Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 8

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וְשָׁאוּל גַּם־הוּא הָיָה רֹצֶה בַהֲרֵגָתוֹ וַתְּהִי בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא רְדִיפָה גְדוֹלָה עַל־הַקְּהִלָּה אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלָיִם וַיָּפֻצוּ כֻלָּם בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְשֹׁמְרוֹן לְבַד מִן־הַשְּׁלִיחִים	1 Now Saul was consenting to his execution.On that day, there broke out a severe persecution of the church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֲנָשִׁים חֲסִידִים אֶת־אִסְטְפָנוֹס וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ וַיִּסְפְּדוּ עָלָיו מִסְפֵּד גָּדוֹל	2 Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him.
3 וְשָׁאוּל הֶחֱרִיב אֶת־הַקְּהִלָּה וַיְשׁוֹטֵט בַּבָּתִּים וַיִּסְחַב מִשָּׁם אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים וַיַּסְגִּירֵם לַכֶּלֶא	3 Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment.
4 וְהַנְּפוֹצִים עָבְרוּ בָאָרֶץ וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר	4 Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word.
5 וּפִילִפּוֹס יָרַד אֶל־עִיר שֹׁמְרוֹן וַיַּכְרֵז לָהֶם אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ	5 Thus Philip went down to (the) city of Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.
6 וַיַּקְשֵׁב הֲמוֹן הָעָם בְּלֵב אֶחָד אֶל־אִמְרֵי פִילִפּוֹס בְּשָׁמְעָם וּבִרְאוֹתָם אֶת־הָאֹתוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה	6 With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing.
7 כִּי רַבִּים הָיוּ אֲחוּזֵי רוּחוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה וְהָרוּחוֹת יָצְאוּ מֵהֶם צֹעֲקוֹת בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל וְרַבִּים נְכֵי אֵבָרִים וּפִסְחִים וַיֵּרָפֵאוּ	7 For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured.
8 וַתְּהִי שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה בָּעִיר הַהִיא	8 There was great joy in that city.
9 וְאִישׁ אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעוֹן הָיָה מִלְּפָנִים בָּעִיר מְכַשֵּׁף וּמַשְׁמִים אֶת־עַם שֹׁמְרוֹן בְּאָמְרוֹ עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי־גָדוֹל הוּא	9 A man named Simon used to practice magic in the city and astounded the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.
10 וַיַּקְשִׁיבוּ אֵלָיו מִקְּטַנָּם וְעַד־גְּדוֹלָם לֵאמֹר זֶה הוּא גְּבוּרַת הָאֱלֹהִים הַגְּדוֹלָה	10 All of them, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him, saying, "This man is the 'Power of God' that is called 'Great.'"
11 וַיַּקְשִׁיבוּ אֵלָיו עַל־הֱיוֹתוֹ מַשְׁמִים אוֹתָם בִּכְשָׁפָיו יָמִים רַבִּים	11 They paid attention to him because he had astounded them by his magic for a long time,
12 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הֶאֱמִינוּ לְפִילִפּוֹס בְּבַשְּׂרוֹ אֶת־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֶת־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וַיִּטָּבְלוּ אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים	12 but once they began to believe Philip as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike were baptized.
13 וַיַּאֲמֵן שִׁמְעוֹן גַּם־הוּא וַיִּטָּבֵל וַיִּדְבַּק בְּפִילִפּוֹס וַיַּרְא אֶת־הָאֹתוֹת וְהַמֹּפְתִים הַגְּדֹלִים אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשֹוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵם	13 Even Simon himself believed and, after being baptized, became devoted to Philip; and when he saw the signs and mighty deeds that were occurring, he was astounded.
14 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם כִּי־קִבְּלָה שֹׁמְרוֹן אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־פֶּטְרוֹס וְאֶת־יוֹחָנָן	14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,
15 וַיֵּרְדוּ שָׁמָּה וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ בַעֲדָם אֲשֶׁר יְקַבְּלוּ אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	15 who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the holy Spirit,
16 כִּי הָרוּחַ לֹא־צָלְחָה עַד־עַתָּה עַל־אֶחָד מֵהֶם וְהֵם רַק־נִטְבָּלִים בְּשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ	16 for it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 וַיִּסְמְכוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם וַיְקַבְּלוּ אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	17 Then they laid hands on them and they received the holy Spirit.
18 וַיְהִי בִּרְאוֹת שִׁמְעוֹן כִּי בִסְמִיכוּת יְדֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים נִתַּן רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיָּבֵא לִפְנֵיהֶם כָּסֶף	18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money
19 וַיֹּאמַר תְּנוּ־נָא גַם־לִי אֶת־הַיְכֹלֶת הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר־יְקַבֵּל אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־אָשִׂים עָלָיו אֶת־יָדָי	19 and said, "Give me this power too, so that anyone upon whom I lay my hands may receive the holy Spirit."
20 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פֶּטְרוֹס כַּסְפְּךָ יְהִי אִתְּךָ לַאֲבַדּוֹן יַעַן חָשַׁבְתָּ לִקְנוֹת בִּמְחִיר אֶת־מַתַּת הָאֱלֹהִים	20 But Peter said to him, "May your money perish with you, because you thought that you could buy the gift of God with money.
21 אֵין־לְךָ חֵלֶק וְגוֹרָל בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה כִּי לְבָבְךָ אֵינֶנּוּ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים	21 You have no share or lot in this matter, for your heart is not upright before God.
22 וְעַתָּה שׁוּב מֵרָעָתְךָ זֹאת וְהִתְחַנֵּן אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אוּלַי תִּסָּלַח לְךָ מְזִמַּת לְבָבֶךָ	22 Repent of this wickedness of yours and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your intention may be forgiven.
23 כִּי־רֹאֶה אָנֹכִי כִּי־בָאתָ לִידֵי מְרוֹרַת רוֹשׁ וְחַרְצֻבּוֹת רֶשַׁע	23 For I see that you are filled with bitter gall and are in the bonds of iniquity."
24 וַיַּעַן שִׁמְעוֹן וַיֹּאמַר הַעְתִּירוּ אַתֶּם בַּעֲדִי אֶל־יְהוָֹה לְבִלְתִּי־בוֹא עָלַי דָּבָר מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר אֲמַרְתֶּם	24 Simon said in reply, "Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."
25 וְהֵמָּה אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־הֵעִידוּ וְדִבְּרוּ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה שָׁבוּ יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ אֶת־הַבְּשֹוֹרָה בִּכְפָרִים רַבִּים אֲשֶׁר לַשֹּׁמְרוֹנִים	25 So when they had testified and proclaimed the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem and preached the good news to many Samaritan villages.
26 וַיְדַבֵּר מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָֹה אֶל־פִילִפּוֹס לֵאמֹר קוּם לֵךְ הַנֶּגְבָּה עַל־הַדֶּרֶךְ הַיֹּרֶדֶת מִירוּשָׁלַיִם עַזָּתָה וְהִיא חֲרֵבָה	26 Then the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, "Get up and head south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route."
27 וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלַךְ וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ כּוּשִׁי וְהוּא סָרִיס וְשַׁלִּיט לְקַנְדַּק מַלְכַּת־כּוּשׁ וּמְמֻנֶּה עַל־כָּל־גְּנָזֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר עָלָה אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת	27 So he got up and set out. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, that is, the queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28 וַיְהִי בְשׁוּבוֹ וְהוּא ישֵׁב עַל־מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וְקֹרֵא בְּסֵפֶר יְשַׁעְיָה הַנָּבִיא	28 and was returning home. Seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 וַיֹּאמֶר הָרוּחַ אֶל־פִילִפּוֹס גְּשָׁה וְהִלָּוֵה עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָה הַזֹּאת	29 The Spirit said to Philip, "Go and join up with that chariot."
30 וַיָּרָץ פִילִפּוֹס אֵלֶיהָ וַיִּשְׁמַע אֹתוֹ קֹרֵא בְּסֵפֶר יְשַׁעְיָה הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמֶר הֲגַם תָּבִין אֶת־אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה קוֹרֵא	30 Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
31 וַיֹּאמֶר וְאֵיכָכָה אוּכַל אִם־אֵין אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יוֹרֵנִי וַיְבַקֵּשׁ מֵאֵת פִילִפּוֹס לַעֲלוֹת וְלָשֶׁבֶת אֶצְלוֹ	31 He replied, "How can I, unless someone instructs me?" So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him.
32 וְעִנְיַן הַכָּתוּב אֲשֶׁר קָרָא זֶה הוּא כַּשֶּׂה לַטֶּבַח יוּבָל וּכְרָחֵל לִפְנֵי גוֹזְזֶיהָ נֶאֱלָמָה וְלֹא־יִפְתַּח־פִּיו	32 This was the scripture passage he was reading: "Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
33 בְּעֹצֶר מִשְׁפָּטוֹ לֻקָּח וְאֶת־דּוֹרוֹ מִי יְשׂוֹחֵחַ כִּי נִגְזְרוּ מֵאֶרֶץ חַיָּיו	33 In (his) humiliation justice was denied him. Who will tell of his posterity? For his life is taken from the earth."
34 וַיַּעַן הַסָּרִיס וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־פִילִפּוֹס אֶשְׁאֲלָה מִמְּךָ עַל־מִי הַנָּבִיא מְדַבֵּר אֶת־זֹאת עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ אוֹ עַל־אִישׁ אַחֵר	34 Then the eunuch said to Philip in reply, "I beg you, about whom is the prophet saying this? About himself, or about someone else?"
35 וַיִּפְתַּח פִילִפּוֹס אֶת־פִּיו וַיָּחֶל מִן־הַכָּתוּב הַזֶּה וַיְבַשֵּׂר אוֹתוֹ אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ	35 Then Philip opened his mouth and, beginning with this scripture passage, he proclaimed Jesus to him.
36 וַיְהִי בְּעָבְרָם בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־מְקוֹם מָיִם וַיֹּאמֶר הַסָּרִיס הִנֵּה־מַיִם מַה־יִּמְנָעֵנִי מֵהִטָּבֵל	36 As they traveled along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look, there is water. What is to prevent my being baptized?"
37 וַיֹּאמֶר פִילִפּוֹס אִם־מַאֲמִין אַתָּה בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ מֻתָּר־לָךְ וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי מַאֲמִין כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא	37
38 וַיְצַו לְהַעֲמִיד אֶת־הַמֶּרְכָּבָה וַיֵּרְדוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם אֶל־תּוֹךְ הַמַּיִם פִילִפּוֹס וְהַסָּרִיס וַיַּטְבֵּל אוֹתוֹ	38 Then he ordered the chariot to stop, and Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water, and he baptized him.
39 וַיְהִי כִּי עָלוּ מִן־הַמַּיִם וַיִּשָּׂא רוּחַ יְהוָֹה אֶת פִילִפּוֹס וְלֹא יָסַף הַסָּרִיס לִרְאוֹתוֹ כִּי־הָלַךְ לְדַרְכּוֹ שָׂמֵחַ	39 When they came out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but continued on his way rejoicing.
40 וּפִילִפּוֹס נִמְצָא בְאַשְׁדּוֹד וַיַּעֲבֹר וַיְבַשֵּׂר בְּכָל הֶעָרִים עַד־בֹּאוֹ לְקִסְרִין	40 Philip came to Azotus, and went about proclaiming the good news to all the towns until he reached Caesarea.