Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 14

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיְהִי בְאִיקָנְיוֹן וַיָּבֹאוּ יַחְדָּו אֶל־בֵּית כְּנֵסֶת הַיְּהוּדִים וַיְדַבְּרוּ־שָׁם עַד כִּי־הֶאֱמִין הָמוֹן רָב מִן־הַיְּהוּדִים וּמִן־הַיְּוָנִים	1 In Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue together and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks came to believe,
2 אַךְ הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ עוֹרְרוּ וְהִכְעִיסוּ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹת הַגּוֹיִם עַל־הָאַחִים	2 although the disbelieving Jews stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.
3 וַיֵּשְׁבוּ־שָׁם יָמִים רַבִּים וַיְלַמְּדוּ בְּבִטְחוֹנָם בַּיהוֹה הַמֵּעִיד עַל־דְּבַר חַסְדּוֹ בַּעֲשֹוֹתוֹ עַל־יָדָם אֹתוֹת וּמוֹפְתִים	3 So they stayed for a considerable period, speaking out boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the word about his grace by granting signs and wonders to occur through their hands.
4 וַיֵּחָלֵק הֲמוֹן הָעִיר לַחֵצִי אֵלֶּה נָטוּ אַחֲרֵי הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֵלֶּה אַחֲרֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים	4 The people of the city were divided: some were with the Jews; others, with the apostles.
5 וַתְּהִי מְהוּמַת הַגּוֹיִם וְהַיְּהוּדִים עִם־רָאשֵׁיהֶם לְהִתְעַלֵּל בָּהֶם וּלְסָקְלָם	5 When there was an attempt by both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their leaders, to attack and stone them,
6 וַיִּוָּדַע לָהֶם וַיִּבְרְחוּ לְעָרֵי לוּקוֹנְיָא אֶל־לוּסְטְרָא וְדַרְבִי וּסְבִיבוֹתָן	6 they realized it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding countryside,
7 וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ־שָׁם הַבְּשׂוֹרָה	7 where they continued to proclaim the good news.
8 וְאִישׁ נְכֵה רַגְלַיִם הָיָה בְלוּסְטְרָא וְהוּא ישֵׁב פִּסֵּחַ מִבֶּטֶן אִמּוֹ וְלֹא הָלַךְ מִיָּמָיו	8 At Lystra there was a crippled man, lame from birth, who had never walked.
9 וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס מְדַבֵּר וְהוּא הִסְתַּכֵּל בּוֹ וַיַּרְא כִּי־אֱמוּנָה בוֹ לְהִוָּשֵׁעַ	9 He listened to Paul speaking, who looked intently at him, saw that he had the faith to be healed,
10 וַיֹּאמֶר בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל עֲמֹד הָכֵן עַל־רַגְלֶיךָ וַיְדַלֵּג וַיִּתְהַלָּךְ	10 and called out in a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet." He jumped up and began to walk about.
11 וַהֲמוֹן הָעָם כִּרְאוֹתָם אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה פּוֹלוֹס נָשְׂאוּ אֶת־קוֹלָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְּלָשׁוֹן לוּקוֹנִית יָרְדוּ אֵלֵינוּ הָאֱלֹהִים בִּדְמוּת אֲנָשִׁים	11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they cried out in Lycaonian, "The gods have come down to us in human form."
12 וַיִּקְרְאוּ לְבַר־נַבָּא בֵּל וּלְפוֹלוֹס קָרְאוּ הֶרְמִיס בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא רֹאשׁ הַמְדַבְּרִים	12 They called Barnabas "Zeus" and Paul "Hermes," because he was the chief speaker.
13 וְכֹהֵן בֵּית־בֵּל אֲשֶׁר מִחוּץ לְעִירָם הֵבִיא הַשַּׁעְרָה שְׁוָרִים וַעֲטָרוֹת וַיַּחְפֹּץ לִזְבֹּחַ הוּא וַהֲמוֹן הָעָם	13 And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, for he together with the people intended to offer sacrifice.
14 וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ זֹאת הַשְּׁלִיחִים פּוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא וַיִּקְרְעוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם וַיָּרוּצוּ אֶל־תּוֹךְ־הָעָם	14 The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their garments when they heard this and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,
15 וַיִּצְעֲקוּ לֵאמֹר אֲנָשִׁים לָמָּה תַּעֲשֹוּ כָזֹאת גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ בְנֵי־אָדָם חַלָּשִׁים כְּמוֹכֶם וּנְבַשְּׂרָה אֶתְכֶם לְמַעַן שׁוֹב תָּשׁוּבוּ מִן־הַבְלֵיכֶם אֵלֶּה אֶל־אֱלֹהִים חַיִּים אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּם	15 "Men, why are you doing this? We are of the same nature as you, human beings. We proclaim to you good news that you should turn from these idols to the living God, 'who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.'
16 וַאֲשֶׁר בְּדֹרוֹת קֶדֶם הִנִּיחַ לְכָל־הַגּוֹיִם לָלֶכֶת בְּדַרְכֵיהֶם	16 In past generations he allowed all Gentiles to go their own ways;
17 וְגַם לֹא־חָדַל לְהָעִיד עַל־עַצְמוֹ וַיֵּיטֶב לָנוּ בְּתִתּוֹ מָטָר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְעִתּוֹת שָׂבָע וַיְמַלֵּא לִבּוֹתֵינוּ מָזוֹן וְשָׂשׂוֹן	17 yet, in bestowing his goodness, he did not leave himself without witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, and filled you with nourishment and gladness for your hearts."
18 וְאַף בַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה כִּמְעַט לֹא־עָצְרוּ כֹחַ לְהָנִיא אֶת־הָעָם מִזְּבֹחַ לָהֶם	18 Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
19 וַיָּבֹאוּ שָׁמָּה יְהוּדִים מִן־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא וּמִן־אִיקָנְיוֹן וַיָּסִיתוּ אֶת־הָעָם וַיִּרְגְּמוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס בָּאֲבָנִים וַיִּסְחָבֻהוּ חוּצָה לָעִיר בְּחָשְׁבָם כִּי מֵת	19 However, some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
20 וַיָּסֹבּוּ אֹתוֹ הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיָּקָם וַיָּבֹא הָעִירָה וּמִמָּחֳרָת יָצָא אֶל־דַּרְבִי הוּא וּבַר־נַבָּא	20 But when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and entered the city. On the following day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
21 וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ אֶת־הַבְּשׂוֹרָה בָּעִיר הַהִיא וְאַחֲרֵי הַעֲמִידָם תַּלְמִידִים הַרְבֵּה שָׁבוּ אֶל־לוּסְטְרָא וְאִיקָנְיוֹן וְאַנְטְיוֹכְיָא	21 After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch.
22 וַיְחַזְּקוּ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹת הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיַּזְהִירוּ אֹתָם לַעֲמֹד בָּאֱמוּנָה וְכִי רַק־בְּצָרוֹת רַבּוֹת בּוֹא נָבוֹא אֶל־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	22 They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, "It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God."
23 וַיִּבְחֲרוּ לָהֶם זְקֵנִים בְּכָל־קְהִלָּה וּקְהִלָּה וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ וַיָּצוּמוּ וַיַּפְקִידוּם בְּיַד הָאָדוֹן אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱמִינוּ בוֹ	23 They appointed presbyters for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had put their faith.
24 וַיַּעַבְרוּ בְּפִיסִדְיָא וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־פַּמְפּוּלְיָא	24 Then they traveled through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia.
25 וַיַּשְׁמִיעוּ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה בְּפַרְגִי וַיֵּרְדוּ אֶל־אַטַּלְיָא	25 After proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia.
26 וּמִשָּׁם בָּאוּ בָאֳנִיָּה אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא אֲשֶׁר נִמְסְרוּ־שָׁם לְחֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים עַל־הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר מִלְאוּ אֹתָהּ	26 From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now accomplished.
27 וּבְבֹאָם שָׁמָּה הִקְהִילוּ אֶת־הָעֵדָה וַיַּגִּידוּ אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אִתָּם הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־פָּתַח לַגּוֹיִם פֶּתַח הָאֱמוּנָה	27 And when they arrived, they called the church together and reported what God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
28 וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם עִם־הַתַּלְמִידִים יָמִים לֹא מְעַטִּים	28 Then they spent no little time with the disciples.