Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 17

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־תַּלְמִידָיו אִי אֶפְשַׁר שֶׁלֹּא־יָבֹאוּ הַמִּכְשֹׁלִים אֲבָל אוֹי לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר עַל־יָדוֹ יָבֹאוּ	1 He said to his disciples, "Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur.
2 נוֹחַ לוֹ שֶׁיִּתָּלֶה פֶלַח־רֶכֶב עַל־צַוָּארוֹ וְיֻשְׁלַךְ אֶל־הַיָּם מֵאֲשֶׁר יַכְשִׁיל אֶת־אֶחָד מֵהַקְּטַנִּים הָאֵלֶּה	2 It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
3 הִשָּׁמְרוּ לְנַפְשׁוֹתֵיכֶם אִם־יֶחֱטָא לְךָ אָחִיךָ הוֹכַח לוֹ וְאִם־יִנָּחֵם סְלַח־לוֹ	3 Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 וְאִם־יֶחֱטָא לְךָ שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים בַּיּוֹם וְשָׁב אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים בַּיּוֹם וְאָמַר נִחָמְתִּי וְסָלַחְתָּ לּוֹ	4 And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, 'I am sorry,' you should forgive him."
5 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֶל־הָאָדוֹן הוֹסֵף לָנוּ אֱמוּנָה	5 And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
6 וַיֹּאמֶר הָאָדוֹן לוּ־הָיְתָה לָכֶם אֱמוּנָה כְּגַרְגֵר הַחַרְדָּל אָז תֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־הַתּוּת הַזֶּה הֵעָקֵר וְהִנָּטַע בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּם וְיִשְׁמַע לָכֶם	6 The Lord replied, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to (this) mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
7 מִי הוּא־זֶה מִכֶּם וְלוֹ עֶבֶד חֹרֵשׁ אוֹ רֹעֶה אֲשֶׁר בְּבֹאוֹ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה יֹאמַר אֵלָיו מַהֵר גְּשָׁה־הֵנָּה וְהָסֵב	7 "Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, 'Come here immediately and take your place at table'?
8 הֲלֹא יֹאמַר אֵלָיו הָכֵן לִי אֲרוּחַת הָעֶרֶב וַחֲגֹר מָתְנֶיךָ וְשָׁרְתֵנִי עַד אִם־כִּלִּיתִי לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת וְאַחַר תֹּאכַל וְתִשְׁתֶּה גַּם־אָתָּה	8 Would he not rather say to him, 'Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished'?
9 הֲגַם יִתֵּן תּוֹדָה לָעֶבֶד עַל־עֲשׂתוֹ אֵת אֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ אָמַרְתִּי לֹא יִתֵּן	9 Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded?
10 כָּכָה גַם־אַתֶּם אַחֲרֵי עֲשׂוֹתְכֶם אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר צֻוֵּיתֶם אִמְרוּ עֲבָדִים אֵין־מוֹעִיל בָּם אֲנָחְנוּ כִּי רַק אֶת־הַמֻּטָּל עָלֵינוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת עָשִׂינוּ	10 So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, 'We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.'"
11 וַיְהִי בְּנָסְעוֹ יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וְהוּא עֹבֵר בְּתוֹךְ שֹׁמְרוֹן וְהַגָּלִיל	11 As he continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
12 וַיָּבֹא אֶל־כְּפָר אֶחָד וַיִּפְגָּעֻהוּ עֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים מְצֹרָעִים וְהֵם עֹמְדִים מֵרָחוֹק	12 As he was entering a village, ten lepers met (him). They stood at a distance from him
13 וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־קוֹלָם לֵאמֹר יֵשׁוּעַ מוֹרֶה חָנֵּנוּ	13 and raised their voice, saying, "Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!"
14 וַיַּרְא אוֹתָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לְכוּ וְהֵרָאוּ אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים וַיְהִי בְלֶכְתָּם וַיִּטְהָרוּ	14 And when he saw them, he said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." As they were going they were cleansed.
15 וְאֶחָד מֵהֶם בִּרְאֹתוֹ כִּי נִרְפָּא וַיָּשָׁב וַיְשַׁבַּח אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל	15 And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;
16 וַיִּפֹּל עַל־פָּנָיו לְרַגְלָיו וַיּוֹדֶה לוֹ וְהוּא הָיָה שֹׁמְרוֹנִי	16 and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.
17 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמַר הֲלֹא הָעֲשָׂרָה טֹהָרוּ וְהַתִּשְׁעָה אַיֵּה הֵם	17 Jesus said in reply, "Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine?
18 הַאִם לֹא־נִמְצָא אֲשֶׁר שָׁב לָתֵת כָּבוֹד לֵאלֹהִים זוּלָתִי הַנָּכְרִי הַזֶּה	18 Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?"
19 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו קוּם וָלֵךְ אֱמוּנָתְךָ הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּךְ	19 Then he said to him, "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you."
20 וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ הַפְּרוּשִׁים מָתַי תָּבוֹא מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים וַיַּעַן אֹתָם לֵאמֹר מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא תָבוֹא בְּמַרְאֵה עֵינָיִם	20 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he said in reply, "The coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed,
21 וְלֹא יֹאמְרוּ הִנֵּה־פֹה אוֹ הִנֵּה־שָׁם כִּי מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה בְּקִרְבְּכֶם הִיא	21 and no one will announce, 'Look, here it is,' or, 'There it is.' For behold, the kingdom of God is among you."
22 וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הַתַּלְמִידִים יָמִים בָּאִים וְהִתְאַוִּיתֶם לִרְאוֹת יוֹם אֶחָד מִימֵי בֶן־הָאָדָם וְלֹא תִרְאוּ	22 Then he said to his disciples, "The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
23 וְאִם־יֹאמְרוּ אֲלֵיכֶם הִנֵּה־שָׁם הִנֵּה פֹה אַל־תֵּלֵכוּ וְאַל־תָּרוּצוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם	23 There will be those who will say to you, 'Look, there he is,' (or) 'Look, here he is.' Do not go off, do not run in pursuit.
24 כִּי כַבָּרָק אֲשֶׁר יִבְרַק מִקְצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם וְיָאִיר עַד־קְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם כֵּן־יִהְיֶה בֶן־הָאָדָם בְּיוֹמוֹ	24 For just as lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be (in his day).
25 אַךְ בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה צָרִיךְ הוּא לִסְבֹּל הַרְבֵּה וּלְהִמָּאֵס מִן־הַדּוֹר הַזֶּה	25 But first he must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation.
26 וְכַאֲשֶׁר הָיָה בִּימֵי נֹחַ כֵּן יִהְיֶה בִּימֵי בֶן־הָאָדָם	26 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man;
27 אָכְלוּ וְשָׁתוּ נָשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים וְהִשִּׂיאוּ נָשִׁים לַאֲנָשִׁים עַד־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר־בָּא נֹחַ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה וַיָּבֹא הַמַּבּוּל וַיַּשְׁחֵת אֶת־כֻּלָּם	27 they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 וְכַאֲשֶׁר הָיָה בִּימֵי לוֹט אָכֹל וְשָׁתֹה קָנֹה וּמָכֹר נָטֹעַ וּבָנֹה	28 Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;
29 וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יָצָא לוֹט מִסְּדוֹם וַיַּמְטֵר אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיַּשְׁחֵת אֶת־כֻּלָּם	29 on the day when Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from the sky to destroy them all.
30 כָּכָה יִהְיֶה בַּיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִגָּלֶה בֶּן־הָאָדָם	30 So it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
31 בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה עַל־הַגָּג וְכֵלָיו בַּבָּיִת אַל־יֵרֵד לָשֵׂאת אֹתָם וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה אַל־יָשֹׁב הַבָּיְתָה	31 On that day, a person who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get them, and likewise a person in the field must not return to what was left behind.
32 זִכְרוּ אֶת־אֵשֶׁת לוֹט	32 Remember the wife of Lot.
33 הַמְבַקֵּשׁ לְמַלֵּט אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ יְאַבְּדֶנָּה וַאֲשֶׁר יְאַבֵּד אֹתָהּ יְחָיֶּהָ	33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it.
34 אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא שְׁנַיִם יִהְיוּ בְּמִטָּה אֶחָת הָאֶחָד יֵאָסֵף וְהָאַחֵר יֵעָזֵב	34 I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left.
35 שְׁתַּיִם תִּהְיֶינָה טֹחֲנוֹת יָחַד הָאַחַת תֵּאָסֵף וְהָאַחֶרֶת תֵּעָזֵב	35 And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left."
36 שְׁנַיִם יִהְיוּ בַשָּׂדֶה וְנֶאֱסַף הָאֶחָד וְהָאַחֵר יֵעָזֵב	36
37 וַיַּעֲנוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אַיֵּה זֹאת אֲדֹנֵינוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם בַּאֲשֶׁר הַפֶּגֶר שָׁם יִקָּבְצוּ הַנְּשָׁרִים	37 They said to him in reply, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather."