Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 22

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים וְאָבוֹת שִׁמְעוּ־נָא אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הִצְטַדְּקוּתִי אֲלֵיכֶם	1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye the account which I now give unto you.
2 וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעָם כִּי הוּא מְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם בְּלָשׁוֹן עִבְרִית וַיֶּחֱשׁוּ עוֹד יוֹתֵר	2 (And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.)
3 וַיֹּאמַר אִישׁ־יְהוּדִי אָנֹכִי נוֹלָד בְּטַרְסוֹס אֲשֶׁר בְּקִילִיקְיָא וּמְגֻדָּל בָּעִיר הַזֹּאת לְרַגְלֵי גַמְלִיאֵל וּמְלֻמָּד לְפִי דִקְדּוּקֵי תּוֹרַת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וָאֱהִי מְקַנֵּא לֵאלֹהִים כְּמוֹכֶם כֻּלְּכֶם הַיּוֹם	3 And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:
4 וָאֲרַדֵּף אֶת־הַדֶּרֶךְ הַזֹּאת עַד־מָוֶת וָאֱהִי אֹסֵר וּמַסְגִּיר לַכֶּלֶא אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים	4 Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 כַּאֲשֶׁר גַּם־יָעִיד עָלַי הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל וְכָל הַזְּקֵנִים אֲשֶׁר מֵהֶם לָקַחְתִּי מִכְתָּבִים וָאֵלֵךְ אֶל־הָאַחִים לְדַמֶּשֶׂק לֶאֱסֹר אַף־אֶת־הַנִּמְצָאִים שָׁמָּה וְלַהֲבִיאָם יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְמַעַן יִוָּסֵרוּ	5 As the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the ancients: from whom also receiving letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus, that I might bring them bound from thence to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 וַיְהִי אָנֹכִי הֹלֵךְ וְקָרֵב לְדַמֶּשֶׂק כְּעֵת צָהֳרָיִם וּפִתְאֹם נָגַהּ עָלַי מִסָּבִיב אוֹר גָּדוֹל מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם	6 And it came to pass, as I was going, and drawing nigh to Damascus at midday, that suddenly from heaven there shone round about me a great light:
7 וָאֶפֹּל אָרְצָה וָאֶשְׁמַע קוֹל מִדַּבֵּר אֵלַי שָׁאוּל שָׁאוּל לָמָּה תִרְדְּפֵנִי	7 And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 וָאַעַן וָאֹמַר מִי אַתָּה אֲדֹנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי אֲנִי יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה רֹדְפוֹ	8 And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9 וְהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתִּי רָאוּ אֶת־הָאוֹר וַיִּירָאוּ וְאֶת־קוֹל הַמְדַבֵּר אֵלַי לֹא שָׁמֵעוּ	9 And they that were with me, saw indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me.
10 וָאֹמַר מָה־אֶעֱשֶׂה אֲדֹנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הָאָדוֹן קוּם לֵךְ אֶל־דַּמֶּשֶׂק וְשָׁם יֵאָמֵר לְךָ אֶת־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר צֻוֵּיתָ לַעֲשׂוֹת	10 And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Arise, and go to Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things that thou must do.
11 וַאֲנִי לֹא־יָכֹלְתִּי לִרְאוֹת מִפְּנֵי זֹהַר הָאוֹר הַהוּא וְהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתִּי הוֹלִיכוּנִי בְיָד וָאָבֹא לְדַמָּשֶׂק	11 And whereas I did not see for the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by my companions, I came to Damascus.
12 וְאִישׁ חָסִיד כְּפִי הַתּוֹרָה וּשְׁמוֹ חֲנַנְיָה אֲשֶׁר קָנָה לוֹ שֵׁם טוֹב בְּקֶרֶב כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים הַיּשְׁבִים שָׁם	12 And one Ananias, a man according to the law, having testimony of all the Jews who dwelt there,
13 וַיָּבֹא אֵלַי וַיַּעֲמֹד וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי שָׁאוּל אָחִי שׁוּב רְאֵה וּבַשָּׁעָה הַהִיא נִפְקְחוּ עֵינַי וּרְאִיתִיהוּ	13 Coming to me, and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I the same hour looked upon him.
14 וַיֹּאמַר אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בָּחַר בְּךָ לָדַעַת אֶת־רְצוֹנוֹ וְלִרְאוֹת אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק וְלִשְׁמֹעַ קוֹל מִפִּיהוּ	14 But he said: The God of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will, and see the Just One, and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth.
15 כִּי הָיוֹ תִהְיֶה־לּוֹ לְעֵד אֶל־כָּל־בְּנֵי הָאָדָם עַל־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתָ וְשָׁמָעְתָּ	15 For thou shalt be his witness to all men, of those things which thou hast seen and heard.
16 וְעַתָּה לָמָּה תִתְמַהְמֵהַּ קוּם וְהִטָּבֵל וְהִתְרַחֵץ מֵחַטֹּאתֶיךָ בְּקָרְאֲךָ בְּשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן	16 And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.
17 וַיְהִי בְּשׁוּבִי אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַיִם וָאֶתְפַּלֵּל בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וַתְּהִי עָלַי יַד־יְהוָֹה	17 And it came to pass, when I was come again to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,
18 וָאֵרֶא אוֹתוֹ מְדַבֵּר אֵלַי חוּשָׁה צֵא בִמְהֵרָה מִירוּשָׁלָיִם כִּי לֹא־יְקַבְּלוּ אֶת־עֵדוּתְךָ עָלָי	18 And saw him saying unto me: Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
19 וָאֹמַר הֲלֹא הֵם יוֹדְעִים אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הִשְׁלַכְתִּי אֶל־הַכֶּלֶא וְהִלְקֵיתִי בְּבָתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת אֵת הַמַּאֲמִינִים בָּךְ	19 And I said: Lord, they know that I cast into prison, and beat in every synagogue, them that believed in thee.
20 וּבְהִשָּׁפֵךְ דַּם־אִסְטְפָנוֹס עֵדֶךָ אַף־אֲנִי עָמַדְתִּי שָׁם חָפֵץ בַּהֲרֵגָתוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵר אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הֹרְגָיו	20 And when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I stood by and consented, and kept the garments of them that killed him.
21 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי לֵךְ כִּי אֲנִי אֶל הַגּוֹיִם עַד־לְמֵרָחוֹק אֲשַׁלְּחֶךָּ	21 And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off, will I send thee.
22 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלָיו עַד־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־קוֹלָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָסִירוּ אִישׁ כָּזֶה מֵעַל הָאֲדָמָה כִּי אֵינֶנּוּ רָאוּי כִּי יִחְיֶה	22 And they heard him until this word, and then lifted up their voice, saying: Away with such an one from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.
23 וַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם צֹעֲקִים וּמַשְׁלִיכִים אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם מֵעֲלֵיהֶם וְזֹרְקִים עָפָר הַשָּׁמָיְמָה	23 And as they cried out and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
24 וַיְצַו שַׂר הָאֶלֶף לְהוֹלִיכוֹ אֶל־הַמְצָד וַיֹּאמֶר לְבָדְקוֹ בְּמַלְקוּת לְמַעַן יֵדַע מַדּוּעַ הֵמָּה כָּכָה צֹעֲקִים עָלָיו	24 The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that he should be scourged and tortured: to know for what cause they did so cry out against him.
25 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר אֻסַּר לְהַכּוֹתוֹ בִרְצוּעוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־שַׂר הַמֵּאָה הָעֹמֵד עָלָיו הַאַף רִשְׁיוֹן לָכֶם לְהַכּוֹת אִישׁ רוֹמִי בְּלֹא־דִין וּמִשְׁפָּט	25 And when they had bound him with thongs, Paul saith to the centurion that stood by him: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26 וַיֵּלֶךְ שַׂר הַמֵּאָה כְּשָׁמְעוֹ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיַּגֵּד לְשַׂר הָאֶלֶף לֵאמֹר רְאֵה מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה כִּי הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה רוֹמִי הוּא	26 Which the centurion hearing, went to the tribune, and told him, saying: What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.
27 וַיָּבֹא שַׂר־הָאֶלֶף וַיֹּאמַר אֱמָר־לִי הֲרוֹמִי אַתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר הֵן	27 And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea.
28 וַיַּעַן שַׂר הָאֶלֶף אֲנִי בְּכֶסֶף רַב קָנִיתִי לִי מִשְׁפַּט הָאֶזְרָחוּת הַזֹּאת וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס וַאֲנִי אַף־נוֹלַדְתִּי בָהּ	28 And the tribune answered: I obtained the being free of this city with a great sum. And Paul said: But I was born so.
29 אָז הִרְפּוּ מִמֶּנּוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ לְבָדְקוֹ וְגַם־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף יָרֵא בְּדַעְתּוֹ כִּי־רוֹמִי הוּא וְהוּא אָסַר אוֹתוֹ	29 Immediately therefore they departed from him that were about to torture him. The tribune also was afraid after he understood that he was a Roman citizen, and because he had bound him.
30 וּמִמָּחֳרָת בִּקֵּשׁ לָדַעַת אֶל־נָכוֹן עַל־מֶה שׂטְנִים אוֹתוֹ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיַּתֵּר מוֹסְרוֹתָיו וַיְצַו לְהָבִיא אֶת־רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְאֶת־כָּל־הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין וַיּוֹרֶד אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס וַיַּעֲמִידֵהוּ בְּתוֹכָם	30 But on the next day, meaning to know more diligently for what cause he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the priests to come together, and all the council: and bringing forth Paul, he set him before them.