Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 20

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וְהוּא מְלַמֵּד אֶת־הָעָם בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וּמְבַשֵּׂר וַיִּגְּשׁוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים עִם־הַזְּקֵנִים	1 And it happened that, on one of the days when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Gospel, the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, gathered together with the elders,
2 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אֱמָר־נָא לָנוּ בְּאֵיזוֹ רְשׁוּת אַתָּה עֹשֶׂה אֶת־אֵלֶּה אוֹ מִי הוּא הַנֹּתֵן לְךָ אֶת־הָרְשׁוּת הַזֹּאת	2 and they spoke to him, saying: “Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or, who is it that has given you this authority?”
3 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַף־אֲנִי אֶשְׁאָלְכֶם דָּבָר וְאִמְרוּ לִי	3 And in response, Jesus said to them: “I will also question you about one word. Respond to me:
4 טְבִילַת יוֹחָנָן הֲמִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם הָיָתָה אִם־מִבְּנֵי אָדָם	4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?”
5 וַיַּחְשְׁבוּ בְלִבָּם לֵאמֹר אִם־נֹאמַר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאָמַר לָמָּה זֶּה לֹא הֶאֱמַנְתֶּם לוֹ	5 So they discussed it among themselves, saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’
6 וְאִם־נֹאמַר מִבְּנֵי אָדָם וּסְקָלֻנוּ כָּל־הָעָם בְּעָמְדָם עַל־דַּעְתָּם כִּי יוֹחָנָן נָבִיא הָיָה	6 But if we say, ‘Of men,’ the whole people will stone us. For they are certain that John was a prophet.”
7 וַיַּעֲנוּ לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֵאָיִן	7 And so they responded that they did not know where it was from.
8 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ אֲלֵיהֶם גַּם־אֲנִי לֹא אֹמַר לָכֶם בְּאֵיזוֹ רְשׁוּת אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה אֵלֶּה	8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
9 וַיָּחֶל לְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעָם אֶת־הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּה אִישׁ אֶחָד נָטַע כֶּרֶם וַיִּתֵּן אֹתוֹ אֶל־כֹּרְמִים וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ מֵרָחוֹק לְיָמִים רַבִּים	9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and he loaned it to settlers, and he was on a sojourn for a long time.
10 וְלַמּוֹעֵד שָׁלַח עֶבֶד אֶל־הַכֹּרְמִים לָתֶת־לוֹ מִפְּרִי הַכָּרֶם וְהַכֹּרְמִים הִכֻּהוּ וַיְשַׁלְּחֻהוּ רֵיקָם	10 And in due time, he sent a servant to the farmers, so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. And they beat him and drove him away, empty-handed.
11 וַיֹּסֶף שְׁלֹחַ עֶבֶד אַחֵר וַיַּכּוּ גַם־אֹתוֹ וַיְחָרְפֻהוּ וַיְשַׁלְּחֻהוּ רֵיקָם	11 And he continued to send another servant. But beating him and treating him with contempt, they likewise sent him away, empty-handed.
12 וַיֹּסֶף לִשְׁלֹחַ שְׁלִישִׁי וְגַם־אֹתוֹ פָצְעוּ וַיְגָרְשֻׁהוּ וַיִּדְחָפֻהוּ חוּצָה	12 And he continued to send a third. And wounding him also, they drove him away.
13 וַיֹּאמֶר בַּעַל־הַכֶּרֶם מָה־אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶשְׁלְחָה אֶת־בְּנִי אֶת־יְדִידִי כִּרְאוֹתָם אוֹתוֹ אוּלַי יָגוּרוּ מִפָּנָיו	13 Then the lord of the vineyard said: ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps when they have seen him, they will respect him.’
14 וְכִרְאוֹת אֹתוֹ הַכֹּרְמִים נוֹעֲצוּ יַחְדָּו לֵאמֹר זֶה הוּא הַיּוֹרֵשׁ לְכוּ וְנַהַרְגֵהוּ וּתְהִי־לָנוּ הַיְרֻשָּׁה	14 And when the settlers had seen him, they discussed it among themselves, saying: ‘This one is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’
15 וַיְגָרְשׁוּ אוֹתוֹ אֶל־מִחוּץ לַכֶּרֶם וַיַּהַרְגֻהוּ וְעַתָּה מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂה לָהֶם בַּעַל־הַכָּרֶם	15 And forcing him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?”
16 יָבוֹא וִיאַבֵּד אֶת־הַכֹּרְמִים הָאֵלֶּה וְיִתֵּן אֶת־הַכֶּרֶם לַאֲחֵרִים וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ חָלִילָה מִהְיוֹת כָּזֹאת	16 “He will come and destroy those settlers, and he will give the vineyard to others.” And upon hearing this, they said to him, “Let it not be.”
17 וַיַּבֶּט־בָּם וַיֹּאמַר וּמָה הוּא זֶה הַכָּתוּב אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה	17 Then, gazing at them, he said: “Then what does this mean, which is written: ‘The stone which the builders have rejected, the same has become the head of the corner?’
18 כֹּל הַנֹּפֵל עַל־הָאֶבֶן הַהִיא יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר תִּפֹּל עָלָיו תִּשְׁחָקֵהוּ	18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be shattered. And anyone upon whom it falls will be crushed.”
19 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים לִשְׁלֹחַ־בּוֹ אֶת־יָדָם בָּעֵת הַהִיא וַיִּירְאוּ מִפְּנֵי הָעָם כִּי יָדְעוּ אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵיהֶם דִּבֶּר אֶת־הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּה	19 And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking to lay hands on him in that same hour, but they feared the people. For they realized that he had spoken this parable about them.
20 וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־לוֹ וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ מְאָרְבִים וְהֵם נִדְמוּ כְצַדִּיקִים לְמַעַן יִלְכְּדוּ אוֹתוֹ בְּדָבָר לְהַסְגִּירוֹ אֶל־הַמַּלְכוּת וְאֶל־יַד הַנְּצִיב	20 And being attentive, they sent traitors, who would pretend that they were just, so that they might catch him in his words and then hand him over to the power and authority of the procurator.
21 וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ לֵאמֹר רַבִּי יָדַעְנוּ כִּי נְכוֹנָה תְּדַבֵּר וּתְלַמֵּד וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא פָנִים כִּי בֶאֱמֶת מוֹרֶה אַתָּה אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים	21 And they questioned him, saying: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and that you do not consider anyone’s status, but you teach the way of God in truth.
22 הֲמֻתָּר לָנוּ לָתֶת־מַס אֶל־הַקֵּיסָר אִם־לֹא	22 Is it lawful for us to pay the tribute to Caesar, or not?”
23 וַיַּכֵּר אֶת־נִכְלֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם	23 But realizing their deceitfulness, he said to them: “Why do you test me?
24 מַה־תְּנַסּוּנִי הַרְאוּנִי דִּינָר שֶׁל־מִי הַדְּמוּת וְהַכָּתוּב אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו וַיַּעֲנוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ שֶׁל־הַקֵּיסָר	24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” In response, they said to him, “Caesar’s.”
25 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לָכֵן תְּנוּ לַקֵּיסַר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לַקֵּיסָר וְלֵאלֹהִים אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לֵאלֹהִים	25 And so, he said to them: “Then repay the things that are Caesar’s, to Caesar, and the things that are God’s, to God.”
26 וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְלָכְדוֹ בְדָבָר לִפְנֵי הָעָם וַיִּתְמְהוּ עַל־מַעֲנֵהוּ וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ	26 And they were not able to contradict his word before the people. And being amazed at his answer, they were silent.
27 וַיִּקְרְבוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִן־הַצַּדּוּקִים הַכֹּפְרִים בִּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ לֵאמֹר	27 Now some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him,
28 מוֹרֶה משֶׁה כָּתַב לָנוּ כִּי יָמוּת אָח בַּעַל אִשָּׁה וּבָנִים אֵין־לוֹ וְלָקַח אָחִיו אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְהֵקִים זֶרַע לְאָחִיו	28 saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us: If any man’s brother will have died, having a wife, and if he does not have any children, then his brother should take her as his wife, and he should raise up offspring for his brother.
29 וְהִנֵּה הָיוּ שִׁבְעָה אַחִים וְהָרִאשׁוֹן לָקַח אִשָּׁה וַיָּמָת בְּלֹא־בָנִים	29 And so there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and he died without sons.
30 וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ הַשֵּׁנִי וַיָּמָת גַּם־הוּא בְּלֹא־בָנִים	30 And the next one married her, and he also died without a son.
31 וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וְכָכָה עָשֹוּ אַף־הַשִּׁבְעָה וְלֹא־הִנִּיחוּ בָנִים וַיָּמוּתוּ	31 And the third married her, and similarly all seven, and none of them left behind any offspring, and they each died.
32 וּבָאַחֲרוֹנָה מֵתָה גַם־הָאִשָּׁה	32 Last of all, the woman also died.
33 וְהִנֵּה בִּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים לְמִי מֵהֶם תִּהְיֶה לְאִשָּׁה כִּי־הָיְתָה אִשָּׁה לַשִּׁבְעָה	33 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For certainly all seven had her as a wife.”
34 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם בְּנֵי הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה יִשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים וְתִנָּשֶׂאנָה	34 And so, Jesus said to them: “The children of this age marry and are given in marriage.
35 וְהַזֹּכִים לִנְחֹל אֶת־הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא וְאֵת תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים לֹא־יִשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים וְלֹא תִנָּשֶׂאנָה	35 Yet truly, those who shall be held worthy of that age, and of the resurrection from the dead, will neither be married, nor take wives.
36 כִּי לֹא־יוּכְלוּ עוֹד לָמוּת כִּי שָׁוִים הֵם לַמַּלְאָכִים וּבְנֵי אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה בִּהְיוֹתָם בְּנֵי הַתְּקוּמָה	36 For they can no longer die. For they are equal to the Angels, and they are children of God, since they are children of the resurrection.
37 וְגַם־משֶׁה רָמַז בַּסְּנֶה כִּי יָקוּמוּ הַמֵּתִים בְּקָרְאוֹ אֶת־יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב	37 For in truth, the dead do rise again, as Moses also showed beside the bush, when he called the Lord: ‘The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
38 וְהָאֱלֹהִים אֵינֶנּוּ אֱלֹהֵי הַמֵּתִים כִּי אִם־אֱלֹהֵי הַחַיִּים כִּי כֻלָּם חַיִּים לוֹ	38 And so he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For all are alive to him.”
39 וַיַּעֲנוּ מִן־הַסּוֹפְרִים רַבִּי יָפֶה דִבַּרְתָּ	39 Then some of the scribes, in response, said to him, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”
40 וְלֹא־עָרְבוּ עוֹד אֶת־לִבָּם לִשְׁאֹל אוֹתוֹ דָּבָר	40 And they no longer dared to question him about anything.
41 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אֵיךְ יֹאמְרוּ עַל־הַמָּשִׁיחַ כִּי הוּא בֶּן־דָּוִד	41 But he said to them: “How can they say that the Christ is the son of David?
42 וְהוּא־דָוִד אָמַר בְּסֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים נְאֻם־יְהוָֹה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי	42 Even David himself says, in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand,
43 עַד־אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ	43 until I set your enemies as your footstool.’
44 הִנֵּה דָּוִד קֹרֵא לוֹ אָדוֹן וְאֵיךְ הוּא בְנוֹ	44 Therefore, David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?”
45 וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־תַּלְמִידָיו בְּאָזְנֵי כָּל־הָעָם	45 Now in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples:
46 הִזָּהֲרוּ מִן־הַסּוֹפְרִים הַחֲפֵצִים לְהִתְהַלֵּךְ עֲטוּפֵי טַלִּית וְאֹהֲבִים אֶת־שֶׁאֱלוֹת שְׁלוֹמָם בַּשְּׁוָקִים וְאֶת־מוֹשְׁבֵי הָרֹאשׁ בְּבָתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת וְאֶת־הֲסִבּוֹת הָרֹאשׁ בַּסְּעוּדוֹת	46 “Be cautious of the scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and who love greetings in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first places at table during feasts,
47 הַבֹּלְעִים אֶת־בָּתֵּי הָאַלְמָנוֹת וּמַאֲרִיכִים תְּפִלָּתָם לְמַרְאֵה עֵינָיִם הֵמָּה מִשְׁפָּט עַל־יֶתֶר יִקָּחוּ	47 who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayers. These will receive the greater damnation.”