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Venerdi, 17 maggio 2024 - San Pasquale Baylon ( Letture di oggi)

Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 27


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1 וְכַאֲשֶׁר נִגְמַר הַדִּין כִּי־נַעֲבֹר בָּאֳנִיָּה אֶל־אִיטַלְיָא מָסְרוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס וּמִקְצָת אֲסִירִים אֲחֵרִים אֶל־שַׂר הַמֵּאָה לִגְדוּד אֲגוּסְטוֹס וּשְׁמוֹ יוּלִיּוֹס1 When it had been decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handedover to a centurion cal ed Julius, of the Augustan cohort.
2 וַנֵּרֶד אֶל־אֳנִיָּה אַדְרָמִטִּית נְכוֹנָה לָבוֹא עַל־פְּנֵי חוֹף אַסְיָא וַנַּעֲבֹר הַיָּמָּה וַיְהִי אִתָּנוּ אֲרִסְטַרְכוֹס מוּקְדוֹן מִן־תַּסְלוֹנִיקִי2 We boarded a vessel from Adramyttium bound for ports on the Asiatic coast and put to sea; we hadAristarchus with us, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.
3 וּמִמָּחֳרָת הִגַּעְנוּ אֶל־צִידוֹן וְיוּלִיּוֹס עָשָׂה עִם־פּוֹלוֹס חָסֶד וַיַּנַּח לוֹ לָלֶכֶת אֶל־מְיֻדָּעָיו לְהֵעָזֵר בְּיָדָם3 Next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius was considerate enough to al ow Paul to go to his friends to belooked after.
4 וַנֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם וַנַּעֲבֹר בִּסְבִיבוֹת קַפְרוֹס כִּי הָרוּחוֹת הָיוּ לְנֶגְדֵּנוּ4 From there we put to sea again, but as the winds were against us we sailed under the lee of Cyprus,
5 וַנַּעֲבֹר אֶת־הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי קִילִיקְיָא וּפַמְפּוּלְיָא וַנָּבֹא אֶל־מוּרָא אֲשֶׁר בְּלוּקְיָא5 then across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, taking a fortnight to reach Myra in Lycia.
6 וַיִּמְצָא־שָׁם שַׂר הַמֵּאָה אֳנִיָּה אֲלֶכְסַנְדְּרִית בָּאָה לְאִיטַלְיָא וַיַּעֲבִירֵנוּ לְתוֹכָהּ6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship leaving for Italy and put us aboard.
7 וְהָאֳנִיָּה הָלְכָה בִּכְבֵדוּת יָמִים רַבִּים וְאַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר יָגַעְנוּ וּבָאנוּ אֶל־מוּל קְנִידוֹס לֹא הִנִּיחָנוּ הָרוּחַ לַחְתֹּר אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַנַּעֲבֹר מִצַּד לִקְרֵיטִי עַל־פְּנֵי הַר סַלְמוֹנִי7 For some days we made little headway, and we had difficulty in making Cnidus. The wind would notal ow us to touch there, so we sailed under the lee of Crete off Cape Salmone
8 וְאַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר עָבַרְנוּ בִּתְלָאוֹת בָּאנוּ לְמָקוֹם אֶחָד הַנִּקְרָא קָלִילִמְנִי אֲשֶׁר קְרוֹבָה לוֹ עִיר וּשְׁמָהּ לַסִּיָּא8 and struggled along the coast until we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ יָמִים רַבִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּאָה עֵת הַסַּכָּנָה לְיֹרְדֵי הַיָּם כִּי גַם־הַצּוֹם כְּבָר עָבָר וַיַּזְהֵר אֹתָם פּוֹלוֹס9 A great deal of time had been lost, and navigation was already hazardous, since it was now wel afterthe time of the Fast, so Paul gave them this warning,
10 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אֲנָשִׁים רֹאֶה אֲנִי כִּי הֲלִיכָתֵנוּ תִּהְיֶה אַךְ־מְרִי וְנֶזֶק גָּדוֹל לֹא לְבַד לַמַּעֲמָסָה וְלָאֳנִיָּה כִּי אִם־גַּם לְנַפְשׁוֹתֵינוּ10 'Friends, I can see this voyage will be dangerous and that we wil run considerable risk of losing notonly the cargo and the ship but also our lives as well.'
11 וְשַׂר הַמֵּאָה לֹא־שָׁמַע אֶל־דִּבְרֵי פוֹלוֹס כִּי אִם־אֶל־רַב הַחֹבֵל וְאֶל־בַּעַל הָאֳנִיָּה11 But the centurion took more notice of the captain and the ship's owner than of what Paul was saying;
12 וּבַאֲשֶׁר הַחוֹף אֵינֶנּוּ טוֹב לַעֲמָד־בּוֹ בִּימֵי הַסְּתָיו יָעֲצוּ הָרַבִּים לַעֲבֹר מִשָּׁם לֵאמֹר אוּלַי נוּכַל הַגִּיעַ לְפֵינִיכַס וְיָשַׁבְנוּ שָׁם בִּימֵי הַסְּתָו וְהוּא חוֹף בִּקְרֵיטִי פּוֹנֶה דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹם מַעֲרָבָה וְדֶרֶךְ הַצָּפוֹן מַעֲרָבָה12 and since the harbour was unsuitable for wintering, the majority were for putting out from there in thehope of wintering at Phoenix -- a harbour in Crete, facing south-west and north-west.
13 וְרוּחַ נשֶׁבֶת לְאַט מִדָּרוֹם וַיַּחְשְׁבוּ כִּי־תִצְלַח עֲצָתָם בְּיָדָם וַיַּעֲלוּ הָעוֹגִין וַיַּעַבְרוּ לְעֻמַּת שְׂפַת קְרֵיטִי13 A southerly breeze sprang up and, thinking their objective as good as reached, they weighed anchorand began to sail past Crete, close inshore.
14 וַיְהִי כִמְעַט אַחֲרֵי כֵן וַתִּפְגַּע־בָּהּ רוּחַ נַחֲשֹׁל הַנִּקְרָאָה אַוְרִיקְלִידוֹן14 But it was not long before a hurricane, the 'north-easter' as they cal it, burst on them from across theisland.
15 וַתְּטֹרַף הָאֳנִיָּה וְלֹא־יָכְלָה לַעֲמֹד נֶגֶד הָרוּחַ וַנֶּרֶף יָדֵינוּ מִמֶּנָּה וַנִּנָּדֵף15 The ship was caught and could not keep head to wind, so we had to give way to the wind and letourselves be driven.
16 וַתָּרָץ הָאֳנִיָּה אֶל־עֵבֶר אִי־קָטֹן הַנִּקְרָא קְלוּדָה וְכִמְעַט לֹא יָכֹלְנוּ לֶאֱחֹז הָעֲבָרָה16 We ran under the lee of a smal island called Cauda and managed with some difficulty to bring theship's boat under control.
17 וְאַחֲרֵי מָשְׁכָם אוֹתָהּ אֲלֵיהֶם וַיִּקְחוּ לְעֵזֶר אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר הִשִּׂיגָה יָדָם וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ אֶת־דָּפְנֵי הָאֳנִיָּה וּמִיִּרְאָתָם פֶּן־יִפְּלוּ אֶל־בֵּין רֻכְסֵי הַחוֹל הוֹרִידוּ אֶת־כְּלֵי הַמִּפְרָשׂ וְכֹה נִדָּפוּ17 Having hauled it up they used it to undergird the ship; then, afraid of running aground on the Syrtisbanks, they floated out the sea-anchor and so let themselves drift.
18 וַיְהִי הַסַּעַר הוֹלֵךְ וְסֹעֵר עָלֵינוּ וּמִמָּחֳרָת הֵטִילוּ אֶת־הַמַּעֲמָסָה אֶל־הַיָּם18 As we were thoroughly storm-bound, the next day they began to jettison the cargo,
19 וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי הֵטַלְנוּ בְיָדֵינוּ אֶת־כְּלֵי הָאֳנִיָּה אֶל־הַיָּם19 and the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands.
20 וַיְהִי יָמִים רַבִּים גַּם־הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ גַּם־הַכּוֹכָבִים לֹא נִרְאוּ וְהַסְּעָרָה חָזְקָה עָלֵינוּ עַד־מְאֹד וַתִּכָּרֵת מִמֶּנּוּ כָּל־תִּקְוַת יְשׁוּעָה20 For a number of days both the sun and the stars were invisible and the storm raged unabated until atlast we gave up al hope of surviving.
21 וּפוֹלוֹס עָמַד בְּתוֹכָם אַחֲרֵי הַאֲרִיכָם בַּצּוֹם וַיֹּאמַר אֲנָשִׁים לוּ שְׁמַעְתֶּם אֵלַי וְלֹא יְצָאתֶם מִקְּרֵיטִי כִּי אָז לֹא קָרָנוּ הַנֶּזֶק הַזֶּה בְּמֶרְיְכֶם21 Then, when they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among the men. 'Friends,' hesaid, 'you should have listened to me and not put out from Crete. You would have spared yourselves al thisdamage and loss.
22 וְעַתָּה אֲנִי אֹמֵר אֲלֵיכֶם חִזְקוּ וְאִמְצוּ כִּי לֹא־תֹאבַד נֶפֶשׁ מִכֶּם בִּלְתִּי הַסְּפִינָה לְבַדָּהּ22 But now I ask you not to give way to despair. There wil be no loss of life at al , only of the ship.
23 כִּי־בַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה נִצַּב עָלַי מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ אָנֹכִי וַאֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹבֵד אֹתוֹ23 Last night there appeared beside me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
24 וַיֹּאמַר אַל־תִּירָא פוֹלוֹס עָלֶיךָ עוֹד לַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי הַקֵּיסָר וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה נָתַן־לְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־כָּל־הַהֹלְכִים אִתְּךָ בָּאֳנִיָּה24 and he said, "Do not be afraid, Paul. You are destined to appear before Caesar, and God grants youthe safety of al who are sailing with you."
25 עַל־כֵּן אֲנָשִׁים חִזְקוּ וְאִמְצוּ כִּי מַאֲמִין אֲנִי לֵאלֹהִים כִּי־כֵן יִהְיֶה כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶאֱמַר אֵלָי25 So take courage, friends; I trust in God that things will turn out just as I was told;
26 אַךְ הָשְׁלֵךְ נֻשְׁלַךְ אֶל־אַחַד הָאִיִּים26 but we are to be stranded on some island.'
27 וַיְהִי כְּבוֹא לֵיל אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר לְטִלְטוּלֵנוּ בְּיַם אַדְרִיָּה כַּחֲצוֹת הַלַּיְלָה וַיַּחְשְׁבוּ הַמַּלָּחִים כִּי־קָרְבָה לָהֶם יַבָּשֶׁת27 On the fourteenth night we were being driven one way and another in the Adriatic, when aboutmidnight the crew sensed that land of some sort was near.
28 וַיּוֹרִידוּ אֶת־הָאֲנָךְ וַיִּמְצְאוּ עֹמֶק הַיָּם עֶשְׂרִים קוֹמָה וַיַּעַבְרוּ מְעַט וַיּוֹסִיפוּ לְהוֹרִיד אֶת־הָאֲנָךְ וַיִּמְצְאוּ קוֹמוֹת חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a short interval they sounded again and foundfifteen fathoms.
29 וַיִּירְאוּ פֶּן־יִפְגְּעוּ בְּשִׁנֵּי הַסְּלָעִים וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ מֵעַל־אֲחוֹרֵי הָאֳנִיָּה אַרְבָּעָה עוֹגִינִים אֶל־הַיָּם וַיִּכְסְפוּ לְאוֹר הַיּוֹם29 Then, afraid that we might run aground somewhere on a reef, they dropped four anchors from thestern and prayed for daylight.
30 וְהַמַּלָּחִים בִּקְשׁוּ לִבְרֹחַ מִן־הָאֳנִיָּה וַיּוֹרִידוּ אֶת־הָעֲבָרָה אֶל־הַיָּם בְּאָמְרָם כִּי יֵשׁ אֶת־נַפְשָׁם לְשַׁלֵּחַ עוֹגִינִים גַּם־מֵרֹאשׁ הָאֳנִיָּה30 When the crew tried to escape from the ship and lowered the ship's boat into the sea as though theymeant to lay out anchors from the bows, Paul said to the centurion and his men,
31 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אֶל־שַׂר הַמֵּאָה וְאֶל־אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא לֵאמֹר אִם־אֵלֶּה לֹא־יֵשְׁבוּ אִתָּנוּ בָּאֳנִיָּה לֹא תוּכְלוּ אַתֶּם לְהִוָּשֵׁעַ31 'Unless those men stay on board you cannot hope to be saved.'
32 וַיְקַצְּצוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא אֶת־חַבְלֵי הָעֲבָרָה וַיִּתְּנוּהָ לִנְפּוֹל32 So the soldiers cut the boat's ropes and let it drop away.
33 וְהַבֹּקֶר טֶרֶם יֵאוֹר וּפוֹלוֹס מְבַקֵּשׁ מִכֻּלָּם לִטְעָם־לֶחֶם לֵאמֹר הַיּוֹם יוֹם אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר אֲשֶׁר חִכִּיתֶם צָמִים וְלֹא טְעַמְתֶּם מְאוּמָה33 Just before daybreak Paul urged them al to have something to eat. 'For fourteen days', he said, 'youhave been in suspense, going hungry and eating nothing.
34 עַל־כֵּן קֹרֵא אֲנִי אֶתְכֶם לִטְעֹם לֶחֶם כִּי הוּא לְמִחְיַתְכֶם כִּי אִישׁ אִישׁ מִכֶּם לֹא־יִפֹּל מִשַּׂעֲרַת רֹאשׁוֹ אָרְצָה34 I urge you to have something to eat; your safety depends on it. Not a hair of any of your heads wil belost.'
35 הוּא דִבֶּר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהוּא לָקַח אֶת־הַלֶּחֶם וַיּוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהִים לִפְנֵי כֻלָּם וַיִּבְצַע וַיָּחֶל לֶאֱכֹל35 With these words he took some bread, gave thanks to God in view of them al , broke it and began toeat.
36 וַיֶּאֱמַץ לֵב כֻּלָּם וַיִּטְעֲמוּ־אֹכֶל גַּם־הֵמָּה36 They al plucked up courage and took something to eat themselves.
37 וַאֲנַחְנוּ כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר בָּאֳנִיָּה מָאתַיִם וְשִׁבְעִים וָשֵׁשׁ37 In al we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on board that ship.
38 וַיֹּאכְלוּ לְשָׂבְעָה וַיָּקֵלּוּ מֵעַל־הָאֳנִיָּה וַיָּטִילוּ אֶת־הַצֵּדָה אֶל־הַיָּם38 When they had eaten what they wanted they lightened the ship by throwing the corn overboard intothe sea.
39 הַבֹּקֶר אוֹר וְלֹא הִכִּירוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲבָל רָאוּ כְּמִפְרָץ וְחוֹף לוֹ וַיִּוָּעֲצוּ לְנַהֵג אֵלָיו אֶת־הָאֳנִיָּה אִם־יוּכָלוּ39 When day came they did not recognise the land, but they could make out a bay with a beach; theyplanned to run the ship aground on this if they could.
40 וַיְגַדְּעוּ אֶת־הָעוֹגִינִים וַיַּעַזְבוּם לַיָּם וַיַּתִּירוּ גַּם־אֶת־מֵיתְרֵי הַהֶגֶה וַיִּפְרְשֹוּ מִפְרַשׂ הַתֹּרֶן אֶל־פְּנֵי הָרוּחַ וַיְבַקְשׁוּ לָבֹא אֶל־הַחוֹף40 They slipped the anchors and let them fal into the sea, and at the same time loosened the lashings ofthe rudders; then, hoisting the foresail to the wind, they headed for the beach.
41 וַיִּפְגְּעוּ בְמָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר הַיָּם מִשְּׁנֵי עֲבָרָיו וַתִּדְבַּק־בּוֹ הָאֳנִיָּה וַתַּעֲמֹד רֹאשָׁהּ לֹא יִנּוֹעַ וַאֲחוֹרֶיהָ נִשְׁבְּרוּ מִשְּׁאוֹן הַגַּלִּים41 But the cross-currents carried them into a shoal and the vessel ran aground. The bows were wedgedin and stuck fast, while the stern began to break up with the pounding of the waves.
42 וַתְּהִי עֲצַת אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא לְהָמִית אֶת־הָאֲסִירִים פֶּן־יִשְׂחֶה אִישׁ מֵהֶם וְיִמָּלֵט42 The soldiers planned to kil the prisoners for fear that any should swim off and escape.
43 וְשַׂר הַמֵּאָה חָפֵץ לְהַצִּיל אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס וַיָּנֵא אֶת־עֲצָתָם וַיֹּאמֶר מִי יֹדֵעַ לִשְׂחוֹת יֵרֵד וְיַעֲבֹר לַיַּבָּשָׁה בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִים אֵלֶּה עַל־קְרָשִׁים וְאֵלֶּה עַל־שִׁבְרֵי הָאֳנִיָּה43 But the centurion was determined to bring Paul safely through and would not let them carry out theirplan. He gave orders that those who could swim should jump overboard first and so get ashore,
44 וַיְהִי־כֵן וַיִּמָּלְטוּ כֻלָּם אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָׁה44 and the rest fol ow either on planks or on pieces of wreckage. In this way it happened that al camesafe and sound to land.