Prima lettera ai Tessalonicesi - (מכתב ראשון לסלוניקים) 10

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 אֶחָי חֵפֶץ לְבָבִי וּתְפִלָּתִי לֵאלֹהִים בְּעַד יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יִוָּשֵׁעוּ	1 Brothers, certainly the will of my heart, and my prayer to God, is for them unto salvation.
2 כִּי מֵעִיד אֲנִי עֲלֵיהֶם שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהֶם קִנְאָה לֵאלֹהִים אַךְ לֹא־בְדָעַת	2 For I offer testimony to them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
3 כִּי אֶת־צִדְקַת אֱלֹהִים לֹא יָדָעוּ וַיְבַקְשׁוּ לְהָקִים אֶת־צִדְקָתָם וּבַעֲבוּר זֹאת לְצִדְקַת אֱלֹהִים לֹא נִכְנָעוּ	3 For, being ignorant of the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not subjected themselves to the justice of God.
4 כִּי הַמָּשִׁיחַ הוּא תַּכְלִית הַתּוֹרָה לִצְדָקָה לְכָל־הַמַּאֲמִין בּוֹ	4 For the end of the law, Christ, is unto justice for all who believe.
5 כִּי־משֶׁה כָּתַב עַל־דְּבַר הַצְּדָקָה מִתּוֹךְ הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם הָאָדָם וָחַי בָּהֶם	5 And Moses wrote, about the justice that is of the law, that the man who will have done justice shall live by justice.
6 וְהַצְּדָקָה אֲשֶׁר מִתּוֹךְ הָאֱמוּנָה כֹּה אֹמֶרֶת אַל־תֹּאמַר בִּלְבָבְךָ מִי־יַעֲלֶה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה הֲלֹא זֹאת הִיא לְהוֹרִיד אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ	6 But the justice that is of faith speaks in this way: Do not say in your heart: “Who shall ascend into heaven?” (that is, to bring Christ down);
7 אוֹ מִי יֵרֵד לַתְּהוֹם זֹאת הִיא לְהַעֲלוֹת אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ מִן־הַמֵּתִים	7 “Or who shall descend into the abyss?” (that is, to call back Christ from the dead).
8 אֲבָל מַה־הִיא אֹמֶרֶת קָרוֹב אֵלֶיךָ הַדָּבָר בְּפִיךָ וּבִלְבָבֶךָ הוּא דְּבַר הָאֱמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ מְבַשְּׂרִים	8 But what does Scripture say? “The word is near, in your mouth and in your heart.” This is the word of faith, which we are preaching.
9 כִּי אִם־תּוֹדֶה בְּפִיךָ אֲשֶׁר יֵשׁוּעַ הוּא הָאָדוֹן וְתַאֲמִין בִּלְבָבְךָ אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים הֱעִירוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים אָז תִּוָּשֵׁעַ	9 For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
10 כִּי בִלְבָבוֹ יַאֲמִין הָאָדָם וְהָיְתָה לּוֹ לִצְדָקָה וּבְפִיהוּ יוֹדֶה וְהָיְתָה־לּוֹ לִישׁוּעָה	10 For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but with the mouth, confession is unto salvation.
11 כִּי הַכָּתוּב אֹמֵר כָּל־הַמַּאֲמִין בּוֹ לֹא יֵבוֹשׁ	11 For Scripture says: “All those who believe in him shall not be confounded.”
12 וְאֵין הַבְדֵּל בָּזֶה בֵּין הַיְּהוּדִי לַיְּוָנִי כִּי אָדוֹן אֶחָד לְכֻלָּם וְהוּא עָשִׁיר לְכָל־קֹרְאָיו	12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. For the same Lord is over all, richly in all who call upon him.
13 כִּי־כֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָא בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָֹה יִמָּלֵט	13 For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 וְעַתָּה אֵיךְ יִקְרְאוּ אֶל־אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הֶאֱמִינוּ בוֹ וְאֵיךְ יַאֲמִינוּ בַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׁמְעוּ אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹ וְאֵיךְ יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּאֵין מַגִּיד	14 Then in what way will those who have not believed in him call upon him? Or in what way will those who have not heard of him believe in him? And in what way will they hear of him without preaching?
15 וְאֵיךְ יַגִּידוּ אִם־אֵינָם שְׁלוּחִים כַּכָּתוּב מַה־נָּאווּ רַגְלֵי מְבַשֵּׂר שָׁלוֹם מְבַשֵּׂר טוֹב	15 And truly, in what way will they preach, unless they have been sent, just as it has been written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelize peace, of those who evangelize what is good!”
16 אַךְ לֹא־כֻלָּם שָׁמְעוּ לְקוֹל הַבְּשׂוֹרָה כִּי יְשַׁעְיָהוּ אָמַר יְהוָֹה מִי הֶאֱמִין לִשְׁמֻעָתֵנוּ	16 But not all are obedient to the Gospel. For Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our report?”
17 לָכֵן הָאֱמוּנָה בָאָה מִתּוֹךְ הַשְּׁמוּעָה וְהַשְּׁמוּעָה עַל־יְדֵי דְבַר־אֱלֹהִים	17 Therefore, faith is from hearing, and hearing is through the Word of Christ.
18 וְאֹמַר הֲכִי לֹא שָׁמָעוּ אָמְנָם בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ יָצָא קַוָּם וּבִקְצֵה תֵבֵל מִלֵּיהֶם	18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”
19 וְאֹמַר הֲכִי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יָדָע הִנֵּה־כְבָר משֶׁה אָמַר אֲנִי אַקְנִיאֲכֶם בְּלֹא־עָם בְּגוֹי נָבָל אַכְעִיסְכֶם	19 But I say: Has Israel not known? First, Moses says: “I will lead you into a rivalry with those who are not a nation; in the midst of a foolish nation, I will send you into wrath.”
20 וִישַׁעְיָהוּ מְלָאוֹ לִבּוֹ לֵאמֹר נִמְצֵאתִי לְלֹא בִקְשֻׁנִי נִדְרַשְׁתִּי לְלוֹא שָׁאָלוּ	20 And Isaiah dares to say: “I was discovered by those who were not seeking me. I appeared openly to those who were not asking about me.”
21 וְעַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא אֹמֵר פֵּרַשְׂתִּי יָדַי כָּל־הַיּוֹם אֶל־עַם סוֹרֵר וּמֹרֶה	21 Then to Israel he says: “All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who do not believe and who contradict me.”