Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 20

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וְהוּא מְלַמֵּד אֶת־הָעָם בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וּמְבַשֵּׂר וַיִּגְּשׁוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים עִם־הַזְּקֵנִים	1 One day as he was teaching the people in the temple area and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, approached him
2 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אֱמָר־נָא לָנוּ בְּאֵיזוֹ רְשׁוּת אַתָּה עֹשֶׂה אֶת־אֵלֶּה אוֹ מִי הוּא הַנֹּתֵן לְךָ אֶת־הָרְשׁוּת הַזֹּאת	2 and said to him, "Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Or who is the one who gave you this authority?"
3 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַף־אֲנִי אֶשְׁאָלְכֶם דָּבָר וְאִמְרוּ לִי	3 He said to them in reply, "I shall ask you a question. Tell me,
4 טְבִילַת יוֹחָנָן הֲמִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם הָיָתָה אִם־מִבְּנֵי אָדָם	4 was John's baptism of heavenly or of human origin?"
5 וַיַּחְשְׁבוּ בְלִבָּם לֵאמֹר אִם־נֹאמַר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאָמַר לָמָּה זֶּה לֹא הֶאֱמַנְתֶּם לוֹ	5 They discussed this among themselves, and said, "If we say, 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
6 וְאִם־נֹאמַר מִבְּנֵי אָדָם וּסְקָלֻנוּ כָּל־הָעָם בְּעָמְדָם עַל־דַּעְתָּם כִּי יוֹחָנָן נָבִיא הָיָה	6 But if we say, 'Of human origin,' then all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."
7 וַיַּעֲנוּ לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֵאָיִן	7 So they answered that they did not know from where it came.
8 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ אֲלֵיהֶם גַּם־אֲנִי לֹא אֹמַר לָכֶם בְּאֵיזוֹ רְשׁוּת אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה אֵלֶּה	8 Then Jesus said to them, "Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things."
9 וַיָּחֶל לְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעָם אֶת־הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּה אִישׁ אֶחָד נָטַע כֶּרֶם וַיִּתֵּן אֹתוֹ אֶל־כֹּרְמִים וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ מֵרָחוֹק לְיָמִים רַבִּים	9 Then he proceeded to tell the people this parable. "(A) man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and then went on a journey for a long time.
10 וְלַמּוֹעֵד שָׁלַח עֶבֶד אֶל־הַכֹּרְמִים לָתֶת־לוֹ מִפְּרִי הַכָּרֶם וְהַכֹּרְמִים הִכֻּהוּ וַיְשַׁלְּחֻהוּ רֵיקָם	10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenant farmers to receive some of the produce of the vineyard. But they beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
11 וַיֹּסֶף שְׁלֹחַ עֶבֶד אַחֵר וַיַּכּוּ גַם־אֹתוֹ וַיְחָרְפֻהוּ וַיְשַׁלְּחֻהוּ רֵיקָם	11 So he proceeded to send another servant, but him also they beat and insulted and sent away empty-handed.
12 וַיֹּסֶף לִשְׁלֹחַ שְׁלִישִׁי וְגַם־אֹתוֹ פָצְעוּ וַיְגָרְשֻׁהוּ וַיִּדְחָפֻהוּ חוּצָה	12 Then he proceeded to send a third, but this one too they wounded and threw out.
13 וַיֹּאמֶר בַּעַל־הַכֶּרֶם מָה־אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶשְׁלְחָה אֶת־בְּנִי אֶת־יְדִידִי כִּרְאוֹתָם אוֹתוֹ אוּלַי יָגוּרוּ מִפָּנָיו	13 The owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I shall send my beloved son; maybe they will respect him.'
14 וְכִרְאוֹת אֹתוֹ הַכֹּרְמִים נוֹעֲצוּ יַחְדָּו לֵאמֹר זֶה הוּא הַיּוֹרֵשׁ לְכוּ וְנַהַרְגֵהוּ וּתְהִי־לָנוּ הַיְרֻשָּׁה	14 But when the tenant farmers saw him they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him that the inheritance may become ours.'
15 וַיְגָרְשׁוּ אוֹתוֹ אֶל־מִחוּץ לַכֶּרֶם וַיַּהַרְגֻהוּ וְעַתָּה מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂה לָהֶם בַּעַל־הַכָּרֶם	15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
16 יָבוֹא וִיאַבֵּד אֶת־הַכֹּרְמִים הָאֵלֶּה וְיִתֵּן אֶת־הַכֶּרֶם לַאֲחֵרִים וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ חָלִילָה מִהְיוֹת כָּזֹאת	16 He will come and put those tenant farmers to death and turn over the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they exclaimed, "Let it not be so!"
17 וַיַּבֶּט־בָּם וַיֹּאמַר וּמָה הוּא זֶה הַכָּתוּב אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה	17 But he looked at them and asked, "What then does this scripture passage mean: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?
18 כֹּל הַנֹּפֵל עַל־הָאֶבֶן הַהִיא יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר תִּפֹּל עָלָיו תִּשְׁחָקֵהוּ	18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be dashed to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls."
19 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים לִשְׁלֹחַ־בּוֹ אֶת־יָדָם בָּעֵת הַהִיא וַיִּירְאוּ מִפְּנֵי הָעָם כִּי יָדְעוּ אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵיהֶם דִּבֶּר אֶת־הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּה	19 The scribes and chief priests sought to lay their hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people, for they knew that he had addressed this parable to them.
20 וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־לוֹ וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ מְאָרְבִים וְהֵם נִדְמוּ כְצַדִּיקִים לְמַעַן יִלְכְּדוּ אוֹתוֹ בְּדָבָר לְהַסְגִּירוֹ אֶל־הַמַּלְכוּת וְאֶל־יַד הַנְּצִיב	20 They watched him closely and sent agents pretending to be righteous who were to trap him in speech, in order to hand him over to the authority and power of the governor.
21 וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ לֵאמֹר רַבִּי יָדַעְנוּ כִּי נְכוֹנָה תְּדַבֵּר וּתְלַמֵּד וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא פָנִים כִּי בֶאֱמֶת מוֹרֶה אַתָּה אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים	21 They posed this question to him, "Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is correct, and you show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
22 הֲמֻתָּר לָנוּ לָתֶת־מַס אֶל־הַקֵּיסָר אִם־לֹא	22 Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?"
23 וַיַּכֵּר אֶת־נִכְלֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם	23 Recognizing their craftiness he said to them,
24 מַה־תְּנַסּוּנִי הַרְאוּנִי דִּינָר שֶׁל־מִי הַדְּמוּת וְהַכָּתוּב אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו וַיַּעֲנוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ שֶׁל־הַקֵּיסָר	24 "Show me a denarius; whose image and name does it bear?" They replied, "Caesar's."
25 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לָכֵן תְּנוּ לַקֵּיסַר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לַקֵּיסָר וְלֵאלֹהִים אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לֵאלֹהִים	25 So he said to them, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."
26 וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְלָכְדוֹ בְדָבָר לִפְנֵי הָעָם וַיִּתְמְהוּ עַל־מַעֲנֵהוּ וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ	26 They were unable to trap him by something he might say before the people, and so amazed were they at his reply that they fell silent.
27 וַיִּקְרְבוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִן־הַצַּדּוּקִים הַכֹּפְרִים בִּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ לֵאמֹר	27 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to him,
28 מוֹרֶה משֶׁה כָּתַב לָנוּ כִּי יָמוּת אָח בַּעַל אִשָּׁה וּבָנִים אֵין־לוֹ וְלָקַח אָחִיו אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְהֵקִים זֶרַע לְאָחִיו	28 saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us, 'If someone's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother.'
29 וְהִנֵּה הָיוּ שִׁבְעָה אַחִים וְהָרִאשׁוֹן לָקַח אִשָּׁה וַיָּמָת בְּלֹא־בָנִים	29 Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman but died childless.
30 וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ הַשֵּׁנִי וַיָּמָת גַּם־הוּא בְּלֹא־בָנִים	30 Then the second
31 וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וְכָכָה עָשֹוּ אַף־הַשִּׁבְעָה וְלֹא־הִנִּיחוּ בָנִים וַיָּמוּתוּ	31 and the third married her, and likewise all the seven died childless.
32 וּבָאַחֲרוֹנָה מֵתָה גַם־הָאִשָּׁה	32 Finally the woman also died.
33 וְהִנֵּה בִּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים לְמִי מֵהֶם תִּהְיֶה לְאִשָּׁה כִּי־הָיְתָה אִשָּׁה לַשִּׁבְעָה	33 Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be? For all seven had been married to her."
34 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם בְּנֵי הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה יִשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים וְתִנָּשֶׂאנָה	34 Jesus said to them, "The children of this age marry and remarry;
35 וְהַזֹּכִים לִנְחֹל אֶת־הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא וְאֵת תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים לֹא־יִשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים וְלֹא תִנָּשֶׂאנָה	35 but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
36 כִּי לֹא־יוּכְלוּ עוֹד לָמוּת כִּי שָׁוִים הֵם לַמַּלְאָכִים וּבְנֵי אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה בִּהְיוֹתָם בְּנֵי הַתְּקוּמָה	36 They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise.
37 וְגַם־משֶׁה רָמַז בַּסְּנֶה כִּי יָקוּמוּ הַמֵּתִים בְּקָרְאוֹ אֶת־יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב	37 That the dead will rise even Moses made known in the passage about the bush, when he called 'Lord' the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
38 וְהָאֱלֹהִים אֵינֶנּוּ אֱלֹהֵי הַמֵּתִים כִּי אִם־אֱלֹהֵי הַחַיִּים כִּי כֻלָּם חַיִּים לוֹ	38 and he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive."
39 וַיַּעֲנוּ מִן־הַסּוֹפְרִים רַבִּי יָפֶה דִבַּרְתָּ	39 Some of the scribes said in reply, "Teacher, you have answered well."
40 וְלֹא־עָרְבוּ עוֹד אֶת־לִבָּם לִשְׁאֹל אוֹתוֹ דָּבָר	40 And they no longer dared to ask him anything.
41 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אֵיךְ יֹאמְרוּ עַל־הַמָּשִׁיחַ כִּי הוּא בֶּן־דָּוִד	41 Then he said to them, "How do they claim that the Messiah is the Son of David?
42 וְהוּא־דָוִד אָמַר בְּסֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים נְאֻם־יְהוָֹה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי	42 For David himself in the Book of Psalms says: 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand
43 עַד־אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ	43 till I make your enemies your footstool."'
44 הִנֵּה דָּוִד קֹרֵא לוֹ אָדוֹן וְאֵיךְ הוּא בְנוֹ	44 Now if David calls him 'lord,' how can he be his son?"
45 וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־תַּלְמִידָיו בְּאָזְנֵי כָּל־הָעָם	45 Then, within the hearing of all the people, he said to (his) disciples,
46 הִזָּהֲרוּ מִן־הַסּוֹפְרִים הַחֲפֵצִים לְהִתְהַלֵּךְ עֲטוּפֵי טַלִּית וְאֹהֲבִים אֶת־שֶׁאֱלוֹת שְׁלוֹמָם בַּשְּׁוָקִים וְאֶת־מוֹשְׁבֵי הָרֹאשׁ בְּבָתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת וְאֶת־הֲסִבּוֹת הָרֹאשׁ בַּסְּעוּדוֹת	46 "Be on guard against the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and love greetings in marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.
47 הַבֹּלְעִים אֶת־בָּתֵּי הָאַלְמָנוֹת וּמַאֲרִיכִים תְּפִלָּתָם לְמַרְאֵה עֵינָיִם הֵמָּה מִשְׁפָּט עַל־יֶתֶר יִקָּחוּ	47 They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext, recite lengthy prayers. They will receive a very severe condemnation."