Seconda lettera di Pietro - (מכתב שני של פיטר) 6

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־הֵם תַּחַת עֹל הָעַבְדוּת יַחְשְׁבוּ אֶת־אֲדֹנֵיהֶם רְאוּיִם לְכָל־כָּבוֹד לְמַעַן לֹא־יְחֻלַּל שֵׁם הָאֱלֹהִים וְהַלֶּקַח	1 Al those under the yoke of slavery must have unqualified respect for their masters, so that the name ofGod and our teaching are not brought into disrepute.
2 וְאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אֲדֹנֵיהֶם בְּנֵי אֱמוּנָה אַל־יָקֵלּוּ אֹתָם עַל־הֱיוֹתָם אַחִים כִּי אִם־יַעַבְדוּם בְּיוֹתֵר בַּעֲבוּר כִּי־מַאֲמִינִים וַאֲהוּבִים הֵם הַמִּשְׁתַּדְּלִים לִגְמֹל חָסֶד אֶת־זֹאת תְּלַמֵּד וּתְצַוֶּה	2 Those whose masters are believers are not to respect them less because they are brothers; on thecontrary, they should serve them al the better, since those who have the benefit of their services are believersand dear to God. This is what you are to teach and urge.
3 הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יוֹרֶה תּוֹרָה אַחֶרֶת וְלֹא יַעֲמֹד בַּדְּבָרִים הַבְּרִיאִים שֶׁל־אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וּבְלֶקַח הַחֲסִידוּת	3 Anyone who teaches anything different and does not keep to the sound teaching which is that of ourLord Jesus Christ, the doctrine which is in accordance with true religion,
4 נַפְשׁוֹ עֻפְּלָה וְלֹא יָדַע מְאוּמָה כִּי אִם־חֹלֶה הוּא בִּשְׁאֵלוֹת וּמַחֲלֹקוֹת מִלִּים הַמְּבִיאוֹת לִידֵי קִנְאָה וּמְרִיבָה וְגִדּוּפִים וַחֲשָׁד רָע	4 is proud and has no understanding, but rather a weakness for questioning everything and arguing aboutwords. Al that can come of this is jealousy, contention, abuse and evil mistrust;
5 וִכּוּחֵי הֶבֶל שֶׁל־אֲנָשִׁים נִשְׁחֲתֵי דַעַת וּמְחֻסְּרֵי אֱמֶת הַשָּׂמִים אֶת־הַחֲסִידוּת לִדְבַר בָּצַע סוּר מֵאֲנָשִׁים כָּאֵלֶּה	5 and unending disputes by people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth, and imagine thatreligion is a way of making a profit.
6 וְאַף־אָמְנָם יִתְרוֹן גָּדוֹל הִיא הַחֲסִידוּת עִם־לֵב שָׂמֵחַ בְּחֶלְקוֹ	6 Religion, of course, does bring large profits, but only to those who are content with what they have.
7 כִּי לֹא־הֵבֵאנוּ מְאוּמָה לָעוֹלָם בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁגַּם־לֹא נוּכַל לְהוֹצִיא מִמֶּנּוּ מְאוּמָה	7 We brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it;
8 וְעַל־כֵּן אִם־יֵשׁ לָנוּ מָזוֹן וּכְסוּת נִסְתַּפְּקָה בָּהֶם	8 but as long as we have food and clothing, we shal be content with that.
9 אֲבָל הַמְבַקְשִׁים לְהַעֲשִׁיר יִפְּלוּ בְנִסָּיוֹן וּבְמוֹקְשִׁים וּבְרֹב תַּאֲוֺת סְכָלוֹת וּמַשְׁחִיתוֹת הַמַּשְׁקִיעוֹת אֶת־הָאָדָם בַּשַּׁחַת וּבָאֲבַדּוֹן	9 People who long to be rich are a prey to trial; they get trapped into all sorts of foolish and harmfulambitions which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
10 כִּי שֹׁרֶשׁ כָּל־הָרָעוֹת אַהֲבַת הַכֶּסֶף וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר עָרְגוּ לוֹ וַיָּסוּרוּ מִן־הָאֱמוּנָה וַיַּעֲצִיבוּ אֶת־נַפְשָׁם בְּמַכְאֹבִים רַבִּים	10 'The love of money is the root of all evils' and there are some who, pursuing it, have wandered awayfrom the faith and so given their souls any number of fatal wounds.
11 וְאַתָּה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים בְּרַח־לְךָ מֵאֵלֶּה וּרְדֹף צְדָקָה וַחֲסִידוּת וֶאֱמוּנָה וְאַהֲבָה וְסַבְלָנוּת וַעֲנָוָה	11 But, as someone dedicated to God, avoid al that. You must aim to be upright and religious, fil ed withfaith and love, perseverance and gentleness.
12 הִלָּחֵם הַמִּלְחָמָה הַטּוֹבָה שֶׁל־הָאֱמוּנָה וֶאֱחֹז חַיֵּי עוֹלָמִים אֲשֶׁר נִקְרֵאתָ לָהֶם וְהוֹדֵיתָ הוֹדָאָה יָפָה בִּפְנֵי עֵדִים רַבִּים	12 Fight the good fight of faith and win the eternal life to which you were cal ed and for which you madeyour noble profession of faith before many witnesses.
13 הִנְנִי מְצַוְּךָ נֶגֶד הָאֱלֹהִים הַמְחַיֶּה אֶת־כֹּל וְנֶגֶד הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ אֲשֶׁר הֵעִיד הַהוֹדָאָה הַיָּפָה לִפְנֵי פָּנְטִיּוֹס פִּילָטוֹס	13 Now, before God, the source of all life, and before Jesus Christ, who witnessed to his noble professionof faith before Pontius Pilate, I charge you
14 כִּי־שָׁמוֹר תִּשְׁמֹר אֶת־הַמִּצְוָה בְּאֵין־שֶׁמֶץ וָדֹפִי עַד־הוֹפָעַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ	14 to do al that you have been told, with no faults or failures, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 אֲשֶׁר יַרְאֶנָּה בְעִתָּהּ הַמְבֹרָךְ וְהַשַּׁלִּיט לְבַדּוֹ מֶלֶךְ הַמְּלָכִים וַאֲדֹנֵי הָאֲדֹנִים	15 who at the due time wil be revealed by God, the blessed and only Ruler of al , the King of kings andthe Lord of lords,
16 אֲשֶׁר הוּא לְבַדּוֹ חַי וְקַיָּם וְהוּא הַדָּר בְּאוֹר נִשְׂגָּב וְאִישׁ לֹא רָאָהוּ וְלֹא יוּכַל לִרְאוֹתוֹ וְלוֹ הַכָּבוֹד וּגְבוּרַת עוֹלָמִים אָמֵן	16 who alone is immortal, whose home is in inaccessible light, whom no human being has seen or is ableto see: to him be honour and everlasting power. Amen.
17 אֶת־עֲשִׁירֵי הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה תְּצַוֶּה שֶׁלֹּא יָרוּם לְבָבָם גַּם לֹא־יִבְטְחוּ בָּעשֶׁר הַבּוֹגֵד כִּי אִם־בֵּאלֹהִים חַיִּים הַמְסַפֵּק לָנוּ דַּי וְהוֹתֵר לִשְׂבֹּעַ	17 Instruct those who are rich in this world's goods that they should not be proud and should set theirhopes not on money, which is untrustworthy, but on God who gives us richly al that we need for our happiness.
18 וְיִגְמְלוּ טוֹב וְיַעְשִׁירוּ בְּמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים לָתֵת מֵהוֹנָם וְלַעֲזֹר לְזוּלָתָם	18 They are to do good and be rich in good works, generous in giving and always ready to share-
19 וְיַאַצְרוּ לָהֶם אוֹצָר לִיסוֹד טוֹב לֶעָתִיד שֶׁיַּשִּׂיגוּ אֶת־חַיֵּי הָעוֹלָמִים	19 this is the way they can amass a good capital sum for the future if they want to possess the only lifethat is real.
20 אַתָּה טִימוֹתִיּוֹס שְׁמֹר אֶת־הַפִּקָּדוֹן וְהִתְרַחֵק מִדִּבְרֵי הֶבֶל הַפְּסוּלִים וּמִן־וִכּוּחֵי הַמַּדָּע הַנִּקְרָא כֵן בְּשָׁקֶר	20 My dear Timothy, take great care of al that has been entrusted to you. Turn away from godlessphilosophical discussions and the contradictions of the 'knowledge' which is not knowledge at al ;
21 אֲשֶׁר יֵשׁ מִתְפָּאֲרִים בּוֹ וַיִּתְעוּ מִן־הָאֱמוּנָה הַחֶסֶד עִמָּךְ אָמֵן	21 by adopting this, some have missed the goal of faith. Grace be with you.