Prima lettera a Timoteo (מכתב ראשון לטימותי) 8

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 וְהִנְנוּ מוֹדִיעִים אֶתְכֶם אֶחָי אֶת־חֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים הַנִּתָּן בִּקְהִלּוֹת מַקְדּוֹנְיָא	1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
2 כִּי בְּרָב־נִסְיוֹן הַלַּחַץ רָבְתָה שִׂמְחָתָם וְדֹחַק רֵישָׁם הִרְבָּה לְהַרְאוֹת עשֶׁר נִדְבָתָם	2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
3 כִּי מֵעִיד אָנֹכִי אֲשֶׁר לְפִי כֹחָם וְיוֹתֵר מִכֹּחָם הִתְנַדָּבוּ	3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
4 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ בְּרָב־תַּחֲנוּנִים לִהְיוֹת חֲבֵרֵינוּ בִּגְמִילוּת חַסְדָּם לְעֶזְרַת הַקְּדשִׁים	4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
5 וְלֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר הוֹחַלְנוּ כִּי אִם־אֶת־עַצְמָם נָתְנוּ בָרִאשׁוֹנָה לָאָדוֹן וְגַם־לָנוּ בִּרְצוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים	5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
6 עַד כִּי־בִקַּשְׁנוּ מִן־טִיטוֹס כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵחֵל כֵּן גַּם־לִגְמוֹר בָּכֶם אֶת־גְּמִילוּת הַחֶסֶד הַזֹּאת	6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
7 אֲבָל כַּאֲשֶׁר הוֹתַרְתֶּם בַּכֹּל בֶּאֱמוּנָה וּבְדִבּוּר וּבְדַעַת וּבְכָל־זְרִיזוּת וּבְאַהֲבַתְכֶם אֹתָנוּ כֵּן גַּם־תּוֹתִירוּ בַּחֶסֶד הַזֶּה	7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
8 וְאֵינֶנִּי אֹמֵר זֹאת בְּדֶרֶךְ צִוּוּי כִּי אִם־לִבְחֹן עַל־יְדֵי זְרִיזוּת אֲחֵרִים גַּם אֶת־אֲמִתֻּת אַהֲבַתְכֶם	8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
9 כִּי־יֹדְעִים אַתֶּם אֶת־חֶסֶד אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ כִּי בִּהְיוֹתוֹ עָשִׁיר נַעֲשָׂה רָשׁ בַּעֲבוּרְכֶם לְמַעַן תַּעֲשִׁירוּ עַל־יְדֵי רִישׁוֹ	9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
10 וַאֲחַוֶּה אֶת־דַּעְתִּי בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה כִּי־זֹאת לְהוֹעִיל לָכֶם אֲשֶׁר הִקְדַּמְתֶּם כְּבָר בַּשָּׁנָה שֶׁעָבְרָה לֹא לַעֲשׂוֹת בִּלְבַד כִּי גַּם־לַחְפֹּץ	10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
11 וְעַתָּה גַּם־הַשְׁלִימוּ אֶת־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה לְמַעַן כַּאֲשֶׁר הִתְנַדַּבְתֶּם לַעֲשׂוֹת כֵּן גַּם־תִּגְמְרוּ כְּפִי יְכָלְתְּכֶם	11 Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
12 כִּי בְּהִמָּצֵא לְאִישׁ רוּחַ נְדִיבָה רְצוּיָה הִיא לְפִי מַה־שֶּׁיֶּשׁ לוֹ וְלֹא־לְפִי מַה־שֶּׁאֵין לוֹ	12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
13 כִּי לֹא לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה רְוָחָה לַאֲחֵרִים וְלָכֶם צוּקָה כִּי אִם־בְּשִׁוּוּי יְמַלֵּא יִתְרְכֶם בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת אֶת־מַחְסוֹרָם	13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
14 לְמַעַן גַּם־יִתְרָם יִהְיֶה לְמַלֵּא מַחְסוֹרְכֶם כְּדֵי לְהַשְׁוֺת	14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:
15 כַּכָּתוּב לֹא הֶעְדִיף הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט לֹא הֶחְסִיר	15 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
16 וְתוֹדוֹת לֵאלֹהִים הַנּוֹתֵן גַּם־בְּלֵב טִיטוֹס לִשְׁקֹד עֲלֵיכֶם בִּשְׁקִידָה כָזֹאת	16 But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
17 כִּי שָׁמַע לְבַקָּשָׁתֵנוּ וּבִשְׁקִידָתוֹ הַיְתֵרָה הָלַךְ אֲלֵיכֶם מֵרְצוֹן נַפְשׁוֹ	17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.
18 וְעִמּוֹ יַחְדָּו שָׁלַחְנוּ הָאָח אֲשֶׁר יָצָא שִׁבְחוֹ בַבְּשׂוֹרָה בְּכָל־הַקְּהִלּוֹת	18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;
19 וּמִלְּבַד זֹאת גַּם־נִבְחָר הוּא מֵאֵת הַקְּהִלּוֹת לָלֶכֶת אִתָּנוּ לְהָבִיא הַחֶסֶד הַזֶּה הַגָּבוּי עַל־יָדֵינוּ לִכְבוֹד הָאָדוֹן וּלְאַמֵּץ לְבַבְכֶם	19 And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:
20 וְנִשָּׁמֵר בָּזֹאת שֶׁלֹּא יוֹצִיא אִישׁ עָלֵינוּ דִּבָּה רָעָה בְּשִׁפְעַת הַמַּתָּנָה הַזֹּאת הַגְּבוּיָה עַל־יָדֵינוּ	20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
21 כִּי־מַשְׁגִּיחִים אֲנַחְנוּ עַל־הַטּוֹב לֹא לִפְנֵי הָאָדוֹן לְבָד כִּי גַּם־לִפְנֵי הָאָדָם	21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
22 וַנִּשְׁלַח עִמָּהֶם אֶת־אָחִינוּ אֲשֶׁר בָּחַנּוּ אֶת־שְׁקִידָתוֹ פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת בִּדְבָרִים הַרְבֵּה וְעַתָּה הוּא שָׁקוּד עוֹד יוֹתֵר בְּגֹדֶל בִּטְחוֹנוֹ עֲלֵיכֶם	22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.
23 אִם־לְטִיטוֹס הִנֵּה חֲבֵרִי הוּא וְעֹזְרִי בָכֶם וְאִם־לְאַחֵינוּ הִנֵּה שְׁלוּחֵי הַקְּהִלּוֹת הֵם וְתִפְאֶרֶת הַמָּשִׁיחַ	23 Whether any do inquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be inquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.
24 עַל־כֵּן הַרְאוּ וְהוֹכִיחוּ לָהֶם לִפְנֵי הַקְּהִלּוֹת אֶת־אַהֲבַתְכֶם וְאֶת־תְּהִלָּתֵנוּ עֲלֵיכֶם	24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.