1 פּוֹלוֹס הַשָּׁלִיחַ לֹא מִבְּנֵי אָדָם וְלֹא עַל־יְדֵי בֶן־אָדָם כִּי אִם־עַל־יְדֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וֵאלֹהִים הָאָב אֲשֶׁר הֱעִירוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים | 1 Paul, an apostle not from human beings nor through a human being but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead, |
2 וְכָל־הָאַחִים אֲשֶׁר עִמָּדִי אֶל־הַקְּהִלּוֹת אֲשֶׁר בְּגָלַטְיָא | 2 and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: |
3 חֶסֶד לָכֶם וְשָׁלוֹם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וּמֵאֵת אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 3 grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, |
4 אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ בְּעַד חַטֹּאתֵינוּ לְחַלְּצֵנוּ מִן־הָעוֹלָם הָרָע הַזֶּה כִּרְצוֹן אֱלֹהֵינוּ אָבִינוּ | 4 who gave himself for our sins that he might rescue us from the present evil age in accord with the will of our God and Father, |
5 אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַכָּבוֹד לְעוֹלְמֵי עוֹלָמִים אָמֵן | 5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
6 תָּמֵהַּ אֲנִי כִּי־סַרְתֶּם מַהֵר מֵאַחֲרֵי הַקֹּרֵא אֶתְכֶם בְּחֶסֶד הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֶל־בְּשׂוֹרָה זָרָה | 6 I am amazed that you are so quickly forsaking the one who called you by (the) grace (of Christ) for a different gospel |
7 וְהִיא אֵינֶנָּה אַחֶרֶת רַק שֶׁיֵּשׁ אֲנָשִׁים הָעֹכְרִים אֶתְכֶם וַחֲפֵצִים לַהֲפֹךְ אֶת־בְּשׂוֹרַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 7 (not that there is another). But there are some who are disturbing you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ. |
8 אֲבָל גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ אוֹ־מַלְאָךְ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם אִם־יָבוֹא לְבַשֵּׂר אֶתְכֶם בְּשׂוֹרָה מִבַּלְעֲדֵי זֹאת אֲשֶׁר בִּשַּׂרְנוּ אֶתְכֶם חֵרֶם יִהְיֶה | 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach (to you) a gospel other than the one that we preached to you, let that one be accursed! |
9 כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמַרְנוּ כְבָר כֵּן־אֹמַר עַתָּה עוֹד־הַפָּעַם אִישׁ כִּי־יְבַשֵּׂר אֶתְכֶם בְּשׂוֹרָה מִבַּלְעֲדֵי אֲשֶׁר קִבַּלְתֶּם חֵרֶם יִהְיֶה | 9 As we have said before, and now I say again, if anyone preaches to you a gospel other than the one that you received, let that one be accursed! |
10 וְעַתָּה הֲמִתְרַצֶּה אָנֹכִי אֶל־בְּנֵי אָדָם אִם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אוֹ הַמְבַקֵּשׁ אָנֹכִי לִמְצֹא־חֵן בְּעֵינֵי בְנֵי־אָדָם כִּי בְּמָצְאִי חֵן בְּעֵינֵי בְנֵי־אָדָם לֹא־אֶהְיֶה עוֹד עֶבֶד הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 10 Am I now currying favor with human beings or God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ. |
11 אֲבָל מוֹדִיעַ אֲנִי אֶתְכֶם אֶחָי כִּי הַבְּשׂוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר בִּשַּׂרְתִּי לֹא־לְפִי דֶרֶךְ־אָדָם הִיא | 11 Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin. |
12 כִּי גַם אָנֹכִי לֹא קִבַּלְתִּיהָ מֵאָדָם וְלֹא־לִמְּדוּנִי אֹתָהּ כִּי אִם־בְּחֶזְיוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 12 For I did not receive it from a human being, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. |
13 כִּי הֲלֹא־שְׁמַעְתֶּם אֶת־דַּרְכִּי אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי מִלְּפָנִים בֵּין הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־רָדַפְתִּי עַל־יֶתֶר אֶת־עֲדַת אֱלֹהִים וְאִבַּדְתִּיהָ | 13 For you heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it, |
14 וָאֱהִי הוֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק בַּדָּת הַיְּהוּדִית עַל־רַבִּים מִבְּנֵי גִילִי בְּעַמִּי בְּקִנְאָתִי הַגְּדוֹלָה לְקַבְּלוֹת אֲבוֹתָי | 14 and progressed in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my race, since I was even more a zealot for my ancestral traditions. |
15 אַךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיָה רְצוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר הִבְדִּיל אֹתִי מֵרֶחֶם אִמִּי וַיִּקְרָאֵנִי בְּחַסְדּוֹ | 15 But when (God), who from my mother's womb had set me apart and called me through his grace, was pleased |
16 לְגַלּוֹת בִּי אֶת־בְּנוֹ שֶׁאֲבַשְּׂרֶנּוּ בַּגּוֹיִם כְּרֶגַע לֹא נוֹעַצְתִּי עִם־בָּשָׂר וָדָם | 16 to reveal his Son to me, so that I might proclaim him to the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult flesh and blood, |
17 גַּם לֹא־עָלִיתִי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם אֶל־אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ שְׁלִיחִים לְפָנָי כִּי אִם־הָלַכְתִּי לַעֲרָב וּמִשָּׁם שַׁבְתִּי אֶל־דַּמָּשֶׂק | 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; rather, I went into Arabia and then returned to Damascus. |
18 אַחֲרֵי־כֵן מִקֵּץ שָׁלשׁ שָׁנִים עָלִיתִי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לִרְאוֹת אֶת־כֵּיפָא וָאֵשֵׁב עִמּוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם | 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to confer with Kephas and remained with him for fifteen days. |
19 וְאַחֵר מִן־הַשְּׁלִיחִים לֹא־רָאִיתִי זוּלָתִי אֶת־יַעֲקֹב אֲחִי אֲדֹנֵינוּ | 19 But I did not see any other of the apostles, only James the brother of the Lord. |
20 וַאֲשֶׁר אֲנִי כֹתֵב אֲלֵיכֶם הִנֵּה נֶגֶד הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי לֹא אֲכַזֵּב | 20 (As to what I am writing to you, behold, before God, I am not lying.) |
21 אַחֲרֵי־כֵן בָּאתִי אֶל־גְּלִילוֹת סוּרְיָא וְקִילִיקְיָא | 21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. |
22 אֲבָל קְהִלּוֹת יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּשִׁיחַ הֵנָּה לֹא יָדְעוּ אֶת־פָּנָי | 22 And I was unknown personally to the churches of Judea that are in Christ; |
23 רַק־זֹאת בִּלְבַד שָׁמְעוּ כִּי־הָאִישׁ הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר הָיָה רֹדֵף אֹתָנוּ מֵאָז עַתָּה הוּא מְבַשֵּׂר אֶת־הָאֱמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱבִידָהּ מִלְּפָנִים | 23 they only kept hearing that "the one who once was persecuting us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy." |
24 וַיְהַלְלוּ בִי אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים | 24 So they glorified God because of me. |