Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 23

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וַיַּבֵּט פּוֹלוֹס אֶל־הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין וַיֹּאמַר אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים בְּכָל־תֻּמַּת לְבָבִי הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה	1 Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, “Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”
2 וַיְצַו חֲנַנְיָה הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל אֶת־הָעֹמְדִים עָלָיו לְהַכּוֹתוֹ עַל־פִּיו	2 And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.
3 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פּוֹלוֹס יַכְּכָה אֱלֹהִים הַקִּיר הַמְסֻיָּד הַאֻמְנָם ישֵׁב אַתָּה לָדִין אֹתִי כַּתּוֹרָה וְאַתָּה מְצַוֶּה לְהַכּוֹתִי שֶׁלֹּא כַתּוֹרָה	3 Then Paul said to him: “God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”
4 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעֹמְדִים שָׁם אֶת־הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל לֵאלֹהִים תְּחָרֵף	4 And those who were standing nearby said, “Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?”
5 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אַחַי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֲשֶׁר הוּא הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל כִּי כָתוּב נָשִׂיא בְעַמְּךָ לֹא תָאֹר	5 And Paul said: “I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. For it is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.’ ”
6 וּפוֹלוֹס יָדַע כִּי מִקְצָתָם צַדּוּקִים וּמִקְצָתָם פְּרוּשִׁים וַיִּצְעַק בְּתוֹךְ הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים פָּרוּשׁ בֶּן־פָּרוּשׁ אָנֹכִי וְעַל־תִּקְוַת הַמֵּתִים וּתְחִיָּתָם אֲנִי נָדוֹן	6 Now Paul, knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other were Pharisees, exclaimed in the council: “Noble brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees! It is over the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”
7 וּבְדַבְּרוֹ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה הָיָה רִיב בֵּין הַצַּדּוּקִים וּבֵין הַפְּרוּשִׁים וַיֵּחָלֵק הֶהָמוֹן	7 And when he had said this, a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.
8 כִּי הַצַּדּוּקִים אֹמְרִים אֵין תְּחִיָּה וְאֵין מַלְאָךְ וָרוּחַ וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים מוֹדִים בִּשְׁנֵיהֶם	8 For the Sadducees claim that there is no resurrection, and neither angels, nor spirits. But the Pharisees confess both of these.
9 וַתְּהִי הֲמֻלָּה גְדוֹלָה וַיָּקוּמוּ הַסּוֹפְרִים אֲשֶׁר מִכַּת הַפְּרוּשִׁים וַיִּתְוַכְּחוּ לֵאמֹר לֹא־מָצָאנוּ דָבָר רָע בָּאִישׁ הַזֶּה וְאִם־רוּחַ דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו אוֹ מַלְאָךְ אַל־נִלָּחֲמָה בֵּאלֹהִים	9 Then there occurred a great clamor. And some of the Pharisees, rising up, were fighting, saying: “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?”
10 וְהָרִיב הוֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק וְשַׂר־הָאֶלֶף דָּאַג פֶּן־יְשַׁסְּעוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס וַיְצַו אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא לָרֶדֶת וְלַחֲטֹף אֹתוֹ מִתּוֹכָם וְלַהֲבִיאוֹ אֶל־הַמְצָד	10 And since a great dissension had been made, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst, and to bring him into the fortress.
11 וּבַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא נִצָּב עָלָיו הָאָדוֹן וַיֹּאמֶר חֲזַק פּוֹלוֹס כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר הַעִידוֹתָ לִּי בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם כֵּן הָעֵד תָּעִיד בְּרוֹמִי	11 Then, on the following night, the Lord stood near him and said: “Be constant. For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so also it is necessary for you to testify at Rome.”
12 וַיְהִי לִפְנוֹת הַבֹּקֶר וַיִּתְחַבְּרוּ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיַּאַסְרוּ אִסָּר עַל־נַפְשָׁם לֵאמֹר כִּי לֹא יֹאכְלוּ וְלֹא יִשְׁתּוּ עַד אִם־יַהַרְגוּ אֶת פּוֹלוֹס	12 And when daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
13 וּמִסְפַּר הַבָּאִים בָּאָלָה הַזֹּאת הָיָה יוֹתֵר מֵאַרְבָּעִים	13 Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.
14 וַיִּגְּשׁוּ אֶל־רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְאֶל הַזְּקֵנִים לֵאמֹר אִסָּר אָסַרְנוּ עַל־נַפְשֵׁנוּ לְבִלְתִּי טְעֹם מְאוּמָה עַד אִם־הָרַגְנוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס	14 And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders, and they said: “We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing, until we have killed Paul.
15 וְעַתָּה הוֹדִיעוּ־נָא אַתֶּם וְהַסַּנְהֶדְרִין אֶת־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף וְיוֹרִידֵהוּ מָחָר אֲלֵיכֶם כְּאִלּוּ תַחְפְּצוּ לִדְרשׁ הֵיטֵב אֶת־עִנְיָנוֹ וַאֲנַחְנוּ נְכוֹנִים לַהֲמִיתוֹ בְּטֶרֶם יִקְרַב אֲלֵיכֶם	15 Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune, so that he may bring him to you, as if you intended to determine something else about him. But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death.”
16 וַיִּשְׁמַע בֶּן־אֲחוֹת פּוֹלוֹס אֶת־אָרְבָּם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הַמְצָד וַיַּגֵּד לְפוֹלוֹס	16 But when Paul’s sister’s son had heard of this, about their treachery, he went and entered into the fortress, and he reported it to Paul.
17 וַיִּקְרָא פוֹלוֹס לְאֶחָד מִשָּׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הוֹלֵךְ אֶת־הַבָּחוּר הַזֶּה אֶל־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף כִּי־דָבָר לוֹ לְהוֹדִיעוֹ	17 And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: “Lead this young man to the tribune. For he has something to tell him.”
18 וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ וַיּוֹלִיכֵהוּ אֶל־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף וַיֹּאמַר פּוֹלוֹס הָאַסִּיר קְרָאַנִי אֵלָיו וַיְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנִּי לְהוֹלִיךְ אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־הַבָּחוּר הַזֶּה כִּי־דָבָר לוֹ לְהַגִּיד לָךְ	18 And indeed, he took him and led him to the tribune, and he said, “Paul, the prisoner, asked me to lead this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.”
19 וַיֹּאחֶז שַׂר הָאֶלֶף בְּיָדוֹ וַיָּסַר עִמּוֹ לְבַדּוֹ וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ מַה־הוּא זֶה אֲשֶׁר לְךָ לְהוֹדִיעֵנִי	19 Then the tribune, taking him by the hand, withdrew with him by themselves, and he asked him: “What is it that you have to tell me?”
20 וַיֹּאמַר כִּי־נוֹעֲצוּ הַיְּהוּדִים יַחְדָּו לְבַקֵּשׁ מִמְּךָ כִּי מָחָר תּוֹרִיד אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס לִפְנֵי הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין וְהֵמָּה כְּאִלּוּ חֲפֵצִים לָדַעַת הֵיטֵב אֶת־עִנְיָנוֹ	20 Then he said: “The Jews have met to ask you to bring Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they intended to question him about something else.
21 וְאַתָּה אַל־תִּשְׁמַע לָהֶם כִּי אֹרְבִים לוֹ מֵהֶם יוֹתֵר מֵאַרְבָּעִים אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אָסְרוּ אִסָּר עַל־נַפְשָׁם לְבִלְתִּי אֲכֹל וּשְׁתוֹת בְּטֶרֶם יַהַרְגוּהוּ וְהֵמָּה עַתָּה עֹמְדִים וּמְחַכִּים לְהַבְטָחָתֶךָ	21 But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation from you.”
22 וַיְשַׁלַּח שַׂר־הָאֶלֶף אֶת־הַבָּחוּר וַיְצַוֵּהוּ לְבִלְתִּי אֲמָר־לְאִישׁ כִּי גִלָּה־לוֹ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה	22 And then the tribune dismissed the young man, instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.
23 וַיִּקְרָא לִשְׁנֵי שָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת וַיֹּאמַר הֵחָלְצוּ מֵאִתְּכֶם אַנְשֵׁי־צָבָא מָאתַיִם לָלֶכֶת לְקִסְרִין וּפָרָשִׁים שִׁבְעִים וּמשְׁכֵי קֶשֶׁת מָאתַיִם מִן־הַשָּׁעָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית בַּלָּיְלָה	23 Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.
24 וּבְהֵמוֹת יָכִינוּ לְהַרְכִּיב אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס לְמַעַן הֲבִיאוֹ שָׁלֵם אֶל־פֶלִיקְס הַנְּצִיב	24 And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul, so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”
25 וַיִּכְתֹּב אִגֶּרֶת וְזֶה תֹּכֶן דְּבָרֶיהָ	25 For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:
26 קְלוֹדְיוֹס לוּסִיאַס אֶל־פֶלִיקְס הַנְּצִיב הָאַדִּיר שָׁלוֹם	26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor, Felix: greetings.
27 אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה תָּפְשֹוּ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיְבַקְשׁוּ הֲמִיתוֹ וָאָבֹא עִם־אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא וָאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ מִתּוֹכָם בְּשָׁמְעִי כִּי־רוֹמִי הוּא	27 This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them, I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers, since I realized that he is a Roman.
28 וּבַאֲשֶׁר חָפַצְתִּי לָדַעַת עַל־מֶה שָׂטְנוּ אֹתוֹ הוֹרַדְתִּיו אֶל־הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין שֶׁלָּהֶם	28 And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him, I brought him into their council.
29 וָאֶמְצָא כִּי־שָׂטְנוּ אֹתוֹ עַל־דִּבְרֵי שְׁאֵלוֹת דָּתָם וְלֹא עַל־דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה עָלָיו חַיַּב מִיתָה אוֹ מוֹסֵרוֹת	29 And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law. Yet truly, nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation.
30 וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הֻגַּד־לִי שֶׁהַיְּהוּדִים מִתְנַכְּלִים לָאִישׁ הַזֶּה וָאֶשְׁלָחֵהוּ אֵלֶיךָ מִיָּד וְגַם אֶת־שׂטְנָיו צִוֵּיתִי לָבוֹא וּלְהַגִּישׁ שִׂטְנָתָם לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַתָּה שָׁלוֹם	30 And when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him, I sent him to you, notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you. Farewell.”
31 וַיִּקְחוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס כַּאֲשֶׁר צֻוּוּ וַיְבִיאֻהוּ לַיְלָה אֶל־אַנְטִפַּטְרִיס	31 Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders, brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 וּמִמָּחֳרָת הִנִּיחוּ אֶת־הַפָּרָשִׁים לָלֶכֶת אִתּוֹ וַיָּשׁוּבוּ לַמְצָד	32 And the next day, sending the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.
33 וְהֵמָּה בָּאוּ אֶל־קִסְרִין וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶת־הָאִגֶּרֶת בִּידֵי הַנְּצִיב וַיַּעֲמִידוּ לְפָנָיו גַם אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס	33 And when they had arrived at Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him.
34 וַיְהִי כִּקְרֹא הַנְּצִיב אֶת הָאִגֶּרֶת וַיִּשְׁאַל מֵאֵיזֹה מְדִינָה הוּא וַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעוֹ כִּי־הוּא מִקִּילִיקְיָא וַיֹּאמַר	34 And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said:
35 אֶשְׁמַע אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ בְּבוֹא גַם־שׂטְנֶיךָ הֵנָּה וַיְצַו לְשָׁמְרוֹ בְּבֵית הַמִּשְׁפָּט אֲשֶׁר לְהוֹרְדוֹס	35 “I will hear you, when your accusers have arrived.” And he ordered him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.