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Lettera di Giuda - (מכתב יהודה) 11


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STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCHNEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 כִּי הָאֱמוּנָה הִיא חֹסֶן הַבִּטָּחוֹן בַּמְקֻוֶּה וְהוֹכָחַת דְּבָרִים לֹא נִרְאִים1 Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.
2 וּבָהּ נָחֲלוּ הָאָבוֹת עֵדוּת2 Because of it the ancients were well attested.
3 בָּאֱמוּנָה נָבִין כִּי־הָעוֹלָמוֹת נַעֲשֹוּ בִּדְבַר הָאֱלֹהִים לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא הַנִּרְאֶה מִן־הַנֶּעְלָם3 By faith we understand that the universe was ordered by the word of God, so that what is visible came into being through the invisible.
4 בָּאֱמוּנָה הִקְרִיב הֶבֶל לֵאלֹהִים זֶבַח טוֹב מִקָּיִן אֲשֶׁר הָיָה־לוֹ לְעֵדוּת כִּי צַדִּיק הוּא בְּהָעִיד אֱלֹהִים עַל־מִנְחֹתָיו וּבָהּ עוֹדֶנּוּ מְדַבֵּר אַחֲרֵי מוֹתוֹ4 By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice greater than Cain's. Through this he was attested to be righteous, God bearing witness to his gifts, and through this, though dead, he still speaks.
5 בָּאֱמוּנָה לֻקַּח חֲנוֹךְ לְבִלְתִּי רְאוֹתוֹ הַמָּוֶת וְאֵינֶנּוּ כִּי־לָקַח אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים וְהוּעַד עָלָיו לִפְנֵי הִלָּקְחוֹ כִּי אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים הִתְהַלָּךְ5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and "he was found no more because God had taken him." Before he was taken up, he was attested to have pleased God.
6 וּבְלִי אֱמוּנָה לֹא־יוּכַל אִישׁ לִהְיוֹת רָצוּי אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי כָל־הַקָּרֵב אֵלָיו צָרִיךְ לְהַאֲמִין כִּי־יֵשׁ אֱלֹהִים וּגְמוּל הוּא מֵשִׁיב לְדֹרְשָׁיו6 But without faith it is impossible to please him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
7 בָּאֱמוּנָה בָּנָה נֹחַ בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָֹה אֶת־הַתֵּבָה לְהַצָּלַת בֵּיתוֹ אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־צֻוָּה עַל־דְּבָרִים לֹא־נִרְאִים עֲדַיִן וַיַּרְשַׁע בָּהּ אֶת־הָעוֹלָם וַיְהִי לְיֹרֵשׁ הַצְּדָקָה עֵקֶב הָאֱמוּנָה7 By faith Noah, warned about what was not yet seen, with reverence built an ark for the salvation of his household. Through this he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes through faith.
8 בָּאֱמוּנָה שָׁמַע אַבְרָהָם כַּאֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא לָלֶכֶת אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יִירָשֶׁנָּה וַיֵּצֵא וְלֹא־יָדַע אָנָה יָבוֹא8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; he went out, not knowing where he was to go.
9 בָּאֱמוּנָה הָיָה גֵר בְּאֶרֶץ הַהַבְטָחָה כְּמוֹ בְנָכְרִיָּה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֹהָלִים הוּא וְיִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב אֲשֶׁר־יָרְשׁוּ עִמּוֹ הַהַבְטָחָה הַהִיא9 By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs of the same promise;
10 כִּי־חִכָּה לָעִיר אֲשֶׁר יְסוֹדָהּ נֶאֱמָן וּבוֹנָהּ וּמְכוֹנְנָהּ הָאֱלֹהִים10 for he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and maker is God.
11 בָּאֱמוּנָה שָׂרָה גַם־הִיא קִבְּלָה הַכֹּחַ לְהַזְרִיעַ וַתֵּלֶד אַחֲרֵי בְלֹתָהּ כִּי־חָשְׁבָה לְנֶאֱמָן אֶת־הַמַּבְטִיחַ11 By faith he received power to generate, even though he was past the normal age--and Sarah herself was sterile--for he thought that the one who had made the promise was trustworthy.
12 עַל־כֵּן מֵאֶחָד אֲשֶׁר כִּמְעַט מֵת גּוּפוֹ יָצְאוּ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם לָרֹב וְכַחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִסָּפֵר12 So it was that there came forth from one man, himself as good as dead, descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sands on the seashore.
13 כְּפִי אֱמוּנָה מֵתוּ כָל־אֵלֶּה וְלֹא הִשִּׂיגוּ אֶת־הַהַבְטָחוֹת רַק מֵרָחוֹק רָאוּ אוֹתָן וַיִּבְטְחוּ וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ לִקְרָאתָן וַיּוֹדוּ כִּי־גֵרִים הֵם וְתוֹשָׁבִים בָּאָרֶץ13 All these died in faith. They did not receive what had been promised but saw it and greeted it from afar and acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth,
14 הֲלֹא הַמְדַבְּרִים כָּזֹאת יוֹדִיעוּ כִּי־הֵם מְבַקְשֵׁי אֶרֶץ מוֹשָׁב14 for those who speak thus show that they are seeking a homeland.
15 וְאִם־הָיְתָה דַעְתָּם עַל־הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מִמֶּנָּה הֲלֹא־הָיָה בְיָדָם לָשׁוּב אֵלֶיהָ15 If they had been thinking of the land from which they had come, they would have had opportunity to return.
16 אָכֵן נִכְסְפוּ לְמוֹשָׁב טוֹב מִמֶּנּוּ וְהוּא בַּשָּׁמָיִם וְעַל־כֵּן לֹא בוֹשׁ הָאֱלֹהִים לְהִקָּרֵא אֱלֹהֵיהֶם כִּי־הֵכִין לָהֶם עִיר16 But now they desire a better homeland, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17 בָּאֱמוּנָה הֶעֱלָה אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יִצְחָק כַּאֲשֶׁר נֻסָּה וְאֶת־יְחִידוֹ הִקְרִיב הַמְקַבֵּל אֶת־הַהַבְטָחוֹת17 By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,
18 אֲשֶׁר נֶאֱמַר־לוֹ כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָרַע18 of whom it was said, "Through Isaac descendants shall bear your name."
19 וַיַּחֲשֹׁב בְּלִבּוֹ כִּי יָכוֹל יוּכַל אֱלֹהִים לְהַחֲיוֹת גַּם אֶת־הַמֵּתִים עַל־כֵּן גַּם־הוּשַׁב אֵלָיו לִהְיוֹת לְמָשָׁל19 He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead, and he received Isaac back as a symbol.
20 בָּאֱמוּנָה בֵּרַךְ יִצְחָק אֶת־יַעֲקֹב וְאֶת־עֵשָׂו וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־הָעֲתִידוֹת20 By faith regarding things still to come Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.
21 בָּאֱמוּנָה בֵּרַךְ יַעֲקֹב אֶת־שְׁנֵי בְנֵי־יוֹסֵף לִפְנֵי מוֹתוֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ עַל־רֹאשׁ הַמַּטֶּה21 By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and "bowed in worship, leaning on the top of his staff."
22 בָּאֱמוּנָה הִזְכִּיר יוֹסֵף בִּקְרָב־קִצּוֹ אֶת־יְצִיאַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְצַו עַל־אֹדוֹת עַצְמוֹתָיו22 By faith Joseph, near the end of his life, spoke of the Exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
23 בָּאֱמוּנָה הִצְפִּינוּ אֶת־משֶׁה אֲבוֹתָיו שְׁלשָׁה יְרָחִים אַחֲרֵי הִוָּלְדוֹ כִּרְאֹתָם אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד כִּי־טוֹב הוּא וְלֹא יָרְאוּ אֶת־מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ23 By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
24 בָּאֱמוּנָה מֵאֵן משֶׁה כַּאֲשֶׁר גָּדֵל לְהִקָּרֵא בֵן לְבַת־פַּרְעֹה24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 וַיִּבְחַר לִסְבֹּל אֶת־עֳנִי עַם־אֱלֹהִים מִלְּהִתְעַנֵּג לְשָׁעָה בְּתַעֲנוּגֵי הַחֵטְא25 he chose to be ill-treated along with the people of God rather than enjoy the fleeting pleasure of sin.
26 בְּחָשְׁבוֹ אֶת־חֶרְפַּת הַמָּשִׁיחַ לְעשֶׁר גָּדוֹל מֵאֹצְרוֹת מִצְרָיִם כִּי הִבִּיט אֶל־הַגְּמוּל26 He considered the reproach of the Anointed greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the recompense.
27 בָּאֱמוּנָה עָזַב אֶת־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וְלֹא יָרֵא מֵחֲמַת הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי הָיָה כְּרֹאֶה אֲשֶׁר־אֵינֶנּוּ נִרְאֶה וַיִּתְחַזָּק27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's fury, for he persevered as if seeing the one who is invisible.
28 בָּאֱמוּנָה עָשָׂה אֶת־הַפֶּסַח וּנְתִינַת הַדָּם לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִגַּע הַמַּשְׁחִית בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶם28 By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
29 בָּאֱמוּנָה עָבְרוּ אֶת־יַם־סוּף בַּיַּבָּשָׁה אֲשֶׁר נִסּוּ מִצְרַיִם גַּם־הֵמָּה לַעֲבָר־בּוֹ וַיְטֻבָּעוּ29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted it they were drowned.
30 בָּאֱמוּנָה נָפְלוּ חוֹמוֹת יְרִיחוֹ אַחֲרֵי הִקִּיפוּ אוֹתָן שִׁבְעַת יָמִים30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after being encircled for seven days.
31 בָּאֱמוּנָה לֹא אָבְדָה רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה עִם־הַסּוֹרְרִים כִּי־אָסְפָה אֶת־הַמְרַגְּלִים אֶל־בֵּיתָהּ בְּשָׁלוֹם31 By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with the disobedient, for she had received the spies in peace.
32 וּמָה אֹמַר עוֹד הֵן תִּקְצַר־לִי הָעֵת אִם־אֲסַפֵּר מַעֲשֵׂי גִדְעוֹן וּבָרָק וְשִׁמְשׁוֹן וְיִפְתָּח וְדָוִד וּשְׁמוּאֵל וְהַנְּבִיאִים32 What more shall I say? I have not time to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,
33 אֲשֶׁר בָּאֱמוּנָה כִּבְּשׁוּ מַמְלָכוֹת וּפָעֲלוּ צֶדֶק וְהִשִּׂיגוּ הַבְטָחוֹת וְסָכְרוּ פִּי אֲרָיוֹת33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, did what was righteous, obtained the promises; they closed the mouths of lions,
34 וְכִבּוּ גְּבוּרַת הָאֵשׁ וְנִמְלְטוּ מִפִּי הַחֶרֶב וְהִתְחַזְּקוּ מֵחָלְיָם וְעָשֹוּ חַיִל בַּמִּלְחָמָה וְהִפִּילוּ מַחֲנוֹת זָרִים34 put out raging fires, escaped the devouring sword; out of weakness they were made powerful, became strong in battle, and turned back foreign invaders.
35 נָשִׁים לָקְחוּ אֶת־מֵתֵיהֶן כִּי קָמוּ מִן הַמֵּתִים וַאֲחֵרִים רֻטְּשׁוּ בְעִנּוּיִם וְלֹא אָבוּ לְהִנָּצֵל לְמַעַן יִזְכּוּ לִתְחִיָּה טוֹבָה מִמֶּנָּה35 Women received back their dead through resurrection. Some were tortured and would not accept deliverance, in order to obtain a better resurrection.
36 מֵהֶם נֻסּוּ בְּלַעַג וָקֶלֶס וּבְמַכּוֹת וְגַם־נִמְסְרוּ לְכֶבֶל וּמַסְגֵּר36 Others endured mockery, scourging, even chains and imprisonment.
37 נִסְקְלוּ בָאֲבָנִים נֻסְּרוּ בַמְּגֵרָה נִבְחֲנוּ בְיִסּוּרִים מֵתוּ לְפִי־חָרֶב וַיָּנֻעוּ עֲטוּפֵי עוֹרֹת כְּבָשִׂים וְעִזִּים בְּחֹסֶר וּבְעֹצֶר רָעָה וְיָגוֹן37 They were stoned, sawed in two, put to death at sword's point; they went about in skins of sheep or goats, needy, afflicted, tormented.
38 אֲשֶׁר הָעוֹלָם לֹא־הָיָה כְדַאי לָהֶם הֵם תָּעוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר וּבֶהָרִים וּבַמְּעָרוֹת וּבִנְקִיקֵי הָאָרֶץ38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered about in deserts and on mountains, in caves and in crevices in the earth.
39 וְכָל־אֵלֶּה אַף כִּי־הָיְתָה לָהֶם הָעֵדוּת בִּגְלַל אֱמוּנָתָם לֹא קִבְּלוּ אֶת־הַהַבְטָחָה39 Yet all these, though approved because of their faith, did not receive what had been promised.
40 לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יֻשְׁלְמוּ בִּלְעָדֵינוּ כִּי צָפָה לָנוּ אֱלֹהִים מִקֶּדֶם טוֹבָה יְתֵרָה40 God had foreseen something better for us, so that without us they should not be made perfect.