Lettera di Giacomo - מכתבו של גיימס 5

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וְעַל־דְּבַר הָעִתִּים וְהַזְּמַנִּים אֵין־צֹרֶךְ לִכְתֹּב אֲלֵיכֶם אֶחָי	1 But concerning dates and times, brothers, you do not need us to write to you.
2 הֲלֹא אַף־אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם הֵיטֵב כִּי יוֹם־יְהוָֹה כְּגַנָּב בַּלַּיְלָה כֵּן בּוֹא יָבוֹא	2 For you yourselves thoroughly understand that the day of the Lord shall arrive much like a thief in the night.
3 כִּי בְּעֵת אָמְרָם שָׁלוֹם וְשַׁלְוָה יָבֹא עֲלֵיהֶם הַשֶּׁבֶר פִּתְאֹם כַּחֲבָלִים עַל־הֶהָרָה וְלֹא יוּכְלוּ לְהִמָּלֵט	3 For when they will say, “Peace and security!” then destruction will suddenly overwhelm them, like the labor pains of a woman with child, and they will not escape.
4 אֲבָל אַתֶּם אַחַי אֵינְכֶם בַּחשֶׁךְ שֶׁיַּשִּׂיג אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם כְּגַנָּב	4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that you would be overtaken by that day as by a thief.
5 אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם בְּנֵי הָאוֹר וּבְנֵי הַיּוֹם לֹא בְנֵי־הַלַּיְלָה אֲנַחְנוּ וְלֹא בְּנֵי הַחשֶׁךְ	5 For all of you are sons of light and sons of daytime; we are not of nighttime, nor of darkness.
6 לָכֵן אַל־נָא נֵרָדֵם כְּמוֹ הָאֲחֵרִים כִּי אִם־נִשְׁקֹד וְנִנָּזֵר	6 Therefore, let us not sleep, as the rest do. Instead, we should be vigilant and sober.
7 כִּי הַנִּרְדָּמִים הֵם בַּלַּיְלָה נִרְדָּמִים וְהַמִּשְׁתַּכְּרִים מִשְׁתַּכְּרִים בַּלָּיְלָה	7 For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are inebriated, are inebriated in the night.
8 וַאֲנַחְנוּ בְּנֵי הַיּוֹם נִנָּזְרָה־נָּא וְנִלְבַּשׁ אֶת־שִׁרְיוֹן הָאֱמוּנָה וְהָאַהֲבָה וְכַכּוֹבַע אֶת־תִּקְוַת הַיְשׁוּעָה	8 But we, who are of the daylight, should be sober, being clothed with the breastplate of faith and of charity and having, as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יְעָדָנוּ הָאֱלֹהִים לְחָרוֹן כִּי אִם־לִנְחֹל אֶת־הַיְשׁוּעָה עַל־יְדֵי אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	9 For God has not appointed us for wrath, but for the acquisition of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 אֲשֶׁר מֵת בַּעֲדֵנוּ לְמַעַן אִם־נִשְׁקֹד וְאִם־נִישַׁן חָיֹה נִחְיֶה עִמּוֹ יָחַד	10 who died for us, so that, whether we watch, or whether we sleep, we may live in union with him.
11 עַל־כֵּן נַחֲמוּ זֶה אֶת־זֶה וּבְנוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו כַּאֲשֶׁר גַּם־עֲשִׂיתֶם	11 Because of this, console one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.
12 וְהִנְנוּ מְבַקְשִׁים מִכֶּם אַחַי לְהַכִּיר אֶת־הָעֲמֵלִים בָּכֶם וַאֲשֶׁר הֵם־נִצָּבִים עֲלֵיכֶם בָּאָדוֹן וּמוֹכִיחִים אֶתְכֶם	12 And we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and who preside over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,
13 אֲשֶׁר תִּנְהֲגוּ־בָם כָּבוֹד עַד־לְמַעְלָה בְּאַהֲבָה לְמַעַן פְּעֻלָּתָם וִיהִי שָׁלוֹם בֵּינֵיכֶם	13 so that you may consider them with an abundance of charity, for the sake of their work. Be at peace with them.
14 וְהִנְנוּ מַזְהִירִים אֶתְכֶם אֶחָי הוֹכִיחוּ אֶת־הַסּוֹרְרִים אַמְּצוּ אֶת־רַכֵּי הַלֵּבָב תִּמְכוּ אֶת־הַחַלָּשִׁים וְהַאֲרִיכוּ רוּחַ אֶל־כָּל־אָדָם	14 And we ask you, brothers: correct the disruptive, console the weak-minded, support the sick, be patient with everyone.
15 וּרְאוּ פֶּן־יְשַׁלֵּם אִישׁ לְאִישׁ רָעָה תַּחַת רָעָה כִּי אִם־רִדְפוּ בְכָל־עֵת אֶת־הַטּוֹב הֵן לְאִישׁ אִישׁ מִכֶּם הֵן לְכָל־אָדָם	15 See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone. Instead, always pursue whatever is good, with one another and with all.
16 הֱיוּ שְׂמֵחִים בְּכָל־עֵת	16 Rejoice always.
17 הַתְמִידוּ בַּתְּפִלָּה	17 Pray without ceasing.
18 הוֹדוּ עַל־הַכֹּל כִּי־זֶה רְצוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים אֲלֵיכֶם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ	18 Give thanks in everything. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for all of you.
19 אֶת־הָרוּחַ לֹא תְכַבּוּ	19 Do not choose to extinguish the Spirit.
20 אֶת־הַנְּבוּאוֹת לֹא תִמְאָסוּ	20 Do not spurn prophecies.
21 בַּחֲנוּ כָּל־דָּבָר וּבַטּוֹב אֱחֹזוּ	21 But test all things. Hold on to whatever is good.
22 הִתְרַחֲקוּ מִכָּל־הַדּוֹמֶה לָרָע	22 Abstain from every kind of evil.
23 וְהוּא אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם יְקַדֵּשׁ אֶתְכֶם קְדֻשָּׁה שְׁלֵמָה וְכָל־רוּחֲכֶם וְנַפְשְׁכֶם וְגוּפְכֶם יִשָּׁמֵר תָּמִים בְּבוֹא אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	23 And may the God of peace himself sanctify you through all things, so that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved without blame unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 נֶאֱמָן הַקּוֹרֵא אֶתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר גַּם־יַעֲשֶׂה	24 He who has called you is faithful. He shall act even now.
25 אַחַי הִתְפַּלְלוּ בַעֲדֵנוּ	25 Brothers, pray for us.
26 שַׁאֲלוּ לִשְׁלוֹם כָּל־הָאַחִים בַּנְּשִׁיקָה הַקְּדשָׁה	26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
27 הִנְנִי מַשְׁבִּיעֲכֶם בָּאָדוֹן שֶׁתִּקָּרֵא הָאִגֶּרֶת הַזֹּאת בְּאָזְנֵי כָּל־הָאַחִים הַקְּדשִׁים	27 I bind you, through the Lord, that this epistle is to be read to all the holy brothers.
28 חֶסֶד יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ עִמָּכֶם אָמֵן	28 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.