Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 19

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיָּבוֹא וַיַּעֲבֹר בִּירִיחוֹ	1 He entered Jericho and was going through the town
2 וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ זַכַּי מֵרָאשֵׁי הַמּוֹכְסִים וְהוּא עָשִׁיר	2 and suddenly a man whose name was Zacchaeus made his appearance; he was one of the senior taxcol ectors and a wealthy man.
3 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לִרְאוֹת אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ מִי הוּא וְלֹא יָכֹל מִפְּנֵי הָעָם כִּי־שְׁפַל קוֹמָה הָיָה	3 He kept trying to see which Jesus was, but he was too short and could not see him for the crowd;
4 וַיְקַדֵּם וַיָּרָץ וַיַּעַל עַל־שִׁקְמָה לִרְאוֹתוֹ כִּי־שָׁם הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲבָר־בָּהּ	4 so he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of Jesus who was to pass that way.
5 וַיְהִי בְּבֹאוֹ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא וַיַּבֵּט יֵשׁוּעַ וַיִּרְאֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו זַכַּי רֵד מַהֵר כִּי־צָרִיךְ אֲנִי לָשֶׁבֶת הַיּוֹם בְּבֵיתֶךָ	5 When Jesus reached the spot he looked up and spoke to him, 'Zacchaeus, come down. Hurry,because I am to stay at your house today.'
6 וַיְמַהֵר וַיֵּרַד וַיַּאַסְפֵהוּ בְּשִׂמְחָה	6 And he hurried down and welcomed him joyful y.
7 וַיִּלּוֹנוּ כָל־הָרוֹאִים לֵאמֹר בָּא לָלוּן בְּבֵית אִישׁ חוֹטֵא	7 They al complained when they saw what was happening. 'He has gone to stay at a sinner's house,'they said.
8 וַיַּעֲמֹד זַכַּי וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָאָדוֹן הִנֵּה אֲדֹנִי אֶת־מַחֲצִית נְכָסַי אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָעֲנִיִּים וְאִם־עָשַׁקְתִּי אִישׁ אָשִׁיב לוֹ אַרְבַּעְתָּיִם	8 But Zacchaeus stood his ground and said to the Lord, 'Look, sir, I am going to give half my property tothe poor, and if I have cheated anybody I wil pay him back four times the amount.'
9 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יֵשׁוּעַ הַיּוֹם הָיְתָה תְשׁוּעָה לַבַּיִת הַזֶּה בַּאֲשֶׁר בֶּן־אַבְרָהָם גַּם־הוּא	9 And Jesus said to him, 'Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son ofAbraham;
10 כִּי בָא בֶּן־הָאָדָם לְבַקֵּשׁ וּלְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־הָאֹבֵד	10 for the Son of man has come to seek out and save what was lost.'
11 וַיְהִי הֵם שֹׁמְעִים אֶת־זֹאת וַיֹּסֵף שְׂאֵת מָשָׁל עַל־אֲשֶׁר קָרַב לִירוּשָׁלַיִם וְהֵמָּה חשְׁבִים כִּי־מְהֵרָה תִגָּלֶה מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	11 While the people were listening to this he went on to tel a parable, because he was near Jerusalemand they thought that the kingdom of God was going to show itself then and there.
12 עַל־כֵּן אָמָר אִישׁ אֶחָד מִן־הַנִּכְבָּדִים הָלַךְ אֶל־אֶרֶץ רְחוֹקָה לָקַחַת־לוֹ מַמְלָכָה וְלָשׁוּב	12 Accordingly he said, 'A man of noble birth went to a distant country to be appointed king and thenreturn.
13 וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־עֲשָׂרָה מֵעֲבָדָיו וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם עֲשָׂרָה מָנִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם סַחֲרוּ בָהֶם עַד בֹּאִי	13 He summoned ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds, tel ing them, "Trade with these, until Iget back."
14 וּבְנֵי עִירוֹ שׂנְאִים אוֹתוֹ וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ מַלְאָכִים אַחֲרָיו לֵאמֹר לֹא־נַחְפֹּץ בָּזֶה כִּי־יִמְלֹךְ עָלֵינוּ	14 But his compatriots detested him and sent a delegation to fol ow him with this message, "We do notwant this man to be our king."
15 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי קַחְתּוֹ אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה וַיָּשֹׁב וַיֹּאמֶר לִקְרֹא אֶת־הָעֲבָדִים הָהֵם אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָהֶם אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף לְמַעַן יֵדַע מָה־הִרְוִיחַ כָּל־אֶחָד בְּמִסְחָרוֹ	15 'Now it happened that on his return, having received his appointment as king, he sent for thoseservants to whom he had given the money, to find out what profit each had made by trading.
16 וַיָּבֹא הָרִאשׁוֹן וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנִי מָנֶה שֶׁלְּךָ הֵבִיא עֲשֶׂרֶת מָנִים	16 The first came in, "Sir," he said, "your one pound has brought in ten."
17 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֵּן הָעֶבֶד הַטּוֹב תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר הָיִיתָ נֶאֱמָן בִּמְעַט מִזְעָר הֱיֵה שַׁלִּיט עַל־עֶשֶׂר עָרִים	17 He replied, "Wel done, my good servant! Since you have proved yourself trustworthy in a very smalthing, you shal have the government of ten cities."
18 וַיָּבֹא הַשֵּׁנִי וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנִי מָנֶה שֶׁלְּךָ עָשָׂה חֲמֵשֶׁת מָנִים	18 Then came the second, "Sir," he said, "your one pound has made five."
19 וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־לָזֶה אַף־אַתָּה הֱיֵה עַל־חָמֵשׁ עָרִים	19 To this one also he said, "And you shal be in charge of five cities."
20 וַיָּבֹא הָאַחֵר וַיֹּאמַר הֵא־לְךָ מָנֶה שֶׁלְּךָ אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה אֶצְלִי צָרוּר בְּמִטְפָּחַת	20 Next came the other, "Sir," he said, "here is your pound. I put it away safely wrapped up in a cloth
21 מִפְּנֵי יִרְאָתִי אֹתְךָ כִּי אַתָּה אִישׁ קָשֶׁה לֹקֵחַ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לֹא הִנַּחְתָּ וְקֹצֵר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לֹא זָרָעְתָּ	21 because I was afraid of you; for you are an exacting man: you gather in what you have not laid outand reap what you have not sown."
22 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מִפִּיךָ אֶשְׁפָּטְךָ הָעֶבֶד הָרָע אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־אֲנִי אִישׁ קָשֶׁה לֹקֵחַ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לֹא הִנַּחְתִּי וְקוֹצֵר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לֹא זָרָעְתִּי	22 He said to him, "You wicked servant! Out of your own mouth I condemn you. So you knew that I wasan exacting man, gathering in what I have not laid out and reaping what I have not sown?
23 וְלָמָּה לֹא־נָתַתָּ אֶת־כַּסְפִּי לַשֻּׁלְחָנִי וַאֲנִי בְּבוֹאִי הָיִיתִי תוֹבֵעַ אוֹתוֹ בְּרִבִּית	23 Then why did you not put my money in the bank? On my return I could have drawn it out withinterest."
24 וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָעֹמְדִים שָׁם שְׂאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־הַמָּנֶה וּתְנוּהוּ אֶל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַמָּנִים	24 And he said to those standing by, "Take the pound from him and give it to the man who has tenpounds."
25 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֶשׁ־לוֹ עֲשֶׂרֶת מָנִים	25 And they said to him, "But, sir, he has ten pounds . . ."
26 הֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם כִּי כָל־אִישׁ שֶׁיֶּשׁ־לוֹ יִנָּתֵן לוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר אֵין לוֹ יֻקַּח מִמֶּנּוּ גַּם אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ	26 "I tel you, to everyone who has wil be given more; but anyone who has not wil be deprived even ofwhat he has.
27 אֲבָל אֶת־אוֹיְבַי הָהֵם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חָפְצוּ מָלְכִי עֲלֵיהֶם הָבִיאוּ אֹתָם הֵנָּה וְהִרְגוּ אֹתָם לְפָנָי	27 "As for my enemies who did not want me for their king, bring them here and execute them in mypresence." '
28 וַיְכַל לְדַבֵּר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיַּעֲבֹר לִפְנֵיהֶם וַיַּעַל יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	28 When he had said this he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29 וַיְהִי בְקָרְבוֹ אֶל־בֵּית פַּגֵּי וּבֵית הִינִי בָּהָר הַנִּקְרָא הַר הַזֵּיתִים וַיִּשְׁלַח שְׁנַיִם מִתַּלְמִידָיו לֵאמֹר	29 Now it happened that when he was near Bethphage and Bethany, close by the Mount of Olives as itis cal ed, he sent two of the disciples, saying,
30 לְכוּ אֶל־הַכְּפָר אֲשֶׁר מִמּוּלֵנוּ וְהָיָה בְּבוֹאֲכֶם שָׁמָּה תִּמְצְאוּ עַיִר אָסוּר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָשַׁב עָלָיו אָדָם עַד־עָתָּה הַתִּירוּ אֹתוֹ וְהָבִיאוּ	30 'Go to the vil age opposite, and as you enter it you wil find a tethered colt that no one has ever yetridden. Untie it and bring it here.
31 וְכִי־יִשְׁאַל אֶתְכֶם אִישׁ לָמָּה תַתִּירֻהוּ כֹּה תֹאמְרוּ אֵלָיו יַעַן כִּי הָאָדוֹן צָרִיךְ לוֹ	31 If anyone asks you, "Why are you untying it?" you are to say this, "The Master needs it." '
32 וַיֵּלְכוּ הַשְּׁלוּחִים וַיִּמְצְאוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶם	32 The messengers went off and found everything just as he had told them.
33 וַיַּתִּירוּ אֶת־הָעָיִר וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם בְּעָלָיו לָמָּה זֶּה אַתֶּם מַתִּירִים אֶת־הָעָיִר	33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said, 'Why are you untying it?'
34 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָאָדוֹן צָרִיךְ לוֹ	34 and they answered, 'The Master needs it.'
35 וַיְבִיאֻהוּ אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם עַל־הָעַיִר וַיַּרְכִּיבוּ עָלָיו אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ	35 So they took the colt to Jesus and, throwing their cloaks on its back, they lifted Jesus on to it.
36 וּבְנָסְעוֹ הִצִּיעוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם עַל־הַדָּרֶךְ	36 As he moved off, they spread their cloaks in the road,
37 וַיִּקְרַב אֶל־מוֹרַד הַר הַזֵּיתִים וַיָּחֵלּוּ כָּל־הֲמוֹן הַתַּלְמִידִים לְשַׁבֵּחַ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְקוֹל גָּדוֹל עַל כָּל־הַגְּבוּרוֹת אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ לֵאמֹר	37 and now, as he was approaching the downward slope of the Mount of Olives, the whole group ofdisciples joyful y began to praise God at the top of their voices for all the miracles they had seen.
38 בָּרוּךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֹה שָׁלוֹם בַּשָּׁמַיִם וְכָבוֹד בַּמְּרוֹמִים	38 They cried out: Blessed is he who is coming as King in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven andglory in the highest heavens!
39 וּמִקְצָת פְּרוּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹךְ הָעָם אָמְרוּ אֵלָיו רַבִּי גְּעַר בְּתַלְמִידֶיךָ	39 Some Pharisees in the crowd said to him, 'Master, reprove your disciples,'
40 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמַר אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם כִּי־אִם־יֶחֱשׁוּ אֵלֶּה תִּזְעַקְנָה הָאֲבָנִים	40 but he answered, 'I tell you, if these keep silence, the stones wil cry out.'
41 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר קָרַב וַיַּרְא אֶת־הָעִיר וַיֵּבְךְ עָלֶיהָ לֵאמֹר	41 As he drew near and came in sight of the city he shed tears over it
42 לוּ יָדַעַתְּ אַף־אַתְּ בְּעוֹד יוֹמֵךְ הַזֶּה אֶת־דְּבַר שְׁלוֹמֵךְ וְעַתָּה נֶעְלַ ם מֵעֵינָיִךְ	42 and said, 'If you too had only recognised on this day the way to peace! But in fact it is hidden fromyour eyes!
43 כִּי יָמִים בָּאִים עָלַיִךְ וְשָׁפְכוּ אוֹיְבַיִךְ סוֹלְלָה סְבִיבָיִךְ וְהִקִּיפוּךְ וְצָרוּ עָלַיִךְ מִכָּל־עֲבָרָיִךְ	43 Yes, a time is coming when your enemies wil raise fortifications all round you, when they wil encircleyou and hem you in on every side;
44 וְסָחֲבוּ אוֹתָךְ וְאֶת־בָּנַיִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּךְ וְלֹא־יַשְׁאִירוּ בָךְ אֶבֶן עַל־אָבֶן עֵקֶב כִּי־לֹא יָדַעַתְּ אֶת־עֵת פְּקֻדָּתֵךְ	44 they wil dash you and the children inside your wal s to the ground; they wil leave not one stonestanding on another within you, because you did not recognise the moment of your visitation.'
45 וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וַיָּחֶל לְגָרֵשׁ מִשָּׁם אֵת הַמֹּכְרִים וְאֵת הַקּוֹנִים בּוֹ	45 Then he went into the Temple and began driving out those who were busy trading, saying to them,
46 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הֵן כָּתוּב בֵּיתִי בֵּית־תְּפִלָּה הוּא וְאַתֶּם עֲשִׂיתֶם אוֹתוֹ לִמְעָרַת פָּרִיצִים	46 'According to scripture, my house shal be a house of prayer but you have turned it into a bandits'den.'
47 וַיְהִי מְלַמֵּד יוֹם יוֹם בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים וְגַם־רָאשֵׁי הָעָם מְבַקְשִׁים לְאַבְּדוֹ	47 He taught in the Temple every day. The chief priests and the scribes, in company with the leadingcitizens, tried to do away with him,
48 וְלֹא מָצְאוּ מַה־לַּעֲשׂוֹת כִּי כָל־הָעָם דָּבְקוּ אַחֲרָיו לִשְׁמֹעַ אֹתוֹ	48 but they could not find a way to carry this out because the whole people hung on his words.