Lettera ai Filippesi - מכתב לפיליפאים 1

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 בְּרֵאשִׁית הָיָה הַדָּבָר וְהַדָּבָר הָיָה אֵת הָאֱלֹהִים וֵאלֹהִים הָיָה הַדָּבָר	1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 הוּא הָיָה בְרֵאשִׁית אֵצֶל הָאֱלֹהִים	2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 הַכֹּל נִהְיָה עַל־יָדוֹ וּמִבַּלְעָדָיו לֹא נִהְיָה כָּל־אֲשֶׁר נִהְיָה	3 All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be
4 בּוֹ הָיוּ חַיִּים וְהַחַיִּים הָיוּ אוֹר בְּנֵי הָאָדָם	4 through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race;
5 וְהָאוֹר בַּחשֶׁךְ זָרָח וְהַחשֶׁךְ לֹא הִשִּׂיגוֹ	5 the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 וַיְהִי אִישׁ שָׁלוּחַ מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים וּשְׁמוֹ יוֹחָנָן	6 A man named John was sent from God.
7 הוּא בָא לְעֵדוּת לְהָעִיד עַל־הָאוֹר לְמַעַן יַאֲמִינוּ כֻלָּם עַל־יָדוֹ	7 He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
8 הוּא לֹא־הָיָה הָאוֹר כִּי אִם־לְהָעִיד עַל־הָאוֹר	8 He was not the light, but came to testify to the light.
9 הָאוֹר הָאֲמִתִּי הַמֵּאִיר לְכָל־אָדָם הָיָה בָא אֶל־הָעוֹלָם	9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
10 בָּעוֹלָם הָיָה וְעַל־יָדוֹ נִהְיָה הָעוֹלָם וְהָעוֹלָם לֹא הִכִּירוֹ	10 He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him.
11 הוּא בָא אֶל־אֲשֶׁר לוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר־הֵמָּה לוֹ לֹא קִבְּלֻהוּ	11 He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him.
12 וְהַמְקַבְּלִים אֹתוֹ נָתַן־עֹז לָמוֹ לִהְיוֹת בָּנִים לֵאלֹהִים הַמַּאֲמִינִים בִּשְׁמוֹ	12 But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,
13 אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִדָּם וְלֹא מֵחֵפֶץ הַבָּשָׂר אַף לֹא־מֵחֵפֶץ גָּבֶר כִּי אִם־מֵאֱלֹהִים נוֹלָדוּ	13 who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man's decision but of God.
14 וְהַדָּבָר נִהְיָה בָשָׂר וַיִּשְׁכֹּן בְּתוֹכֵנוּ וַנֶּחֱזֶה תִפְאַרְתּוֹ כְּתִפְאֶרֶת הַיָּחִיד הַנּוֹלָד מִן־הָאָב רַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת	14 And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth.
15 וְיוֹחָנָן מֵעִיד עָלָיו וַיִּקְרָא לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתִּי עָלָיו הַבָּא אַחֲרַי הָיָה לְפָנָי כִּי קֹדֶם־לִי הָיָה	15 John testified to him and cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'"
16 וּמִמְּלוֹאוֹ לָקַחְנוּ כֻלָּנוּ חֶסֶד עַל־חָסֶד	16 From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace,
17 כִּי הַתּוֹרָה נִתְּנָה בְּיַד־משֶׁה וְהַחֶסֶד וְהָאֱמֶת בָּאוּ עַל־יְדֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	17 because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 אֵת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־רָאָה אִישׁ מֵעוֹלָם הַבֵּן הַיָּחִיד אֲשֶׁר בְּחֵיק הָאָב הוּא הוֹדִיעַ	18 No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him.
19 וְזֹאת הִיא עֵדוּת יוֹחָנָן בִּשְׁלֹחַ הַיְּהוּדִים מִירוּשָׁלַיִם כֹּהֲנִים וּלְוִּיִם לִשְׁאֹל אֹתוֹ מִי אָתָּה	19 And this is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites (to him) to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 וַיּוֹדֶה וְלֹא כִחֵשׁ וַיּוֹדֶה לֵאמֹר אֲנִי אֵינֶנִּי הַמָּשִׁיחַ	20 he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, "I am not the Messiah."
21 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אֹתוֹ מִי אֵפוֹא אָתָּה הַאַתָּה אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵינֶנִּי הַאַתָּה הַנָּבִיא וַיַּעַן לֹא	21 So they asked him, "What are you then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."
22 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מִי־זֶה אָתָּה לְמַעַן נָשִׁיב לְשֹׁלְחֵינוּ דָּבָר מַה־תֹּאמַר עָלֶיךָ	22 So they said to him, "Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you have to say for yourself?"
23 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָֹה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא	23 He said: "I am 'the voice of one crying out in the desert, "Make straight the way of the Lord,"' as Isaiah the prophet said."
24 וְהַמְשֻׁלָּחִים הָיוּ מִן־הַפְּרוּשִׁים	24 Some Pharisees were also sent.
25 וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מַדּוּעַ אֵפוֹא מַטְבִּיל אַתָּה אִם־אֵינְךָ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אוֹ אֵלִיָּה אוֹ הַנָּבִיא	25 They asked him, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?"
26 וַיַּעַן אֹתָם יוֹחָנָן וַיֹּאמַר אָנֹכִי מַטְבִּיל בַּמָּיִם וּבְתוֹכְכֶם עוֹמֵד אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְדַעְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ	26 John answered them, "I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize,
27 הוּא הַבָּא אַחֲרַי אֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנָי וַאֲנִי נְקַלֹּתִי מֵהַתִּיר שְׂרוֹךְ נְעָלָיו	27 the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie."
28 זֹאת הָיְתָה בְּבֵית עֲבָרָה מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יוֹחָנָן מַטְבִּיל שָׁם	28 This happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיַּרְא יוֹחָנָן אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ בָּא אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה שֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים הַנֹּשֵׂא חַטַּאת הָעוֹלָם	29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
30 זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתִּי עָלָיו אַחֲרַי יָבֹא אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנָי כִּי קֹדֶם־לִי הָיָה	30 He is the one of whom I said, 'A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'
31 וַאֲנִי לֹא יְדַעְתִּיו כִּי אִם־בַּעֲבוּר יִגָּלֶה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאתִי אֲנִי לִטְבֹּל בַּמָּיִם	31 I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel."
32 וַיָּעַד יוֹחָנָן וַיֹּאמַר חָזִיתִי הָרוּחַ כִּדְמוּת יוֹנָה יֹרֶדֶת מִשָּׁמַיִם וַתָּנַח עָלָיו	32 John testified further, saying, "I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon him.
33 וַאֲנִי לֹא יְדַעְתִּיו אוּלָם הַשֹּׁלֵחַ אֹתִי לִטְבֹּל בַּמַּיִם הוּא אָמַר אֵלַי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־תִּרְאֶה הָרוּחַ יֹרֶדֶת וְנָחָה עָלָיו הִנֵּה זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִטְבֹּל בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	33 I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the holy Spirit.'
34 וַאֲנִי רָאִיתִי וָאָעִידָה כִּי זֶה הוּא בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים	34 Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God."
35 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיֹּסֶף יוֹחָנָן וַיַּעֲמֹד וּשְׁנַיִם מִתַּלְמִידָיו עִמּוֹ	35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples,
36 וַיַּבֵּט אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ וְהוּא מִתְהַלֵּךְ וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה שֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים	36 and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, "Behold, the Lamb of God."
37 וּשְׁנֵי תַלְמִידָיו שָׁמְעוּ אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי יֵשׁוּעַ	37 The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus.
38 וַיִּפֶן יֵשׁוּעַ אַחֲרָיו וַיַּרְא אֹתָם הֹלְכִים אַחֲרָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מַה־תְּבַקֵּשׁוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו רַבִּי פֵּרוּשׁוֹ מוֹרִי אֵיפֹה תָלִין	38 Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?"
39 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם בֹּאוּ וּרְאוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת־מְקוֹם מְלוֹנוֹ וַיֵּשְׁבוּ עִמּוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וְהָעֵת כַּשָּׁעָה הָעֲשִׂירִית	39 He said to them,"Come, and you will see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.
40 וְאֶחָד מִן־הַשְּׁנַיִם אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְעוּ מֵאֵת יוֹחָנָן וְהָלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו הוּא אַנְדְּרַי אֲחִי שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּטְרוֹס	40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus.
41 הוּא פָּגַשׁ בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה אֵת שִׁמְעוֹן אָחִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ מָצָאנוּ אֲשֶׁר תַּרְגּוּמוֹ כְּרִיסְטוֹס	41 He first found his own brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated Anointed).
42 וַיּוֹלִיכֵהוּ אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְהִי כְּהַבִּיט אֵלָיו יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמַר שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן־יוֹנָה לְךָ יִקָּרֵא כֵיפָא אֲשֶׁר תַּרְגּוּמוֹ פֶּטְרוֹס	42 Then he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Kephas" (which is translated Peter).
43 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיּוֹאֶל יֵשׁוּעַ לָצֵאת הַגָּלִילָה וַיִּמְצָא אֶת־פִילִפּוֹס וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֵךְ אַחֲרָי	43 The next day he decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow me."
44 וּפִילִפּוֹס הָיָה מִבֵּית־צָיְדָה עִיר אַנְדְּרַי וּפֶטְרוֹס	44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.
45 וַיִּפְגַּע פִילִפּוֹס אֶת־נְתַנְאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מָצָאנוּ אֹתוֹ אֲשֶׁר כָּתַב משֶׁה בְּסֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה וְהַנְּבִיאִים אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן־יוֹסֵף מִנְּצָרֶת	45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth."
46 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו נְתַנְאֵל הֲמִנְּצֶרֶת תֵּצֵא־לָנוּ טוֹבָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פִילִפּוֹס בֹּא וּרְאֵה	46 But Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
47 וַיַּרְא יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־נְתַנְאֵל בָּא לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר עָלָיו הִנֵּה בֶאֱמֶת בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר אֵין־בּוֹ רְמִיָּה	47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Here is a true Israelite. There is no duplicity in him."
48 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו נְתַנְאֵל מֵאַיִן יְדַעְתָּנִי וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בְּטֶרֶם קָרָא לְךָ פִילִפּוֹס בִּהְיוֹתְךָ תַּחַת הַתְּאֵנָה אָנֹכִי רְאִיתִיךָ	48 Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree."
49 וַיַּעַן נְתַנְאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו רַבִּי אַתָּה בֶן־אֱלֹהִים אַתָּה הוּא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל	49 Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
50 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו עַל־אָמְרִי לְךָ כִּי־תַחַת הַתְּאֵנָה רְאִיתִיךָ הֶאֱמַנְתָּ הִנֵּה גְּדֹלוֹת מֵאֵלֶּה תִּרְאֶה	50 Jesus answered and said to him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this."
51 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אָמֵן אָמֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם מֵעַתָּה תִּרְאוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם נִפְתָּחִים וּמַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִים עֹלִים וְיֹרְדִים עַל בֶּן־הָאָדָם	51 And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see the sky opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."