Seconda lettera a Timoteo (מכתב שני לטימותי) 4

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 וַאֲנִי אֹמֵר הַיּוֹרֵשׁ כָּל־עֵת הֱיוֹתוֹ קָטֹן אֵין־הַבְדֵּל בֵּינוֹ וּבֵין הָעָבֶד אַף אִם־הוּא אֲדוֹן הַכֹּל	1 Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2 אֶלָּא הוּא תַּחַת יַד אֹמְנִים וּפְקִידֵי הַבָּיִת עַד לַזְּמַן הַמְיֻעָד לוֹ מֵאֵת אָבִיו	2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed by the father:
3 כָּכָה גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ בְּעוֹד הֱיוֹתֵנוּ קְטַנִּים הָיִינוּ מְשֻׁעְבָּדִים לִיסֹדוֹת הָעוֹלָם	3 So we also, when we were children, were serving under the elements of the world.
4 וּבִמְלֹאת הָעֵת שָׁלַח הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר נוֹלַד מֵאִשָּׁה וְנִתַּן תַּחַת יַד־הַתּוֹרָה	4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law:
5 לִפְדוֹת אֵת אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ תַּחַת יַד־הַתּוֹרָה לְמַעַן נְקַבֵּל אֶת־מִשְׁפַּט הַבָּנִים	5 That he might redeem them who were under the law: that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 וְיַעַן כִּי־בָנִים אַתֶּם שָׁלַח הָאֱלֹהִים בִּלְבַבְכֶם אֶת־רוּחַ בְּנוֹ הַקּוֹרֵא אַבָּא אָבִינוּ	6 And because you are sons, God hath sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying: Abba, Father.
7 לָכֵן אֵינְךָ עוֹד עֶבֶד כִּי אִם־בֵּן וְאִם־בֵּן אַתָּה הִנְּךָ גַּם־יוֹרֵשׁ הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־יְדֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ	7 Therefore now he is not a servant, but a son. And if a son, an heir also through God.
8 הֵן לְפָנִים בְּאֵין־דַּעַת אֱלֹהִים הֱיִיתֶם עֹבְדִים אֵת אֲשֶׁר בְּעַצְמוּתָם אֵינָם אֱלֹהִים	8 But then indeed, not knowing God, you served them, who, by nature, are not gods.
9 וְעַתָּה אַחֲרֵי יְדַעְתֶּם אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וְיוֹתֵר אַחֲרֵי שֶׁנּוֹדַעְתֶּם לֵאלֹהִים אֵיךְ תָּשׁוּבוּ אֶל־הַיְסֹדוֹת הָרָפִים וְהַדַּלִּים הָהֵם אֲשֶׁר תִּרְצוּ לְהִכָּנֵעַ לָהֶם מֵחָדָשׁ	9 But now, after that you have known God, or rather are known by God: how turn you again to the weak and needy elements, which you desire to serve again?
10 יָמִים אַתֶּם שֹׁמְרִים וָחֳדָשִׁים וּמוֹעֲדִים וְשָׁנִים	10 You observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 מִתְיָרֵא אֲנִי פֶּן־לָרִיק עָמַלְתִּי בָכֶם	11 I am afraid of you, lest perhaps I have laboured in vain among you.
12 הֱיוּ־נָא כָמוֹנִי כִּי גַם־אָנִי כְּמוֹכֶם מִתְחַנֵּן אֲנִי לָכֶם אֶחָי לֹא־הֲרֵעֹתֶם לִי מְאוּמָה	12 Be ye as I, because I also am as you: brethren, I beseech you: you have not injured me at all.
13 אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם אֲשֶׁר בְּחֻלְשַׁת בְּשָׂרִי בִּשַּׂרְתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־הַבְּשׂוֹרָה לָרִאשׁוֹנָה	13 And you know, how through infirmity of the flesh, I preached the gospel to you heretofore: and your temptation in my flesh,
14 וְאַתֶּם לֹא בְּזִיתֶם אֶת־נִסְיוֹנִי אֲשֶׁר־נֻסֵּיתִי בִבְשָׂרִי וְלֹא גְעַלְתֶּם אֹתוֹ כִּי אִם־קִבַּלְתֶּם אֹתִי כְּמַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים כַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ	14 You despised not, nor rejected: but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
15 וְעַתָּה אַיֵּה אָשְׁרְכֶם כִּי מֵעִיד אֲנִי עֲלֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר אִם־יְכָלְתֶּם הֱיִיתֶם עֹקְרִים אֶת־עֵינֵיכֶם לְתִתָּן לִי	15 Where is then your blessedness? For I bear you witness, that, if it could be done, you would have plucked out your own eyes, and would have given them to me.
16 וְעַתָּה הֲנִהְיֵיתִי לָכֶם לְאֹיֵב בְּדַבְּרִי אֱמֶת אֲלֵיכֶם	16 Am I then become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
17 הֵם אֵינָם מְקַנְּאִים לָכֶם לְטוֹבָה כִּי חֶפְצָם לְהַפְרִיד אֶתְכֶם מֵעָלֵינוּ לְמַעַן תִּהְיוּ מְקַנְּאִים לָהֶם	17 They are zealous in your regard not well: but they would exclude you, that you might be zealous for them.
18 אֲבָל טוֹב לְקַנֵּא תָּמִיד לְטוֹבָה וְלֹא לְבַד בִּהְיוֹתִי אֶצְלְכֶם	18 But be zealous for that which is good in a good thing always: and not only when I am present with you.
19 בָּנַי אֲשֶׁר־שׁוּב יֹאחֲזוּנִי חֶבְלֵי לֵדָה עֲלֵיכֶם עַד כִּי־יוּצַר בָּכֶם הַמָּשִׁיחַ	19 My little children, of whom I am in labour again, until Christ be formed in you.
20 אָמְנָם חָפַצְתִּי לִהְיוֹת עַתָּה אֶצְלְכֶם לְשַׁנּוֹת אֶת־קוֹל דְּבָרִי כִּי נָבוֹךְ אֲנִי בָּכֶם	20 And I would willingly be present with you now, and change my voice: because I am ashamed for you.
21 אִמְרוּ לִי אַתֶּם הַחֲפֵצִים לִהְיוֹת מְשֻׁעְבָּדִים לַתּוֹרָה הֲלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה	21 Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, have you not read the law?
22 כִּי כָתוּב שֶׁהָיוּ לְאַבְרָהָם שְׁנֵי בָנִים הָאֶחָד מִן־הָאָמָה וְהַשֵּׁנִי מִן־הַחָפְשִׁיָּה	22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, and the other by a free woman.
23 וַאֲשֶׁר לָאָמָה הוּא נוֹלַד לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר וַאֲשֶׁר לַחָפְשִׁיָּה עַל־פִּי הַהַבְטָחָה	23 But he who was of the bondwoman, was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman, was by promise.
24 וְהַדְּבָרִים הֵם לְרָמֶז כִּי שְׁתֵּי הַבְּרִיתוֹת הֵנָּה הָאַחַת מִן־הַר סִינַי הַיּוֹלֶדֶת לְעַבְדוּת וְהִיא הָגָר	24 Which things are said by an allegory. For these are the two testaments. The one from mount Sina, engendering unto bondage; which is Agar:
25 כִּי הָגָר הִיא הַר סִינַי בַּעֲרָב וְהוּא כְּנֶגֶד יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁל־עַתָּה כִּי־הִיא בְעַבְדוּת עִם־בָּנֶיהָ	25 For Sina is a mountain in Arabia, which hath affinity to that Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26 אֲבָל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁל־מַעְלָה הִיא חָפְשִׁיָּה וְהִיא אֵם כֻּלָּנוּ	26 But that Jerusalem, which is above, is free: which is our mother.
27 כִּי כָתוּב רָנִּי עֲקָרָה לֹא יָלָדָה פִּצְחִי רִנָּה וְצַהֲלִי לֹא־חָלָה כִּי רַבִּים בְּנֵי־שׁוֹמֵמָה מִבְּנֵי בְעוּלָה	27 For it is written: Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not: break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband.
28 וַאֲנַחְנוּ אֶחָי הִנְנוּ כְיִצְחָק בְּנֵי הַהַבְטָחָה	28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
29 וְכַאֲשֶׁר הַנּוֹלָד לְפִי־הַבָּשָׂר אָז הָיָה רֹדֵף אֶת־הַנּוֹלָד לְפִי הָרוּחַ כֵּן־הוּא גַּם־עָתָּה	29 But as then he, that was born according to the flesh, persecuted him that was after the spirit; so also it is now.
30 אֲבָל הַכָּתוּב מַה־הוּא אֹמֵר גָּרֵשׁ הָאָמָה וְאֶת־בְּנָהּ כִּי לֹא יִירַשׁ בֶּן־הָאָמָה עִם בֶּן־הַחָפְשִׁיָּה	30 But what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son; for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman.
31 עַל־כֵּן אֶחָי לֹא־בְנֵי הָאָמָה אֲנַחְנוּ כִּי אִם־בְּנֵי הַחָפְשִׁיָּה	31 So then, brethren, we are not the children of the bondwoman, but of the free: by the freedom wherewith Christ has made us free.