Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 14

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וַיְהִי בְּבֹאוֹ בַשַּׁבָּת אֶל־בֵּית אֶחָד מֵרָאשֵׁי הַפְּרוּשִׁים לֶאֱכֹל לָחֶם וְהֵמָּה אֹרְבִים לוֹ	1 And it happened that, when Jesus entered the house of a certain leader of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were observing him.
2 וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ אֶחָד לְפָנָיו אֲשֶׁר גּוּפוֹ צָבָה מִמָּיִם	2 And behold, a certain man before him was afflicted with edema.
3 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־בַּעֲלֵי הַתּוֹרָה וְאֶל־הַפְּרוּשִׁים לֵאמֹר הֲמֻתָּר לִרְפֹּא בַשַּׁבָּת אִם־לֹא וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ	3 And responding, Jesus spoke to the experts in the law and to the Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath?”
4 וַיֹּאחֶז־בּוֹ וַיִּרְפָּאֵהוּ וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ	4 But they kept silent. Yet truly, taking hold of him, he healed him and sent him away.
5 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מִי מִכֶּם אֲשֶׁר חֲמֹרוֹ אוֹ שׁוֹרוֹ יִפּוֹל אֶל־הַבְּאֵר וְלֹא־יְמַהֵר לְהַעֲלוֹתוֹ בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת	5 And responding to them, he said, “Which of you will have a donkey or an ox fall into a pit, and will not promptly pull him out, on the day of the Sabbath?”
6 וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְהָשִׁיב עַל־זֹאת דָּבָר	6 And they were unable to respond to him about these things.
7 וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ אֶל־הַקְּרוּאִים בִּרְאוֹתוֹ אֵיךְ בָּחֲרוּ לָהֶם לְהָסֵב בְּרֹאשׁ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם	7 Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
8 כִּי־יִקְרָא אֹתְךָ אִישׁ אֶל־הַחֲתֻנָּה אַל־תָּסֵב בְּרֹאשׁ פֶּן־יִקָּרֵא שָׁמָּה אִישׁ נִכְבָּד מִמֶּךָּ	8 “When you are invited to a wedding, do not sit down in the first place, lest perhaps someone more honored than yourself may have been invited by him.
9 וּבָא הַקֹּרֵא אוֹתְךָ וְאוֹתוֹ וְאָמַר אֵלֶיךָ פַּנֵּה מָקוֹם לָזֶה וְאָז תָּקוּם בִּכְלִמָּה לָקַחַת אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הָאַחֲרוֹן	9 And then he who called both you and him, approaching, may say to you, ‘Give this place to him.’ And then you would begin, with shame, to take the last place.
10 אֲבָל כִּי תִקָּרֵא לֵךְ וְהָסֵב בַּמָּקוֹם הָאַחֲרוֹן לְמַעַן יָבֹא הַקֹּרֵא אוֹתְךָ וְאָמַר אֵלֶיךָ אֲהוּבִי עֲלֵה לְמַעְלָה מִזֶּה וְהָיָה־לְךָ כָבוֹד לִפְנֵי הַמְסֻבִּים עִמָּךְ	10 But when you are invited, go, sit down in the lowest place, so that, when he who invited you arrives, he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the sight of those who sit at table together with you.
11 כִּי כָּל־הַמְרוֹמֵם אֶת־עַצְמוֹ יִשָּׁפֵל וְהַמַּשְׁפִּיל אֶת־עַצְמוֹ יְרוֹמָם	11 For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”
12 וְגַם אֶל־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר קָרָא אוֹתוֹ אָמַר כִּי תַעֲשֶׂה סְעוּדַת צָהֳרַיִם אוֹ סְעוּדַת עָרֶב אַל־תִּקְרָא לְאֹהֲבֶיךָ וּלְאַחֶיךָ וְלִקְרוֹבֶיךָ וְלִשְׁכֵנֶיךָ הָעֲשִׁירִים פֶּן־יִקְרְאוּ לְךָ גַּם־הֵמָּה וְהָיָה לְךָ לְשִׁלּוּם	12 Then he also said to the one who had invited him: “When you prepare a lunch or dinner, do not choose to call your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your wealthy neighbors, lest perhaps they might then invite you in return and repayment would made to you.
13 אֲבָל כִּי־תַעֲשֶׂה מִשְׁתֶּה קְרָא לַעֲנִיִּים וּלְנִשְׁבָּרִים וּלְפִסְחִים וּלְעִוְרִים	13 But when you prepare a feast, call the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind.
14 וְאַשְׁרֶיךָ בַּאֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם לְשַׁלֶּם־לָךְ כִּי יְשֻׁלַּם לְךָ בִּתְחִיַּת הַצַּדִּיקִים	14 And you will be blessed because they do not have a way to repay you. So then, your recompense will be in the resurrection of the just.”
15 וַיִּשְׁמַע זֹאת אֶחָד מִן־הַמְסֻבִּים וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַשְׁרֵי הָאֹכֵל לֶחֶם בְּמַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	15 When someone sitting at table with him had heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God.”
16 וְהוּא אָמַר אֵלָיו אִישׁ אֶחָד עָשָׂה סְעוּדָה גְדוֹלָה וַיִּקְרָא לָרַבִּים	16 So he said to him: “A certain man prepared a great feast, and he invited many.
17 וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־עַבְדּוֹ לְעֵת הַסְּעוּדָה לֵאמֹר אֶל־הַקְּרוּאִים בֹּאוּ כִּי־כְבָר מוּכָן הַכֹּל	17 And he sent his servant, at the hour of the feast, to tell the invited to come; for now everything was ready.
18 וַיָּחֵלּוּ כֻלָּם פֶּה אֶחָד לְהִתְנַצֵּל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָרִאשׁוֹן שָׂדֶה קָנִיתִי וְעָלַי לָצֵאת לִרְאֹתוֹ אֲבַקֵּשׁ מִמְּךָ נַקֵּנִי	18 And at once they all began to make excuses. The first said to him: ‘I bought a farm, and I need to go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’
19 וְאַחֵר אָמָר חֲמֵשֶׁת צִמְדֵי־בָקָר קָנִיתִי וַאֲנִי הֹלֵךְ לִבְחֹן אוֹתָם אֲבַקֵּשׁ מִמְּךָ נַקֵּנִי	19 And another said: ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you to excuse me.’
20 וְאַחֵר אָמָר אִשָּׁה לָקַחְתִּי וּבַעֲבוּר זֹאת לֹא אוּכַל לָבוֹא	20 And another said, ‘I have taken a wife, and therefore I am not able to go.’
21 וַיָּבֹא הָעֶבֶד וַיַּגֵּד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לַאדֹנָיו וַיִּקְצֹף בַּעַל הַבַּיִת וַיֹּאמֶר לְעַבְדּוֹ מַהֵר צֵא אֶל־רְחֹבוֹת הָעִיר וְאֶל־חוּצוֹתֶיהָ וְהָבֵא הֵנָּה אֶת־הָעֲנִיִּים וְאֶת־הַנִּשְׁבָּרִים וְאֶת־הַעִוְרִים וְאֶת־הַפִּסְחִים	21 And returning, the servant reported these things to his lord. Then the father of the family, becoming angry, said to his servant: ‘Go out quickly into the streets and neighborhoods of the city. And lead here the poor, and the disabled, and the blind, and the lame.’
22 וַיֹּאמֶר הָעֶבֶד אֲדֹנִי כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתָ כֵּן נַעֲשָׂה וְיֶשׁ־עוֹד מָקוֹם	22 And the servant said: ‘It has been done, just as you ordered, lord, and there is still room.’
23 וַיֹּאמֶר הָאָדוֹן אֶל־הָעֶבֶד צֵא אֶל־הַדְּרָכִים וְאֶל־הַגְּדֵרוֹת וּפְצֹר בָּהֶם לָבוֹא לְמַעַן יִמָּלֵא בֵיתִי	23 And the lord said to the servant: ‘Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel them to enter, so that my house may be filled.
24 כִּי אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם אֵין אֶחָד מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַקְּרוּאִים הָהֵם אֲשֶׁר יִטְעַם סְעוּדָתִי	24 For I tell you, that none of those men who were invited will taste of my feast.’ ”
25 וַהֲמוֹן עַם־רָב הֹלְכִים אִתּוֹ וַיִּפֶן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם	25 Now great crowds traveled with him. And turning around, he said to them:
26 אִישׁ כִּי־יָבוֹא אֵלַי וְלֹא יִשְׂנָא אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אִמּוֹ וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו וְאֶת־אַחְיֹתָיו וְאַף גַּם־אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ לֹא יוּכַל לִהְיוֹת תַּלְמִידִי	26 “If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yes, even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple.
27 וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשָּׂא אֶת־צְלָבוֹ וּבָא אַחֲרָי לֹא יוּכַל לִהְיוֹת תַּלְמִידִי	27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.
28 כִּי מִי מִכֶּם הֶחָפֵץ לִבְנוֹת מִגְדָּל הֲלֹא יֵשֵׁב בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה וִיחַשֵּׁב אֶת־הַהוֹצָאוֹת אִם־הַשֵּׂג תַּשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לְהַשְׁלִימוֹ	28 For who among you, wanting to build a tower, would not first sit down and determine the costs that are required, to see if he has the means to complete it?
29 פֶּן־יָשִׂים אֶת־הַיְסוֹד וְלֹא־יוּכַל לְכַלּוֹתוֹ וְהָיָה כָּל־הָרֹאִים יָקוּמוּ לְהַלְעִיג־לוֹ לֵאמֹר	29 Otherwise, after he will have laid the foundation and not been able to finish it, everyone who sees it may begin to mock him,
30 כִּי־זֶה הָאִישׁ הֵחֵל לִבְנוֹת וְלֹא יָכֹל לְכַלּוֹת	30 saying: ‘This man began to build what he was not able to finish.’
31 אוֹ מִי־הוּא הַמֶּלֶךְ הַקָּם לְהִתְגָּרוֹת מִלְחָמָה בְּמֶלֶךְ אַחֵר וְלֹא יֵשֵׁב בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה וְיִתְיָעֵץ אִם־יוּכַל בַּעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים לַעֲרֹךְ לִקְרַאת הַבָּא עָלָיו בְּעֶשְׂרִים אָלֶף	31 Or, what king, advancing to engage in war against another king, would not first sit down and consider whether he may be able, with ten thousand, to meet one who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 וְאִם־לֹא וְשָׁלַח אֵלָיו מַלְאָכִים בְּעוֹדֶנּוּ רָחוֹק לְבַקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם	32 If not, then while the other is still far away, sending a delegation, he would ask him for terms of peace.
33 כָּכָה כָּל־אִישׁ מִכֶּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נִפְטַר מִכָּל־רְכוּשׁוֹ לֹא יוּכַל לִהְיוֹת תַּלְמִידִי	33 Therefore, everyone of you who does not renounce all that he possesses is not able to be my disciple.
34 טוֹב הַמֶּלַח וְאִם הַמֶּלַח הָיָה תָפֵל בַּמֶּה יְתֻקָּן	34 Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be seasoned?
35 לֹא יִצְלַח גַּם לָאֲדָמָה גַּם לַדֹּמֶן הַחוּצָה יַשְׁלִיכֻהוּ מִי אֲשֶׁר אָזְנַיִם לוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ יִשְׁמָע	35 It is useful neither in soil, nor in manure, so instead, it shall be thrown away. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”