Prima lettera ai Tessalonicesi - (מכתב ראשון לסלוניקים) 8

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 עַל־כֵּן אֵין־אַשְׁמָה בָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר הֵם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמִּתְהַלְּכִים בְּלֹא כַבָּשָׂר כִּי אִם־לְפִי הָרוּחַ	1 Thus, condemnation wil never come to those who are in Christ Jesus,
2 כִּי תוֹרַת רוּחַ הַחַיִּים בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ שִׁחְרְרָה אֹתִי מִתּוֹרַת הַחֵטְא וְהַמָּוֶת	2 because the law of the Spirit which gives life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin anddeath.
3 כִּי מַה־שֶּׁלֹּא יָכְלָה הַתּוֹרָה לַעֲשֹוֹת הַנֶּחֱלָשָׁה עַל־יְדֵי הַבָּשָׂר עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים בְּשָׁלְחוֹ אֶת־בְּנוֹ בְּתֹאַר בְּשַׂר הַחֵטְא וּבְעַד הַחֵטְא וַיַּרְשִׁיעַ אֶת־הַחֵטְא בַּבָּשָׂר	3 What the Law could not do because of the weakness of human nature, God did, sending his own Sonin the same human nature as any sinner to be a sacrifice for sin, and condemning sin in that human nature.
4 לְמַעַן תִּמָּלֵא חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה בָּנוּ הַמִּתְהַלְּכִים בְּלֹא כַבָּשָׂר כִּי אִם־לְפִי הָרוּחַ	4 This was so that the Law's requirements might be fully satisfied in us as we direct our lives not by ournatural inclinations but by the Spirit.
5 כִּי אֲשֶׁר הֵמָּה לַבָּשָׂר בְּעִנְיְנֵי הַבָּשָׂר יַחְשֹׁבוּ וַאֲשֶׁר לָרוּחַ בְּעִנְיְנֵי הָרוּחַ יַחְשֹׁבוּ	5 Those who are living by their natural inclinations have their minds on the things human nature desires;those who live in the Spirit have their minds on spiritual things.
6 כִּי־מַחֲשֶׁבֶת הַבָּשָׂר הִיא הַמָּוֶת וּמַחֲשֶׁבֶת הָרוּחַ הִיא הַחַיִּים וְהַשָּׁלוֹם	6 And human nature has nothing to look forward to but death, while the Spirit looks forward to life andpeace,
7 יַעַן מַחֲשֶׁבֶת הַבָּשָׂר רַק שִׂנְאַת אֱלֹהִים הִיא בַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא תִשְׁתַּעְבֵּד לְתוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים וְאַף אֵינֶנָּה יְכוֹלָה	7 because the outlook of disordered human nature is opposed to God, since it does not submit to God'sLaw, and indeed it cannot,
8 וַאֲשֶׁר הֵמָּה בַבָּשָׂר לֹא יוּכְלוּ לִהְיוֹת רְצוּיִם לֵאלֹהִים	8 and those who live by their natural inclinations can never be pleasing to God.
9 וְאַתֶּם אֵינְכֶם בַּבָּשָׂר כִּי אִם־בָּרוּחַ אִם־אָמְנָם רוּחַ הָאֱלֹהִים שֹׁכֵן בְּקִרְבְּכֶם כִּי מִי שֶׁאֵין־בּוֹ רוּחַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֵינֶנּוּ שֶׁלּוֹ	9 You, however, live not by your natural inclinations, but by the Spirit, since the Spirit of God has made ahome in you. Indeed, anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
10 וְאִם־הַמָּשִׁיחַ בְּקִרְבְּכֶם אָז הַגּוּף מֵת הוּא בִּדְבַר הַחֵטְא וְהָרוּחַ חַיִּים הוּא בִּדְבַר הַצְּדָקָה	10 But when Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin but the spirit is alive because you havebeen justified;
11 וְאִם־יִשְׁכֹּן בְּקִרְבְּכֶם רוּחַ הַמֵּעִיר אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ מִן־הַמֵּתִים הוּא אֲשֶׁר הֵעִיר אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ מִן־הַמֵּתִים גַּם אֶת־גְּוִיּוֹתֵיכֶם הַמֵּתוֹת יְחַיֶּה עַל־יְדֵי רוּחוֹ הַשֹּׁכֵן בְּקִרְבְּכֶם	11 and if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead has made his home in you, then he whoraised Christ Jesus from the dead wil give life to your own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you.
12 לָכֵן אַחַי בִּהְיוֹתֵנוּ בַּבָּשָׂר חַיָּבִים אֲנַחְנוּ לֹא לִחְיוֹת לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר	12 So then, my brothers, we have no obligation to human nature to be dominated by it.
13 כִּי אִם־תִּחְיוּ לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר מוֹת תְּמֻתוּן וְאִם־עַל־יְדֵי הָרוּחַ תְּמוֹתְתוּ אֶת־מַעַלְלֵי הַבָּשָׂר חָיֹה תִחְיוּ	13 If you do live in that way, you are doomed to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the habitsoriginating in the body, you will have life.
14 כִּי־כֹל אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים יְנַהֲגֵם בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה	14 Al who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God;
15 כִּי לֹא קִבַּלְתֶּם רוּחַ עַבְדוּת לָשׁוּב לִירֹא כִּי אִם־קִבַּלְתֶּם רוּחַ מִשְׁפַּט בָּנִים אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ קֹרְאִים אֲנַחְנוּ אַבָּא אָבִינוּ	15 for what you received was not the spirit of slavery to bring you back into fear; you received the Spiritof adoption, enabling us to cry out, 'Abba, Father!'
16 וְהָרוּחַ הַהוּא מֵעִיד בְּרוּחֵנוּ כִּי־בְנֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲנַחְנוּ	16 The Spirit himself joins with our spirit to bear witness that we are children of God.
17 וְאִם־בָּנִים אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם־יֹרְשִׁים נִהְיֶה יֹרְשֵׁי אֱלֹהִים וְחַבְרֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ בִּירֻשָּׁה אִם־אָמְנָם נִתְעַנֶּה אִתּוֹ לְמַעַן גַּם־אִתּוֹ נְכֻבָּד	17 And if we are children, then we are heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, provided that weshare his suffering, so as to share his glory.
18 כִּי אֶחֱשֹׁב אֲשֶׁר עִנּוּיֵי הַזְּמָן הַזֶּה אֵינָם שְׁקוּלִים כְּנֶגֶד הַכָּבוֹד הֶעָתִיד לְהִגָּלוֹת עָלֵינוּ	18 In my estimation, al that we suffer in the present time is nothing in comparison with the glory which isdestined to be disclosed for us,
19 כִּי הַבְּרִיאָה תַעֲרֹג וְעֵינֶיהָ תְלוּיוֹת לְהִתְגַּלּוּת בְּנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים	19 for the whole creation is waiting with eagerness for the children of God to be revealed.
20 כִּי־נִכְבְּשָׁה הַבְּרִיאָה לַהֶבֶל לֹא מֵרְצוֹנָהּ כִּי אִם־לְמַעַן הַכֹּבֵשׁ אֹתָהּ אֱלֵי־תִקְוָה	20 It was not for its own purposes that creation had frustration imposed on it, but for the purposes of himwho imposed it-
21 אֲשֶׁר הַבְּרִיאָה גַּם־הִיא תְשֻׁחְרַר מֵעַבְדוּת הַכִּלָּיוֹן אֶל־חֵרוּת כְּבוֹד בְּנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים	21 with the intention that the whole creation itself might be freed from its slavery to corruption andbrought into the same glorious freedom as the children of God.
22 כִּי יָדַעְנוּ אֲשֶׁר הַבְּרִיאָה כֻּלָּהּ יַחַד תֵּאָנַח וְתָחִיל עַד־הֵנָּה	22 We are wel aware that the whole creation, until this time, has been groaning in labour pains.
23 וְלֹא־זֹאת בִּלְבָד כִּי גַם־אֲנַחְנוּ אַף־אִם יֶשׁ־לָנוּ בִּכּוּרֵי הָרוּחַ נֵאָנַח בְּנַפְשֵׁנוּ וּנְחַכֶּה לְמִשְׁפַּט הַבָּנִים פְּדוּת גְּוִיָּתֵנוּ	23 And not only that: we too, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we are groaning insideourselves, waiting with eagerness for our bodies to be set free.
24 כִּי נוֹשַׁעְנוּ בַתִּקְוָה אַךְ הַתִּקְוָה הַנִּרְאָה לָעֵינַיִם אֵינֶנָּה תִקְוָה כִּי אֵיךְ יְיַחֵל אִישׁ לַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־הוּא רֹאֶה	24 In hope, we already have salvation; in hope, not visibly present, or we should not be hoping -- nobodygoes on hoping for something which is already visible.
25 אֲבָל אִם־נְקַוֶּה לַאֲשֶׁר לֹא רְאִינֻהוּ נְחַכֶּה לוֹ בְּסַבְלָנוּת	25 But having this hope for what we cannot yet see, we are able to wait for it with perseveringconfidence.
26 וְכֵן גַּם־הָרוּחַ תֹּמֵךְ אֹתָנוּ בְּחֻלְשׁוֹתֵינוּ כִּי לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מַה־לְּהִתְפַּלֵּל כָּרָאוּי אָכֵן הָרוּחַ הוּא מַפְגִּיעַ בַּעֲדֵנוּ בַּאֲנָחוֹת עֲמֻקּוֹת מִדַּבֵּר	26 And as wel as this, the Spirit too comes to help us in our weakness, for, when we do not know how topray properly, then the Spirit personal y makes our petitions for us in groans that cannot be put into words;
27 וְהַחֹקֵר לְבָבוֹת יוֹדֵעַ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר יַחֲשֹׁב הָרוּחַ כִּי כִּרְצוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים יַפְגִּיעַ בְּעַד הַקְּדוֹשִׁים	27 and he who can see into al hearts knows what the Spirit means because the prayers that the Spiritmakes for God's holy people are always in accordance with the mind of God.
28 וְהִנֵּה יָדַעְנוּ כִּי לְאֹהֲבֵי אֱלֹהִים הַקְּרוּאִים בַּעֲצָתוֹ הַכֹּל יַעֲזֹר לְטוֹב לָהֶם	28 We are wel aware that God works with those who love him, those who have been cal ed inaccordance with his purpose, and turns everything to their good.
29 כִּי אֵת אֲשֶׁר יְדָעָם מִקֶּדֶם אֹתָם גַּם־יָעַד מִקֶּדֶם לִהְיוֹת דּוֹמִים לִדְמוּת בְּנוֹ לְמַעַן יִהְיֶה הַבְּכוֹר בְּתוֹךְ אַחִים רַבִּים	29 He decided beforehand who were the ones destined to be moulded to the pattern of his Son, so thathe should be the eldest of many brothers;
30 וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־יְעָדָם מִקֶּדֶם אֹתָם גַּם־קָרָא וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁר קְרָאָם אֹתָם גַּם־הִצְדִּיק וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר הִצְדִּיקָם אֹתָם גַּם פֵּאֵר	30 it was those so destined that he cal ed; those that he cal ed, he justified, and those that he hasjustified he has brought into glory.
31 וְעַתָּה מַה־נֹּאמַר עַל־זֹאת אִם־הָאֱלֹהִים לָנוּ מִי יָרִיב אִתָּנוּ	31 After saying this, what can we add? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 אֲשֶׁר־עַל־בְּנוֹ יְחִידוֹ לֹא חָס כִּי אִם־נְתָנוֹ בְּעַד כֻּלָּנוּ הֲלֹא גַם־יִתֵּן לָנוּ עִמּוֹ אֶת־הַכֹּל	32 Since he did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for the sake of all of us, then can we not expectthat with him he wil freely give us al his gifts?
33 מִי יָבִיא שִׂטְנָה עַל בְּחִירֵי אֱלֹהִים הֵן אֱלֹהִים הוּא הַמַּצְדִּיק	33 Who can bring any accusation against those that God has chosen? When God grants saving justice
34 וּמִי־הוּא יַאֲשִׁימֵם הֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר מֵת וּבְיוֹתֵר אֲשֶׁר נֵעוֹר מֵעִם הַמֵּתִים הוּא לִימִין הָאֱלֹהִים וְהוּא יַפְגִּיעַ בַּעֲדֵנוּ	34 who can condemn? Are we not sure that it is Christ Jesus, who died -- yes and more, who was raised from the dead and is at God's right hand -- and who is adding his plea for us?
35 מִי יַפְרִידֵנוּ מֵאַהֲבַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ הֲצָרָה אוֹ מְצוּקָה אוֹ מַשְׂטֵמָה אוֹ רָעָב אִם־עֶרְיָה אוֹ סַכָּנָה אוֹ־חָרֶב	35 Can anything cut us off from the love of Christ -- can hardships or distress, or persecution, or lack offood and clothing, or threats or violence;
36 כַּכָּתוּב כִּי־עָלֶיךָ הֹרַגְנוּ כָל־הַיּוֹם נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כְּצֹאן טִבְחָה	36 as scripture says: For your sake we are being massacred al day long, treated as sheep to beslaughtered?
37 אֲבָל בְּכָל־אֵלֶּה גָּבַרְנוּ מְאֹד עַל־יְדֵי הָאֹהֵב אֹתָנוּ	37 No; we come through al these things triumphantly victorious, by the power of him who loved us.
38 וּבָטוּחַ אָנֹכִי כִּי לֹא הַמָּוֶת וְלֹא הַחַיִּים לֹא מַלְאָכִים וְלֹא שְׂרָרוֹת וְלֹא גְבוּרוֹת לֹא הַהֹוֶה וְלֹא הֶעָתִיד	38 For I am certain of this: neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nothing already inexistence and nothing stil to come, nor any power,
39 לֹא הָרוֹם וְלֹא הָעֹמֶק וְלֹא כָל־בְּרִיָּה אַחֶרֶת יוּכְלוּ לְהַפְרִידֵנוּ מֵאַהֲבַת הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר הִיא בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ	39 nor the heights nor the depths, nor any created thing whatever, wil be able to come between us andthe love of God, known to us in Christ Jesus our Lord.