Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 18

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 אַחַר כֵּן סָר פּוֹלוֹס מֵאַתִּינַס וַיָּבֹא אֶל־קוֹרִנְתּוֹס	1 After this he left Athens and went to Corinth.
2 וַיִּמְצָא יְהוּדִי נוֹלָד בְּפוֹנְטוֹס וּשְׁמוֹ עֲקִילַס אֲשֶׁר זֶה מִקָּרוֹב בָּא מִן־אִיטַלְיָא הוּא וְאִשְׁתּוֹ פְּרִיסְקִילָה מִפְּנֵי אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה קְלוֹדְיוֹס אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים לָסוּר מֵעִיר רוֹמִי	2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. He went to visit them
3 וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶם וַיְהִי בִּהְיֹתָם בְּנֵי אָמָּנוּת אַחַת וַיֵּשֶׁב אִתָּם וַיַּעַשׂ מְלַאכְתּוֹ וְאָמָּנוּתָם עֲשׂוֹת יְרִיעוֹת אֹהָלִים	3 and, because he practiced the same trade, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.
4 וַיְדַבֵּר בְּבֵית הַכְּנֵסֶת בְּכָל־שַׁבָּת וְשַׁבָּת וַיּוֹכַח אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֶת־הַיְּוָנִים	4 Every sabbath, he entered into discussions in the synagogue, attempting to convince both Jews and Greeks.
5 וּכְבוֹא סִילָא וְטִימוֹתִיּוֹס מִמַּקְדּוֹנְיָא הָיָה פוֹלוֹס מִתְאַמֵּץ בָּרוּחַ לְהָעִיד אֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ	5 When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began to occupy himself totally with preaching the word, testifying to the Jews that the Messiah was Jesus.
6 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִתְקוֹמְמוּ וְגִדְּפוּ וַיְנַעֵר אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם דַּמְכֶם בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶם וְאָנֹכִי נָקִי מֵעַתָּה אֵלְכָה־לִּי אֶל־הַגּוֹיִם	6 When they opposed him and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your heads! I am clear of responsibility. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."
7 וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם וַיָּבֹא אֶל־בֵּית אִישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ יוּסְטוֹס אִישׁ יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים וּבֵיתוֹ סָמוּךְ לְבֵית הַכְּנֵסֶת	7 So he left there and went to a house belonging to a man named Titus Justus, a worshiper of God; his house was next to a synagogue.
8 וּקְרִיסְפּוֹס רֹאשׁ הַכְּנֵסֶת הֶאֱמִין בָּאָדוֹן הוּא וְכָל־בֵּיתוֹ וְגַם קוֹרִנְתִּים רַבִּים בְּשָׁמְעָם הֶאֱמִינוּ וַיִּטָּבֵלוּ	8 Crispus, the synagogue official, came to believe in the Lord along with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard believed and were baptized.
9 וּדְבַר הָאָדוֹן הָיָה אֶל־פּוֹלוֹס בַּמַּחֲזֶה בַלַּיְלָה לֵאמֹר אַל־תִּירָא כִּי אִם־דַּבֵּר וְאַל־תֶּחֱשֶׁה	9 One night in a vision the Lord said to Paul, "Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent,
10 כִּי־עִמְּךָ אָנֹכִי וְאִישׁ אַל־יִגַּע בְּךָ לְהָרַע לָךְ כִּי־גוֹי גָּדוֹל לִי בָּעִיר הַזֹּאת	10 for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in this city."
11 וַיֵּשֶׁב שָׁם שָׁנָה וְשִׁשָּׁה חֳדָשִׁים וַיְלַמֵּד בָּהֶם אֵת דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים	11 He settled there for a year and a half and taught the word of God among them.
12 וַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹת גַּלִּיּוֹן שַׂר מְדִינַת אֲכַיָּא וַיָּקוּמוּ הַיְּהוּדִים כֻּלָּם יַחְדָּו עַל־פּוֹלוֹס וַיְבִיאֻהוּ אֶל־כִּסֵּא הַמִּשְׁפָּט	12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him to the tribunal,
13 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה מְפַתֶּה אֶת־בְּנֵי הָאָדָם לַעֲבֹד אֶת־אֱלֹהִים בְּלֹא כַתּוֹרָה	13 saying, "This man is inducing people to worship God contrary to the law."
14 וַיְהִי אַךְ־בִּקֵּשׁ פּוֹלוֹס לִפְתֹּחַ אֶת־פִּיו וְגַלִּיּוֹן אָמַר אֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים לֵאמֹר אִם־הָיָה דְבַר־פֶּשַׁע אוֹ־מַעֲשֵׂה נְבָלָה כִּי־עַתָּה נָשָׂאתִי וְשָׁמַעְתִּי אֶתְכֶם הַיְּהוּדִים כַּמִּשְׁפָּט	14 When Paul was about to reply, Gallio spoke to the Jews, "If it were a matter of some crime or malicious fraud, I should with reason hear the complaint of you Jews;
15 אֲבָל אִם־הִיא שְׁאֵלָה עַל־מִלִּין וְשֵׁמוֹת וְהַדָּת שֶׁלָּכֶם רְאוּ אַתֶּם וַאֲנִי אֵין רְצוֹנִי לִהְיוֹת שֹׁפֵט עַל־דְּבָרִים כָּאֵלֶּה	15 but since it is a question of arguments over doctrine and titles and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters."
16 וַיְגָרֶשׁ אֹתָם מִלִּפְנֵי כִּסֵּא הַמִּשְׁפָּט	16 And he drove them away from the tribunal.
17 וַיֹּאחֲזוּ כָל־הַיְּוָנִים אֶת־סוֹסְתְּנִיס רֹאשׁ הַכְּנֵסֶת וַיַּכּוּהוּ לִפְנֵי־כִסֵּא הַמִּשְׁפָּט וְגַלִּיּוֹן לֹא־שָׁת לִבּוֹ גַּם־לָזֹאת	17 They all seized Sosthenes, the synagogue official, and beat him in full view of the tribunal. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
18 וּפוֹלוֹס יָשַׁב שָׁם עוֹד יָמִים רַבִּים וַיִּפָּרֵד מִן־הָאַחִים וַיֵּרֶד בָּאֳנִיָּה לָלֶכֶת אֶל־סוּרְיָא וְאִתּוֹ פְּרִיסְקִילָה וַעֲקִילַס וַיְגַלַּח אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ בְּקַנְכְּרַי כִּי נֶדֶר עָלָיו	18 Paul remained for quite some time, and after saying farewell to the brothers he sailed for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut because he had taken a vow.
19 וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־אֶפְסוֹס וַיַּעֲזֹב אֹתָם שָׁם וְהוּא הָלַךְ לְבֵית הַכְּנֵסֶת וַיְדַבֵּר עִם־הַיְּהוּדִים	19 When they reached Ephesus, he left them there, while he entered the synagogue and held discussions with the Jews.
20 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ לְהַאֲרִיךְ יְמֵי שִׁבְתּוֹ אִתָּם וְלֹא אָבָה	20 Although they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,
21 כִּי אִם־נִפְרַד מֵהֶם בְּאָמְרוֹ מְחֻיָּב אֲנִי לָחֹג אֶת־הֶחָג הַבָּא בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן אָשׁוּבָה אֲלֵיכֶם אִם־יִרְצֶה יְהוָֹה וַיֵּלֶךְ־לוֹ בָאֳנִיָּה מִן־אֶפְסוֹס	21 but as he said farewell he promised, "I shall come back to you again, God willing." Then he set sail from Ephesus.
22 וַיָּבֹא אֶל־קִסְרִין וַיַּעַל וַיִּשְׁאַל לִשְׁלוֹם הַקְּהִלָּה וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא	22 Upon landing at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.
23 וַיֵּשֶׁב שָׁם יָמִים אֲחָדִים וַיֵּלֶךְ לְמַסָּעָיו וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּאֶרֶץ גָּלַטְיָא וּפְרוּגְיָא וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת־כָּל־הַתַּלְמִידִים	23 After staying there some time, he left and traveled in orderly sequence through the Galatian country and Phrygia, bringing strength to all the disciples.
24 וְאִישׁ יְהוּדִי בָּא אֶל־אֶפְסוֹס וְעִיר מוֹלַדְתּוֹ אֲלֶכְסַנְדְּרִיָּא וּשְׁמוֹ אַפּוֹלוֹס אִישׁ דְּבָרִים וְנִמְרָץ בַּכְּתוּבִים	24 A Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, an eloquent speaker, arrived in Ephesus. He was an authority on the scriptures.
25 הוּא הָיָה מְלֻמָּד דֶּרֶךְ הָאָדוֹן וְהוּא מְדַבֵּר כְּחֹם רוּחוֹ וּמְלַמֵּד הֵיטֵב עַל־אֹדוֹת יֵשׁוּעַ וְלֹא יָדַע כִּי אִם־טְבִילַת יוֹחָנָן לְבַדָּהּ	25 He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord and, with ardent spirit, spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
26 וְהוּא הֵחֵל לִקְרֹא בְּבֵית הַכְּנֵסֶת בְּבִטְחוֹן לֵבָב וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֹתוֹ עֲקִילַס וּפְרִיסְקִילָה וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ אֲלֵיהֶם וַיּוֹסִיפוּ לְהַגִּיד לוֹ אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ הָאֱלֹהִים בַּאֵר הֵיטֵב	26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the Way (of God) more accurately.
27 וַיַּחְפֹּץ לָלֶכֶת לַאֲכַיָּא וַיִּכְתְּבוּ הָאַחִים אֶל־הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיְעֹרְרוּ אֹתָם לְקַבְּלוֹ וַיָּבֹא שָׁמָּה וַיַּעֲזֹר הַרְבֵּה אֶת־הַמַּאֲמִינִים עַל־יְדֵי הֶחָסֶד	27 And when he wanted to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. After his arrival he gave great assistance to those who had come to believe through grace.
28 כִּי־בְחָזְקָה הִתְוַכַּח עִם־הַיְּהוּדִים לִפְנֵי כָּל־הָעָם וַיַּרְאֵם מִן־הַמִּקְרָאוֹת כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ	28 He vigorously refuted the Jews in public, establishing from the scriptures that the Messiah is Jesus.