Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 18

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וְגַם־מָשָׁל דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶם לְהִתְפַּלֵּל תָּמִיד וְלֹא לְהִתְרַפּוֹת	1 Then he told them a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said,
2 וַיֹּאמַר שׁוֹפֵט הָיָה בְּעִיר אֶחָת אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָרֵא אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וְלֹא־נָשָׂא פָנִים לְאָדָם	2 "There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being.
3 וְאַלְמָנָה הָיְתָה בָּעִיר הַהִיא וַתָּבֹא אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר דִּינָה אֶת־דִּינִי מִמְּרִיבִי	3 And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, 'Render a just decision for me against my adversary.'
4 וַיְמָאֵן מִיּוֹם אֶל־יוֹם וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן אָמַר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ גַּם־כִּי אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים אֵינֶנִּי יָרֵא וּלְאָדָם לֹא־אֶשָּׂא פָנִים	4 For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, 'While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being,
5 אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶת־דִּין הָאַלְמָנָה הַזֹּאת עַל־הוֹגִיעָהּ אֹתִי פֶּן־תָּבוֹא תָמִיד וּתְדַכְּאֵנִי בְּמִלִּים	5 because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.'"
6 וַיֹּאמֶר הָאָדוֹן שִׁמְעוּ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר אֹמֵר דַּיַּן הָעַוְלָה	6 The Lord said, "Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says.
7 וְהָאֱלֹהִים הֲלֹא־הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה דִּין בְּחִירָיו הַקֹּרְאִים אֵלָיו יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה גַּם כִּי־יִתְמַהְמַהּ לְהוֹשִׁיעָם	7 Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them?
8 אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם כִּי־יַעֲשֶׂה אֶת דִּינָם בִּמְהֵרָה אַךְ בֶּן־הָאָדָם בְּבֹאוֹ הֲיִמְצָא אֱמוּנָה בָּאָרֶץ	8 I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
9 וַיּוֹסֶף וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ אֶל־אֲנָשִׁים בֹּטְחִים בְּנַפְשָׁם כִּי צַדִּיקִים הֵמָּה וַאֲחֵרִים נִבְזִים בְּעֵינֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמַר	9 He then addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else.
10 שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים עָלוּ אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ לְהִתְפַּלֵּל הָאֶחָד פָּרוּשׁ וְהָאֶחָד מוֹכֵס	10 "Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector.
11 וַיִּתְיַצֵּב הַפָּרוּשׁ לְבַדּוֹ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל לֵאמֹר אֱלֹהִים אוֹדְךָ כִּי אֵינֶּנִי כִּשְׁאָר הָאָדָם הַגֹּזְלִים וְהָעשְׁקִים וְהַנֹּאֲפִים אוֹ גַם־כַּמֹּכֵס הַזֶּה	11 The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity--greedy, dishonest, adulterous--or even like this tax collector.
12 אֲנִי צָם פַּעֲמַיִם בַּשָּׁבוּעַ אֲנִי מְעַשֵּׂר אֵת כָּל־קִנְיָנָי	12 I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.'
13 וְהַמּוֹכֵס הָיָה עֹמֵד מֵרָחוֹק וְלֹא אָבָה אַף־לָשֵׂאת אֶת־עֵינָיו לַשָּׁמָיִם כִּי אִם־תּוֹפֵף עַל־לִבּוֹ לֵאמֹר אֱלֹהִים סְלַח־לִי הַחוֹטֵא	13 But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, 'O God, be merciful to me a sinner.'
14 אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם כִּי־יָרַד זֶה לְבֵיתוֹ נִצְדָּק מִזֶּה כִּי כָּל־הַמֵּרִים אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ יִשָּׁפֵל וַאֲשֶׁר יַשְׁפִּילָהּ יְרוֹמָם	14 I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
15 וַיָּבִיאוּ אֵלָיו גַּם אֶת־הַיְלָדִים לְמַעַן יִגַּע בָּהֶם וַיִּרְאוּ הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיִּגְעֲרוּ בָּם	15 People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them, and when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.
16 וַיִּקְרָא אֹתָם יֵשׁוּעַ אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמַר הַנִּיחוּ לַיְלָדִים לָבוֹא אֵלַי וְאַל־תִּמְנָעוּם כִּי לָאֵלֶּה מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	16 Jesus, however, called the children to himself and said, "Let the children come to me and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
17 אָמֵן אֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְקַבֵּל אֶת־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים כַּיָּלֶד הוּא לֹא־יָבֹא בָהּ	17 Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it."
18 וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ קָצִין אֶחָד לֵאמֹר רַבִּי הַטּוֹב מַה־לִּי לַעֲשׂוֹת וְאִירַשׁ חַיֵּי עוֹלָמִים	18 An official asked him this question, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
19 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יֵשׁוּעַ מַדּוּעַ קָרָאתָ לִּי טוֹב אֵין טוֹב בִּלְתִּי אֶחָד הָאֱלֹהִים	19 Jesus answered him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
20 אֶת־הַמִּצְוֺת אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ לֹא תִנְאָף לֹא תִרְצָח לֹא תִגְנֹב לֹא־תַעֲנֶה עֵד שָׁקֶר כַּבֵּד אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּךָ	20 You know the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother.'"
21 וַיֹּאמַר אֶת־כָּל־אֵלֶּה שָׁמַרְתִּי מִנְּעוּרָי	21 And he replied, "All of these I have observed from my youth."
22 וַיִּשְׁמַע יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר עוֹד אַחַת חָסָרְתָּ מְכֹר אֶת־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ וְחַלֵּק לָעֲנִיִּים וִיהִי לְךָ אוֹצָר בַּשָּׁמָיִם וּבוֹא וְלֵךְ אַחֲרָי	22 When Jesus heard this he said to him, "There is still one thing left for you: sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have a treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
23 וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעוֹ אֶת־זֹאת וַיֵּעָצֵב מְאֹד כִּי־עשֶׁר גָּדוֹל הָיָה לוֹ	23 But when he heard this he became quite sad, for he was very rich.
24 וַיַּרְא יֵשׁוּעַ כִּי נֶעֱצַב וַיֹּאמַר כַּמָּה יִקְשֶׁה לְבַעֲלֵי נְכָסִים לָבוֹא אֶל־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	24 Jesus looked at him (now sad) and said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
25 כִּי נָקֵל לַגָּמָל עֲבֹר בְּתוֹךְ־נֶקֶב הַמַּחַט מִבּוֹא עָשִׁיר אֶל־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	25 For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."
26 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַשֹּׁמְעִים וּמִי יוּכַל לְהִוָּשֵׁעַ	26 Those who heard this said, "Then who can be saved?"
27 וַיֹּאמֶר מַה־שֶּׁיִּפָּלֵא מִבְּנֵי אָדָם לֹא יִפָּלֵא מֵאֱלֹהִים	27 And he said, "What is impossible for human beings is possible for God."
28 וַיֹּאמֶר פֶּטְרוֹס הֵן אֲנַחְנוּ עָזַבְנוּ אֶת־הַכֹּל וַנֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֶיךָ	28 Then Peter said, "We have given up our possessions and followed you."
29 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אָמֵן אֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם אֵין אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר עָזַב אֶת־בֵּיתוֹ אוֹ אֶת־אֲבוֹתָיו אוֹ אֶת־אֶחָיו אוֹ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ אוֹ אֶת־בָּנָיו לְמַעַן מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	29 He said to them, "Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
30 וְלֹא־יִקַּח תַּחְתֵּיהֶם כִּפְלַיִם הַרְבֵּה בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וּבָעוֹלָם הַבָּא חַיֵּי עוֹלָמִים	30 who will not receive (back) an overabundant return in this present age and eternal life in the age to come."
31 וַיִּקַּח אֵלָיו אֶת־שְׁנֵים הֶעָשָׂר וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הִנְנוּ עֹלִים יְרוּשָׁלָיְמָה וְיִמָּלֵא כָל־הַכָּתוּב בִּידֵי הַנְּבִיאִים עַל בֶּן־הָאָדָם	31 Then he took the Twelve aside and said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem and everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
32 כִּי יִמָּסֵר לַגּוֹיִם וִיהַתְּלוּ בוֹ וְיִתְעַלְּלוּ בוֹ וְיָרֹקּוּ בְּפָנָיו	32 He will be handed over to the Gentiles and he will be mocked and insulted and spat upon;
33 וְאַחֲרֵי הַכּוֹתָם אֹתוֹ בַשּׁוֹטִים יְמִיתוּהוּ וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי קוֹם יָקוּם	33 and after they have scourged him they will kill him, but on the third day he will rise."
34 וְהֵם לֹא הֵבִינוּ מְאוּמָה וַיְהִי הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה נֶעְלָם מֵהֶם וְלֹא יָדְעוּ אֶת־הַנֶּאֱמָר	34 But they understood nothing of this; the word remained hidden from them and they failed to comprehend what he said.
35 וַיְהִי בְּקָרְבוֹ אֶל־יְרִיחוֹ וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ עִוֵּר ישֵׁב עַל־הַדֶּרֶךְ וְהוּא מְשָׁאֵל	35 Now as he approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging,
36 וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת־קוֹל הָעָם הָעֹבֵר וַיִּדְרשׁ לָדַעַת מַה־זֹּאת	36 and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening.
37 וַיַּגִּידוּ לוֹ כִּי־יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי עוֹבֵר	37 They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
38 וַיִּצְעַק לֵאמֹר יֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן־דָּוִד חָנֵּנִי	38 He shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!"
39 וְהַהֹלְכִים בָּרִאשֹׁנָה גָּעֲרוּ־בוֹ לְהַחֲשֹׁתוֹ וְהוּא הִרְבָּה עוֹד לִצְעֹק יֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן־דָּוִד חָנֵּנִי	39 The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me!"
40 וַיַּעֲמֹד יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְצַו לַהֲבִיאוֹ אֵלָיו וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר קָרַב וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ לֵאמֹר	40 Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him,
41 מַה־חֶפְצְךָ כִּי אֶעֱשֶׂה־לָּךְ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲדֹנִי כִּי אֶרְאֶה	41 "What do you want me to do for you?" He replied, "Lord, please let me see."
42 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו רְאֵה אֱמוּנָתְךָ הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּךְ	42 Jesus told him, "Have sight; your faith has saved you."
43 וּפִתְאֹם רָאָה וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרָיו הָלֹךְ וְשַׁבֵּחַ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וְכָל־הָעָם בִּרְאוֹתָם זֹאת נָתְנוּ תוֹדָה לֵאלֹהִים	43 He immediately received his sight and followed him, giving glory to God. When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.