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THE INTERLUDE VISIT TO JERUSALEM
POGLAVLJE 147 : INTERLUD: POSJETA JERUZALEMU
1955 147:0.1 JESUS and the apostles arrived in Capernaum on Wednesday, March 17, and spent two weeks at the Bethsaida headquarters before they departed for Jerusalem. These two weeks the apostles taught the people by the seaside while Jesus spent much time alone in the hills about his Father’s business. During this period Jesus, accompanied by James and John Zebedee, made two secret trips to Tiberias, where they met with the believers and instructed them in the gospel of the kingdom.
2014 147:0.1 Isus i apostoli su stigli u Kafamaum u srijedu17.ožuljka, te su proveli dva tjedna u glavnom centru u Betsaidi, prije nego što će poći u Jeruzalem. Ova dva tjedna apostoli su poučavali narod pored mora dok je Isus proveo dugo vremena u brdima baveći se Očevim poslom. Za ovog razdoblja Isus je u pratnji Jakova i Ivana Zebedeja otišao na dva tajna putovanja u Tiberijadu, gdje se našao s vjernicima i poučio ih o Radosnoj vijesti kraljevstva.
1955 147:0.2 Many of the household of Herod believed in Jesus and attended these meetings. It was the influence of these believers among Herod’s official family that had helped to lessen that ruler’s enmity toward Jesus. These believers at Tiberias had fully explained to Herod that the “kingdom” which Jesus proclaimed was spiritual in nature and not a political venture. Herod rather believed these members of his own household and therefore did not permit himself to become unduly alarmed by the spreading abroad of the reports concerning Jesus’ teaching and healing. He had no objections to Jesus’ work as a healer or religious teacher. Notwithstanding the favorable attitude of many of Herod’s advisers, and even of Herod himself, there existed a group of his subordinates who were so influenced by the religious leaders at Jerusalem that they remained bitter and threatening enemies of Jesus and the apostles and, later on, did much to hamper their public activities. The greatest danger to Jesus lay in the Jerusalem religious leaders and not in Herod. And it was for this very reason that Jesus and the apostles spent so much time and did most of their public preaching in Galilee rather than at Jerusalem and in Judea.
2014 147:0.2 U Herodovoj su obitelji mnogi vjerovali u Isusa i rado su prisustvovali njegovim učenjima. Zahvaljujući radu vjernika iz Herodove zvanične obitelji, umanjeno je vladarevo neprijateljstvo prema Isusu. Ovi su vjernici u Tiberijadi konačno objasnili Herodu da “kraljevstvo” u Isusovim propovijedima ima duhovnu, a ne političku, prirodu. Herod je imao dosta povjerenja u ove pripadnike svoje obitelji i zahvaljujući tome nije bio jako alarmiran glasinama o Isusovim učenjima i ozdravljenjima. On nije prosvjedovao Isusovom djelovanju u području religiozne pouke i iscjeljenja. Unatoč naklonosti Heroda i brojnih pripadnika njegove obitelji prema Isusu, u njegovom je osoblju prevladala grupa pod snažnim utjecajem religioznih učitelja iz Jeruzalema i u raspoloženju ljutog i prijetećeg neprijateljstva prema Isusu i apostolima, koja je kasnije dala sve od sebe da stane na put širenju njihovih učenja. Isusu je prijetila veća opasnost od religioznih pogleda učitelja iz Jeruzalema, nego od Heroda. I upravo iz ovog razloga Isus je proveo tako mnogo vremena i posvetio najveći dio svojih javnih učenja području Galileje, a ne području Jeruzalema i Judeje.
¶ 1. STOTNIKOV SLUGA
1. THE CENTURION’S SERVANT
1. STOTNIKOV SLUGA
1955 147:1.1 On the day before they made ready to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover, Mangus, a centurion, or captain, of the Roman guard stationed at Capernaum, came to the rulers of the synagogue, saying: “My faithful orderly is sick and at the point of death. Would you, therefore, go to Jesus in my behalf and beseech him to heal my servant?” The Roman captain did this because he thought the Jewish leaders would have more influence with Jesus. So the elders went to see Jesus and their spokesman said: “Teacher, we earnestly request you to go over to Capernaum and save the favorite servant of the Roman centurion, who is worthy of your notice because he loves our nation and even built us the very synagogue wherein you have so many times spoken.”
2014 147:1.1 Dan prije nego što će krenuti za Jeruzalem na proslavu Paše, centurion ili stotnik rimske vojske koji se zvao Mangus i koje je bio na dužnosti u Kafarnaumu, je došao pred vladare sinagoge s riječima: “Sluga moj vjerni leži bolestan na samrti. Hoćete li molim vas otići po Isusa i u moje ime ga pozvati da ozdravi moga slugu?” Rimski stotnik je ovako učinio zato što je mislio da su židovski vladari bili u bližoj suradnji s Isusom
[1]. Kad su starješine došle pred Isusa, njihov je predstavnik rekao: “Učitelju, najiskrenije te molimo da odeš u Kafarnaum da spasiš život dragog sluge jednog rimskog stotnika koji zavrijeđuje tvoju pažnju zbog ljubavi prema našoj naciji i kao graditelj sinagoge u kojoj si održao mnoge govore.”
1955 147:1.2 And when Jesus had heard them, he said, “I will go with you.” And as he went with them over to the centurion’s house, and before they had entered his yard, the Roman soldier sent his friends out to greet Jesus, instructing them to say: “Lord, trouble not yourself to enter my house, for I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. Neither did I think myself worthy to come to you; wherefore I sent the elders of your own people. But I know that you can speak the word where you stand and my servant will be healed. For I am myself under the orders of others, and I have soldiers under me, and I say to this one go, and he goes; to another come, and he comes, and to my servants do this or do that, and they do it.”
2014 147:1.2 Kao je Isus čuo ove riječi, rekao je: “Idem s vama.” Kad je došao pred stotnikovu kuću prije nego što će ući u njegovo dvorište, rimski vojnik je poslao svoje prijatelje da izruče njegove pozdrave Isusu i da mu kažu: “Gospodine, ne ulazi u moju kuću jer janisam dostojan da dođeš pod moj krov. Niti sam bio dostojan da te sam pozovem; zato sam ti uputio poziv preko starješina tvog naroda. Znam da imaš moć da kažeš riječ i da ozdravi moj sluga. Ja ispunjavam naloge mojih nadređenih i dajem naloge mojim podređenim i kad jednom kažem ‘Idi!’ -- on ide; kad drugom kažem ‘Dođi!’ -- on dođe; a kad sluzi kažem ‘Učini to!’ -- on učini[2].”
1955 147:1.3 And when Jesus heard these words, he turned and said to his apostles and those who were with them: “I marvel at the belief of the gentile. Verily, verily, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.” Jesus, turning from the house, said, “Let us go hence.” And the friends of the centurion went into the house and told Mangus what Jesus had said. And from that hour the servant began to mend and was eventually restored to his normal health and usefulness.
2014 147:1.3 Kad je Isus čuo ove riječi, okrenuo se apostolima i drugima koji su ih pratili i s divljenjem rekao: “Kolika je vjera ovog nežidova! Kažem vam, tolike vjere ne nađoh ni u Izraelu.” Isus je okrenuo glavu od kuće i rekao: “Idemo[3].” Stotnikovi prijatelji su se vratili njegovoj kući i rekli Mangusu o Isusovim riječima. I od ovog časa sluga se počeo oporavljati i nije dugo prošlo prije nego što se vratio punom zdravlju i poslovima.[4]
1955 147:1.4 But we never knew just what happened on this occasion. This is simply the record, and as to whether or not invisible beings ministered healing to the centurion’s servant, was not revealed to those who accompanied Jesus. We only know of the fact of the servant’s complete recovery.
2014 147:1.4 Mi nikad nismo saznali detalje ovog događaja. Ovo predstavlja jedino površnu zabilješku ove epizode, a Isusovim pratiteljima nije obznanjeno da li je ozdravljenje bilo rezultat djelovanja viših bića. Jedino nam je poznata činjenica da se slugi povratilo zdravlje.
¶ 2. PUTOVANJE U JERUZALEM
2. THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
2. PUTOVANJE U JERUZALEM
1955 147:2.1 Early on the morning of Tuesday, March 30, Jesus and the apostolic party started on their journey to Jerusalem for the Passover, going by the route of the Jordan valley. They arrived on the afternoon of Friday, April 2, and established their headquarters, as usual, at Bethany. Passing through Jericho, they paused to rest while Judas made a deposit of some of their common funds in the bank of a friend of his family. This was the first time Judas had carried a surplus of money, and this deposit was left undisturbed until they passed through Jericho again when on that last and eventful journey to Jerusalem just before the trial and death of Jesus.
2014 147:2.1 U utorak 30. ožuljka Isus i apostoli su poranili u Jeruzalem na proslavu Paše, idući preko jordanske doline. Stigli su u petak poslije podne, 2. travnja te su prema starom običaju podigli tabor u Betaniji. Na putu kroz Jerihon zastali su da se odmore dok je Juda otišao depozitirati nešto njihovog zajedničkog novca u banku kod jednog prijatelja njegove obitelji. Bio je to prvi put da je Juda imao višak i ovaj je novac ostao u banci sve do ponovne posjete Jerihonu neposredno prije posljednje i kobne posjete Jeruzalemu uoči Isusove osude i smrti.
1955 147:2.2 The party had an uneventful trip to Jerusalem, but they had hardly got themselves settled at Bethany when from near and far those seeking healing for their bodies, comfort for troubled minds, and salvation for their souls, began to congregate, so much so that Jesus had little time for rest. Therefore they pitched tents at Gethsemane, and the Master would go back and forth from Bethany to Gethsemane to avoid the crowds which so constantly thronged him. The apostolic party spent almost three weeks at Jerusalem, but Jesus enjoined them to do no public preaching, only private teaching and personal work.
2014 147:2.2 Premda ovo nije bila naročito uzbudljiva posjeta Jeruzalemu, teško da su se smjestili u Betaniji kad se tu počeo okupljati narod koji je došao tražiti ozdravljenje tijela, utjehu uznemirenog uma i spasenje duše, tako da Isus nije imao mnogo vremena za odmor. Zbog toga su podigli još jedan tabor, u Getsemaniji, i Učitelj je više puta išao od Betanije do Getzemanije i nazad kako bi izbjegao mase koje su ih pratile. Dok su apostoli kao grupa proveli skoro tri tjedna u Jeruzalemu, Isus im je reko da ne drže javne propovijedi, već da se jedino posvete privatnim poukama i osobnom radu.
1955 147:2.3 At Bethany they quietly celebrated the Passover. And this was the first time that Jesus and all of the twelve partook of the bloodless Passover feast. The apostles of John did not eat the Passover with Jesus and his apostles; they celebrated the feast with Abner and many of the early believers in John’s preaching. This was the second Passover Jesus had observed with his apostles in Jerusalem.
2014 147:2.3 U Betaniji su tiho proslavili Pašu. Bila je to prva prilika kojom su Isus i dvanaestorica proslavili Pašu uz vegetarijanski objed. Ivanovi apostoli nisu sudjelovali u ovoj proslavi s Isusom i njegovim apostolima; slavili su s Abnerom i mnogim ranijim vjernicima u Ivanova učenja. Bio je to drugi blagdan Paše koji je Isus proslavio sa svojim apostolima u Jeruzalemu.
1955 147:2.4 When Jesus and the twelve departed for Capernaum, the apostles of John did not return with them. Under the direction of Abner they remained in Jerusalem and the surrounding country, quietly laboring for the extension of the kingdom, while Jesus and the twelve returned to work in Galilee. Never again were the twenty-four all together until a short time before the commissioning and sending forth of the seventy evangelists. But the two groups were co-operative, and notwithstanding their differences of opinion, the best of feelings prevailed.
2014 147:2.4 Kad su se Isus i dvanaestorica vratili u Kafamaum, Ivanovi apostoli se nisu vratili s njima.Pod vodstvom Abnera ostali su u Jeruzalemu i obližnjoj teritoriji, gdje su tiho radili na promicanju kraljevstva, dok se Isus sa dvanaestoricom vratio svom radu u Galileji. Dvadeset četvorica više nikada nisu radili zajedno sve do neposredno pred slanje sedamdesetorice evangelista. No unatoč razlici u pogledima, među dvjema grupama je vladala uzajamna suradnja i prijatan uzajamni sentiment.
¶ 3. NA RIBNJAKU U BETHESDI
3. AT THE POOL OF BETHESDA
3. NA RIBNJAKU U BETHESDI
1955 147:3.1 The afternoon of the second Sabbath in Jerusalem, as the Master and the apostles were about to participate in the temple services, John said to Jesus, “Come with me, I would show you something.” John conducted Jesus out through one of the Jerusalem gates to a pool of water called Bethesda. Surrounding this pool was a structure of five porches under which a large group of sufferers lingered in quest of healing. This was a hot spring whose reddish-tinged water would bubble up at irregular intervals because of gas accumulations in the rock caverns underneath the pool. This periodic disturbance of the warm waters was believed by many to be due to supernatural influences, and it was a popular belief that the first person who entered the water after such a disturbance would be healed of whatever infirmity he had.
2014 147:3.1 Poslije podne prilikom druge Subote koju su proveli u Jeruzalemu, Učitelj i dvanaestorica su se spremali sudjelovati u sinagoškoj službi kad je Ivan pozvao Isusa u stranu govoreći: “Dođi da ti nešto pokažem.” Ivan je izveo Isusa kroz gradska vrata koja su vodila iz Jeruzalema do ribnjaka po imenu Bethesda[5]. Oko ovog ribnjaka se nalazila građevina koja se sastojala od pet trijema na kojima su ležali paćenici koji su tražili ozdravljenje. Bio je to izvor čija je crvenkasta voda izbijala u redovnim intervalima pod utjecajem plinova koji su se nakupljali ispod površine. Ovo povremeno djelovanje tople vode je smatrano nadnaravnim i vodilo je k razvoju vjerovanja da će prva osoba koja uđe u ribnjak nakon izbijanja vode biti ozdravljena od svake bolesti.
1955 147:3.2 The apostles were somewhat restless under the restrictions imposed by Jesus, and John, the youngest of the twelve, was especially restive under this restraint. He had brought Jesus to the pool thinking that the sight of the assembled sufferers would make such an appeal to the Master’s compassion that he would be moved to perform a miracle of healing, and thereby would all Jerusalem be astounded and presently be won to believe in the gospel of the kingdom. Said John to Jesus: “Master, see all of these suffering ones; is there nothing we can do for them?” And Jesus replied: “John, why would you tempt me to turn aside from the way I have chosen? Why do you go on desiring to substitute the working of wonders and the healing of the sick for the proclamation of the gospel of eternal truth? My son, I may not do that which you desire, but gather together these sick and afflicted that I may speak words of good cheer and eternal comfort to them.”
2014 147:3.2 Apostoli su bili ponešto nestrpljivi pod restrikcijama koje im je Isus nametnuo, dok je Ivan, koji je bio najmlađi apostol, bio naročito nestrpljiv. Doveo je Isusa pred ribnjak u nadi da će prizor ovih paćenika tako pobuditi Isusovu samilost da će ga to navesti na još jedno čudotvorno ozdravljenje i da će na taj način cijeli Jeruzalem biti zadivljen i da će s vremenom prihvatiti vjerovanje u Radosnu vijest o kraljevstvu. Ivan reče Isusu: “Učitelju, vidi ove paćenike; zar ne možemo za njih nešto učiniti?” Isus je odgovorio: “Ivane, zašto me dovodiš u iskušenje da skrenem s puta koji sam odabrao? Zašto želiš postaviti izvođenje čuda i ozdravljenje bolesnika na mjesto Radosne vijesti o vječnoj istini? Moj sinko, neću učiniti to što od mene tražiš, nego okupi sve bolesnike i paćenike da ih razvedrim i da im dam vječnu utjehu.”
1955 147:3.3 In speaking to those assembled, Jesus said: “Many of you are here, sick and afflicted, because of your many years of wrong living. Some suffer from the accidents of time, others as a result of the mistakes of their forebears, while some of you struggle under the handicaps of the imperfect conditions of your temporal existence. But my Father works, and I would work, to improve your earthly state but more especially to insure your eternal estate. None of us can do much to change the difficulties of life unless we discover the Father in heaven so wills. After all, we are all beholden to do the will of the Eternal. If you could all be healed of your physical afflictions, you would indeed marvel, but it is even greater that you should be cleansed of all spiritual disease and find yourselves healed of all moral infirmities. You are all God’s children; you are the sons of the heavenly Father. The bonds of time may seem to afflict you, but the God of eternity loves you. And when the time of judgment shall come, fear not, you shall all find, not only justice, but an abundance of mercy. Verily, verily, I say to you: He who hears the gospel of the kingdom and believes in this teaching of sonship with God, has eternal life; already are such believers passing from judgment and death to light and life. And the hour is coming in which even those who are in the tombs shall hear the voice of the resurrection.”
2014 147:3.3 Obraćajući se okupljenima, Isus je rekao: “Mnogi od vas ovdje okupljenih pate od bolesti i muka koje su rezultat mnogih godina pogrešnog življenja. Neki pate od nesreća koje pogađaju domene vremena, a drugi od tereta nesavršenih uvjeta svoje vremenske egzistencije. Dok Otac i ja radimo na unaprijeđenju vašeg zemaljskog bitka, daleko je bitnije osiguranje vašeg nebeskog statusa. Nitko od nas ne može bitno izmijeniti životne teškoće osim u skladu s Očevom voljom. Na kraju krajeva, svima nam je činiti volju Vječnog. Kad se čovjek izliječi od fizičkih bolesti, vi se čudom čudite, a koliko je više kad se ozdravi od duhovnih bolesti i očisti od svih moralnih slabosti. Vi ste svi djeca Boga; vi ste sinovi Oca koji je na nebu. Može djelovati da vas sputavaju okovi vremena, ali vas u isto vrijeme voli Bog vječnosti. I kad dođe vrijeme suda, ne bojte se, jer ćete svi naći ne smo pravdu, nego i veliku milost.Zaista, zaista vam kažem: Onaj koji vjeruje u Radosnu vijest o kraljevstvu i u ovo učenje o čovjeku kao sinu Boga, taj ima vječni život; takvi vjernici već prolaze iz suda i smrti u svjetlo i život. A bliži se čas kad će i mrtvaci iz grobova čuti glas podizanja u novi život[6].”
1955 147:3.4 And many of those who heard believed the gospel of the kingdom. Some of the afflicted were so inspired and spiritually revivified that they went about proclaiming that they had also been cured of their physical ailments.
2014 147:3.4 I mnogi koji su čuli ove riječi vjerovali su u Radosnu vijest o kraljevstvu. Neki od ovih oboljelih su bili toliko nadahnuti i duhovno osnaženi da su svima govorili kako su ozdravljeni od svih fizičkih bolesti.
1955 147:3.5 One man who had been many years downcast and grievously afflicted by the infirmities of his troubled mind, rejoiced at Jesus’ words and, picking up his bed, went forth to his home, even though it was the Sabbath day. This afflicted man had waited all these years for somebody to help him; he was such a victim of the feeling of his own helplessness that he had never once entertained the idea of helping himself which proved to be the one thing he had to do in order to effect recovery—take up his bed and walk.
2014 147:3.5 Jedan mladić koji je godinama bio deprimiran i jako pogođen bolestima svog nezdravog uma, toliko se poradovao kad je čuo Isusove riječi da je složio svoju postelju i otišao kući, premda je bila subota. Ovaj je mladić čekao sve ove godine da mu netko pomogne; bio je toliko pogođen osjećajem vlastite bespomoćnosti da mu nikada nije palo na pamet da samom sebi pomogne, a u ovom je bio ključ njegovog ozdravljenja - da složi svoju postelju i da počne hodati[7].
1955 147:3.6 Then said Jesus to John: “Let us depart ere the chief priests and the scribes come upon us and take offense that we spoke words of life to these afflicted ones.” And they returned to the temple to join their companions, and presently all of them departed to spend the night at Bethany. But John never told the other apostles of this visit of himself and Jesus to the pool of Bethesda on this Sabbath afternoon.
2014 147:3.6 Isus zatim reče Ivanu: “Idemo odavde prije nego glavni svećenici i pismoznanici dođu da nas optuže što smo uputili riječi života ovim bolesnicima[8].” I tako su se vratili u hram gdje su se našli sa svojim bližnjima i odakle su se svi zajedno uputili u Betaniju gdje su namjeravali prenoćiti. Ivan nije nikada ispričao drugim apostolima o ovoj posjeti s Isusom ribnjaku u Bethesdi u subotu poslije podne.
¶ 4. PRAVILO ŽIVLJENJA
4. THE RULE OF LIVING
4. PRAVILO ŽIVLJENJA
1955 147:4.1 On the evening of this same Sabbath day, at Bethany, while Jesus, the twelve, and a group of believers were assembled about the fire in Lazarus’s garden, Nathaniel asked Jesus this question: “Master, although you have taught us the positive version of the old rule of life, instructing us that we should do to others as we wish them to do to us, I do not fully discern how we can always abide by such an injunction. Let me illustrate my contention by citing the example of a lustful man who thus wickedly looks upon his intended consort in sin. How can we teach that this evil-intending man should do to others as he would they should do to him?”
2014 147:4.1 Uveče iste ove subote, u Betaniji, dok su se Isus, dvanaestorica i grupa vjernika okupili oko vatre u Lazarevom vrtu, Natanije je ovako pitao Isusa: “Učitelju, dok nas učiš pozitivnoj verziji starog pravila življenja i kažeš da činimo drugima onako kako želimo da oni učine nama, ne vidim kako se ovo pravilo može primijeniti na svaku životnu situaciju. Radi ilustracije, pozvaću se na primjer bludnog čovjeka koji gleda predmet svoje požude sa grešnim namjerama. Kako možemo tvrditi da ovaj grešni čovjek treba činiti drugima onako kako želi da oni učine njemu?”[9]
1955 147:4.2 When Jesus heard Nathaniel’s question, he immediately stood upon his feet and, pointing his finger at the apostle, said: “Nathaniel, Nathaniel! What manner of thinking is going on in your heart? Do you not receive my teachings as one who has been born of the spirit? Do you not hear the truth as men of wisdom and spiritual understanding? When I admonished you to do to others as you would have them do to you, I spoke to men of high ideals, not to those who would be tempted to distort my teaching into a license for the encouragement of evil-doing.”
2014 147:4.2 Kad je Isus čuo Natanijevo pitanje, smjesta je ustao i upirući prstom na apostola, rekao: “Natanije, Natanije! Kakva se to pitanja vuku po tvom srcu? Ne primaš li moja učenja kao čovjek koji je rođen od duha? Ne čuješ li istinu onako kako je čuju mudri ljudi duhovnog razumijevanja? Kad sam ti rekao da činiš drugima onako kako želiš da oni učine tebi, ovo se odnosilo na ljude visokih ideala, a ne na one koji se usuđuju tako izobličiti moja učenja da njima pravdaju svoja grešna djela.”
1955 147:4.3 When the Master had spoken, Nathaniel stood up and said: “But, Master, you should not think that I approve of such an interpretation of your teaching. I asked the question because I conjectured that many such men might thus misjudge your admonition, and I hoped you would give us further instruction regarding these matters.” And then when Nathaniel had sat down, Jesus continued speaking: “I well know, Nathaniel, that no such idea of evil is approved in your mind, but I am disappointed in that you all so often fail to put a genuinely spiritual interpretation upon my commonplace teachings, instruction which must be given you in human language and as men must speak. Let me now teach you concerning the differing levels of meaning attached to the interpretation of this rule of living, this admonition to ‘do to others that which you desire others to do to you’:
2014 147:4.3 Kad je Učitelj završio, Natanije je ustao i rekao: “Ali, Učitelju, nemoj misliti da ja imam namjeru opravdati pogrešno tumačenje tvojih učenja. Postavio sam ovo pitanje zbog toga što sam došao do zaključka da mnogi ljudi mogu pogriješiti pri tumačenju ove tvoje opomene i ponadao sam se da ćeš nam dati podrobnije upute u pogledu ovih pitanja.” Kad se Nataniije vratio na svoje mjesto, Isus je nastavio: “Dobro znam, Natanije, da ti ne opravdavaš ovakve ideje, ali sam razočaran što tako često nisi u stanju pronaći pravo duhovno objašnjenje mojih svakidašnjih učenja, pouka koje moraju biti izražene ljudskim jezikom koji je danas u upotrebi. Koristim ovu priliku da pojasnim različite razine značenja koje se mogu povezati sa ovim pravilom življenja, sa ovom opomenom da ‘činiš drugima onako kako želiš da oni učine tebi.’
1955 147:4.4 “1. The level of the flesh. Such a purely selfish and lustful interpretation would be well exemplified by the supposition of your question.
2014 147:4.4 “1. Razina tijela. Ovako sebično i požudno tumačenje može biti oslikano primjerom koji si sam dao u vezi ovog pitanja.
1955 147:4.5 “2. The level of the feelings. This plane is one level higher than that of the flesh and implies that sympathy and pity would enhance one’s interpretation of this rule of living.
2014 147:4.5 “2. Razina osjećaja. Ova je razina viša od tjelesne i podrazumijeva suosjećajnost i sažaljenje koji produbljuju tumačenje ovog pravila življenja.
1955 147:4.6 “3. The level of mind. Now come into action the reason of mind and the intelligence of experience. Good judgment dictates that such a rule of living should be interpreted in consonance with the highest idealism embodied in the nobility of profound self-respect.
2014 147:4.6 “3. Razina uma. Nakon toga na scenu stupaju racionalnost uma i inteligencija iskustva. Pravilan sud nalaže tumačenje ovog pravila življenja prema najvišem idealizmu utjelovljenom u plemenitosti najdubljeg samopoštovanja.
1955 147:4.7 “4. The level of brotherly love. Still higher is discovered the level of unselfish devotion to the welfare of one’s fellows. On this higher plane of wholehearted social service growing out of the consciousness of the fatherhood of God and the consequent recognition of the brotherhood of man, there is discovered a new and far more beautiful interpretation of this basic rule of life.
2014 147:4.7 “4. Razina bratinske ljubavi. Još viša od ove je razina nesebične odanosti radu u korist dobrobiti čovjekovih bližnjih. Na ovoj višoj razini svesrdne društvene službe koja izrasta iz svjesnosti Božjeg očinstva i pratećeg uvida u bratstvo ljudi, može se otkriti novo i daleko ljepše tumačenje ovog osnovnog pravila življenja.
1955 147:4.8 “5. The moral level. And then when you attain true philosophic levels of interpretation, when you have real insight into the rightness and wrongness of things, when you perceive the eternal fitness of human relationships, you will begin to view such a problem of interpretation as you would imagine a high-minded, idealistic, wise, and impartial third person would so view and interpret such an injunction as applied to your personal problems of adjustment to your life situations.
2014 147:4.8 “5. Moralna razina. Nakon što dostignete istinske filozofske razine tumačenja, kad postignete stvarni uvid u ono što je ispravno i neispravno, kad spoznate vječnu međupovezanost ljudskih odosa, tada počinjete promatrati ove probleme tumačenja onako kako bi ih vidjele prosvjetljene, idealistične, mudre i nepristrane osobe u poziciji gdje se trebaju nositi sa svojim problemima osobnog prilagođenja životnim okolnostima.
1955 147:4.9 “6. The spiritual level. And then last, but greatest of all, we attain the level of spirit insight and spiritual interpretation which impels us to recognize in this rule of life the divine command to treat all men as we conceive God would treat them. That is the universe ideal of human relationships. And this is your attitude toward all such problems when your supreme desire is ever to do the Father’s will. I would, therefore, that you should do to all men that which you know I would do to them in like circumstances.”
2014 147:4.9 “6. Duhovna razina. Kada konačno dostignemo posljednju, ali ne i najvišu, razinu uvida duha i duhovnog tumačenja, tada možemo razabrati u ovom pravilu življenja božansku opomenu da se odnosimo prema svim ljudima onako kako bi se Bog prema njima ponio. Ovo je kozmički ideal ljudskog odnosa. I vi ćete poprimiti ovaj stav prema svim svojim problemima nakon što se predate najvišoj ljudskoj težnji, izvršenju Očeve volje. Kažem vam dakle, odnosite se prema svim ljudima onako kako znate da bi se ja u istoj situaciji prema njima ponio.”
1955 147:4.10 Nothing Jesus had said to the apostles up to this time had ever more astonished them. They continued to discuss the Master’s words long after he had retired. While Nathaniel was slow to recover from his supposition that Jesus had misunderstood the spirit of his question, the others were more than thankful that their philosophic fellow apostle had had the courage to ask such a thought-provoking question.
2014 147:4.10 Od svih Isusovih učenja do ovog časa, ovo ih je najviše iznenadilo. Nastavili su raspravljati Učiteljeve riječi dugo nakon što se ovaj povukao na počinak. Dok je Nataniju dugo trebalo da se povrati od šoka zbog toga što je Isus navodno pogrešno protumačio duh njegovog pitanja, drugi su bili više nego zahvalni što je njihov prijatelj-filozof imao hrabrosti postaviti tako misaono provokativno pitanje.
¶ 5. U DRUŠTVU ŠIMUNA FARIZEJA
5. VISITING SIMON THE PHARISEE
5. U DRUŠTVU ŠIMUNA FARIZEJA
1955 147:5.1 Though Simon was not a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, he was an influential Pharisee of Jerusalem. He was a halfhearted believer, and notwithstanding that he might be severely criticized therefor, he dared to invite Jesus and his personal associates, Peter, James, and John, to his home for a social meal. Simon had long observed the Master and was much impressed with his teachings and even more so with his personality.
2014 147:5.1 Dok Šimun nije bio član židovskog Velikog vijeća, imao je dosta utjecaja kao farizej u Jeruzalemu[10]. Djelomice je vjerovao u Isusova učenja i premda je na taj način postao predmetom oštre kritike, usudio se pozvati na objed Isusa i njegove osobne pratitelje Petra, Jakova i Ivana. Šimun je već prije dugo vremena počeo poštovati Učitelja i bio je jako impresioniran njegovim učenjima i još više impresioniran njegovom osobom.
1955 147:5.2 The wealthy Pharisees were devoted to almsgiving, and they did not shun publicity regarding their philanthropy. Sometimes they would even blow a trumpet as they were about to bestow charity upon some beggar. It was the custom of these Pharisees, when they provided a banquet for distinguished guests, to leave the doors of the house open so that even the street beggars might come in and, standing around the walls of the room behind the couches of the diners, be in position to receive portions of food which might be tossed to them by the banqueters.
2014 147:5.2 Bogati farizeji su bili posvećeni updanom davanju milostinje i težnji za filantropskim publicitetom. Često su znali zatrubiti kad su davali pomoć nekom prosjaku na ulici. Ovi su farizeji imali običaj prilikom svake gozbe u čast uvaženih gostiju ostaviti otvorena vrata kako bi prosjaci mogli ući sa ulice i stati pored zida iza solica za kojima su blagovali gosti, odakle su hvatali što god im se baci sa stola.
1955 147:5.3 On this particular occasion at Simon’s house, among those who came in off the street was a woman of unsavory reputation who had recently become a believer in the good news of the gospel of the kingdom. This woman was well known throughout all Jerusalem as the former keeper of one of the so-called high-class brothels located hard by the temple court of the gentiles. She had, on accepting the teachings of Jesus, closed up her nefarious place of business and had induced the majority of the women associated with her to accept the gospel and change their mode of living; notwithstanding this, she was still held in great disdain by the Pharisees and was compelled to wear her hair down—the badge of harlotry. This unnamed woman had brought with her a large flask of perfumed anointing lotion and, standing behind Jesus as he reclined at meat, began to anoint his feet while she also wet his feet with her tears of gratitude, wiping them with the hair of her head. And when she had finished this anointing, she continued weeping and kissing his feet.
2014 147:5.3 Među sirotinjom koja je ovom prilikom došla sa ulice u Šimunovu kuću bila je i jedna žena niske reputacije koja je odnedavno postala vjernica u Radosnu vijest o kraljevstvu. Ova je žena bila dobro poznata širom Jeruzalema kao negdašnja vlasnica tobože luksuznije javne kuće smještene u neposrednoj blizini nežidovskog hrama. Nakon što je prihvatila Isusova učenja, zatvorila je svoj neslavni posao i navela veliku većinu žena koje su s njom radile da prihvate Radosnu vijest i da promijene način života; unatoč tome još uvijek je nosila veliku ljagu i bila primorana da se povinuje farizejskom nalogu da razveže kosu u znak bludništva. Ova je bezimena žena sa sobom donijela alabasternu posudu mirisne masti koju je izlila na Isusove noge dok ih je polijevala suzama zahvalnosti koje je brisala svojom kosom. I kad je završila s mazanjem nogu, nastavila ih je zasipati suzama i poljupcima[11].
1955 147:5.4 When Simon saw all this, he said to himself: “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is who thus touches him; that she is a notorious sinner.” And Jesus, knowing what was going on in Simon’s mind, spoke up, saying: “Simon, I have something which I would like to say to you.” Simon answered, “Teacher, say on.” Then said Jesus: “A certain wealthy moneylender had two debtors. The one owed him five hundred denarii and the other fifty. Now, when neither of them had wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them do you think, Simon, would love him most?” Simon answered, “He, I suppose, whom he forgave the most.” And Jesus said, “You have rightly judged,” and pointing to the woman, he continued: “Simon, take a good look at this woman. I entered your house as an invited guest, yet you gave me no water for my feet. This grateful woman has washed my feet with tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave me no kiss of friendly greeting, but this woman, ever since she came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil you neglected to anoint, but she has anointed my feet with precious lotions. And what is the meaning of all this? Simply that her many sins have been forgiven, and this has led her to love much. But those who have received but little forgiveness sometimes love but little.” And turning around toward the woman, he took her by the hand and, lifting her up, said: “You have indeed repented of your sins, and they are forgiven. Be not discouraged by the thoughtless and unkind attitude of your fellows; go on in the joy and liberty of the kingdom of heaven.”
2014 147:5.4 Kad je Šimun ovo vidjeo, pomislio je: “Kad bi ovaj bio pravi prorok, znao bi tko je i kakva je ova žena što ga dotiče; da je okorjela grešnica.” Kako je Isus znao kakve su misli promicale Šimunovom glavom, rekao je, “Šimune, imam ti nešto reći.” Šimun odgovori: “Reci, Učitelju.” Isus tada reče: “Neki bankar imao dvojicu dužnika. Jedan mu je dugovao pet stotina denara, a drugi pedeset. Kako mu nisu mogli vratiti, on oprosti obojici. Koji će ga po tvom mišljenju, Šimune, voljeti sa više ljubavi?” Šimun odgovori: “Pretpostavljam da će ga više voljeti onaj kome je više oprostio[12].” Isus odgovori: “Pravo si sudio,” te okrečući se prema ženi reče: “Vidiš li ovu ženu? Dođoh kao uzvanik u tvoju kuću, a ti mi nisi vodom polio noge. Ova mi zahvalna žena suzama opra noge i otr kosom svojom. Ti mi ne dade prijateljskog poljupca, a ova žena otkako dođe ne prestade mi ljubiti noge. Ti mi ne namaza glavu uljem, dok mi ova žena namaza noge skupocjenom pomašću. Što sve ovo znači? To jednostavno znači da su njoj oprošeni mnogi grijesi, što ju je navelo na veliku ljubav. Oni kojima su oprošteni mali grijesi ponekad imaju malo ljubavi.” Zatim se okrenu ženi, uhvati je za ruku i navede je da se uspravi govoreći: “Iskreno si se pokajala i oprošteni su ti grijesi. Neka te ne obeshrabre nepromišljeni i neljubazni stavovi tvojih bližnjih; idi u radosti i slobodi nebeskog kraljevstva.”
1955 147:5.5 When Simon and his friends who sat at meat with him heard these words, they were the more astonished, and they began to whisper among themselves, “Who is this man that he even dares to forgive sins?” And when Jesus heard them thus murmuring, he turned to dismiss the woman, saying, “Woman, go in peace; your faith has saved you.”
2014 147:5.5 Kad su Šimun i njegovi prijatelji koji su sjedili za stolom čuli ove riječi, bili su bili još više iznenađeni te su počeli šaputati među sobom, “Tko je ovaj čovjek koji se usuđuje da oprosti grijehe?” Kad je Isus čuo kako tako među sobom govore, okrenuo se da otpusti ženu s riječima: “Ženo, idu u miru; tvoja te vjera spasila[13].”
1955 147:5.6 As Jesus arose with his friends to leave, he turned to Simon and said: “I know your heart, Simon, how you are torn betwixt faith and doubts, how you are distraught by fear and troubled by pride; but I pray for you that you may yield to the light and may experience in your station in life just such mighty transformations of mind and spirit as may be comparable to the tremendous changes which the gospel of the kingdom has already wrought in the heart of your unbidden and unwelcome guest. And I declare to all of you that the Father has opened the doors of the heavenly kingdom to all who have the faith to enter, and no man or association of men can close those doors even to the most humble soul or supposedly most flagrant sinner on earth if such sincerely seek an entrance.” And Jesus, with Peter, James, and John, took leave of their host and went to join the rest of the apostles at the camp in the garden of Gethsemane.
2014 147:5.6 Kad se Isus podigao sa svojim prijateljima i spremio da pođe, okrenuo se Šimunu s riječima: “Ja znam tvoje srce, Šimune, kako si sav raskidan između vjere i sumnje, rasturen strahom i opterećen ponosom; molim se Bogu za tebe kako bi se okreuo prema svjetlu i doživio u okviru svojih životnih okolnosti isti duboki preobražaj koji je Radosna vijest o kraljevstvu pobudila u srcu tvoje nezvane i neželjene gošće. A kažem vam da je Otac otvrio vrata nebeskog kraljevstva svima koji imaju vjere da u njega uđu i ni jedan jedini čovjek ili grupa ljudi ne mogu zatvoriti ova vrata, čak ni pred najskrušenijim dušama ili tobože najvećim grešnicima na svijetu, samo ako čovjek iskreno potraži ulaz u kraljevstvo.” Isus se zatim zajedno sa Petrom, Jakovom i Ivanom oprostio od svog domaćina i otišao pridružiti ostalim apostolima koji su ih čekali u getsemanijskom taboru[14].
1955 147:5.7 That same evening Jesus made the long-to-be-remembered address to the apostles regarding the relative value of status with God and progress in the eternal ascent to Paradise. Said Jesus: “My children, if there exists a true and living connection between the child and the Father, the child is certain to progress continuously toward the Father’s ideals. True, the child may at first make slow progress, but the progress is none the less sure. The important thing is not the rapidity of your progress but rather its certainty. Your actual achievement is not so important as the fact that the direction of your progress is Godward. What you are becoming day by day is of infinitely more importance than what you are today.
2014 147:5.7 Iste večeri Isus je izručio nezaboravni govor apostolima na temu relativne vrijednosti statusa koji čovjek ima pri odnosu sa Bogom i napretka u procesu vječnog uspona prema Raju. Isus je rekao: “Moja djeco, u svakoj situaciji gdje postoji istinska i živa veza između djeteta i Oca, dijete zasigurno napreduje u ostvarenju Očevih ideala. Istina, dijete može isprva sporo napredovati, ali napredak je svejedno zagarantiran. To što je bitno nije brzina vašeg napretka, već njegova garancija. Vaše trenutno postignuće nije toliko bitno koliko je bitna činjenica da napredujete u smjeru Boga. To što postajete iz dana u dan je daleko bitnije od onoga što ste danas.
1955 147:5.8 “This transformed woman whom some of you saw at Simon’s house today is, at this moment, living on a level which is vastly below that of Simon and his well-meaning associates; but while these Pharisees are occupied with the false progress of the illusion of traversing deceptive circles of meaningless ceremonial services, this woman has, in dead earnest, started out on the long and eventful search for God, and her path toward heaven is not blocked by spiritual pride and moral self-satisfaction. The woman is, humanly speaking, much farther away from God than Simon, but her soul is in progressive motion; she is on the way toward an eternal goal. There are present in this woman tremendous spiritual possibilities for the future. Some of you may not stand high in actual levels of soul and spirit, but you are making daily progress on the living way opened up, through faith, to God. There are tremendous possibilities in each of you for the future. Better by far to have a small but living and growing faith than to be possessed of a great intellect with its dead stores of worldly wisdom and spiritual unbelief.”
2014 147:5.8 “Ova preobražena žena koju su neki od vas vidjeli u Šimunovoj kući u ovom času živi na razini koja je daleko niža od razine na kojoj žive Šimun i njegovi dobronamjerni prijatelji; ali dok se ovi farizeji bave lažnim napretkom iluzornog putovanja varljivim krugovima besmislenih ceremonijalnih službi, ova je žena najiskrenije započela ići stazom dugog i uzbudljivog traganja za Bogom i na njenom putu ne stoje zapreke duhovnog ponosa i moralnog samozadovoljstva. Dok je ova žena, ljudski govoreći, daleko dalje od Boga od ovog Šimuna, njezina je duša u progresivnom pokretu; ona je na putu vječnog postignuća. U ovoj ženi počiva fenomenalan duhovni potencijal koji će rezultirati budućim postignućima. Neki od vas ne moraju biti na nekoj visokoj poziciji u pogledu dostignutih razina duše i duha, ali iz dana u dan napredujete na živućem putu koji vjerom vodi naviše, prema Bogu. U svakom od vas postoji ogroman potencijal za budućnost. Daleko je bolje imati malu ali živuću i rastuću vjeru nego veliki intelekt sa mrtvim skladištem svjetovne mudrosti i duhovne nevjere.”[15]
1955 147:5.9 But Jesus earnestly warned his apostles against the foolishness of the child of God who presumes upon the Father’s love. He declared that the heavenly Father is not a lax, loose, or foolishly indulgent parent who is ever ready to condone sin and forgive recklessness. He cautioned his hearers not mistakenly to apply his illustrations of father and son so as to make it appear that God is like some overindulgent and unwise parents who conspire with the foolish of earth to encompass the moral undoing of their thoughtless children, and who are thereby certainly and directly contributing to the delinquency and early demoralization of their own offspring. Said Jesus: “My Father does not indulgently condone those acts and practices of his children which are self-destructive and suicidal to all moral growth and spiritual progress. Such sinful practices are an abomination in the sight of God.”
2014 147:5.9 Ali Isus je iskreno upozorio svoje apostole na ludost Božjeg djeteta koje se nepromišljeno oslanja na Očevu ljubav. Nagasio je da nebeski Otac nije popustljivi, nesigurni roditelj koji uludo udovoljava djeci opraštajući svaki grijeh i nepromišljenost. Upozorio je svoje slušatelje da je pogrešno tumačiti njegovu ilustraciju odnosa između oca i sina kako bi se došlo do zaključka da je Bog nalik nekom popustljivom i nemudrom roditelju koji surađuje s budalastim ljudima u procesu moralnog uništenja njihove nepromišljene djece i koji na taj način izravno i nepovratno doprinosi delikvenciji i ranoj demoralizaciji njihovog zajedničkog potomstva. Isus reče: “Moj Otac neće popustljivo oprostiti djela i običaje svoje djece koji vode samouništenju i koji djeluju kao zapreke svakom obliku moralnog rasta i duhovnog napretka.Bog se zgražava pred svim takvim djelima.”
1955 147:5.10 Many other semiprivate meetings and banquets did Jesus attend with the high and the low, the rich and the poor, of Jerusalem before he and his apostles finally departed for Capernaum. And many, indeed, became believers in the gospel of the kingdom and were subsequently baptized by Abner and his associates, who remained behind to foster the interests of the kingdom in Jerusalem and thereabouts.
2014 147:5.10 Isus je prisustvovao mnogim drugim poluprivatnim sastancima i gozbama s niskim i visokim, siromašnim i bogatim uzvanicima iz Jeruzalema prije nego što se sa svojim apostolima vratio u Kafarnaum. I mnogi su postali vjernici u Radosnu vijest o kraljevstvu i kasnije primili krštenje od Abnera i njegovih suradnika koji su se zadržali u ovom podneblju kako bi nastavili njegovati zanimanje za kraljevstvo u centru i okolici Jeruzalema.
¶ 6. POVRATAK U KAFARNAUM
6. RETURNING TO CAPERNAUM
6. POVRATAK U KAFARNAUM
1955 147:6.1 The last week of April, Jesus and the twelve departed from their Bethany headquarters near Jerusalem and began their journey back to Capernaum by way of Jericho and the Jordan.
2014 147:6.1 Posljednjeg tjedna mjeseca travnja Isus i dvanaestorica su napustili svoj centar u Betsaidi u blizini Jeruzalema i krenuli na put prema Kafarnaumu preko Jerihona i jordanske doline.
1955 147:6.2 The chief priests and the religious leaders of the Jews held many secret meetings for the purpose of deciding what to do with Jesus. They were all agreed that something should be done to put a stop to his teaching, but they could not agree on the method. They had hoped that the civil authorities would dispose of him as Herod had put an end to John, but they discovered that Jesus was so conducting his work that the Roman officials were not much alarmed by his preaching. Accordingly, at a meeting which was held the day before Jesus’ departure for Capernaum, it was decided that he would have to be apprehended on a religious charge and be tried by the Sanhedrin. Therefore a commission of six secret spies was appointed to follow Jesus, to observe his words and acts, and when they had amassed sufficient evidence of lawbreaking and blasphemy, to return to Jerusalem with their report. These six Jews caught up with the apostolic party, numbering about thirty, at Jericho and, under the pretense of desiring to become disciples, attached themselves to Jesus’ family of followers, remaining with the group up to the time of the beginning of the second preaching tour in Galilee; whereupon three of them returned to Jerusalem to submit their report to the chief priests and the Sanhedrin.
2014 147:6.2 Glavni židovski svećenici i religiozne vođe su održali veliki broj tajnih sjednica kako bi odlučili što će učiniti sa Isusom. Bili su složni u stavu da je bilo bitno nešto poduzeti kako bi se zaustavilo širenje njegovih učenja, ali se nisu mogli složiti u pogledu metoda. Nadali su se da će Isusa uništiti građanske vlasti onako kako je Herod uništio Ivana, ali su otkrili da je Isus tako obavljao svoj posao da svojim učenjima nije privlačio pažnju rimskih vlasti. Na sjednici koja je održana dan prije Isusovog odlaska u Kafarnaum, odlučili su da ga uhvate pod optužbom širenja grešnih religioznih učenja i da ga izvedu pred Veliko vijeće. Tako su odabrali grupu od šest uhoda koji su imali zadaću da prate Isusa, da bilježe njegove riječi i djela i nakon što skupe dovoljno dokaza o kršenju zakona i bogohuljenju, da se vrate u Jeruzalem sa ovim izvješćem. Ovih je šest uhoda prišlo apostolskoj grupi u Jerihonu, gdje je ova brojala nekih trideset članova i pod izgovorom da su željeli postati učenici, počeli su pratiti Isusovu familiju i ostali su s njom sve do početka druge propovjedne turneje po Galileji; ovom prilikom su se trojica vratili u Jeruzalem kako bi podnijeli izvješće glavnim svećenicima i Velikom vijeću.
1955 147:6.3 Peter preached to the assembled multitude at the crossing of the Jordan, and the following morning they moved up the river toward Amathus. They wanted to proceed straight on to Capernaum, but such a crowd gathered here they remained three days, preaching, teaching, and baptizing. They did not move toward home until early Sabbath morning, the first day of May. The Jerusalem spies were sure they would now secure their first charge against Jesus—that of Sabbath breaking—since he had presumed to start his journey on the Sabbath day. But they were doomed to disappointment because, just before their departure, Jesus called Andrew into his presence and before them all instructed him to proceed for a distance of only one thousand yards, the legal Jewish Sabbath day’s journey.
2014 147:6.3 Petar je držao propovijedi okupljenom narodu na gazu Jordana, te su narednog jutra krenuli uz rijeku prema Amatusu. Imali su namjeru ići direktno u Kafarnaum, ali ovdje se okupilo toliko naroda da su tu ostali tri dana propovjedajući, držeći predavanja i krsteći. Nisu krenuli natrag sve do rano u subotu ujutro, prvoga svibnja. Jeruzalemske uhode su bile uvjerene da će imati priliku prikupiti dokaze o prvorazrednoj optužbi podići protiv Isusa - kršenju subote - kako je ovaj odlučio nastaviti putovanje u subotu ujutro. Ali bili su osuđeni na razočaranje kad je neposredno prije nego što će krenuti na put Isus pozvao Andriju i rekao mu da neće ići dalje od tisuću jardi, što je bio u skladu sa židovskim pravilima poštovanja subote.
1955 147:6.4 But the spies did not have long to wait for their opportunity to accuse Jesus and his associates of Sabbath breaking. As the company passed along the narrow road, the waving wheat, which was just then ripening, was near at hand on either side, and some of the apostles, being hungry, plucked the ripe grain and ate it. It was customary for travelers to help themselves to grain as they passed along the road, and therefore no thought of wrongdoing was attached to such conduct. But the spies seized upon this as a pretext for assailing Jesus. When they saw Andrew rub the grain in his hand, they went up to him and said: “Do you not know that it is unlawful to pluck and rub the grain on the Sabbath day?” And Andrew answered: “But we are hungry and rub only sufficient for our needs; and since when did it become sinful to eat grain on the Sabbath day?” But the Pharisees answered: “You do no wrong in eating, but you do break the law in plucking and rubbing out the grain between your hands; surely your Master would not approve of such acts.” Then said Andrew: “But if it is not wrong to eat the grain, surely the rubbing out between our hands is hardly more work than the chewing of the grain, which you allow; wherefore do you quibble over such trifles?” When Andrew intimated that they were quibblers, they were indignant, and rushing back to where Jesus walked along, talking to Matthew, they protested, saying: “Behold, Teacher, your apostles do that which is unlawful on the Sabbath day; they pluck, rub, and eat the grain. We are sure you will command them to cease.” And then said Jesus to the accusers: “You are indeed zealous for the law, and you do well to remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy; but did you never read in the Scripture that, one day when David was hungry, he and they who were with him entered the house of God and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for anyone to eat save the priests? and David also gave this bread to those who were with him. And have you not read in our law that it is lawful to do many needful things on the Sabbath day? And shall I not, before the day is finished, see you eat that which you have brought along for the needs of this day? My good men, you do well to be zealous for the Sabbath, but you would do better to guard the health and well-being of your fellows. I declare that the Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. And if you are here present with us to watch my words, then will I openly proclaim that the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
2014 147:6.4 Ali uhode nisu morale dugo čekati na priliku da optuže Isusa i njegove suradnike radi kršenja subote. Dok je grupa putovala uskom stazom, pored puta se talasalo klasje žita koje je u ovo vrijeme upravo dozrijevalo i nekoliko apostola je od gladi potrgalo i pojelo klasje. Bilo je u redu putnicima da se posluže žitom dok su prolazili pored puta i tako uz ovo djelo nije bila povezana bilo kakva krivnja. Ali uhode su ugrabile ovu priliku da napadnu Isusa. Kad su vidjeli kako Andrija trlja klasje među dlanovima, farizeji mu odoše s riječima: “Zar ne znate da je kršenje zakona trgati klasje i jesti u subotu?” Andrija odgovori: “Ali gladni smo i kidamo jedino onoliko koliko nam treba;otkada je protuzakonito jesti klasje u subotu?” Farizeji odgovoriše: ”Nije kršenje zakona što jedete klasje, nego što ga kidate i trljate među dlanovima; sigurno vaš Učitelj to ne bi odobrio[16].” Tada reče Andrija: “Ali ako nije kršenje zakona jesti klasje, onda zasigurno ne može biti kršenje zakona ako se žvaće, što, morate priznati, zahtijeva manje truda; zašto morate cjepidlačiti oko takvih sitnica?” Kad je Andrija insinuirao da su bili cjepidlačine, napunili su se ljutnjom i prezirom i pohitili tamo gdje je Isus išao u razgovoru s Matijom, te su mu se obratili s prosvjedom: “Gledaj, Učitelju, tvoji učenici čine što nije dopušteno činiti u subotu; kidaju, trljaju i jedu klasje. Sigurni ćeš im narediti da prestanu.” Isus tada reče svojim optužiteljima: “Uistinu ste revni u obrani zakona i dobro se sjetiti subote kao svetog dana; ali zar niste čitali u Zakonu što učini David kad sa svojim pratiocima ogladnje? Kako uđe u kuću Božju te pojede postavljene kruhove koje nije bilo dopušteno jesti ni njemu ni njegovim pratiocima, već jedino svećenicima. Ili, zar niste čitali u Zakonu da subotnim danima svećenici u hramu krše subotu, pa su ipak bez krivnje? I zar neću i ja vidjeti kako vi jedete to što ste sa sobom ponijeli prije nego padne mark?Moji dobri ljudi, dobro je biti revan u pogledu subote, ali je još bolje zaštititi zdravlje i blagostanje svojih bližnjih. Kažem vam da je subota storena radi čovjeka, a ne čovjek radi subote. I kako ste ovdje prisutni da čujete moje riječi, ja vam kažem da je Sin Čovječji gospodar i subote.”[17]
1955 147:6.5 The Pharisees were astonished and confounded by his words of discernment and wisdom. For the remainder of the day they kept by themselves and dared not ask any more questions.
2014 147:6.5 Farizeji su bili zaprepašteni i zbunjeni njegovim riječima razboritosti i mudrosti. Do kraja dana su se držali po strani i nisu se usudili postaviti drugog pitanja.
1955 147:6.6 Jesus’ antagonism to the Jewish traditions and slavish ceremonials was always positive. It consisted in what he did and in what he affirmed. The Master spent little time in negative denunciations. He taught that those who know God can enjoy the liberty of living without deceiving themselves by the licenses of sinning. Said Jesus to the apostles: “Men, if you are enlightened by the truth and really know what you are doing, you are blessed; but if you know not the divine way, you are unfortunate and already breakers of the law.”
2014 147:6.6 Isusovo protivljenje židovskim tradicijama i robovskom poštivanju ceremonija je uvijek bilo pozitivno. Učitelj nije gubio vrijeme na negativne optužbe. Učio je da oni koji vole Boga mogu uživati slobodu življenja bez samoobmane preuzetne grešnosti. Isus je rekao apostolima: “Blaženi su prosvjetljeni ljudi koji uistinu znaju što rade; ali ako ne znate božjeg puta, teško vama jer već kršite sve zakone.”
¶ 7. POVRATAK U KAFARNAUM
7. BACK IN CAPERNAUM
7. POVRATAK U KAFARNAUM
1955 147:7.1 It was around noon on Monday, May 3, when Jesus and the twelve came to Bethsaida by boat from Tarichea. They traveled by boat in order to escape those who journeyed with them. But by the next day the others, including the official spies from Jerusalem, had again found Jesus.
2014 147:7.1 Bilo je to oko podneva u ponedjeljak 3. svibnja kad su Isus i dvanaestorica došli u Betsaidu brodom iz Tariceje. Putovali su brodom kako bi izbjegli one koji su za njima putovali. Ali narednog su dana drugi, uključujući i pismoznanike iz Jeruzalema, ponovo našli Isusa.
1955 147:7.2 On Tuesday evening Jesus was conducting one of his customary classes of questions and answers when the leader of the six spies said to him: “I was today talking with one of John’s disciples who is here attending upon your teaching, and we were at a loss to understand why you never command your disciples to fast and pray as we Pharisees fast and as John bade his followers.” And Jesus, referring to a statement by John, answered this questioner: “Do the sons of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as the bridegroom remains with them, they can hardly fast. But the time is coming when the bridegroom shall be taken away, and during those times the children of the bridechamber undoubtedly will fast and pray. To pray is natural for the children of light, but fasting is not a part of the gospel of the kingdom of heaven. Be reminded that a wise tailor does not sew a piece of new and unshrunk cloth upon an old garment, lest, when it is wet, it shrink and produce a worse rent. Neither do men put new wine into old wine skins, lest the new wine burst the skins so that both the wine and the skins perish. The wise man puts the new wine into fresh wine skins. Therefore do my disciples show wisdom in that they do not bring too much of the old order over into the new teaching of the gospel of the kingdom. You who have lost your teacher may be justified in fasting for a time. Fasting may be an appropriate part of the law of Moses, but in the coming kingdom the sons of God shall experience freedom from fear and joy in the divine spirit.” And when they heard these words, the disciples of John were comforted while the Pharisees themselves were the more confounded.
2014 147:7.2 U utorak poslije podne Isus je odgovarao na pitanja okupljenih, kad mu se ponovo obratilo šest uhoda s riječima: “Danas sam razgovarao s jednim od Ivanovih učenika koji je došao čuti tvoja učenja i nismo mogli razumjeti zašto nikada ne tražiš od svojih učenika da se posvete postu i molitvi onako kako im se mi farizeji posvećujemo i kako je Ivan učio svoje učenike.” Isus, oslanjajući se na Ivanove riječi, odgovori: “Mogu li svatovi postiti dok je s njima zaručnik? Dok imaju sa sobom zaručnika, ne mogu postiti. Ali doći se vrijeme kad će im ugrabiti zaručnika. Tada će bez sumnje djeca ovog zaručnika postiti i moliti se[18]. Dok je molitva prirodni čin prosvjetljenog čovjeka, post nije dio Radosne vijesti o nebeskom kraljevstvu. Sjetite se da mudar krojač ne prišiva zakrpe od novog i neuvaljanog sukna na staru haljinu da se ova kad se pokvasi ne skupi pa rupa ne bude još veća. Nitko ne ulijeva novo vino u stare mjehove; inače novo vino podere mjehove, te propadne i vino i mjehovi. Nego stavlja novo vino u nove mjehove. Tako i moji učenici pokazuju mudrost kada ne unose suviše starih učenja među nove ideje Radosne vijesti o kraljevstvu. Vi koji ste izgubili svoga učitelja možete postiti neko vrijeme Post može biti prikladan dio Mojsijevog zakona, ali u dolazećem kraljevstvu sinovi Boga trebaju naći slobodu od straha i radost u božanskom duhu[19].” I kad su čuli ove riječi, Ivanovi učenici su bili utješeni, dok su farizeji bili još zbunjeniji.
1955 147:7.3 Then the Master proceeded to warn his hearers against entertaining the notion that all olden teaching should be replaced entirely by new doctrines. Said Jesus: “That which is old and also true must abide. Likewise, that which is new but false must be rejected. But that which is new and also true, have the faith and courage to accept. Remember it is written: ‘Forsake not an old friend, for the new is not comparable to him. As new wine, so is a new friend; if it becomes old, you shall drink it with gladness.’”
2014 147:7.3 Učitelj ih je dalje upozorio da ne misle kako je dobro zamijeniti sva stara učenja novim doktrinama.“To što je staro i istinito treba ostaviti. Također to što je novo i neistinito treba odbaciti. Ali to što je novo i istinito, trebate imati vjere i hrabrosti da prihvatite. Ne zaboravite što je zapisano: “Ne iznevjeri starog prijatelja, jer se novi s njim ne može porediti. Kao novo vino, tako je i novi prijatelj; kad prijateljstvo ostari, tad ćeš ga piti s radošću.”[20]
¶ 8. BLAGDAN DUHOVNE DOBROTE
8. THE FEAST OF SPIRITUAL GOODNESS
8. BLAGDAN DUHOVNE DOBROTE
1955 147:8.1 That night, long after the usual listeners had retired, Jesus continued to teach his apostles. He began this special instruction by quoting from the Prophet Isaiah:
2014 147:8.1 Te noći, dugo nakon što su se redovni slušatelji povukli na počinak, Isus je nastavio poučavati apostole. Započeo je svoju specijalnu pouku pozivajući se na proroka Izaiju:
1955 147:8.2 “‘Why have you fasted? For what reason do you afflict your souls while you continue to find pleasure in oppression and to take delight in injustice? Behold, you fast for the sake of strife and contention and to smite with the fist of wickedness. But you shall not fast in this way to make your voices heard on high.
1955 147:8.3 “‘Is it such a fast that I have chosen—a day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, to grovel in sackcloth and ashes? Will you dare to call this a fast and an acceptable day in the sight of the Lord? Is not this the fast I should choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the knots of heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share my bread with the hungry and to bring those who are homeless and poor to my house? And when I see those who are naked, I will clothe them.
2014 147:8.3 “’Zar je meni takav post po volji u dan kad se čovjekova duša trapi? Spuštati kao rogoz glavu k zemlji, sterati poda se kostrijet i pepeo? Hoćeš li to zvati postom i danom ugodnim Bogu? Ovo je post koji mi je po volji: Kidati okove nepravedne, razvezivat spone jarmene, puštati na slobodu potlačene, slomiti sve jarmove, podijeliti kruh svoj s gladnima, uvesti pod krov svoj beskućnike, odjenuti onoga koga vidiš gola[22].
1955 147:8.4 “‘Then shall your light break forth as the morning while your health springs forth speedily. Your righteousness shall go before you while the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then will you call upon the Lord, and he shall answer; you will cry out, and he shall say—Here am I. And all this he will do if you refrain from oppression, condemnation, and vanity. The Father rather desires that you draw out your heart to the hungry, and that you minister to the afflicted souls; then shall your light shine in obscurity, and even your darkness shall be as the noonday. Then shall the Lord guide you continually, satisfying your soul and renewing your strength. You shall become like a watered garden, like a spring whose waters fail not. And they who do these things shall restore the wasted glories; they shall raise up the foundations of many generations; they shall be called the rebuilders of broken walls, the restorers of safe paths in which to dwell.’”
2014 147:8.4 “Tad će sinut poput zore tvoja svjetlost i zdravlje će tvoje brzo procvasti. Pred tobom će ići tvoja pravda, a slava Božja bit će ti zalaznicom. Vikneš li, Bog će ti odgovoriti; kad zavapiš, reći će - Evo me. Ukloniš li iz svoje sredine jaram, ispružen prst i besjedu bezbožnu. Otac hoće da dadeš kruha gladnome, nasitiš potlačenog, tvoja će svjetlost zasjati u tmini i tama će tvoja kao podne postati. Bog će te vodit bez prestanka, sitit će te u sušnim krajevima i krijepiti kosti tvoje. I bit ćeš kao vrt zaljeven, kao studenac kojem voda nikad ne presuši. I ti ćeš gradit na starim razvalinama, dići ćeš temelje budućih koljena; zvaće te popravljačem pukotina i obnoviteljem cesta do naselja[23].”
1955 147:8.5 And then long into the night Jesus propounded to his apostles the truth that it was their faith that made them secure in the kingdom of the present and the future, and not their affliction of soul nor fasting of body. He exhorted the apostles at least to live up to the ideas of the prophet of old and expressed the hope that they would progress far beyond even the ideals of Isaiah and the older prophets. His last words that night were: “Grow in grace by means of that living faith which grasps the fact that you are the sons of God while at the same time it recognizes every man as a brother.”
2014 147:8.5 I dugo u noć Isus je nastavio govoriti svojim apostolima istinu da ih njihova vjera osigurava u kraljevstvu sadašnjosti i budućnosti, a ne tegobe njihove duše ili post njihovih tijela. Opomenuo je apostole da ako ništa drugo trebaju živjeti u skladu s učenjima starih proroka i izrazio je nadu u njihov napredak izvan i iznad ideala Izaije i drugih starih proroka. Posljednje što je rekao ove noći je bilo: “Rastite u dostojanstvu pomoću žive vjere koja shvaća činjenicu da ste sinovi Boga dok u isto vrijeme prepoznajete svakog čovjeka kao svog brata[24].”
1955 147:8.6 It was after two o’clock in the morning when Jesus ceased speaking and every man went to his place for sleep.
2014 147:8.6 Bilo je poslije dva ujutro kad je Isus prestao govoriti i svi su otišli na počinak.
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¶ Reference
¶ Biblija
- ↑ 147:1.1 Stotnikanov sluga: Mt 8:5-6; Lk 7:1-5.
- ↑ 147:1.2 Stoljetnikova vjera: Mt 8:7-9; Lk 7:6-8.
- ↑ 147:1.3 Isus se divi vjeri: Lk 7:9-10.
- ↑ 147:1.3 Sluga se oporavlja: Mt 8:13.
- ↑ 147:3.1 Bazen u Bethesdi: Iv 5:1-4.
- ↑ 147:3.3 Moj otac radi i ja radim: Iv 5:17. Slušatelji i vjernici imaju vječni život: Iv 5:24-28; Iv 6:40.
- ↑ 147:3.5 Uzmi krevet i hodaj: Iv 5:5-9.
- ↑ 147:3.6 Strah od svećenika i pisara: Iv 5:10-15.
- ↑ 147:4.1 Zlatno pravilo: Mt 7:12; Lk 6:31. Zlatno pravilo (negativno): Tob 4:15.
- ↑ 147:5.1 Šimun farizej: Lk 7:36a.
- ↑ 147:5.3 Bivša bludnica pomazala je Isusove noge: Lk 7:36b-38.
- ↑ 147:5.4 Prispodoba o dva dužnika: Lk 7:39-48.
- ↑ 147:5.5 Vjera i oprošteni grijesi: Lk 7:49-50.
- ↑ 147:5.6 Otvorena vrata, uđite vjerom: Otk 3:8.
- ↑ 147:5.8 Isus, živi put: Iv 14:6; Heb 10:20.
- ↑ 147:6.4 Apostoli trljaju žito u subotu: Mt 12:1-2; Mk 2:23-24; Lk 6:1-2.
- ↑ 147:6.4 David jeo kruhove prinesene: 1 Sam 21:3-6. Isus, gospodar subote: Mt 12:3-8; Mk 2:25-28; Lk 6:3-5.
- ↑ 147:7.2 Djeca svjetlosti: Lk 16:8; Iv 12:36; Ef 5:8; 1 Sol 5:5.
- ↑ 147:7.2 Rasprava o postu: Mt 9:14-17; Mk 2:18-22; Lk 5:33-38.
- ↑ 147:7.3 Stari i novi prijatelji: Izr 27:10. Staro i novo vino: Lk 5:39.
- ↑ 147:8.2 Zašto postiš?: Iz 58:3-4.
- ↑ 147:8.3 Zašto ne činiti dobro?: Iz 58:5-7.
- ↑ 147:8.4 Svjetlost izbija: Iz 58:8-12.
- ↑ 147:8.5 Rasti u milosti: 2 Pt 3:18.