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THE ADOLESCENT YEARS
POGLAVLJE 127 : GODINE RANE MLADOSTI
1955 127:0.1 AS JESUS entered upon his adolescent years, he found himself the head and sole support of a large family. Within a few years after his father’s death all their property was gone. As time passed, he became increasingly conscious of his pre-existence; at the same time he began more fully to realize that he was present on earth and in the flesh for the express purpose of revealing his Paradise Father to the children of men.
2014 127:0.1 NA SAMOM pragu adolescencije, Isus se našao glavom i jedinom podrškom velike obitelji. U roku od nekoliko godina nakon očeve smrti, nestala je sva je njihova imovina. Kako je vrijeme prolazilo, postajao je sve više svjestan svoje prijašnje egzistencije; u isto je vrijeme počeo potpunije spoznavati da je bio prisutan na zemlji i u ljudskom obličju jedino u cilju otkrivenja Rajskog Oca djeci ljudi.
1955 127:0.2 No adolescent youth who has lived or ever will live on this world or any other world has had or ever will have more weighty problems to resolve or more intricate difficulties to untangle. No youth of Urantia will ever be called upon to pass through more testing conflicts or more trying situations than Jesus himself endured during those strenuous years from fifteen to twenty.
2014 127:0.2 Bilo na ovom ili na bilo kojem drugom svijetu nikada nije živjela, niti će ikada živjeti, bilo koja druga mlada osoba suočena s težim problemima ili zamršenijim teškoćama. Ni jedna mlada osoba Urantije nikada neće biti pozvana da prođe kroz više iskušavajućih sukoba ili težih situacija od onih koje je Isus susreo tijekom tog napornog razdoblja između svoje petnaeste i dvadesete godine.
1955 127:0.3 Having thus tasted the actual experience of living these adolescent years on a world beset by evil and distraught by sin, the Son of Man became possessed of full knowledge about the life experience of the youth of all the realms of Nebadon, and thus forever he became the understanding refuge for the distressed and perplexed adolescents of all ages and on all worlds throughout the local universe.
2014 127:0.3 Nakon što je tako stekao stvarno iskustvo življenja tih adolescentnih godina na svijetu zaposjednutom zlom i pometenom grijehom, Sin Čovječji je stekao puno poznavanje životnog iskustva mladih osoba iz svih oblasti Nebadona, i tako je zauvijek postao suosjećajno utočište svim ožalošćenim i zbunjenim mladim osobama svih dobi i na svim svjetovima diljem lokalnog svemira.
1955 127:0.4 Slowly, but certainly and by actual experience, this divine Son is earning the right to become sovereign of his universe, the unquestioned and supreme ruler of all created intelligences on all local universe worlds, the understanding refuge of the beings of all ages and of all degrees of personal endowment and experience.
2014 127:0.4 Polako, ali sigurno i stvarnim iskustvom, ovaj je božanski Sin zaradio svoje pravo da postane suvereni upravitelj nad svojim svemirom, neupitni i vrhovni vladar svih stvorenih inteligencija na svim svjetovima lokalnog svemira, suosjećajno utočište bića svih dobi i svih stupnjeva osobnog obdarenja i iskustva.
¶ 1. ŠESNAESTA GODINA (10. GODINA P.K.)
1. THE SIXTEENTH YEAR (A.D. 10)
1. ŠESNAESTA GODINA (10. GODINA P.K.)
1955 127:1.1 The incarnated Son passed through infancy and experienced an uneventful childhood. Then he emerged from that testing and trying transition stage between childhood and young manhood—he became the adolescent Jesus.
2014 127:1.1 Utjelovljeni Sin je prošao kroz najranije godine i doživio mirno i neuzbudljivo djetinjstvo. Potom je izašao iz tog teškog i pokusnog stadija prijelaza između djetinjstva i rane mladosti - postao je mladi Isus.
1955 127:1.2 This year he attained his full physical growth. He was a virile and comely youth. He became increasingly sober and serious, but he was kind and sympathetic. His eye was kind but searching; his smile was always engaging and reassuring. His voice was musical but authoritative; his greeting cordial but unaffected. Always, even in the most commonplace of contacts, there seemed to be in evidence the touch of a twofold nature, the human and the divine. Ever he displayed this combination of the sympathizing friend and the authoritative teacher. And these personality traits began early to become manifest, even in these adolescent years.
2014 127:1.2 Ove je godine dostigao puni tjelesni razvoj. Bio je muževan i pristao mladić. Postajao je sve tijezveniji i ozbiljniji, dok je uvijek bio ljubazan i suosjećajan. Imao je ljubazan ali pronicav pogled i zarazan i ohrabrujući osmijeh. Glas mu je bio melodičan ali autoritativan; pozdrav mu je bio srdačan ali neusiljen. Uvijek, čak i u svagdašnjem kontaktu, u njemu se mogla naslutiti dvostruka narav, ljudska i božanska. Uvijek je ispoljavao ovu kombinaciju suosjećajnosti prijatelja i autoritativnosti učitelja. I ove su se osobne crte počele očitovati vrlo rano, čak i u ovim godinama adolescencije.
1955 127:1.3 This physically strong and robust youth also acquired the full growth of his human intellect, not the full experience of human thinking but the fullness of capacity for such intellectual development. He possessed a healthy and well-proportioned body, a keen and analytical mind, a kind and sympathetic disposition, a somewhat fluctuating but aggressive temperament, all of which were becoming organized into a strong, striking, and attractive personality.
2014 127:1.3 Taj je fizički snažan i robustan mladić dostigao puni rast svog ljudskog intelekta - još ne cjeloviti doživljaj ljudskog razmišljanja - nego puninu kapaciteta za takav intelektualni razvoj. Posjedovao je zdravo i proporcionalno tijelo, oštar i analitičan um, ljubazno i suosjećajno raspoloženje i ponešto nestalan ali ustrajan temperament, crte koje su bile u procesu organiziranja u snažnu, izražajnu i privlačnu ličnost.
1955 127:1.4 As time went on, it became more difficult for his mother and his brothers and sisters to understand him; they stumbled over his sayings and misinterpreted his doings. They were all unfitted to comprehend their eldest brother’s life because their mother had given them to understand that he was destined to become the deliverer of the Jewish people. After they had received from Mary such intimations as family secrets, imagine their confusion when Jesus would make frank denials of all such ideas and intentions.
2014 127:1.4 Kako je vrijeme prolazilo, njegova majka, braća i sestre su ga sve teže bili u stanju razumjeti; spoticali su se o njegove riječi i pogrešno tumačili njegova djela. Nisu bili sposobni razumjeti život svog najstarijeg brata budući da im je majka povjerila da je Isusu bilo suđeno da postane izručitelj židovskog naroda. Nakon što im je Marija ovo povjerila kao obiteljsku tajnu, zamislite njihovu pometnju kad je Isus najiskrenije zanijekao sve takve ideje i namjere.
1955 127:1.5 This year Simon started to school, and they were compelled to sell another house. James now took charge of the teaching of his three sisters, two of whom were old enough to begin serious study. As soon as Ruth grew up, she was taken in hand by Miriam and Martha. Ordinarily the girls of Jewish families received little education, but Jesus maintained (and his mother agreed) that girls should go to school the same as boys, and since the synagogue school would not receive them, there was nothing to do but conduct a home school especially for them.
2014 127:1.5 Šimun je ove godine počeo ići u školu, i bili su primorani prodati još jednu kuću. Jakov je sada preuzeo podučavanje svojih triju sestara, od kojih su dvije dostigle dob za ozbiljnu naobrazbu. Čim je Ruta malo porasla, Mirjana i Marta su je preuzele u svoje ruke. U židovskim su obiteljima djevojke obično primale malo naobrazbe, ali Isus je smatrao (a njegova se majka složila) da su djevojke trebale ići u školu isto kao i mladići, i kako ih sinagoška škola nije htjela primiti, nisu imali drugog izbora nego da drže školu za djevojke kod kuće.
1955 127:1.6 Throughout this year Jesus was closely confined to the workbench. Fortunately he had plenty of work; his was of such a superior grade that he was never idle no matter how slack work might be in that region. At times he had so much to do that James would help him.
2014 127:1.6 Isus je tijekom ove godine bio vezan za tesarski stol. Srećom je imao napretek posla; izrađivao je proizvode tako vrhunske kvalitete da nikada nije bio bez posla, bez obzira na povremeni ozbiljan pad potražnje u tom području. S vremena na vrijeme je imao toliko posla da mu je Jakov morao priteći u pomoć.
1955 127:1.7 By the end of this year he had just about made up his mind that he would, after rearing his family and seeing them married, enter publicly upon his work as a teacher of truth and as a revealer of the heavenly Father to the world. He knew he was not to become the expected Jewish Messiah, and he concluded that it was next to useless to discuss these matters with his mother; he decided to allow her to entertain whatever ideas she might choose since all he had said in the past had made little or no impression upon her and he recalled that his father had never been able to say anything that would change her mind. From this year on he talked less and less with his mother, or anyone else, about these problems. His was such a peculiar mission that no one living on earth could give him advice concerning its prosecution.
2014 127:1.7 Do kraja ove godine je gotovo odlučio da će nakon što podigne obitelj i što se sva braća i sestre požene i poudaju, javno početi s radom na poučavanju istine i otkrivenju nebeskog Oca ljudima. Znao je da neće postati očekivani židovski Mesija, i zaključio je da mu je bilo gotovo uzalud razgovarati o ovim pitanjima sa svojom majkom; odlučio je da joj dopustiti da misli kako hoće, jer su sve njegove riječi u prošlosti napravile jako malo ili ni malo dojma na nju i se sjetio se kako Josip nikada nije bio u stanju bilo što reći što bi navelo Mariju da se predomisli.Od ove je godine sve manje govorio sa svojom majkom ili s bilo kim drugim, o tim problemima. Njegova je misija bila tako čudnovata da ga nitko živ na zemlji nije mogao posavjetovati u vezi njezine sprovedbe.
1955 127:1.8 He was a real though youthful father to the family; he spent every possible hour with the youngsters, and they truly loved him. His mother grieved to see him work so hard; she sorrowed that he was day by day toiling at the carpenter’s bench earning a living for the family instead of being, as they had so fondly planned, at Jerusalem studying with the rabbis. While there was much about her son that Mary could not understand, she did love him, and she most thoroughly appreciated the willing manner in which he shouldered the responsibility of the home.
2014 127:1.8 On je bio istinski, iako ponešto mlad, otac svoje obitelji; provodio je svaki mogući trenutak s djecom, i ona su ga istinski voljela. Njegova je majka s tugom gledala njegova naporna zalaganja; žalila je što je Isus iz dana u dan morao raditi za tesarskim stolom kako bi nahranio obitelj i što nije mogao, kako su to s puno nade planirali, otići u Jeruzalem da studira s rabinima. Marija nije bila u stanju razumjeti mnogo toga u vezi njezina sina, ali ga je iskreno voljela i najdublje cijenila spremnost s kojom se prihvatio obiteljskih obveza.
¶ 2. SEDAMNAESTA GODINA (11. GODINA P.K.)
2. THE SEVENTEENTH YEAR (A.D. 11)
2. SEDAMNAESTA GODINA (11. GODINA P.K.)
1955 127:2.1 At about this time there was considerable agitation, especially at Jerusalem and in Judea, in favor of rebellion against the payment of taxes to Rome. There was coming into existence a strong nationalist party, presently to be called the Zealots. The Zealots, unlike the Pharisees, were not willing to await the coming of the Messiah. They proposed to bring things to a head through political revolt.
2014 127:2.1 Otprilike u ovo vrijeme je porasla agitacija, osobito u Jeruzalemu i Judeji, u cilju pobune protiv plaćanja poreza Rimu. Formirana je snažna nacionalistička stranka, koja je s vremenom prozvana revniteljima. Revnitelji, za razliku od farizeja, nisu bili spremni čekati na dolazak Mesije. Predlagali su da se stvari pokrenu političkim revoltom.
1955 127:2.2 A group of organizers from Jerusalem arrived in Galilee and were making good headway until they reached Nazareth. When they came to see Jesus, he listened carefully to them and asked many questions but refused to join the party. He declined fully to disclose his reasons for not enlisting, and his refusal had the effect of keeping out many of his youthful fellows in Nazareth.
2014 127:2.2 U Galileju je stigla skupina organizatora iz Jeruzalema koja je bila prilično uspješna sve dok nisu stigli u Nazaret. Kad su došli Isusu, on ih je pažljivo saslušao i postavio mnoga pitanja, dok im se odbio pridružiti. Premda nije želio u cjelosti obznaniti svoje razloge zašto im nije želio prići, njegovo je odbijanje navelo i mnoge druge mladiće u Nazaretu da se ne priključe.
1955 127:2.3 Mary did her best to induce him to enlist, but she could not budge him. She went so far as to intimate that his refusal to espouse the nationalist cause at her behest was insubordination, a violation of his pledge made upon their return from Jerusalem that he would be subject to his parents; but in answer to this insinuation he only laid a kindly hand on her shoulder and, looking into her face, said: “My mother, how could you?” And Mary withdrew her statement.
2014 127:2.3 Marija je dala sve od sebe da ga navede da im pristupi, ali njezini su napori ostali bez uspjeha. Otišla je tako daleko da izjavi da njegovo odbijanje da prihvati nacionalističke ciljeve znači neposlušnost, kršenje obećanja koje je dao po povratku iz Jeruzalema da će u svim odlukama slušati svoje roditelje; ali kao odgovor na tu insinuaciju, Isus je samo blago položio ruku na njezino rame i gledajući je u oči, rekao: "Moja majko, kako možeš?" I Marija je povukla svoju izjavu.
1955 127:2.4 One of Jesus’ uncles (Mary’s brother Simon) had already joined this group, subsequently becoming an officer in the Galilean division. And for several years there was something of an estrangement between Jesus and his uncle.
2014 127:2.4 Jedan od Isusovih ujaka (Marijin brat Šimun) je već prišao ovoj grupi, i kasnije je postao službenik galilejske skupine. I više godina je vladao raskol između Isusa i njegovog ujaka.
1955 127:2.5 But trouble began to brew in Nazareth. Jesus’ attitude in these matters had resulted in creating a division among the Jewish youths of the city. About half had joined the nationalist organization, and the other half began the formation of an opposing group of more moderate patriots, expecting Jesus to assume the leadership. They were amazed when he refused the honor offered him, pleading as an excuse his heavy family responsibilities, which they all allowed. But the situation was still further complicated when, presently, a wealthy Jew, Isaac, a moneylender to the gentiles, came forward agreeing to support Jesus’ family if he would lay down his tools and assume leadership of these Nazareth patriots.
2014 127:2.5 Ali problem je uskoro dostigao veće proporcije u Nazaretu. Isusov je stav u tim pitanjima rezultirao raskolom među židovskom mladeži ovoga grada. Otprilike polovica je prišla nacionalističkoj organizaciji, dok je druga polovica počela formirati opoziciju umjerenijih rodoljuba, očekujući da Isus preuzme vodstvo. Bili su jako iznenađeni kad je odbio ovu ponuđenu čast, navodeći kao izgovor svoje teške obiteljske obveze, što su svi uvažili. No, situacija je dalje zakomplicirana kad je nedugo zatim jedan bogati Židov po imenu Izak koji je pozajmljivao novce nežidovima, ponudio platiti za uzdržavanje Isusove obitelji pod uvjetom da Isus ostavi svoj zanat i preuzme upravu nad ovim nazaretskim domoljubima.
1955 127:2.6 Jesus, then scarcely seventeen years of age, was confronted with one of the most delicate and difficult situations of his early life. Patriotic issues, especially when complicated by tax-gathering foreign oppressors, are always difficult for spiritual leaders to relate themselves to, and it was doubly so in this case since the Jewish religion was involved in all this agitation against Rome.
2014 127:2.6 Isus je, tek što je napunio sedamnaestu godinu, bio suočen s jednom od najdelikatnijih i najtežih situacija svog ranog života. Domoljubna pitanja, osobito kad su ovi sporovi komplicirani pitanjem prikupljanja poreza od strane stranog tlačitelja, su vrlo teška pitanja za duhovne vođe, i on se nesumnjivo našao u upravo takvoj teško situaciji, jer je židovska religija bila upletena u ovu agitaciju protiv Rima.
1955 127:2.7 Jesus’ position was made more difficult because his mother and uncle, and even his younger brother James, all urged him to join the nationalist cause. All the better Jews of Nazareth had enlisted, and those young men who had not joined the movement would all enlist the moment Jesus changed his mind. He had but one wise counselor in all Nazareth, his old teacher, the chazan, who counseled him about his reply to the citizens’ committee of Nazareth when they came to ask for his answer to the public appeal which had been made. In all Jesus’ young life this was the very first time he had consciously resorted to public strategy. Theretofore, always had he depended upon a frank statement of truth to clarify the situation, but now he could not declare the full truth. He could not intimate that he was more than a man; he could not disclose his idea of the mission which awaited his attainment of a riper manhood. Despite these limitations his religious fealty and national loyalty were directly challenged. His family was in a turmoil, his youthful friends in division, and the entire Jewish contingent of the town in a hubbub. And to think that he was to blame for it all! And how innocent he had been of all intention to make trouble of any kind, much less a disturbance of this sort.
2014 127:2.7 Isusov stav je bio otežan zato što su ga majka i ujak, pa i njegov mlađi brat Jakov, svi pozvali da priđe nacionalističkoj stranci. Svi bolji židovski mladići iz Nazareta su im već bili prišli, a oni koji su još uvijek stajali po strani čekali su samo da se Isus predomisli. Imao je samo jednog mudrog savjetnika u cijelom Nazaretu, i to je bio njegov stari učitelj, hazan, koji mu je pomogao da izabere prave riječi u svom obraćanju nazaretskom odboru građana kad su došli tražiti njegov odgovor na upućeni javni apel. U cijelom Isusovom mladom životu, bio je to prvi put da je svjesno pribjegao javnoj strategiji. Dotad, kad god je želio razjasniti određenu situaciju, uvijek se oslanjao na puni proglas istine, ali sada nije mogao proglasiti punu istinu.Nije mogao reći da je bio više od čovjeka; nije mogao govoriti o svojoj predstojećoj misiji koja je za svoje ostvarenje čekala na njegovu zreliju dob. Unatoč tim ograničenjima, ovaj je događaj bio izravan izazov njegovoj religioznoj odanosti i nacionalnoj vjernosti. Njegova je obitelj bila u metežu, njegovi mladi prijatelji podijeljeni, a cijeli židovski kontigent okrenut naglavačke. I zamislite da je on bio uzrok svemu tome! A on nije imao ni najmanju namjeru da svori bilo kakve probleme, a kamoli ovoliki metež.
1955 127:2.8 Something had to be done. He must state his position, and this he did bravely and diplomatically to the satisfaction of many, but not all. He adhered to the terms of his original plea, maintaining that his first duty was to his family, that a widowed mother and eight brothers and sisters needed something more than mere money could buy—the physical necessities of life—that they were entitled to a father’s watchcare and guidance, and that he could not in clear conscience release himself from the obligation which a cruel accident had thrust upon him. He paid compliment to his mother and eldest brother for being willing to release him but reiterated that loyalty to a dead father forbade his leaving the family no matter how much money was forthcoming for their material support, making his never-to-be-forgotten statement that “money cannot love.” In the course of this address Jesus made several veiled references to his “life mission” but explained that, regardless of whether or not it might be inconsistent with the military idea, it, along with everything else in his life, had been given up in order that he might be able to discharge faithfully his obligation to his family. Everyone in Nazareth well knew he was a good father to his family, and this was a matter so near the heart of every noble Jew that Jesus’ plea found an appreciative response in the hearts of many of his hearers; and some of those who were not thus minded were disarmed by a speech made by James, which, while not on the program, was delivered at this time. That very day the chazan had rehearsed James in his speech, but that was their secret.
2014 127:2.8 Nešto se moralo učiniti. Morao je obrazložiti svoj stav, što je učinio hrabro i diplomatski i na zadovoljstvo mnogih, ali ne svih. Držao se svog izvornog stava, navodeći obitelj kao svoju prvu dužnost, tvrdeći da su majka udovica i osmoro braće i sestara trebali više od onoga što se moglo kupiti pukim novcem - tjelesnih životnih potreba - da im je trebala briga i uprava oca i da se on nije mogao čiste savjesti osloboditi obveza koje su okrutnom nesrećom pale na njegova pleća. Dao je komplimente svojoj majci i najstarijem bratu na njihovoj spremnosti da ga oslobode od njegovih dužnosti, ali je ponovio da mu je njegova odanost prema preminulom ocu zabranjivala da napusti svoju obitelj, bez obzira na novčanu pomoć koja je ponuđena za rješavanje materijalnih problema, izgovarajući svoju nezaboravnu izjavu da "novac ne može dati ljubav."Tijekom ovog obraćanja, Isus je više puta neizravno aludirao na svoju "životnu misiju" ali je objasnio da, bez obzira na to da li je ona bila u suprotnosti s vojnim idejama, ona, kao i sve drugo u njegovom životu, mora pričekati da prvo vjerno podmiri svoje obveze prema svojoj obitelji. Svi nazarećani su dobro znali da je Isus bio dobar otac svojoj obitelji, i ovo je tako ganulo srca svakog plemenitog Židova da je Isusova molba naišla na priznanje u srcima mnogih okupljenih slušatelja; a neki od onih kojima ovo nije bilo dovoljno su bili razoružani nakon Jakovljevog govora koji je ovom prilikom izručen, iako nije bio na programu. Hazan je malo prije ovog nastupa preslušao Jakova u govoru, ali to je bila njihova tajna.
1955 127:2.9 James stated that he was sure Jesus would help to liberate his people if he (James) were only old enough to assume responsibility for the family, and that, if they would only consent to allow Jesus to remain “with us, to be our father and teacher, then you will have not just one leader from Joseph’s family, but presently you will have five loyal nationalists, for are there not five of us boys to grow up and come forth from our brother-father’s guidance to serve our nation?” And thus did the lad bring to a fairly happy ending a very tense and threatening situation.
2014 127:2.9 Jakov je izjavio da je bio siguran da bi Isus pomogao u oslobađanju svog naroda da je on (Jakov) bio stariji i u stanju preuzeti odgovornost za obitelj, i da, ako dopuste da Isus ostane "s nama, da bude naš otac i učitelj, onda ćete imati ne samo jednog vođu iz Josipove obitelji, već pet lojalnih nacionalista, jer zar nije nas petdječaka koji će odrasti uz brigu našeg brata i oca da služe svojoj naciji?" I tako je mladić doveo do prilično srećnog svršetka vrlo napetu i prijeteću situaciju.
1955 127:2.10 The crisis for the time being was over, but never was this incident forgotten in Nazareth. The agitation persisted; not again was Jesus in universal favor; the division of sentiment was never fully overcome. And this, augmented by other and subsequent occurrences, was one of the chief reasons why he moved to Capernaum in later years. Henceforth Nazareth maintained a division of sentiment regarding the Son of Man.
2014 127:2.10 Kriza je za sada minula, ali ovaj događaj nikada nije zaboravljen u Nazaretu. Agitacija je nastavljena; Isus nikada više nije uživao nepodijeljenu naklonost; ova podjela osjećaja nikada nije u potpunosti prevladana. A ovo je, pogoršano drugim i budućim događajima, bilo glavni razlog zašto se Isus u kasnijim godinama preselio u Kafarnaum. Nazaret je ubuduće imao podijeljene osjećaje prema Sinu Čovječjem.
1955 127:2.11 James graduated at school this year and began full-time work at home in the carpenter shop. He had become a clever worker with tools and now took over the making of yokes and plows while Jesus began to do more house finishing and expert cabinet work.
2014 127:2.11 Jakov je ove godine diplomirao i počeo raditi puno radno vrijeme u stolarskoj radionici koja je bila smještena uz kuću. Naučio je vješto rukovati alatom i preuzeo izradu jarmova i plugova, dok je Isus radio na doradi kuća i stručnoj izradi stolarije.
1955 127:2.12 This year Jesus made great progress in the organization of his mind. Gradually he had brought his divine and human natures together, and he accomplished all this organization of intellect by the force of his own decisions and with only the aid of his indwelling Monitor, just such a Monitor as all normal mortals on all postbestowal-Son worlds have within their minds. So far, nothing supernatural had happened in this young man’s career except the visit of a messenger, dispatched by his elder brother Immanuel, who once appeared to him during the night at Jerusalem.
2014 127:2.12 Isus je ove godine postigao značajan napredak u organizaciji svoga uma. Postupno je ostvario sjedinjenje svojih dvaju naravi, božanske i ljudske, postižući ovu novu organizaciju intelekta snagom svojih vlastitih odluka i samo uz pomoć svog unutarnjeg Osmatrača, upravo onakvog Osmatrača kakav živi u svim normalnim smrtnicima na svim svjetovima nakon posjete darovanih Sinova. Do sada se nije dogodilo ništa nadnaravno u životu ovog mladića, osim posjeta glasnika kojeg je poslao njegov stariji brat Imanuel, koji mu se ukazao jedne noći u Jeruzalemu.
¶ 3. DEVETNAESTA GODINA (12. GODINA P.K.)
3. THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR (A.D. 12)
3. DEVETNAESTA GODINA (12. GODINA P.K.)
1955 127:3.1 In the course of this year all the family property, except the home and garden, was disposed of. The last piece of Capernaum property (except an equity in one other), already mortgaged, was sold. The proceeds were used for taxes, to buy some new tools for James, and to make a payment on the old family supply and repair shop near the caravan lot, which Jesus now proposed to buy back since James was old enough to work at the house shop and help Mary about the home. With the financial pressure thus eased for the time being, Jesus decided to take James to the Passover. They went up to Jerusalem a day early, to be alone, going by way of Samaria. They walked, and Jesus told James about the historic places en route as his father had taught him on a similar journey five years before.
2014 127:3.1 Tijekom ove godine prodali su svu obiteljsku imovinu, osim kuće i vrta. Prodali su i zadnji komad imovine u Kafarnaumu (osim interesa u sastavu jednog drugog objekta) koji je već bio pod hipotekom. Prihodom su platili porez, kupili nešto novog alata za Jakova i podmirili ratu hipoteke na staroj obiteljskoj opskrbnoj radnji blizu karavanskog svratišta koju je Isus želio ponovo kupiti jer je Jakov bio dovoljno star da radi u dućanu pored kuće i da pomaže Mariji po kući. Kako je financijski pritisak neko vrijeme popustio, Isus je odlučio povestiJakova na Pashu. Kako bi putovali nasamo, krenuli su u Jeruzalem dan prije drugih hodočasnika, idući preko Samarije. Išli su pješice i Isus je govorio Jakovu o povijesnim mjestima na putu, upravo kao što je njega otac učio na sličnom putovanju prije pet godina.
1955 127:3.2 In passing through Samaria, they saw many strange sights. On this journey they talked over many of their problems, personal, family, and national. James was a very religious type of lad, and while he did not fully agree with his mother regarding the little he knew of the plans concerning Jesus’ lifework, he did look forward to the time when he would be able to assume responsibility for the family so that Jesus could begin his mission. He was very appreciative of Jesus’ taking him up to the Passover, and they talked over the future more fully than ever before.
2014 127:3.2 Putujući kroz Samariju, vidjeli su mnoge čudne znamenitosti. Na putu su raspravljali o mnogim osobnim, obiteljskim i nacionalnim problemima. Jakov je bio vrlo religiozan mladić i dok se nije u potpunosti slagao s majkom u vezi onoga malo što je znao o Isusovom životnom radu, istinski se radovao danu kad će preuzeti obiteljsku odgovornost, kako bi Isus mogao početi svoju misiju.Istinski je cijenio što ga je Isus poveo na Pashu i razgovarali su o budućnosti više nego ikada prije.
1955 127:3.3 Jesus did much thinking as they journeyed through Samaria, particularly at Bethel and when drinking from Jacob’s well. He and his brother discussed the traditions of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did much to prepare James for what he was about to witness at Jerusalem, thus seeking to lessen the shock such as he himself had experienced on his first visit to the temple. But James was not so sensitive to some of these sights. He commented on the perfunctory and heartless manner in which some of the priests performed their duties but on the whole greatly enjoyed his sojourn at Jerusalem.
2014 127:3.3 Isus je mnogo razmišljao dok su putovali Samarijom, osobito u Betelu i dok je pio iz Jakovljevog zdenca. S Jakovom je govorio o tradicijama Abrahama, Izaka i Jakova. Nastojao je pripremiti Jakova za ono što će vidjeti u Jeruzalemu, nastojeći ublažiti šok koji je on sam doživio na svom prvom posjetu hramu. Ali Jakov nije bio tako osjetljiv na neke od tih prizora. Jedino se osvrnuo na površan i bezdušan način na koji su neki svećenici obavljali svoje dužnosti, ali sve u svemu je uveliko uživao u posjetu Jeruzalemu.
1955 127:3.4 Jesus took James to Bethany for the Passover supper. Simon had been laid to rest with his fathers, and Jesus presided over this household as the head of the Passover family, having brought the paschal lamb from the temple.
2014 127:3.4 Isus je poveo Jakova u Betaniju na pashalnu večeru. Šimun je bio sahranjen sa svojim ocima, a Isus je preko Pashe preuzeo ulogu glave obitelji nad domaćinstvom i donio pashalno janje iz hrama.
1955 127:3.5 After the Passover supper Mary sat down to talk with James while Martha, Lazarus, and Jesus talked together far into the night. The next day they attended the temple services, and James was received into the commonwealth of Israel. That morning, as they paused on the brow of Olivet to view the temple, while James exclaimed in wonder, Jesus gazed on Jerusalem in silence. James could not comprehend his brother’s demeanor. That night they again returned to Bethany and would have departed for home the next day, but James was insistent on their going back to visit the temple, explaining that he wanted to hear the teachers. And while this was true, secretly in his heart he wanted to hear Jesus participate in the discussions, as he had heard his mother tell about. Accordingly, they went to the temple and heard the discussions, but Jesus asked no questions. It all seemed so puerile and insignificant to this awakening mind of man and God—he could only pity them. James was disappointed that Jesus said nothing. To his inquiries Jesus only made reply, “My hour has not yet come.”
2014 127:3.5 Nakon pashalne večere Marija je sjela razgovarati s Jakovom, dok su Marta, Lazar i Isus govorili dugo u noć. Sutradan su prisustvovali službi u hramu i Jakov je primljen u izraelsku građansku zajednicu. Tog jutra, kad su zastali na obronku Maslinske gore uživajući u pogledu na hram, Jakov je uzvikivao u čudu, dok je Isus nijemo promatrao Jeruzalem. Jakov nije bio u stanju shvatiti ponašanje svoga brata. Te su se noći vratili u Betaniju s namjerom da krenu u Nazaret sutradan ujutro, ali Jakov je uporno tražio da se vrate u hram u Jeruzalemu, objašnjavajući kako je želio čuli rasprave učitelja. Dok je to bilo istina, u svom je srcu potajno želio vidjeti kako Isus sudjeluje u ovim raspravama, o čemu je čuo od svoje majke. I tako su posjetili hram i čuli rasprave, ali Isus nije postavljao pitanja. Sve se to činilo tako djetinjastim i beznačajnim ovom probuđenom umu čovjeka i Boga - samo ih je sažaljevao. Jakov je bio razočaran Isusovom šutnjom. Na sve njegove upite, Isus je samo odgovorio: " Moj čas još nije došao."
1955 127:3.6 The next day they journeyed home by Jericho and the Jordan valley, and Jesus recounted many things by the way, including his former trip over this road when he was thirteen years old.
2014 127:3.6 Sljedećeg su se dana uputili doma preko Jerihona i doline Jordana, i Isus je usput pomenuo mnoge pripovijedi, kao i priču o svom ranijem putovanju ovim predjelima kad mu je bilo trinaest godina.
1955 127:3.7 Upon returning to Nazareth, Jesus began work in the old family repair shop and was greatly cheered by being able to meet so many people each day from all parts of the country and surrounding districts. Jesus truly loved people—just common folks. Each month he made his payments on the shop and, with James’s help, continued to provide for the family.
2014 127:3.7 Po povratku u Nazaret, Isus je počeo raditi u staroj obiteljskoj radnji i jako se radovao biti u stanju svakodnevno stupiti u kontakt s toliko ljudi iz svih dijelova zemlje i okolnih oblasti. Isus je istinski volio ljude - običan svijet. Svakog je mjeseca isplaćivao ratu hipoteke na radnji, dok je uz Jakovljevu pomoć nastavio biti potpora svojoj obitelji.
1955 127:3.8 Several times a year, when visitors were not present thus to function, Jesus continued to read the Sabbath scriptures at the synagogue and many times offered comments on the lesson, but usually he so selected the passages that comment was unnecessary. He was skillful, so arranging the order of the reading of the various passages that the one would illuminate the other. He never failed, weather permitting, to take his brothers and sisters out on Sabbath afternoons for their nature strolls.
2014 127:3.8 Nekoliko puta godišnje, kad nisu imali posjetitelja kojima je obično ukazivana ta čast, Isus je subotom čitao Spise u sinagogi i često je nudio svoje komentare izabranih odlomaka, ali obično ih je tako organizirao da su komentari bili suvišni. Znao je tako vješto izabrati i uklopiti red čitanja da su odlomci jedan drugog pojašnjavali. Kad god su vremenske prilike dopuštale, subotom poslije podne je vodio braću i sestre na izlet u prirodu.
1955 127:3.9 About this time the chazan inaugurated a young men’s club for philosophic discussion which met at the homes of different members and often at his own home, and Jesus became a prominent member of this group. By this means he was enabled to regain some of the local prestige which he had lost at the time of the recent nationalistic controversies.
2014 127:3.9 Hazan je u to vrijeme osnovao muški omladinski klub za filozofske rasprave koji se sastajao u domovima različitih članova i često u njegovom domu, i Isus je postao istaknuti član ove skupine. To mu je omogućilo da povrati dio ugleda koji je izgubio u vrijeme nedavnih nacionalističkih kontroverzija.
1955 127:3.10 His social life, while restricted, was not wholly neglected. He had many warm friends and stanch admirers among both the young men and the young women of Nazareth.
2014 127:3.10 Njegov društveni život, dok je bio ograničen, nije bio u potpunosti zanemaren. Imao je mnogo toplih prijatelja i vjernih obožavatelja među mladićima i djevojkama Nazareta.
1955 127:3.11 In September, Elizabeth and John came to visit the Nazareth family. John, having lost his father, intended to return to the Judean hills to engage in agriculture and sheep raising unless Jesus advised him to remain in Nazareth to take up carpentry or some other line of work. They did not know that the Nazareth family was practically penniless. The more Mary and Elizabeth talked about their sons, the more they became convinced that it would be good for the two young men to work together and see more of each other.
2014 127:3.11 U rujnu, Elizabeta i Ivan su došli u posjet nazaretskoj obitelji. Nakon što je izgubio oca, Ivan se namjeravao vratiti u brda Judeje i baviti se zemljoradnjom i ovčarstvom, osim ako ga Isus pozove da ostane u Nazaretu i da se tu prihvati tesarskog ili nekog drugog zanata. Oni nisu znali da je nazaretska obitelj bila praktički bez prebijene pare. Što su više Marija i Elizabeta govorile o svojim sinovima, to su više bila uvjerene da su mladići trebali više surađivati i češće se posjećivati.
1955 127:3.12 Jesus and John had many talks together; and they talked over some very intimate and personal matters. When they had finished this visit, they decided not again to see each other until they should meet in their public service after “the heavenly Father should call” them to their work. John was tremendously impressed by what he saw at Nazareth that he should return home and labor for the support of his mother. He became convinced that he was to be a part of Jesus’ life mission, but he saw that Jesus was to occupy many years with the rearing of his family; so he was much more content to return to his home and settle down to the care of their little farm and to minister to the needs of his mother. And never again did John and Jesus see each other until that day by the Jordan when the Son of Man presented himself for baptism.
2014 127:3.12 Isus i Ivan su vodili brojne razgovore; govorili su i o nekim vrlo intimnim i osobnim pitanjima. Kako se posjet bližio kraju, odlučili su da se neće ponovo vidjeti dok se ne sretnu pri javnoj službi, nakon što ih "Otac nebeski pozove" na posao. Ivan je bio duboko impresioniran onim što je vidio u ovoj nazaretskoj obitelji, i vratio se kući spreman da se prihvati rada na izdržavanju svoje majke. Bio je uvjeren da će sudjelovati u Isusovoj životnoj misiji, ali je vidio da će Isus mnogo godina biti zauzet podizanjem svoje obitelji; i tako se mnogo spremnije vratio svome domu, gdje se posvetio brizi za svoju majku i njihovo malo gazdinstvo. Ivan i Isus se nisu ponovo sreli sve do onog dana kad se Sin Čovječji predstavio Ivanu na krštenje u Jordanu.
1955 127:3.13 On Saturday afternoon, December 3, of this year, death for the second time struck at this Nazareth family. Little Amos, their baby brother, died after a week’s illness with a high fever. After passing through this time of sorrow with her first-born son as her only support, Mary at last and in the fullest sense recognized Jesus as the real head of the family; and he was truly a worthy head.
2014 127:3.13 U subotu popodne, 3. prosinca ove godine, smrt je po drugi put pogodila ovu nazaretsku obitelj. Preminuo je mali Amos, njihov mlađi brat, nakon tjedna bolesti i visoke temperature. Nakon perioda tuge i patnje kroz koji je prošla sa svojim sinom prvencem kao jedinom utjehom, Marija je konačno u cjelosti priznala Isusa kao pravu glavu obitelji; i on je doista bio dostojna glava obitelji.
1955 127:3.14 For four years their standard of living had steadily declined; year by year they felt the pinch of increasing poverty. By the close of this year they faced one of the most difficult experiences of all their uphill struggles. James had not yet begun to earn much, and the expenses of a funeral on top of everything else staggered them. But Jesus would only say to his anxious and grieving mother: “Mother-Mary, sorrow will not help us; we are all doing our best, and mother’s smile, perchance, might even inspire us to do better. Day by day we are strengthened for these tasks by our hope of better days ahead.” His sturdy and practical optimism was truly contagious; all the children lived in an atmosphere of anticipation of better times and better things. And this hopeful courage contributed mightily to the development of strong and noble characters, in spite of the depressiveness of their poverty.
2014 127:3.14 Tijekom posljednje četiri godine sve više je opadao njihov standard življenja; iz godine u godinu su osjećali sve snažniji pritisak siromaštva. Krajem ove godine su bili suočeni s jednim od najtežih događaja ove mukotrpne borbe. Jakov još nije bio počeo ozbiljno zarađivati, a pogodili su ih i troškovi pogreba. No, Isus bi samo rekao svojoj uznemirenoj i ožalošćenoj majci: "Marijo Majko, tuga nam neće pomoći; svi dajemo sve od sebe i majčin bi nas osmijeh potaknuo da učinimo još više. Iz dana u dan hrabri nas nada u bolje dane pred nama." Isus je imao snažan i praktičan optimizam koji je bio doista zarazan; sva djeca su živjela u atmosferi iščekivanja boljih vremena i okolnosti. A ta je optimistična hrabrost uveliko pridonijela razvoju njihova snažnog i plemenitog karaktera, unatoč depresivnosti siromaštva.
1955 127:3.15 Jesus possessed the ability effectively to mobilize all his powers of mind, soul, and body on the task immediately in hand. He could concentrate his deep-thinking mind on the one problem which he wished to solve, and this, in connection with his untiring patience, enabled him serenely to endure the trials of a difficult mortal existence—to live as if he were “seeing Him who is invisible.”
2014 127:3.15 Isus je imao sposobnost učinkovitog mobiliziranja svih svojih moći uma, duše i tijela, i njihova usmjerenja na zadatak koji je pred njim stajao. Znao je usredotočiti svoj dubokomisleni um na praktično rješenje svako pojedinogproblema i u spoju s neumornim strpljenjem, to ga je osposobilo da spokojno podnese kušnje teške smrtničke egzistencije - da živi kao da “vidi Onoga koji je nevidljiv
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¶ 4. DEVETNAESTA GODINA (13. GODINA P.K.)
4. THE NINETEENTH YEAR (A.D. 13)
4. DEVETNAESTA GODINA (13. GODINA P.K.)
1955 127:4.1 By this time Jesus and Mary were getting along much better. She regarded him less as a son; he had become to her more a father to her children. Each day’s life swarmed with practical and immediate difficulties. Less frequently they spoke of his lifework, for, as time passed, all their thought was mutually devoted to the support and upbringing of their family of four boys and three girls.
2014 127:4.1 Isus i Marija su se u ovom razdoblju puno bolje slagali. Ona ga je sve manje smatrala sinom; sve više je postajao otac njezine djece. Svaki dan je bio prepun praktičnih i neposrednih poteškoća. Sve rjeđe su govorili o njegovu životnom radu, jer su s vremenom mislili samo o uzajamnoj posvećenosti podršci i odgoju njihove obitelji od četiri dječaka i tri djevojčice.
1955 127:4.2 By the beginning of this year Jesus had fully won his mother to the acceptance of his methods of child training—the positive injunction to do good in the place of the older Jewish method of forbidding to do evil. In his home and throughout his public-teaching career Jesus invariably employed the positive form of exhortation. Always and everywhere did he say, “You shall do this—you ought to do that.” Never did he employ the negative mode of teaching derived from the ancient taboos. He refrained from placing emphasis on evil by forbidding it, while he exalted the good by commanding its performance. Prayer time in this household was the occasion for discussing anything and everything relating to the welfare of the family.
2014 127:4.2 Početkom ove godine Isus je u potpunosti privolio Mariju da prihvati njegove metode obrazovanja - da pozitivno potakne djecu da čine dobro umjesto pozivanja na stariju židovsku metodu koja je zabranjivala činjenje zla. U svom domu kao i tijekom svoje javne pouke, Isus je bez iznimke koristio pozitivni oblik ohrabrenja. Uvijek je govorio: "Tako čini - tako treba činiti." Nikada nije koristio negativni način pouke izveden iz drevnih tabua. Suzdržavao se od stavljanja naglaska na zlo njegovom zabranom, dok je uzdizao dobro tražeći njegovo izvršenje. Vrijeme za molitvu u ovoj kući je bilo prilika za raspravu svih problema koji su se odnosili na dobrobit obitelji.
1955 127:4.3 Jesus began wise discipline upon his brothers and sisters at such an early age that little or no punishment was ever required to secure their prompt and wholehearted obedience. The only exception was Jude, upon whom on sundry occasions Jesus found it necessary to impose penalties for his infractions of the rules of the home. On three occasions when it was deemed wise to punish Jude for self-confessed and deliberate violations of the family rules of conduct, his punishment was fixed by the unanimous decree of the older children and was assented to by Jude himself before it was inflicted.
2014 127:4.3 Isus je započeo mudru disciplinu svoje braće i sestara od tako rane dobi da ih je vrlo rijetko morao kazniti da osigura njihovu brzu i svesrdnu poslušnost. Jedina je iznimka bio Juda, kojeg je Isus u različitim prigodama morao kazniti zbog kršenja obiteljskih pravila. U tri navrata kad je smatrao mudrim kazniti Judu zbog svjesnog kršenja obiteljskih pravila ponašanja i nakon što je Juda sam priznao počinjeno djelo, o kazni su jednoglasno odlučila starija djeca i prije nego će primiti kaznu, i Juda se s njom suglasio.
1955 127:4.4 While Jesus was most methodical and systematic in everything he did, there was also in all his administrative rulings a refreshing elasticity of interpretation and an individuality of adaptation that greatly impressed all the children with the spirit of justice which actuated their father-brother. He never arbitrarily disciplined his brothers and sisters, and such uniform fairness and personal consideration greatly endeared Jesus to all his family.
2014 127:4.4 Dok je Isus bio vrlo metodičan i sistematičan u svemu što je činio, u svojim je administrativnim odlukama ispoljavao veliku elastičnost i individualnost prilagodbe, i uveliko je impresionirao svu djecu duhom pravednosti koji je motivirao njihova oca-brata. Isus nikada nije samovoljno kažnjavao svoju braću i sestre i prema svima se odnosio pravedno i obzirno, zbog čega su Isusa voljeli svi članovi njegove obitelji.
1955 127:4.5 James and Simon grew up trying to follow Jesus’ plan of placating their bellicose and sometimes irate playmates by persuasion and nonresistance, and they were fairly successful; but Joseph and Jude, while assenting to such teachings at home, made haste to defend themselves when assailed by their comrades; in particular was Jude guilty of violating the spirit of these teachings. But nonresistance was not a rule of the family. No penalty was attached to the violation of personal teachings.
2014 127:4.5 Jakov i Šimun su pokušali slijediti Isusov primjer nastojeći primiriti svoje ratoborne i ponekad razjarene drugove i uvjeriti ih u ideju nepružanja otpora, i u tome su bili prilično uspješni; ali Josip i Juda, koji su slijedili takva učenja kod kuće, spremno su se branili od napada svojih vršnjaka; posebno je Juda bio kriv za kršenje duha ovih učenja. Ali ideja nepružanja otpora nije bila obiteljsko pravilo. Nitko nikada nije bio kažnjen zbog kršenja osobnih učenja.
1955 127:4.6 In general, all of the children, particularly the girls, would consult Jesus about their childhood troubles and confide in him just as they would have in an affectionate father.
2014 127:4.6 Uopćeno su sva djeca, a osobito djevojčice, tražila Isusov savjet u vezi svojih djetinjih problema i povjeravali su se svome bratu baš kao da je bio brižni otac.
1955 127:4.7 James was growing up to be a well-balanced and even-tempered youth, but he was not so spiritually inclined as Jesus. He was a much better student than Joseph, who, while a faithful worker, was even less spiritually minded. Joseph was a plodder and not up to the intellectual level of the other children. Simon was a well-meaning boy but too much of a dreamer. He was slow in getting settled down in life and was the cause of considerable anxiety to Jesus and Mary. But he was always a good and well-intentioned lad. Jude was a firebrand. He had the highest of ideals, but he was unstable in temperament. He had all and more of his mother’s determination and aggressiveness, but he lacked much of her sense of proportion and discretion.
2014 127:4.7 Jakov je odrastao u dobro uravnoteženog i smirenog mladića, ali nije imao Isusovu duhovnu sklonost. Bio je puno bolji učenik od Josipa koji je bio dobar radnik, ali još manje duhovno naklonjen. Josip je bio neumoran radnik i nije bio dorastao intelektualnoj razini ostale djece. Šimun je bio dobronamjeran mladić, ali preveliki sanjalica. Trebalo mu je dulje da se skrasi u životu i donio je veliku tjeskobu Isusu i Mariji. Ali uvijek je bio dobar i dobronamjeran mladić. Juda je bio podstrekač. Imao je najviše ideale, ali nestabilan temperament. Imao je jednaku, ako ne još veću, odlučnost i agresivnost od svoje majke, ali mu je nedostajao njezin osjećaj za proporciju i diskreciju.
1955 127:4.8 Miriam was a well-balanced and level-headed daughter with a keen appreciation of things noble and spiritual. Martha was slow in thought and action but a very dependable and efficient child. Baby Ruth was the sunshine of the home; though thoughtless of speech, she was most sincere of heart. She just about worshiped her big brother and father. But they did not spoil her. She was a beautiful child but not quite so comely as Miriam, who was the belle of the family, if not of the city.
2014 127:4.8 Mirjana je bila uravnotežena i trijezvena kćerka, puna uvažavanja prema svemu plemenitom i duhovnom. Marta je bila spora u mislima i djelima, ali je bila vrlo pouzdano i učinkovito dijete. Ruta je bila miljenica cijele obitelji; iako joj je jezik znao biti brži od pameti, bila je najiskrenijeg srca. Gotovo je obožavala svog velikog brata i oca. No, nisu je razmazili. Bila je lijepo dijete, ali ne tako pristala kao Mirjana, koja je bila ljepotica obitelji, ako ne i grada.
1955 127:4.9 As time passed, Jesus did much to liberalize and modify the family teachings and practices related to Sabbath observance and many other phases of religion, and to all these changes Mary gave hearty assent. By this time Jesus had become the unquestioned head of the house.
2014 127:4.9 Kako je vrijeme prolazilo, Isus je na mnoge načine liberalizirao i dotjerao obiteljska učenja i prakse u vezi poštivanja subote i mnogih drugih faza religije, i Marija je srdačno prihvatila sve ove promjene. Isus je u to vrijeme postao neupitna glava obitelji.
1955 127:4.10 This year Jude started to school, and it was necessary for Jesus to sell his harp in order to defray these expenses. Thus disappeared the last of his recreational pleasures. He much loved to play the harp when tired in mind and weary in body, but he comforted himself with the thought that at least the harp was safe from seizure by the tax collector.
2014 127:4.10 Ove godine Juda je počeo ići u školu, i Isus je morao prodati harfu kako bi podmirio ove novetroškove. Tako je izgubio svoju posljednju ugodu i razonodu. Jako je volio svirati harfu kad je bio mentalno i tjelesno iscrpljen, ali tješio se mišlju da je, ako ništa drugo, harfa bila sigurna od porezničkog napadaja.
¶ 5. REBEKA, KĆERKA EZRE
5. REBECCA, THE DAUGHTER OF EZRA
5. REBEKA, KĆERKA EZRE
1955 127:5.1 Although Jesus was poor, his social standing in Nazareth was in no way impaired. He was one of the foremost young men of the city and very highly regarded by most of the young women. Since Jesus was such a splendid specimen of robust and intellectual manhood, and considering his reputation as a spiritual leader, it was not strange that Rebecca, the eldest daughter of Ezra, a wealthy merchant and trader of Nazareth, should discover that she was slowly falling in love with this son of Joseph. She first confided her affection to Miriam, Jesus’ sister, and Miriam in turn talked all this over with her mother. Mary was intensely aroused. Was she about to lose her son, now become the indispensable head of the family? Would troubles never cease? What next could happen? And then she paused to contemplate what effect marriage would have upon Jesus’ future career; not often, but at least sometimes, did she recall the fact that Jesus was a “child of promise.” After she and Miriam had talked this matter over, they decided to make an effort to stop it before Jesus learned about it, by going direct to Rebecca, laying the whole story before her, and honestly telling her about their belief that Jesus was a son of destiny; that he was to become a great religious leader, perhaps the Messiah.
2014 127:5.1 Iako je Isus bio siromašan, njegov društevni status u Nazaretu nije bio ničim unižen. Bio je jedan od najistaknutijih mladića u gradu, i djevojke su ga većinom duboko cijenile. Budući da je bio tako dobar primjer robustne i intelektualne muževnosti, i s obzirom na reputaciju koju je imao kao duhovni vođa, nije čudo što je Rebeka, najstarija kćerka Ezre, bogatog trgovca iz Nazareta, otkrila da se polagano zaljubljuje u ovog Josipovog sina. Prvo je povjerila svoje osjećaje Mirjani, Isusovoj sestri, a Mirjana ja zauzvart o svemu tome razgovarala sa svojom majkom. Marija je bila jako uznemirena. Hoće li time izgubiti sina, koji je postao neupitna glava obitelji? Zar nevoljama nikad nema kraja? Što ih je još čekalo? A onda se počela pitati kakav bi učinak brak imao na Isusovu buduću karijeru; ne tako često, ali barem ponekad bi prizvala u sjećanje činjenicu da je Isus bio "dijete obećanja." Nakon što je s Mirjanom razgovarala na ovu temu, odlučile su pokušati zaustaviti cijelu stvar prije nego Isus o tome sazna, tako što će smjesta otići izravno kod Rebeke, sve joj ispričati i iskreno joj reći da je po njihovom uvjerenju Isus bio sin sudbine; da je trebao postati veliki religiozni vođa, možda i Mesija.
1955 127:5.2 Rebecca listened intently; she was thrilled with the recital and more than ever determined to cast her lot with this man of her choice and to share his career of leadership. She argued (to herself) that such a man would all the more need a faithful and efficient wife. She interpreted Mary’s efforts to dissuade her as a natural reaction to the dread of losing the head and sole support of her family; but knowing that her father approved of her attraction for the carpenter’s son, she rightly reckoned that he would gladly supply the family with sufficient income fully to compensate for the loss of Jesus’ earnings. When her father agreed to such a plan, Rebecca had further conferences with Mary and Miriam, and when she failed to win their support, she made bold to go directly to Jesus. This she did with the co-operation of her father, who invited Jesus to their home for the celebration of Rebecca’s seventeenth birthday.
2014 127:5.2 Rebeka ih je pažljivo saslušala; bila je dirnuta cijelom pričom i još odlučnija u svojoj želji da okuša sreću s ovim izabranim čovjekom i da podijeli njegovu karijeru vodstva. Tvrdila je (sama sebi) da je takvom čovjeku još više trebala vjerna i učinkovita ženu. Protumačila je Marijino nastojanje da je obeshrabri kao prirodnu reakciju na strah od gubitka glave i jedine potpore obitelji; ali znajući da je njezin otac odobravao njezine osjećaje prema tesarevom sinu, ispravno je računala da bi on rado nadomjestio gubitak cijele Isusove zarade. Kad je otac pristao na takav plan, Rebeka je dalje razgovarala s Marijom i Mirjanom i kako ih nije uspjela pridobiti, odvažila se otići izravno k Isusu. To je učinila u suradnji sa svojim ocem, koji je pozvao Isusa u njihov dom na proslavu Rebekinog sedamnaestog rođendana.
1955 127:5.3 Jesus listened attentively and sympathetically to the recital of these things, first by the father, then by Rebecca herself. He made kindly reply to the effect that no amount of money could take the place of his obligation personally to rear his father’s family, to “fulfill the most sacred of all human trusts—loyalty to one’s own flesh and blood.” Rebecca’s father was deeply touched by Jesus’ words of family devotion and retired from the conference. His only remark to Mary, his wife, was: “We can’t have him for a son; he is too noble for us.”
2014 127:5.3 Isus je pažljivo i blagonaklono saslušao cijelu priču, naprije od oca, a zatim i od same Rebeke. Ljubazno je odvratio da nikakva suma novca ne može nadomjestiti njegove osobne obveze prema podizanju obitelji svoga oca, "ispunjenju najsvetije od svih ljudskih obveza - odanosti svome rodu." Rebekin je otac bio duboko dirnut Isusovim riječima koje su svjedočile o obiteljskoj odanosti i brzo se povukao iz razgovora. Jedino je rekao svojoj ženi Mariji: "Ne možemo ga imati za sina; on je previše plemenit za nas."
1955 127:5.4 Then began that eventful talk with Rebecca. Thus far in his life, Jesus had made little distinction in his association with boys and girls, with young men and young women. His mind had been altogether too much occupied with the pressing problems of practical earthly affairs and the intriguing contemplation of his eventual career “about his Father’s business” ever to have given serious consideration to the consummation of personal love in human marriage. But now he was face to face with another of those problems which every average human being must confront and decide. Indeed was he “tested in all points like as you are.”
2014 127:5.4 Tako je počeo njegov znameniti razgovor s Rebekom. Isus je do sada u svom životu pravio malo razlike u svom obraćanju dječacima ili djevojčicama, mladićima ili djevojkama. Njegov je um bio posve zaokupljen teškim problemima praktičnih zemaljskih poslova i zanimljive kontemplacije njegove buduće karijere izvršenja "Očeva posla," da bi ikada ozbiljnije razmotrio pitanje osobne ljubavi i ljudskog braka[2]. Ali sad je bio suočen licem u lice s jednim od onih problema s kojima se svaki prosječan čovjek mora suočiti i o njima odlučiti. Doista je bio "iskušan u svemu kao i vi[3]."
1955 127:5.5 After listening attentively, he sincerely thanked Rebecca for her expressed admiration, adding, “it shall cheer and comfort me all the days of my life.” He explained that he was not free to enter into relations with any woman other than those of simple brotherly regard and pure friendship. He made it clear that his first and paramount duty was the rearing of his father’s family, that he could not consider marriage until that was accomplished; and then he added: “If I am a son of destiny, I must not assume obligations of lifelong duration until such a time as my destiny shall be made manifest.”
2014 127:5.5 Nakon što ju je pažljivo saslušao, iskreno se zahvalio Rebeki za njezin izražaj osobnog divljenja, dodajući, "to će me bodriti i tješiti cijelog mog života." Objasnio je kako nije imao slobodu stupiti u odnos s bilo kojom ženom izuzev s onima s kojima je bio u bratskom ili posve prijateljskom odnosu. Objasnio je da je njegova prva i najvažnija dužnost bila podizanje obitelji njegova oca, da nije mogao misliti o braku dok to ne obavi; i zatim je dodao: "Ako jesam sin sudbine, ne smijem prihvatiti obveze cjeloživotnog trajanja do onog vremena kad se očituje moja sudbina."
1955 127:5.6 Rebecca was heartbroken. She refused to be comforted and importuned her father to leave Nazareth until he finally consented to move to Sepphoris. In after years, to the many men who sought her hand in marriage, Rebecca had but one answer. She lived for only one purpose—to await the hour when this, to her, the greatest man who ever lived would begin his career as a teacher of living truth. And she followed him devotedly through his eventful years of public labor, being present (unobserved by Jesus) that day when he rode triumphantly into Jerusalem; and she stood “among the other women” by the side of Mary on that fateful and tragic afternoon when the Son of Man hung upon the cross, to her, as well as to countless worlds on high, “the one altogether lovely and the greatest among ten thousand.”
2014 127:5.6 Rebeka je bila slomljenog srca. Odbila je svaku utjehu i salijetala je oca da napuste Nazaret sve dok on konačno nije pristao da se presele u Seforis. U kasnijim je godinama odbila mnoge mladiće koji su je došli prositi. Živjela je u jednoj jedinoj namjeri - da dočeka čas kad će ovaj, za nju najveći od svih ljudi početi svoju karijeru kao učitelj živuće istine. I ona ga je odano slijedila kroz burne i znamenite godine njegovog javnog rada i bila je prisutna (iako je Isus nije zapazio) onoga dana kad je pobjednički ujahao u Jeruzalem; i stajala je "među ostalim ženama" pored Marije tog sudbonosnog i tragičnog poslijepodneva kad je Sin Čovječji razapet na križ, onaj koji za nju kao i za nebrojene svjetove na visini, bio "sav od ljupkosti i koji se isticao među desecima tisuća."[4][5][6]
¶ 6. DVADESETA GODINA (14. GODINA P.K.)
6. HIS TWENTIETH YEAR (A.D. 14)
6. DVADESETA GODINA (14. GODINA P.K.)
1955 127:6.1 The story of Rebecca’s love for Jesus was whispered about Nazareth and later on at Capernaum, so that, while in the years to follow many women loved Jesus even as men loved him, not again did he have to reject the personal proffer of another good woman’s devotion. From this time on human affection for Jesus partook more of the nature of worshipful and adoring regard. Both men and women loved him devotedly and for what he was, not with any tinge of self-satisfaction or desire for affectionate possession. But for many years, whenever the story of Jesus’ human personality was recited, the devotion of Rebecca was recounted.
2014 127:6.1 U Nazaretu i kasnije u Kafarnaumu, dugo se govorilo o Rebekinoj ljubavi prema Isusu, tako da, dok su u narednim godinama mnoge žene voljele Isusa kao što su ga voljeli i muškarci, nikada više nije morao odbiti osobnu ponudu naklonosti i jedne druge dobre žene. Od tada je ljudska naklonost prema Isusu poprimila narav obožavanja i štovanja. I muškarci i žene su ga odano voljeli zbog onoga što je bio, bez imalo samointeresa ili posesivnosti. No, tijekom mnogo godina, kad god je bilo pomena o Isusovoj ljudskoj osobnosti, uvijek je bilo riječi o Rebekinoj odanosti.
1955 127:6.2 Miriam, knowing fully about the affair of Rebecca and knowing how her brother had forsaken even the love of a beautiful maiden (not realizing the factor of his future career of destiny), came to idealize Jesus and to love him with a touching and profound affection as for a father as well as for a brother.
2014 127:6.2 Mirjana je, dobro znajući o ovoj aferi i činjenici da se njezin brat odrekao čak i ljubavi lijepe djevojke (ne shvaćajući aspekt ove odluke koji se ticao njegove buduće karijere sudbine), idealizirala Isusa i poklonila mu svoju dirljivu i duboku ljubav kao svome ocu i bratu.
1955 127:6.3 Although they could hardly afford it, Jesus had a strange longing to go up to Jerusalem for the Passover. His mother, knowing of his recent experience with Rebecca, wisely urged him to make the journey. He was not markedly conscious of it, but what he most wanted was an opportunity to talk with Lazarus and to visit with Martha and Mary. Next to his own family he loved these three most of all.
2014 127:6.3 Iako su to jedva mogli priuštiti, Isus je imao čudnu čežnju da ide u Jeruzalem prigodom Pashe. Njegova ga je majka, znajući o nedavnim događajima u vezi Rebeke, mudro ponukala na put. On toga nije bio izrazito svjestan, ali ono što je prije svega želio je bila prilika za razgovor s Lazarom i za posjetu Marti i Mariji. Pored njegove vlastite obitelji , nj ih troje je najviše volio.
1955 127:6.4 In making this trip to Jerusalem, he went by way of Megiddo, Antipatris, and Lydda, in part covering the same route traversed when he was brought back to Nazareth on the return from Egypt. He spent four days going up to the Passover and thought much about the past events which had transpired in and around Megiddo, the international battlefield of Palestine.
2014 127:6.4 Putujući u Jeruzalem, Isus je krenuo putem preko Mediga, Antipatride i Lide, djelomično idući istom cestom kojom se nekoć vraćao iz Egipta u Nazaret u pratnji svoje obitelji. Putovao je četiri dana i dosta je razmišljao o prošlim događajima koji su se odigrali u blizini ili u samom centru Mediga, međunarodnog bojišta Palestine.
1955 127:6.5 Jesus passed on through Jerusalem, only pausing to look upon the temple and the gathering throngs of visitors. He had a strange and increasing aversion to this Herod-built temple with its politically appointed priesthood. He wanted most of all to see Lazarus, Martha, and Mary. Lazarus was the same age as Jesus and now head of the house; by the time of this visit Lazarus’s mother had also been laid to rest. Martha was a little over one year older than Jesus, while Mary was two years younger. And Jesus was the idolized ideal of all three of them.
2014 127:6.5 Isus je nastavio putovati prema Jeruzalemu, samo se zaustavljajući da pogleda hram i gomile posjetitelja koji su se tu okupljali. Imao je čudnu i sve veću averziju prema ovoj Herodovoj građevini i njezinom politički imenovanom svećenstvu. Prije svega je želio vidjeti Lazara, Martu i Mariju. Lazar je bio Isusov vršnjak i glava obitelji; prije ovog posjeta, Lazareva je majka stavljena na počinak. Marta je bila nešto više od godinu dana starija od Isusa, dok je Marija bila dvije godine mlađa. I sve troje su u Isusu vidjeli svoj idolizirani ideal.
1955 127:6.6 On this visit occurred one of those periodic outbreaks of rebellion against tradition—the expression of resentment for those ceremonial practices which Jesus deemed misrepresentative of his Father in heaven. Not knowing Jesus was coming, Lazarus had arranged to celebrate the Passover with friends in an adjoining village down the Jericho road. Jesus now proposed that they celebrate the feast where they were, at Lazarus’s house. “But,” said Lazarus, “we have no paschal lamb.” And then Jesus entered upon a prolonged and convincing dissertation to the effect that the Father in heaven was not truly concerned with such childlike and meaningless rituals. After solemn and fervent prayer they rose, and Jesus said: “Let the childlike and darkened minds of my people serve their God as Moses directed; it is better that they do, but let us who have seen the light of life no longer approach our Father by the darkness of death. Let us be free in the knowledge of the truth of our Father’s eternal love.”
2014 127:6.6 Prilikom ovog posjeta dogodio se jedan od onih Isusovih periodičnih epizoda pobune protiv tradicije - izraz ogorčenja prema ceremonijalnim radnjama koje Isus nije smatrao ispravnim reprezentacijama njegovog Oca na nebu. Ne znajući o Isusovom dolasku, Lazar je planirao proslaviti Pashu s prijateljima u obližnjem selu na putu za Jerihon. Isus je predložio da slave Pashu kod Lazareve kuće. "Ali," rekao je Lazar, "nemamo pashalno janje." A onda je Isus počeo svoju dugu i uvjerljivu disertaciju o tome kako Ocu na nebu doista ne trebaju takvi djetinjasti i besmisleni rituali. Kad su se podigli iz svečane i predane molitve, Isus je rekao: "Neka djetinjasti i pomračeni umovi moga naroda služe Bogu onako kako je to odredio Mojsije; bolje je da tako čine, ali mi koji smo vidjeli svjetlo života više nećemo prilaziti našem Ocu kroz tamu smrti. Budimo slobodni u poznavanju istine o vječnoj ljubavi našega Oca."
1955 127:6.7 That evening about twilight these four sat down and partook of the first Passover feast ever to be celebrated by devout Jews without the paschal lamb. The unleavened bread and the wine had been made ready for this Passover, and these emblems, which Jesus termed “the bread of life” and “the water of life,” he served to his companions, and they ate in solemn conformity with the teachings just imparted. It was his custom to engage in this sacramental ritual whenever he paid subsequent visits to Bethany. When he returned home, he told all this to his mother. She was shocked at first but came gradually to see his viewpoint; nevertheless, she was greatly relieved when Jesus assured her that he did not intend to introduce this new idea of the Passover in their family. At home with the children he continued, year by year, to eat the Passover “according to the law of Moses.”
2014 127:6.7 Te večeri o sumraku, njih četvero su počeli prvu proslavu Pashe koju je grupa pobožnih Židova ikada slavila bez pashalnog janjeta. Za ovu Pashu su pripremili beskvasan kruh i vino, i Isus je poslužio ove simbole svojim prijateljima nazvajući ih "kruhom života" i "vodom njegovom," i blagovali su u svečanom skladu s ovim učenjima. Isus je držao ovakav sakramentalni obred pri svim svojim budućim posjetima Betaniji. Kad se vratio doma, ispričao je o ovome svojoj majci. Marija je isprva bila šokirana, ali je postupno uspjela vidjeti njegov stav; unatoč tome, laknulo joj je kad je Isus rekao da nije namjeravao uvesti ovaj novi oblik pashalne proslave u njihovu obitelj. Kod kuće s djecom, nastavio je iz godine u godinu blagovati Pashu "prema zakonima Mojsija."[7]
1955 127:6.8 It was during this year that Mary had a long talk with Jesus about marriage. She frankly asked him if he would get married if he were free from his family responsibilities. Jesus explained to her that, since immediate duty forbade his marriage, he had given the subject little thought. He expressed himself as doubting that he would ever enter the marriage state; he said that all such things must await “my hour,” the time when “my Father’s work must begin.” Having settled already in his mind that he was not to become the father of children in the flesh, he gave very little thought to the subject of human marriage.
2014 127:6.8 Tijekom ove godine Marija je nadugačko govorila s Isusom na temu braka. Iskreno je pitala da li je imao namjeru da se oženi da nije morao snositi obiteljske obveze. Isus je objasnio da, pošto mu je neposredna dužnost zabranjivala brak, nije odveć razmišljao na tu temu. Izjavio je da je sumnjao da će ikada formirati bračnu zajednicu; rekao je da sve slične stvari moraju pričekati "njegov čas," vrijeme kad "treba početi posao moga Oca." Kako je već bio odlučio da neće imati tjelesne djece, nije puno mislio o temi ljudskog braka.
1955 127:6.9 This year he began anew the task of further weaving his mortal and divine natures into a simple and effective human individuality. And he continued to grow in moral status and spiritual understanding.
2014 127:6.9 Isus je ove godine ponovo počeo tkati niti svoje smrtničke i božanske prirode u jednostavnu i učinkovitu ljudsku individualnost. Nastavio je rasti u moralnom statusu i duhovnom razumijevanju.
1955 127:6.10 Although all their Nazareth property (except their home) was gone, this year they received a little financial help from the sale of an equity in a piece of property in Capernaum. This was the last of Joseph’s entire estate. This real estate deal in Capernaum was with a boatbuilder named Zebedee.
2014 127:6.10 Iako je sva njihova imovina u Nazaretu (izuzev njihova doma) prodata, ove su godine primili manju financijsku pomoć od prodaje imovine u sastavu jednog objekta u Kafarnaumu. Bio je to posljednji komad Josipovog imanja. Ovaj je ugovor u Kafarnaumu sklopljen s određenim brodograditeljem po imenu Zebedej.
1955 127:6.11 Joseph graduated at the synagogue school this year and prepared to begin work at the small bench in the home carpenter shop. Although the estate of their father was exhausted, there were prospects that they would successfully fight off poverty since three of them were now regularly at work.
2014 127:6.11 Josip je ove godine diplomirao iz sinagoške škole i spremio se započeti raditi na maloj klupi u tesarskoj radionici pored kuće. Iako su prodali svo imanje njihova oca, imali su više izgleda da uspješno odagnaju siromaštvo, jer su sada tri osobe bile redovito zaposlene.
1955 127:6.12 Jesus is rapidly becoming a man, not just a young man but an adult. He has learned well to bear responsibility. He knows how to carry on in the face of disappointment. He bears up bravely when his plans are thwarted and his purposes temporarily defeated. He has learned how to be fair and just even in the face of injustice. He is learning how to adjust his ideals of spiritual living to the practical demands of earthly existence. He is learning how to plan for the achievement of a higher and distant goal of idealism while he toils earnestly for the attainment of a nearer and immediate goal of necessity. He is steadily acquiring the art of adjusting his aspirations to the commonplace demands of the human occasion. He has very nearly mastered the technique of utilizing the energy of the spiritual drive to turn the mechanism of material achievement. He is slowly learning how to live the heavenly life while he continues on with the earthly existence. More and more he depends upon the ultimate guidance of his heavenly Father while he assumes the fatherly role of guiding and directing the children of his earth family. He is becoming experienced in the skillful wresting of victory from the very jaws of defeat; he is learning how to transform the difficulties of time into the triumphs of eternity.
2014 127:6.12 Isus brzo postaje čovjek, ne samo mladić nego odrasla osoba. Već je naučio snositi odgovornost. Znao je ustrajati kad je bio suočen s razočaranjem. Hrabro se nosi kad su njegovi planovi poremećeni, a namjere privremeno osujećene. Naučio je biti pošten i pravedan kad se nađe licem u lice s nepravdom. Sada uči prilagoditi svoje ideale duhovnog življenja praktičnim zahtjevima zemaljske egzistencije. Učio planirati postignuće viših i daljih ciljeva idealizma, dok neumorno radi na postignuću bližih i neposrednijih ciljeva nužde. Sve više ovladava umijećem prilagodbe svojih aspiracija svagdašnjim potrebama ljudskih prigoda. Gotovo u cjelosti je ovladao vještinom korištenja energije duhovnog poriva za pokretanje mehanizma materijalnog postignuća. Polako uči živjeti nebeskim životom dok se nastavlja baviti zemaljskom egzistencijom. Sve više i više ovisio o konačnom vodstvu svog nebeskog Oca, dok sam preuzima očinsku ulogu vođenja i usmjeravanja svoje zemaljske obitelji. Postaja iskusan u vještini otimanju pobjede od samih ralja poraza; uči preobraziti teškoće vremena u pobjede vječnosti.
1955 127:6.13 And so, as the years pass, this young man of Nazareth continues to experience life as it is lived in mortal flesh on the worlds of time and space. He lives a full, representative, and replete life on Urantia. He left this world ripe in the experience which his creatures pass through during the short and strenuous years of their first life, the life in the flesh. And all this human experience is an eternal possession of the Universe Sovereign. He is our understanding brother, sympathetic friend, experienced sovereign, and merciful father.
2014 127:6.13 I tako, dok godine prolaze, ovaj nazaretski mladić nastavlja doživljavati život kojim žive smrtnici svjetova vremena i prostora. On živi punim, reprezentativnim i preobilnim životom na Urantiji. Kada je napustio ovaj svijet, imao je zrelo iskustvo života kojim žive njegova bića za kratkih i mukotrpnih godina svoje prve egzistencije, života u tijelu. Sve je ovo ljudsko iskustvo postalo vječni posjed Svemirskog Vladara. On je naš suosjećajni brat, samilosni prijatelj, iskusni suvereni vladar i milostivi otac.
1955 127:6.14 As a child he accumulated a vast body of knowledge; as a youth he sorted, classified, and correlated this information; and now as a man of the realm he begins to organize these mental possessions preparatory to utilization in his subsequent teaching, ministry, and service in behalf of his fellow mortals on this world and on all other spheres of habitation throughout the entire universe of Nebadon.
2014 127:6.14 Od malih nogu Isus je nakupio veliko znanje; kao mladić je razvrstao, klasificirao i uskladio ove informacije; a sada, kao zreo čovjek, počinje organizirati ove mentalne posjede u pripravi za njihovo korištenje u pouci, službi i pomoći svojim bližnjim smrtnicima na ovom svijetu kao i drugim naseljenim planetima cijelog svemira Nebadona.
1955 127:6.15 Born into the world a babe of the realm, he has lived his childhood life and passed through the successive stages of youth and young manhood; he now stands on the threshold of full manhood, rich in the experience of human living, replete in the understanding of human nature, and full of sympathy for the frailties of human nature. He is becoming expert in the divine art of revealing his Paradise Father to all ages and stages of mortal creatures.
2014 127:6.15 Rođen u svijetu kao beba ovoga planeta, proživio je djetinjstvo i prošao nizom ranih faza mladosti i rane muškosti; sada stoji na pragu zrelosti, bogat u iskustvu ljudskog življenja, prepun razumijevanja ljudske naravi i pun suosjećajnosti prema slabostima ljudske naravi. On postaje stručnjak u božanskoj umjetnosti otkrivanja Rajskog Oca svim uzrastima i fazama smrtnih stvorenja.
1955 127:6.16 And now as a full-grown man—an adult of the realm—he prepares to continue his supreme mission of revealing God to men and leading men to God.
2014 127:6.16 A sada, kao zreo i odrastao čovjek - zrela osoba ovoga svijeta - Isus se sprema za nastavak svoje vrhovne misije otkrivanja Boga ljudima i usmjeravanja ljudi prema Bogu.
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¶ Biblija
- ↑ 127:3.15 Vidjeti Onoga koji je nevidljiv: Heb 11:27.
- ↑ 127:5.4 O poslu Njegovog Oca: Lk 2:49.
- ↑ 127:5.4 Testirano u svim točkama kao i vi: Heb 4:15.
- ↑ 127:5.6 Trijumfalni ulazak: Mt 21:8-9; Mk 11:8-11a; Lk 19:36-38; Iv 12:12-13.
- ↑ 127:5.6 Marija i druge žene, svjedoci raspeća: Mt 27:55-56; Mk 15:40; Lk 23:49; Iv 19:25.
- ↑ 127:5.6 Jedna sasvim prekrasna: Pj 5:16. Najveći među deset tisuća: Pj 5:10.
- ↑ 127:6.7 Jedite Pashu „Mojsijev zakon“: Izl 12:1-28.