1 אַחַר כֵּן סָר פּוֹלוֹס מֵאַתִּינַס וַיָּבֹא אֶל־קוֹרִנְתּוֹס | 1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; |
2 וַיִּמְצָא יְהוּדִי נוֹלָד בְּפוֹנְטוֹס וּשְׁמוֹ עֲקִילַס אֲשֶׁר זֶה מִקָּרוֹב בָּא מִן־אִיטַלְיָא הוּא וְאִשְׁתּוֹ פְּרִיסְקִילָה מִפְּנֵי אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה קְלוֹדְיוֹס אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים לָסוּר מֵעִיר רוֹמִי | 2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. |
3 וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶם וַיְהִי בִּהְיֹתָם בְּנֵי אָמָּנוּת אַחַת וַיֵּשֶׁב אִתָּם וַיַּעַשׂ מְלַאכְתּוֹ וְאָמָּנוּתָם עֲשׂוֹת יְרִיעוֹת אֹהָלִים | 3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. |
4 וַיְדַבֵּר בְּבֵית הַכְּנֵסֶת בְּכָל־שַׁבָּת וְשַׁבָּת וַיּוֹכַח אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֶת־הַיְּוָנִים | 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. |
5 וּכְבוֹא סִילָא וְטִימוֹתִיּוֹס מִמַּקְדּוֹנְיָא הָיָה פוֹלוֹס מִתְאַמֵּץ בָּרוּחַ לְהָעִיד אֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. |
6 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִתְקוֹמְמוּ וְגִדְּפוּ וַיְנַעֵר אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם דַּמְכֶם בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶם וְאָנֹכִי נָקִי מֵעַתָּה אֵלְכָה־לִּי אֶל־הַגּוֹיִם | 6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. |
7 וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם וַיָּבֹא אֶל־בֵּית אִישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ יוּסְטוֹס אִישׁ יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים וּבֵיתוֹ סָמוּךְ לְבֵית הַכְּנֵסֶת | 7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. |
8 וּקְרִיסְפּוֹס רֹאשׁ הַכְּנֵסֶת הֶאֱמִין בָּאָדוֹן הוּא וְכָל־בֵּיתוֹ וְגַם קוֹרִנְתִּים רַבִּים בְּשָׁמְעָם הֶאֱמִינוּ וַיִּטָּבֵלוּ | 8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. |
9 וּדְבַר הָאָדוֹן הָיָה אֶל־פּוֹלוֹס בַּמַּחֲזֶה בַלַּיְלָה לֵאמֹר אַל־תִּירָא כִּי אִם־דַּבֵּר וְאַל־תֶּחֱשֶׁה | 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: |
10 כִּי־עִמְּךָ אָנֹכִי וְאִישׁ אַל־יִגַּע בְּךָ לְהָרַע לָךְ כִּי־גוֹי גָּדוֹל לִי בָּעִיר הַזֹּאת | 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. |
11 וַיֵּשֶׁב שָׁם שָׁנָה וְשִׁשָּׁה חֳדָשִׁים וַיְלַמֵּד בָּהֶם אֵת דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים | 11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. |
12 וַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹת גַּלִּיּוֹן שַׂר מְדִינַת אֲכַיָּא וַיָּקוּמוּ הַיְּהוּדִים כֻּלָּם יַחְדָּו עַל־פּוֹלוֹס וַיְבִיאֻהוּ אֶל־כִּסֵּא הַמִּשְׁפָּט | 12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, |
13 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה מְפַתֶּה אֶת־בְּנֵי הָאָדָם לַעֲבֹד אֶת־אֱלֹהִים בְּלֹא כַתּוֹרָה | 13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. |
14 וַיְהִי אַךְ־בִּקֵּשׁ פּוֹלוֹס לִפְתֹּחַ אֶת־פִּיו וְגַלִּיּוֹן אָמַר אֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים לֵאמֹר אִם־הָיָה דְבַר־פֶּשַׁע אוֹ־מַעֲשֵׂה נְבָלָה כִּי־עַתָּה נָשָׂאתִי וְשָׁמַעְתִּי אֶתְכֶם הַיְּהוּדִים כַּמִּשְׁפָּט | 14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: |
15 אֲבָל אִם־הִיא שְׁאֵלָה עַל־מִלִּין וְשֵׁמוֹת וְהַדָּת שֶׁלָּכֶם רְאוּ אַתֶּם וַאֲנִי אֵין רְצוֹנִי לִהְיוֹת שֹׁפֵט עַל־דְּבָרִים כָּאֵלֶּה | 15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. |
16 וַיְגָרֶשׁ אֹתָם מִלִּפְנֵי כִּסֵּא הַמִּשְׁפָּט | 16 And he drave them from the judgment seat. |
17 וַיֹּאחֲזוּ כָל־הַיְּוָנִים אֶת־סוֹסְתְּנִיס רֹאשׁ הַכְּנֵסֶת וַיַּכּוּהוּ לִפְנֵי־כִסֵּא הַמִּשְׁפָּט וְגַלִּיּוֹן לֹא־שָׁת לִבּוֹ גַּם־לָזֹאת | 17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things. |
18 וּפוֹלוֹס יָשַׁב שָׁם עוֹד יָמִים רַבִּים וַיִּפָּרֵד מִן־הָאַחִים וַיֵּרֶד בָּאֳנִיָּה לָלֶכֶת אֶל־סוּרְיָא וְאִתּוֹ פְּרִיסְקִילָה וַעֲקִילַס וַיְגַלַּח אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ בְּקַנְכְּרַי כִּי נֶדֶר עָלָיו | 18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. |
19 וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־אֶפְסוֹס וַיַּעֲזֹב אֹתָם שָׁם וְהוּא הָלַךְ לְבֵית הַכְּנֵסֶת וַיְדַבֵּר עִם־הַיְּהוּדִים | 19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. |
20 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ לְהַאֲרִיךְ יְמֵי שִׁבְתּוֹ אִתָּם וְלֹא אָבָה | 20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; |
21 כִּי אִם־נִפְרַד מֵהֶם בְּאָמְרוֹ מְחֻיָּב אֲנִי לָחֹג אֶת־הֶחָג הַבָּא בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן אָשׁוּבָה אֲלֵיכֶם אִם־יִרְצֶה יְהוָֹה וַיֵּלֶךְ־לוֹ בָאֳנִיָּה מִן־אֶפְסוֹס | 21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. |
22 וַיָּבֹא אֶל־קִסְרִין וַיַּעַל וַיִּשְׁאַל לִשְׁלוֹם הַקְּהִלָּה וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא | 22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. |
23 וַיֵּשֶׁב שָׁם יָמִים אֲחָדִים וַיֵּלֶךְ לְמַסָּעָיו וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּאֶרֶץ גָּלַטְיָא וּפְרוּגְיָא וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת־כָּל־הַתַּלְמִידִים | 23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. |
24 וְאִישׁ יְהוּדִי בָּא אֶל־אֶפְסוֹס וְעִיר מוֹלַדְתּוֹ אֲלֶכְסַנְדְּרִיָּא וּשְׁמוֹ אַפּוֹלוֹס אִישׁ דְּבָרִים וְנִמְרָץ בַּכְּתוּבִים | 24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. |
25 הוּא הָיָה מְלֻמָּד דֶּרֶךְ הָאָדוֹן וְהוּא מְדַבֵּר כְּחֹם רוּחוֹ וּמְלַמֵּד הֵיטֵב עַל־אֹדוֹת יֵשׁוּעַ וְלֹא יָדַע כִּי אִם־טְבִילַת יוֹחָנָן לְבַדָּהּ | 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. |
26 וְהוּא הֵחֵל לִקְרֹא בְּבֵית הַכְּנֵסֶת בְּבִטְחוֹן לֵבָב וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֹתוֹ עֲקִילַס וּפְרִיסְקִילָה וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ אֲלֵיהֶם וַיּוֹסִיפוּ לְהַגִּיד לוֹ אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ הָאֱלֹהִים בַּאֵר הֵיטֵב | 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. |
27 וַיַּחְפֹּץ לָלֶכֶת לַאֲכַיָּא וַיִּכְתְּבוּ הָאַחִים אֶל־הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיְעֹרְרוּ אֹתָם לְקַבְּלוֹ וַיָּבֹא שָׁמָּה וַיַּעֲזֹר הַרְבֵּה אֶת־הַמַּאֲמִינִים עַל־יְדֵי הֶחָסֶד | 27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: |
28 כִּי־בְחָזְקָה הִתְוַכַּח עִם־הַיְּהוּדִים לִפְנֵי כָּל־הָעָם וַיַּרְאֵם מִן־הַמִּקְרָאוֹת כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. |