1 בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת אֲנִי פוֹלוֹס אֲסִיר הַמָּשִׁיחַ לְמַעַנְכֶם הַגּוֹיִם | 1 Because of this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ (Jesus) for you Gentiles-- |
2 כִּי־אָמְנָם שְׁמַעְתֶּם הַנְהָגַת חֶסֶד הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־נִתַּן לִי אֲלֵיכֶם | 2 if, as I suppose, you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for your benefit, |
3 כִּי בֶחָזוֹן גִּלָּה־לִי הַסּוֹד אֲשֶׁר לְמַעְלָה כָּתַבְתִּי לָכֶם בִּמְעָט | 3 (namely, that) the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly earlier. |
4 וּבְקָרְאֲכֶם תּוּכְלוּ לְהַכִּיר בְּזֹאת אֶת־בִּינָתִי בְּסוֹד הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 4 When you read this you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, |
5 אֲשֶׁר בַּדּוֹרֹת הָרִאשׁוֹנִים לֹא נוֹדַע לִבְנֵי אָדָם כַּאֲשֶׁר נִגְלָה עַתָּה לִשְׁלִיחָיו הַקְּדשִׁים וְלִנְבִיאָיו בָּרוּחַ | 5 which was not made known to human beings in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit, |
6 לִהְיוֹת הַגּוֹיִם גַּם־הֵם בְּנֵי יְרֻשָּׁתוֹ וְגוּף אֶחָד אִתּוֹ וְחַבְרֵי הַבְטָחָתוֹ בַּמָּשִׁיחַ עַל־יְדֵי הַבְּשׂוֹרָה | 6 that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. |
7 אֲשֶׁר הָיִיתִי לָהּ לִמְשָׁרֵת בְּמַתְּנַת חֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים הַנְּתוּנָה לִי כְּפִי פְּעֻלַּת גְּבוּרָתוֹ | 7 Of this I became a minister by the gift of God's grace that was granted me in accord with the exercise of his power. |
8 לִי צְעִיר הַצְּעִירִים שֶׁבְּכָל־הַקְּדשִׁים נִתַּן הַחֶסֶד הַזֶּה לְבַשֵּׂר בַּגּוֹיִם אֶת־עשֶׁר הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יֵחָקֵר | 8 To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ, |
9 וּלְהָאִיר עֵינֵי כֹל מַה־הִיא הַנְהָגַת הַסּוֹד הַנִּסְתָּר מִדֹּרֹת עוֹלָם בֵּאלֹהִים יוֹצֵר הַכֹּל עַל־יְדֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 9 and to bring to light [for all] what is the plan of the mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all things, |
10 לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר תִּוָּדַע עַתָּה עַל־יְדֵי הָעֵדָה לַשָּׂרִים וְלַשַּׁלִּיטִים אֲשֶׁר בַּמְּרוֹמִים חָכְמַת אֱלֹהִים הַמַּפְלִיאָה דְּרָכֶיהָ | 10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the principalities and authorities in the heavens. |
11 עַל־פִּי עֲצַת עוֹלָמִים אֲשֶׁר יָעַץ בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ | 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, |
12 אֲשֶׁר פִּתְחוֹן פִּינוּ מִמֶּנּוּ וְקִרְבָתֵנוּ בְּבִטְחָה עַל־יַד אֱמוּנָתוֹ | 12 in whom we have boldness of speech and confidence of access through faith in him. |
13 בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת אֲבַקֵּשׁ שֶׁלֹּא תֵחַתּוּ בְּצָרוֹתַי לְמַעַנְכֶם יַעַן כִּי־הִיא תִּפְאַרְתְּכֶם | 13 So I ask you not to lose heart over my afflictions for you; this is your glory. |
14 עַל־כֵּן אֶכְרְעָה עַל־בִּרְכָּי לַאֲבִי אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, |
15 אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא עַל־שְׁמוֹ כָּל־בֵּית אָב שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם וְשֶׁבָּאָרֶץ | 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, |
16 לָתֵת לָכֶם לְפִי־עשֶׁר כְּבוֹדוֹ לְהִתְחַזֵּק בִּגְבוּרָה עַל־יְדֵי רוּחוֹ בָּאָדָם הַפְּנִימִי | 16 that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self, |
17 שֶׁיִּשְׁכֹּן הַמָּשִׁיחַ בִּלְבַבְכֶם בָּאֱמוּנָה וִהְיִיתֶם מְשֹׁרָשִׁים וּמְיֻסָּדִים בְּאַהֲבָה | 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love, |
18 לְמַעַן תּוּכְלוּ לְהַשִּׂיג עִם־כָּל־הַקְּדשִׁים מַה־הוּא הָרֹחַב וְהָאֹרֶךְ וְהָעֹמֶק וְהַגֹּבַהּ | 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, |
19 וִידַעְתֶּם אֶת־אַהֲבַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ הַנַּעֲלָה עַל־כָּל־דָּעַת וְנִמְלֵאתֶם אֶת־כָּל־מְלוֹא הָאֱלֹהִים | 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. |
20 וְלוֹ אֲשֶׁר יָכֹל לְהַרְבּוֹת גְּמוּלָיו עָלֵינוּ יוֹתֵר מִכָּל־מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֵינוּ וּמַחְשְׁבוֹתֵינוּ לְפִי הַכֹּחַ הַפֹּעֵל בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ | 20 Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us, |
21 לוֹ הַכָּבוֹד בְּקֶרֶב הַקָּהָל בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ לְדֹר וָדֹר עַד־עוֹלְמֵי עוֹלָמִים אָמֵן | 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. |