Lettera di Giuda - (מכתב יהודה) 6

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 עַל־כֵּן בַּעֲזֹב כָּעֵת רֵאשִׁית דְּבַר הַמָּשִׁיחַ נַעֲבֹר אֶל־הַשְּׁלֵמוּת וְלֹא נָשׁוּב לָשִׁית יְסוֹדֵי הַתְּשׁוּבָה מִמַּעֲשֵׂי מָוֶת וְהָאֱמוּנָה בֵּאלֹהִים	1 Therefore, interrupting an explanation of the basics of Christ, let us consider what is more advanced, not presenting again the fundamentals of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 וְתוֹרַת הַטְּבִילוֹת וּסְמִיכַת יָדַיִם וּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וְהַדִּין הַנִּצְחִי	2 of the doctrine of baptism, and also of the imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
3 וְאֶת־זֹאת נַעֲשֶׂה אִם־יִתֵּן הָאֵל	3 And we shall do this, if indeed God permits it.
4 כִּי אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נָגַהּ עֲלֵיהֶם הָאוֹר וְטָעֲמוּ מִמַּתְּנַת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְנִתַּן לָהֶם חֶלְקָם בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	4 For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, and have even tasted of the heavenly gift, and have become sharers in the Holy Spirit,
5 וְטָעֲמוּ אֶת־דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים הַטּוֹב וְכֹחוֹת הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא וַיִּמְעֲלוּ מָעַל	5 who, despite having tasted the good Word of God and the virtues of the future age, have yet fallen away,
6 נִמְנְעוּ מֵהִתְחַדֵּשׁ עוֹד לִתְשׁוּבָה כִּי צָלְבוּ לָהֶם מֵחָדָשׁ אֶת־בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּתְּנוּהוּ לְמָשָׁל	6 to be renewed again to penance, since they are crucifying again in themselves the Son of God and are still maintaining pretenses.
7 כִּי הָאֲדָמָה הַשּׁוֹתָה אֶת־הַגֶּשֶׁם הַיֹּרֵד עָלֶיהָ לְמַכְבִּיר וּמוֹצִיאָה עֵשֶׂב טוֹב לְעֹבְדֶיהָ תִּשָּׂא בְרָכָה מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים	7 For the earth accepts a blessing from God, by drinking in the rain that often falls upon it, and by producing plants that are useful to those by whom it is cultivated.
8 וַאֲשֶׁר תּוֹצִיא קוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר נִמְאָסָה הִיא וּקְרוֹבָה לַמְּאֵרָה וְסוֹפָהּ לְהִשָּׂרֵף	8 But whatever brings forth thorns and briers is rejected, and is closest to what is accursed; their consummation is in combustion.
9 אָמְנָם יְדִידַי מֻבְטָחִים אֲנַחְנוּ בָּכֶם טֹבוֹת מֵאֵלֶּה וּקְרֹבוֹת לִישׁוּעָה אַף כִּי־דִבַּרְנוּ כָּזֹאת	9 But from you, most beloved, we are confident that there will be things better and closer to salvation; even though we speak in this way.
10 כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־יְעַוֵּת צֶדֶק לִשְׁכֹּחַ אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם וְאֶת־עֲמַל אַהֲבַתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר הֶרְאֵיתֶם לִשְׁמוֹ שֶׁשֵּׁרַתֶּם וְעוֹדְכֶם מְשָׁרְתִים אֶת־הַקְּדשִׁים	10 For God is not unjust, such that he would forget your work and the love that you have shown in his name. For you have ministered, and you continue to minister, to the saints.
11 אֲבָל חֶפְצֵנוּ שֶׁכָּל־אֶחָד מִכֶּם גַּם־יִשְׁקֹד שָׁקוֹד לְהַחֲזִיק בִּשְׁלֵמוּת הַתִּקְוָה עַד־הַקֵּץ	11 Yet we desire that each one of you display the same solicitude toward the fulfillment of hope, even unto the end,
12 שֶׁלֹּא תֵּעָצֵלוּ כִּי אִם־תֵּלְכוּ בְּעִקְּבוֹת הַיּוֹרְשִׁים בֶּאֱמוּנָה וְאֹרֶךְ רוּחַ אֶת־הַהַבְטָחוֹת	12 so that you may not be slow to act, but instead may be imitators of those who, through faith and patience, shall inherit the promises.
13 כִּי בְּהַבְטִיחַ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־אַבְרָהָם נִשְׁבַּע בְּנַפְשׁוֹ יַעַן אֲשֶׁר־אֵין גָּדוֹל מִמֶּנּוּ לְהִשָּׁבַע בּוֹ	13 For God, in making promises to Abraham, swore by himself, (because he had no one greater by whom he might swear),
14 וַיֹּאמַר כִּי־בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אוֹתָךְ	14 saying: “Blessing, I shall bless you, and multiplying, I shall multiply you.”
15 וַיְהִי בְּהַאֲרִיךְ נַפְשׁוֹ הִשִּׂיג אֶת־הַהַבְטָחָה	15 And in this way, by enduring patiently, he secured the promise.
16 בְּנֵי הָאָדָם יִשָּׁבְעוּ בַּגָּדוֹל מֵהֶם וְהַשְּׁבוּעָה לָהֶם הִיא קֵץ כָּל־עִרְעוּר עַל קִיּוּם הַדָּבָר	16 For men swear by what is greater than themselves, and an oath as confirmation is the end of all their controversy.
17 עַל־כֵּן כַּאֲשֶׁר רָצָה הָאֱלֹהִים לְהַרְאוֹת בְּיוֹתֵר אֶת־יֹרְשֵׁי הַהַבְטָחָה כִּי לֹא־תִשְׁתַּנֶּה עֲצָתוֹ עָרַב אֹתָהּ בִּשְׁבוּעָה	17 In this matter, God, wanting to reveal more thoroughly the immutability of his counsel to the heirs of the promise, interposed an oath,
18 לְמַעַן עַל־פִּי שְׁנֵי דְבָרִים בִּלְתִּי מִשְׁתַּנִּים אֲשֶׁר חָלִילָה לֵאלֹהִים לְשַׁקֵּר בָּם אָנוּ הַחוֹסִים בּוֹ נֶחֱזַק וְנִתְעוֹדֵד מְאֹד לֶאֱחֹז בַּתִּקְוָה הַנְּתוּנָה לְפָנֵינוּ	18 so that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have the strongest solace: we who have fled together so as to hold fast to the hope set before us.
19 אֲשֶׁר־הִיא לְנַפְשֵׁנוּ לְעוֹגִין נָכוֹן וְחָזָק וּמַגִּיעַ אֶל־מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת	19 This we have as an anchor of the soul, safe and sound, which advances even to the interior of the veil,
20 אֲשֶׁר־בָּא שָׁמָּה יֵשׁוּעַ הָעֹבֵר לְפָנֵינוּ וַיְהִי־כֹהֵן גָּדוֹל לְעוֹלָם עַל־דִּבְרָתִי מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק	20 to the place where the forerunner Jesus has entered on our behalf, so as to become the High Priest for eternity, according to the order of Melchizedek.