Prima lettera ai Tessalonicesi - (מכתב ראשון לסלוניקים) 1

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 פּוֹלוֹס עֶבֶד יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ מְקֹרָא לִהְיוֹת שָׁלִיחַ וְנִבְדָּל לִבְשׂוֹרַת אֱלֹהִים	1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2 אֲשֶׁר הִבְטִיחָהּ מִלְּפָנִים בְּיַד נְבִיאָיו בְּכִתְבֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ	2 Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,
3 עַל־דְּבַר בְּנוֹ הַנּוֹלָד מִזֶּרַע דָּוִד לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר	3 Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David, according to the flesh,
4 אֲשֶׁר הוּכַן לְבֶן־הָאֱלֹהִים בִּגְבוּרָה לְפִי רוּחַ הַקְּדֻשָּׁה בִּתְחִיָּתוֹ מִבֵּין הַמֵּתִים הוּא יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ	4 Who was predestinated the Son of God in power, according to the spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead;
5 אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדוֹ קִבַּלְנוּ חֵן וּשְׁלִיחוּת לְהָקִים מִשְׁמַעַת הָאֱמוּנָה בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ	5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, in all nations, for his name;
6 אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכָם הִנְּכֶם גַּם־אַתֶּם קְרוּאֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	6 Among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ:
7 לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר בְּרוֹמִי יְדִידֵי אֱלֹהִים וּקְרוּאִים לִהְיוֹת קְדוֹשִׁים חֶסֶד וְשָׁלוֹם לָכֶם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	7 To all that are at Rome, the beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה אוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהַי בְּיֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ עַל־כֻּלְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר סֻפַּר אֱמוּנַתְכֶם בְּכָל־הָעוֹלָם	8 First I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is spoken of in the whole world.
9 כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹבֵד אֹתוֹ בְּרוּחִי בִּבְשׂוֹרַת בְּנוֹ לְעֵד לִי כִּי תָמִיד אֲנִי מַזְכִּיר אֶתְכֶם	9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you;
10 בְּהַעְתִּירִי בִתְפִלּוֹתַי בְּכָל־עֵת לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר רַק־הַפַּעַם אַצְלִיחַ בִּרְצוֹן אֱלֹהִים לָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם	10 Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you.
11 כִּי־נִכְסֹף נִכְסַפְתִּי לִרְאוֹתְכֶם וְלַחֲלֹק לָכֶם אֵי־זוֹ מַתַּת רוּחַ לְמַעַן תִּתְחַזָּקוּ	11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace, to strengthen you:
12 וְהוּא לְהִתְנַחֵם עִמָּכֶם זֶה בָזֶה בָּאֱמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר לָכֶם וְגַם־לִי	12 That is to say, that I may be comforted together in you, by that which is common to us both, your faith and mine.
13 וְלֹא־אֲכַחֵד מִכֶּם אַחַי כִּי־פְעָמִים רַבּוֹת שַׂמְתִּי עַל־לִבִּי לָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם אַךְ נִמְנַע מִמֶּנִּי עַד־הֵנָּה לְמַעַן אֶמְצָא פְרִי גַּם־בָּכֶם כְּמוֹ בְּיֶתֶר הַגּוֹיִם	13 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you, (and have been hindered hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
14 מְחֻיָּב אָנֹכִי לַיְּוָנִים וְגַם לַלֹּעֲזִים לַחֲכָמִים וְגַם לַפְּתָאִים	14 To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor;
15 לָכֵן נְדָבַנִי לִבִּי לְהַשְׁמִיעַ אֶת־הַבְּשׂוֹרָה גַּם־אֶתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר בְּרוֹמִי	15 So (as much as is in me) I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are at Rome.
16 כִּי אֵינֶנִּי בּוֹשׁ מִבְּשׂוֹרַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ בַּאֲשֶׁר גְּבוּרַת אֱלֹהִים הִיא לִתְשׁוּעַת כָּל־הַמַּאֲמִין לַיְּהוּדִי בָרִאשׁוֹנָה וְכֵן גַּם־לַיְּוָנִי	16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and to the Greek.
17 כִּי־תִגָּלֶה בָהּ צִדְקַת אֱלֹהִים מֵאֱמוּנָה אֶל־אֱמוּנָה כַּכָּתוּב וְצַדִּיק בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֹ יִחְיֶה	17 For the justice of God is revealed therein, from faith unto faith, as it is written: The just man liveth by faith.
18 כִּי נִגְלָה חֲרוֹן אֱלֹהִים מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם עַל כָּל־רִשְׁעַת בְּנֵי אָדָם וְעַוְלָתָם אֲשֶׁר יַעַצְרוּ אֶת־הָאֱמֶת בְּעַוְלָה	18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice:
19 יַעַן אֲשֶׁר דַּעַת הָאֱלֹהִים גְּלוּיָה בְקִרְבָּם כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים הוֹדִיעָם אוֹתָהּ	19 Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them.
20 כִּי מַהוּתוֹ הַנֶּעֱלָמָה הִיא כֹּחוֹ הַנִּצְחִי וֵאלָהוּתוֹ מֵעֵת נִבְרָא הָעוֹלָם תִּוָּדַע בְּמַעֲשָׂיו וְתֵרָאֶה לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֹת־לָהֶם לְהִתְנַצֵּל	20 For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.
21 יַעַן בְּדַעְתָּם אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־כִבְּדֻהוּ כֵאלֹהִים וְגַם־לֹא הוֹדוּ לוֹ כִּי אִם־הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי הַהֶבֶל בְּמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם וַיֶּחְשַׁךְ לִבָּם הַנִּבְעָר	21 Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God, or given thanks; but became vain in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 וּבְאָמְרָם חֲכָמִים אֲנַחְנוּ הָיוּ לִכְסִילִים	22 For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
23 וַיָּמִירוּ אֶת־כְּבוֹד הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ נִפְסָד בִּדְמוּת צֶלֶם אָדָם הַנִּפְסָד צֶלֶם כָּל־עוֹף וְהוֹלֵךְ עַל־אַרְבַּע וְרֶמֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָה	23 And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts, and of creeping things.
24 עַל־כֵּן גַּם־נְתָנָם הָאֱלֹהִים לַטֻּמְאָה בְּתַאֲוֺת לִבָּם לְנַבֵּל גְּוִיּוֹתֵיהֶם אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ	24 Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.
25 אֲשֶׁר הֵמִירוּ אֱמֶת הָאֱלֹהִים בְּכָזָב וַיְכַבְּדוּ וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הַבְּרִיָּה תַּחַת בֹּרְאָהּ הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָמִים אָמֵן	25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת נְתָנָם הָאֱלֹהִים לְתַאֲוֺת בּוּשָׁה כִּי־נְשֵׁיהֶם הֶחֱלִיפוּ אֶת־הַתַּשְׁמִישׁ כְּדַרְכָּן בְּשֶׁלֹּא כְדַרְכָּן	26 For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.
27 וְכֵן גַּם־הַזְּכָרִים עָזְבוּ אֶת־תַּשְׁמִישׁ הָאִשָּׁה כְּדַרְכָּהּ וַיֵּחַמּוּ זֶה בָזֶה בִּתְשׁוּקָתָם וַיַּעֲשֹוּ תוֹעֵבָה זָכָר עִם־זָכָר וַיִּקְחוּ שְׂכַר מְשׁוּבָתָם הָרָאוּי לָהֶם בְּעֶצֶם גּוּפָם	27 And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is filthy, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.
28 וְכַאֲשֶׁר מָאֲסוּ לְהַשִּׂיג הָאֱלֹהִים בְּדַעַת נְתָנָם הָאֱלֹהִים בִּידֵי דֵעָה נִמְאָסָה לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת אֲשֶׁר־לֹא יִתָּכֵן	28 And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 וַיִּרֶב בְּקִרְבָּם כָּל־חָמָס זְנוּת וָרֶשַׁע בֶּצַע וָאָוֶן וַיִּמָּלְאוּ קִנְאָה וָרֶצַח וּמְרִיבָה וּמִרְמָה וְתַהְפֻּכוֹת	29 Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity, whisperers,
30 הֹלְכֵי רָכִיל וּמַלְשִׁינִים שׂנְאֵי אֱלֹהִים וְגֵאִים וְזֵדִים וְהוֹלְלִים וְחשְׁבֵי אָוֶן וְאֵינָם שֹׁמְעִים בְּקוֹל אֲבוֹתָם	30 Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 נִבְעָרִים מִדַּעַת וּבֹגְדִים אַכְזָרִים נֹטְרֵי שִׂנְאָה וְלֹא רַחֲמָנִים	31 Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.
32 יוֹדְעִים הֵמָּה אֶת־מִשְׁפַּט אֱלֹהִים כִּי־עֹשֵׂי אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי־מָוֶת הֵם וְלֹא לְבַד שֶׁיַּעֲשֹוּ אֶת־אֵלֶּה כִּי גַם־רָצְתָה נַפְשָׁם בְּעֹשֵׂיהֶם	32 Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.