Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 10

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן הִבְדִּיל הָאָדוֹן עוֹד שִׁבְעִים אֲחֵרִים וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם לְפָנָיו שְׁנַיִם שְׁנַיִם אֶל־כָּל־עִיר וּמָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר בִּקֵּשׁ לָבוֹא שָׁמָּה	1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him in pairs, to all thetowns and places he himself would be visiting.
2 וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הֵן הַקָּצִיר רַב וְהַפֹּעֲלִים מְעַטִּים לָכֵן הִתְחַנְנוּ אֶל־אֲדוֹן הַקָּצִיר וְיִשְׁלַח פֹּעֲלִים לִקְצִירוֹ	2 And he said to them, 'The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest tosend labourers to do his harvesting.
3 לְכוּ־נָא הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ אֶתְכֶם כַּכְּבָשִׂים בֵּין הַזְּאֵבִים	3 Start off now, but look, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
4 אַל־תִּשְׂאוּ כִיס וְלֹא תַרְמִיל וְלֹא נְעָלִים וְאַל־תִּשְׁאֲלוּ לִשְׁלוֹם־אִישׁ בַּדָּרֶךְ	4 Take no purse with you, no haversack, no sandals. Salute no one on the road.
5 וּלְכָל־בַּיִת אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹאוּ שָׁם אִמְרוּ בָרִאשׁוֹנָה שָׁלוֹם לַבַּיִת הַזֶּה	5 Whatever house you enter, let your first words be, "Peace to this house!"
6 וְהָיָה כִּי יִהְיֶה־שָּׁם בֶּן־שָׁלוֹם וְנָח עָלָיו שְׁלוֹמְכֶם וְאִם־לֹא אֲלֵיכֶם יָשׁוּב	6 And if a man of peace lives there, your peace will go and rest on him; if not, it will come back to you.
7 וּבַבַּיִת הַהוּא תֵּשְׁבוּ וְתֹאכְלוּ וְתִשְׁתּוּ מִשֶּׁלָּהֶם כִּי שֹׁוֶה הַפּוֹעֵל בִּשְׂכָרוֹ אַל־תִּסְעוּ מִבַּיִת לְבָיִת	7 Stay in the same house, taking what food and drink they have to offer, for the labourer deserves hiswages; do not move from house to house.
8 וְכָל־עִיר אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹאוּ בָהּ וְקִבְּלוּ אֶתְכֶם אִכְלוּ־שָׁם אֶת־אֲשֶׁר יָשִׂימוּ לִפְנֵיכֶם	8 Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is put before you.
9 וְרִפְאוּ אֶת־הַחוֹלִים אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבָּהּ וְאִמְרוּ לָהֶם קָרְבָה אֲלֵיכֶם מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	9 Cure those in it who are sick, and say, "The kingdom of God is very near to you."
10 וְכָל־עִיר אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹאוּ בָהּ וְלֹא יְקַבְּלוּ אֶתְכֶם צְאוּ לָכֶם אֶל־רְחוֹבוֹתֶיהָ וְאִמְרוּ	10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not make you welcome, go out into its streets and say,
11 אַף אֶת־עֲפַר עִירְכֶם הַנִּדְבָּק בְּרַגְלֵינוּ נְנַעֲרֵהוּ לָכֶם אַךְ יָדֹעַ תֵּדְעוּ כִּי קָרְבָה אֲלֵיכֶם מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	11 "We wipe off the very dust of your town that clings to our feet, and leave it with you. Yet be sure ofthis: the kingdom of God is very near."
12 אֲנִי אֹמֵר אֲלֵיכֶם כִּי לִסְדוֹם יֵקַל בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מִן־הָעִיר הַהִיא	12 I tel you, on the great Day it wil be more bearable for Sodom than for that town.
13 אוֹי לָךְ כּוֹרָזִין אוֹי לָךְ בֵּית־צָיְדָה כִּי הַגְּבוּרוֹת אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשֹוּ בְקִרְבְּכֶן אִלּוּ נַעֲשֹוּ בְּצוֹר וּבְצִידוֹן הֲלֹא כְבָר יָשְׁבוּ בְּשַׂק וָאֵפֶר וָשָׁבוּ	13 'Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done inTyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 אָכֵן לְצוֹר וְצִידוֹן יֵקַל בַּדִּין מִכֶּם	14 And still, it wil be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the Judgement than for you.
15 וְאַתְּ כְּפַר־נַחוּם אֲשֶׁר עַד־הַשָּׁמַיִם הִתְרוֹמָמְתְּ אֶל־שְׁאוֹל תּוּרָדִי	15 And as for you, Capernaum, did you want to be raised high as heaven? You shal be flung down tohell.
16 הַשּׁוֹמֵעַ אֲלֵיכֶם אֵלַי הוּא שׁוֹמֵעַ וְהַבּוֹזֶה אֶתְכֶם אוֹתִי הוּא בוֹזֶה וְהַבּוֹזֶה אוֹתִי הוּא בוֹזֶה אֶת־אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחָנִי	16 'Anyone who listens to you listens to me; anyone who rejects you rejects me, and those who rejectme reject the one who sent me.'
17 וַיָּשׁוּבוּ הַשִּׁבְעִים בְּשִׂמְחָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲדֹנֵינוּ גַּם־הַשֵּׁדִים נִכְנָעִים לָנוּ בִּשְׁמֶךָ	17 The seventy-two came back rejoicing. 'Lord,' they said, 'even the devils submit to us when we useyour name.'
18 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם רָאִיתִי אֶת־הַשָּׂטָן נֹפֵל כַּבָּרָק מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם	18 He said to them, 'I watched Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 הִנֵּה הִשְׁלַטְתִּי אֶתְכֶם לִדְרֹךְ עַל־נְחָשִׁים וְעַקְרַבִּים וְעַל כָּל־גְּבוּרַת הָאֹיֵב וְכָל־דָּבָר לֹא יַזִּיק לָכֶם	19 Look, I have given you power to tread down serpents and scorpions and the whole strength of theenemy; nothing shal ever hurt you.
20 אַךְ בָּזֹאת אַל־תִּשְׂמְחוּ כִּי־נִכְנָעִים לָכֶם הָרוּחוֹת כִּי אִם־שִׂמְחוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר־נִכְתְּבוּ שְׁמוֹתֵיכֶם בַּשָּׁמָיִם	20 Yet do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you; rejoice instead that your names are written inheaven.'
21 בַּשָּׁעָה הַהִיא עָלַץ יֵשׁוּעַ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיֹּאמַר אוֹדְךָ הָאָב אֲדוֹן הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ כִּי הִסְתַּרְתָּ אֶת־אֵלֶּה מִן־הַחֲכָמִים וְהַנְּבוֹנִים וְגִלִּיתָם לָעֹלָלִים הֵן אָבִי כִּי־כֵן הָיָה רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ	21 Just at this time, fil ed with joy by the Holy Spirit, he said, 'I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and ofearth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to little children. Yes, Father,for that is what it has pleased you to do.
22 הַכֹּל נִמְסַר־לִי מֵאֵת אָבִי וְאֵין יוֹדֵעַ מִי הוּא הַבֵּן בִּלְתִּי הָאָב וּמִי הוּא הָאָב בִּלְתִּי הַבֵּן וַאֲשֶׁר יַחְפֹּץ הַבֵּן לְגַלּוֹתוֹ לוֹ	22 Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except theFather, and who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.'
23 וַיִּפֶן אֶל־תַּלְמִידָיו לְבַדָּם וַיֹּאמַר אַשְׁרֵי הָעֵינַיִם הָרֹאוֹת אֵת אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם רֹאִים	23 Then turning to his disciples he spoke to them by themselves, 'Blessed are the eyes that see whatyou see,
24 כִּי אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם נְבִיאִים וּמְלָכִים רַבִּים חָפְצוּ לִרְאוֹת אֵת אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם רֹאִים וְלֹא רָאוּ וְלִשְׁמֹעַ אֵת אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם שֹׁמְעִים וְלֹא שָׁמֵעוּ	24 for I tel you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, and never saw it; to hearwhat you hear, and never heard it.'
25 וְהִנֵּה אֶחָד מִבַּעֲלֵי הַתּוֹרָה קָם לְנַסּוֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמַר מוֹרֶה מָה־אֶעֱשֶׂה וְאִירַשׁ חַיֵּי עוֹלָם	25 And now a lawyer stood up and, to test him, asked, 'Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'
26 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מַה־כָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה וְאֵיךְ אַתָּה קוֹרֵא	26 He said to him, 'What is written in the Law? What is your reading of it?'
27 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמַר וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדְךָ וּבְכָל־מַדָּעֲךָ וְאֶת־רֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ	27 He replied, 'You must love the Lord your God with al your heart, with al your soul, with all yourstrength, and with al your mind, and your neighbour as yourself.'
28 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֵּן הֱשִׁיבוֹתָ עֲשֵׂה־זֹאת וֶחְיֵה	28 Jesus said to him, 'You have answered right, do this and life is yours.'
29 וְהוּא חָפֵץ לְהִצְטַדֵּק וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל יֵשׁוּעַ וּמִי הוּא רֵעִי	29 But the man was anxious to justify himself and said to Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'
30 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמַר אִישׁ אֶחָד יָרַד מִירוּשָׁלַיִם לִירִיחוֹ וְנָפַל בִּידֵי שֹׁדְדִים וְהֵם הִפְשִׁיטֻהוּ וְגַם פְּצָעֻהוּ וַיַּעַזְבוּ אוֹתוֹ בֵּין חַיִּים לָמָוֶת וַיֵּלְכוּ לָהֶם	30 In answer Jesus said, 'A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fel into thehands of bandits; they stripped him, beat him and then made off, leaving him half dead.
31 וַיִּקֶר הַמִּקְרֶה כִּי־יָרַד כֹּהֵן אֶחָד בַּדֶּרֶךְ הַהוּא וַיַּרְא אֹתוֹ וַיַּעֲבֹר מֵעָלָיו	31 Now a priest happened to be travel ing down the same road, but when he saw the man, he passed byon the other side.
32 וְכֵן גַּם־אִישׁ לֵוִי פָּגַע בַּמָּקוֹם וַיִּגַּשׁ וַיַּרְא אֹתוֹ וַיַּעֲבֹר מֵעָלָיו	32 In the same way a Levite who came to the place saw him, and passed by on the other side.
33 וְאִישׁ שֹׁמְרוֹנִי הֹלֵךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיָּבֹא עָלָיו וַיַּרְא אֹתוֹ וַיֶּהֱמוּ רַחֲמָיו	33 But a Samaritan travel er who came on him was moved with compassion when he saw him.
34 וַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלָיו וַיֶּחְבַּשׁ אֶת־פְּצָעָיו וַיְסוּכֵם בְּשֶׁמֶן וַיָיִן וַיַּעֲלֵהוּ עַל־בְּהֶמְתּוֹ וַיּוֹלִיכֵהוּ אֶל־הַמָּלוֹן וַיְכַלְכְּלֵהוּ	34 He went up to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. He then lifted him ontohis own mount and took him to an inn and looked after him.
35 וְלַמָּחֳרָת בְּנָסְעוֹ הוֹצִיא שְׁנֵי דִינָרִים וַיִּתְּנֵם לְבַעַל הַמָּלוֹן וַיֹּאמַר כַּלְכֵּל אוֹתוֹ וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר תּוֹסִיף עוֹד לְהוֹצִיא עָלָיו אֲנִי בְשׁוּבִי אֲשַׁלְּמֶנּוּ לָךְ	35 Next day, he took out two denari and handed them to the innkeeper and said, "Look after him, andon my way back I wil make good any extra expense you have."
36 וְעַתָּה מִי מֵאֵלֶּה הַשְּׁלשָׁה הָיָה בְעֵינֶיךָ הָרֵעַ לַנֹּפֵל בִּידֵי הַשֹּׁדְדִים	36 Which of these three, do you think, proved himself a neighbour to the man who fel into the bandits'hands?'
37 וַיֹּאמֶר הָעֹשֶׂה עִמּוֹ אֶת־הֶחָסֶד וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יֵשׁוּעַ לֵךְ וַעֲשֵׂה־כֵן גַּם־אָתָּה	37 He replied, 'The one who showed pity towards him.' Jesus said to him, 'Go, and do the sameyourself.'
38 וַיְהִי בְנָסְעָם וַיָּבֹא אֶל־כְּפָר אֶחָד וְאִשָּׁה אַחַת וּשְׁמָהּ מָרְתָא אָסְפָה אוֹתוֹ אֶל־בֵּיתָהּ	38 In the course of their journey he came to a vil age, and a woman named Martha welcomed him intoher house.
39 וְלָהּ הָיְתָה אָחוֹת וּשְׁמָהּ מִרְיָם אֲשֶׁר יָשְׁבָה לְרַגְלֵי יֵשׁוּעַ לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶל־דְּבָרוֹ	39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and listened to him speaking.
40 וּמָרְתָא יָגְעָה בְּרֹב שֵׁרוּתָהּ וַתִּגַּשׁ וַתֹּאמֶר הֲלֹא תָשִׂים עַל־לִבְּךָ אֲדֹנִי אֲשֶׁר אֲחוֹתִי עֲזָבַתְנִי לְשָׁרֵת לְבַדִּי אֱמָר־נָא אֵלֶיהָ וְתַעֲזָר־לִי	40 Now Martha, who was distracted with all the serving, came to him and said, 'Lord, do you not carethat my sister is leaving me to do the serving al by myself? Please tel her to help me.'
41 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מָרְתָא מָרְתָא אַתְּ דֹּאֶגֶת וּמְבֹהֶלֶת עַל־הַרְבֵּה	41 But the Lord answered, 'Martha, Martha,' he said, 'you worry and fret about so many things,
42 אֲבָל אַחַת הִיא מִן־הַצֹּרֶךְ וּמִרְיָם בָּחֲרָה לָהּ הַחֵלֶק הַטּוֹב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יֻקַּח מִמֶּנָּה	42 and yet few are needed, indeed only one. It is Mary who has chosen the better part, and it is not to betaken from her.'