.1 ON THE first day of the week, January 19, A.D. 27, Jesus and the twelve apostles made ready to depart from their headquarters in Bethsaida. The twelve knew nothing of their Master’s plans except that they were going up to Jerusalem to attend the Passover feast in April, and that it was the intention to journey by way of the Jordan valley. They did not get away from Zebedee’s house until near noon because the families of the apostles and others of the disciples had come to say good-bye and wish them well in the new work they were about to begin.
2010 141:0.1 NÄDALA esimesel päeval, 19. jaanuaril 27. a pKr, valmistusid Jeesus ja kaksteist apostlit oma keskusest Betsaidas teele asuma. Need kaksteist teadsid Meistri plaanidest vaid seda, et nad lähevad Jeruusalemma ja osalevad seal aprillikuus paasapüha pidustustel, pärast seda aga rändavad Jordani oru kaudu edasi. Nad lahkusid Sebedeuse majast alles keskpäeva paiku, sest apostlite pered ja teised jüngrid olid tulnud nendega hüvasti jätma ja neile nende peatselt algavas töös edu soovima.
1955 141:0.2 Just before leaving, the apostles missed the Master, and Andrew went out to find him. After a brief search he found Jesus sitting in a boat down the beach, and he was weeping. The twelve had often seen their Master when he seemed to grieve, and they had beheld his brief seasons of serious preoccupation of mind, but none of them had ever seen him weep. Andrew was somewhat startled to see the Master thus affected on the eve of their departure for Jerusalem, and he ventured to approach Jesus and ask: “On this great day, Master, when we are to depart for Jerusalem to proclaim the Father’s kingdom, why is it that you weep? Which of us has offended you?” And Jesus, going back with Andrew to join the twelve, answered him: “No one of you has grieved me. I am saddened only because none of my father Joseph’s family have remembered to come over to bid us Godspeed.” At this time Ruth was on a visit to her brother Joseph at Nazareth. Other members of his family were kept away by pride, disappointment, misunderstanding, and petty resentment indulged as a result of hurt feelings.
2010 141:0.2 Vahetult enne lahkumist hakkasid apostlid Meistrist puudust tundma ja Andreas läks välja teda otsima. Veidi aega otsinud, leidis ta Jeesuse istumas rannal paadi kõrval ja nutmas. Kaksteist meest olid sageli näinud oma Meistrit kurvastamas ja tõsistes mõtetes, kuid keegi neist polnud teda veel kunagi nutmas näinud. Andreas oli mõnevõrra hämmastunud, nähes Meistrit Jeruusalemma suundumise eel nii vaevatuna, ning ta söandas minna Jeesuse juurde ja küsida: „Miks sa nutad, Meister, sel suurel päeval, mil me asume teele Jeruusalemma Isa taevariiki kuulutama? Kes meist on sind solvanud?” Ja Jeesus, minnes koos Andreasega tagasi teiste juurde, vastas: „Mitte keegi teist pole mind kurvastanud. Olen kurb vaid sellepärast, et mitte kellelgi minu isa Joosepi perest pole olnud meeles tulla meile head reisi soovima.” Rutt oli sel ajal Naatsaretis vend Joosepit külastamas, teisi pereliikmeid hoidsid eemal aga uhkus, pettumus, mõistmatus ja väiklane vimm oma solvatud tunnete tõttu.
1. LEAVING GALILEE
1. LAHKUMINE GALILEAST
1955 141:1.1 Capernaum was not far from Tiberias, and the fame of Jesus had begun to spread well over all of Galilee and even to parts beyond. Jesus knew that Herod would soon begin to take notice of his work; so he thought best to journey south and into Judea with his apostles. A company of over one hundred believers desired to go with them, but Jesus spoke to them and besought them not to accompany the apostolic group on their way down the Jordan. Though they consented to remain behind, many of them followed after the Master within a few days.
2010 141:1.1 Kapernaum ei olnud Tibeeriast kaugel ja Jeesuse kuulsus oli levimas üle kogu Galilea ning veel kaugemalegi. Jeesus teadis, et Herodes hakkab peagi tema töö vastu huvi tundma; seepärast pidas ta paremaks rännata apostlitega lõuna poole ja Juudamaale. Enam kui sajast uskujast koosnev kaaskond tahtis neile järgneda, kuid Jeesus rääkis nendega ja palus neil apostlitega Jordani-äärsele reisile mitte kaasa tulla. Ehkki nad nõustusid algul maha jääma, läksid mõned neist paari päeva pärast ikkagi Meistrile järele.
1955 141:1.2 The first day Jesus and the apostles only journeyed as far as Tarichea, where they rested for the night. The next day they traveled to a point on the Jordan near Pella where John had preached about one year before, and where Jesus had received baptism. Here they tarried for more than two weeks, teaching and preaching. By the end of the first week several hundred people had assembled in a camp near where Jesus and the twelve dwelt, and they had come from Galilee, Phoenicia, Syria, the Decapolis, Perea, and Judea.
2010 141:1.2 Esimesel päeval rändas Jeesus apostlitega ainult Tarihheani, kuhu nad jäid ööbima. Järgmisel päeval liikusid nad piki Jordani kallast sellesse paika Pella lähedal, kus Johannes ligikaudu aasta varem oli jutlustanud ja kus Jeesus oli ristitud. Siia jäid nad enam kui kaheks nädalaks, et õpetada ja jutlustada. Esimese nädala lõpuks oli kogunenud laagrisse Jeesuse ja kaheteistkümne elupaiga lähedale mitusada inimest Galileast, Foiniikiast, Süüriast, dekapolisest, Pereast ja Juudamaalt.
1955 141:1.3 Jesus did no public preaching. Andrew divided the multitude and assigned the preachers for the forenoon and afternoon assemblies; after the evening meal Jesus talked with the twelve. He taught them nothing new but reviewed his former teaching and answered their many questions. On one of these evenings he told the twelve something about the forty days which he spent in the hills near this place.
2010 141:1.3 Jeesus ei jutlustanud avalikult. Andreas jagas rahvahulga rühmadesse ja määras nii ennelõunaks kui ka pärastlõunaks nende juurde jutlustajad, pärast õhtusööki vestles Jeesus kaheteistkümnega. Ta ei õpetanud neile midagi uut, vaid esitas oma endisi õpetusi teiste sõnadega ja vastas nende rohketele küsimustele. Ühel niisugusel õhtul rääkis ta kaheteistkümnele veidi neist neljakümnest päevast, mis ta selle paiga läheduses mägedes oli veetnud.
1955 141:1.4 Many of those who came from Perea and Judea had been baptized by John and were interested in finding out more about Jesus’ teachings. The apostles made much progress in teaching the disciples of John inasmuch as they did not in any way detract from John’s preaching, and since they did not at this time even baptize their new disciples. But it was always a stumbling stone to John’s followers that Jesus, if he were all that John had announced, did nothing to get him out of prison. John’s disciples never could understand why Jesus did not prevent the cruel death of their beloved leader.
2010 141:1.4 Paljusid neist, kes tulid Pereast ja Juudamaalt, oli Johannes ristinud ja nad tahtsid Jeesuse õpetusi põhjalikumalt tundma õppida. Apostlitel oli Johannese jüngreid kergem õpetada, sest nad ei kaldunud Johannese jutlustest mingil viisil kõrvale ning veel isegi ei ristinud oma uusi jüngreid. Aga Johannese poolehoidjatele jäi alati komistuskiviks see, et kui Jeesus oligi kõike seda, mida Johannes oli kuulutanud, ei teinud ta midagi Johannese vanglast vabastamiseks. Johannese jüngrid ei saanudki aru, miks Jeesus nende armastatud juhi julma surma ära ei hoidnud.
1955 141:1.5 From night to night Andrew carefully instructed his fellow apostles in the delicate and difficult task of getting along smoothly with the followers of John the Baptist. During this first year of Jesus’ public ministry more than three fourths of his followers had previously followed John and had received his baptism. This entire year of A.D. 27 was spent in quietly taking over John’s work in Perea and Judea.
2010 141:1.5 Andreas õpetas apostlitest kaaslasi õhtu õhtu järel hoolikalt täitma delikaatset ja rasket ülesannet — hästi läbi saama Ristija Johannese poolehoidjatega. Sel Jeesuse avaliku teenistuse esimesel aastal moodustasid enam kui kolmveerandi tema poolehoidjatest Johannese ristitud poolehoidjad. Kogu selle 27. aasta jooksul võeti Pereas ja Juudamaal vaikselt Johannese tööd üle.
2. GOD’S LAW AND THE FATHER’S WILL
2. JUMALA SEADUS JA ISA TAHE
1955 141:2.1 The night before they left Pella, Jesus gave the apostles some further instruction with regard to the new kingdom. Said the Master: “You have been taught to look for the coming of the kingdom of God, and now I come announcing that this long-looked-for kingdom is near at hand, even that it is already here and in our midst. In every kingdom there must be a king seated upon his throne and decreeing the laws of the realm. And so have you developed a concept of the kingdom of heaven as a glorified rule of the Jewish people over all the peoples of the earth with Messiah sitting on David’s throne and from this place of miraculous power promulgating the laws of all the world. But, my children, you see not with the eye of faith, and you hear not with the understanding of the spirit. I declare that the kingdom of heaven is the realization and acknowledgment of God’s rule within the hearts of men. True, there is a King in this kingdom, and that King is my Father and your Father. We are indeed his loyal subjects, but far transcending that fact is the transforming truth that we are his sons. In my life this truth is to become manifest to all. Our Father also sits upon a throne, but not one made with hands. The throne of the Infinite is the eternal dwelling place of the Father in the heaven of heavens; he fills all things and proclaims his laws to universes upon universes. And the Father also rules within the hearts of his children on earth by the spirit which he has sent to live within the souls of mortal men.
2010 141:2.1 Ööl enne Pellast lahkumist andis Jeesus apostlitele uue taevariigi kohta veel õpetusi. Meister ütles: „Teid on õpetatud ootama jumalariigi tulekut ja nüüd saabusin mina kuulutama, et see kauaoodatud kuningriik on lähedal, et see on isegi juba siin ja meie keskel. Igas kuningriigis peab olema troonil kuningas, kes oma riigis seadusi annab. Ning seepärast on teil kujunenud arusaam taevariigist kui juudi rahva kõrgest võimust maailma kõigi rahvaste üle, messias istumas Taaveti troonil ning kuulutamas sellest imelisest valitsemispaigast kogu maailmale seadusi. Ent, mu lapsed, teie ei näe mitte usu silmadega ega kuule vaimse arusaamisvõimega. Ma kuulutan teile, et taevariik on Jumala vägi inimsüdameis ja selle tunnustamine. Selles kuningriigis on tõesti olemas kuningas ja see kuningas on minu ja teie Isa. Me oleme tõesti tema ustavad alamad, kuid sellest kaugelt ülem on kõikemuutev tõde, et me oleme tema pojad. Minu elu kaudu peab see tõde avalduma kõigile. Meie Isa istub samuti troonil, kuid mitte kätega valmistatud troonil. Lõpmatu trooniks on Isa igavene asupaik taevaste taevas; ta täidab kõik, mis olemas, ja kuulutab oma seadusi universumile universumi järel. Ning Isa valitseb ka oma maapealsete laste südameis vaimu abil, kelle ta on saatnud elama surelike inimeste hingedesse[1].
1955 141:2.2 “When you are the subjects of this kingdom, you indeed are made to hear the law of the Universe Ruler; but when, because of the gospel of the kingdom which I have come to declare, you faith-discover yourselves as sons, you henceforth look not upon yourselves as law-subject creatures of an all-powerful king but as privileged sons of a loving and divine Father. Verily, verily, I say to you, when the Father’s will is your law, you are hardly in the kingdom. But when the Father’s will becomes truly your will, then are you in very truth in the kingdom because the kingdom has thereby become an established experience in you. When God’s will is your law, you are noble slave subjects; but when you believe in this new gospel of divine sonship, my Father’s will becomes your will, and you are elevated to the high position of the free children of God, liberated sons of the kingdom.”
2010 141:2.2 Selle kuningriigi alamatena peate tõepoolest kuuletuma Universumi Valitseja seadustele; ent kui te selle kuningriigi evangeeliumi abil, mida ma olen kuulutama tulnud, avastate end usu kaudu kui pojad, ei pea te ennast enam kõikvõimsa kuninga seadustele alluvateks loodud-olenditeks, vaid armastava ja jumaliku Isa eesõigustatud poegadeks. Tõesti, tõesti, mina ütlen teile, kui Isa tahe on teile seadus, olete te vaevalt küll kuningriiki jõudnud. Ent kui Isa tahe saab tõeliselt teie enda tahteks, olete mõistnud tõelist tõde kuningriigist, sest kuningriik on saanud sellega teis juurdunud kogemuseks. Kui Jumala tahe on teile seaduseks, olete üllad orjadest alamad; kui te aga usute sellesse uude jumaliku pojaseisuse evangeeliumisse, saab minu Isa tahe teie tahteks ja teid tõstetakse vabade Jumala laste, kuningriigi vabastatud poegade kõrgesse seisundisse[2].”
1955 141:2.3 Some of the apostles grasped something of this teaching, but none of them comprehended the full significance of this tremendous announcement, unless it was James Zebedee. But these words sank into their hearts and came forth to gladden their ministry during later years of service.
2010 141:2.3 Mõned apostlid said sellest õpetusest midagi aru, kuid ükski neist ei mõistnud selle määratult olulise kuulutuse täit tähtsust, välja arvatud ehk ainult Johannes Sebedeus. Kuid need sõnad süüvisid nende südameisse ja tulid hiljem meelde, et nende hilisema teenistusaja hoolekandetööd rõõmsamaks muuta.
3. THE SOJOURN AT AMATHUS
3. VIIBIMINE AMATUSES
1955 141:3.1 The Master and his apostles remained near Amathus for almost three weeks. The apostles continued to preach twice daily to the multitude, and Jesus preached each Sabbath afternoon. It became impossible to continue the Wednesday playtime; so Andrew arranged that two apostles should rest each day of the six days in the week, while all were on duty during the Sabbath services.
2010 141:3.1 Meister jäi oma apostlitega Amatuse lähedale peaaegu kolmeks nädalaks. Apostlid pidasid endiselt rahvale kaks korda päevas jutlusi ja Jeesus jutlustas iga sabati õhtupoolikul. Kolmapäeviti puhkepäeva pidada polnud enam võimalik, seepärast korraldas Andreas nii, et kuuel päeval nädalas puhkas iga päev kaks apostlit, sabatiteenistuse ajal olid aga kõik tegevuses.
1955 141:3.2 Peter, James, and John did most of the public preaching. Philip, Nathaniel, Thomas, and Simon did much of the personal work and conducted classes for special groups of inquirers; the twins continued their general police supervision, while Andrew, Matthew, and Judas developed into a general managerial committee of three, although each of these three also did considerable religious work.
2010 141:3.2 Avalikke jutlusi pidasid enamasti Peetrus, Jaakobus ja Johannes. Filippus, Naatanael, Toomas ja Siimon tegid ära suure osa isiklikust tööst ja viisid läbi õppetööd huviliste erirühmadele; kaksikud jätkasid oma üldist korrapidamistööd, Andreasest, Matteusest ja Juudast kujunes aga kolmeliikmeline juhatus, kuigi kõik kolm tegid ka usutööd.
1955 141:3.3 Andrew was much occupied with the task of adjusting the constantly recurring misunderstandings and disagreements between the disciples of John and the newer disciples of Jesus. Serious situations would arise every few days, but Andrew, with the assistance of his apostolic associates, managed to induce the contending parties to come to some sort of agreement, at least temporarily. Jesus refused to participate in any of these conferences; neither would he give any advice about the proper adjustment of these difficulties. He never once offered a suggestion as to how the apostles should solve these perplexing problems. When Andrew came to Jesus with these questions, he would always say: “It is not wise for the host to participate in the family troubles of his guests; a wise parent never takes sides in the petty quarrels of his own children.”
2010 141:3.3 Andreas tegeles väga palju pidevalt tekkivate arusaamatuste ja lahkhelidega Johannese jüngrite ja Jeesuse uuemate jüngrite vahel. Iga paari päeva tagant kujunes mõni tõsine lahendamist vajav olukord, kuid Andreas suutis oma apostlitest kaaslastega veenda vaidlevaid pooli vähemalt ajutiselt mingile kokkuleppele jõudma. Jeesus keeldus neil nõupidamistel osalemast ega andnud ka nõu nende probleemide õigeks lahendamiseks. Ta ei teinud kunagi ettepanekuid selle kohta, kuidas apostlid peaksid neid kimbatust tekitavaid probleeme lahendama. Kui Andreas nende küsimustega Jeesuse poole pöördus, ütles too alati: „Peremehel pole tark oma külaliste perekonnaprobleemidesse sekkuda, tark lapsevanem jääb oma laste väiklastes vaidlustes alati erapooletuks.”
1955 141:3.4 The Master displayed great wisdom and manifested perfect fairness in all of his dealings with his apostles and with all of his disciples. Jesus was truly a master of men; he exercised great influence over his fellow men because of the combined charm and force of his personality. There was a subtle commanding influence in his rugged, nomadic, and homeless life. There was intellectual attractiveness and spiritual drawing power in his authoritative manner of teaching, in his lucid logic, his strength of reasoning, his sagacious insight, his alertness of mind, his matchless poise, and his sublime tolerance. He was simple, manly, honest, and fearless. With all of this physical and intellectual influence manifest in the Master’s presence, there were also all those spiritual charms of being which have become associated with his personality—patience, tenderness, meekness, gentleness, and humility.
2010 141:3.4 Meister ilmutas oma suhetes apostlite ja kõigi jüngritega suurt tarkust ning täielikku õiglust. Jeesus oli tõeline meister inimeste kohtlemises, avaldades kaasinimestele suurt mõju oma ühtaegu võluva ja jõulise isiksusega. Tema lihtne koduta ränduri elu äratas leebelt aukartust. Tema autoriteetses õpetamisviisis, selges loogikas, arutlemisjõus, targas taipamisvõimes, meeleerksuses, võrratus tasakaalukuses ja ülimas sallivuses oli intellektuaalset võlu ja vaimset külgetõmbejõudu. Ta oli lihtne, mehine, aus ja kartmatu. Kogu sellele Meistri olekus avalduvale füüsilisele ja intellektuaalsele mõjujõule lisandusid ka need vaimsed võlud, mida tema isiksusega on ikka seostatud — kannatlikkus, õrnus, tasasus, leebus ja tagasihoidlikkus.
1955 141:3.5 Jesus of Nazareth was indeed a strong and forceful personality; he was an intellectual power and a spiritual stronghold. His personality not only appealed to the spiritually minded women among his followers, but also to the educated and intellectual Nicodemus and to the hardy Roman soldier, the captain stationed on guard at the cross, who, when he had finished watching the Master die, said, “Truly, this was a Son of God.” And red-blooded, rugged Galilean fishermen called him Master.
2010 141:3.5 Jeesus Naatsaretlane oli tõesti tugev ja jõuline isiksus, tal oli intellektuaalset jõudu ja vaimukindlust. Tema isiksus kütkestas mitte ainult tema poolehoidjate seas leiduvaid vaimsete kalduvustega naisi, vaid ka haritud intellektuaali Nikodeemost ja karastatud Rooma sõjameest — risti juurde valvesse pandud kaptenit, kes ütles pärast seda, kui oli Meistrit suremas näinud: „See oli tõesti Jumala Poeg[3].” Ka tugevad ja tahumatud Galilea kalurid nimetasid teda Meistriks[4].
1955 141:3.6 The pictures of Jesus have been most unfortunate. These paintings of the Christ have exerted a deleterious influence on youth; the temple merchants would hardly have fled before Jesus if he had been such a man as your artists usually have depicted. His was a dignified manhood; he was good, but natural. Jesus did not pose as a mild, sweet, gentle, and kindly mystic. His teaching was thrillingly dynamic. He not only meant well, but he went about actually doing good.
2010 141:3.6 Jeesusest tehtud pildid ei ole sugugi õnnestunud. Need maalid Kristusest on noortele kahjulikku mõju avaldanud; templis kauplejad oleksid vaevalt Jeesuse eest põgenenud, kui ta oleks olnud see, kellena teie kunstnikud on teda tavaliselt kujutanud. Ta oli väärikalt mehelik; ta oli hea, kuid loomulik. Jeesus ei näidanud end maheda, armsa, leebe ja heatahtliku müstikuna. Tema õpetused olid erutavalt dünaamilised. Tal polnud mitte ainult head kavatsused, vaid ta tegigi tegelikult head[5].
1955 141:3.7 The Master never said, “Come to me all you who are indolent and all who are dreamers.” But he did many times say, “Come to me all you who labor, and I will give you rest—spiritual strength.” The Master’s yoke is, indeed, easy, but even so, he never imposes it; every individual must take this yoke of his own free will.
2010 141:3.7 Meister ei öelnud kunagi: „Tulge minu juurde kõik, kes te olete loiud ja unistajad.” Kuid ta ütles korduvalt: „Tulge minu juurde kõik, kes te teete tööd, ja ma annan teile puhkust — vaimujõudu”[6]. Meistri ike on tõepoolest kerge, kuid ta ei suru seda kellelegi peale, vaid iga inimene peab võtma selle ikke endale vabatahtlikult[7].
1955 141:3.8 Jesus portrayed conquest by sacrifice, the sacrifice of pride and selfishness. By showing mercy, he meant to portray spiritual deliverance from all grudges, grievances, anger, and the lust for selfish power and revenge. And when he said, “Resist not evil,” he later explained that he did not mean to condone sin or to counsel fraternity with iniquity. He intended the more to teach forgiveness, to “resist not evil treatment of one’s personality, evil injury to one’s feelings of personal dignity.”
2010 141:3.8 Jeesus esindas vallutamist ohverdamise teel, uhkuse ja isekuse ohverdamise kaudu. Halastuse ilmutamisega tahtis ta kujutada vaimset pääsu igasugusest salavimma pidamisest, kurvastusest, vihast ja iseka võimu ning kättemaksu ihaldamisest. Kui ta ütles: „ärge avaldage kurjale vastupanu,” siis selgitas ta hiljem, et ei tahtnud pattu soosida ega soovitanud ülekohtuga leppida[8]. Ta õpetas pigem inimesi andestama, „mitte vastu panema oma isiksuse halvale kohtlemisele, eneseväärikustunde kurjale haavamisele”.
4. TEACHING ABOUT THE FATHER
4. ÕPETUS ISAST
1955 141:4.1 While sojourning at Amathus, Jesus spent much time with the apostles instructing them in the new concept of God; again and again did he impress upon them that God is a Father, not a great and supreme bookkeeper who is chiefly engaged in making damaging entries against his erring children on earth, recordings of sin and evil to be used against them when he subsequently sits in judgment upon them as the just Judge of all creation. The Jews had long conceived of God as a king over all, even as a Father of the nation, but never before had large numbers of mortal men held the idea of God as a loving Father of the individual.
2010 141:4.1 Amatuses viibides veetis Jeesus apostlitega palju aega, õpetades neile uut arusaama Jumalast. Ta rõhutas neile ikka ja jälle, et Jumal on Isa, mitte võimas kõrge arvepidaja, kes põhiliselt tegeleb hävitavate sissekannete tegemisega oma eksivate maiste laste kohta, märkides üles patte ja pahesid, et neid hiljem nende vastu kasutada, kui ta kogu loodu õiglase Kohtunikuna nende üle kohut mõistma hakkab[9][10]. Juudid olid juba ammu kujutlenud Jumalat kõige üle valitseva kuningana, isegi rahva Isana, kuid surelike inimeste hulkadel polnud veel kunagi olnud ideed Jumalast kui üksikisikut armastavast Isast.
1955 141:4.2 In answer to Thomas’s question, “Who is this God of the kingdom?” Jesus replied: “God is your Father, and religion—my gospel—is nothing more nor less than the believing recognition of the truth that you are his son. And I am here among you in the flesh to make clear both of these ideas in my life and teachings.”
2010 141:4.2 Vastuseks Tooma küsimusele „Kes on see kuningriigi Jumal?” vastas Jeesus: „Jumal on sinu Isa ja religioon — minu evangeelium — ei ole midagi rohkem ega vähem kui selle tõe usus tunnistamine, et sina oled tema poeg. Ja ma olen siin teie seas lihas selleks, et selgitada oma elu ja õpetustega mõlemat ideed[11].”
1955 141:4.3 Jesus also sought to free the minds of his apostles from the idea of offering animal sacrifices as a religious duty. But these men, trained in the religion of the daily sacrifice, were slow to comprehend what he meant. Nevertheless, the Master did not grow weary in his teaching. When he failed to reach the minds of all of the apostles by means of one illustration, he would restate his message and employ another type of parable for purposes of illumination.
2010 141:4.3 Jeesus püüdis vabastada apostleid ka arvamusest, et religioosse kohustusena tuleb loomohvreid tuua. Ent need koolis igapäevaste ohverdamiste religiooni õppinud mehed said alles aegamööda aru, mida ta sellega mõtles. Vaatamata sellele ei väsinud Meister õpetamast. Kui ta ei jõudnud kõigi apostlite meeleni ühe näitega, kordas ta sõnumit teises sõnastuses ja tõi näiteks teist liiki mõistujutu.
1955 141:4.4 At this same time Jesus began to teach the twelve more fully concerning their mission “to comfort the afflicted and minister to the sick.” The Master taught them much about the whole man—the union of body, mind, and spirit to form the individual man or woman. Jesus told his associates about the three forms of affliction they would meet and went on to explain how they should minister to all who suffer the sorrows of human sickness. He taught them to recognize:
2010 141:4.4 Samal ajal hakkas Jeesus kaheteistkümnele põhjalikumalt õpetama nende ülesannet, mis seisnes „vaevatute lohutamises ja haigete eest hoolitsemises”: Meister õpetas neile palju inimese kui terviku kohta — keha, meele ja vaimu liidu kohta igas mehes ja naises[12]. Jeesus rääkis oma kaaslastele kolme liiki vaevadest ja selgitas, kuidas nad peaksid hoolitsema inimeste eest, kes haiguste all kannatavad. Ta õpetas neid ära tundma:
1955 141:4.5 1. Diseases of the flesh—those afflictions commonly regarded as physical sickness.
2010 141:4.5 1. keha haigusi — vaevusi, mida tavaliselt peetakse füüsilisteks haigusteks;
1955 141:4.6 2. Troubled minds—those nonphysical afflictions which were subsequently looked upon as emotional and mental difficulties and disturbances.
2010 141:4.6 2. meele häireid — neid mittefüüsilisi vaevusi, mida hilisemal ajal on peetud emotsionaalseteks ja vaimseteks häireteks;
1955 141:4.8 Jesus explained to his apostles on several occasions the nature, and something concerning the origin, of these evil spirits, in that day often also called unclean spirits. The Master well knew the difference between the possession of evil spirits and insanity, but the apostles did not. Neither was it possible, in view of their limited knowledge of the early history of Urantia, for Jesus to undertake to make this matter fully understandable. But he many times said to them, alluding to these evil spirits: “They shall no more molest men when I shall have ascended to my Father in heaven, and after I shall have poured out my spirit upon all flesh in those times when the kingdom will come in great power and spiritual glory.”
2010 141:4.8 Jeesus selgitas oma apostlitele mitmel korral nende kurjade vaimude olemust ja veidi ka päritolu; tol ajal nimetati neid sageli ebapuhasteks vaimudeks. Meister tundis hästi kurjadest vaimudest vaevatuse ja hullumeelsuse vahet, kuid apostlid seda ei mõistnud. Arvestades nende piiratud teadmisi Urantia varasest ajaloost, ei olnud Jeesusel ka võimalik seda küsimust täielikult selgitada. Ent ta ütles neile korduvalt, vihjates kurjadele vaimudele: „Kui kuningriik suure väe ja vaimuhiilgusega saabub ja ma tõusen oma taevase Isa juurde ning valan oma vaimu kogu liha peale, ei häiri nad enam inimesi[13].”
1955 141:4.9 From week to week and from month to month, throughout this entire year, the apostles paid more and more attention to the healing ministry of the sick.
2010 141:4.9 Apostlid pöörasid haigete eest hoolitsemisele ja nende ravimisele nädalast nädalasse ja kuust kuusse üha enam tähelepanu.
5. SPIRITUAL UNITY
5. VAIMNE ÜHTSUS
1955 141:5.1 One of the most eventful of all the evening conferences at Amathus was the session having to do with the discussion of spiritual unity. James Zebedee had asked, “Master, how shall we learn to see alike and thereby enjoy more harmony among ourselves?” When Jesus heard this question, he was stirred within his spirit, so much so that he replied: “James, James, when did I teach you that you should all see alike? I have come into the world to proclaim spiritual liberty to the end that mortals may be empowered to live individual lives of originality and freedom before God. I do not desire that social harmony and fraternal peace shall be purchased by the sacrifice of free personality and spiritual originality. What I require of you, my apostles, is spirit unity—and that you can experience in the joy of your united dedication to the wholehearted doing of the will of my Father in heaven. You do not have to see alike or feel alike or even think alike in order spiritually to be alike. Spiritual unity is derived from the consciousness that each of you is indwelt, and increasingly dominated, by the spirit gift of the heavenly Father. Your apostolic harmony must grow out of the fact that the spirit hope of each of you is identical in origin, nature, and destiny.
2010 141:5.1 Üks sündmusrikkamaid kõigist õhtustest nõupidamistest Amatuses oli arutelu vaimse ühtsuse üle. Jaakobus Sebedeus oli küsinud: „Meister, kuidas me saame õppida asju ühtemoodi nägema, et seeläbi omavahel paremat kooskõla saavutada?” Kui Jeesus seda küsimust kuulis, erutus ta vaim sedavõrd, et ta vastas: „Jaakobus, Jaakobus, millal olen ma teile õpetanud, et te peate kõike ühtemoodi nägema? Ma tulin siia maailma kuulutama vaimuvabadust, et kõigil surelikel oleks õigus elada Jumala ees oma vaba ja isikupärast elu[14]. Ma ei taha, et sotsiaalse kooskõla ja vennaliku rahu omandamiseks ohverdataks vaba isiksus ja vaimne omapära. Ma nõuan teilt, mu apostlid, ainult vaimuühtsust—ning et te võiksite rõõmu tunda ühisest kogu südamest tulevast pühendumisest minu taevase Isa tahte täitmisele. Te ei pea nägema või tundma ega isegi mõtlema ühtmoodi, et vaimselt sarnased olla. Vaimne ühtsus tuleneb teadmisest, et kõigis teis elab kingina teid üha enam vallates taevase Isa vaim. Teie kui apostlite vaheline kooskõla peab tulenema sellest, et kõigis teis on identse päritolu, olemuse ja eesmärgiga vaimne lootus[15].
1955 141:5.2 “In this way you may experience a perfected unity of spirit purpose and spirit understanding growing out of the mutual consciousness of the identity of each of your indwelling Paradise spirits; and you may enjoy all of this profound spiritual unity in the very face of the utmost diversity of your individual attitudes of intellectual thinking, temperamental feeling, and social conduct. Your personalities may be refreshingly diverse and markedly different, while your spiritual natures and spirit fruits of divine worship and brotherly love may be so unified that all who behold your lives will of a surety take cognizance of this spirit identity and soul unity; they will recognize that you have been with me and have thereby learned, and acceptably, how to do the will of the Father in heaven. You can achieve the unity of the service of God even while you render such service in accordance with the technique of your own original endowments of mind, body, and soul.
2010 141:5.2 Nii võite kogeda vaimse sihi ja vaimse mõistmise täiustatud ühtsust, mis tuleneb ühises teadvuses kõigi teis elavate Paradiisi vaimude identsusest, ning te võite kogu sellest sügavast vaimsest ühtsusest rõõmu tunda, hoolimata oma isiklike hoiakute ülimast lahknevusest intellektuaalse mõtlemise, temperamendist olenevate tundmuste ja sotsiaalse käitumise osas. Teie isiksused võivad olla värskendavalt mitmekesised ja märgatavalt erinevad, samas kui teie vaimne olemus ja jumaliku palveldamise vaimuviljad ning vennalik armastus on nii ühtsed, et kõik, kes teie elu vaatlevad, märkavad kindlasti seda vaimuidentsust ja hingeühtsust. Nad mõistavad, et te olete olnud minuga koos ja sellest õppinud — vastuvõetaval määral —, kuidas täita taevase Isa tahet. Te võite saavutada Jumala teenimises ühtsuse ka siis, kui te viite seda teenistust läbi omaenda meele-, keha-ja hingeomadustele sobival viisil.
1955 141:5.3 “Your spirit unity implies two things, which always will be found to harmonize in the lives of individual believers: First, you are possessed with a common motive for life service; you all desire above everything to do the will of the Father in heaven. Second, you all have a common goal of existence; you all purpose to find the Father in heaven, thereby proving to the universe that you have become like him.”
2010 141:5.3 Teie vaimuühtsus eeldab kahte asja, mis on üksikusklike elus alati omavahel kooskõlas: esiteks on teil eluaegseks teenimiseks ühine motiiv, sest te kõik soovite üle kõige täita taevase Isa tahet, teiseks on teie kõigi elul ühine siht, sest te kõik soovite leida Isa taevas ja tõestada sellega universumile, et olete saanud temasarnasteks.”
1955 141:5.4 Many times during the training of the twelve Jesus reverted to this theme. Repeatedly he told them it was not his desire that those who believed in him should become dogmatized and standardized in accordance with the religious interpretations of even good men. Again and again he warned his apostles against the formulation of creeds and the establishment of traditions as a means of guiding and controlling believers in the gospel of the kingdom.
2010 141:5.4 Jeesus pöördus kaheteistkümne koolitamise käigus korduvalt selle teema juurde tagasi. Ta ütles neile mitu korda, et ta ei soovi temasse uskujate sattumist ka iseenesest heade, kuid inimeste lisatud religioossete tõlgenduste, dogmade ja standardite kütkeisse. Ta hoiatas apostleid ikka ja jälle, et nad uskujaid taevariigi evangeeliumi juurde juhtides ja suunates usutunnistusi ei sõnastaks ega traditsioone sisse ei seaks.
6. LAST WEEK AT AMATHUS
6. VIIMANE NÄDAL AMATUSES
1955 141:6.1 Near the end of the last week at Amathus, Simon Zelotes brought to Jesus one Teherma, a Persian doing business at Damascus. Teherma had heard of Jesus and had come to Capernaum to see him, and there learning that Jesus had gone with his apostles down the Jordan on the way to Jerusalem, he set out to find him. Andrew had presented Teherma to Simon for instruction. Simon looked upon the Persian as a “fire worshiper,” although Teherma took great pains to explain that fire was only the visible symbol of the Pure and Holy One. After talking with Jesus, the Persian signified his intention of remaining for several days to hear the teaching and listen to the preaching.
2010 141:6.1 Enne viimase Amatuses veedetud nädala lõppu tõi seloot Siimon Jeesuse juurde damaskuses äriasjus viibiva pärslase Teherma. Teherma oli Jeesusest kuulnud ja tulnud Kapernauma teda külastama. Kuulnud seal, et Jeesus oli apostlitega piki Jordanit Jeruusalemma poole teele asunud, läks ta teda otsima. Andreas suunas Teherma Siimoni juurde õppima. Siimon pidas pärslast „tulekummardajaks”, ehkki Teherma selgitas talle põhjalikult, et tuli on vaid Puhta ja Püha nähtav sümbol. Pärast vestlust Jeesusega andis pärslane märku oma kavatsusest jääda mitmeks päevaks õpetusi ja jutlustamist kuulama.
1955 141:6.2 When Simon Zelotes and Jesus were alone, Simon asked the Master: “Why is it that I could not persuade him? Why did he so resist me and so readily lend an ear to you?” Jesus answered: “Simon, Simon, how many times have I instructed you to refrain from all efforts to take something out of the hearts of those who seek salvation? How often have I told you to labor only to put something into these hungry souls? Lead men into the kingdom, and the great and living truths of the kingdom will presently drive out all serious error. When you have presented to mortal man the good news that God is his Father, you can the easier persuade him that he is in reality a son of God. And having done that, you have brought the light of salvation to the one who sits in darkness. Simon, when the Son of Man came first to you, did he come denouncing Moses and the prophets and proclaiming a new and better way of life? No. I came not to take away that which you had from your forefathers but to show you the perfected vision of that which your fathers saw only in part. Go then, Simon, teaching and preaching the kingdom, and when you have a man safely and securely within the kingdom, then is the time, when such a one shall come to you with inquiries, to impart instruction having to do with the progressive advancement of the soul within the divine kingdom.”
2010 141:6.2 Seloot Siimon küsis hiljem omavahel olles Jeesuselt: „Miks ei suutnud ma teda veenda? Miks avaldas ta mulle nii suurt vastupanu, sind aga kuulab nii meelsasti?” Jeesus vastas: „Siimon, Siimon, mitu korda olen ma sulle õpetanud, et tuleb hoiduda midagi ära võtmast nende südamest, kes tulevad pääsemist otsima? Kui sageli olen ma sulle öelnud, et tööd tuleb teha vaid selleks, et neisse janunevatesse hingedesse midagi sisse panna? Juhtige inimesi taevariiki, ja peagi tõrjuvad taevariigi suured ja elavad tõed kõik tõsised eksimused välja. Kui olete edastanud surelikule inimesele hea sõnumi, et Jumal on tema Isa, on teil kerge veenda teda selles, et ta on tõesti Jumala poeg. Kui see on tehtud, olete toonud pimedusesolijale pääsemisvalguse. Siimon, kui Inimese Poeg esimest korda sinu juurde tuli, kas tuli ta siis Moosest ja prohveteid hukka mõistma, kuulutades uut ja paremat elu? Ei. Ma ei tulnud ära viima seda, mis sa olid saanud juba esiisadelt, vaid näitama sulle täiustatud nägemust sellest, millest sinu isad nägid vaid üht osa. Mine siis, Siimon, taevariiki õpetama ja jutlustama, ja kui inimene on turvaliselt ja kindlalt taevariiki toodud ning tuleb sinu juurde küsimusi esitama, siis on aeg anda talle õpetusi hinge edenevaks edasiliikumiseks jumalikus kuningriigis.”
1955 141:6.3 Simon was astonished at these words, but he did as Jesus had instructed him, and Teherma, the Persian, was numbered among those who entered the kingdom.
2010 141:6.3 Siimon oli neid sõnu kuuldes hämmastunud, kuid talitas nii, nagu Jeesus oli õpetanud, ja pärslane Teherma arvati taevariiki astujate hulka.
1955 141:6.4 That night Jesus discoursed to the apostles on the new life in the kingdom. He said in part: “When you enter the kingdom, you are reborn. You cannot teach the deep things of the spirit to those who have been born only of the flesh; first see that men are born of the spirit before you seek to instruct them in the advanced ways of the spirit. Do not undertake to show men the beauties of the temple until you have first taken them into the temple. Introduce men to God and as the sons of God before you discourse on the doctrines of the fatherhood of God and the sonship of men. Do not strive with men—always be patient. It is not your kingdom; you are only ambassadors. Simply go forth proclaiming: This is the kingdom of heaven—God is your Father and you are his sons, and this good news, if you wholeheartedly believe it, is your eternal salvation.”
2010 141:6.4 Jeesus jutustas tol õhtul apostlitele uuest elust taevariigis. Muu hulgas ütles ta: „Taevariiki astudes sünnite te uuesti. Ei saa õpetada sügavaid vaimseid tõdesid neile, kes on sündinud ainult lihast. Enne kui püüate neile kõrgemaid vaimu meetodeid õpetada, hoolitsege kõigepealt selle eest, et nad sünniksid vaimust. Ärge hakake inimestele templi ilu selgitama enne, kui te pole neid templisse viinud. Tutvustage inimesi Jumalale kui Jumala poegi, enne kui jutustate neile Jumala isaduse ja inimeste pojaseisuse doktriinidest. Ärge vaielge inimestega — olge alati kannatlikud. See pole teie kuningriik, teie olete ainult saadikud[16]. Minge lihtsalt kuulutama: see on taevariik — Jumal on teie Isa ja teie tema pojad, ning see hea sõnum, kui te seda kõigest südamest usute, ongi teie igavene pääsemine.”
1955 141:6.5 The apostles made great progress during the sojourn at Amathus. But they were very much disappointed that Jesus would give them no suggestions about dealing with John’s disciples. Even in the important matter of baptism, all that Jesus said was: “John did indeed baptize with water, but when you enter the kingdom of heaven, you shall be baptized with the Spirit.”
2010 141:6.5 Apostlid arenesid Amatuses viibides kõvasti edasi. Ent nad olid väga pettunud, et Jeesus ei andnud neile ühtki soovitust, kuidas Johannese jüngritega toime tulla. Isegi nii tähtsa küsimuse kohta nagu ristimine ütles Jeesus ainult: „Johannes ristis tõepoolest veega, aga kui te taevariiki astute, ristitakse teid Vaimuga[17].”
7. AT BETHANY BEYOND JORDAN
7. BETAANIAS, TEISPOOL JORDANIT
1955 141:7.1 On February 26, Jesus, his apostles, and a large group of followers journeyed down the Jordan to the ford near Bethany in Perea, the place where John first made proclamation of the coming kingdom. Jesus with his apostles remained here, teaching and preaching, for four weeks before they went on up to Jerusalem.
2010 141:7.1 26. veebruaril reisis Jeesus oma apostlite ja suure järgijate rühmaga piki Jordanit Pereasse Betaania lähedal asuva koolmekoha juurde, kus Johannes esmakordselt saabuvat kuningriiki kuulutas. Jeesus jäi oma apostlitega siia neljaks nädalaks õpetama ja jutlustama, enne kui nad edasi Jeruusalemma suundusid.
1955 141:7.2 The second week of the sojourn at Bethany beyond Jordan, Jesus took Peter, James, and John into the hills across the river and south of Jericho for a three days’ rest. The Master taught these three many new and advanced truths about the kingdom of heaven. For the purpose of this record we will reorganize and classify these teachings as follows:
2010 141:7.2 Teisel Jordani ääres Betaanias viibimise nädalal viis Jeesus Peetruse, Jaakobuse ja Johannese üle jõe Jeerikost lõunas asuvatesse mägedesse kolmeks päevaks puhkama. Meister õpetas neile kolmele palju uusi ja kõrgemaid tõdesid taevariigist. Käesoleva kirja tarbeks oleme need õpetused korrastanud ja rühmitanud:
1955 141:7.3 Jesus endeavored to make clear that he desired his disciples, having tasted of the good spirit realities of the kingdom, so to live in the world that men, by seeing their lives, would become kingdom conscious and hence be led to inquire of believers concerning the ways of the kingdom. All such sincere seekers for the truth are always glad to hear the glad tidings of the faith gift which insures admission to the kingdom with its eternal and divine spirit realities.
2010 141:7.3 Jeesus püüdis neile selgitada oma tahtmist: ta soovis, et tema jüngrid, kes on saanud maiku taevariigi headest vaimureaalsustest, elaksid maailmas nii, et inimesed saaksid nende elu nähes taevariigist teadlikuks ja küsiksid uskujatelt, kuidas taevariigis elatakse. Kõik sellised siirad tõeotsijad kuulavad alati rõõmuga häid uudiseid usukingist, mis kindlustab oma igaveste ja jumalike vaimureaalsustega pääsu taevariiki.
1955 141:7.4 The Master sought to impress upon all teachers of the gospel of the kingdom that their only business was to reveal God to the individual man as his Father—to lead this individual man to become son-conscious; then to present this same man to God as his faith son. Both of these essential revelations are accomplished in Jesus. He became, indeed, “the way, the truth, and the life.” The religion of Jesus was wholly based on the living of his bestowal life on earth. When Jesus departed from this world, he left behind no books, laws, or other forms of human organization affecting the religious life of the individual.
2010 141:7.4 Meister püüdis kõigile taevariigi evangeeliumi õpetajatele meelde jätta, et nende ainus ülesanne on ilmutada Jumalat üksikisikule nagu tema Isa — teha see üksikisik teadlikuks oma pojaseisusest ning siis esitleda sedasama inimest Jumalale tema usupojana. Mõlemad olulised ilmutused on teostunud Jeesuses. Ta on tõepoolest „tee, tõde ja elu”[18]. Jeesuse religioon põhines täielikult tema maapealsel annetumiselul. Kui Jeesus sellest maailmast lahkus, ei jätnud ta endast maha raamatuid, seadusi ega muid üksikisiku usuelu mõjutava inimliku organisatsiooni vorme.
1955 141:7.5 Jesus made it plain that he had come to establish personal and eternal relations with men which should forever take precedence over all other human relationships. And he emphasized that this intimate spiritual fellowship was to be extended to all men of all ages and of all social conditions among all peoples. The only reward which he held out for his children was: in this world—spiritual joy and divine communion; in the next world—eternal life in the progress of the divine spirit realities of the Paradise Father.
2010 141:7.5 Jeesus ütles selgelt, et ta on tulnud seadma inimestega sisse isiklikke ja igavesi suhteid, mis peaksid igavesti kõigi teiste inimsuhete hulgas esikohal olema. Ta rõhutas, et seda lähedast vaimset vendlust tuleks laiendada kõigile kõigil ajastutel ja kõigis sotsiaalsetes tingimustes elavatele inimestele. Ainus hüvitus, mida ta oma lastele pakkus, oli selles maailmas — vaimne rõõm ja jumalik osadus, järgmises maailmas — igavene elu Paradiisi-Isa jumalikes edenevates vaimureaalsustes.
1955 141:7.6 Jesus laid great emphasis upon what he called the two truths of first import in the teachings of the kingdom, and they are: the attainment of salvation by faith, and faith alone, associated with the revolutionary teaching of the attainment of human liberty through the sincere recognition of truth, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Jesus was the truth made manifest in the flesh, and he promised to send his Spirit of Truth into the hearts of all his children after his return to the Father in heaven.
2010 141:7.6 Jeesus pani suurt rõhku kahele tema sõnul esmatähtsale tõele taevariigi õpetustes: pääsemise saavutamisele usu ja ainult usu kaudu koos revolutsioonilise õpetusega, et inimlik vabadus saavutatakse tõe siira äratundmise teel. „Te tunnetate tõde ja tõde teeb teid vabaks[19].” Jeesus oli lihas avaldunud tõde ja ta lubas pärast tagasipöördumist taevase Isa juurde saata Tõe Vaimu kõigi oma laste südameisse[20].
1955 141:7.7 The Master was teaching these apostles the essentials of truth for an entire age on earth. They often listened to his teachings when in reality what he said was intended for the inspiration and edification of other worlds. He exemplified a new and original plan of life. From the human standpoint he was indeed a Jew, but he lived his life for all the world as a mortal of the realm.
2010 141:7.7 Meister õpetas neile apostlitele kogu ühe maapealse ajastu põhitõdesid. Nad kuulasid sageli tema õpetusi, mis olid tegelikult mõeldud teiste maailmade innustamiseks ja harimiseks. Ta esitas uue ja originaalse elukava näite. Inimlikust vaatepunktist oli ta tõepoolest juut, kuid elas oma elu selle maailma surelikuna kogu maailma jaoks.
1955 141:7.8 To insure the recognition of his Father in the unfolding of the plan of the kingdom, Jesus explained that he had purposely ignored the “great men of earth.” He began his work with the poor, the very class which had been so neglected by most of the evolutionary religions of preceding times. He despised no man; his plan was world-wide, even universal. He was so bold and emphatic in these announcements that even Peter, James, and John were tempted to think he might possibly be beside himself.
2010 141:7.8 Jeesus selgitas, et kindlustamaks Isa äratundmist taevariigi kava elluviimisel, jättis ta meelega arvestamata „maapealsed suurmehed”. Ta alustas oma tööd vaestega, just selle klassiga, kes enamikus olid varasemate aegade arengulised religioonid tähelepanuta jätnud[21]. Ta ei põlanud kedagi, tema plaan oli kogu maailma hõlmav, täiesti üldine. Tema väited olid nii julged ja tunderõhulised, et isegi Peetrusel, Jaakobusel ja Johannesel tekkis kiusatus mõelda, ega ta siiski arust ära ole[22].
1955 141:7.9 He sought mildly to impart to these apostles the truth that he had come on this bestowal mission, not to set an example for a few earth creatures, but to establish and demonstrate a standard of human life for all peoples upon all worlds throughout his entire universe. And this standard approached the highest perfection, even the final goodness of the Universal Father. But the apostles could not grasp the meaning of his words.
2010 141:7.9 Ta püüdis neile apostlitele leebelt edasi anda tõde, et ta on tulnud sellele annetumismissioonile mitte vähestele maapealsetele loodud-olenditele eeskuju andma, vaid kehtestama ja ilmutama inimelu etaloni kogu universumi kõigi maailmade kõigile rahvastele. See etalon hõlmas suurimat täiuslikkust, isegi Kõikse Isa lõplikku headust. Kuid apostlid ei suutnud tema sõnade tähendusest aru saada.
1955 141:7.10 He announced that he had come to function as a teacher, a teacher sent from heaven to present spiritual truth to the material mind. And this is exactly what he did; he was a teacher, not a preacher. From the human viewpoint Peter was a much more effective preacher than Jesus. Jesus’ preaching was so effective because of his unique personality, not so much because of compelling oratory or emotional appeal. Jesus spoke directly to men’s souls. He was a teacher of man’s spirit, but through the mind. He lived with men.
2010 141:7.10 Ta teatas, et on tulnud tegutsema õpetajana, kes on saadetud taevast ainelisele meelele vaimset tõde esitama[23]. Just seda ta tegigi: ta oli õpetaja, mitte jutlustaja. Inimlikust vaatepunktist oli Peetrus palju tulemuslikum jutlustaja kui Jeesus. Jeesuse õpetustöö oli nii tulemuslik just tema ainulaadse isiksuse, mitte aga niivõrd oraatorivõimete või emotsionaalse veenvuse tõttu. Jeesus rääkis otse inimhingedele. Ta õpetas inimese vaimu, ehkki tegi seda tema meele kaudu. Ta elas koos inimestega.
1955 141:7.11 It was on this occasion that Jesus intimated to Peter, James, and John that his work on earth was in some respects to be limited by the commission of his “associate on high,” referring to the prebestowal instructions of his Paradise brother, Immanuel. He told them that he had come to do his Father’s will and only his Father’s will. Being thus motivated by a wholehearted singleness of purpose, he was not anxiously bothered by the evil in the world.
2010 141:7.11 Jeesus andis sel korral ka Peetrusele, Jaakobusele ja Johannesele mõista, et tema „kõrgelt kaaslaselt” saadud ülesanne piirab mõnes mõttes tema maapealset tööd, siinkohal viitas ta oma Paradiisi-vennalt Immanuelilt saadud annetumiseelsetele juhistele. Ta ütles neile, et oli tulnud täitma oma Isa tahet ja ei midagi muud[24]. Kuna teda ajendas pühendumine vaid sellele ainsale eesmärgile, ei häirinud teda nii väga maailmas valitsev kurjus.
1955 141:7.12 The apostles were beginning to recognize the unaffected friendliness of Jesus. Though the Master was easy of approach, he always lived independent of, and above, all human beings. Not for one moment was he ever dominated by any purely mortal influence or subject to frail human judgment. He paid no attention to public opinion, and he was uninfluenced by praise. He seldom paused to correct misunderstandings or to resent misrepresentation. He never asked any man for advice; he never made requests for prayers.
2010 141:7.12 Apostlid hakkasid Jeesuse teesklematust sõbralikkusest aru saama. Ehkki Meistrile oli kerge läheneda, elas ta alati kõigist inimolenditest sõltumatuna ja neist kõrgemal. Ta ei allunud hetkekski ühelegi puhtsurelikule mõjule ega nõrgale inimlikule arvamusele. Ta ei pööranud tähelepanu avalikule arvamusele ning kiitus ei mõjutanud teda. Ta katkestas harva oma juttu, et arusaamatusi lahendada või vääresitusi hukka mõista. Ta ei küsinud kunagi üheltki inimeselt nõu, ta ei palunud kedagi palvetada.
1955 141:7.13 James was astonished at how Jesus seemed to see the end from the beginning. The Master rarely appeared to be surprised. He was never excited, vexed, or disconcerted. He never apologized to any man. He was at times saddened, but never discouraged.
2010 141:7.13 Jaakobus oli hämmastunud selle üle, kuidas Jeesus näis algusest peale lõppu nägevat. Meister näis harva üllatuvat. Ta ei erutunud, pahandanud ega sattunud segadusse, ta ei vabandanud kunagi kellegi ees. Ta oli vahel küll kurb, kuid ei heitunud.
1955 141:7.15 Although Peter, James, and John could not understand very much of what Jesus said on this occasion, his gracious words lingered in their hearts, and after the crucifixion and resurrection they came forth greatly to enrich and gladden their subsequent ministry. No wonder these apostles did not fully comprehend the Master’s words, for he was projecting to them the plan of a new age.
2010 141:7.15 Ehkki Peetrus, Jaakobus ja Johannes ei saanud eriti aru, mida Jeesus neile tol korral rääkis, jäid ta armulised sõnad nende südameisse ja pärast ristilöömist ning ülestõusmist avaldusid need taas tugevasti nende edasist hoolekandetööd rikastades ja rõõmustades. Pole ime, et need apostlid ei saanud Meistri sõnadest päriselt aru, sest ta esitas neile uue ajastu kava.
8. WORKING IN JERICHO
8. TÖÖ JEERIKOS
1955 141:8.1 Throughout the four weeks’ sojourn at Bethany beyond Jordan, several times each week Andrew would assign apostolic couples to go up to Jericho for a day or two. John had many believers in Jericho, and the majority of them welcomed the more advanced teachings of Jesus and his apostles. On these Jericho visits the apostles began more specifically to carry out Jesus’ instructions to minister to the sick; they visited every house in the city and sought to comfort every afflicted person.
2010 141:8.1 Neli nädalat Jordani ääres Betaanias viibides saatis Andreas apostleid kahekaupa ka päevaks-paariks Jeerikosse. Johannesesse uskujaid oli Jeerikos palju ja enamik neist tervitas Jeesuse ja apostlite kõrgemaid õpetusi. Neil külaskäikudel Jeerikosse hakkasid apostlid konkreetsemalt täitma Jeesuse õpetusi haigete eest hoolitsemisel, nad külastasid linnas kõiki maju ja püüdsid lohutada kõiki vaevatuid[26].
1955 141:8.2 The apostles did some public work in Jericho, but their efforts were chiefly of a more quiet and personal nature. They now made the discovery that the good news of the kingdom was very comforting to the sick; that their message carried healing for the afflicted. And it was in Jericho that Jesus’ commission to the twelve to preach the glad tidings of the kingdom and minister to the afflicted was first fully carried into effect.
2010 141:8.2 Apostlid tegid Jeerikos veidi ka avalikku tööd, kuid põhiliselt oli nende tegevus vaiksem ja isiklikum. Nad avastasid nüüd, et haigetele pakkusid head uudised taevariigist suurt lohutust, et nende sõnum tervendas vaevatuid. Just Jeerikos täideti esmakordselt täielikult Jeesuse kaheteistkümnele antud ülesannet jutlustada häid uudiseid taevariigist ja hoolitseda vaevatute eest.
1955 141:8.3 They stopped in Jericho on the way up to Jerusalem and were overtaken by a delegation from Mesopotamia that had come to confer with Jesus. The apostles had planned to spend but a day here, but when these truth seekers from the East arrived, Jesus spent three days with them, and they returned to their various homes along the Euphrates happy in the knowledge of the new truths of the kingdom of heaven.
2010 141:8.3 Teel Jeruusalemma peatusid nad Jeerikos ja neile jõudis järele Mesopotaamiast saadetud delegatsioon, kes oli tulnud Jeesusega vestlema. Apostlid olid kavatsenud jääda siia vaid päevaks, ent kui saabusid need tõeotsijad Idast, veetis Jeesus nendega kolm päeva ja nad pöördusid igaüks tagasi oma koju Eufrati ääres rõõmsa teadmisega uutest tõdedest taevariigi kohta.
9. DEPARTING FOR JERUSALEM
9. JERUUSALEMMA MINEK
1955 141:9.1 On Monday, the last day of March, Jesus and the apostles began their journey up the hills toward Jerusalem. Lazarus of Bethany had been down to the Jordan twice to see Jesus, and every arrangement had been made for the Master and his apostles to make their headquarters with Lazarus and his sisters at Bethany as long as they might desire to stay in Jerusalem.
2010 141:9.1 Märtsikuu viimasel päeval, mis oli esmaspäev, asus Jeesus apostlitega teele mäest üles Jeruusalemma poole. Laatsarus oli tulnud Betaaniast kahel korral Jordani äärde Jeesust külastama ja nad olid korraldanud nii, et Meister saaks oma apostlitega Laatsaruse ja tema õdede juures peatuda senikaua, kuni ta soovib Jeruusalemmas olla.
1955 141:9.2 The disciples of John remained at Bethany beyond the Jordan, teaching and baptizing the multitudes, so that Jesus was accompanied only by the twelve when he arrived at Lazarus’s home. Here Jesus and the apostles tarried for five days, resting and refreshing themselves before going on to Jerusalem for the Passover. It was a great event in the lives of Martha and Mary to have the Master and his apostles in the home of their brother, where they could minister to their needs.
2010 141:9.2 Johannese jüngrid jäid Jordani äärde Betaaniasse õpetama ja rahvahulki ristima, seega tulid Jeesusega Laatsaruse majja kaasa ainult need kaksteist. Jeesus jäi siia apostlitega viieks päevaks, et puhata ja end värskendada enne paasapühaks Jeruusalemma minekut. See oli Marta ja Maarja elu suursündmus, et Meister oma apostlitega nende venna kodus elas ja nad tema eest hoolitseda said.
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