Ephesians 4

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you therefore to lead a life worthy of the vocation to which you werecal ed.	1 לָכֵן אַזְהִירְכֶם אֲנִי הָאָסוּר בָּאָדוֹן לְהִתְהַלֵּךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר יָאֲתָה לְמִשְׁמַרְתְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר נִקְרֵאתֶם לָהּ
2 With al humility and gentleness, and with patience, support each other in love.	2 בְּכָל־נְמִיכוּת וַעֲנָוָה וּבְאֹרֶךְ רוּחַ לָשֵׂאת אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ בְּאַהֲבָה
3 Take every care to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together.	3 וְשִׁקְדוּ לִשְׁמֹר אֶת־אַחְדוּת הָרוּחַ בַּאֲגֻדַּת הַשָּׁלוֹם
4 There is one Body, one Spirit, just as one hope is the goal of your calling by God.	4 גּוּף אֶחָד וְרוּחַ אֶחָד כַּאֲשֶׁר גַּם־נִקְרֵאתֶם בְּתִקְוַת מִשְׁמַרְתְּכֶם הָאֶחָת
5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,	5 אָדוֹן אֶחָד אֱמוּנָה אַחַת טְבִילָה אֶחָת
6 and one God and Father of al , over al , through al and within al .	6 אֵל וְאָב אֶחָד לַכֹּל שֶׁהוּא עַל־כֹּל וּבַכֹּל וּבְתוֹךְ כֻּלְּכֶם
7 On each one of us God's favour has been bestowed in whatever way Christ al otted it.	7 אֲבָל לְכָל־אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִמֶּנּוּ נִתַּן הֶחָסֶד כְּמִדַּת מַתְּנַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ
8 That is why it says: He went up to the heights, took captives, he gave gifts to humanity.	8 עַל־כֵּן הוּא אוֹמֵר עָלָה לַמָּרוֹם שָׁבָה שֶׁבִי וַיִּתֵּן מַתָּנוֹת לָאָדָם
9 When it says, 'he went up', it must mean that he had gone down to the deepest levels of the earth.	9 וְעָלָה שֶׁאָמַר מַה־הוּא אִם־לֹא שֶׁיָּרֹד יָרַד מִקֹּדֶם לְתַחְתִּיּוֹת אָרֶץ
10 The one who went down is none other than the one who went up above al the heavens to fil allthings.	10 הַיֹּרֵד הוּא אֲשֶׁר גַּם־עָלָה לְמַעְלָה מִכָּל־הַשָּׁמָיִם לְמַעַן יְמַלֵּא אֶת־הַכֹּל
11 And to some, his 'gift' was that they should be apostles; to some prophets; to some, evangelists; tosome, pastors and teachers;	11 וְהוּא נָתַן אֶת־אֵלֶּה שְׁלִיחִים וְאֶת־אֵלֶּה נְבִיאִים וְאֶת־אֵלֶּה מְבַשְּׂרִים וְאֶת־אֵלֶּה רֹעִים וּמְלַמְּדִים
12 to knit God's holy people together for the work of service to build up the Body of Christ,	12 לְהַשְׁלִים אֶת־הַקְּדשִׁים לְמַעֲשֵׂה הָעֲבוֹדָה לְבִנְיַן גּוּף הַמָּשִׁיחַ
13 until we al reach unity in faith and knowledge of the Son of God and form the perfect Man, fullymature with the ful ness of Christ himself.	13 עַד כִּי־נַגִּיעַ כֻּלָּנוּ לְאַחְדוּת הָאֱמוּנָה וְדַעַת בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד שָׁלֵם לְשִׁעוּר קוֹמַת מְלוֹא הַמָּשִׁיחַ
14 Then we shal no longer be children, or tossed one way and another, and carried hither and thither byevery new gust of teaching, at the mercy of all the tricks people play and their unscrupulousness in deliberatedeception.	14 וְלֹא־נִהְיֶה עוֹד יְלָדִים נִגְרָשִׁים וְנִדָּפִים בְּכָל־רוּחַ הַלִּמּוּד בְּתַרְמִית בְּנֵי אָדָם וּמֹקְשׁוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר שָׁתוּ לְהַתְעוֹת
15 If we live by the truth and in love, we shal grow completely into Christ, who is the head	15 כִּי אִם־נְדַבֵּר הָאֱמֶת בְּאַהֲבָה וְנִגְדְּלָה בְכָל־דָּבָר לוֹ לַמָּשִׁיחַ שֶׁהוּא הָרֹאשׁ
16 by whom the whole Body is fitted and joined together, every joint adding its own strength, for eachindividual part to work according to its function. So the body grows until it has built itself up in love.	16 אֲשֶׁר מִמֶּנּוּ כָּל־הַגּוּף בִּהְיֹתוֹ מֻרְכָּב וּמְדֻבָּק בְּכָל־חִבּוּר הַשִּׁמּוּשׁ כְּפִי מִדַּת הַפְּעֻלָּה הַנְּתוּנָה לְכָל־אֵבָר וְאֵבָר יִרְבֶּה וְיִגְדַּל לְהַשְׁלָמַת בִּנְיָנוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה
17 So this I say to you and attest to you in the Lord, do not go on living the empty-headed life that thegentiles live.	17 וְהִנֵּה זֹאת אֲנִי אֹמֵר וּמֵעִיד בָּאָדוֹן כִּי מֵעַתָּה לֹא־תֵלְכוּ עוֹד כְּיֶתֶר הַגּוֹיִם הַהֹלְכִים בְּהַבְלֵי שִׂכְלָם
18 Intel ectual y they are in the dark, and they are estranged from the life of God, because of theignorance which is the consequence of closed minds.	18 חֲשֻׁכֵי הַדַּעַת וּמוּזָרִים לְחַיֵּי אֱלֹהִים מִפְּנֵי אִוַּלְתָּם אֲשֶׁר בָּהֶם כִּי־טַח מֵהַשְׂכִּיל לְבָבָם
19 Their sense of right and wrong once dul ed, they have abandoned all self-control and pursue to excessevery kind of uncleanness.	19 אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁמִינוּ לְבָבָם וַיִּתְנוּ אֶת־נַפְשָׁם לַזִּמָּה לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל־תּוֹעֵבָה בְּאַהֲבַת הַבָּצַע
20 Now that is hardly the way you have learnt Christ,	20 וְאַתֶּם לֹא כֵן לְמַדְתֶּם אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ
21 unless you failed to hear him properly when you were taught what the truth is in Jesus.	21 אִם־אָמְנָם אֹתוֹ שְׁמַעְתֶּם וּבוֹ לֻמַּדְתֶּם כְּפִי הָאֱמֶת בְּיֵשׁוּעַ
22 You were to put aside your old self, which belongs to your old way of life and is corrupted by followingil usory desires.	22 אֲשֶׁר תָּסוּרוּ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶם הָרִאשׁוֹנִים וְתִפְשְׁטוּ אֶת־הָאָדָם הַיָּשָׁן הַנִּשְׁחָת בְּתַאֲוֺת הַתַּרְמִית
23 Your mind was to be renewed in spirit	23 וְתִתְחַדְּשׁוּ בְּרוּחַ שִׂכְלְכֶם
24 so that you could put on the New Man that has been created on God's principles, in the uprightnessand holiness of the truth.	24 וְתִלְבְּשׁוּ אֶת־הָאָדָם הֶחָדָשׁ הַנִּבְרָא כִּדְמוּת אֱלֹהִים בִּצְדָקָה וּקְדֻשַּׁת הָאֱמֶת
25 So from now on, there must be no more lies. Speak the truth to one another, since we are al parts ofone another.	25 עַל־כֵּן הָסִירוּ מִכֶּם אֶת־הַשֶּׁקֶר וְדַבְּרוּ אֱמֶת אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ כִּי אֵבָרִים כֻּלָּנוּ יַחַד אִישׁ לְאִישׁ
26 Even if you are angry, do not sin: never let the sun set on your anger	26 רִגְזוּ וְאַל־תֶּחֱטָאוּ אַל־תִּשְׁקַע הַחַמָּה עַל־רָגְזְכֶם
27 or else you wil give the devil a foothold.	27 גַּם לֹא־תִתְּנוּ מָקוֹם לַשָּׂטָן
28 Anyone who was a thief must stop stealing; instead he should exert himself at some honest job withhis own hands so that he may have something to share with those in need.	28 מִי שֶׁגָּנַב אַל־יֹסֶף לִגְנֹב כִּי אִם־יִיגַע וּבְיָדָיו יַעֲשֶׂה אֶת־הַטּוֹב לְמַעַן יִהְיֶה־לוֹ לָתֵת לְאִישׁ מַחְסוֹר
29 No foul word should ever cross your lips; let your words be for the improvement of others, as occasionoffers, and do good to your listeners;	29 כָּל־דְּבַר נִבּוּל לֹא־יֵצֵא מִפִּיכֶם כִּי אִם־הַטּוֹב וְהַמּוֹעִיל לִבְנוֹת לְפִי הַצֹּרֶךְ לְמַעַן יִתֵּן חֵן לְשֹׁמְעָיו
30 do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal, ready for the day when weshall be set free.	30 וְלֹא תְעַצְּבוּ אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ שֶׁל־אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נֶחְתַּמְתֶּם בּוֹ אֶל־יוֹם הַגְּאֻלָּה
31 Any bitterness or bad temper or anger or shouting or abuse must be far removed from you -- as mustevery kind of malice.	31 כָּל־מְרִירוּת וְחֵמָה וָרֹגֶז וּצְעָקָה וְגִדּוּף תָּסִירוּ מִכֶּם עִם כָּל־הָרִשְׁעָה
32 Be generous to one another, sympathetic, forgiving each other as readily as God forgave you inChrist.	32 וִהְיוּ טוֹבִים אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ וְרַחֲמָנִים וְסֹלְחִים אִישׁ לְאָחִיו כַּאֲשֶׁר סָלַח לָכֶם הָאֱלֹהִים בַּמָּשִׁיחַ