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Mercoledi, 15 maggio 2024 - Sant'Isidoro agricoltore ( Letture di oggi)

Lettera di Giacomo - מכתבו של גיימס 2


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STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCHCATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 כִּי אַתֶּם אַחַי הִנְּכֶם יֹדְעִים אֶת־מְבוֹאֵנוּ אֲלֵיכֶם כִּי לֹא־הָיָה לָרִיק1 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our acceptance among you was not empty.
2 אַךְ אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר עֻנִּינוּ וְלַחֲרָפוֹת הָיִינוּ בְּפִילִפִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַעְתֶּם הִתְחַזַּקְנוּ בֵאלֹהֵינוּ לְהַגִּיד גַּם־לָכֶם אֶת־הַבְּשׂוֹרָה בְּנַפְתּוּלִים רַבִּים2 Instead, having previously suffered and been treated shamefully, as you know, at Philippi, we had confidence in our God, so as to speak the Gospel of God to you with much solicitude.
3 כִּי תוֹכַחְתֵּנוּ אֵינֶנָּה מִתּוֹךְ טָעוּת וְגַם־לֹא מִתּוֹךְ טֻמְאָה וְלֹא בִּרְמִיָּה3 For our exhortation was not in error, nor from impurity, nor with deception.
4 כִּי אִם־כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ נֶאֱמָנִים לֵאלֹהִים לְהַפְקִיד בְּיָדֵנוּ אֶת־הַבְּשׂוֹרָה כֵּן נְדַבֵּר וְלֹא כַּחֲפֵצִים לִהְיוֹת רְצוּיִם לִבְנֵי אָדָם כִּי אִם־לֵאלֹהִים הַבֹּחֵן לִבּוֹתֵינוּ4 But, just as we have been tested by God, so that the Gospel would be entrusted to us, so also did we speak, not so as to please men, but rather to please God, who tests our hearts.
5 כִּי מֵעוֹלָם לֹא דִבַּרְנוּ בִּשְׂפַת חֲלָקוֹת כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַעְתֶּם וְגַם־לֹא לְמַעַן בְּצֹעַ בָּצַע הָאֱלֹהִים עֵד5 And neither did we, at any time, become flattering in speech, as you know, nor did we seek an opportunity for avarice, as God is witness.
6 גַּם לֹא־בִקַּשְׁנוּ מִן־הָאָדָם כָּבוֹד לֹא מִכֶּם וְלֹא מֵאֲחֵרִים אַף כִּי־הָיָה לָנוּ מָקוֹם לְהִתְכַּבֵּד כִּשְׁלִיחֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ6 Nor did we seek the glory of men, neither from you, nor from others.
7 אֲבָל הָלַכְנוּ לְאַט בְּתוֹכְכֶם כְּאֹמֶנֶת מְפַנֶּקֶת אֶת־בָּנֶיהָ7 And although we could have been a burden to you, as Apostles of Christ, instead we became like little ones in your midst, like a nurse cherishing her children.
8 וּבְחַבְּבֵנוּ כָכָה אֶתְכֶם חָפַצְנוּ לָתֵת לָכֶם לֹא לְבַד אֶת־בְּשׂוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי־גַם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ יַעַן כִּי־הֱיִיתֶם חֲבִיבִים עָלֵינוּ8 So desirous were we for you that we were willing to hand over to you, not only the Gospel of God, but even our own souls. For you have become most beloved to us.
9 הֲלֹא תִזְכְּרוּ אַחַי אֶת־יְגִיעָתֵנוּ וְאֶת־תְּלָאָתֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר הָיִינוּ עֲמֵלִים לַיְלָה וְיוֹמָם לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֹת לְמַשָּׂא לְאִישׁ בְּבַשְּׂרֵנוּ בְקִרְבְּכֶם אֶת־בְּשׂוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים9 For you remember, brothers, our hardship and weariness. We preached the Gospel of God among you, working night and day, so that we would not be burdensome to any of you.
10 עֵדִים אַתֶּם וְעֵד הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי בְקֹדֶשׁ וּבְצֶדֶק וּבְתָמִים הָיִינוּ עִמָּכֶם הַמַּאֲמִינִים10 You are witnesses, as is God, of how holy and just and blameless we were with you who have believed.
11 וְאַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי־כְאָב אֶת־בָּנָיו הִזְהַרְנוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֶחָד מִכֶּם וְדִבַּרְנוּ עַל־לִבּוֹ11 And you know the manner, with each one of you, like a father with his sons,
12 וַנָּעַד בָּכֶם לָלֶכֶת כָּרָאוּי לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים הַקּוֹרֵא אֶתְכֶם לְמַלְכוּתוֹ וְלִכְבוֹדוֹ12 in which we were pleading with you and consoling you, bearing witness, so that you would walk in a manner worthy of God, who has called you into his kingdom and glory.
13 בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת גַּם־נוֹדֶה תָמִיד לֵאלֹהִים כִּי אַתֶּם בְּקַבֶּלְכֶם מֵאִתָּנוּ דְּבַר שְׁמוּעַת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־קִבַּלְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ כִּדְבַר בְּנֵי־אָדָם כִּי אִם־כְּמוֹ־שֶׁהוּא בֶאֱמֶת כִּדְבַר הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר הוּא גַּם־פֹּעֵל בָּכֶם הַמַּאֲמִינִים13 For this reason also, we give thanks to God without ceasing: because, when you had accepted from us the Word of the hearing of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but (as it truly is) as the Word of God, who is working in you who have believed.
14 כִּי־אַתֶּם אַחַי הֲלַכְתֶּם בְּעִקְּבֵי קְהִלּוֹת הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ כִּי סְבַלְתֶּם גַּם־אַתֶּם כָּאֵלֶּה עַל־יְדֵי בְנֵי־שִׁבְטְכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר סָבְלוּ גַם־הֵמָּה עַל־יְדֵי הַיְּהוּדִים14 For you, brothers, have become imitators of the churches of God which are at Judea, in Christ Jesus. For you, too, have suffered the same things from your fellow countrymen as they have suffered from the Jews,
15 אֲשֶׁר אַף־הֵמִיתוּ אֶת־הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ וְאֶת־נְבִיאֵיהֶם וְאוֹתָנוּ רָדָפוּ וְאֵינָם טוֹבִים בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאֹיְבִים לְכָל־אָדָם15 who also killed both the Lord Jesus, and the Prophets, and who have persecuted us. But they do not please God, and so they are adversaries to all men.
16 הַמֹּנְעִים אֹתָנוּ מִדַּבֵּר אֶל־הַגּוֹיִם כִּי יִוָּשֵׁעוּ לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר־יְמַלְאוּ אֶת־חַטֹּאתֵיהֶם בְּכָל־עֵת וַיַּשִּׂיגֵם הֶחָרוֹן עַד־לְכַלֵּה16 They prohibit us to speak to the Gentiles, so that they may be saved, and thus do they continually add to their own sins. But the wrath of God will overtake them in the very end.
17 וַאֲנַחְנוּ אַחַי אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־שָׁכֹלְנוּ אֶתְכֶם לִזְמַן מְעַט בְּפָנִים וְלֹא בְלֵב הִשְׁתַּדַּלְנוּ בְיוֹתֵר לִרְאוֹת פְּנֵיכֶם בִּכְמִיהָה רַבָּה17 And we, brothers, having been deprived of you for a short time, in sight, but not in heart, have hurried all the more to see your face, with a great desire.
18 וְעַל־כֵּן חָפַצְנוּ לָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם אֲנִי פוֹלוֹס פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּיִם וְהַשָּׂטָן עֲצָרָנוּ18 For we wanted to come to you, (indeed, I, Paul, attempted to do so once, and then again,) but Satan impeded us.
19 כִּי מִי תִקְוָתֵנוּ וּמִי שִׂמְחָתֵנוּ וַעֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאַרְתֵּנוּ הֲלֹא גַם־אַתֶּם לִפְנֵי אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ בְּבוֹאוֹ19 For what is our hope, and our joy, and our crown of glory? Is it not you, before our Lord Jesus Christ at his return?
20 אָמְנָם אַתֶּם כְּבוֹדֵנוּ וְשִׂמְחָתֵנוּ20 For you are our glory and our joy.
21 אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ הֲלֹא בְּמַעֲשָׂיו נִצְדָּק בְּהַעֲלֹתוֹ אֶת־יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
22 הִנְּךָ רֹאֶה כִּי־הָיְתָה הָאֱמוּנָה עֹזֶרֶת לְמַעֲשָׂיו וּמִתּוֹךְ הַמַּעֲשִׂים הָשְׁלְמָה הָאֱמוּנָה
23 וַיִּמָּלֵא הַכָּתוּב הָאֹמֵר וְהֶאֱמִן אַבְרָהָם בַּיהוָֹה וַתֵּחָשֵׁב־לוֹ לִצְדָקָה וַיִּקָּרֵא אֹהֵב יְהוָֹה
24 הִנְּכֶם רֹאִים כִּי בְּמַעֲשִׂים יִצְדַּק הָאִישׁ וְלֹא בֶאֱמוּנָה לְבַדָּהּ
25 וְכֵן גַּם־רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה הֲלֹא נִצְדְּקָה בְּמַעֲשִׂים בְּאָסְפָהּ אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִים אֶל־בֵּיתָהּ וַתְּשַׁלְּחֵם בְּדֶרֶךְ אַחֵר
26 כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר הַגּוּף בְּלִי נְשָׁמָה מֵת הוּא כֵּן גַּם־הָאֱמוּנָה בְלִי־מַעֲשִׂים מֵתָה הִיא