Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 20

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וְהוּא מְלַמֵּד אֶת־הָעָם בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וּמְבַשֵּׂר וַיִּגְּשׁוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים עִם־הַזְּקֵנִים	1 Now it happened that one day while he was teaching the people in the Temple and proclaiming thegood news, the chief priests and the scribes came up, together with the elders,
2 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אֱמָר־נָא לָנוּ בְּאֵיזוֹ רְשׁוּת אַתָּה עֹשֶׂה אֶת־אֵלֶּה אוֹ מִי הוּא הַנֹּתֵן לְךָ אֶת־הָרְשׁוּת הַזֹּאת	2 and spoke to him. 'Tel us,' they said, 'what authority have you for acting like this? Or who gives youthis authority?'
3 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַף־אֲנִי אֶשְׁאָלְכֶם דָּבָר וְאִמְרוּ לִי	3 In reply he said to them, 'And I will ask you a question, just one. Tel me:
4 טְבִילַת יוֹחָנָן הֲמִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם הָיָתָה אִם־מִבְּנֵי אָדָם	4 John's baptism: what was its origin, heavenly or human?'
5 וַיַּחְשְׁבוּ בְלִבָּם לֵאמֹר אִם־נֹאמַר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאָמַר לָמָּה זֶּה לֹא הֶאֱמַנְתֶּם לוֹ	5 And they debated this way among themselves, 'If we say heavenly, he will retort, "Why did you refuseto believe him?";
6 וְאִם־נֹאמַר מִבְּנֵי אָדָם וּסְקָלֻנוּ כָּל־הָעָם בְּעָמְדָם עַל־דַּעְתָּם כִּי יוֹחָנָן נָבִיא הָיָה	6 and if we say human, the whole people wil stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.'
7 וַיַּעֲנוּ לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֵאָיִן	7 So their reply was that they did not know where it came from.
8 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ אֲלֵיהֶם גַּם־אֲנִי לֹא אֹמַר לָכֶם בְּאֵיזוֹ רְשׁוּת אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה אֵלֶּה	8 And Jesus said to them, 'Nor wil I tell you my authority for acting like this.'
9 וַיָּחֶל לְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעָם אֶת־הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּה אִישׁ אֶחָד נָטַע כֶּרֶם וַיִּתֵּן אֹתוֹ אֶל־כֹּרְמִים וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ מֵרָחוֹק לְיָמִים רַבִּים	9 And he went on to tel the people this parable, 'A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenants, andwent abroad for a long while.
10 וְלַמּוֹעֵד שָׁלַח עֶבֶד אֶל־הַכֹּרְמִים לָתֶת־לוֹ מִפְּרִי הַכָּרֶם וְהַכֹּרְמִים הִכֻּהוּ וַיְשַׁלְּחֻהוּ רֵיקָם	10 When the right time came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get his share of the produce of thevineyard. But the tenants thrashed him, and sent him away empty-handed.
11 וַיֹּסֶף שְׁלֹחַ עֶבֶד אַחֵר וַיַּכּוּ גַם־אֹתוֹ וַיְחָרְפֻהוּ וַיְשַׁלְּחֻהוּ רֵיקָם	11 But he went on to send a second servant; they thrashed him too and treated him shamefully and senthim away empty-handed.
12 וַיֹּסֶף לִשְׁלֹחַ שְׁלִישִׁי וְגַם־אֹתוֹ פָצְעוּ וַיְגָרְשֻׁהוּ וַיִּדְחָפֻהוּ חוּצָה	12 He still went on to send a third; they wounded this one too, and threw him out.
13 וַיֹּאמֶר בַּעַל־הַכֶּרֶם מָה־אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶשְׁלְחָה אֶת־בְּנִי אֶת־יְדִידִי כִּרְאוֹתָם אוֹתוֹ אוּלַי יָגוּרוּ מִפָּנָיו	13 Then the owner of the vineyard thought, "What am I to do? I wil send them my own beloved son.Perhaps they wil respect him."
14 וְכִרְאוֹת אֹתוֹ הַכֹּרְמִים נוֹעֲצוּ יַחְדָּו לֵאמֹר זֶה הוּא הַיּוֹרֵשׁ לְכוּ וְנַהַרְגֵהוּ וּתְהִי־לָנוּ הַיְרֻשָּׁה	14 But when the tenants saw him they put their heads together saying, "This is the heir, let us kil him sothat the inheritance wil be 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. 'Now what wil the owner of the vineyard do tothem?
16 יָבוֹא וִיאַבֵּד אֶת־הַכֹּרְמִים הָאֵלֶּה וְיִתֵּן אֶת־הַכֶּרֶם לַאֲחֵרִים וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ חָלִילָה מִהְיוֹת כָּזֹאת	16 He wil come and make an end of these tenants and give the vineyard to others.' Hearing this theysaid, 'God forbid!'
17 וַיַּבֶּט־בָּם וַיֹּאמַר וּמָה הוּא זֶה הַכָּתוּב אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה	17 But he looked hard at them and said, 'Then what does this text in the scriptures mean: The stonewhich the builders rejected has become the cornerstone?
18 כֹּל הַנֹּפֵל עַל־הָאֶבֶן הַהִיא יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר תִּפֹּל עָלָיו תִּשְׁחָקֵהוּ	18 Anyone who fal s on that stone will be dashed to pieces; anyone it fal s on wil be crushed.'
19 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים לִשְׁלֹחַ־בּוֹ אֶת־יָדָם בָּעֵת הַהִיא וַיִּירְאוּ מִפְּנֵי הָעָם כִּי יָדְעוּ אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵיהֶם דִּבֶּר אֶת־הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּה	19 And the scribes and the chief priests would have liked to lay hands on him that very moment,because they realised that this parable was aimed at them, but they were afraid of the people.
20 וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־לוֹ וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ מְאָרְבִים וְהֵם נִדְמוּ כְצַדִּיקִים לְמַעַן יִלְכְּדוּ אוֹתוֹ בְּדָבָר לְהַסְגִּירוֹ אֶל־הַמַּלְכוּת וְאֶל־יַד הַנְּצִיב	20 So they awaited their opportunity and sent agents to pose as upright men, and to catch him out insomething he might say and so enable them to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.
21 וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ לֵאמֹר רַבִּי יָדַעְנוּ כִּי נְכוֹנָה תְּדַבֵּר וּתְלַמֵּד וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא פָנִים כִּי בֶאֱמֶת מוֹרֶה אַתָּה אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים	21 They put to him this question, 'Master, we know that you say and teach what is right; you favour noone, but teach the way of God in al honesty.
22 הֲמֻתָּר לָנוּ לָתֶת־מַס אֶל־הַקֵּיסָר אִם־לֹא	22 Is it permissible for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?'
23 וַיַּכֵּר אֶת־נִכְלֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם	23 But he was aware of their cunning and said,
24 מַה־תְּנַסּוּנִי הַרְאוּנִי דִּינָר שֶׁל־מִי הַדְּמוּת וְהַכָּתוּב אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו וַיַּעֲנוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ שֶׁל־הַקֵּיסָר	24 'Show me a denarius. Whose portrait and title are on it?' They said, 'Caesar's.'
25 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לָכֵן תְּנוּ לַקֵּיסַר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לַקֵּיסָר וְלֵאלֹהִים אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לֵאלֹהִים	25 He said to them, 'Well then, pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar -- and God what belongs to God.'
26 וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְלָכְדוֹ בְדָבָר לִפְנֵי הָעָם וַיִּתְמְהוּ עַל־מַעֲנֵהוּ וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ	26 They were unable to catch him out in anything he had to say in public; they were amazed at hisanswer and were silenced.
27 וַיִּקְרְבוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִן־הַצַּדּוּקִים הַכֹּפְרִים בִּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ לֵאמֹר	27 Some Sadducees -- those who argue that there is no resurrection -- approached him and they putthis question to him,
28 מוֹרֶה משֶׁה כָּתַב לָנוּ כִּי יָמוּת אָח בַּעַל אִשָּׁה וּבָנִים אֵין־לוֹ וְלָקַח אָחִיו אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְהֵקִים זֶרַע לְאָחִיו	28 'Master, Moses prescribed for us, if a man's married brother dies childless, the man must marry thewidow to raise up children for his brother.
29 וְהִנֵּה הָיוּ שִׁבְעָה אַחִים וְהָרִאשׁוֹן לָקַח אִשָּׁה וַיָּמָת בְּלֹא־בָנִים	29 Wel then, there were seven brothers; the first, having married a wife, died childless.
30 וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ הַשֵּׁנִי וַיָּמָת גַּם־הוּא בְּלֹא־בָנִים	30 The second
31 וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וְכָכָה עָשֹוּ אַף־הַשִּׁבְעָה וְלֹא־הִנִּיחוּ בָנִים וַיָּמוּתוּ	31 and then the third married the widow. And the same with al seven, they died leaving no children.
32 וּבָאַחֲרוֹנָה מֵתָה גַם־הָאִשָּׁה	32 Finally the woman herself died.
33 וְהִנֵּה בִּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים לְמִי מֵהֶם תִּהְיֶה לְאִשָּׁה כִּי־הָיְתָה אִשָּׁה לַשִּׁבְעָה	33 Now, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be, since she had been married to all seven?'
34 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם בְּנֵי הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה יִשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים וְתִנָּשֶׂאנָה	34 Jesus replied, 'The children of this world take wives and husbands,
35 וְהַזֹּכִים לִנְחֹל אֶת־הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא וְאֵת תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים לֹא־יִשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים וְלֹא תִנָּשֶׂאנָה	35 but those who are judged worthy of a place in the other world and in the resurrection from the deaddo not marry
36 כִּי לֹא־יוּכְלוּ עוֹד לָמוּת כִּי שָׁוִים הֵם לַמַּלְאָכִים וּבְנֵי אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה בִּהְיוֹתָם בְּנֵי הַתְּקוּמָה	36 because they can no longer die, for they are the same as the angels, and being children of theresurrection they are children of God.
37 וְגַם־משֶׁה רָמַז בַּסְּנֶה כִּי יָקוּמוּ הַמֵּתִים בְּקָרְאוֹ אֶת־יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב	37 And Moses himself implies that the dead rise again, in the passage about the bush where he cal s theLord 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 Now he is God, not of the dead, but of the living; for to him everyone is alive.'
39 וַיַּעֲנוּ מִן־הַסּוֹפְרִים רַבִּי יָפֶה דִבַּרְתָּ	39 Some scribes then spoke up. They said, 'Wel put, Master.'
40 וְלֹא־עָרְבוּ עוֹד אֶת־לִבָּם לִשְׁאֹל אוֹתוֹ דָּבָר	40 They did not dare to ask him any more questions.
41 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אֵיךְ יֹאמְרוּ עַל־הַמָּשִׁיחַ כִּי הוּא בֶּן־דָּוִד	41 He then said to them, 'How can people maintain that the Christ is son of David?
42 וְהוּא־דָוִד אָמַר בְּסֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים נְאֻם־יְהוָֹה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי	42 Why, David himself says in the Book of Psalms: The Lord declared to my Lord, take your seat at myright hand,
43 עַד־אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ	43 til I have made your enemies your footstool.
44 הִנֵּה דָּוִד קֹרֵא לוֹ אָדוֹן וְאֵיךְ הוּא בְנוֹ	44 David here cal s him Lord; how then can he be his son?'
45 וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־תַּלְמִידָיו בְּאָזְנֵי כָּל־הָעָם	45 While al the people were listening he said to the disciples,
46 הִזָּהֲרוּ מִן־הַסּוֹפְרִים הַחֲפֵצִים לְהִתְהַלֵּךְ עֲטוּפֵי טַלִּית וְאֹהֲבִים אֶת־שֶׁאֱלוֹת שְׁלוֹמָם בַּשְּׁוָקִים וְאֶת־מוֹשְׁבֵי הָרֹאשׁ בְּבָתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת וְאֶת־הֲסִבּוֹת הָרֹאשׁ בַּסְּעוּדוֹת	46 'Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes and love to be greeted respectfully in themarket squares, to take the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets,
47 הַבֹּלְעִים אֶת־בָּתֵּי הָאַלְמָנוֹת וּמַאֲרִיכִים תְּפִלָּתָם לְמַרְאֵה עֵינָיִם הֵמָּה מִשְׁפָּט עַל־יֶתֶר יִקָּחוּ	47 who devour the property of widows, and for show offer long prayers. The more severe will be thesentence they receive.'