[posted 5 april : part II]

 

part II   —   deel II                   first parable :     ‘the lowest seat at the Feast’

 

continued context  —
please see how he starts to explain  “the 1 condition”
(a short note is at end of this section) ;

 
7
[=then] – He spoke – to – them – [..1x..] – (a-) parable , (..saying..) :
b
[deleted 7x]                                                                           [<< Esau’s corruption – to suggest his theme]

                                                                                                              [a wedding-invitation :  with 1 condition :]
8a
(..a certain..) – (..master of the house..)             +
invited – everyone  – [..] to – (a-) wedding feast ;
b
[=but] – (..announcing..) – that – [..] – (..a certain [-thing]..) – (..(would be) asked..)      +
C
(..from..) – (..anyone..) – (..whom..) – (..he invited..) ;                                                                             [..2x..]

 
                                                                                                                                                    [next : the people arrive :]
9
[=then] – (..some..) – arrived – (of-) (..whom..) – he – (had) invited ,
b
[+and] [=he] said – (to-) (..them..) :
c
(..+I..) (will) give – (..you..) – (..a good..) – place ,        +
d                                                                                                                                                      [d: humbly : see line 11]
[=because] – [right-] (at-) [=the] – (..entrance..) – [..] ,         +
(..you (have) greeted..) (aischuné=aspamos) – (..me..) – [..] (..humbly..) (topon=tapeinous) ;

 
                                                                                                                                                                           [but to others :]
10
but – (to-) (..many..) – invited ones – (..who..) – (had) arrived , [+he] (..said..) :
b
(..+I (will) give..) – (..+you..) – the – remótest – place ,
C
when=because – [=you] came in – [=and] – (..greeted..) – (..me..) ,                         [c: ‘friend’: in 12]
saying – (to-) me :
(..+my..) – friend !                                                                                                       [<< prob. no further addition]
d
[=therefore] , (..shame..) [=’fr.10d’] – (will) be – (upon-) you ,
[=as] – (..upon..) – all – (of-) those – (having) (..exalted..) – (..themselves..) :   +           [<< see 11]

11                                                                                                                                      [11 : major theme in prophets]
because – everyone – exalting – himself – (will be) humbled ,
and=but – the (-one) – (having) humbled – himself – (will be) exalted ; 

 
                                                                                                                                                               [further explanation :]
12
[..2x..] [=therefore] – the (-ones) – invited – (by-) him ,        +
when – he (will) organize – (..the banquet..) ,        +                                                               [<< see line 13]
b
(will) nót – (..be..) – the (-ones) – calling – themselves – “(..his..) – friends” ,
c
[=as] – the (-ones) – (..saying..) – (to-) (..themselves..) :  [..6x..]  (I am) [spiritually-] rich ;
d
and=because – they – (have) [-but] invited – (..themsélves..) ,        +
and=to – (a-) repayment – being prepared – (for-) (..them..) ; 

13
but [-instead,] – when – [=he] (will) organize – the banquet ,                          [14b : see Lk.18 page]
[+he] (will) call – (the-) poor , (the-) crippled , (the-) lame – [+and] (the-) blind ,
14
(..who..) – (will) be – (the-) blessed ones – because – they had – repayed – (..hím..) ;
b
[+and] – [+they] (will be) recompensed [..] – [=by] – [=him] ,       +                                
in – (..becoming..) – the – resurrected – (..sons..) [-of God] ;     +                       [<< Luke 20:36b !]

                                                                                                                                                            [closing line of part II :]
[note the lineup :]
15                                                                                                                                                     [14b + 15a : see annex]
b(!)
[+as] ,         +
(the-) blessed  – (..+souls..) – who – (..(will) enter..) – [..] the – kingdom – (of-) God ;
a(!)
[=but] – (let) the (-ones) – (..who..) – (are) careless – hear – this :                                                 [..2x..]

 

  • [=’the context , so far :
    … a main theme in prophets is “the humble (soul) , being contrite of spirit”
    (hence it was so important to find the proper part I – as introduction) ;
    Esau
    somewhat deflected the theme here ,
    as if “the initiative belongs to the guésts — read : they versus some passive master” ,
    but that context is false ;

 

 
part III   —   deel III              the second parable :     ‘invitation to the great Banquet’

 
                                                                                                [mirror of the Invitation : Mt.22: 2-14 ;
                                                                                                right introduction : “kingdom of heaven”,
                                                                                                but several lines are corrupted in that one]

continued context  —
becáuse their soul is not humble , they cannot hear “the nudges” the angels give :

 
 
16                                                                                                                        [first : the general invitation :]
[=and] – [..] He said – (to-) them :
(a-) certain – (..master..) – prepared – (a-) great – banquet , and – invited – many ;
17
and       +
he sent out – [..] his – servants [=’angels’] – (..before..) – the hour – (of-) the – banquet ,
b
to say – (to-) those – (having been) invited :    
[the master says :] come , because – (it-) is – about – ready ;

18
[=but] – the one – (..after..) – (..the other..) – began – to excuse themselves :
b
the – first (-one) – said – (to-) him :
I bought – (a-) field – and – [..] I need – to go – inspect – it ;
please , you – hold – me – [for-] excused ;

 
19
and – another – said :
I bought – five – span – (of-) oxen , and – I (need to) go – try – them – out ;
please , you – hold – me – [for-] excused ;

20
and – another – said : I (will) marry – (a-) woman ,
[=so] – because of – this – I (will) – not – (be) able – to go ;

[=’context so far :
… so the angels “caused nudges” in the thoughtlife of many ,
yet those nudges simply did not get through ;
we think this indeed happened – during the past 3 years ,
because God would give everyone a fair chance ;

21                                                                                                  [next : 1st batch of the 144 brought in :]
[=when]        +
the servants – returned – [+and] reported – (..the situation..) – (to-) their – master ,
[..] he – (became) angry ;
c
[+and] the master of the house – said – to – his – servants :
d
go out – into – the – streets – (of-) the – city ,                                            [<< ‘quickly’ : to 12 b]
e
and – bring (-in) – here – the – poor – and – crippled – blind – and – lame ;     [<< souls]

 

22                                                                                                                                                    [144 completed :]
and [+when] – the servants – said :
Master , [=we] (have) done – as – you commanded , yet – (there-) is – still – room ;    +
23
[..] the – master – said – to – [=his] – servants :                           [23c : “non-christian” souls]
b                                                                                                          
go out – quickly – unto – the – highways – [=as] – (..the rural regions..) ,
c
and – urge [+them] strongly – to come (-in) , so that – [=my] – house – (will be) full ;

 

  • [=’line 22+23 ,
    subject here should be “serious souls – perhaps not even of christian upbringing” ;
    see the Zephaniah chapters , writing “a remnant of Cush will be added”
    (comp. log 26 march about ‘the Turkish types’) ;

 

 
closing section of part III                                                                                         [was very corrupted]

 

… contains several corruptions as lines added by Esau ,
while lines as “take up your cross” he placed in the wrong context :
we saw that Christ taught ‘salvation’ when addressing the people in general
(compare Luke 21:1a “..he was proclaiming the gospel to the people”) ,
but
the “take up your cross” theme specifically addresses “the potential 144,000” :
see Mt. 19+20 parable page ,
where “the disciples left everything behind (and followed Him)”,
and how – likewise – the potential 144 should leave everything behind ;
in the sense
of “not being attached to this world and body , anymore”   —
and this theme (see below) returns to part I , so we translated accordingly :

 
24a                                                                                                                            [24+25 : note the line-up]
[=therefore] ,                                                                               [line 25b : the return : see prophets]
I say – (to-) you ,
that – (..from..) – (..all..) – (of-) those – (..who..) – (were) invited ,          +
25
[..3x..] (..+only..) – (..the souls..) (polloi=psychê)        +
(..who..) – (will have) returned – [..1x..] – to – [=him] [=God : l.23c]        +
24b
(will) taste – (of-) [=his] – [..] banquet ;         +

25                                                                                                                               [25 : see Mt. 19+20 page]
[=as] – (..the ones..) – [..4x..]          +
(..who..) – (will have) (..left..) – [..] (..their..) – father – and – [..] mother ,
[=or] – [..] wife – [=or] [..] children , [=or] [..] brothers – [=or] – [..] sisters ;        +
b
[attempt , based upon part I :]
                                                                                    [next : the reason]

[=as] – [..] the (..weary..) (?) – souls            +
[..] – (..who..) – (..+desired..) – (..the life..)           +
(..which..) – would – (..(be) given..) – (to-) [=them] [..] ;
27
[=because] – [+they] (were) – not – (..+able..) [+anymore]            +
to bear – the cross – [..] [=as] – [=their] – (..body..) (opisô=sôma) ,
b
nor – able – to exist – [=in] – [+this) (..world..) (mathêtês=kosmos) :        +

——————–
                                                                                                            [only 2 valid closing lines remained :]

 
28-29-30-31-32  [deleted]                                                                                 [<< corrupt additions]
33
[next : can be virtually anything : attempt :]
(.. these ones will receive life , in that hour [=’hour, line 17’]..) ;                                               (?)

34-35     [deleted]                                                  [<< the ‘salt comparison’ : not belonging here]
35b  the (-ones) – having – ears – [for-] (to-) hear , (let them-) hear .

 

 

———————

 
annex

 

  • 28-29-30  [deleted : some ‘counting the cost of building’ comparison ; corrupt ,
        can’t be cross-read ; neither making sense in itself , per previous context]
  • 31-32         [deleted : some ‘warring king’ comparison : cannot be cross-read = corrupt ;
        neither making sense in itself , per previous context]

33 :          possible
34-35a      [deleted : the ‘salt’ comparison : not part of this parable]
35b :        possible

 

 
[05-06.04apr.2021 submitted – first and definitive version]