Prima lettera a Timoteo (מכתב ראשון לטימותי) 1

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 פּוֹלוֹס שְׁלִיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ בִּרְצוֹן אֱלֹהִים וְטִימוֹתִיּוֹס אָחִינוּ אֶל־קְהִלַּת אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בְּקוֹרִנְתּוֹס עִם כָּל־הַקְּדשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בַּאֲכַיָּא	1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, with all the holy ones throughout Achaia:
2 חֶסֶד לָכֶם וְשָׁלוֹם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	2 grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 בָּרוּךְ הָאֱלֹהִים וַאֲבִי אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אַב הָרַחֲמִים וֵאלֹהֵי כָּל־הַנֶּחָמָה	3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement,
4 הַמְנַחֵם אֹתָנוּ בְּכָל־לַחֲצֵנוּ עַד־שֶׁנּוּכַל לְנַחֵם הַנִּלְחָצִים בְּכָל־לַחַץ בַּנֶּחָמָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ מְנֻחָמִים בָּהּ מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים	4 who encourages us in our every affliction, so that we may be able to encourage those who are in any affliction with the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged by God.
5 כִּי כְּרֹב עִנּוּיֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ בָּנוּ כֵּן תִּרְבֶּה נֶחָמָתֵנוּ עַל־יְדֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ	5 For as Christ's sufferings overflow to us, so through Christ does our encouragement also overflow.
6 וְהִנֵּה אִם־נִלָּחֵץ הוּא לְנֶחָמַתְכֶם וְלִישׁוּעַתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר יֵרָאֶה כֹחָהּ בְּסָבְלְכֶם הָעִנּוּיִם אֲשֶׁר נִסְבֹּל אֹתָן גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ וְאִם־נְנֻחַם גַּם־הוּא לְנֶחָמַתְכֶם וְלִישׁוּעַתְכֶם	6 If we are afflicted, it is for your encouragement and salvation; if we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement, which enables you to endure the same sufferings that we suffer.
7 וְתִקְוָתֵנוּ בַעַדְכֶם נְכוֹנָה הִיא בַּאֲשֶׁר יָדַעְנוּ כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר חֵלֶק לָכֶם בָּעִנּוּיִם כֵּן גַּם־חֵלֶק לָכֶם בַּנֶּחָמָה	7 Our hope for you is firm, for we know that as you share in the sufferings, you also share in the encouragement.
8 כִּי לֹא־נְכַחֵד מִכֶּם אַחַי אֶת־צָרָתֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר מְצָאַתְנוּ בְּאַסְיָא אֲשֶׁר כָּבְדָה עָלֵינוּ עַד־לִמְאֹד וְיוֹתֵר מִכֹּחֵנוּ עַד כִּי־נוֹאַשְׁנוּ מִן־הַחַיִּים	8 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction that came to us in the province of Asia; we were utterly weighed down beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.
9 וַאֲנַחְנוּ בִלְבָבֵנוּ חָרַצְנוּ לָנוּ אֶת־הַמָּוֶת לְמַעַן לֹא־נִהְיֶה בֹטְחִים בְּנַפְשֵׁנוּ כִּי אִם־בֵּאלֹהִים הַמְחַיֶּה אֶת־הַמֵּתִים	9 Indeed, we had accepted within ourselves the sentence of death, that we might trust not in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
10 אֲשֶׁר הִצִּילָנוּ מִמָּוֶת כָּזֶה וְעוֹדֶנּוּ מַצִּיל וְלוֹ אֲנַחְנוּ מְקַוִּים כִּי יוֹסִיף לְהַצִּילֵנוּ	10 He rescued us from such great danger of death, and he will continue to rescue us; in him we have put our hope (that) he will also rescue us again,
11 בַּעֲזָרְכֶם אֹתָנוּ בִּתְפִלַּתְכֶם לְמַעַן יוֹדוּ רַבִּים בַּעֲדֵנוּ עַל־מַתְּנַת הַחֶסֶד שֶׁהָיְתָה לָּנוּ עַל־יְדֵי רַבִּים	11 as you help us with prayer, so that thanks may be given by many on our behalf for the gift granted us through the prayers of many.
12 כִּי זֹאת הִיא תְהִלָּתֵנוּ עֵדוּת לְבָבֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר בְּתֹם וְישֶׁר אֱלֹהִים הִתְהַלַּכְנוּ בָעוֹלָם וּבְיוֹתֵר אִתְּכֶם וְלֹא־בְחָכְמַת הַבָּשָׂר כִּי אִם־בְּחֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים	12 For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with the simplicity and sincerity of God, (and) not by human wisdom but by the grace of God.
13 כִּי לֹא־נִכְתֹּב לָכֶם כִּי אִם־מַה־שֶּׁאַתֶּם קֹרְאִים אוֹ גַם־יֹדְעִים	13 For we write you nothing but what you can read and understand, and I hope that you will understand completely,
14 וַאֲקַוֶּה כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַעְתֶּם אֹתָנוּ לְמִקְצָת אַף־תֵּדְעוּ עַד־תַּכְלִית כִּי אֲנַחְנוּ תְּהִלַּתְכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר גַּם־אַתֶּם תְּהִלָּתֵנוּ בְּיוֹם אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ	14 as you have come to understand us partially, that we are your boast as you also are ours, on the day of (our) Lord Jesus.
15 וּבַבִּטָּחוֹן הַזֶּה חָפַצְתִּי לָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם מֵרֹאשׁ לְמַעַן תְּקַבְּלוּ טוֹבָה פַּעֲמָיִם	15 With this confidence I formerly intended to come to you so that you might receive a double favor,
16 לַעֲבֹר בְּתוֹכְכֶם אֶל־מַקְדּוֹנְיָא וְלָשׁוּב מִמַּקְדּוֹנְיָא אֲלֵיכֶם וְאַתֶּם תְּשַׁלְּחוּנִי אֶל־אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה	16 namely, to go by way of you to Macedonia, and then to come to you again on my return from Macedonia, and have you send me on my way to Judea.
17 וְעַתָּה הֲכִי נִמְהָר הָיִיתִי בַּעֲצָתִי אִם־אֲשֶׁר יָעַצְתִּי לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר יָעָצְתִּי וְהָיָה אֶצְלִי פַּעַם הֵן הֵן וּפַעַם לֹא לֹא	17 So when I intended this, did I act lightly? Or do I make my plans according to human considerations, so that with me it is "yes, yes" and "no, no"?
18 אָכֵן נֶאֱמָן הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי־דְבָרֵנוּ אֲלֵיכֶם לֹא הָיָה הֵן וָלֹא	18 As God is faithful, our word to you is not "yes" and "no."
19 כִּי בֶן־הָאֱלֹהִים יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ הַנִּקְרָא בְתוֹכְכֶם עַל־יָדֵינוּ עַל־יָדִי וְעַל־יְדֵי סִלְוָנוֹס וְטִימוֹתִיּוֹס הוּא לֹא הָיָה הֵן וָלֹא כִּי־הָיוֹ הָיָה בוֹ רַק־הֵן	19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed to you by us, Silvanus and Timothy and me, was not "yes" and "no," but "yes" has been in him.
20 כִּי כָּל־הַבְטָחוֹת הָאֱלֹהִים כֻּלָּן בּוֹ הָיוּ הֵן וּבוֹ הָיוּ אָמֵן לִכְבוֹד הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־יָדֵינוּ	20 For however many are the promises of God, their Yes is in him; therefore, the Amen from us also goes through him to God for glory.
21 וְהַמְכוֹנֵן אוֹתָנוּ אִתְּכֶם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ וַאֲשֶׁר מְשָׁחָנוּ הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים	21 But the one who gives us security with you in Christ and who anointed us is God;
22 אֲשֶׁר גַּם־חֲתָמָנוּ וַאֲשֶׁר נָתַן בְּלִבֵּנוּ אֵת עֶרְבוֹן הָרוּחַ	22 he has also put his seal upon us and given the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment.
23 וַאֲנִי אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים אֶקְרָא לִהְיוֹת עֵד לְנַפְשִׁי כִּי בַּעֲבוּר הֱיוֹתִי חָס עֲלֵיכֶם לֹא־בָאתִי עוֹד לְקוֹרִנְתּוֹס	23 But I call upon God as witness, on my life, that it is to spare you that I have not yet gone to Corinth.
24 לֹא שֶׁנִּמְשֹׁל בֶּאֱמוּנַתְכֶם כִּי אִם־עֹזְרִים אֲנַחְנוּ לְשִׂמְחַתְכֶם כִּי בָאֱמוּנָה עֲמַדְתֶּם	24 Not that we lord it over your faith; rather, we work together for your joy, for you stand firm in the faith.