Prima lettera a Timoteo (מכתב ראשון לטימותי) 11

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 אַחֲלַי תִּשְׂאוּ מְעַט אִוַּלְתִּי וְאַף־אָמְנָם תִּשָּׂאוּנִי	1 I wish that you would endure a small amount of my foolishness, so as to bear with me.
2 כִּי מְקַנֵּא אֲנִי לָכֶם קִנְאַת אֱלֹהִים כִּי אֵרַשְׂתִּי אֶתְכֶם לְאִישׁ אֶחָד לְהַעֲמִיד אֶתְכֶם בְּתוּלָה טְהוֹרָה לִפְנֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ	2 For I am jealous toward you, with the jealousy of God. And I have espoused you to one husband, offering you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
3 אַךְ יָרֵא אָנֹכִי פֶּן כַּאֲשֶׁר הִשִּׁיא הַנָּחָשׁ בְּעָרְמָתוֹ אֶת־חַוָּה כֵּן תִּשְׂטֶינָה גַּם־מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶם מִן־הַתְּמִימוּת אֲשֶׁר עִם־הַמָּשִׁיחַ	3 But I am afraid lest, as the serpent led astray Eve by his cleverness, so your minds might be corrupted and might fall away from the simplicity which is in Christ.
4 כִּי אִם־יָבֹא הַבָּא וְהִגִּיד לָכֶם יֵשׁוּעַ אַחֵר אֲשֶׁר לֹא הִגַּדְנֻהוּ אוֹ אִם־תִּקְחוּ רוּחַ אַחֵר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־לְקַחְתֶּם אֹתוֹ אוֹ־בְשׂוֹרָה אַחֶרֶת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־קִבַּלְתֶּם אֹתָהּ כִּי עַתָּה הֵיטֵב תִּשָּׂאֻהוּ	4 For if anyone arrives preaching another Christ, one whom we have not preached; or if you receive another Spirit, one whom you have not received; or another Gospel, one which you have not been given: you might permit him to guide you.
5 אוּלָם אֶחֱשֹׁב אֲשֶׁר־אֵינֶנִּי נֹפֵל בִּמְאוּמָה מֵהַשְּׁלִיחִים הַגְּדוֹלִים כָּל־כָּךְ	5 For I consider that I have done nothing less than the great Apostles.
6 וְאַף אִם־בַּעַר אָנֹכִי בַּדִּבּוּר אֵינֶנִּי בַעַר בַּדָּעַת כִּי אִם־בַּכֹּל נִגְלִינוּ אֲלֵיכֶם בִּפְנֵי כָל־אָדָם	6 For although I may be unskilled in speech, yet I am not so in knowledge. But, in all things, we have been made manifest to you.
7 אוֹ הֶחָטֹא חָטָאתִי בְּהַשְׁפִּילִי אֶת־עַצְמִי לְמַעַן הַגְבִּיהֲכֶם כִּי־בִשַּׂרְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בְּלֹא־מְחִיר אֶת־בְּשׂוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים	7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you would be exalted? For I preached the Gospel of God to you freely.
8 קְהִלּוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת שַׁלּוֹתִי בְּקַחְתִּי מֵהֶן שָׂכָר לְמַעַן אֲשָׁרֶתְכֶם וּבִהְיוֹתִי עִמָּכֶם וָאֶחְסַר לֹא הֶלְאֵיתִי אָדָם	8 I have taken from other churches, receiving a stipend from them to the benefit of your ministry.
9 כִּי אֶת־מַחְסוֹרִי מִלְאוּ הָאַחִים בְּבֹאָם מִמַּקְדּוֹנְיָא וּבְכָל־דָּבָר נִשְׁמַרְתִּי מִהְיוֹת לָכֶם לְמַשָּׂא וְגַם אֶשָּׁמֵר	9 And when I was with you and in need, I was burdensome to no one. For the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied whatever was lacking to me. And in all things, I have kept myself, and I will keep myself, from being burdensome to you.
10 בַּאֲמִתּוֹ שֶׁל־הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר־בִּי מֵעִיד אֲנִי בָּכֶם כִּי תְּהִלָּתִי זֹאת לֹא־תִּכָּלֵא מִמֶּנִּי בִּגְלִילוֹת אֲכַיָּא	10 The truth of Christ is in me, and so this glorying shall not be broken away from me in the regions of Achaia.
11 עַל־מַה־זֶּה הַעַל אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנִּי אֹהֵב אֶתְכֶם הָאֱלֹהִים יוֹדֵעַ	11 Why so? Is it because I do not love you? God knows I do.
12 אֲבָל אֵת אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה אוֹסִיף לַעֲשׂוֹת לְבִלְתִּי תֵת־מָקוֹם לַמְבַקְשִׁים עֲלִילָה לְמַעַן בְּמַה־שֶּׁיִּתְהַלְלוּ בוֹ יִמָּצְאוּ דּוֹמִים לָנוּ	12 But what I am doing, I will continue to do, so that I may take away an opportunity from those who desire an opportunity by which they may glory, so as to be considered to be like us.
13 כִּי אֲנָשִׁים כָּאֵלֶּה שְׁלִיחֵי שֶׁקֶר הֵם פֹּעֲלֵי רְמִיָּה מִתְחַפְּשִׂים לִשְׁלִיחֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ	13 For false apostles, such as these deceitful workers, are presenting themselves as if they were Apostles of Christ.
14 וְאֵינֶנּוּ פֶּלֶא הֲלֹא הַשָּׂטָן גַּם־הוּא מִתְחַפֵּשׂ לְמַלְאַךְ הָאוֹר	14 And no wonder, for even Satan presents himself as if he were an Angel of light.
15 לָכֵן אֵין־זֶה דָּבָר גָּדוֹל אִם גַּם־מְשָׁרְתָיו יִתְחַפְּשֹוּ לִמְשָׁרְתֵי הַצֶּדֶק אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרִיתָם תִּהְיֶה לְפִי מַעַלְלֵיהֶם	15 Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers present themselves as if they were ministers of justice, for their end shall be according to their works.
16 וְאָשׁוּב וְאֹמַר אַל־נָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי אִישׁ לְסָכָל וְאִם־אַיִן אַף־כְּסָכָל קַבְּלוּנִי לְמַעַן אֶתְהַלֵּל מְעַט גַּם־אָנִי	16 I say again. And let no one consider me to be foolish. Or, at least, accept me as if I were foolish, so that I also may glory a small amount.
17 אֵת אֲשֶׁר אֲדַבֵּר לֹא לְפִי דֶּרֶךְ הָאָדוֹן אָנֹכִי מְדַבֵּר כִּי אִם־כְּמוֹ בְסִכְלוּת אָעֹז וָאֶתְהַלָּל	17 What I am saying is not said according to God, but as if in foolishness, in this matter of glorying.
18 רַבִּים מִתְהַלְלִים לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר לָכֵן אֶתְהַלֵּל אַף־אָנִי	18 Since so many glory according to the flesh, I will glory also.
19 כִּי־נֹשְׂאִים אַתֶּם בְּרָצוֹן אֶת־הַסְּכָלִים בִּהְיוֹתְכֶם חֲכָמִים	19 For you freely accept the foolish, though you yourselves claim to be wise.
20 הֲלֹא תִשְׂאוּ אִם־יַעֲבִיד אֶתְכֶם אִישׁ אִם־יְבַלַּע אִם־יִלְכֹּד אֶתְכֶם אִם־יִתְנַשֵּׂא אִם־יַכֶּה אֶתְכֶם עַל־פְּנֵיכֶם	20 For you permit it when someone guides you into servitude, even if he devours you, even if he takes from you, even if he is extolled, even if he strikes you repeatedly on the face.
21 לְחֶרְפָּתֵנוּ אָנֹכִי אֹמֵר זֹאת כְּאִלּוּ הָיִינוּ רָפִים אֲבָל בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁר יִרְהַב אִישׁ לְהִתְהַלֵּל בְּסִכְלוּת אֹמַר זֹאת אֶרְהַב גַּם־אָנֹכִי	21 I speak according to disgrace, as if we had been weak in this regard. In this matter, (I speak in foolishness) if anyone dares, I dare also.
22 עִבְרִים הֵם כֵּן גַּם־אָנֹכִי יִשְׂרְאֵלִים הֵם כֵּן גַּם־אָנֹכִי זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם הֵם כֵּן גַּם־אָנֹכִי	22 They are Hebrews; so am I. They are Israelites; so am I. They are the offspring of Abraham; so am I.
23 מְשָׁרְתֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ הֵם כְּמִתְהוֹלֵל אֹמַר אָנֹכִי יוֹתֵר מֵהֶם יוֹתֵר בִּיגִיעוֹת יוֹתֵר לִמְאֹד בְּמַכּוֹת יוֹתֵר בְּמוֹסֵרוֹת וְרֹב פְּעָמִים בִּמְצוּקוֹת מָוֶת	23 They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as if I were less wise); more so am I: with many more labors, with numerous imprisonments, with wounds beyond measure, with frequent mortifications.
24 חָמֵשׁ פְּעָמִים סָפַגְתִּי בִּידֵי הַיְּהוּדִים אַרְבָּעִים חָסֵר אֶחָת	24 On five occasions, I received forty stripes, less one, from the Jews.
25 שָׁלשׁ פְּעָמִים יֻסַּרְתִּי בַשּׁוֹטִים פַּעַם אַחַת סֻקַּלְתִּי וְשָׁלשׁ פְּעָמִים נִשְׁבְּרָה־לִּי הַסְּפִינָה וָאֱהִי בִּמְצוּלוֹת יָם לַיְלָה וָיוֹם	25 Three times, I was beaten with rods. One time, I was stoned. Three times, I was shipwrecked. For a night and a day, I was in the depths of the sea.
26 בְּמַסָּעוֹת רַבִּים בְּסַכְּנוֹת נְהָרוֹת בְּסַכְּנוֹת שֹׁדְדִים בְּסַכָּנוֹת מִצַּד בְּנֵי־עַמִּי בְּסַכָּנוֹת מִצַּד הַגּוֹיִם סַכָּנוֹת בָּעִיר סַכָּנוֹת בַּמִּדְבָּר סַכָּנוֹת בַּיָּם סַכָּנוֹת בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֵי שָׁקֶר	26 I have made frequent journeys, through dangerous waters, in danger of robbers, in danger from my own nation, in danger from the Gentiles, in danger in the city, in danger in the wilderness, in danger in the sea, in danger from false brothers,
27 בְּעָמָל וּבִתְלָאָה בִּבְלִי־שֵׁנָה פְּעָמִים הַרְבֵּה בְּרָעָב וּבְצָמָא בְּצוֹמוֹת הַרְבֵּה בְּקֹר וּבְעֵירוֹם	27 with hardships and difficulties, with much vigilance, in hunger and thirst, with frequent fasts, in cold and nakedness,
28 מִלְּבַד שְׁאָר הַדְּבָרִים הַבָּאִים עָלַי יוֹם יוֹם וְהַדְּאָגָה לְכָל־הַקְּהִלּוֹת	28 and, in addition to these things, which are external: there is my daily earnestness and solicitude for all the churches.
29 מִי יֶחֱלַשׁ וַאֲנִי לֹא אֶחֱלָשׁ מִי יִכָּשֵׁל וְלֹא יִבְעַר לִבִּי	29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is scandalized, and I am not being burned?
30 אִם־יֵשׁ לְהִתְהַלֵּל אֶתְהַלֵּל בְּחֻלְשָׁתִי	30 If it is necessary to glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weaknesses.
31 הָאֱלֹהִים אֲבִי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלְמֵי עוֹלָמִים הוּא יֹדֵעַ כִּי לֹא אֲשַׁקֵּר	31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
32 בְּדַמֶּשֶׂק שָׁמַר הַנִּצָּב שֶׁל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲרֵטַס אֶת־עִיר הַדַּמַּשְׂקִיִּים וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לְתָפְשֵׂנִי	32 At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, watched over the city of the Damascenes, so as to apprehend me.
33 וּבְעַד הַחַלּוֹן הוֹרִידוּ אֹתִי בְּסַל מֵעַל הַחוֹמָה וַאִמָּלֵט מִיָּדָיו	33 And, through a window, I was let down along the wall in a basket; and so I escaped his hands.