127. Kiri		Paper 127
Noorusaastad		The Adolescent Years
127:0.1 (1395.1) NOORUSAASTATE alguses oli Jeesus suure perekonna pea ja ainus toitja. Isa surmale järgnenud mõne aastaga oli kogu nende varandus kadunud. Aja möödudes hakkas Jeesus üha selgemalt teadlikuks saama, et on enne seda elu eksisteerinud; samal ajal hakkas ta täielikumalt mõistma, et viibib maa peal ja lihas eesmärgiga ilmutada inimlastele oma Paradiisi-Isa.		127:0.1 (1395.1) AS JESUS entered upon his adolescent years, he found himself the head and sole support of a large family. Within a few years after his father’s death all their property was gone. As time passed, he became increasingly conscious of his pre-existence; at the same time he began more fully to realize that he was present on earth and in the flesh for the express purpose of revealing his Paradise Father to the children of men.
127:0.2 (1395.2) Ühelgi selles või mõnes teises maailmas kunagi elanud või veel elaval noorel ei ole olnud lahendada kaalukamaid probleeme ega lahti harutada suuremaid raskusi. Üheltki Urantia noorelt ei nõuta iial raskemate vastuolude ega katsumuste läbimist kui olid Jeesuse ees neil pingelistel aastatel viieteistkümnendast kahekümnenda eluaastani.		127:0.2 (1395.2) No adolescent youth who has lived or ever will live on this world or any other world has had or ever will have more weighty problems to resolve or more intricate difficulties to untangle. No youth of Urantia will ever be called upon to pass through more testing conflicts or more trying situations than Jesus himself endured during those strenuous years from fifteen to twenty.
127:0.3 (1395.3) Saanud sel moel kogeda elu neil noorusaastatel maailmas, mida painas pahe ja vaevas patt, omandas Inimese Poeg täielikud teadmised kõigi Nebadoni maailmade noorte elukogemustest ja sai igaveseks mõistvaks pelgupaigaks kõigi ajastute hättasattunud ja kimbatuses noortele kogu kohaliku universumi kõigis maailmades.		127:0.3 (1395.3) Having thus tasted the actual experience of living these adolescent years on a world beset by evil and distraught by sin, the Son of Man became possessed of full knowledge about the life experience of the youth of all the realms of Nebadon, and thus forever he became the understanding refuge for the distressed and perplexed adolescents of all ages and on all worlds throughout the local universe.
127:0.4 (1395.4) See jumalik Poeg teenis aeglaselt, kuid kindlalt ja tegelike kogemuste kaudu ära õiguse saada oma universumi suverääniks, kõigi kohaliku universumi maailmade kõigi loodud intellektiolendite kaheldamatuks ja ülimaks valitsejaks, mõistvaks pelgupaigaks kõigi ajastute ja igasuguste isiklike vaimuannete ja kogemustega olenditele.		127:0.4 (1395.4) Slowly, but certainly and by actual experience, this divine Son is earning the right to become sovereign of his universe, the unquestioned and supreme ruler of all created intelligences on all local universe worlds, the understanding refuge of the beings of all ages and of all degrees of personal endowment and experience.
1. Kuueteistkümnes eluaasta (10. a pKr) ^top		1. The Sixteenth Year (A.D. 10) ^top
127:1.1 (1395.5) Kehastunud Poeg tegi läbi imikuea ja sündmusvaese lapsepõlve. Siis kerkis ta esile sellelt lapsepõlve ja noormeheea vaheliselt proovilepanevalt ja katsumuslikult üleminekuetapilt — temast oli saanud noor Jeesus.		127:1.1 (1395.5) The incarnated Son passed through infancy and experienced an uneventful childhood. Then he emerged from that testing and trying transition stage between childhood and young manhood—he became the adolescent Jesus.
127:1.2 (1395.6) Sel aastal jõudis lõpule tema füüsiline kasv. Ta oli mehelik ja nägus noormees. Ta muutus üha tõsimeelsemaks ja tasakaalukamaks, kuid oli heatahtlik ja osavõtlik. Ta pilk oli lahke, kuid uuriv, ta naeratus alati kütkestav ja julgustav. Ta hääl oli kõlav, kuid mõjuvõimas; tervitus südamlik ja teeskluseta. Isegi kõige igapäevasemates suhetes ilmnes veidi tema kahene loomus, inimlik ja jumalik. Ta mõjus alati ühtaegu osavõtliku sõbra ja autoriteetse õpetajana. Ning need isiksuseomadused hakkasid temas avalduma juba varakult, noorukieas.		127:1.2 (1395.6) This year he attained his full physical growth. He was a virile and comely youth. He became increasingly sober and serious, but he was kind and sympathetic. His eye was kind but searching; his smile was always engaging and reassuring. His voice was musical but authoritative; his greeting cordial but unaffected. Always, even in the most commonplace of contacts, there seemed to be in evidence the touch of a twofold nature, the human and the divine. Ever he displayed this combination of the sympathizing friend and the authoritative teacher. And these personality traits began early to become manifest, even in these adolescent years.
127:1.3 (1395.7) Ka selle füüsiliselt tugeva ja jõulise noormehe inimintellekti kasv jõudis lõpule, ja mitte inimmõtlemise kogemuse täiuses, vaid selle intellektuaalse arengu võime täiuses. Tal oli terve ja proportsionaalne keha, terav analüütiline mõistus, lahke ja osavõtlik meelelaad, veidi kõikuv, kuid aktiivne temperament, mis kõik oli koondumas tugevaks, silmatorkavaks ja veetlevaks isiksuseks.		127:1.3 (1395.7) This physically strong and robust youth also acquired the full growth of his human intellect, not the full experience of human thinking but the fullness of capacity for such intellectual development. He possessed a healthy and well-proportioned body, a keen and analytical mind, a kind and sympathetic disposition, a somewhat fluctuating but aggressive temperament, all of which were becoming organized into a strong, striking, and attractive personality.
127:1.4 (1396.1) Aja möödudes muutus ta emal, vendadel ja õdedel üha raskemaks temast aru saada: nad takerdusid tema ütlustesse ja tõlgendasid vääralt tema tegemisi. Lapsed ei suutnud oma vanima venna elust aru saada sellepärast, et nende ema oli neile mõista andnud, et talle on määratud saada juudi rahva vabastajaks. Võite ette kujutada nende segadust, kui pärast Maarja vihjeid sellele perekonnasaladusele eitas Jeesus avameelselt kõiki sääraseid ideid ja kavatsusi.		127:1.4 (1396.1) As time went on, it became more difficult for his mother and his brothers and sisters to understand him; they stumbled over his sayings and misinterpreted his doings. They were all unfitted to comprehend their eldest brother’s life because their mother had given them to understand that he was destined to become the deliverer of the Jewish people. After they had received from Mary such intimations as family secrets, imagine their confusion when Jesus would make frank denials of all such ideas and intentions.
127:1.5 (1396.2) Siimon läks sel aastal kooli ja nad olid sunnitud veel ühe maja ära müüma. Jaakobus asus nüüd õpetama oma kolme õde, kellest kaks olid piisavalt vanad, et tõsiseid õpinguid alustada. Ruti kasvades võtsid Mirjam ja Marta ta oma hoole alla. Juudi perede tütarlapsed said tavaliselt vähe haridust, kuid Jeesus väitis (ja ta ema oli temaga nõus), et tüdrukud peaksid samamoodi koolis käima nagu poisidki, aga et sünagoogikool neid vastu ei võtnud, polnud midagi muud teha kui pidada kodus nende jaoks eraldi kooli.		127:1.5 (1396.2) This year Simon started to school, and they were compelled to sell another house. James now took charge of the teaching of his three sisters, two of whom were old enough to begin serious study. As soon as Ruth grew up, she was taken in hand by Miriam and Martha. Ordinarily the girls of Jewish families received little education, but Jesus maintained (and his mother agreed) that girls should go to school the same as boys, and since the synagogue school would not receive them, there was nothing to do but conduct a home school especially for them.
127:1.6 (1396.3) Kogu selle aasta oli Jeesus pidevalt tööpingi taga. Õnneks oli tal palju tööd; ta oli nii meisterlik, et ei jäänud kunagi tööta, ükskõik kui vähe selles paikkonnas üldiselt tööd oli. Aeg-ajalt oli tal tööd nii palju, et Jaakobus käis tal abiks.		127:1.6 (1396.3) Throughout this year Jesus was closely confined to the workbench. Fortunately he had plenty of work; his was of such a superior grade that he was never idle no matter how slack work might be in that region. At times he had so much to do that James would help him.
127:1.7 (1396.4) Selle aasta lõpuks oli ta juba peaaegu otsustanud, et kui pere on üles kasvatatud ja õdede-vendade abiellumine ära nähtud, alustab ta avalikult tööd tõeõpetajana ja taevase Isa maailmale ilmutajana. Ta teadis, et temast ei pea saama juutide oodatud messiat, ning jõudis järeldusele, et emaga on peaaegu võimatu neid asju arutada. Ta otsustas, et laseb emal hellitada niisuguseid mõtteid, nagu too soovib, sest mitte miski, mida Jeesus talle kunagi oli öelnud, polnud talle peaaegu mingit mõju avaldanud, ning nagu ta mäletas, polnud ka isa kunagi suutnud oma jutuga ema seisukohti muuta. Alates sellest aastast rääkis ta oma emaga ja teistega neist probleemidest üha vähem. Tema missioon oli nii eriline, et ükski maapealne olend ei saanud talle selle täitmisel nõu anda.		127:1.7 (1396.4) By the end of this year he had just about made up his mind that he would, after rearing his family and seeing them married, enter publicly upon his work as a teacher of truth and as a revealer of the heavenly Father to the world. He knew he was not to become the expected Jewish Messiah, and he concluded that it was next to useless to discuss these matters with his mother; he decided to allow her to entertain whatever ideas she might choose since all he had said in the past had made little or no impression upon her and he recalled that his father had never been able to say anything that would change her mind. From this year on he talked less and less with his mother, or anyone else, about these problems. His was such a peculiar mission that no one living on earth could give him advice concerning its prosecution.
127:1.8 (1396.5) Ta oli perekonnale tõeline, kuigi noor isa. Ta veetis noorematega iga oma vaba tunni ja nad tõesti armastasid teda. Ta emal oli kurb vaadata, kui palju poeg töötama pidi. Ta kurvastas, et pojal tuli päevast päeva tööpingi ääres seistes perele elatist teenida, selle asemel et Jeruusalemmas rabide juures õppida, nagu nad nii armastavalt olid plaane teinud. Kuigi pojas oli palju niisugust, mis Maarjale arusaamatuks jäi, armastas ta teda ja hindas väga seda, et poeg oli nii meelsasti vastutuse kodu eest oma õlgadele võtnud.		127:1.8 (1396.5) He was a real though youthful father to the family; he spent every possible hour with the youngsters, and they truly loved him. His mother grieved to see him work so hard; she sorrowed that he was day by day toiling at the carpenter’s bench earning a living for the family instead of being, as they had so fondly planned, at Jerusalem studying with the rabbis. While there was much about her son that Mary could not understand, she did love him, and she most thoroughly appreciated the willing manner in which he shouldered the responsibility of the home.
2. Seitsmeteistkümnes eluaasta (11. a pKr) ^top		2. The Seventeenth Year (A.D. 11) ^top
127:2.1 (1396.6) Ligikaudu sel ajal kutsuti eriti Jeruusalemmas ja Juudamaal rahvast üsna aktiivselt üles mässule Roomale maksude maksmise vastu. Tekkimas oli tugev rahvuslik partei, mille liikmeid hakati nimetama selootideks. Erinevalt variseridest ei olnud seloodid nõus messia tulekut ära ootama. Nad soovisid viia asjad otsustavasse järku poliitilise ülestõusu teel.		127:2.1 (1396.6) At about this time there was considerable agitation, especially at Jerusalem and in Judea, in favor of rebellion against the payment of taxes to Rome. There was coming into existence a strong nationalist party, presently to be called the Zealots. The Zealots, unlike the Pharisees, were not willing to await the coming of the Messiah. They proposed to bring things to a head through political revolt.
127:2.2 (1396.7) Galileasse jõudis organisaatorite rühm Jeruusalemmast ja nad liikusid edukalt edasi kuni Naatsaretini. Kui nad Jeesusega kohtuma tulid, kuulas too neid tähelepanelikult ja esitas palju küsimusi, kuid keeldus nendega ühinemast. Ta ei avaldanud täielikult oma kõrvalejäämise põhjusi ja tema keeldumise mõjul jäid mässust eemale paljud tema noored kaaslased Naatsaretist.		127:2.2 (1396.7) A group of organizers from Jerusalem arrived in Galilee and were making good headway until they reached Nazareth. When they came to see Jesus, he listened carefully to them and asked many questions but refused to join the party. He declined fully to disclose his reasons for not enlisting, and his refusal had the effect of keeping out many of his youthful fellows in Nazareth.
127:2.3 (1397.1) Maarja püüdis igati innustada poega selootidega ühinema, kuid ei suutnud teda mõjutada. Ta vihjas isegi, et poja keeldumine rahvusliku üritusega liitumast, kuigi ema oli seda teha käskinud, tähendas sõnakuulmatust ja rikkus tema Jeruusalemmast tagasipöördumisel antud tõotust oma vanematele alluda, kuid Jeesus pani vastuseks sellele kavalusele lihtsalt käe ema õlale ja ütles talle silma vaadates: „Ema, kuidas sa võid?” ning Maarja võttis oma sõnad tagasi.		127:2.3 (1397.1) Mary did her best to induce him to enlist, but she could not budge him. She went so far as to intimate that his refusal to espouse the nationalist cause at her behest was insubordination, a violation of his pledge made upon their return from Jerusalem that he would be subject to his parents; but in answer to this insinuation he only laid a kindly hand on her shoulder and, looking into her face, said: “My mother, how could you?” And Mary withdrew her statement.
127:2.4 (1397.2) Üks Jeesuse onudest (Maarja vend Siimon) oli selle rühmaga juba ühinenud ja sai hiljem Galilea divisjoni ohvitseriks. Jeesuse ja tema onu vahele tekkis mitmeks aastaks mingi omamoodi võõrdumus.		127:2.4 (1397.2) One of Jesus’ uncles (Mary’s brother Simon) had already joined this group, subsequently becoming an officer in the Galilean division. And for several years there was something of an estrangement between Jesus and his uncle.
127:2.5 (1397.3) Naatsaretis hakkas olukord aga pinevaks muutuma. Jeesuse hoiaku tõttu neis küsimustes olid juudi noored selles linnas kahte leeri jagunenud. Umbes pooled liitusid rahvusliku organisatsiooniga, teine pool hakkas moodustama mõõdukamatest patriootidest vastasrühma, lootes, et seda hakkab juhtima Jeesus. Nad olid hämmastunud, kui ta pakutud aust keeldus, vabandades end raskete perekondlike kohustustega, mida nad kõik ka arvesse võtsid. Ent olukord muutus veelgi keerulisemaks siis, kui rikas juut Iisak, paganatele raha laenaja, tegi ettepaneku toetada Jeesuse perekonda, kui ta ainult jätaks oma tööriistad ja võtaks nende Naatsareti patriootide juhtimise enda peale.		127:2.5 (1397.3) But trouble began to brew in Nazareth. Jesus’ attitude in these matters had resulted in creating a division among the Jewish youths of the city. About half had joined the nationalist organization, and the other half began the formation of an opposing group of more moderate patriots, expecting Jesus to assume the leadership. They were amazed when he refused the honor offered him, pleading as an excuse his heavy family responsibilities, which they all allowed. But the situation was still further complicated when, presently, a wealthy Jew, Isaac, a moneylender to the gentiles, came forward agreeing to support Jesus’ family if he would lay down his tools and assume leadership of these Nazareth patriots.
127:2.6 (1397.4) Jeesus, kes oli just saanud seitsmeteistkümneaastaseks, oli sattunud oma varase elu ühte kõige delikaatsemasse ja keerulisemasse situatsiooni. Vaimsetel juhtidel on alati raske isamaalistes küsimustes seisukohta võtta, eriti kui need on seotud välismaiste rõhujate heaks maksu kogumisega, ja antud juhul oli olukord kahekordselt keeruline, sest kogu see agitatsioon Rooma vastu puudutas ka juudi religiooni.		127:2.6 (1397.4) Jesus, then scarcely seventeen years of age, was confronted with one of the most delicate and difficult situations of his early life. Patriotic issues, especially when complicated by tax-gathering foreign oppressors, are always difficult for spiritual leaders to relate themselves to, and it was doubly so in this case since the Jewish religion was involved in all this agitation against Rome.
127:2.7 (1397.5) Jeesuse olukorda komplitseeris veelgi asjaolu, et tema ema ja onu ning noorem vend Jaakobus soovitasid tungivalt tal rahvusliku üritusega liituda. Kõik Naatsareti parimad juudid olid sellega ühinenud ja need noored mehed, kes polnud liikumisega kaasa läinud, oleksid seda teinud niipea, kui Jeesus oleks meelt muutnud. Tal oli kogu Naatsaretis vaid üks tark nõuandja, tema vana õpetaja hazan, kes õpetas teda, kuidas vastata Naatsareti kodanike komiteele, kui see tuleb küsima tema vastust avalikule üleskutsele. See oli esimene kord Jeesuse noores elus, kui ta pidi avalikkusega suheldes teadlikult mingit strateegiat kasutama. Seni oli ta olukorra alati lahendanud siira tõe väljaütlemisega, kuid nüüd ei saanud ta täit tõde avaldada. Ta ei saanud vihjata asjaolule, et ta on midagi enamat kui inimene; ta ei saanud avaldada oma arusaama missioonist, mis ootas tema mehelikkuse küpsemist. Vaatamata neile piirangutele oli tema ustavus religioonile ja rahvale otseselt proovile pandud. Tema pere oli üles ärritatud, ta noored sõbrad erinevatesse leeridesse jagunenud ja linna kogu juudi kogukond lärmi täis. Ja mõelda vaid, et kõiges selles oli süüdi tema! Ja ometi polnud ta tahtnud mingeid probleeme tekitada, ammugi siis niisugust segadust.		127:2.7 (1397.5) Jesus’ position was made more difficult because his mother and uncle, and even his younger brother James, all urged him to join the nationalist cause. All the better Jews of Nazareth had enlisted, and those young men who had not joined the movement would all enlist the moment Jesus changed his mind. He had but one wise counselor in all Nazareth, his old teacher, the chazan, who counseled him about his reply to the citizens’ committee of Nazareth when they came to ask for his answer to the public appeal which had been made. In all Jesus’ young life this was the very first time he had consciously resorted to public strategy. Theretofore, always had he depended upon a frank statement of truth to clarify the situation, but now he could not declare the full truth. He could not intimate that he was more than a man; he could not disclose his idea of the mission which awaited his attainment of a riper manhood. Despite these limitations his religious fealty and national loyalty were directly challenged. His family was in a turmoil, his youthful friends in division, and the entire Jewish contingent of the town in a hubbub. And to think that he was to blame for it all! And how innocent he had been of all intention to make trouble of any kind, much less a disturbance of this sort.
127:2.8 (1397.6) Midagi oli vaja ette võtta. Ta pidi oma seisukoha välja ütlema ning seda ta vapralt ja diplomaatiliselt ka tegi; paljud jäid sellega rahule, kuid mitte kõik. Ta jäi oma algse ettekäände juurde ja väitis, et peab eelkõige täitma oma kohustused perekonna ees; et lesestunud ema ja kaheksa venda ja õde vajavad enamat sellest, mida võib rahaga osta — füüsiliste vajaduste rahuldamist — ning et neil on õigus isa hoolele ja juhendamisele ning et ta ei saa end puhta südametunnistusega vabastada kohustusest, mille tema õlule on pannud julm õnnetus. Ta kiitis oma ema ja vanemat venda valmisoleku eest teda vabaks lasta, kuid kordas taas, et ustavus surnud isale keelab tal jätta perekonda, ükskõik kui palju raha nende materiaalseks abistamiseks ka ei antaks, ja siis ütles ta need unustamatud sõnad, et „raha ei anna armastust”. Selles kõnes tegi Jeesus mitu varjatud vihjet oma „eluülesandele”, kuid selgitas, et olenemata sellest, kas see on või ei ole vastuolus sõjalise ideega, on ta ka sellest loobunud nagu muustki oma elus, et saaks täita ustavalt oma kohustust perekonna ees. Naatsaretis teadsid kõik hästi, et ta on oma perekonnale hea isa, ja kuna see oli igale üllale juudile nii südamelähedane asi, jõudis Jeesuse ettekääne paljude kuulajate südamesse; ja mõned, kes polnud sama meelt, tegi relvituks Jaakobuse kõne, mis polnud küll ette kavatsetud. Hazan oli samal päeval Jaakobusega tema kõnet harjutanud, kuid see oli nende omavaheline saladus.		127:2.8 (1397.6) Something had to be done. He must state his position, and this he did bravely and diplomatically to the satisfaction of many, but not all. He adhered to the terms of his original plea, maintaining that his first duty was to his family, that a widowed mother and eight brothers and sisters needed something more than mere money could buy—the physical necessities of life—that they were entitled to a father’s watchcare and guidance, and that he could not in clear conscience release himself from the obligation which a cruel accident had thrust upon him. He paid compliment to his mother and eldest brother for being willing to release him but reiterated that loyalty to a dead father forbade his leaving the family no matter how much money was forthcoming for their material support, making his never-to-be-forgotten statement that “money cannot love.” In the course of this address Jesus made several veiled references to his “life mission” but explained that, regardless of whether or not it might be inconsistent with the military idea, it, along with everything else in his life, had been given up in order that he might be able to discharge faithfully his obligation to his family. Everyone in Nazareth well knew he was a good father to his family, and this was a matter so near the heart of every noble Jew that Jesus’ plea found an appreciative response in the hearts of many of his hearers; and some of those who were not thus minded were disarmed by a speech made by James, which, while not on the program, was delivered at this time. That very day the chazan had rehearsed James in his speech, but that was their secret.
127:2.9 (1398.1) Jaakobus väitis, et Jeesus aitaks kindlasti oma rahvast vabastada, kui tema (Jaakobus) oleks piisavalt vana, et vastutust pere eest enda peale võtta, ning et kui nad vaid lubaksid Jeesusel jääda „meiega, olla meile isa ja õpetaja eest, siis kasvaks Joosepi perest mitte ainult üks juht, vaid teil oleks peagi viis ustavat rahvuslast, sest on ju meil viis poissi kasvamas oma vennast isa juhiste järgi rahvast teenima”. Nii viis noormees selle pineva ja ähvardava olukorra üsna õnneliku lõpuni.		127:2.9 (1398.1) James stated that he was sure Jesus would help to liberate his people if he (James) were only old enough to assume responsibility for the family, and that, if they would only consent to allow Jesus to remain “with us, to be our father and teacher, then you will have not just one leader from Joseph’s family, but presently you will have five loyal nationalists, for are there not five of us boys to grow up and come forth from our brother-father’s guidance to serve our nation?” And thus did the lad bring to a fairly happy ending a very tense and threatening situation.
127:2.10 (1398.2) Kriis oli selleks korraks möödas, kuid Naatsaretis ei unustatud seda vahejuhtumit kunagi. Ärevus jätkus, Jeesus polnud enam üleüldises soosingus: tunnete jagunemisest kahte leeri ei saadud enam kunagi päriselt üle. Ning kui sellele lisandusid veel muud ja hilisemad sündmused, oli see üks peamisi põhjusi, miks ta hilisematel aastatel Kapernauma kolis. Naatsaretis jäid kakspidised tunded Inimese Poja suhtes püsima.		127:2.10 (1398.2) The crisis for the time being was over, but never was this incident forgotten in Nazareth. The agitation persisted; not again was Jesus in universal favor; the division of sentiment was never fully overcome. And this, augmented by other and subsequent occurrences, was one of the chief reasons why he moved to Capernaum in later years. Henceforth Nazareth maintained a division of sentiment regarding the Son of Man.
127:2.11 (1398.3) Sel aastal lõpetas Jaakobus kooli ja hakkas koduses puusepatöökojas täispäevadega töötama. Ta oli õppinud oskuslikult tööriistu käsitsema ja võttis nüüd kaelkookude ning atrade valmistamise enda peale, Jeesus aga hakkas tegema rohkem majade viimistlustöid ja peenemat tisleritööd.		127:2.11 (1398.3) James graduated at school this year and began full-time work at home in the carpenter shop. He had become a clever worker with tools and now took over the making of yokes and plows while Jesus began to do more house finishing and expert cabinet work.
127:2.12 (1398.4) Sel aastal õppis Jeesus oma mõtteid palju paremini korrastama. Ta oli suutnud järk-järgult oma jumalikku ja inimlikku olemust ühitada ning kogu see intellekti korrastamine õnnestus tal omaenda otsuste tulemusena ja üksnes tema sisimas elava Järelevaataja abiga; samasugust Järelevaatajat kannab kõigis annetuva Poja järgsetes maailmades enda meeles iga normaalne surelik. Seni polnud selle noore inimese elukäigus juhtunud midagi üleloomulikku, kui mitte arvestada tema vanema venna Immanueli saadetud sõnumitooja külaskäiku Jeruusalemmas ühel ööl.		127:2.12 (1398.4) This year Jesus made great progress in the organization of his mind. Gradually he had brought his divine and human natures together, and he accomplished all this organization of intellect by the force of his own decisions and with only the aid of his indwelling Monitor, just such a Monitor as all normal mortals on all postbestowal-Son worlds have within their minds. So far, nothing supernatural had happened in this young man’s career except the visit of a messenger, dispatched by his elder brother Immanuel, who once appeared to him during the night at Jerusalem.
3. Kaheksateistkümnes eluaasta (12. a pKr) ^top		3. The Eighteenth Year (A.D. 12) ^top
127:3.1 (1398.5) Selle aasta jooksul müüdi kogu perekonna kinnisvara peale nende maja ja aia. Müüdi viimane maja Kapernaumas (peale omandiosa veel ühes majas), millele oli juba ka hüpoteek võetud. Saadud rahast maksti maksud, osteti Jaakobusele uusi tööriistu ja tasuti karavanide peatuspaiga lähedal asuva perekonna vana varustuspoe ja remonditöökoja eest, mille Jeesus soovis nüüd tagasi osta, sest Jaakobus oli juba piisavalt vana, et koduses töökojas töötada ja Maarjat aidata. Olles selleks korraks jälle rahakitsikusest vabanenud, otsustas Jeesus viia Jaakobuse paasapüha pühitsema. Et omavahel olla, läksid nad Jeruusalemma juba päev varem kohale, reisides Samaaria kaudu. Nad rändasid jalgsi ja Jeesus rääkis Jaakobusele teel ajaloolistest paikadest, nagu ta isa oli samal teekonnal talle endale viis aastat tagasi jutustanud.		127:3.1 (1398.5) In the course of this year all the family property, except the home and garden, was disposed of. The last piece of Capernaum property (except an equity in one other), already mortgaged, was sold. The proceeds were used for taxes, to buy some new tools for James, and to make a payment on the old family supply and repair shop near the caravan lot, which Jesus now proposed to buy back since James was old enough to work at the house shop and help Mary about the home. With the financial pressure thus eased for the time being, Jesus decided to take James to the Passover. They went up to Jerusalem a day early, to be alone, going by way of Samaria. They walked, and Jesus told James about the historic places en route as his father had taught him on a similar journey five years before.
127:3.2 (1399.1) Samaariat läbides nägid nad palju imelikku. Nad rääkisid arvukatest oma isiklikest, perekonna ja rahva probleemidest. Jaakobus oli väga religioosse mõttelaadiga noormees ja kuigi ta ei olnud oma emaga täiesti nõus selles väheses, mida ta Jeesuse elutööst teadis, ootas ta aega, mil saaks vastutuse perekonna eest enda peale võtta, et Jeesus võiks oma missiooni alustada. Ta oli Jeesusele väga tänulik, et see ta paasapühale viis, ning nad rääkisid tulevikust põhjalikumalt kui kunagi varem.		127:3.2 (1399.1) In passing through Samaria, they saw many strange sights. On this journey they talked over many of their problems, personal, family, and national. James was a very religious type of lad, and while he did not fully agree with his mother regarding the little he knew of the plans concerning Jesus’ lifework, he did look forward to the time when he would be able to assume responsibility for the family so that Jesus could begin his mission. He was very appreciative of Jesus’ taking him up to the Passover, and they talked over the future more fully than ever before.
127:3.3 (1399.2) Jeesus mõtles läbi Samaaria reisides väga paljudest asjadest, eriti Peetelis olles ja Jaakobi kaevust juues. Ta arutas vennaga pärimusi Aabrahamist, Iisakust ja Jaakobist. Ta püüdis Jaakobust igati ette valmistada selleks, mida too Jeruusalemmas peagi nägema pidi, et vend nii väga ei ehmataks, nagu tema ise esmakordselt templit külastades ehmatanud oli. Jaakobus ei osutunud aga sääraste vaatepiltide suhtes nii tundlikuks. Ta tegi märkusi selle kohta, kui pealiskaudselt ja tundetult mõned preestrid oma kohustusi täidavad, aga üldiselt nautis Jeruusalemmas viibimist väga.		127:3.3 (1399.2) Jesus did much thinking as they journeyed through Samaria, particularly at Bethel and when drinking from Jacob’s well. He and his brother discussed the traditions of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did much to prepare James for what he was about to witness at Jerusalem, thus seeking to lessen the shock such as he himself had experienced on his first visit to the temple. But James was not so sensitive to some of these sights. He commented on the perfunctory and heartless manner in which some of the priests performed their duties but on the whole greatly enjoyed his sojourn at Jerusalem.
127:3.4 (1399.3) Jeesus viis Jaakobuse paasapühaõhtusöögiks Betaaniasse. Siimon oli vahepeal oma esiisade juurde viimsele puhkusele saadetud ja Jeesus oli paasapühal perekonnapeaks, olles toonud templist paasalamba.		127:3.4 (1399.3) Jesus took James to Bethany for the Passover supper. Simon had been laid to rest with his fathers, and Jesus presided over this household as the head of the Passover family, having brought the paschal lamb from the temple.
127:3.5 (1399.4) Pärast paasapühaõhtusööki istus Maarja Jaakobusega juttu ajama, Marta, Laatsarus ja Jeesus vestlesid hilisööni isekeskis. Järgmisel päeval osalesid nad templiteenistusel ja Jaakobus võeti Iisraeli riigi kodanikuks. Samal päeval peatusid nad Õlimäe harjal, et templit vaadata; Jaakobus tõi kuuldavale imestushüüatuse, Jeesus aga silmitses Jeruusalemma vaikides. Jaakobus ei saanud oma venna käitumisest aru. Õhtul pöördusid nad taas Betaaniasse tagasi ja oleksid järgmisel päeval koju siirdunud, kuid Jaakobus soovis kindlasti veel kord templit näha, selgitades, et ta tahab kuulata õpetajaid. Ja kuigi see oli tõsi, pesitses tema südames salajane soov kuulata, kuidas Jeesus neil aruteludel osaleb, sest ta ema oli talle sellest rääkinud. Nad läksidki templisse ja kuulasid väitlusi, kuid Jeesus ei esitanud ühtki küsimust. Kõik tundus seal tema ärkavale inimese ja Jumala meelele nii lapsik ja tähtsusetu, et ta võis neid ainult haletseda. Jaakobus oli pettunud, et Jeesus polnud midagi öelnud. Jeesus vastas tema pärimistele ainult: „Minu tund pole veel tulnud.”		127:3.5 (1399.4) After the Passover supper Mary sat down to talk with James while Martha, Lazarus, and Jesus talked together far into the night. The next day they attended the temple services, and James was received into the commonwealth of Israel. That morning, as they paused on the brow of Olivet to view the temple, while James exclaimed in wonder, Jesus gazed on Jerusalem in silence. James could not comprehend his brother’s demeanor. That night they again returned to Bethany and would have departed for home the next day, but James was insistent on their going back to visit the temple, explaining that he wanted to hear the teachers. And while this was true, secretly in his heart he wanted to hear Jesus participate in the discussions, as he had heard his mother tell about. Accordingly, they went to the temple and heard the discussions, but Jesus asked no questions. It all seemed so puerile and insignificant to this awakening mind of man and God—he could only pity them. James was disappointed that Jesus said nothing. To his inquiries Jesus only made reply, “My hour has not yet come.”
127:3.6 (1399.5) Järgmisel päeval rändasid nad Jeeriko ja Jordani oru kaudu koju ning Jeesus jutustas teel paljudest asjadest, sealhulgas omaenda kunagisest reisist samal teel, kui ta oli kolmeteistkümneaastane.		127:3.6 (1399.5) The next day they journeyed home by Jericho and the Jordan valley, and Jesus recounted many things by the way, including his former trip over this road when he was thirteen years old.
127:3.7 (1399.6) Naatsaretti tagasi jõudes hakkas Jeesus tööle perekonna vanas töökojas ja rõõmustas väga võimaluse üle kohata iga päev nii paljusid inimesi riigi kõigist paigust ja ümbruskonna piirkondadest. Jeesus tõesti armastas inimesi — just lihtrahvast. Ta maksis iga kuu oma töökoja eest ja jätkas Jaakobuse abiga perekonna ülalpidamist.		127:3.7 (1399.6) Upon returning to Nazareth, Jesus began work in the old family repair shop and was greatly cheered by being able to meet so many people each day from all parts of the country and surrounding districts. Jesus truly loved people—just common folks. Each month he made his payments on the shop and, with James’s help, continued to provide for the family.
127:3.8 (1399.7) Mitu korda aastas, kui sünagoogis polnud külalisi esinemas, luges Jeesus seal sabati ajal pühakirju ja pakkus sageli ka õppetüki kohta omapoolseid kommentaare, kuid tavaliselt valis ta sellised lõigud, mida polnudki vaja kommenteerida. Ta oskas loetavaid lõike nii oskuslikult järjestada, et need üksteisele seletuseks olid. Kui ilm vähegi lubas, viis ta oma vennad ja õed sabatipärastlõunal alati loodusesse jalutama.		127:3.8 (1399.7) Several times a year, when visitors were not present thus to function, Jesus continued to read the Sabbath scriptures at the synagogue and many times offered comments on the lesson, but usually he so selected the passages that comment was unnecessary. He was skillful, so arranging the order of the reading of the various passages that the one would illuminate the other. He never failed, weather permitting, to take his brothers and sisters out on Sabbath afternoons for their nature strolls.
127:3.9 (1400.1) Umbes sel ajal asutas hazan noortele meestele filosoofiliste arutelude klubi, mis käis koos selle liikmete kodudes ja sageli ka tema enda kodus, ning Jeesusest sai selle rühma väljapaistev liige. See võimaldas tal kohalike elanike seas mõnevõrra taastada oma endist prestiiži, mille ta oli hiljutiste rahvuslike vastuolude ajal kaotanud.		127:3.9 (1400.1) About this time the chazan inaugurated a young men’s club for philosophic discussion which met at the homes of different members and often at his own home, and Jesus became a prominent member of this group. By this means he was enabled to regain some of the local prestige which he had lost at the time of the recent nationalistic controversies.
127:3.10 (1400.2) Tema seltskondlikud suhted olid küll piiratud, kuid ta ei jätnud neid ka päriselt hooletusse. Tal oli palju häid sõpru ja kindlaid austajaid nii Naatsareti noorte meeste kui ka naiste hulgas.		127:3.10 (1400.2) His social life, while restricted, was not wholly neglected. He had many warm friends and stanch admirers among both the young men and the young women of Nazareth.
127:3.11 (1400.3) Septembris tulid Naatsareti perekonda külastama Eliisabet ja Johannes. Johannes oli isa kaotanud ja kavatses Juudamaa mägedesse tagasi pöörduda, et seal põllumajanduse ja lambakasvatusega tegeleda, kui just Jeesus ei soovita tal Naatsaretti jääda ja puusepana või mõnel muul tegevusalal tööd alustada. Nad ei teadnud, et Naatsareti perekonnal pole peaaegu üldse raha. Mida enam Maarja ja Eliisabet oma poegadest rääkisid, seda enam nad veendusid, et kahel noormehel oleks hea koos töötada ja rohkem koos olla.		127:3.11 (1400.3) In September, Elizabeth and John came to visit the Nazareth family. John, having lost his father, intended to return to the Judean hills to engage in agriculture and sheep raising unless Jesus advised him to remain in Nazareth to take up carpentry or some other line of work. They did not know that the Nazareth family was practically penniless. The more Mary and Elizabeth talked about their sons, the more they became convinced that it would be good for the two young men to work together and see more of each other.
127:3.12 (1400.4) Jeesus ja Johannes vestlesid palju: nad rääkisid ka mõnedest väga isiklikest asjadest. Kui külaskäik läbi sai, otsustasid nad, et kohtuvad uuesti alles avalikus teenistuses, „kui taevane Isa peaks neid kutsuma” oma tööd tegema. Johannesele jättis Naatsaretis nähtu sügava mulje ja ta tundis, et peab koju tagasi minema ning oma ema elatamiseks tööd tegema. Ta veendus, et talle on määratud osaleda Jeesuse eluülesande täitmises, kuid nägi, et Jeesus peab veel palju aastaid oma perekonna üleskasvatamisega tegelema; nii võis ta rahuliku südamega koju tagasi pöörduda ja oma väikese talu ning ema vajaduste eest hoolitseda. Ning Johannes ja Jeesus kohtusidki uuesti alles Jordani jõe ääres sel päeval, mil Inimese Poeg laskis end ristida.		127:3.12 (1400.4) Jesus and John had many talks together; and they talked over some very intimate and personal matters. When they had finished this visit, they decided not again to see each other until they should meet in their public service after “the heavenly Father should call” them to their work. John was tremendously impressed by what he saw at Nazareth that he should return home and labor for the support of his mother. He became convinced that he was to be a part of Jesus’ life mission, but he saw that Jesus was to occupy many years with the rearing of his family; so he was much more content to return to his home and settle down to the care of their little farm and to minister to the needs of his mother. And never again did John and Jesus see each other until that day by the Jordan when the Son of Man presented himself for baptism.
127:3.13 (1400.5) Laupäeva, 3. detsembri pärastlõunal tabas surm teist korda sel aastal seda Naatsareti perekonda. Pärast nädala kestnud kõrge palavikuga haigust suri nende väikevend Aamos. Sellel kurval ajal oli Maarja ainsaks toeks tema esmasündinud poeg, ja kui see aeg läbi sai, tunnustas Maarja lõpuks igas mõttes Jeesust tõelise perekonnapeana, ja ta oli tõesti perekonnapea seisuse vääriline.		127:3.13 (1400.5) On Saturday afternoon, December 3, of this year, death for the second time struck at this Nazareth family. Little Amos, their baby brother, died after a week’s illness with a high fever. After passing through this time of sorrow with her first-born son as her only support, Mary at last and in the fullest sense recognized Jesus as the real head of the family; and he was truly a worthy head.
127:3.14 (1400.6) Nelja aasta jooksul oli nende elatustase pidevalt halvenenud, aasta-aastalt tundsid nad üha enam kitsikust. Selle aasta lõpus ootas neid nende vaevalises heitluses üks raskemaid kogemusi. Jaakobus ei teeninud veel eriti palju ja kõigele muule lisandunud matusekulud lõid neil jalad alt. Kuid Jeesus ütles oma murelikule ja kurvastavale emale vaid: „Ema Maarja, kurvastamine meid ei aita; me kõik teeme, mis suudame, ja ema naeratus võib innustada meid isegi tõhusamalt tööle. Meie igapäevaste kohustuste täitmisel annab meile jõudu usk, et ees ootavad paremad päevad.” Tema tubli ja praktiline optimism oli tõepoolest nakkav; kõik lapsed elasid paremate aegade ja olude ootuses. Ning see lootusrikas julgus aitas vaatamata masendavale vaesusele väga palju kaasa nende tugevate ja üllaste iseloomude väljakujunemisele.		127:3.14 (1400.6) For four years their standard of living had steadily declined; year by year they felt the pinch of increasing poverty. By the close of this year they faced one of the most difficult experiences of all their uphill struggles. James had not yet begun to earn much, and the expenses of a funeral on top of everything else staggered them. But Jesus would only say to his anxious and grieving mother: “Mother-Mary, sorrow will not help us; we are all doing our best, and mother’s smile, perchance, might even inspire us to do better. Day by day we are strengthened for these tasks by our hope of better days ahead.” His sturdy and practical optimism was truly contagious; all the children lived in an atmosphere of anticipation of better times and better things. And this hopeful courage contributed mightily to the development of strong and noble characters, in spite of the depressiveness of their poverty.
127:3.15 (1400.7) Jeesusel oli võime tõhusalt kõik oma meele, hinge ja keha jõud vahetult eesseisvate ülesannete täitmiseks kokku võtta. Ta suutis koondada oma sügavate mõtetega täidetud meele ühele kindlale probleemile, mida ta lahendada soovis, ning see koos väsimatu kannatlikkusega võimaldas tal rahulikult taluda sureliku raske eksistentsi katsumusi — elada nii, nagu „näeks ta Teda, kes on nähtamatu”.		127:3.15 (1400.7) Jesus possessed the ability effectively to mobilize all his powers of mind, soul, and body on the task immediately in hand. He could concentrate his deep-thinking mind on the one problem which he wished to solve, and this, in connection with his untiring patience, enabled him serenely to endure the trials of a difficult mortal existence—to live as if he were “seeing Him who is invisible.”
4. Üheksateistkümnes eluaasta (13. a pKr) ^top		4. The Nineteenth Year (A.D. 13) ^top
127:4.1 (1401.1) Selleks ajaks olid Jeesus ja Maarja omavahel palju paremini hakanud läbi saama. Ema ei näinud temas enam niivõrd lihtsalt poega, ta oli saanud tema jaoks pigem tema laste isaks. Iga päev oli täis pakilisi praktilisi probleeme. Nad rääkisid harvemini tema elutööst, sest aja möödudes pühendasid mõlemad kõik oma mõtted selle neljast poisist ja kolmest tüdrukust koosneva pere elatamisele ja kasvatamisele.		127:4.1 (1401.1) By this time Jesus and Mary were getting along much better. She regarded him less as a son; he had become to her more a father to her children. Each day’s life swarmed with practical and immediate difficulties. Less frequently they spoke of his lifework, for, as time passed, all their thought was mutually devoted to the support and upbringing of their family of four boys and three girls.
127:4.2 (1401.2) Selle aasta alguseks oli Jeesus suutnud ema enda poole võita lastekasvatamismeetodi osas — lapsele anti positiivne käsk teha head, ei rõhutatud aga juutide vanemat meetodit, mille kohaselt keelati teha kurja. Jeesus rakendas nii kodus kui ka oma avaliku õpetaja elujärgus alati positiivse manitsemise meetodit. Ta rääkis alati ja kõikjal: „Sa pead tegema seda — sa peaksid tegema teist.” Mitte kunagi ei kasutanud ta negatiivset õpetamisviisi, mis tulenes iidsetest tabudest. Ta hoidus kurja selle keelamisega rõhutamast, kuid ülistas head, käskides seda teha. Palvete ajal arutati selles peres kõike, mis oli seotud perekonna heaoluga.		127:4.2 (1401.2) By the beginning of this year Jesus had fully won his mother to the acceptance of his methods of child training—the positive injunction to do good in the place of the older Jewish method of forbidding to do evil. In his home and throughout his public-teaching career Jesus invariably employed the positive form of exhortation. Always and everywhere did he say, “You shall do this—you ought to do that.” Never did he employ the negative mode of teaching derived from the ancient taboos. He refrained from placing emphasis on evil by forbidding it, while he exalted the good by commanding its performance. Prayer time in this household was the occasion for discussing anything and everything relating to the welfare of the family.
127:4.3 (1401.3) Jeesus alustas oma vendade ja õdede tarka distsiplineerimist juba nii varases eas, et nende kohese ja kõigest südamest kuuletumise kindlustamiseks polnud kunagi vaja kasutada karistamist. Ainsaks erandiks oli Juudas, Jeesus pidas mitmel puhul vajalikuks tema karistamist perekonna reeglite rikkumise eest. Kolmel korral, kui peeti targu vajalikuks Juudast perekonna käitumisreeglite tahtliku ja ülestunnistatud rikkumise eest karistada, olid nii vanemad lapsed kui ka Juudas ise sellega üksmeelselt päri.		127:4.3 (1401.3) Jesus began wise discipline upon his brothers and sisters at such an early age that little or no punishment was ever required to secure their prompt and wholehearted obedience. The only exception was Jude, upon whom on sundry occasions Jesus found it necessary to impose penalties for his infractions of the rules of the home. On three occasions when it was deemed wise to punish Jude for self-confessed and deliberate violations of the family rules of conduct, his punishment was fixed by the unanimous decree of the older children and was assented to by Jude himself before it was inflicted.
127:4.4 (1401.4) Kuigi Jeesus oli kõigis oma tegudes väga metoodiline ja süstemaatiline, oli tema korraldustes ka värskendavat tõlgendamisvabadust ja individuaalset otsustamisruumi, mis jättis lastele oma vennast isa õiglustundest sügava mulje. Ta ei kutsunud oma vendi ja õdesid kunagi tuju järgi korrale ja see ühesugune õiglus ning igaühega arvestamine tegi Jeesuse kogu perele väga kalliks.		127:4.4 (1401.4) While Jesus was most methodical and systematic in everything he did, there was also in all his administrative rulings a refreshing elasticity of interpretation and an individuality of adaptation that greatly impressed all the children with the spirit of justice which actuated their father-brother. He never arbitrarily disciplined his brothers and sisters, and such uniform fairness and personal consideration greatly endeared Jesus to all his family.
127:4.5 (1401.5) Jaakobus ja Siimon püüdsid suuremaks saades Jeesuse eeskujul oma sõjakaid ja mõnikord vihaseid mängukaaslasi veenmise ja mittevastupanuga vaigistada ning see õnnestus neil üsna hästi, kuid Joosep ja Juudas, kes küll leppisid nende õpetustega kodus, kiirustasid alati end kaitsma, kui kaaslased neid ründasid — eriti Juudas eksis tihti nende õpetuste vaimu vastu. Kuid mittevastupanu polnud selle perekonna reegel. Jeesuse isiklike õpetuste vastu eksimise eest ei karistatud.		127:4.5 (1401.5) James and Simon grew up trying to follow Jesus’ plan of placating their bellicose and sometimes irate playmates by persuasion and nonresistance, and they were fairly successful; but Joseph and Jude, while assenting to such teachings at home, made haste to defend themselves when assailed by their comrades; in particular was Jude guilty of violating the spirit of these teachings. But nonresistance was not a rule of the family. No penalty was attached to the violation of personal teachings.
127:4.6 (1401.6) Kõik lapsed, eriti tüdrukud, küsisid Jeesuselt oma lapsemuredes nõu ja usaldasid teda jäägitult nagu armastavat isa.		127:4.6 (1401.6) In general, all of the children, particularly the girls, would consult Jesus about their childhood troubles and confide in him just as they would have in an affectionate father.
127:4.7 (1401.7) Jaakobusest oli saamas tasakaalukas ja tasase loomuga nooruk, kuid tal polnud nii vaimseid kalduvusi nagu Jeesusel. Ta oli palju parem õpilane kui Joosep, kes tegi küll kohusetundlikult tööd, kuid kellel oli veelgi vähem vaimseid kalduvusi. Joosep oli visa töötegija, kuid jäi oma intellektuaalselt tasemelt teistest lastest maha. Siimon oli heatahtlik poiss, kuid unistas liiga palju. Tal kulus elus oma koha leidmiseks kaua aega ja ta valmistas Jeesusele ja Maarjale rohkesti muret. Kuid ta oli alati rõõmus ja heatahtlik. Juudas oli vaenuõhutaja. Tal olid väga kõrged ideaalid, kuid ta meelelaad oli väga tasakaalutu. Tal oli oma emast rohkemgi kindlameelsust ja aktiivsust, kuid suures osas puudus ema mõõdu- ja taktitunne.		127:4.7 (1401.7) James was growing up to be a well-balanced and even-tempered youth, but he was not so spiritually inclined as Jesus. He was a much better student than Joseph, who, while a faithful worker, was even less spiritually minded. Joseph was a plodder and not up to the intellectual level of the other children. Simon was a well-meaning boy but too much of a dreamer. He was slow in getting settled down in life and was the cause of considerable anxiety to Jesus and Mary. But he was always a good and well-intentioned lad. Jude was a firebrand. He had the highest of ideals, but he was unstable in temperament. He had all and more of his mother’s determination and aggressiveness, but he lacked much of her sense of proportion and discretion.
127:4.8 (1402.1) Mirjam oli tasakaalukas ja mõistlik tütar, kes oskas hästi hinnata kõike üllast ja vaimset. Marta oli aeglase mõtlemise ja tegutsemisega, kuid väga kohusetundlik ja töökas laps. Väike Rutt oli nende kodu päikesepaiste; kuigi mõtlematu jutuga, oli ta väga südamlik. Ta peaaegu jumaldas oma suurt venda ja isa. Kuid teised ei hellitanud teda liigselt. Ta oli ilus laps, kuid mitte nii nägus nagu Mirjam — perekonna, kui mitte kogu linna kauneim neiu.		127:4.8 (1402.1) Miriam was a well-balanced and level-headed daughter with a keen appreciation of things noble and spiritual. Martha was slow in thought and action but a very dependable and efficient child. Baby Ruth was the sunshine of the home; though thoughtless of speech, she was most sincere of heart. She just about worshiped her big brother and father. But they did not spoil her. She was a beautiful child but not quite so comely as Miriam, who was the belle of the family, if not of the city.
127:4.9 (1402.2) Aja möödudes muutis Jeesus perekonna õpetusi ja tavasid sabati pidamise ja religiooni paljude muude aspektide osas tunduvalt liberaalsemaks ning Maarja oli nende muudatustega kõigest südamest nõus. Jeesusest oli saanud selleks ajaks vaieldamatult perekonnapea.		127:4.9 (1402.2) As time passed, Jesus did much to liberalize and modify the family teachings and practices related to Sabbath observance and many other phases of religion, and to all these changes Mary gave hearty assent. By this time Jesus had become the unquestioned head of the house.
127:4.10 (1402.3) Sel aastal hakkas Juudas koolis käima ja Jeesus pidi nende kulude katteks oma harfi ära müüma. Nii kadus tema viimane meelelahutus. Ta oli armastanud harfi mängida, kui ta meel oli väsinud ja keha kurnatud, aga ta lohutas end mõttega, et vähemalt maksukoguja ei saa nüüd enam harfi ära võtta.		127:4.10 (1402.3) This year Jude started to school, and it was necessary for Jesus to sell his harp in order to defray these expenses. Thus disappeared the last of his recreational pleasures. He much loved to play the harp when tired in mind and weary in body, but he comforted himself with the thought that at least the harp was safe from seizure by the tax collector.
5. Esra tütar Rebeka ^top		5. Rebecca, the Daughter of Ezra ^top
127:5.1 (1402.4) Jeesus oli küll vaene, kuid see ei kahjustanud sugugi tema seltskondlikku positsiooni Naatsaretis. Ta oli üks linna tähtsamaid noormehi ja enamiku noorte naiste silmis kõrges hinnas. Et Jeesus oli jõulise ja intellektuaalse mehelikkuse suurepärane esindaja ja teda peeti ka vaimseks juhiks, pole üllatav, et Naatsareti rikka kaupmehe Esra vanim tütar Rebeka avastas, et on aegamööda sellesse Joosepi poega armumas. Esimesena söandas ta rääkida oma kiindumusest Jeesuse õele Mirjamile, kes omakorda arutas kuuldut emaga. Maarja muutus väga murelikuks. Kas pidi ta nüüd kaotama poja, kellest oli just saanud asendamatu perekonnapea? Kas mured ei lõpegi kunagi? Mis nüüd veel juhtub? Ja siis jäi ta mõtlema selle üle, missugust mõju võib abielu Jeesuse tulevasele elujärgule avaldada; ta meenutas — küll mitte sageli, kuid vahel siiski —, et Jeesus on „tõotatud laps”. Kui nad olid asja Mirjamiga omavahel arutanud, otsustasid nad, et püüavad teha sellele lõpu enne, kui Jeesus asjast kuulda saab: minna otse Rebeka juurde, jutustada talle kogu lugu ja rääkida ausalt oma usust, et Jeesus on määratud poeg, kellest saab kord suur usujuht, võibolla isegi messias.		127:5.1 (1402.4) Although Jesus was poor, his social standing in Nazareth was in no way impaired. He was one of the foremost young men of the city and very highly regarded by most of the young women. Since Jesus was such a splendid specimen of robust and intellectual manhood, and considering his reputation as a spiritual leader, it was not strange that Rebecca, the eldest daughter of Ezra, a wealthy merchant and trader of Nazareth, should discover that she was slowly falling in love with this son of Joseph. She first confided her affection to Miriam, Jesus’ sister, and Miriam in turn talked all this over with her mother. Mary was intensely aroused. Was she about to lose her son, now become the indispensable head of the family? Would troubles never cease? What next could happen? And then she paused to contemplate what effect marriage would have upon Jesus’ future career; not often, but at least sometimes, did she recall the fact that Jesus was a “child of promise.” After she and Miriam had talked this matter over, they decided to make an effort to stop it before Jesus learned about it, by going direct to Rebecca, laying the whole story before her, and honestly telling her about their belief that Jesus was a son of destiny; that he was to become a great religious leader, perhaps the Messiah.
127:5.2 (1402.5) Rebeka kuulas pingsalt, jutt pakkus talle põnevust ja ta otsustas veel kindlamini kui enne oma saatuse selle omavalitud mehega ühendada ning temaga tema juhielujärku jagada. Ta kinnitas (endale), et niisugune mees vajaks rohkem kui keegi muu ustavat ja võimekat naist. Ta tõlgendas Maarja püüdeid tema meelt muuta loomuliku reaktsioonina kartusele kaotada perekonna pea ja ainus toitja. Teades, et isa kiidab tema kiindumuse puusepa poega heaks, arvas ta õigusega, et isa kindlustaks Maarja perele meeleldi piisava sissetuleku, mis nende ilmajäämise Jeesuse teenistusest täielikult kompenseeriks. Kui isa selle kavaga nõustus, pidas Rebeka Maarja ja Mirjamiga uuesti nõu ning suutmata neid enda poole võita, tegi ta julge otsuse rääkida avameelselt Jeesuse endaga. Seda ta tegigi isa abiga, kes kutsus Jeesuse Rebeka seitsmeteistkümnendaks sünnipäevaks enda juurde.		127:5.2 (1402.5) Rebecca listened intently; she was thrilled with the recital and more than ever determined to cast her lot with this man of her choice and to share his career of leadership. She argued (to herself) that such a man would all the more need a faithful and efficient wife. She interpreted Mary’s efforts to dissuade her as a natural reaction to the dread of losing the head and sole support of her family; but knowing that her father approved of her attraction for the carpenter’s son, she rightly reckoned that he would gladly supply the family with sufficient income fully to compensate for the loss of Jesus’ earnings. When her father agreed to such a plan, Rebecca had further conferences with Mary and Miriam, and when she failed to win their support, she made bold to go directly to Jesus. This she did with the co-operation of her father, who invited Jesus to their home for the celebration of Rebecca’s seventeenth birthday.
127:5.3 (1403.1) Jeesus kuulas tähelepanelikult ja osavõtlikult seda juttu kõigepealt isa ja siis Rebeka enese suust. Ta vastas neile sõbralikult, et ükskõik kui suur hulk raha ei saa vabastada teda kohustusest kasvatada isiklikult oma isa peret, „täita kõige pühamat talle usaldatud ülesannet — olla ustav omaenda lihale ja verele”. Rebeka isa oli Jeesuse sõnadest sügavalt liigutatud ja loobus edasisest veenmisest. Ta märkis oma naisele Maarjale ainult: „Me ei saa teda oma pojaks, ta on meie jaoks liiga üllas.”		127:5.3 (1403.1) Jesus listened attentively and sympathetically to the recital of these things, first by the father, then by Rebecca herself. He made kindly reply to the effect that no amount of money could take the place of his obligation personally to rear his father’s family, to “fulfill the most sacred of all human trusts—loyalty to one’s own flesh and blood.” Rebecca’s father was deeply touched by Jesus’ words of family devotion and retired from the conference. His only remark to Mary, his wife, was: “We can’t have him for a son; he is too noble for us.”
127:5.4 (1403.2) Siis toimus Jeesusel otsustav jutuajamine Rebekaga. Jeesus polnud seni oma suhetes poistel ja tüdrukutel, noormeestel ja neidudel erilist vahet teinud. Ta meel oli olnud liialt tegevuses praktiliste maiste asjatoimetuste pakiliste probleemidega ja põnevate mõtisklustega oma lõpuks saabuvast „Isa ülesande täitmise” elujärgust, et ta oleks kunagi tõsiselt kaalunud isikliku armastuse teostamist inimlikus abielus. Nüüd oli ta aga silmitsi ühega neist probleemidest, millega iga tavaline inimene kokku puutub ja mis tal lahendada tuleb. Teda tõesti „kiusati kõiges nagu teid endidki”.		127:5.4 (1403.2) Then began that eventful talk with Rebecca. Thus far in his life, Jesus had made little distinction in his association with boys and girls, with young men and young women. His mind had been altogether too much occupied with the pressing problems of practical earthly affairs and the intriguing contemplation of his eventual career “about his Father’s business” ever to have given serious consideration to the consummation of personal love in human marriage. But now he was face to face with another of those problems which every average human being must confront and decide. Indeed was he “tested in all points like as you are.”
127:5.5 (1403.3) Rebeka tähelepanelikult ära kuulanud, tänas ta teda siiralt tema väljendatud imetluse eest ja lisas, et „see rõõmustab ja lohutab teda kogu tema elu”. Ta selgitas, et ei ole vaba sõlmima ühegi naisega muid suhteid peale lihtsa vennaliku austuse ja puhta sõpruse. Ta tegi selgeks, et tema esmane ja ülim ülesanne on kasvatada üles oma isa pere ning et ta ei saa abiellumisele mõelda enne, kui see kohustus on täidetud, ja lisas siis: „Kui ma olen määratud poeg, siis ma ei saa endale võtta kogu eluks kohustusi kuni selle ajani, mil avaldub mu ettemääratus”.		127:5.5 (1403.3) After listening attentively, he sincerely thanked Rebecca for her expressed admiration, adding, “it shall cheer and comfort me all the days of my life.” He explained that he was not free to enter into relations with any woman other than those of simple brotherly regard and pure friendship. He made it clear that his first and paramount duty was the rearing of his father’s family, that he could not consider marriage until that was accomplished; and then he added: “If I am a son of destiny, I must not assume obligations of lifelong duration until such a time as my destiny shall be made manifest.”
127:5.6 (1403.4) Rebeka oli ääretult kurb. Ta ei lasknud kellelgi end lohutada ja anus isa Naatsaretist lahkuma, kuni too lõpuks nõustuski Sepphorisesse kolima. Hilisematel aastatel andis Rebeka kõigile oma paljudele kosilastele ühesuguse vastuse. Ta elas vaid ühe eesmärgiga — oodata ära tund, mil see tema jaoks suurim kunagi elanud mees alustab oma elava tõe õpetaja elujärku. Ning Rebeka järgnes talle pühendunult tema avaliku teenistuse sündmusrikastel aastatel, olles (Jeesuse teadmata) kohal ka sel päeval, mil mees võidukalt Jeruusalemma ratsutas. Ta seisis „teiste naiste seas” Maarja kõrval ka sel saatuslikul traagilisel õhtupoolikul, mil see talle ja loendamatutele kõrgetele maailmadele „ainus armas ja suurim kümnete tuhandete seas” Inimese Poeg ristil rippus.		127:5.6 (1403.4) Rebecca was heartbroken. She refused to be comforted and importuned her father to leave Nazareth until he finally consented to move to Sepphoris. In after years, to the many men who sought her hand in marriage, Rebecca had but one answer. She lived for only one purpose—to await the hour when this, to her, the greatest man who ever lived would begin his career as a teacher of living truth. And she followed him devotedly through his eventful years of public labor, being present (unobserved by Jesus) that day when he rode triumphantly into Jerusalem; and she stood “among the other women” by the side of Mary on that fateful and tragic afternoon when the Son of Man hung upon the cross, to her, as well as to countless worlds on high, “the one altogether lovely and the greatest among ten thousand.”
6. Tema kahekümnes eluaasta (14. a pKr) ^top		6. His Twentieth Year (A.D. 14) ^top
127:6.1 (1403.5) Lugu Rebeka armastusest Jeesuse vastu sosistati kõikjal Naatsaretis ja hiljem Kapernaumas, nii et kuigi järgnevatel aastatel paljud naised nagu mehedki Jeesust armastasid, ei pidanud ta enam ühegi naise isiklikult pakutud kiindumust tagasi lükkama. Sellest ajast muutus inimeste kiindumus Jeesusesse pigem palveldavaks ja jumaldavaks austuseks. Nii mehed kui naised armastasid teda andunult selle pärast, missugune ta oli, ning seda armastust ei varjutanud egoism ega soov teda armastavalt omandada. Kuid palju aastaid jutustati Jeesuse inimisiksusest kõneldes alati Rebeka lugu.		127:6.1 (1403.5) The story of Rebecca’s love for Jesus was whispered about Nazareth and later on at Capernaum, so that, while in the years to follow many women loved Jesus even as men loved him, not again did he have to reject the personal proffer of another good woman’s devotion. From this time on human affection for Jesus partook more of the nature of worshipful and adoring regard. Both men and women loved him devotedly and for what he was, not with any tinge of self-satisfaction or desire for affectionate possession. But for many years, whenever the story of Jesus’ human personality was recited, the devotion of Rebecca was recounted.
127:6.2 (1404.1) Mirjam, kes teadis kõike Rebekast ning sellest, et ta vend oli loobunud kauni neiu armastusest (oskamata pidada põhjuseks tema tulevast määratud elujärku), hakkas Jeesust idealiseerima ja armastama liigutava ning sügava kiindumusega nagu venda ja nagu isa.		127:6.2 (1404.1) Miriam, knowing fully about the affair of Rebecca and knowing how her brother had forsaken even the love of a beautiful maiden (not realizing the factor of his future career of destiny), came to idealize Jesus and to love him with a touching and profound affection as for a father as well as for a brother.
127:6.3 (1404.2) Kuigi nad vaevalt said seda endale lubada, oli Jeesusel imelik igatsus minna paasapühaks Jeruusalemma. Ta ema, teades tema hiljutisest kogemusest Rebekaga, veenis teda seda reisi ette võtma. Jeesus ei teadvustanud seda endale päriselt, kuid tegelikult soovis ta kõige rohkem võimalust rääkida Laatsarusega ja külastada Martat ning Maarjat. Lisaks oma perekonnale armastas ta neid kolme kõige enam.		127:6.3 (1404.2) Although they could hardly afford it, Jesus had a strange longing to go up to Jerusalem for the Passover. His mother, knowing of his recent experience with Rebecca, wisely urged him to make the journey. He was not markedly conscious of it, but what he most wanted was an opportunity to talk with Lazarus and to visit with Martha and Mary. Next to his own family he loved these three most of all.
127:6.4 (1404.3) Sel reisil läks ta Jeruusalemma Megiddo, Antipatrise ja Lüdda kaudu, mis oli osaliselt sama tee, mille ta oli läbinud, kui teda Egiptusest Naatsaretti tagasi toodi. Tal kulus paasapühapidustustele jõudmiseks neli päeva, mille jooksul ta mõtles palju kunagistest sündmustest Palestiina rahvastevahelisel lahinguväljal Megiddos ja selle ümbruses.		127:6.4 (1404.3) In making this trip to Jerusalem, he went by way of Megiddo, Antipatris, and Lydda, in part covering the same route traversed when he was brought back to Nazareth on the return from Egypt. He spent four days going up to the Passover and thought much about the past events which had transpired in and around Megiddo, the international battlefield of Palestine.
127:6.5 (1404.4) Jeesus sammus läbi Jeruusalemma, peatudes ainult korraks templit ja kokkukogunenud külastajaid vaatama. Ta tundis Herodese ehitatud templi ja selle riiklikult ametissemääratud preesterkonna suhtes imelikku, üha kasvavat vastumeelsust. Kõige rohkem tahtis ta näha Laatsarust, Martat ja Maarjat. Laatsarus oli Jeesusega ühevanune ja saanud nüüd perekonnapeaks; selle külaskäigu ajaks oli ka Laatsaruse ema viimsele teekonnale saadetud. Marta oli veidi üle aasta vanem kui Jeesus, Maarja aga kaks aastat noorem. Ja Jeesus oli kõigi kolme ebajumal ja ideaal.		127:6.5 (1404.4) Jesus passed on through Jerusalem, only pausing to look upon the temple and the gathering throngs of visitors. He had a strange and increasing aversion to this Herod-built temple with its politically appointed priesthood. He wanted most of all to see Lazarus, Martha, and Mary. Lazarus was the same age as Jesus and now head of the house; by the time of this visit Lazarus’s mother had also been laid to rest. Martha was a little over one year older than Jesus, while Mary was two years younger. And Jesus was the idolized ideal of all three of them.
127:6.6 (1404.5) Selle külaskäigu ajal toimus üks aeg-ajalt puhkenud traditsioonidevastastest mässudest — väljendati meelepaha nende tseremooniatavade vastu, mis Jeesuse arvates tema taevast Isa vääralt esitasid. Teadmata Jeesuse tulekust, oli Laatsarus leppinud oma sõpradega kokku tähistada paasapüha ühes naaberkülas Jeeriko tee ääres. Jeesus tegi nüüd ettepaneku pidada pühi seal, kus parajasti viibiti, Laatsaruse kodus. „Aga meil pole paasalammast,” sõnas Laatsarus. Kuid Jeesus alustas seepeale pikka ja veenvat väitlust, et taevast Isa tegelikult ei huvitagi need lapselikud ja mõttetud rituaalid. Pärast pühalikku ja tulihingelist palvust tõusid kõik püsti ja Jeesus ütles: „Las mu lapseliku ja pimestatud meelega rahvas teenib oma Jumalat nii, nagu on käskinud Mooses; parem ongi, kui nad nii talitavad, aga meie, kes me oleme näinud elu valgust, ei lähene enam oma Isale surmapimeduse läbi. Olgem vabad, tundes tõde meie Isa igavesest armastusest.”		127:6.6 (1404.5) On this visit occurred one of those periodic outbreaks of rebellion against tradition—the expression of resentment for those ceremonial practices which Jesus deemed misrepresentative of his Father in heaven. Not knowing Jesus was coming, Lazarus had arranged to celebrate the Passover with friends in an adjoining village down the Jericho road. Jesus now proposed that they celebrate the feast where they were, at Lazarus’s house. “But,” said Lazarus, “we have no paschal lamb.” And then Jesus entered upon a prolonged and convincing dissertation to the effect that the Father in heaven was not truly concerned with such childlike and meaningless rituals. After solemn and fervent prayer they rose, and Jesus said: “Let the childlike and darkened minds of my people serve their God as Moses directed; it is better that they do, but let us who have seen the light of life no longer approach our Father by the darkness of death. Let us be free in the knowledge of the truth of our Father’s eternal love.”
127:6.7 (1404.6) Sel õhtul videviku ajal istusid need neli sööma esimest paasapüha pidusööki, mida ükski vaga juut polnud kunagi pidanud ilma paasalambata. Selleks paasapühaks oli valmis pandud hapendamata leiba ja veini ning neid sümboleid, mida Jeesus nimetas „eluleivaks” ja „eluveeks”, pakkuski ta nüüd oma kaaslastele ja nad sõid pühalikus kooskõlas neile just antud õpetustega. Jeesusel kujunes tavaks iga kord Betaaniat külastades see sakrament läbi viia. Koju tagasi pöördudes rääkis ta kõigest oma emale. Ema oli algul ehmunud, kuid hakkas järk-järgult poja seisukohta mõistma. Sellegipoolest tundis ta suurt kergendust, kui Jeesus teda rahustas, et ei kavatse seda uut paasapühaideed oma peres sisse viia. Kodus sõi ta koos lastega igal aastal paasapüha ajal ikka „Moosese käsuseaduse järgi”.		127:6.7 (1404.6) That evening about twilight these four sat down and partook of the first Passover feast ever to be celebrated by devout Jews without the paschal lamb. The unleavened bread and the wine had been made ready for this Passover, and these emblems, which Jesus termed “the bread of life” and “the water of life,” he served to his companions, and they ate in solemn conformity with the teachings just imparted. It was his custom to engage in this sacramental ritual whenever he paid subsequent visits to Bethany. When he returned home, he told all this to his mother. She was shocked at first but came gradually to see his viewpoint; nevertheless, she was greatly relieved when Jesus assured her that he did not intend to introduce this new idea of the Passover in their family. At home with the children he continued, year by year, to eat the Passover “according to the law of Moses.”
127:6.8 (1404.7) Sel aastal pidas Maarja Jeesusega pika jutuajamise abielu kohta. Ta küsis pojalt avameelselt, kas too abielluks, kui kohustused perekonna ees teda ei seoks. Jeesus selgitas talle, et kuna vahetud kohustused ei luba tal abielluda, on ta sellele võimalusele vähe mõelnud. Ta ütles, et kahtleb, kas ta üldse kunagi abieluseisusesse astub, ning et kõik niisugused asjad peavad ootama „minu tundi”, aega, mil „pean hakkama oma Isa tööd tegema”. Olles endamisi juba kindlalt otsustanud, et talle ei ole määratud lihalike laste isaks saada, mõtles ta inimlikule abielule väga vähe.		127:6.8 (1404.7) It was during this year that Mary had a long talk with Jesus about marriage. She frankly asked him if he would get married if he were free from his family responsibilities. Jesus explained to her that, since immediate duty forbade his marriage, he had given the subject little thought. He expressed himself as doubting that he would ever enter the marriage state; he said that all such things must await “my hour,” the time when “my Father’s work must begin.” Having settled already in his mind that he was not to become the father of children in the flesh, he gave very little thought to the subject of human marriage.
127:6.9 (1405.1) Sel aastal võttis ta taas käsile ülesande põimida oma surelik ja jumalik olemus veelgi paremini lihtsaks ja tõhusalt toimivaks inimlikuks individuaalsuseks, samuti jätkus tema moraalne kasv ja vaimse arusaamisvõime areng.		127:6.9 (1405.1) This year he began anew the task of further weaving his mortal and divine natures into a simple and effective human individuality. And he continued to grow in moral status and spiritual understanding.
127:6.10 (1405.2) Ehkki kogu nende vara Naatsaretis (peale nende kodu) oli kaotatud, oli neil sel aastal veidi abi tulust, mida nad said ühe Kapernauma kinnisvara neile kuuluva omandiosa müügist. See oli kogu Joosepi päranduse viimane kinnisvara. See kinnisvaratehing Kapernaumas tehti paadiehitaja Sebedeusega.		127:6.10 (1405.2) Although all their Nazareth property (except their home) was gone, this year they received a little financial help from the sale of an equity in a piece of property in Capernaum. This was the last of Joseph’s entire estate. This real estate deal in Capernaum was with a boatbuilder named Zebedee.
127:6.11 (1405.3) Joosep lõpetas sel aastal sünagoogikooli ja valmistus asuma tööle väikese tööpingi äärde kodusesse puusepatöökotta. Kuigi nende isa pärandus oli kulutatud, oli neil lootust edukalt vaesusega võidelda, sest kolm neist käisid iga päev tööl.		127:6.11 (1405.3) Joseph graduated at the synagogue school this year and prepared to begin work at the small bench in the home carpenter shop. Although the estate of their father was exhausted, there were prospects that they would successfully fight off poverty since three of them were now regularly at work.
127:6.12 (1405.4) Jeesus oli kiiresti meheks saamas, mitte lihtsalt nooreks meheks, vaid täiskasvanuks. Ta oli hästi õppinud oma kohustusi täitma. Ta teadis, kuidas vaatamata pettumustele vastu pidada. Ta säilitas vapruse ka siis, kui ta plaanid ohtu sattusid ja eesmärke polnud ajutiselt võimalik saavutada. Ta oli õppinud jääma ausaks ja õiglaseks ka ebaõiglusega silmitsi seistes. Ta õppis kohandama oma vaimse elu ideaale maise eksistentsi praktiliste vajadustega. Ta õppis kavandama kõrgemate ja kaugete ideaalide saavutamist, rügades samal ajal rasket tööd otsesemate ja lähemate hädavajaduste rahuldamiseks. Ta oli kindlalt omandamas kunsti kohandada oma püüdlusi inimlike olukordade asiste nõudmistega. Ta oli peaaegu omandanud oskuse kasutada vaimsete tungide energiat aineliste saavutuste mehhanismi käivitamiseks. Ta õppis aegamööda elama taevast elu, jätkates samal ajal maist eksistentsi. Ta tugines isarolli täites ja oma maise pere lapsi juhendades ja suunates üha enam taevase Isa lõplikele juhistele. Ta omandas kogemuse, kuidas käegakatsutavat kaotust võiduks muuta; ta õppis muutma ajalikke raskusi igaviku triumfideks.		127:6.12 (1405.4) Jesus is rapidly becoming a man, not just a young man but an adult. He has learned well to bear responsibility. He knows how to carry on in the face of disappointment. He bears up bravely when his plans are thwarted and his purposes temporarily defeated. He has learned how to be fair and just even in the face of injustice. He is learning how to adjust his ideals of spiritual living to the practical demands of earthly existence. He is learning how to plan for the achievement of a higher and distant goal of idealism while he toils earnestly for the attainment of a nearer and immediate goal of necessity. He is steadily acquiring the art of adjusting his aspirations to the commonplace demands of the human occasion. He has very nearly mastered the technique of utilizing the energy of the spiritual drive to turn the mechanism of material achievement. He is slowly learning how to live the heavenly life while he continues on with the earthly existence. More and more he depends upon the ultimate guidance of his heavenly Father while he assumes the fatherly role of guiding and directing the children of his earth family. He is becoming experienced in the skillful wresting of victory from the very jaws of defeat; he is learning how to transform the difficulties of time into the triumphs of eternity.
127:6.13 (1405.5) Ja nii koges see Naatsareti noormees aastate jooksul elu surelikus ihus, nagu seda elatakse aja ja ruumi maailmades. Ta elas Urantial täisväärtuslikku, tüüpilist ja täielikku elu. Ta lahkus sellest maailmast rikkaliku kogemustepagasiga elust, mida tema loodud-olendid elavad oma esimese, lihaliku elu lühikeste pingeliste aastate jooksul. Ning kõik need inimkogemused on jäänud Universumi Suveräänile igaveseks ajaks. Ta on meie mõistev vend, osavõtlik sõber, kogenud suverään ja halastav isa.		127:6.13 (1405.5) And so, as the years pass, this young man of Nazareth continues to experience life as it is lived in mortal flesh on the worlds of time and space. He lives a full, representative, and replete life on Urantia. He left this world ripe in the experience which his creatures pass through during the short and strenuous years of their first life, the life in the flesh. And all this human experience is an eternal possession of the Universe Sovereign. He is our understanding brother, sympathetic friend, experienced sovereign, and merciful father.
127:6.14 (1405.6) Lapsena kogus ta tohutul hulgal teavet, noorukina ta sortis ja liigitas neid teadmisi ja viis nad omavahel kooskõlla ning nüüd, selle maailma mehena, hakkas ta seda vaimuvara ette valmistama kasutamiseks oma hilisemas õpetamis-, hoolekande- ja teenimistegevuses kaassurelike heaks nii selles kui ka kogu Nebadoni universumi kõigis teistes asustatud maailmades.		127:6.14 (1405.6) As a child he accumulated a vast body of knowledge; as a youth he sorted, classified, and correlated this information; and now as a man of the realm he begins to organize these mental possessions preparatory to utilization in his subsequent teaching, ministry, and service in behalf of his fellow mortals on this world and on all other spheres of habitation throughout the entire universe of Nebadon.
127:6.15 (1405.7) Sündinud sellesse maailma imikuna, elas ta siin oma lapseea ja tegi läbi nooruki- ning noormeheea järjestikused etapid. Nüüd seisis ta täiskasvanud meheks saamise lävel, omades rikkalikult inimkogemusi ja arusaamist inimloomusest ning olles täis osavõtlikkust inimloomuse nõrkuste suhtes. Ta peaaegu valdas juba jumalikku kunsti ilmutada oma Paradiisi-Isa igas vanuses ja igas eluetapis olevatele surelikele loodudolenditele.		127:6.15 (1405.7) Born into the world a babe of the realm, he has lived his childhood life and passed through the successive stages of youth and young manhood; he now stands on the threshold of full manhood, rich in the experience of human living, replete in the understanding of human nature, and full of sympathy for the frailties of human nature. He is becoming expert in the divine art of revealing his Paradise Father to all ages and stages of mortal creatures.
127:6.16 (1406.1) Ning nüüd, täiskasvanud mehena — selle maailma täiskasvanud inimesena —, valmistus ta jätkama oma ülima missiooni täitmist — ilmutama inimestele Jumalat ja juhtima inimesi Jumala juurde.		127:6.16 (1406.1) And now as a full-grown man—an adult of the realm—he prepares to continue his supreme mission of revealing God to men and leading men to God.