וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֵ֣ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֤י יוֹסֵף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הָ֣עֲגָל֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יוֹסֵ֖ף לָשֵׂ֣את אֹת֑וֹ וַתְּחִ֕י ר֖וּחַ יַעֲקֹ֥ב אֲבִיהֶֽם׃
Então eles lhe relataram todas as palavras de Yosef que ele havia falado a eles, e ele viu as carroças que Yosef tinha enviado para transportá-lo, e o espírito de Yaakov, seu pai, reviveu.
Eight Chapters
Thou must not be surprised to learn, however, that a few moral imperfections lessen the degree of prophetic inspiration; in fact, we find that some moral vices cause prophecy to be entirely withdrawn. Thus, for instance, wrath may do this, as our Rabbis say, "If a prophet becomes enraged, the spirit of prophecy departs from him".15Pesaḥim 66 b. Cf. Moreh, II, 36 (end) They adduce proof for this from the case of Elisha, from whom, when he became enraged, prophecy departed, until his wrath had subsided, at which he exclaimed, "And now bring me a musician!"16II K. III, 15. See Pesaḥim 117 a.
Grief and anxiety may also cause a cessation of prophecy, as in the case of the patriarch Jacob who, during the days when he mourned for Joseph, was deprived of the Holy Spirit, until he received the news that his son lived, whereupon Scripture says, "The spirit of Jacob, their father, revived",17Gen. XLV, 27. which the Targum18M. attached a great deal of importance to the Targum of Onkelos in the elucidation of many biblical passages, and refers to it many times in the Moreh. In Moreh, I, 27, he speaks of Onkelos, the proselyte, as being thoroughly acquainted with the Hebrew and Chaldaic languages. See Frankel, Hodegetik, p. 322, and Bacher, Die Bibelexegese Moses Maimunis, pp. 38-42. renders, "And the spirit of prophecy descended upon their father, Jacob". The sages, moreover, say, "The spirit of prophecy rests not upon the idle, nor upon the sad, but upon the joyous".19Shabbat, 30 b; Pesaḥim, loc. cit.: שאין השכינה שורה לא מתוך עצלות ולא מתוך עצבות ולא מתוך שחוק ולא מתוך קלות ראש לא מתוך דברים בטלים אלא מתוך דבר שמחה של מצוה. Cf. Moreh, II, 36 (end).
Grief and anxiety may also cause a cessation of prophecy, as in the case of the patriarch Jacob who, during the days when he mourned for Joseph, was deprived of the Holy Spirit, until he received the news that his son lived, whereupon Scripture says, "The spirit of Jacob, their father, revived",17Gen. XLV, 27. which the Targum18M. attached a great deal of importance to the Targum of Onkelos in the elucidation of many biblical passages, and refers to it many times in the Moreh. In Moreh, I, 27, he speaks of Onkelos, the proselyte, as being thoroughly acquainted with the Hebrew and Chaldaic languages. See Frankel, Hodegetik, p. 322, and Bacher, Die Bibelexegese Moses Maimunis, pp. 38-42. renders, "And the spirit of prophecy descended upon their father, Jacob". The sages, moreover, say, "The spirit of prophecy rests not upon the idle, nor upon the sad, but upon the joyous".19Shabbat, 30 b; Pesaḥim, loc. cit.: שאין השכינה שורה לא מתוך עצלות ולא מתוך עצבות ולא מתוך שחוק ולא מתוך קלות ראש לא מתוך דברים בטלים אלא מתוך דבר שמחה של מצוה. Cf. Moreh, II, 36 (end).