1 לָכֵן אֵין לְךָ הִתְנַצְּלוּת אַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם הַדָּן תִּהְיֶה מִי שֶׁתִּהְיֶה כִּי בְמַה־שֶּׁתָּדִין אֶת־חֲבֵרְךָ תְּחַיֵּב אֶת־נַפְשְׁךָ בַּאֲשֶׁר אַתָּה הַדָּן תַּעֲשֶׂה כְמַעֲשֵׂהוּ | 1 For this reason, O man, each one of you who judges is inexcusable. For by that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you do the same things that you judge. |
2 וְיָדַעְנוּ כִּי־מִשְׁפַּט אֱלֹהִים כְּפִי הָאֱמֶת עַל־עֹשֵׂי אֵלֶּה | 2 For we know that the judgment of God is in accord with truth against those who do such things. |
3 וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם הַדָּן אֵת אֲשֶׁר־פָּעֲלוּ כָאֵלֶּה וְעָשִׂיתָ כְמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם הֲתַחֲשֹׁב לְהִמָּלֵט מִמִּשְׁפַּט הָאֱלֹהִים | 3 But, O man, when you judge those who do such things as you yourself also do, do you think that you will escape the judgment of God? |
4 אוֹ הֲתָבוּז לַעֲתֶרֶת טוּבוֹ וּלְחֶמְלָתוֹ וּלְאֹרֶךְ רוּחוֹ וְלֹא תִתְבּוֹנֵן כִּי־טוֹבַת הָאֱלֹהִים תַּדְרִיךְ אֹתְךָ לִתְשׁוּבָה | 4 Or do you despise the riches of his goodness and patience and forbearance? Do you not know that the kindness of God is calling you to repentance? |
5 וּבִקְשִׁי לְבָבְךָ הַמְמָאֵן לָשׁוּב תִּצְבֹּר לְךָ עֶבְרָה אֶל־יוֹם עֶבְרַת הָאֱלֹהִים וְעֵת הִגָּלוֹת צִדְקַת מִשְׁפָּטוֹ | 5 But in accord with your hard and impenitent heart, you store up wrath for yourself, unto the day of wrath and of revelation by the just judgment of God. |
6 אֲשֶׁר יְשַׁלֵּם לְאִישׁ כְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ | 6 For he will render to each one according to his works: |
7 לַמַּתְמִידִים בַּעֲשׂוֹת הַטּוֹב וּמְבַקְשִׁים אֶת־הַכָּבוֹד וְהֶהָדָר וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ עֹבֵר יִתֵּן אֶת־חַיֵּי הָעוֹלָמִים | 7 To those who, in accord with patient good works, seek glory and honor and incorruption, certainly, he will render eternal life. |
8 וְעַל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּרִי וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִשְׁמְעוּ לָאֱמֶת כִּי אִם־לָעַוְלָה שָׁמֵעוּ חֲרוֹן־אַף וְחֵמָה | 8 But to those who are contentious and who do not acquiesce to the truth, but instead trust in iniquity, he will render wrath and indignation. |
9 צָרָה וּמְצוּקָה עַל־כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ אָדָם עֹשֶׂה הָרָע עַל־הַיְּהוּדִי בָרִאשׁוֹנָה וְכֵן גַּם עַל־הַיְּוָנִי | 9 Tribulation and anguish are upon every soul of man that works evil: the Jew first, and also the Greek. |
10 וְכָבוֹד וְהָדָר וְשָׁלוֹם לְכָל־עֹשֶׂה הַטּוֹב לַיְּהוּדִי בָרִאשׁוֹנָה וְכֵן גַּם לַיְּוָנִי | 10 But glory and honor and peace are for all who do what is good: the Jew first, and also the Greek. |
11 כִּי אֵין־מַשּׂא פָנִים עִם־הָאֱלֹהִים | 11 For there is no favoritism with God. |
12 כִּי כָל־אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר חָטְאוּ בְּלִי תוֹרָה גַּם בִּבְלִי־תוֹרָה יֹאבֵדוּ וַאֲשֶׁר חָטְאוּ בְּתוֹרָה גַּם־עַל־פִּי הַתּוֹרָה יִשָּׁפֵטוּ | 12 For whoever had sinned without the law, will perish without the law. And whoever had sinned in the law, will be judged by the law. |
13 כִּי לֹא שֹׁמְעֵי הַתּוֹרָה צַדִּיקִים לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי אִם־עֹשֵׂי הַתּוֹרָה הֵם יִצְדָּקוּ | 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are just before God, but rather it is the doers of the law who shall be justified. |
14 כִּי הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם תּוֹרָה בַּעֲשׂוֹתָם כְּדִבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה מֵאֲלֵיהֶם גַּם־בְּאֵין תּוֹרָה הֵם תּוֹרָה לְנַפְשָׁם | 14 For when the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature those things which are of the law, such persons, not having the law, are a law unto themselves. |
15 בְּהַרְאוֹתָם מַעֲשֵׂה הַתּוֹרָה כָּתוּב עַל־לִבָּם וְדַעְתָּם מְעִידָה בָהֶם וּמַחְשְׁבוֹתָם בְּקִרְבָּם מְחַיְּבוֹת זֹאת אֶת־זֹאת אוֹ גַּם־מְזַכּוֹת | 15 For they reveal the work of the law written in their hearts, while their conscience renders testimony about them, and their thoughts within themselves also accuse or even defend them, |
16 בְּיוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁפֹּט הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־כָּל־תַּעֲלֻמוֹת בְּנֵי הָאָדָם בְּיַד יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ כְּפִי בְשׂוֹרָתִי | 16 unto the day when God shall judge the hidden things of men, through Jesus Christ, according to my Gospel. |
17 הֵן אַתָּה נִקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוּדִי וְנִשְׁעַנְתָּ עַל־הַתּוֹרָה וְהִתְהַלַּלְתָּ בֵּאלֹהִים | 17 But if you are called by name a Jew, and you rest upon the law, and you find glory in God, |
18 וְיָדַעְתָּ הָרָאוּי וּבִהְיוֹתְךָ מְלֻמָּד בַּתּוֹרָה תָּבִין בֵּין־טוֹב לָרָע | 18 and you have known his will, and you demonstrate the more useful things, having been instructed by the law: |
19 וּבָטַחְתָּ בְנַפְשְׁךָ לִהְיוֹת מוֹלִיךְ הַעִוְרִים וְאוֹר לַהֹלְכִים בַּחשֶׁךְ | 19 you become confident within yourself that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, |
20 מְיַסֵּר לְחַסְרֵי לֵב וּמוֹרֵה הַפְּתָאִים וְיֵשׁ לְךָ מַרְאֶה הַדַּעַת וְהָאֱמֶת בַּתּוֹרָה | 20 an instructor to the foolish, a teacher to children, because you have a type of knowledge and truth in the law. |
21 וְאַתָּה אֲשֶׁר תּוֹרֶה אֲחֵרִים אֶת־נַפְשְׁךָ לֹא תוֹרֶה אָמַרְתָּ לֹא תִגְנֹב וְהִנְּךָ גֹנֵב | 21 As a result, you teach others, but you do not teach yourself. You preach that men should not steal, but you yourself steal. |
22 אָמַרְתָּ לֹא תִנְאָף וְאַתָּה נֹאֵף תְּשַׁקֵּץ אֶת־הָאֱלִילִים וְאַתָּה גֹּזֵל אֶת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ | 22 You speak against adultery, but you commit adultery. You abominate idols, but you commit sacrilege. |
23 תִּתְהַלֵּל בַּתּוֹרָה וַתְּנַבֵּל אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בְּעָבְרְךָ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה | 23 You would glory in the law, but through a betrayal of the law you dishonor God. |
24 כִּי שֵׁם הָאֱלֹהִים בִּגְלַלְכֶם מְחֻלָּל בַּגּוֹיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר כָּתוּב | 24 (For because of you the name of God is being blasphemed among the Gentiles, just as it was written.) |
25 הֵן הַמִּילָה מוֹעִילָה אִם־תִּשְׁמֹר אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה אֲבָל אִם־עֹבֵר אַתָּה אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה אָז מִילָתְךָ הָיְתָה־לְּךָ לְעָרְלָה | 25 Certainly, circumcision is beneficial, if you observe the law. But if you are a betrayer of the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. |
26 לָכֵן אִם־יִשְׁמֹר הֶעָרֵל אֶת־מִשְׁפְּטֵי הַתּוֹרָה הֲלֹא תֵחָשֵׁב־לוֹ עָרְלָתוֹ לְמִילָה | 26 And so, if the uncircumcised keep the justices of the law, shall not this lack of circumcision be counted as circumcision? |
27 וְהֶעָרֵל מִלֵּדָה הַמְקַיֵּם אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה הֲלֹא הוּא יָדִין אֹתְךָ אֲשֶׁר־יֵשׁ לְךָ הַכְּתָב וְהַמִּילָה וְעָבַרְתָּ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה | 27 And that which is by nature uncircumcised, if it fulfills the law, should it not judge you, who by the letter and by circumcision are a betrayer of the law? |
28 כִּי לֹא־הַנִּרְאֶה מִחוּץ הוּא הַיְּהוּדִי וְלֹא־הַנִּרְאָה מִחוּץ בַּבָּשָׂר הִיא הַמִּילָה | 28 For a Jew is not he who seems so outwardly. Neither is circumcision that which seems so outwardly, in the flesh. |
29 כִּי אִם־אֲשֶׁר בִּפְנִים הוּא יְהוּדִי וּמִילָה הִיא אֲשֶׁר בַּלֵּב כְּפִי הָרוּחַ וְלֹא כְּפִי הַכְּתָב אֲשֶׁר־לֹא מִבְּנֵי אָדָם תְּהִלָּתוֹ כִּי אִם־מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים | 29 But a Jew is he who is so inwardly. And circumcision of the heart is in the spirit, not in the letter. For its praise is not of men, but of God. |