Romans 13

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 Everyone is to obey the governing authorities, because there is no authority except from God and sowhatever authorities exist have been appointed by God.	1 כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ תִּכָּנַע לִגְדֻלַּת הָרָשֻׁיּוֹת כִּי־אֵין רָשׁוּת כִּי אִם־מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים וְהָרָשֻׁיּוֹת הַנִּמְצָאוֹת עַל־יַד אֱלֹהִים נִתְמַנּוּ
2 So anyone who disobeys an authority is rebel ing against God's ordinance; and rebels must expect toreceive the condemnation they deserve.	2 לָכֵן כָּל־הַמִּתְקוֹמֵם לָרָשׁוּת מֹרֵד הוּא בְּצִוּוּי הָאֱלֹהִים וְהַמֹּרְדִים יִשְׂאוּ אֶת־דִּינָם
3 Magistrates bring fear not to those who do good, but to those who do evil. So if you want to live withno fear of authority, live honestly and you wil have its approval;	3 כִּי הַשַּׁלִּיטִים אֵינָם לְפַחַד לַמַּעֲשִׂים הַטּוֹבִים כִּי אִם־לָרָעִים וְעַל־כֵּן אִם־רְצוֹנְךָ שֶׁלֹּא תִירָא מִן־הָרָשׁוּת עֲשֵׂה הַטּוֹב וְהָיָה־לְךָ שֶׁבַח מִמֶּנָּה
4 it is there to serve God for you and for your good. But if you do wrong, then you may wel be afraid;because it is not for nothing that the symbol of authority is the sword: it is there to serve God, too, as hisavenger, to bring retribution to wrongdoers.	4 כִּי־מְשַׁמֶּשֶׁת אֱלֹהִים הִיא לְטוֹב לָךְ אַךְ אִם־הָרַע תַּעֲשֶׂה יְרָא כִּי לֹא לְחִנָּם חֲגֻרַת־חֶרֶב הִיא כִּי־מְשַׁמֶּשֶׁת אֱלֹהִים הִיא נֹקֶמֶת בְּקֶצֶף מִכָּל־עֹשֵׂה הָרָע
5 You must be obedient, therefore, not only because of this retribution, but also for conscience's sake.	5 עַל־כֵּן עָלֵינוּ לְהִכָּנֵעַ לֹא לְבַד בַּעֲבוּר הַקֶּצֶף כִּי־גַם בַּעֲבוּר דַּעַת חוֹבָתֵנוּ
6 And this is why you should pay taxes, too, because the authorities are al serving God as his agents,even while they are busily occupied with that particular task.	6 כִּי לָזֹאת אַף־מְשַׁלְּמִים אַתֶּם אֶת־הַמַּס כִּי־מְשָׁרְתֵי אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה הַשֹּׁקְדִים עַל־זֹאת
7 Pay to each one what is due to each: taxes to the one to whom tax is due, tol s to the one to whomtol s are due, respect to the one to whom respect is due, honour to the one to whom honour is due.	7 לָכֵן תְּנוּ לְכָל־אִישׁ כְּחוֹבַתְכֶם הַמַּס לַאֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַמַּס וְהַמֶּכֶס לַאֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַמֶּכֶס וְהַמּוֹרָא לַאֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַמּוֹרָא וְהַכָּבוֹד לַאֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַכָּבוֹד
8 The only thing you should owe to anyone is love for one another, for to love the other person is tofulfil the law.	8 וְאַל־תִּהְיוּ חַיָּבִים לְאִישׁ דָּבָר זוּלָתִי אַהֲבַת אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ כִּי הָאֹהֵב אֶת־חֲבֵרוֹ קִיֵּם אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה
9 Al these: You shal not commit adultery, You shal not kil , You shal not steal, You shal not covet,and all the other commandments that there are, are summed up in this single phrase: You must love yourneighbour as yourself.	9 כִּי מִצְוֺת לֹא תִנְאַף לֹא תִרְצַח לֹא תִגְנֹב לֹא תַעֲנֶה עֵד שֶׁקֶר לֹא תַחְמֹד וְעוֹד כָּאֵלֶּה כְּלוּלוֹת הֵנָּה בַּמַּאֲמָר הַזֶּה וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ
10 Love can cause no harm to your neighbour, and so love is the fulfilment of the Law.	10 הָאַהֲבָה לֹא תָרַע לָרֵעַ עַל־כֵּן הָאַהֲבָה קִיּוּם הַתּוֹרָה כֻלָּהּ
11 Besides, you know the time has come; the moment is here for you to stop sleeping and wake up,because by now our salvation is nearer than when we first began to believe.	11 וְכָזֹאת עֲשֹוּ מִדַּעְתְּכֶם אֶת־הַזְּמָן כִּי־כְבָר הִגִּיעָה הַשָּׁעָה לְהָקִיץ מִן־הַשֵּׁנָה כִּי יְשׁוּעָתֵנוּ קְרוֹבָה עַתָּה מֵהַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר בָּאנוּ לְהַאֲמִין
12 The night is nearly over, daylight is on the way; so let us throw off everything that belongs to thedarkness and equip ourselves for the light.	12 הַלַּיְלָה חָלַף וְהַיּוֹם קָרֵב לָכֵן נָסִירָה־נָּא אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂי הַחשֶׁךְ וְנִלְבְּשָׁה אֶת־כְּלֵי נֶשֶׁק הָאוֹר
13 Let us live decently, as in the light of day; with no orgies or drunkenness, no promiscuity orlicentiousness, and no wrangling or jealousy.	13 וּכְמוֹ בַיּוֹם נִתְהַלְּכָה בִּצְנִיעוּת לֹא בְזוֹלְלוּת וּבְשִׁכָּרוֹן וְלֹא בִבְעִילוֹת וַעֲשׂוֹת זִמָּה וְלֹא בִמְרִיבָה וְקִנְאָה
14 Let your armour be the Lord Jesus Christ, and stop worrying about how your disordered naturalinclinations may be fulfil ed.	14 כִּי אִם־לִבְשׁוּ אֶת־הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וְדַאֲגוּ לִבְשַׂרְכֶם אַךְ־לֹא לְהַגְבִּיר הַתַּאֲוֺת