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THE CRISIS AT CAPERNAUM
POGLAVLJE 153 : KRIZA U KAFARNAUMU
1955 153:0.1 ON FRIDAY evening, the day of their arrival at Bethsaida, and on Sabbath morning, the apostles noticed that Jesus was seriously occupied with some momentous problem; they were cognizant that the Master was giving unusual thought to some important matter. He ate no breakfast and but little at noontide. All of Sabbath morning and the evening before, the twelve and their associates were gathered together in small groups about the house, in the garden, and along the seashore. There was a tension of uncertainty and a suspense of apprehension resting upon all of them. Jesus had said little to them since they left Jerusalem.
2014 153:0.1 U petak navečer, na dan dolaska u Betsaidu, te u subotu ujutro, apostoli su primijetili da je Isus bio ozbiljno zauzet nekim velikim problemom; bili su svjesni da je Učitelj pridavao neobičnu pozornost nekom pitanju od velike važnosti. Nije doručkovao, a malo je jeo i popodne. Cijelu subotu ujutro i večer prije, dvanaestorica su se okupljali sa svojim suradnicima u malim grupama oko kuće, u vrtu ili uz more. Počeli su osjećati napetost od neizvjesnosti i suspenziju usljed straha. Isus je malo govorio otkako su napustili Jeruzalem.
1955 153:0.2 Not in months had they seen the Master so preoccupied and uncommunicative. Even Simon Peter was depressed, if not downcast. Andrew was at a loss to know what to do for his dejected associates. Nathaniel said they were in the midst of the “lull before the storm.” Thomas expressed the opinion that “something out of the ordinary is about to happen.” Philip advised David Zebedee to “forget about plans for feeding and lodging the multitude until we know what the Master is thinking about.” Matthew was putting forth renewed efforts to replenish the treasury. James and John talked over the forthcoming sermon in the synagogue and speculated much as to its probable nature and scope. Simon Zelotes expressed the belief, in reality a hope, that “the Father in heaven may be about to intervene in some unexpected manner for the vindication and support of his Son,” while Judas Iscariot dared to indulge the thought that possibly Jesus was oppressed with regrets that “he did not have the courage and daring to permit the five thousand to proclaim him king of the Jews.”
2014 153:0.2 Već mjesecima nisu vidjeli Učitelja tako zaokupljenog i nekomunikativnog. Čak je i Šimun Petar bio depresivan, ako ne i deprimiran. Andrija nije znao što učiniti sa svojim bezvoljnim suradnicima. Natanije je rekao da su bili usred “zatišja pred buru.” Tomo je izrazio mišljenje da se “nešto neobično trebalo dogoditi.” Filip je savjetovao Davida Zebedejevog da “ne pravi planove kako će hraniti i gostiti mnoštvo dok sazna što je Učitelj planirao učiniti.” Matija je ulagao obnovljena nastojanja de napuni riznicu. Jakov i Ivan su govorili o predstojećoj propovijedi u sinagogi i nagađali njezinu vjerojatnu prirodu i opseg. Šimun Revnitelj je izrazio uvjerenje, ustvari nadu, da se “Otac na nebu spremao intervenirati na neki neočekivani način radi opravdanja i potpore svoga Sina,” dok se Juda Iskariotski usudio pozabaviti mišlju da je Isus mogao biti deprimiran žaleći “što nije imao hrabrosti i odvažnosti dopustiti mnoštvu od pet tisuća proglasiti ga kraljem Židova.”
1955 153:0.3 It was from among such a group of depressed and disconsolate followers that Jesus went forth on this beautiful Sabbath afternoon to preach his epoch-making sermon in the Capernaum synagogue. The only word of cheerful greeting or well-wishing from any of his immediate followers came from one of the unsuspecting Alpheus twins, who, as Jesus left the house on his way to the synagogue, saluted him cheerily and said: “We pray the Father will help you, and that we may have bigger multitudes than ever.”
2014 153:0.3 Među takvu je skupinu depresivnih i razočaranih sljedbenika Isus ove prekrasne subote popodne stao i počeo držati svoju epohalnu propovijed u singagogi u Kafarnaumu
[1]. Jedini veseli pozdrav i poticaj od njegovih neposrednih sljedbenika primio je od jednog od bezazlenih Alfejevih blizanaca koji mu je, dok je Isus izlazio iz kuće na putu za sinagogu, vedro uputio riječi pozdrava i rekao: “Molimo se Ocu da ti pomogne, da možemo imati više naroda nego ikad prije“
¶ 1. POSTAVKA POZORNICE
1. THE SETTING OF THE STAGE
1. POSTAVKA POZORNICE
1955 153:1.1 A distinguished congregation greeted Jesus at three o’clock on this exquisite Sabbath afternoon in the new Capernaum synagogue. Jairus presided and handed Jesus the Scriptures to read. The day before, fifty-three Pharisees and Sadducees had arrived from Jerusalem; more than thirty of the leaders and rulers of the neighboring synagogues were also present. These Jewish religious leaders were acting directly under orders from the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem, and they constituted the orthodox vanguard which had come to inaugurate open warfare on Jesus and his disciples. Sitting by the side of these Jewish leaders, in the synagogue seats of honor, were the official observers of Herod Antipas, who had been directed to ascertain the truth concerning the disturbing reports that an attempt had been made by the populace to proclaim Jesus the king of the Jews, over in the domains of his brother Philip.
2014 153:1.1 Istaknuta kongregacija je pozdravila Isusa u tri sata ovog finog subotnjeg popodneva u novoj sinagogi u Kafarnaumu. Službovao je Jair koji je Isusu predao Pisma za čitanje. Dan prije stigla su pedeset i tri farizeja i saduceja iz Jeruzalema; više od trideset lidera i glavara susjednih sinagoga su također bili prisutni. Te su židovske religiozne vođe bile pod izravnom upravom Velikog vijeća Jeruzalema, čineći ortodoksnu avangardu koja je došla inaugurirati otvoreni rat s Isusom i njegovim sljedbenicima. Sjedeći na počasnim mjestima pored ovih židovskih vođa bili su službeni promatrači Heroda Antipe, s poslanjem da utvrde istinu o zabrinjavajućem izvješću o pokušaju naroda da učini Isusa kralja Židova u područjima njegova brata Filipa.
1955 153:1.2 Jesus comprehended that he faced the immediate declaration of avowed and open warfare by his increasing enemies, and he elected boldly to assume the offensive. At the feeding of the five thousand he had challenged their ideas of the material Messiah; now he chose again openly to attack their concept of the Jewish deliverer. This crisis, which began with the feeding of the five thousand, and which terminated with this Sabbath afternoon sermon, was the outward turning of the tide of popular fame and acclaim. Henceforth, the work of the kingdom was to be increasingly concerned with the more important task of winning lasting spiritual converts for the truly religious brotherhood of mankind. This sermon marks the crisis in the transition from the period of discussion, controversy, and decision to that of open warfare and final acceptance or final rejection.
2014 153:1.2 Isus je shvaćao da je bio suočen s neposrednim proglašenjem i otvorenom proklamacijom rata svojih sve brojnijih neprijatelja i odlučio je otvoreno preuzeti inicijativu. Onom prilikom kad je nahranio pet tisuća, doveo je u pitanje njihove ideje o materijalnom Mesiji; sada je odlučio još jednom otvoreno napasti njihovu koncepciju židovskog izručitelja. Ova kriza, koja je započela s hranjenjem pet tisuća, i koja je završila s ovom propovijedi u sobotu poslijepodne, obilježava spoljašnje preusmjeravanje plime popularne slave i publiciteta. Ubuduće, rad kraljevstva se sve više bavio važnim zadatkom osvajanja trajnih i dubinskih obraćenika u istinski religioznom bratstvu čovječanstva. Ova propovijed označava krizu u prijelazu iz razdoblja rasprava, kontroverzi i odluka u otvoreni rat i konačno prihvaćanje ili odbijanje.
1955 153:1.3 The Master well knew that many of his followers were slowly but surely preparing their minds finally to reject him. He likewise knew that many of his disciples were slowly but certainly passing through that training of mind and that discipline of soul which would enable them to triumph over doubt and courageously to assert their full-fledged faith in the gospel of the kingdom. Jesus fully understood how men prepare themselves for the decisions of a crisis and the performance of sudden deeds of courageous choosing by the slow process of the reiterated choosing between the recurring situations of good and evil. He subjected his chosen messengers to repeated rehearsals in disappointment and provided them with frequent and testing opportunities for choosing between the right and the wrong way of meeting spiritual trials. He knew he could depend on his followers, when they met the final test, to make their vital decisions in accordance with prior and habitual mental attitudes and spirit reactions.
2014 153:1.3 Učitelj je dobro znao da su se mnogi sljedbenici polako ali sigurno pripremali da ga odbace. On je isto tako znao da su mnogi njegovi učenici polako ali sigurno prolazi kroz tu obuku uma i discipliniranje duše koje bi im omogućilo pobijediti sumnju i hrabro utvrditi njihovu punopravnu vjeru u evanđelje kraljevstva. Isus je u potpunosti razumijevao proces kojim se ljudi pripremaju za krizne odluke i obavljanje iznenadnih djela hrabrim donošenjem odluka u sporom procesu repetitivnog odabira u čestim situacijama dobra i zla. On je neprestano podvrgavao svoje izabrane glasnike višestrukim probama razočaranja i testirajućim situacijama koje su pružale priliku za odabir između ispravnog i naispravnog reagiranja na duhovne kušnje. Znao je da može ovisiti na svoje sljedbenicike kad se budu našli pred završnim ispitom u donošenju bitnih odluka u skladu s prijašnjim i uobičajenim mentalnim stavovima i reakcijama duha.
1955 153:1.4 This crisis in Jesus’ earth life began with the feeding of the five thousand and ended with this sermon in the synagogue; the crisis in the lives of the apostles began with this sermon in the synagogue and continued for a whole year, ending only with the Master’s trial and crucifixion.
2014 153:1.4 Ova kriza u Isusovu zemaljskom životu započinje s hranjenjem pet tisuća i završava s ovom propovijedi u sinagogi; kriza u životu apostola počinje s ovom propovijedi u sinagogi i nastavlja se cijelu godinu, završavajući tek s Učiteljevim suđenjem i razapinjanjem.
1955 153:1.5 As they sat there in the synagogue that afternoon before Jesus began to speak, there was just one great mystery, just one supreme question, in the minds of all. Both his friends and his foes pondered just one thought, and that was: “Why did he himself so deliberately and effectively turn back the tide of popular enthusiasm?” And it was immediately before and immediately after this sermon that the doubts and disappointments of his disgruntled adherents grew into unconscious opposition and eventually turned into actual hatred. It was after this sermon in the synagogue that Judas Iscariot entertained his first conscious thought of deserting. But he did, for the time being, effectively master all such inclinations.
2014 153:1.5 Dok su sjedili u sinagogi tog popodneva prije nego što će Isus početi govoriti, postojala je samo jedna velika tajna, samo jedno veliko pitanje, u svim njihovim umovima. Njegovi prijatelji kao i njegovi neprijatelji su mislili samo jedno, a to je: “Zašto je tako namjerno i učinkovito okrenuo struju publiciteta?” Bilo je to neposredno prije i neposredno poslije te propovijedi da su sumnje i razočaranja njegovih nezadovoljnih pristaša izrasle u nesvjesnu opoziciju i na kraju prerasle u stvarnu mržnju. Bilo je to nakon ove propovijedi u sinagogi da se Juda Iskariotski prvi put svesno pozabavio mišlju izdajstva. Ali on je za sada uspijevao svladati sve takve sklonosti.
1955 153:1.6 Everyone was in a state of perplexity. Jesus had left them dumfounded and confounded. He had recently engaged in the greatest demonstration of supernatural power to characterize his whole career. The feeding of the five thousand was the one event of his earth life which made the greatest appeal to the Jewish concept of the expected Messiah. But this extraordinary advantage was immediately and unexplainedly offset by his prompt and unequivocal refusal to be made king.
2014 153:1.6 Svi su bili u stanju zbunjenosti. Isus ih je ostavio zabezeknute i smetene. Tek je nedavno poduzeo najveću demonstraciju nadnaravne moći cijele njegove karijere. Hranjenje pet tisuća predstavlja jedan događaj njegovog zemaljskog života koji je učinio najveći apel na židovski koncept očekivanog Mesije. Ali ovo je izvanredno postignuće odmah i bez objašnjenja umanjeno njegovim brzim i nedvosmislenim odbijanjem da ga učine kraljem.
1955 153:1.7 On Friday evening, and again on Sabbath morning, the Jerusalem leaders had labored long and earnestly with Jairus to prevent Jesus’ speaking in the synagogue, but it was of no avail. Jairus’s only reply to all this pleading was: “I have granted this request, and I will not violate my word.”
2014 153:1.7 U petak navečer i ponovo u sobotu ujutro, čelnici Jeruzalema su nadugo i ozbiljno pokušali uvjeriti Jaira da ne dopusti Isusu govoriti u sinagogi, ali im to nije pošlo za rukom. Jair je jedino odgovorio na ove molbe riječima: "Ja sam odobrio ovaj zahtjev i neću prekršiti svoju riječ."
¶ 2. EPOHALNA PROPOVIJED
2. THE EPOCHAL SERMON
2. EPOHALNA PROPOVIJED
1955 153:2.1 Jesus introduced this sermon by reading from the law as found in Deuteronomy: “But it shall come to pass, if this people will not hearken to the voice of God, that the curses of transgression shall surely overtake them. The Lord shall cause you to be smitten by your enemies; you shall be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. And the Lord shall bring you and the king you have set up over you into the hands of a strange nation. You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations. Your sons and your daughters shall go into captivity. The strangers among you shall rise high in authority while you are brought very low. And these things shall be upon you and your seed forever because you would not hearken to the word of the Lord. Therefore shall you serve your enemies who shall come against you. You shall endure hunger and thirst and wear this alien yoke of iron. The Lord shall bring against you a nation from afar, from the end of the earth, a nation whose tongue you shall not understand, a nation of fierce countenance, a nation which will have little regard for you. And they shall besiege you in all your towns until the high fortified walls wherein you have trusted come down; and all the land shall fall into their hands. And it shall come to pass that you will be driven to eat the fruit of your own bodies, the flesh of your sons and daughters, during this time of siege, because of the straitness wherewith your enemies shall press you.”
2014 153:2.1 Isus je započeo propovijed čitanjem odlomka iz Ponovljenog zakona: “To će se obistiniti ako ovaj narod ne posluša riječ Božju, da će ih zasigurno preplaviti prokletstva zbog njihova prijestupa. Gospodin će uzrokovati tvoju propast u rukama tvojih neprijatelja; bićete razbacani po svim narodima s kraja na kraj svijeta. Gospodin će vas ostaviti u rukama tuđeg kralja i strane nacije. Postaćete predmet čuđenja, poslovica i podsmijeha među svim nacijama[2]. Sinove ćeš i kćeri rađati koji će u sužanjstvo odlaziti[3]. Došljak koji bude u sredini tvojoj uzrast će visoko nada te u vlasti, a ti ćeš padati sve niže i niže[4]. Sva će ova prokletstva snalaziti tebe i tvoje potomstvo zauvijek, jer nisi slušao riječ Gospodnju[5]. Zato ćeš biti sluga neprijatelju svome koji se spusti na tebe. U gladi i žeđi na tvoju će šiju navaljivati jaram od gvožđa. Gospodin će iz daljine, s kraja zemlje, dovesti na te narod, narod kojemu jezika nećeš razumjeti, narod bezdušan koji neće pokazivati poštovanja prema tvojima. Opsjednut će te u svim gradovima tvojim širom zemlje tvoje dok ne obore visoke i utvrđene zidine u koje se uzdaš; i sva će zemlja pasti u njihove ruke. I tako ćeš jesti plod utrobe svoje, meso sinova svojih i kćeri svojih, za vrijeme ove opsjede zbog tjeskobe i jada kojima će te tvoj neprijatelj pritisnuti.”
1955 153:2.2 And when Jesus had finished this reading, he turned to the Prophets and read from Jeremiah: “‘If you will not hearken to the words of my servants the prophets whom I have sent you, then will I make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.’ And the priests and the teachers heard Jeremiah speak these words in the house of the Lord. And it came to pass that, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and teachers laid hold of him, saying, ‘You shall surely die.’ And all the people crowded around Jeremiah in the house of the Lord. And when the princes of Judah heard these things, they sat in judgment on Jeremiah. Then spoke the priests and the teachers to the princes and to all the people, saying: ‘This man is worthy to die, for he has prophesied against our city, and you have heard him with your own ears.’ Then spoke Jeremiah to all the princes and to all the people: ‘The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words which you have heard. Now, therefore, amend your ways and reform your doings and obey the voice of the Lord your God that you may escape the evil which has been pronounced against you. As for me, behold I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right in your eyes. But know you for certain that, if you put me to death, you shall bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this people, for of a truth the Lord has sent me to speak all these words in your ears.’
2014 153:2.2 A kad je Isus završio s ovim poglavljem, prešao je na Proroke čitajući iz Jeremije: "'Ako ne poslušate riječi mojih sluga i proroka koje sam vam poslao, postupit ću s ovim domom kao s Šilom i učinit ću da ovaj grad bude prokletstvo za sve narode na zemlji.' I svećenici i učitelji slušahu Jeremiju kako naviješta te riječi u domu Gospodinjem. A kad Jeremija izreče sve što mu Gospodin zapovijedi da naviješta svemu narodu, zgrabiše ga svećenici i učitelji, govoreći: ‘Platit ćeš glavom! ’ I sav se narod skupi na Jeremiju u domu Gospodinjem. A kad su glavari Judeje čuli te riječi, počeše suditi Jeremiji. Tada svećenici i učitelji rekoše starješinama i svemu narodu: ‘Ovaj je čovjek zaslužio smrt, jer je prorokovao protiv svoga grada, kao što ste čuli na svoje uši.’ Tada je Jeremija rekao starješinama i svemu narodu: ‘Gospodin me posla da prorokujem protiv svoga doma i ovoga grada sve to što ste čuli. Popravite, dakle, putove svoje i djela svoja i slušajte glas Gospodina Boga svoga da izbjegnete zlo koje je protiv vas pripremio. A što se mene tiče, ja sam, evo, u vašim rukama. Učinite sa mnom što vam se čini dobro i pravo u vašim očima. Ali dobro znajte, ako me pogubite, krv ćete nedužnu navalit na sebe, na ovaj grad i na njegove stanovnike, jer zaista Gospodin me posla k vama da govorim sve ove riječi u vaše uši.’[6]
1955 153:2.3 “The priests and teachers of that day sought to kill Jeremiah, but the judges would not consent, albeit, for his words of warning, they did let him down by cords in a filthy dungeon until he sank in mire up to his armpits. That is what this people did to the Prophet Jeremiah when he obeyed the Lord’s command to warn his brethren of their impending political downfall. Today, I desire to ask you: What will the chief priests and religious leaders of this people do with the man who dares to warn them of the day of their spiritual doom? Will you also seek to put to death the teacher who dares to proclaim the word of the Lord, and who fears not to point out wherein you refuse to walk in the way of light which leads to the entrance to the kingdom of heaven?
2014 153:2.3 “Tada svećenici i učitelji toga doba htjedoše pogubiti Jeremiju, ali suci ne htjedoše pristati, nego ga zbog njegovih riječi upozorenja baciše u prljavu čatrnju, dok nije potonuo u glib do pazuha. Eto što je ovaj narod učinio s prorokom Jeremijom kad se ovaj povede za gospodnjom zapovijedi da upozori svoju braću glede njihove prestojeće političke propasti[7]. Danas, želim ja vas pitati: Što će glavari svećenički i vjerski čelnici ovog naroda učiniti s čovjekom koji ih se usudi upozoriti glede njihove duhovne propasti? Hoćete li isto tako kazniti smrću učitelja koji ima hrabrosti proglasiti riječ Gospodnju i koji se ne boji ukazati na vašu nespremnost da idete putom svjetla koji vodi do ulaza u kraljevstvo nebesko?
1955 153:2.4 “What is it you seek as evidence of my mission on earth? We have left you undisturbed in your positions of influence and power while we preached glad tidings to the poor and the outcast. We have made no hostile attack upon that which you hold in reverence but have rather proclaimed new liberty for man’s fear-ridden soul. I came into the world to reveal my Father and to establish on earth the spiritual brotherhood of the sons of God, the kingdom of heaven. And notwithstanding that I have so many times reminded you that my kingdom is not of this world, still has my Father granted you many manifestations of material wonders in addition to more evidential spiritual transformations and regenerations.
2014 153:2.4 “Što tražite kao dokaz moje misije na zemlji?Ostavili smo vas neuzdrmane na vašim pozicijama utjecaja i moći dok navješćujemo radosnu vijest siromašnima i odbačenima. Nismo napravili nikakav neprijateljski napadaj na bilo što što vi smatrate svetim, nego smo objavili novu slobodu čovjekovoj isprepadanoj duši. Došao sam na svijet da bi otkrio Oca mojega i uspostavio na zemlji duhovno bratstvo sinova Božjih, kraljevstvo nebesko[8][9]. A unatoč tome što sam vam toliko puta rekao da moje kraljevstvo nije od ovoga svijeta, ipak je moj Otac odobrio mnoge manifestacije materijalnih čuda pored očiglednijih duhovnih preobražaja i regeneracija[10].
1955 153:2.5 “What new sign is it that you seek at my hands? I declare that you already have sufficient evidence to enable you to make your decision. Verily, verily, I say to many who sit before me this day, you are confronted with the necessity of choosing which way you will go; and I say to you, as Joshua said to your forefathers, ‘choose you this day whom you will serve.’ Today, many of you stand at the parting of the ways.
2014 153:2.5 “Koji to novi znak od mene tražite? Kažem vam da već imate dovoljno dokaza da svaki može donijeti svoju odluku. Zaista, zaista, kažem mnogima koji danas sjede ovdje preda mnom, vi ste suočeni s nužnošću odabira kojim ćete putem ići; a ja vama kažem, kao što je Jošua rekao vašim precima, ‘odaberite danas komu ćete služiti.’ Mnogi od vas danas stoje pred raskršćem[11].
1955 153:2.6 “Some of you, when you could not find me after the feasting of the multitude on the other side, hired the Tiberias fishing fleet, which a week before had taken shelter near by during a storm, to go in pursuit of me, and what for? Not for truth and righteousness or that you might the better know how to serve and minister to your fellow men! No, but rather that you might have more bread for which you had not labored. It was not to fill your souls with the word of life, but only that you might fill the belly with the bread of ease. And long have you been taught that the Messiah, when he should come, would work those wonders which would make life pleasant and easy for all the chosen people. It is not strange, then, that you who have been thus taught should long for the loaves and the fishes. But I declare to you that such is not the mission of the Son of Man. I have come to proclaim spiritual liberty, teach eternal truth, and foster living faith.
2014 153:2.6 “Neki su od vas, kad me nisu mogli naći na drugoj obali nakon hranjenja pet tisuća, unajmili ribarsku flotu iz Tiberijade koja se prije tjedan dana tu sklonila od oluje, u namjeri da idu u potragu za mnom, a radi čega? Ne za istinom i ispravnošću ili možda da bolje znate služiti i pomagati svojim bližnjima! Ne, nego da vam dam još kruha koji niste svojim radom zaradili[12]. Ne kako bi napunili svoje duše s riječi života, već kako bi napunili svoje trbuhe olako zarađenim kruhom[13]. A dugo su vas učili da će Mesija, kada dođe, svojim čudesima učiniti život ugodnim i lagodnim za njegov odabrani narod. Tako nije čudno da vi koji ste tako učeni tražite kruha i ribe. Ali kažem vam da takva nije misija Sina Čovječjega. Ja sam došao proglasiti duhovnu slobodu, učiti vječnu istinu i poticati živu vjeru.
1955 153:2.7 “My brethren, hanker not after the meat which perishes but rather seek for the spiritual food that nourishes even to eternal life; and this is the bread of life which the Son gives to all who will take it and eat, for the Father has given the Son this life without measure. And when you asked me, ‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’ I plainly told you: ‘This is the work of God, that you believe him whom he has sent.’”
2014 153:2.7 "Braćo moja, nastojte sebi pribaviti ne hranu propadljivu, nego tražite hranu koja ima trajnost za život vječni; to je kruh života koji Sin donosi svima koji ga hoće uzeti i jesti, jer je Otac dao Sinu ovaj život bezmjerno[14]. A kad me pitate, ‘Što nam je činiti za izvođenje djela Božjih?’ jasno sam vam rekao: ‘Ovo je djelo Božje, da vjerujete onome kojega on posla[15].'"
1955 153:2.8 And then said Jesus, pointing up to the device of a pot of manna which decorated the lintel of this new synagogue, and which was embellished with grape clusters: “You have thought that your forefathers in the wilderness ate manna—the bread of heaven—but I say to you that this was the bread of earth. While Moses did not give your fathers bread from heaven, my Father now stands ready to give you the true bread of life. The bread of heaven is that which comes down from God and gives eternal life to the men of the world. And when you say to me, Give us this living bread, I will answer: I am this bread of life. He who comes to me shall not hunger, while he who believes me shall never thirst. You have seen me, lived with me, and beheld my works, yet you believe not that I came forth from the Father. But to those who do believe—fear not. All those led of the Father shall come to me, and he who comes to me shall in nowise be cast out.
2014 153:2.8 A onda je rekao Isus pokazujući na lonac s manom koji je služio kao dekoracija nadvratniku ove nove sinagoge koji je bio ukrašen motivom grožđa: "Učili ste da su vaši preci u pustinji jeli manu - kruh s neba - ali ja vam kažem da je to bio kruh zemaljski[16][17]. Mojsije nije vašim ocima dao kruh s neba, ali se Otac moj sada sprema vama dati pravi kruh života.Kruh s neba je ono što silazi od Boga i što daje vječni život ljudima ovoga svijeta. I kad mi kažete da vam dam taj kruh života, ja vama odgovaram: ‘Ja sam taj kruh života[18].’ Tko dolazi k meni sigurno neće ogladnjeti, a tko meni vjeruje sigurno neće ožednjeti. Vidjeli ste me, živjeli ste sa mnom i promatrali moje radove, a ne vjerujete da sam došao od Oca. No, onima koji vjeruju kažem - ne bojte se. Svi koje Otac vodi doći će k meni, a tko dođe k meni, sigurno neće biti izbačen.
1955 153:2.9 “And now let me declare to you, once and for all time, that I have come down upon the earth, not to do my own will, but the will of Him who sent me. And this is the final will of Him who sent me, that of all those he has given me I should not lose one. And this is the will of the Father: That every one who beholds the Son and who believes him shall have eternal life. Only yesterday did I feed you with bread for your bodies; today I offer you the bread of life for your hungry souls. Will you now take the bread of the spirit as you then so willingly ate the bread of this world?”
2014 153:2.9 "A sada neka je navješćujeno vama, jednom i za sva vremena, da sam došao na zemlju, ne da vršim svoju volju, nego volju Onoga koji me posla. A konačna volja Onoga koji me posla, jeste da nikoga od onih koje mi dade ne izgubim[19]. Da, ovo je volja Oca: Da svaki koji vidi Sina i vjeruje njemu dobije život vječni[20]. Neki dan sam kruhom hranio vaša tijela; danas nudim kruh života za vaše gladne duše. Hoćete li sada prihvatiti ovaj kruh duha onako kako ste prije rado jeli kruh od ovoga svijeta?"
1955 153:2.10 As Jesus paused for a moment to look over the congregation, one of the teachers from Jerusalem (a member of the Sanhedrin) rose up and asked: “Do I understand you to say that you are the bread which comes down from heaven, and that the manna which Moses gave to our fathers in the wilderness did not?” And Jesus answered the Pharisee, “You understood aright.” Then said the Pharisee: “But are you not Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph, the carpenter? Are not your father and mother, as well as your brothers and sisters, well known to many of us? How then is it that you appear here in God’s house and declare that you have come down from heaven?”
2014 153:2.10 Kad je Isus zastao na trenutak prelazeći pogledom preko kongregacije, jedan je od učitelja iz Jeruzalema (član Velikog vijeća) ustao i rekao: "Jesam li dobro razumio da kažeš da si kruh koji silazi s neba, a da mana koju je Mojsije u pustinji dao ocima našim to nije bila?” A Isus je odgovorio farizeju: "To si pravilno razumio." Tada je rekao farizej: “A zar nisi ti Isus iz Nazareta, sin Josipa, stolara? Zar mnogi od nas ne poznaju tvoga oca i majku, kao i tvoju braću i sestre? Kako se onda možeš ovdje prikazati u Božjoj kući i izjaviti da si sišao s neba?”[21]
1955 153:2.11 By this time there was much murmuring in the synagogue, and such a tumult was threatened that Jesus stood up and said: “Let us be patient; the truth never suffers from honest examination. I am all that you say but more. The Father and I are one; the Son does only that which the Father teaches him, while all those who are given to the Son by the Father, the Son will receive to himself. You have read where it is written in the Prophets, ‘You shall all be taught by God,’ and that ‘Those whom the Father teaches will hear also his Son.’ Every one who yields to the teaching of the Father’s indwelling spirit will eventually come to me. Not that any man has seen the Father, but the Father’s spirit does live within man. And the Son who came down from heaven, he has surely seen the Father. And those who truly believe this Son already have eternal life.
2014 153:2.11 U tom je trenutku bilo mnogo mrmljanja u sinagogi i počeo se stvarati takav metež da je Isus ustao i rekao:"Budimo strpljivi; istina nikad ne pati od iskrenog upita. Ja sam sve što kažeš, ali sam i više od toga. Otac i ja jedno smo; Sin čini samo ono čemu ga je Otac poučio, a sve one koji su dati Sinu od Oca, Sin će primiti k sebi[22][23]. Čitali ste gdje je napisano u Prorocima, ‘Svi ćete biti učenici Božji’ te da ‘Tko god prima Očev nauk čuje i njegova Sina[24].’ Svaki koji se povodi za naukom Očevog unutarnjeg duha na kraju dolazi k meni. Niti jedan čovjek nije vidio Oca, ali Očev duh živi u čovjeku. Sin koji je sišao s neba, već je zasigurno vidio Oca. Oni koji istinski vjeruju ovom Sinu već imaju život vječni[25].
1955 153:2.12 “I am this bread of life. Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness and are dead. But this bread which comes down from God, if a man eats thereof, he shall never die in spirit. I repeat, I am this living bread, and every soul who attains the realization of this united nature of God and man shall live forever. And this bread of life which I give to all who will receive is my own living and combined nature. The Father in the Son and the Son one with the Father—that is my life-giving revelation to the world and my saving gift to all nations.”
2014 153:2.12 “Ja sam taj kruh života[26]. Očevi vaši jedoše manu u pustinji i pomriješe. Ali ovaj kruh koji silazi od Boga, ako ga čovjek pojede, nikada ne umire u duhu[27]. Ponavljam, ja sam taj kruh života i svaka duša koja postigne realizaciju ove ujedinjene prirode Boga i čovjeka, ima život vječni. A ovaj kruh života koji sam dao svima koji ga hoće primiti moja je vlastita živa i kombinirana priroda. Otac je u Sinu i Sin je jedno s Ocem - to je moje životonosno otkrivenje svijetu i dar spasenja za sve narode.”
1955 153:2.13 When Jesus had finished speaking, the ruler of the synagogue dismissed the congregation, but they would not depart. They crowded up around Jesus to ask more questions while others murmured and disputed among themselves. And this state of affairs continued for more than three hours. It was well past seven o’clock before the audience finally dispersed.
2014 153:2.13 Kad je Isus završio s govorom, upravitelj sinagoge je otpustio kongregaciju, ali oni nisu htjeli otići. Gurali su se oko Isusa da mu postave nova pitanja, dok su drugi mrmljali i sporili se među sobom[28]. To se stanje stvari nastavilo više od tri sata. Bilo je prošlo sedam sati prije nego što se mnoštvo konačno razišlo.
¶ 3. NAKON SKUPA
3. THE AFTER MEETING
3. NAKON SKUPA
1955 153:3.1 Many were the questions asked Jesus during this after meeting. Some were asked by his perplexed disciples, but more were asked by caviling unbelievers who sought only to embarrass and entrap him.
2014 153:3.1 Mnogi su nastavili postavljati pitanja Isusu nakon ovog skupa. Neka su pitanja postavili njegovi zbunjeni sljedbenici, a mnoga druga nevjerni sitničari koji su ga htjeli osramotiti i uhvatiti u klopku.
1955 153:3.2 One of the visiting Pharisees, mounting a lampstand, shouted out this question: “You tell us that you are the bread of life. How can you give us your flesh to eat or your blood to drink? What avail is your teaching if it cannot be carried out?” And Jesus answered this question, saying: “I did not teach you that my flesh is the bread of life nor that my blood is the water thereof. But I did say that my life in the flesh is a bestowal of the bread of heaven. The fact of the Word of God bestowed in the flesh and the phenomenon of the Son of Man subject to the will of God, constitute a reality of experience which is equivalent to the divine sustenance. You cannot eat my flesh nor can you drink my blood, but you can become one in spirit with me even as I am one in spirit with the Father. You can be nourished by the eternal word of God, which is indeed the bread of life, and which has been bestowed in the likeness of mortal flesh; and you can be watered in soul by the divine spirit, which is truly the water of life. The Father has sent me into the world to show how he desires to indwell and direct all men; and I have so lived this life in the flesh as to inspire all men likewise ever to seek to know and do the will of the indwelling heavenly Father.”
2014 153:3.2 Jedan je od gostujućih farizeja, hvatajući se za svijećnjak, glasno upitao: “Kažeš nam da si kruh životni.Kako nam možeš dati svoje tijelo da jedemo ili svoju krv da pijemo? Od kakve je koristi tvoj nauk kad se ne može izvršiti?” A Isus je odgovorio na to pitanje, rekavši: “Nisam vas učio da je moje tijelo kruh života, niti da je moja krv voda života. Nego sam vam rekao da je moj život u tijelu darivanje od kruha nebeskog[29]. To što vam se Riječ Božja podarila u tijelu i što vam je došao Sin Čovječji u skladu s Božjom voljom, predstavlja stvarnost iskustva koja je jednaka božanskoj hrani[30]. Ne možete jesti moje tijelo niti piti moju krv, ali možete postići jednotu sa mnom u duhu kao što ja imam jednotu u duhu s Ocem. Možete primiti hranu vječne Božje riječi, što je pravi kruh životni, koja vam je podarena u obličju smrtnog tijela; i u svojoj duši možete primiti božanski duh, što je zaista voda životna. Otac me je poslao na svijet da vam pokažem kako on želi živjeti u svim ljudima i usmjeravati ih; a ja sam živio ovaj život u nastojanju da potaknem sve ljude da i oni traže poznavanje i izvršavanje volje Oca nebeskog koji u njima živi."
1955 153:3.3 Then one of the Jerusalem spies who had been observing Jesus and his apostles, said: “We notice that neither you nor your apostles wash your hands properly before you eat bread. You must well know that such a practice as eating with defiled and unwashed hands is a transgression of the law of the elders. Neither do you properly wash your drinking cups and eating vessels. Why is it that you show such disrespect for the traditions of the fathers and the laws of our elders?” And when Jesus heard him speak, he answered: “Why is it that you transgress the commandments of God by the laws of your tradition? The commandment says, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and directs that you share with them your substance if necessary; but you enact a law of tradition which permits undutiful children to say that the money wherewith the parents might have been assisted has been ‘given to God.’ The law of the elders thus relieves such crafty children of their responsibility, notwithstanding that the children subsequently use all such monies for their own comfort. Why is it that you in this way make void the commandment by your own tradition? Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, saying: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. In vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.’
2014 153:3.3 Tada je jedan od jeruzalemskih špijuna koji je pratio Isusa i njegove apostole, rekao: “Mi smo primijetili da ni ti ni tvoji apostoli ne perete ruku prije lomljenja kruha[31]. Dobro znate da je takva praksa jedenja nečistim i neopranim rukama kršenje zakona naših starješina. Niti vi pravilno perete čaše i posuđe. Zašto pokazati takvo nepoštivanje prema tradicijama naših otaca i zakonima naših starješina?” A kad je Isus to čuo, odgovorio je: “A zašto vi kršite Božje zapovijedi prema zakonima svoje vlastite tradicije? Zar vam Božja zapovijed ne kaže: 'Poštuj oca i majku' i traži da s njima ako treba podijeliš svoj kruh; a vi donesete zakon tradicije koji dopušta neposlušnoj djeci da kažu da je novac s kojim su mogli pomoći roditeljima ‘dar Bogu[32].’ Zakon starješina na taj način oslobađa ovu lukavu djecu od njihove odgovornosti, bez obzira što ta djeca onda koriste takva novčana sredstva za vlastitu udobnost. Zašto na taj način ukidate zapovijed koja je po vašoj vlastitoj tradiciji? Pa zar nije Izaija prorokovao o vama, licemjerima, govoreći: 'Ovaj me narod usnama časti, a srce mu je daleko od mene. Uzalud me štuju, naučavajući nauke svojih ljudskih uredbi[33].'
1955 153:3.4 “You can see how it is that you desert the commandment while you hold fast to the tradition of men. Altogether willing are you to reject the word of God while you maintain your own traditions. And in many other ways do you dare to set up your own teachings above the law and the prophets.”
2014 153:3.4 “Vidite kako ste napustili zapovijedi, a čvrsto prijanjate tradicijama ljudi. Odveć ste spremni odbaciti riječ Božju, a držite se tradicija koje ste sami stvorili. A postoje i drugi načini na koje se usuđujete postaviti svoja vlastita učenja iznad zakona i proroka.”
1955 153:3.5 Jesus then directed his remarks to all present. He said: “But hearken to me, all of you. It is not that which enters into the mouth that spiritually defiles the man, but rather that which proceeds out of the mouth and from the heart.” But even the apostles failed fully to grasp the meaning of his words, for Simon Peter also asked him: “Lest some of your hearers be unnecessarily offended, would you explain to us the meaning of these words?” And then said Jesus to Peter: “Are you also hard of understanding? Know you not that every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up? Turn now your attention to those who would know the truth. You cannot compel men to love the truth. Many of these teachers are blind guides. And you know that, if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the pit. But hearken while I tell you the truth concerning those things which morally defile and spiritually contaminate men. I declare it is not that which enters the body by the mouth or gains access to the mind through the eyes and ears, that defiles the man. Man is only defiled by that evil which may originate within the heart, and which finds expression in the words and deeds of such unholy persons. Do you not know it is from the heart that there come forth evil thoughts, wicked projects of murder, theft, and adulteries, together with jealousy, pride, anger, revenge, railings, and false witness? And it is just such things that defile men, and not that they eat bread with ceremonially unclean hands.”
2014 153:3.5 Isus je zatim uputio svoje primjedbe svima. Rekao je: “Ali poslušajte me svi[34]. Nema ništa što ulazi u usta što može duhovno onečistiti čovjeka, nego samo ono što izlazi iz usta i iz srca.” No, čak ni apostoli nisu u potpunosti shvatili značenje njegovih riječi, jer je Šimun Petar upitao: "Da se ne bi neki od tvojih slušatelja nepotrebno uvrijedili, možeš li ponovo objasniti značenje tih riječi?” Onda je Isus rekao Petru: “Zar ni vi to ne razumijete? Zar ne znate da se treba iščupati svaka sadnica koju nije posadio Otac moj nebeski? Okrenimo sada svoju pozornost na one koji hoće znati istinu. Ne možete natjerati ljude da vole istinu. Mnogi od ovih učitelja su slijepe vođe[35]. A znate da ako slijepac slijepca vodi, obojica će pasti u jamu. Ali slušajte dok vam kazujem istinu o stvarima koje moralno kaljaju i duhovno onečišćuju čovjeka. Kažem vam da to što onečišćuje čovjeka nije ono što ulazi na usta ili što prilazi umu kroz oči i uši. Čovjeka može oskvrnuti samo zlo koje potječe iz njegova srca i koje se odražava u riječima i djelima takvih bezbožnika. Zar ne znate da od srca dolaze zle misli, zle ideje ubojstva, krađe i bluda, kao i ljubomore, ponosa, ljutnje, osvete, psovki i lažnog svjedočenja? Samo takve stvari onečišćuju čovjeka, a ne to da li jede kruh a da nije ceremonijalno oprao ruke."
1955 153:3.6 The Pharisaic commissioners of the Jerusalem Sanhedrin were now almost convinced that Jesus must be apprehended on a charge of blasphemy or on one of flouting the sacred law of the Jews; wherefore their efforts to involve him in the discussion of, and possible attack upon, some of the traditions of the elders, or so-called oral laws of the nation. No matter how scarce water might be, these traditionally enslaved Jews would never fail to go through with the required ceremonial washing of the hands before every meal. It was their belief that “it is better to die than to transgress the commandments of the elders.” The spies asked this question because it had been reported that Jesus had said, “Salvation is a matter of clean hearts rather than of clean hands.” But such beliefs, when they once become a part of one’s religion, are hard to get away from. Even many years after this day the Apostle Peter was still held in the bondage of fear to many of these traditions about things clean and unclean, only being finally delivered by experiencing an extraordinary and vivid dream. All of this can the better be understood when it is recalled that these Jews looked upon eating with unwashed hands in the same light as commerce with a harlot, and both were equally punishable by excommunication.
2014 153:3.6 Farizejski povjerenici jeruzalemskog Velikog vijeća su sada bili gotovo uvjereni da Isus mora biti uhićen pod optužbom bogohuljenja i ismijavanja svetih zakona Židova; upravo su ga zato svim naporima htjeli uključiti u raspravu i napad tradicija njihovih starješina i takozvanih usmenih zakona njihove nacije. Bez obzira koliko malo vode imali, ovi su Židovi toliko robovali tradiciji da nikada nisu propuštali priliku ceremonijalno oprati ruke prije svakog obroka. Živjeli su u uvjerenju da je bilo “bolje umrijeti nego prekršiti zapovijedi staraca.” Uhode su postavile ovo pitanje jer su čule da je Isus rekao kako je “Spasenje stvar čista srca, a ne čistih ruku.” No, takva se vjerovanja teško mogu odstraniti nakon što postanu dijelom nečije religije. Čak se i mnogo godina poslije ovih događaja apostol Petar još uvijek bojao prekršiti tradicije u vezi čistog i nečistog, a svog se ropskog straha konačno oslobodio zahvaljujući jednom nesvakidašnjem i živopisnom snu[36]. Sve to se može bolje razumjeti ako imate na umu da su Židovi gledali s jednakim užasavanjem na jedenje neopranim rukama i na poslovanje s bludnicama, a oboje su kažnjavali izopćenjem.
1955 153:3.7 Thus did the Master elect to discuss and expose the folly of the whole rabbinic system of rules and regulations which was represented by the oral law—the traditions of the elders, all of which were regarded as more sacred and more binding upon the Jews than even the teachings of the Scriptures. And Jesus spoke out with less reserve because he knew the hour had come when he could do nothing more to prevent an open rupture of relations with these religious leaders.
2014 153:3.7 Tako je Učitelj odlučio staviti pod upitnik i izvrgnuti svjetlu glupost cijelog rabinskog sustava pravila i propisa usmenog zakona - tradicija njihovih starješina koje su među Židovima smatrane svetijim i obveznijim od samog Pisma.Isus je govorio s manje rezerve znajući da je došao čas kad više nije mogao ništa poduzeti da spriječi otvoreno pogoršanje odnosa s tim vjerskim vođama.
¶ 4. POSLJEDNJE RIJEČI U SINAGOGI
4. LAST WORDS IN THE SYNAGOGUE
4. POSLJEDNJE RIJEČI U SINAGOGI
1955 153:4.1 In the midst of the discussions of this after meeting, one of the Pharisees from Jerusalem brought to Jesus a distraught youth who was possessed of an unruly and rebellious spirit. Leading this demented lad up to Jesus, he said: “What can you do for such affliction as this? Can you cast out devils?” And when the Master looked upon the youth, he was moved with compassion and, beckoning for the lad to come to him, took him by the hand and said: “You know who I am; come out of him; and I charge one of your loyal fellows to see that you do not return.” And immediately the lad was normal and in his right mind. And this is the first case where Jesus really cast an “evil spirit” out of a human being. All of the previous cases were only supposed possession of the devil; but this was a genuine case of demoniac possession, even such as sometimes occurred in those days and right up to the day of Pentecost, when the Master’s spirit was poured out upon all flesh, making it forever impossible for these few celestial rebels to take such advantage of certain unstable types of human beings.
2014 153:4.1 Usred razgovara koji su uslijedili nakon ovog skupa, jedan je farizej iz Jeruzalema doveo pred Isusa mahnita mladića opsjednutog neobuzdanim i buntovnim duhom. Vodeći ovog suludog dječaka Isusu, rekao je: “Što ćeš učiniti s ovakvom bolešću? Možeš li izgoniti zle duhove?” A kad je Učitelj pogledao mladića, bio je ganut i pozivajući ga da mu priđe, uzeo ga je za ruku i rekao: ”Znaš tko sam ja; iziđi iz njega; i neka se jedan od tvojih odanih drugova pobrine da se u njega ne vratiš.” I mladić je odmah postao normalan i zdravouman[37]. A bio je to prvi slučaj gdje je Isus stvarno istjerao “zlog duha” iz ljudskog bića. Svi prethodni slučajevi su bili samo stvar tobožnje opsjednutosti; ovo je bio pravi slučaj demonskog posjeda kakav je jedino mogao postojati prije Duhova, kojom je prilikom Učiteljev duh izliven na sve ljude i koja je zauvijek osigurala da ova nekolicina nebeskih pobunjenika više ne mogu pokušati maltretirati određene tipove nestabilnih ljudskih bića.
1955 153:4.2 When the people marveled, one of the Pharisees stood up and charged that Jesus could do these things because he was in league with devils; that he admitted in the language which he employed in casting out this devil that they were known to each other; and he went on to state that the religious teachers and leaders at Jerusalem had decided that Jesus did all his so-called miracles by the power of Beelzebub, the prince of devils. Said the Pharisee: “Have nothing to do with this man; he is in partnership with Satan.”
2014 153:4.2 Dok su ljudi bili u čudu, jedan je farizej ustao i optužio Isusa da je mogao tako činiti jer je bio u dosluhu sa zlim duhovima; da je u izboru riječi kojima se poslužio izgoneći ovog zlog duha sam priznao da su poznavali jedan drugoga; dalje je naveo da su religiozni učitelji i vođe Jeruzalema odlučile da je Isus činio sva takozvana čuda silom Belzebula, poglavice zlih duhova[38]. Rekao je farizej: “Držite se podalje od ovog čovjeka; on je u suradnji sa Sotonom.”
1955 153:4.3 Then said Jesus: “How can Satan cast out Satan? A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand; if a house be divided against itself, it is soon brought to desolation. Can a city withstand a siege if it is not united? If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? But you should know that no one can enter into the house of a strong man and despoil his goods except he first overpower and bind that strong man. And so, if I by the power of Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be your judges. But if I, by the spirit of God, cast out devils, then has the kingdom of God truly come upon you. If you were not blinded by prejudice and misled by fear and pride, you would easily perceive that one who is greater than devils stands in your midst. You compel me to declare that he who is not with me is against me, while he who gathers not with me scatters abroad. Let me utter a solemn warning to you who would presume, with your eyes open and with premeditated malice, knowingly to ascribe the works of God to the doings of devils! Verily, verily, I say to you, all your sins shall be forgiven, even all of your blasphemies, but whosoever shall blaspheme against God with deliberation and wicked intention shall never obtain forgiveness. Since such persistent workers of iniquity will never seek nor receive forgiveness, they are guilty of the sin of eternally rejecting divine forgiveness.
2014 153:4.3 Tada je rekao Isus: “Kako može Sotona izgoniti Sotonu? Svako kraljevstvo, ako je samo u sebi razdijeljeno, ne može opstati; a i kuća, ako se sama u sebi razdijeli, brzo dolazi do propasti[39]. Može li grad izdržati opsadu ako nije ujedinjen? Ako dakle Sotona izbacuje Sotonu, on je u sebi podijeljen; kako će opstati kraljevstvo njegovo? A znate da nitko ne može ući u kuću jakoga i oplijeniti mu pokućstvo, osim ako dođe jači od njega da ga savlada i sveže. Ako ja snagom Belzebula izgonim zle duhove, kojom ih snagom vaši sinovi izgone? Zato će vam oni biti suci. Ali ako ja po duhu Božjem izgonim đavle, onda je kraljevstvo Božje doista došlo vama. Da niste bili zaslijepljeni predrasudama i upravljani strahom i ponosom, lako bi uočili da među vama stoji onaj koji je veći od đavla. Vi ste me natjerati proglasiti da onaj tko nije sa mnom taj je protiv mene, dok je onaj koji se sa mnom ne sabire, taj se po strani rasipa. Dopustite mi izreći ozbiljno upozorenje vama koji s predumišljajem, otvorenih očiju i u zlonamjernoj pakosti, svjesno pripisujete Božja djela zlim duhovima! Zaista, zaista, kažem vam, svi će vaši grijesi biti oprošteni, čak i sva vaša bogohuljenja, ali tko huli promišljeno i s opakom namjerom protiv Boga, taj nikada neće dobiti oproštenja. Budući da takvi uporni zlotvori nikada neće tražiti niti dobiti oprosta, oni su krivi za grijeh vječnog odbijanja božanskog oprosta.
1955 153:4.4 “Many of you have this day come to the parting of the ways; you have come to a beginning of the making of the inevitable choice between the will of the Father and the self-chosen ways of darkness. And as you now choose, so shall you eventually be. You must either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else will the tree become corrupt and its fruit corrupt. I declare that in my Father’s eternal kingdom the tree is known by its fruits. But some of you who are as vipers, how can you, having already chosen evil, bring forth good fruits? After all, out of the abundance of the evil in your hearts your mouths speak.”
2014 153:4.4 “Mnogi su od vas danas došli na raskrižje; započeli ste proces neizbježnog izbora između volje Oca i samoizabrahih putova tame[40]. I kako sada budete izabrali, tako ćete na kraju i biti. Morate bilo učiniti da je stablo dobro i da mu je plod dobar, inače će stablo postati izobličeno a plod mu truo. Kažem vam da se u vječnom kraljevstvu Oca mojega stablo poznaje po njegovim plodovima[41]. No, neki od vas koji su kao guje, kako možete, ako ste već izabrali zlo, donijeti dobre plodove? Uostalom, vaša usta govore iz obilja zla u vašim srcima."
1955 153:4.5 Then stood up another Pharisee, who said: “Teacher, we would have you give us a predetermined sign which we will agree upon as establishing your authority and right to teach. Will you agree to such an arrangement?” And when Jesus heard this, he said: “This faithless and sign-seeking generation seeks a token, but no sign shall be given you other than that which you already have, and that which you shall see when the Son of Man departs from among you.”
2014 153:4.5 Zatim je ustao drugi farizej, koji je rekao: “Učitelju, mi bi da nam daš predodređeni znak da svi možemo prihvatiti tvoj autoritet i pravo da možeš ovako učiti. Hoćeš li pristati na takav dogovor?” A kad je Isus to čuo, rekao je: “Ovaj nevjerni naraštaj traži znak, ali mu se znak neće dati osim onoga znaka koji već imate, i onoga što ćete vidjeti kad Sin Čovječji ode iz vaših redova[42].”
1955 153:4.6 And when he had finished speaking, his apostles surrounded him and led him from the synagogue. In silence they journeyed home with him to Bethsaida. They were all amazed and somewhat terror-stricken by the sudden change in the Master’s teaching tactics. They were wholly unaccustomed to seeing him perform in such a militant manner.
2014 153:4.6 A kad je završio s govorom, njegovi apostoli su ga okružili i izveli iz sinagoge. U tišini su se s njim zaputili kući u Betsaidu. Svi su bili zaprepašteni i pomalo prestravljeni ovom iznenadnom promjenom u Učiteljevoj taktici propovijedanja. Bili su posve nenavikli vidjeti tako borben stav.
¶ 5. U SUBOTU UVEČE
5. THE SATURDAY EVENING
5. U SUBOTU UVEČE
1955 153:5.1 Time and again had Jesus dashed to pieces the hopes of his apostles, repeatedly had he crushed their fondest expectations, but no time of disappointment or season of sorrow had ever equaled that which now overtook them. And, too, there was now admixed with their depression a real fear for their safety. They were all surprisingly startled by the suddenness and completeness of the desertion of the populace. They were also somewhat frightened and disconcerted by the unexpected boldness and assertive determination exhibited by the Pharisees who had come down from Jerusalem. But most of all they were bewildered by Jesus’ sudden change of tactics. Under ordinary circumstances they would have welcomed the appearance of this more militant attitude, but coming as it did, along with so much that was unexpected, it startled them.
2014 153:5.1 Isus je mnogo puta razbio u paramparčad nade njegovih apostola i u više navrata slomio njihova najdraža očekivanja, ali ni jedan period razočaranja ili razdoblje tuge nikada nisu bili usporedivi s onim što ih je sada preplavilo. S njihovom se depresijom također pomiješao i pravi strah za osobnu sigurnost. Svi su bili iznenađujuće prestrašeni zbog naglosti i potpunosti izdaje naroda[43]. Također su bili pomalo uplašeni i uznemireni neočekivanom hrabrošću i čvrstom odlučnošću farizeja koji su došli iz Jeruzalema. Ali iznad svega su bili zbunjeni Isusovom iznenadnom promjernom taktike. U normalnim okolnostima oni bi pozdravili pojavu ovog borbenog stava, ali s obzirom na način na koji je došao, uz toliko toga neočekivanog, jako ih je iznenadio.
1955 153:5.2 And now, on top of all of these worries, when they reached home, Jesus refused to eat. For hours he isolated himself in one of the upper rooms. It was almost midnight when Joab, the leader of the evangelists, returned and reported that about one third of his associates had deserted the cause. All through the evening loyal disciples had come and gone, reporting that the revulsion of feeling toward the Master was general in Capernaum. The leaders from Jerusalem were not slow to feed this feeling of disaffection and in every way possible to seek to promote the movement away from Jesus and his teachings. During these trying hours the twelve women were in session over at Peter’s house. They were tremendously upset, but none of them deserted.
2014 153:5.2 A sada, povrh svih tih briga, kad su stigli kući, Isus je odbio jesti. Satima se izolirao u jednoj od gornjih soba. Bilo je to skoro u ponoć kad se Joab, vođa evanđelista, vratio s vijestima da je otprilike trećina njegovih suradnika napustila pokret koji su zagovarali. Tijekom cijele noći dolazili su i odlazili vjerni učenici koji su donosili izviješća da je u Kafarnaumu došlo do općeg preokreta u sentimentu naroda prema Učitelju. Čelnici iz Jeruzalema nisu bili spori u poticanju ovog osjećaja nezadovoljstva, na svaki mogući način nastojeći odvratiti narod od Isusa i njegovih učenja. Tijekom ovih teških vremena, dvanest žena je održalo vijećanje u Petrovoj kući. Bile su strahovito uzrujane, ali ih niti jedna nije napustila.
1955 153:5.3 It was a little after midnight when Jesus came down from the upper chamber and stood among the twelve and their associates, numbering about thirty in all. He said: “I recognize that this sifting of the kingdom distresses you, but it is unavoidable. Still, after all the training you have had, was there any good reason why you should stumble at my words? Why is it that you are filled with fear and consternation when you see the kingdom being divested of these lukewarm multitudes and these halfhearted disciples? Why do you grieve when the new day is dawning for the shining forth in new glory of the spiritual teachings of the kingdom of heaven? If you find it difficult to endure this test, what, then, will you do when the Son of Man must return to the Father? When and how will you prepare yourselves for the time when I ascend to the place whence I came to this world?
2014 153:5.3 Bilo je to malo iza ponoći kada je Isus sišao i stao među dvanaest apostola i njihove suradnike kojih je bilo oko trideset u svemu. Rekao je: “Jasno mi je da vas uznemiruje ovo prosijavanje kraljevstva, ali ono se ne može izbjeći. Pored sve obuke koju ste primili, imate li ikakva dobrog razloga za ovakvo spoticanje o moje riječi? Zašto ste tako puni straha i zaprepaštenja kad vidite kako se kraljevstvo lišava tog nezagrijanog mnoštva i neodlučnih učenika? Zašto ćete tugovati kada sviće novi dan kad možemo u novom sjaju proglasiti slavu duhovnih učenja o nebeskom kraljevstvu?Ako vam je teško izdržati ovaj test, što ćete onda učiniti kad se Sin Čovječji bude morao vratiti Ocu? Kako i kada ćete se pripremiti za vrijeme moga uzlaza na mjesto s kojeg sam došao na ovaj svijet?[44][45]
1955 153:5.4 “My beloved, you must remember that it is the spirit that quickens; the flesh and all that pertains thereto is of little profit. The words which I have spoken to you are spirit and life. Be of good cheer! I have not deserted you. Many shall be offended by the plain speaking of these days. Already you have heard that many of my disciples have turned back; they walk no more with me. From the beginning I knew that these halfhearted believers would fall out by the way. Did I not choose you twelve men and set you apart as ambassadors of the kingdom? And now at such a time as this would you also desert? Let each of you look to his own faith, for one of you stands in grave danger.” And when Jesus had finished speaking, Simon Peter said: “Yes, Lord, we are sad and perplexed, but we will never forsake you. You have taught us the words of eternal life. We have believed in you and followed with you all this time. We will not turn back, for we know that you are sent by God.” And as Peter ceased speaking, they all with one accord nodded their approval of his pledge of loyalty.
2014 153:5.4 “Dragi moji, morate se sjetiti da je duh taj koji oživljava; da tijelo i sve što se odnosi na njega ne vrijedi ničemu. Riječi koje sam vam ja rekao jesu duh i život. Budite dobrog raspoloženja! Nisam vas napustio[46]. Mnogi će biti uvrijeđeni jednostavnošću riječi kojima se služimo ovih dana. Već ste čuli da su se mnogi moji učenici povukli; više ne idu sa mnom. Od početka sam znao da će ovi mlitavi vjernici usput skrenuti s puta. Ne izabrah li ja vas dvanaestoricu na stranu od svih drugih ljudi kao poslanike kraljevstva? A sada, u trenutku kao što je ovaj sada, zar ćete i vi otići? Neka svaki od vas pogleda u svoju vjeru, jer je jedan od vas u velikoj opasnosti.” A kad je Isus završio s govorom, Šimun Petar je rekao: "Jeste, Učitelju, mi smo tužni i zbunjeni, ali te nikad nećemo napustiti. Ti si nas učio riječima vječnoga života. Mi smo vjerovali u tebe i išli za tobom sve ovo vrijeme. Nećemo se okrenuti, jer znamo da si poslan od Boga.” Kad je Petar prestao govoriti, svi su jednodušno kimnuli u znak odobrenja zaloga svoje odanosti.
1955 153:5.5 Then said Jesus: “Go to your rest, for busy times are upon us; active days are just ahead.”
2014 153:5.5 Tada je rekao Isus: “Idite na počinak, jer su užurbani dani pred nama; čekaju nas mnoge aktivnosti.”
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¶ Reference
¶ Biblija
- ↑ 153:0.3 Propovijeda u sinagogi: Iv 6:59.
- ↑ 153:2.1 Predviđena degradacija židovskog naroda: Pnz 28:52-53.
- ↑ 153:2.1 Tvoji sinovi i kćeri bit će zarobljeni: Pnz 28:41.
- ↑ 153:2.1 Stranci dobivaju vlast: Pnz 28:43.
- ↑ 153:2.1 O tvojim potomcima, jer nisu slušali Gospodina: Pnz 28:45-50.
- ↑ 153:2.2 Jeremijina upozorenja za vrijeme vladavine Jojakima: Jr 26:4-15.
- ↑ 153:2.3 Jeremijina tamnica: Jr 38:5-6.
- ↑ 153:2.4 Isus je došao otkriti Oca: Mt 5:45,48; Mt 6:1,4,6; Mt 11:25-27; Mk 11:25-26; Lk 6:36; Lk 10:22; Iv 1:18; Iv 3:31-34; Iv 4:21-23; Iv 6:46; Iv 14:6-13,20; Iv 15:15; Iv 16:25; Iv 17:8,25-26.
- ↑ 153:2.4 Bratstvo sinova Božjih: 1 Ljet 22:10; Ps 2:7; Iz 56:5; Mt 5:9,16,45; Lk 20:36; Iv 1:12-13; Iv 11:52; Iv 20:17b; Dj 17:28-29; Rim 8:14-17,19,21; Rim 9:26; 2 Kor 6:18; Gal 3:26; Gal 4:5-7; Ef 1:5; Fil 2:15; Heb 12:5-8; 1 Iv 3:1-2,10; 1 Iv 5:2; Otk 21:7; 2 Sam 7:14.
- ↑ 153:2.4 Kraljevstvo nije od ovoga svijeta: Iv 18:36. Duhovno kraljevstvo: Mt 9:35; Mt 24:14; Mt 25:1,14. Kraljevstvo Božje: Mt 6:33; Mt 12:28; Mt 19:24; Mt 21:31,43; Mk 1:14-15,23-25; Mk 4:30; Mk 9:1,47; Mk 10:14-15,23-25; Mk 12:34; Mk 1; Mk 1; Mk 15:43; Lk 4:43; Lk 6:20; Lk 7:28; Lk 8:1,10; Lk 9:2,11,27; Lk 9:60,62; Lk 10:9-11; Lk 11:20; Lk 12:31-32; Lk 13:18,20,28-29; Lk 14:15; Lk 16:16; Lk 17:20-21; Lk 18:16-17,24-25; Lk 19:11; Lk 21:29-32; Lk 22:16,18; Lk 23:51; Iv 3:3-5; Rim 14:17; 1 Kor 4:20; 1 Kor 6:9.
- ↑ 153:2.5 Odaberite ovog dana kome služite: Jš 24:15.
- ↑ 153:2.6 Do Kafarnauma brodom: Iv 6:23-24,59.
- ↑ 153:2.6 Muškarci traže fizički kruh: Iv 6:26.
- ↑ 153:2.7 Treba tražiti duhovni kruh: Iv 6:27.
- ↑ 153:2.7 Kako činim Božja djela?: Iv 6:27-28.
- ↑ 153:2.8 Mana u pustinji: Izl 16:14-15.
- ↑ 153:2.8 Mana nasuprot kruhu života: Iv 6:30-33.
- ↑ 153:2.8 Ja sam kruh života: Iv 6:34-37.
- ↑ 153:2.9 Božja volja je vječni život: Iv 6:38-40.
- ↑ 153:2.9 Svi koji vjeruju imaju vječni život: Iv 3:16.
- ↑ 153:2.10 Nisi li sin stolara?: Mt 13:55-56; Mk 6:3; Lk 4:22. Nisi li čovjek?: Iv 6:41-42.
- ↑ 153:2.11 Otac i ja smo jedno: Iv 1:1; Iv 5:17-18; Iv 10:30,38; Iv 12:44-45; Iv 14:7-11,20; Iv 17:11,21-22.
- ↑ 153:2.11 Otac uči sina: Mt 11:27; Lk 10:22; Iv 5:19-23; Iv 8:28.
- ↑ 153:2.11 Sve će Bog naučiti: Iz 54:13.
- ↑ 153:2.11 Vjernici imaju vječni život: Dn 12:2; Mt 19:16,29; Mt 25:46; Mk 10:17,30; Lk 10:25; Lk 18:18,30; Iv 3:15-16,36; Iv 4:14,36; Iv 5:24,39; Iv 6:27,40,47; Iv 6:54:68; Iv 8:51-52; Iv 10:28; Iv 11:25-26; Iv 12:25,50; Iv 17:2-3; Dj 13:46-48; Rim 2:7; Rim 5:21; Rim 6:22-23; Gal 6:8; 1 Tim 1:16; 1 Tim 6:12,19; Tit 1:2; Tit 3:7; 1 Iv 1:2; 1 Iv 2:25; 1 Iv 3:15; 1 Iv 5:11,13,20; Jd 1:21; Otk 22:5.
- ↑ 153:2.12 Kruh života: Iv 6:48-51.
- ↑ 153:2.12 Tražite duhovnu hranu: Iv 6:58b.
- ↑ 153:2.13 Ljudi se međusobno svađaju: Iv 6:52.
- ↑ 153:3.2 Ja sam Kruh života: Iv 6:53-58.
- ↑ 153:3.2 Riječ je postala tijelom: Iv 1:14.
- ↑ 153:3.3 Svečano pranje ruku: Mt 15:1-9; Mk 7:1-13.
- ↑ 153:3.3 Roditelji poštovanja: Izl 20:12; Pnz 5:16.
- ↑ 153:3.3 Čast usnama, a ne srcem: Iz 29:13.
- ↑ 153:3.5 Oskvrnuće dolazi iz srca: Mt 12:33-37; Mt 15:10-20; Mk 7:14-23.
- ↑ 153:3.5 Ako slijepi vode slijepog, obojica padnu u jamu: Mt 15:14b; Lk 6:39.
- ↑ 153:3.6 Petrov živopisni san: Dj 10:9-16.
- ↑ 153:4.1 Iscjeljenje opsjednutog: Mt 9:32-33a; Mt 12:22; Lk 11:14.
- ↑ 153:4.2 Farizej kaže da je to učinio Belzebub: Mt 9:33b-34; Mt 12:23-24; Mk 3:22,30; Lk 11:15.
- ↑ 153:4.3 Kuća podijeljena ne može opstati: Mt 12:25-32; Mk 3:23-30; Lk 11:17-23.
- ↑ 153:4.4 Izaberi dobro ili zlo: Mt 12:33-36; Jš 24:25.
- ↑ 153:4.4 Drvo poznato po dobrim plodovima: Mt 7:16-20; Lk 6:43-45; Gal 5:22-23; Ef 5:9.
- ↑ 153:4.5 Farizeji traže znak: Mt 12:38-39; Mt 16:1-4; Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:16,29-30.
- ↑ 153:5.1 Mnogi sljedbenici odlaze: Iv 6:60.
- ↑ 153:5.3 Mlake gomile: Otk 3:16.
- ↑ 153:5.3 Učenici koje je Isus utješio: Iv 6:61-62.
- ↑ 153:5.4 Budi dobro raspoložen: Iv 6:63-70.