Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 15

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 וַאֲנָשִׁים יָרְדוּ מִיהוּדָה וַיְלַמְּדוּ אֶת־הָאַחִים לֵאמֹר אִם־לֹא תִמּוֹלוּ כְּדָת משֶׁה לֹא תִּוָּשֵׁעוּן	1 And some coming down from Judea, taught the brethren: That except you be circumcised after the manner of Moses, you cannot be saved.
2 וַיְהִי עַל־זֹאת רִיב וּמַחֲלֹקֶת לֹא־קַלָּה לְפוֹלוֹס וּלְבַר־נַבָּא עִמָּהֶם וַיִּגְזְרוּ כִּי־פוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא וַאֲחֵרִים מֵהֶם יַעֲלוּ יְרוּשָׁלַיִם אֶל־הַשְּׁלִיחִים וְהַזְּקֵנִים עַל־אֹדוֹת הַשְּׁאֵלָה הַזֹּאת	2 And when Paul and Barnabas had no small contest with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of the other side, should go up to the apostles and priests to Jerusalem about this question.
3 וַתְּלַוֶּה אֹתָם הַקְּהִלָּה וַיַּעַבְרוּ אֶת־פִינוּקְיָא וְאֶת־שֹׁמְרוֹן מְסַפְּרִים אֶת־תְּשׁוּבַת הַגּוֹיִם וַיְשַׂמְּחוּ אֵת כָּל־הָאַחִים שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה	3 They therefore being brought on their way by the church, passed through Phenice, and Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.
4 וַיְהִי כְּבֹאָם יְרוּשָׁלַיִם וַיְקַבְּלוּ אֹתָם הַקְּהִלָּה וְהַשְּׁלִיחִים וְהַזְּקֵנִים וַיַּגִּידוּ לָהֶם אֶת־אֲשֶׁר הִגְדִּיל הָאֱלֹהִים לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמָּהֶם	4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and ancients, declaring how great things God had done with them.
5 וַיָּקוּמוּ אֲנָשִׁים מַאֲמִינִים מִכַּת הַפְּרוּשִׁים וַיֹּאמְרוּ כִּי־חוֹבָה הִיא לָמוּל אֹתָם וּלְצַוֹּתָם לִשְׁמֹר אֶת־תּוֹרַת משֶׁה	5 But there arose some of the sect of the Pharisees that believed, saying: They must be circumcised, and be commanded to observe the law of Moses.
6 וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים וְהַזְּקֵנִים לְעַיֵּן בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה	6 And the apostles and ancients assembled to consider of this matter.
7 וַיְהִי בִּרְבוֹת הַמַּחֲלֹקֶת קָם פֶּטְרוֹס וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי מִיָּמִים רִאשֹׁנִים בִּי בָּחַר הָאֱלֹהִים מִכֻּלָּנוּ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁמְעוּ הַגּוֹיִם מִפִּי אֶת־דְּבַר הַבְּשׂוֹרָה וְיַאֲמִינוּ	7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter, rising up, said to them: Men, brethren, you know, that in former days God made choice among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8 וְהָאֱלֹהִים יֹדֵעַ הַלְּבָבוֹת הֵעִיד עֲלֵיהֶם בְּתִתּוֹ גַם־לָהֶם אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ	8 And God, who knoweth the hearts, gave testimony, giving unto them the Holy Ghost, as well as to us;
9 וְלֹא הִבְדִּיל בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֵיהֶם כִּי טִהַר אֶת־לְבָבָם עַל־יְדֵי הָאֱמוּנָה	9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
10 וְעַתָּה מַה־תְּנַסּוּ אֶת הָאֱלֹהִים לָשֹוּם עֹל עַל־צַוְּארֵי הַתַּלְמִידִים אֲשֶׁר גַּם־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ גַּם אֲנַחְנוּ לֹא יָכֹלְנוּ לָשֵׂאת	10 Now therefore, why tempt you God to put a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
11 אֲבָל בְּחֶסֶד יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ נַאֲמִין לְהִוָּשֵׁעַ כְּמוֹהֶם כָּמוֹנוּ	11 But by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we believe to be saved, in like manner as they also.
12 וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ כָל־הַקָּהָל וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־בַּר־נַבָּא וְאֶל־פּוֹלוֹס מְסַפְּרִים אֶת־הָאֹתוֹת וְהַמּוֹפְתִים אֲשֶׁר הִרְבָּה הָאֱלֹהִים לַעֲשׂוֹת עַל־יְדֵיהֶם בְּקֶרֶב הַגּוֹיִם	12 And all the multitude held their peace; and they heard Barnabas and Paul telling what great signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
13 וַיְכַלּוּ לְדַבֵּר וַיַּעַן יַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמַר אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים שִׁמְעוּ אֵלָי	13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying: Men, brethren, hear me.
14 שִׁמְעוֹן סִפֵּר אֵיךְ הָאֱלֹהִים רָאָה לוֹ בָרִאשׁוֹנָה לָקַחַת מִבֵּין הַגּוֹיִם עַם לִשְׁמוֹ	14 Simon hath related how God first visited to take of the Gentiles a people to his name.
15 וְלָזֹאת מַסְכִּימִים דִּבְרֵי הַנְּבִיאִים כַּכָּתוּב	15 And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written:
16 אַחֲרֵי זֹאת אָשׁוּב וְאָקִים אֶת־סֻכַּת דָּוִיד הַנֹּפֶלֶת וַהֲרִסוֹתֶיהָ אָקִים וּבְנִיתִיהָ	16 After these things I will return, and will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and the ruins thereof I will rebuild, and I will set it up:
17 לְמַעַן יִדְרְשׁוּ שְׁאֵרִית אָדָם אֶת־יְהוָֹה וְכָל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא שְׁמִי עֲלֵיהֶם נְאֻם־יְהוָֹה עֹשֶׂה כָל־אֵלֶּה	17 That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all nations upon whom my name is invoked, saith the Lord, who doth these things.
18 נוֹדָעִים לֵאלֹהִים מֵעוֹלָם כָּל־מַעֲשָׂיו	18 To the Lord was his own work known from the beginning of the world.
19 וְעַל־כֵּן אֲנִי דָן שֶׁלֹּא לְהַחֲמִיר עַל־הַשָּׁבִים מִן־הַגּוֹיִם לֵאלֹהִים	19 For which cause I judge that they, who from among the Gentiles are converted to God, are not to be disquieted.
20 רַק לִכְתֹּב אֲלֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר יִרְחֲקוּ מִטֻּמְאַת הָאֱלִילִים וּמִן־הַזְּנוּת וּמִבְּשַׂר הַנֶּחֱנָק וּמִן־הַדָּם	20 But that we write unto them, that they refrain themselves from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
21 כִּי משֶׁה מִדֹּרֹת עוֹלָם יֶשׁ־לוֹ מַגִּידָיו בְּכָל־עִיר וָעִיר וְיִקָּרֵא בְּבָתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת מִדֵּי שַׁבָּת בְּשַׁבַּתּוֹ	21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him in the synagogues, where he is read every sabbath.
22 וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים וְהַזְּקֵנִים עִם־כָּל־הַקָּהָל לִבְחֹר מֵהֶם אֲנָשִׁים וְלִשְׁלֹחַ אֹתָם אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא עִם־פּוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא אֶת־יְהוּדָה הַמְכֻנֶּה בַּר־שַׁבָּא וְאֶת־סִילָא אַנְשֵׁי־שֵׁם בֵּין הָאַחִים	22 Then it pleased the apostles and ancients, with the whole church, to choose men of their own company, and to send to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas, who was surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren.
23 וַיִּכְתְּבוּ וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ עַל־יָדָם לֵאמֹר אֲנַחְנוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים וְהַזְּקֵנִים וְהָאַחִים שֹׁאֲלִים לִשְׁלוֹם הָאַחִים אֲשֶׁר מִן־הַגּוֹיִם בְּאַנְטְיוֹכְיָא וּבְסוּרְיָא וּבְקִילִיקְיָא	23 Writing by their hands: The apostles and ancients, brethren, to the brethren of the Gentiles that are at Antioch, and in Syria and Cilicia, greeting.
24 יַעַן וּבְיַעַן שָׁמַעְנוּ כִּי יָצְאוּ מֵאִתָּנוּ מְבַלְבְּלִים אֶתְכֶם וּמְקַלְקְלִים נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם בִּדְבָרִים בְּאָמְרָם לָכֶם לְהִמּוֹל וְלִשְׁמֹר אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא צִוִּינוּ אוֹתָם	24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that some going out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment:
25 לָכֵן טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי כֻּלָּנוּ יַחְדָּו לִבְחֹר אֲנָשִׁים לְשָׁלְחָם אֲלֵיכֶם עִם־חֲבִיבֵינוּ בַּר־נַבָּא וּפוֹלוֹס	25 It hath seemed good to us, being assembled together, to choose out men, and to send them unto you, with our well beloved Barnabas and Paul:
26 אֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר מָסְרוּ נַפְשָׁם עַל־שֵׁם אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	26 Men that have given their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 עַל־כֵּן שָׁלַחְנוּ אֶת־יְהוּדָה וְאֶת־סִילָא אֲשֶׁר גַּם־הֵמָּה יַגִּידוּ זֹאת בְּפִיהֶם	27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also will, by word of mouth, tell you the same things.
28 כִּי טוֹב לִפְנֵי רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּלְפָנֵינוּ לְבִלְתִּי שֹוּם עֲלֵיכֶם מַשָּׂא אַחֵר לְבַד מֵאֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים הַצְּרִיכִים	28 For it hath seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, to lay no further burden upon you than these necessary things:
29 אֲשֶׁר תִּרְחֲקוּ מִזִּבְחֵי אֱלִילִים וּמִן־הַדָּם וּמִבְּשַׂר הַנֶּחֱנָק וּמִן־הַזְּנוּת אִם־מֵאֵלֶּה תִּשְׁמְרוּ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם תֵּיטִיבוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת וְשָׁלוֹם לָכֶם	29 That you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which things keeping yourselves, you shall do well. Fare ye well.
30 וַיְשֻׁלְּחוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא וַיַּקְהִילוּ אֶת־הָעָם וַיִּתְּנוּ לָהֶם אֶת־הָאִגָּרֶת	30 They therefore being dismissed, went down to Antioch; and gathering together the multitude, delivered the epistle.
31 וַיִּקְרְאוּ אֹתָהּ וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ עַל־הַנֶּחָמָה	31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
32 וִיהוּדָה וְסִילָא אֲשֶׁר גַּם־הֵם נְבִיאִים נִחֲמוּ הָאַחִים בִּדְבָרִים רַבִּים וַיְחַזְּקוּם	32 But Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, with many words comforted the brethren, and confirmed them.
33 וַיִּהְיוּ שָׁם יָמִים אֲחָדִים וַיְשַׁלְּחוּם הָאַחִים בְּשָׁלוֹם אֶל־הַשְּׁלִיחִים	33 And after they had spent some time there, they were let go with peace by the brethren, unto them that had sent them.
34 וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי סִילָא לָשֶׁבֶת שָׁם	34 But it seemed good unto Silas to remain there; and Judas alone departed to Jerusalem.
35 וּפוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא יָשְׁבוּ בְאַנְטְיוֹכְיָא וַיְלַמְּדוּ וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה הֵמָּה וְגַם־רַבִּים אֲחֵרִים עִמָּם	35 And Paul and Barnabas continued at Antioch, teaching and preaching, with many others, the word of the Lord.
36 וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ יָמִים וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אֶל־בַּר־נַבָּא לְכָה וְנָשׁוּבָה וְנִפְקְדָה אֶת־אַחֵינוּ בְּכָל־עִיר וָעִיר אֲשֶׁר קָרָאנוּ־שָׁם אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה וְנִרְאֶה מָה הֵמָּה	36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas: Let us return and visit our brethren in all the cities wherein we have preached the word of the Lord, to see how they do.
37 וּבַר־נַבָּא יָעַץ לָקַחַת אִתָּם אֶת־יוֹחָנָן הַמְכֻנֶּה מַרְקוֹס	37 And Barnabas would have taken with them John also, that was surnamed Mark;
38 אַךְ פּוֹלוֹס לֹא אָבָה לָקַחַת אִתָּם אֶת־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר סָר מֵעֲלֵיהֶם בְּפַמְפּוּלְיָא וְלֹא־הָלַךְ אִתָּם בִּמְלַאכְתָּם	38 But Paul desired that he (as having departed from them out of Pamphylia, and not gone with them to the work) might not be received.
39 וַיְהִי־רֹגֶז עַד אֲשֶׁר נִפְרְדוּ אִישׁ מֵאָחִיו וַיִּקַּח בַּר־נַבָּא אֶת־מַרְקוֹס וַיִּסַּע בָּאֳנִיָּה אֶל־קַפְרוֹס	39 And there arose a dissension, so that they departed one from another; and Barnabas indeed taking Mark, sailed to Cyprus.
40 וּפוֹלוֹס בָּחַר־לוֹ אֶת־סִילָא וַיִּמְסְרֻהוּ הָאַחִים אֶל־חֶסֶד יְהוָֹה וַיֵּצֵא	40 But Paul choosing Silas, departed, being delivered by the brethren to the grace of God.
41 וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּסוּרְיָא וּבְקִילִיקְיָא וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת־הַקְּהִלּוֹת	41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches, commanding them to keep the precepts of the apostles and the ancients.