Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 19

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹת אַפּוֹלוֹס בְּקוֹרִנְתּוֹס וַיַּעֲבֹר פּוֹלוֹס בַּמְּדִינוֹת הָעֶלְיוֹנֹת וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־אֶפְסוֹס וַיִּמְצָא־שָׁם תַּלְמִידִים	1 Now it happened that, while Apollo was at Corinth, Paul, after he had journeyed through the upper regions, arrived at Ephesus. And he met with certain disciples.
2 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הֲקִבַּלְתֶּם אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱמַנְתֶּם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אַף לֹא שָׁמַעְנוּ כִּי יֶשְׁנוֹ רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	2 And he said to them, “After believing, have you received the Holy Spirit?” But they said to him, “We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם עַל־מָה אֵפוֹא הָטְבַּלְתֶּם וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַל־טְבִילַת יוֹחָנָן	3 Yet truly, he said, “Then with what have you been baptized?” And they said, “With the baptism of John.”
4 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס יוֹחָנָן הִטְבִּיל בִּטְבִילַת הַתְּשׁוּבָה וְאָמַר אֶל־הָעָם כִּי־הַאֲמֵן יַאֲמִינוּ בַּאֲשֶׁר יָבוֹא אַחֲרָיו וְהוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ	4 Then Paul said: “John baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, saying that they should believe in the One who is to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”
5 וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעָם זֹאת וַיָּבֹאוּ לְהִטָּבֵל בְּשֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הָאָדוֹן	5 Upon hearing these things, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 וַיִּסְמֹךְ פּוֹלוֹס אֶת־יָדָיו עֲלֵיהֶם וַיָּבֹא עֲלֵיהֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיְמַלְלוּ בִלְשֹׁנוֹת וַיִּתְנַבָּאוּ	6 And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came over them. And they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.
7 וַיִּהְיוּ כֻלָּם כִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אִישׁ	7 Now the men were about twelve in all.
8 וַיָּבֹא אֶל־בֵּית הַכְּנֵסֶת וַיִּקְרָא־שָׁם בְּבִטְחוֹן לֵבָב וַיְדַבֵּר עִמָּם כִּשְׁלשָׁה חֳדָשִׁים וַיַּט אֶת־לִבָּם אֶל־דִּבְרֵי מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	8 Then, upon entering the synagogue, he was speaking faithfully for three months, disputing and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
9 אַךְ מִקְצָתָם הִקְשׁוּ אֶת־לְבָבָם וְלֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ וַיְדַבְּרוּ סָרָה עַל־הַדֶּרֶךְ הַזֶּה לִפְנֵי הַקָּהָל וַיָּסַר מֵהֶם וַיַּבְדֵּל מִתּוֹכָם אֶת־הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיְדַבֵּר אִתָּם יוֹם יוֹם בְּבֵית הַמִּדְרָשׁ שֶׁל־טוּרְנוּס	9 But when certain ones became hardened and would not believe, cursing the Way of the Lord in the presence of the multitude, Paul, withdrawing from them, separated the disciples, disputing daily in a certain school of Tyrannus.
10 וְכֵן הָיְתָה כִּשְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים עַד כִּי־שָׁמְעוּ כָּל־ישְׁבֵי אַסְיָא גַּם יְהוּדִים גַּם יְוָנִים אֶת־דְּבַר יֵשׁוּעַ הָאָדוֹן	10 Now this was done throughout two years, so that all who were living in Asia listened to the Word of the Lord, both Jews and Gentiles.
11 וּגְבוּרוֹת גְּדֹלוֹת עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־יְדֵי פוֹלוֹס	11 And God was accomplishing powerful and uncommon miracles by the hand of Paul,
12 עַד כִּי־גַם־הִנִּיחוּ סוּדָרִים וַחֲגֹרֹת מֵעַל־עוֹר בְּשָׂרוֹ עַל־הַחוֹלִים וַיָּסוּרוּ מֵהֶם תַּחֲלֻאֵיהֶם וְגַם־הָרוּחוֹת הָרָעוֹת יָצָאוּ	12 so much so that even when small cloths and wrappings were brought from his body to the sick, the illnesses withdrew from them and the wicked spirits departed.
13 וַאֲנָשִׁים מִן־הַיְּהוּדִים הַסֹּבְבִים וּמְלַחֲשִׁים הוֹאִילוּ לְהַזְכִּיר אֶת־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הָאָדוֹן עַל־אֲחוּזֵי הָרוּחוֹת הָרָעוֹת לֵאמֹר מַשְׁבִּיעַ אֲנִי אֶתְכֶם בְּיֵשׁוּעַ אֲשֶׁר פּוֹלוֹס קֹרֵא אוֹתוֹ	13 Then, even some of the traveling Jewish exorcists had attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I bind you by oath through Jesus, whom Paul preaches.”
14 וְהָעֹשִׂים כָּכָה הָיוּ שִׁבְעַת בְּנֵי סְקֵוָה אֶחָד מִגְּדוֹלֵי כֹּהֲנֵי הַיְּהוּדִים	14 And there were certain Jews, the seven sons of Sceva, leaders among the priests, who were acting in this way.
15 וַיַּעַן הָרוּחַ וַיֹּאמַר אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ אֲנִי מַכִּיר וְאֶת־פּוֹלוֹס אֲנִי יֹדֵעַ וּמִי אַתֶּם	15 But a wicked spirit responded by saying to them: “Jesus I know, and Paul I know. But who are you?”
16 וַיְקַפֵּץ עֲלֵיהֶם בַּעַל הָרוּחַ הָרָעָה וַיִּגְבַּר עֲלֵיהֶם וַיַּכְרִיעֵם עַד כִּי־נָסוּ מִן־הַבַּיִת הַהוּא עֵירֻמִּים וּפְצוּעִים	16 And the man, in whom there was a wicked spirit, leaping at them and getting the better of them both, prevailed against them, so that they fled from that house, naked and wounded.
17 וַיִּוָּדַע הַדָּבָר לְכָל־הַיְּהוּדִים וְהַיְּוָנִים ישְׁבֵי אֶפְסוֹס וַיִּפֹּל פַּחַד עַל־כֻּלָּם וַיִּגְדַּל שֵׁם הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ	17 And so, this became known to all the Jews and Gentiles who were living at Ephesus. And a fear fell over them all. And the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 וְרַבִּים מִן־הַמַּאֲמִינִים בָּאוּ וַיִּתְוַדּוּ וַיּוֹדִיעוּ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עָשֹוּ	18 And many believers were arriving, confessing, and announcing their deeds.
19 וְרַבִּים אֲשֶׁר עָסְקוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂי כְשָׁפִים הֵבִיאוּ אֶת־סִפְרֵיהֶם וַיִּשְׂרְפוּם לְעֵינֵי כֹל וַיְחַשְּׁבוּ אֶת־עֶרְכָּם וַיִּמְצָאֻהוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת רִבְבוֹת דִּינָרִים	19 Then many of those who had followed odd sects brought together their books, and they burned them in the sight of all. And after determining the value of these, they found the price to be fifty thousand denarii.
20 וּדְבַר יְהוָֹה גָּבַר מְאֹד וַיֵּלֶךְ הָלֹךְ וְחָזֵק	20 In this way, the Word of God was increasing strongly and was being confirmed.
21 וַיְהִי כִּכְלוֹת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וָיִּוָּעֵץ פּוֹלוֹס בָּרוּחַ לַעֲבֹר בְּתוֹךְ מַקְדּוֹנְיָא וַאֲכַיָּא וְלָלֶכֶת יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וַיֹּאמֶר אַחֲרֵי הֱיוֹתִי שָׁמָּה רָאֹה אֶרְאֶה גַּם אֶת־רוֹמִי	21 Then, when these things were completed, Paul decided in the Spirit, after crossing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “Then, after I have been there, it is necessary for me to see Rome also.”
22 וַיִּשְׁלַח שְׁנַיִם מִן־הַמְשָׁרְתִים אֹתוֹ אֶת־טִימוֹתִיּוֹס וְאֶת אֲרִסְטוֹס אֶל־מַקְדּוֹנְיָא וְהוּא הִתְמַהְמֵהַּ עוֹד יָמִים בְּאַסְיָא	22 But sending two of those who were ministering to him, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself remained for a time in Asia.
23 וַתְּהִי בָּעֵת הַהִיא מְהוּמָה לֹא קְטַנָּה עַל־אֹדוֹת דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָֹה	23 Now at that time, there occurred no small disturbance concerning the Way of the Lord.
24 כִּי־צוֹרֵף כֶּסֶף אֶחָד דְּמַטְרִיּוֹס שְׁמוֹ עֹשֵׂה הֵיכְלוֹת כֶּסֶף שֶׁל־אַרְטְמִיס הִמְצִיא לֶחָרָשִׁים מַשְׂכֹּרֶת לֹא־מְעָט	24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith making silver shrines for Diana, was providing no small profit to craftsmen.
25 וַיַּקְהֵל אֹתָם וְאֶת־שְׁאָר הָעֹסְקִים בַּמְּלָאכָה הַהִיא וַיֹּאמַר אֲנָשִׁים אַתֶּם יֹדְעִים כִּי מִן־הַמְּלָאכָה הַזֹּאת עָשִׂינוּ כָבוֹד	25 And calling them together, with those who were employed in the same way, he said: “Men, you know that our income is from this craft.
26 וְאַתֶּם רֹאִים וְשֹׁמְעִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא בְאֶפְסוֹס לְבַדָּהּ כִּי־גַם כִּמְעַט בְּאַסְיָא כֻלָּהּ זֶה פוֹלוֹס פִּתָּה וְהִדִּיחַ הֲמוֹן עַם־רָב לֵאמֹר לֹא־אֱלֹהִים אֵלֶּה הַנַּעֲשִׂים בְּיָדָיִם	26 And you are seeing and hearing that this man Paul, by persuasion, has turned away a great multitude, not only from Ephesus, but from nearly all of Asia, saying, ‘These things are not gods which have been made by hands.’
27 וְעַתָּה עוֹד מְעַט וְלֹא לְבַד חֶלְקֵנוּ זֶה יִהְיֶה לָבוּז כִּי אִם־גַּם־הֵיכַל אַרְטְמִיס הַמְּלֶכֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה יֵחָשֵׁב לְאַיִן וְתִכְלֶה תִפְאַרְתָּהּ אֲשֶׁר כָּל־אַסְיָא וְכָל־ישְׁבֵי תֵבֵל מְכַבְּדִים אוֹתָהּ	27 Thus, not only is this, our occupation, in danger of being brought into repudiation, but also the temple of the great Diana will be reputed as nothing! Then even her majesty, whom all of Asia and the world worships, will begin to be destroyed.”
28 וַיְהִי כְּשָׁמְעָם אֶת־דְּבָרָיו וַיִּמָּלְאוּ חֵמָה וַיִּצְעֲקוּ לֵאמֹר גְּדוֹלָה אַרְטְמִיס שֶׁל־הָאֶפְסִיִּים	28 Upon hearing this, they were filled with anger, and they cried out, saying, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”
29 וַתִּמָּלֵא כָל־הָעִיר מְבוּכָה וַיִּשְׂתָּעֲרוּ כֻלָּם יַחְדָּו אֶל־הַתֵּאַטְרוֹן וַיַּחְטְפוּ אִתָּם אֶת־גָּיוֹס וְאֶת־אֲרִסְטַרְכוֹס אֲנָשִׁים מַקְדּוֹנִים וְחַבְרֵי פוֹלוֹס בְּמַסָּעָיו	29 And the city was filled with confusion. And having seized Gaius and Aristarchus of Macedonia, companions of Paul, they rushed violently, with one accord, into the amphitheatre.
30 וַיּוֹאֶל פּוֹלוֹס לָבוֹא אֶל־תּוֹךְ הָעָם וְלֹא־הִנִּיחוּ לוֹ הַתַּלְמִידִים	30 Then, when Paul wanted to enter to the people, the disciples would not permit him.
31 וְגַם־מִקְצָת רָאשֵׁי אַסְיָא אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ אֹהֲבָיו שָׁלְחוּ אֵלָיו וַיַּזְהִירוּ אֹתוֹ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִמְלָאֵהוּ לִבּוֹ לָבוֹא אֶל־הַתֵּאַטְרוֹן	31 And some of the leaders from Asia, who were his friends, also sent to him, requesting that he not present himself in the amphitheatre.
32 וַיִּצְעֲקוּ־שָׁם אֵלֶּה בְכֹה וְאֵלֶּה בְכֹה כִּי מְבוּכָה גְדוֹלָה הָיְתָה בַקָּהָל וְרֻבָּם לֹא יָדְעוּ עַל־מַה־זֶּה נֶאֱסָפוּ	32 But others were crying out various things. For the assembly was in confusion, and most did not know the reason they had been called together.
33 וַיִּמְשְׁכוּ מִתּוֹךְ הֶהָמוֹן אֶת־אֲלֶכְּסַנְדֶּר וְהַיְּהוּדִים דָּחֲקוּ אֹתוֹ עַד־צֵאתוֹ וַיָּנֶף אֲלֶכְּסַנְדֶּר אֶת־יָדוֹ וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לְהִצְטַדֵּק לִפְנֵי הָעָם	33 So they dragged Alexander from the crowd, while the Jews were propelling him forward. And Alexander, gesturing with his hand for silence, wanted to give the people an explanation.
34 וְהֵמָּה כְּהַכִּירָם כִּי־הוּא יְהוּדִי נָשְׂאוּ כֻלָּם קוֹל וַיִּצְעֲקוּ כִּשְׁתֵּי שָׁעוֹת לֵאמֹר גְּדוֹלָה אַרְטְמִיס שֶׁל־הָאֶפְסִיִּים	34 But as soon as they realized him to be a Jew, all with one voice, for about two hours, were crying out, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”
35 וַיַּהַס סוֹפֵר הָעִיר אֶת־הָעָם וַיֹּאמַר אַנְשֵׁי אֶפְסוֹס מִי הוּא הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יֵדַע כִּי הָעִיר אֶפְסוֹס סֹכֶנֶת הִיא לְהֵיכָל שֶׁל־אַרְטְמִיס הַמְּלֶכֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה וּלְצַלְמָהּ הַיּוֹרֵד מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם	35 And when the scribe had calmed the crowds, he said: “Men of Ephesus, now what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is in the service of the great Diana and of the offspring of Jupiter?
36 וְיַעַן אֲשֶׁר אֵין לְכַחֵשׁ בַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה רָאוּי לָכֶם לִהְיוֹת שֹׁקְטִים וְלֹא לַעֲשׂוֹת דָּבָר נִמְהָר	36 Therefore, since these things are not able to be contradicted, it is necessary for you to be calm and to do nothing rash.
37 כִּי הֲבֵאתֶם אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אֵינָם גֹּזְלֵי מִקְדָּשׁ גַּם־אֵינָם מְגַדְּפֵי מַלְכַּתְכֶם	37 For you have brought forward these men, who are neither sacrilegious nor blasphemers against your goddess.
38 לָכֵן אִם־לִדְמַטְרִיּוֹס וְלֶחָרָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ דְּבַר־רִיב עִם־אִישׁ הִנֵּה־לָנוּ יְמֵי בֵית־דִּין וְשָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינָה וְיָבִיאוּ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־רִיבָם	38 But if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a case against anyone, they can convene in the courts, and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse one another.
39 וְאִם־תְּבַקְשׁוּ דָּבָר אַחֵר שָׁפוֹט יִשָּׁפֵט בַּקָּהָל כְּפִי הַחֹק	39 But if you would inquire about other things, this can be decided in a lawful assembly.
40 כִּי הֲלֹא בַסַּכָּנָה אֲנַחְנוּ לְהִתְחַיֵּב בְּמֶרֶד בַּעֲבוּר הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וְדָבָר אֵין לָנוּ לָתֵת דִּין וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן עַל־הַמְּהוּמָה הַזֹּאת	40 For now we are in peril of being convicted of sedition over today’s events, since there is no one guilty (against whom we are able to provide evidence) in this gathering.” And when he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
41 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הַקָּהָל