Lettera ai Filippesi - מכתב לפיליפאים 1

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 בְּרֵאשִׁית הָיָה הַדָּבָר וְהַדָּבָר הָיָה אֵת הָאֱלֹהִים וֵאלֹהִים הָיָה הַדָּבָר	1 In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God.
2 הוּא הָיָה בְרֵאשִׁית אֵצֶל הָאֱלֹהִים	2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 הַכֹּל נִהְיָה עַל־יָדוֹ וּמִבַּלְעָדָיו לֹא נִהְיָה כָּל־אֲשֶׁר נִהְיָה	3 Through him al things came into being, not one thing came into being except through him.
4 בּוֹ הָיוּ חַיִּים וְהַחַיִּים הָיוּ אוֹר בְּנֵי הָאָדָם	4 What has come into being in him was life, life that was the light of men;
5 וְהָאוֹר בַּחשֶׁךְ זָרָח וְהַחשֶׁךְ לֹא הִשִּׂיגוֹ	5 and light shines in darkness, and darkness could not overpower it.
6 וַיְהִי אִישׁ שָׁלוּחַ מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים וּשְׁמוֹ יוֹחָנָן	6 A man came, sent by God. His name was John.
7 הוּא בָא לְעֵדוּת לְהָעִיד עַל־הָאוֹר לְמַעַן יַאֲמִינוּ כֻלָּם עַל־יָדוֹ	7 He came as a witness, to bear witness to the light, so that everyone might believe through him.
8 הוּא לֹא־הָיָה הָאוֹר כִּי אִם־לְהָעִיד עַל־הָאוֹר	8 He was not the light, he was to bear witness to the light.
9 הָאוֹר הָאֲמִתִּי הַמֵּאִיר לְכָל־אָדָם הָיָה בָא אֶל־הָעוֹלָם	9 The Word was the real light that gives light to everyone; he was coming into the world.
10 בָּעוֹלָם הָיָה וְעַל־יָדוֹ נִהְיָה הָעוֹלָם וְהָעוֹלָם לֹא הִכִּירוֹ	10 He was in the world that had come into being through him, and the world did not recognise him.
11 הוּא בָא אֶל־אֲשֶׁר לוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר־הֵמָּה לוֹ לֹא קִבְּלֻהוּ	11 He came to his own and 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 believed inhis name
13 אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִדָּם וְלֹא מֵחֵפֶץ הַבָּשָׂר אַף לֹא־מֵחֵפֶץ גָּבֶר כִּי אִם־מֵאֱלֹהִים נוֹלָדוּ	13 who were born not from human stock or human desire or human will but from God himself.
14 וְהַדָּבָר נִהְיָה בָשָׂר וַיִּשְׁכֹּן בְּתוֹכֵנוּ וַנֶּחֱזֶה תִפְאַרְתּוֹ כְּתִפְאֶרֶת הַיָּחִיד הַנּוֹלָד מִן־הָאָב רַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת	14 The Word became flesh, he lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory that he has from theFather as only Son of the Father, ful 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 witnesses to him. He proclaims: 'This is the one of whom I said: He who comes after me haspassed ahead of me because he existed before me.'
16 וּמִמְּלוֹאוֹ לָקַחְנוּ כֻלָּנוּ חֶסֶד עַל־חָסֶד	16 Indeed, from his ful ness we have, al of us, received -- one gift replacing another,
17 כִּי הַתּוֹרָה נִתְּנָה בְּיַד־משֶׁה וְהַחֶסֶד וְהָאֱמֶת בָּאוּ עַל־יְדֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	17 for the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth have come through Jesus Christ.
18 אֵת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־רָאָה אִישׁ מֵעוֹלָם הַבֵּן הַיָּחִיד אֲשֶׁר בְּחֵיק הָאָב הוּא הוֹדִיעַ	18 No one has ever seen God; it is the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made himknown.
19 וְזֹאת הִיא עֵדוּת יוֹחָנָן בִּשְׁלֹחַ הַיְּהוּדִים מִירוּשָׁלַיִם כֹּהֲנִים וּלְוִּיִם לִשְׁאֹל אֹתוֹ מִי אָתָּה	19 This was the witness of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to askhim, 'Who are you?'
20 וַיּוֹדֶה וְלֹא כִחֵשׁ וַיּוֹדֶה לֵאמֹר אֲנִי אֵינֶנִּי הַמָּשִׁיחַ	20 He declared, he did not deny but declared, 'I am not the Christ.'
21 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אֹתוֹ מִי אֵפוֹא אָתָּה הַאַתָּה אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵינֶנִּי הַאַתָּה הַנָּבִיא וַיַּעַן לֹא	21 So they asked, 'Then are you Elijah?' He replied, '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? We must take back an answer to those who sent us. What haveyou to say about yourself?'
23 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָֹה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא	23 So he said, 'I am, as Isaiah prophesied: A voice of one that cries in the desert: Prepare a way for theLord. Make his paths straight!'
24 וְהַמְשֻׁלָּחִים הָיוּ מִן־הַפְּרוּשִׁים	24 Now those who had been sent were Pharisees,
25 וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מַדּוּעַ אֵפוֹא מַטְבִּיל אַתָּה אִם־אֵינְךָ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אוֹ אֵלִיָּה אוֹ הַנָּבִיא	25 and they put this question to him, 'Why are you baptising if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, andnot the Prophet?'
26 וַיַּעַן אֹתָם יוֹחָנָן וַיֹּאמַר אָנֹכִי מַטְבִּיל בַּמָּיִם וּבְתוֹכְכֶם עוֹמֵד אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְדַעְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ	26 John answered them, 'I baptise with water; but standing among you -- unknown to you-
27 הוּא הַבָּא אַחֲרַי אֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנָי וַאֲנִי נְקַלֹּתִי מֵהַתִּיר שְׂרוֹךְ נְעָלָיו	27 is the one who is coming after me; and I am not fit to undo the strap of his sandal.'
28 זֹאת הָיְתָה בְּבֵית עֲבָרָה מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יוֹחָנָן מַטְבִּיל שָׁם	28 This happened at Bethany, on the far side of the Jordan, where John was baptising.
29 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיַּרְא יוֹחָנָן אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ בָּא אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה שֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים הַנֹּשֵׂא חַטַּאת הָעוֹלָם	29 The next day, he saw Jesus coming towards him and said, 'Look, there is the lamb of God that takesaway the sin of the world.
30 זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתִּי עָלָיו אַחֲרַי יָבֹא אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנָי כִּי קֹדֶם־לִי הָיָה	30 It was of him that I said, "Behind me comes one who has passed ahead of me because he existedbefore me."
31 וַאֲנִי לֹא יְדַעְתִּיו כִּי אִם־בַּעֲבוּר יִגָּלֶה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאתִי אֲנִי לִטְבֹּל בַּמָּיִם	31 I did not know him myself, and yet my purpose in coming to baptise with water was so that he might berevealed to Israel.'
32 וַיָּעַד יוֹחָנָן וַיֹּאמַר חָזִיתִי הָרוּחַ כִּדְמוּת יוֹנָה יֹרֶדֶת מִשָּׁמַיִם וַתָּנַח עָלָיו	32 And John declared, 'I saw the Spirit come down on him like a dove from heaven and rest on 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 myself, but he who sent me to baptise with water had said to me, "The man onwhom you see the Spirit come down and rest is the one who is to baptise with the Holy Spirit."
34 וַאֲנִי רָאִיתִי וָאָעִידָה כִּי זֶה הוּא בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים	34 I have seen and I testify that he is the Chosen One of God.'
35 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיֹּסֶף יוֹחָנָן וַיַּעֲמֹד וּשְׁנַיִם מִתַּלְמִידָיו עִמּוֹ	35 The next day as John stood there again with two of his disciples, Jesus went past,
36 וַיַּבֵּט אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ וְהוּא מִתְהַלֵּךְ וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה שֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים	36 and John looked towards him and said, 'Look, there is the lamb of God.'
37 וּשְׁנֵי תַלְמִידָיו שָׁמְעוּ אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי יֵשׁוּעַ	37 And 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 round, saw them following and said, 'What do you want?' They answered, 'Rabbi' --which means Teacher-'where do you live?'
39 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם בֹּאוּ וּרְאוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת־מְקוֹם מְלוֹנוֹ וַיֵּשְׁבוּ עִמּוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וְהָעֵת כַּשָּׁעָה הָעֲשִׂירִית	39 He replied, 'Come and see'; so they went and saw where he lived, and stayed with him that day. It wasabout the tenth hour.
40 וְאֶחָד מִן־הַשְּׁנַיִם אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְעוּ מֵאֵת יוֹחָנָן וְהָלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו הוּא אַנְדְּרַי אֲחִי שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּטְרוֹס	40 One of these two who became followers of Jesus after hearing what John had said was Andrew, thebrother of Simon Peter.
41 הוּא פָּגַשׁ בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה אֵת שִׁמְעוֹן אָחִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ מָצָאנוּ אֲשֶׁר תַּרְגּוּמוֹ כְּרִיסְטוֹס	41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother and say to him, 'We have found the Messiah' -- whichmeans the Christ-
42 וַיּוֹלִיכֵהוּ אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְהִי כְּהַבִּיט אֵלָיו יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמַר שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן־יוֹנָה לְךָ יִקָּרֵא כֵיפָא אֲשֶׁר תַּרְגּוּמוֹ פֶּטְרוֹס	42 and he took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, 'You are Simon son of John; you are to becal ed Cephas' -- which means Rock.
43 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיּוֹאֶל יֵשׁוּעַ לָצֵאת הַגָּלִילָה וַיִּמְצָא אֶת־פִילִפּוֹס וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֵךְ אַחֲרָי	43 The next day, after Jesus had decided to leave for Galilee, he met Philip and said, 'Follow me.'
44 וּפִילִפּוֹס הָיָה מִבֵּית־צָיְדָה עִיר אַנְדְּרַי וּפֶטְרוֹס	44 Philip came from the same town, Bethsaida, as 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 said to him, 'We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and theprophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.'
46 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו נְתַנְאֵל הֲמִנְּצֶרֶת תֵּצֵא־לָנוּ טוֹבָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פִילִפּוֹס בֹּא וּרְאֵה	46 Nathanael said to him, 'From Nazareth? Can anything good come from that place?' Philip replied,'Come and see.'
47 וַיַּרְא יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־נְתַנְאֵל בָּא לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר עָלָיו הִנֵּה בֶאֱמֶת בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר אֵין־בּוֹ רְמִיָּה	47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming he said of him, 'There, truly, is an Israelite in whom there is nodeception.'
48 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו נְתַנְאֵל מֵאַיִן יְדַעְתָּנִי וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בְּטֶרֶם קָרָא לְךָ פִילִפּוֹס בִּהְיוֹתְךָ תַּחַת הַתְּאֵנָה אָנֹכִי רְאִיתִיךָ	48 Nathanael asked, 'How do you know me?' Jesus replied, 'Before Philip came to call you, I saw youunder the fig tree.'
49 וַיַּעַן נְתַנְאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו רַבִּי אַתָּה בֶן־אֱלֹהִים אַתָּה הוּא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל	49 Nathanael answered, '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 replied, 'You believe that just because I said: I saw you under the fig tree. You are going to seegreater things than that.'
51 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אָמֵן אָמֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם מֵעַתָּה תִּרְאוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם נִפְתָּחִים וּמַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִים עֹלִים וְיֹרְדִים עַל בֶּן־הָאָדָם	51 And then he added, 'In al truth I tel you, you will see heaven open and the angels of God ascendingand descending over the Son of man.'