1 בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת אֲנִי פוֹלוֹס אֲסִיר הַמָּשִׁיחַ לְמַעַנְכֶם הַגּוֹיִם | 1 It is because of this that I, Paul, a prisoner of the Lord Jesus on behalf of you gentiles. . . |
2 כִּי־אָמְנָם שְׁמַעְתֶּם הַנְהָגַת חֶסֶד הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־נִתַּן לִי אֲלֵיכֶם | 2 You have surely heard the way in which God entrusted me with the grace he gave me for your sake; |
3 כִּי בֶחָזוֹן גִּלָּה־לִי הַסּוֹד אֲשֶׁר לְמַעְלָה כָּתַבְתִּי לָכֶם בִּמְעָט | 3 he made known to me by a revelation the mystery I have just described briefly- |
4 וּבְקָרְאֲכֶם תּוּכְלוּ לְהַכִּיר בְּזֹאת אֶת־בִּינָתִי בְּסוֹד הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 4 a reading of it wil enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ. |
5 אֲשֶׁר בַּדּוֹרֹת הָרִאשׁוֹנִים לֹא נוֹדַע לִבְנֵי אָדָם כַּאֲשֶׁר נִגְלָה עַתָּה לִשְׁלִיחָיו הַקְּדשִׁים וְלִנְבִיאָיו בָּרוּחַ | 5 This mystery, as it is now revealed in the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets, was unknown tohumanity in previous generations: |
6 לִהְיוֹת הַגּוֹיִם גַּם־הֵם בְּנֵי יְרֻשָּׁתוֹ וְגוּף אֶחָד אִתּוֹ וְחַבְרֵי הַבְטָחָתוֹ בַּמָּשִׁיחַ עַל־יְדֵי הַבְּשׂוֹרָה | 6 that the gentiles now have the same inheritance and form the same Body and enjoy the same promisein Christ Jesus through the gospel. |
7 אֲשֶׁר הָיִיתִי לָהּ לִמְשָׁרֵת בְּמַתְּנַת חֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים הַנְּתוּנָה לִי כְּפִי פְּעֻלַּת גְּבוּרָתוֹ | 7 I have been made the servant of that gospel by a gift of grace from God who gave it to me by theworkings of his power. |
8 לִי צְעִיר הַצְּעִירִים שֶׁבְּכָל־הַקְּדשִׁים נִתַּן הַחֶסֶד הַזֶּה לְבַשֵּׂר בַּגּוֹיִם אֶת־עשֶׁר הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יֵחָקֵר | 8 I, who am less than the least of all God's holy people, have been entrusted with this special grace, ofproclaiming to the gentiles the unfathomable treasure of Christ |
9 וּלְהָאִיר עֵינֵי כֹל מַה־הִיא הַנְהָגַת הַסּוֹד הַנִּסְתָּר מִדֹּרֹת עוֹלָם בֵּאלֹהִים יוֹצֵר הַכֹּל עַל־יְדֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 9 and of throwing light on the inner workings of the mystery kept hidden through al the ages in God, theCreator of everything. |
10 לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר תִּוָּדַע עַתָּה עַל־יְדֵי הָעֵדָה לַשָּׂרִים וְלַשַּׁלִּיטִים אֲשֶׁר בַּמְּרוֹמִים חָכְמַת אֱלֹהִים הַמַּפְלִיאָה דְּרָכֶיהָ | 10 The purpose of this was, that now, through the Church, the principalities and ruling forces should learnhow many-sided God's wisdom is, |
11 עַל־פִּי עֲצַת עוֹלָמִים אֲשֶׁר יָעַץ בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ | 11 according to the plan which he had formed from al eternity in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
12 אֲשֶׁר פִּתְחוֹן פִּינוּ מִמֶּנּוּ וְקִרְבָתֵנוּ בְּבִטְחָה עַל־יַד אֱמוּנָתוֹ | 12 In him we are bold enough to approach God in complete confidence, through our faith in him; |
13 בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת אֲבַקֵּשׁ שֶׁלֹּא תֵחַתּוּ בְּצָרוֹתַי לְמַעַנְכֶם יַעַן כִּי־הִיא תִּפְאַרְתְּכֶם | 13 so, I beg you, do not let the hardships I go through on your account make you waver; they are yourglory. |
14 עַל־כֵּן אֶכְרְעָה עַל־בִּרְכָּי לַאֲבִי אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 14 This, then, is what I pray, kneeling before the Father, |
15 אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא עַל־שְׁמוֹ כָּל־בֵּית אָב שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם וְשֶׁבָּאָרֶץ | 15 from whom every fatherhood, in heaven or on earth, takes its name. |
16 לָתֵת לָכֶם לְפִי־עשֶׁר כְּבוֹדוֹ לְהִתְחַזֵּק בִּגְבוּרָה עַל־יְדֵי רוּחוֹ בָּאָדָם הַפְּנִימִי | 16 In the abundance of his glory may he, through his Spirit, enable you to grow firm in power with regardto your inner self, |
17 שֶׁיִּשְׁכֹּן הַמָּשִׁיחַ בִּלְבַבְכֶם בָּאֱמוּנָה וִהְיִיתֶם מְשֹׁרָשִׁים וּמְיֻסָּדִים בְּאַהֲבָה | 17 so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, |
18 לְמַעַן תּוּכְלוּ לְהַשִּׂיג עִם־כָּל־הַקְּדשִׁים מַה־הוּא הָרֹחַב וְהָאֹרֶךְ וְהָעֹמֶק וְהַגֹּבַהּ | 18 with al God's holy people you wil have the strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the heightand the depth; |
19 וִידַעְתֶּם אֶת־אַהֲבַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ הַנַּעֲלָה עַל־כָּל־דָּעַת וְנִמְלֵאתֶם אֶת־כָּל־מְלוֹא הָאֱלֹהִים | 19 so that, knowing the love of Christ, which is beyond knowledge, you may be fil ed with the utterful ness of God. |
20 וְלוֹ אֲשֶׁר יָכֹל לְהַרְבּוֹת גְּמוּלָיו עָלֵינוּ יוֹתֵר מִכָּל־מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֵינוּ וּמַחְשְׁבוֹתֵינוּ לְפִי הַכֹּחַ הַפֹּעֵל בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ | 20 Glory be to him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine; |
21 לוֹ הַכָּבוֹד בְּקֶרֶב הַקָּהָל בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ לְדֹר וָדֹר עַד־עוֹלְמֵי עוֹלָמִים אָמֵן | 21 glory be to him from generation to generation in the Church and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever.Amen. |