Prima lettera ai Tessalonicesi - (מכתב ראשון לסלוניקים) 1

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 פּוֹלוֹס עֶבֶד יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ מְקֹרָא לִהְיוֹת שָׁלִיחַ וְנִבְדָּל לִבְשׂוֹרַת אֱלֹהִים	1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,
2 אֲשֶׁר הִבְטִיחָהּ מִלְּפָנִים בְּיַד נְבִיאָיו בְּכִתְבֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ	2 which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
3 עַל־דְּבַר בְּנוֹ הַנּוֹלָד מִזֶּרַע דָּוִד לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר	3 the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh,
4 אֲשֶׁר הוּכַן לְבֶן־הָאֱלֹהִים בִּגְבוּרָה לְפִי רוּחַ הַקְּדֻשָּׁה בִּתְחִיָּתוֹ מִבֵּין הַמֵּתִים הוּא יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ	4 but established as Son of God in power according to the spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
5 אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדוֹ קִבַּלְנוּ חֵן וּשְׁלִיחוּת לְהָקִים מִשְׁמַעַת הָאֱמוּנָה בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ	5 Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles,
6 אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכָם הִנְּכֶם גַּם־אַתֶּם קְרוּאֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	6 among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;
7 לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר בְּרוֹמִי יְדִידֵי אֱלֹהִים וּקְרוּאִים לִהְיוֹת קְדוֹשִׁים חֶסֶד וְשָׁלוֹם לָכֶם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	7 to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה אוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהַי בְּיֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ עַל־כֻּלְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר סֻפַּר אֱמוּנַתְכֶם בְּכָל־הָעוֹלָם	8 First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is heralded throughout the world.
9 כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹבֵד אֹתוֹ בְּרוּחִי בִּבְשׂוֹרַת בְּנוֹ לְעֵד לִי כִּי תָמִיד אֲנִי מַזְכִּיר אֶתְכֶם	9 God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in proclaiming the gospel of his Son, that I remember you constantly,
10 בְּהַעְתִּירִי בִתְפִלּוֹתַי בְּכָל־עֵת לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר רַק־הַפַּעַם אַצְלִיחַ בִּרְצוֹן אֱלֹהִים לָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם	10 always asking in my prayers that somehow by God's will I may at last find my way clear to come to you.
11 כִּי־נִכְסֹף נִכְסַפְתִּי לִרְאוֹתְכֶם וְלַחֲלֹק לָכֶם אֵי־זוֹ מַתַּת רוּחַ לְמַעַן תִּתְחַזָּקוּ	11 For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift so that you may be strengthened,
12 וְהוּא לְהִתְנַחֵם עִמָּכֶם זֶה בָזֶה בָּאֱמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר לָכֶם וְגַם־לִי	12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by one another's faith, yours and mine.
13 וְלֹא־אֲכַחֵד מִכֶּם אַחַי כִּי־פְעָמִים רַבּוֹת שַׂמְתִּי עַל־לִבִּי לָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם אַךְ נִמְנַע מִמֶּנִּי עַד־הֵנָּה לְמַעַן אֶמְצָא פְרִי גַּם־בָּכֶם כְּמוֹ בְּיֶתֶר הַגּוֹיִם	13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, though I was prevented until now, that I might harvest some fruit among you, too, as among the rest of the Gentiles.
14 מְחֻיָּב אָנֹכִי לַיְּוָנִים וְגַם לַלֹּעֲזִים לַחֲכָמִים וְגַם לַפְּתָאִים	14 To Greeks and non-Greeks alike, to the wise and the ignorant, I am under obligation;
15 לָכֵן נְדָבַנִי לִבִּי לְהַשְׁמִיעַ אֶת־הַבְּשׂוֹרָה גַּם־אֶתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר בְּרוֹמִי	15 that is why I am eager to preach the gospel also to you in Rome.
16 כִּי אֵינֶנִּי בּוֹשׁ מִבְּשׂוֹרַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ בַּאֲשֶׁר גְּבוּרַת אֱלֹהִים הִיא לִתְשׁוּעַת כָּל־הַמַּאֲמִין לַיְּהוּדִי בָרִאשׁוֹנָה וְכֵן גַּם־לַיְּוָנִי	16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: for Jew first, and then Greek.
17 כִּי־תִגָּלֶה בָהּ צִדְקַת אֱלֹהִים מֵאֱמוּנָה אֶל־אֱמוּנָה כַּכָּתוּב וְצַדִּיק בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֹ יִחְיֶה	17 For in it is revealed the righteousness of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "The one who is righteous by faith will live."
18 כִּי נִגְלָה חֲרוֹן אֱלֹהִים מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם עַל כָּל־רִשְׁעַת בְּנֵי אָדָם וְעַוְלָתָם אֲשֶׁר יַעַצְרוּ אֶת־הָאֱמֶת בְּעַוְלָה	18 The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
19 יַעַן אֲשֶׁר דַּעַת הָאֱלֹהִים גְּלוּיָה בְקִרְבָּם כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים הוֹדִיעָם אוֹתָהּ	19 For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them.
20 כִּי מַהוּתוֹ הַנֶּעֱלָמָה הִיא כֹּחוֹ הַנִּצְחִי וֵאלָהוּתוֹ מֵעֵת נִבְרָא הָעוֹלָם תִּוָּדַע בְּמַעֲשָׂיו וְתֵרָאֶה לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֹת־לָהֶם לְהִתְנַצֵּל	20 Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made. As a result, they have no excuse;
21 יַעַן בְּדַעְתָּם אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־כִבְּדֻהוּ כֵאלֹהִים וְגַם־לֹא הוֹדוּ לוֹ כִּי אִם־הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי הַהֶבֶל בְּמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם וַיֶּחְשַׁךְ לִבָּם הַנִּבְעָר	21 for although they knew God they did not accord him glory as God or give him thanks. Instead, they became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.
22 וּבְאָמְרָם חֲכָמִים אֲנַחְנוּ הָיוּ לִכְסִילִים	22 While claiming to be wise, they became fools
23 וַיָּמִירוּ אֶת־כְּבוֹד הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ נִפְסָד בִּדְמוּת צֶלֶם אָדָם הַנִּפְסָד צֶלֶם כָּל־עוֹף וְהוֹלֵךְ עַל־אַרְבַּע וְרֶמֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָה	23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for the likeness of an image of mortal man or of birds or of four-legged animals or of snakes.
24 עַל־כֵּן גַּם־נְתָנָם הָאֱלֹהִים לַטֻּמְאָה בְּתַאֲוֺת לִבָּם לְנַבֵּל גְּוִיּוֹתֵיהֶם אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ	24 Therefore, God handed them over to impurity through the lusts of their hearts for the mutual degradation of their bodies.
25 אֲשֶׁר הֵמִירוּ אֱמֶת הָאֱלֹהִים בְּכָזָב וַיְכַבְּדוּ וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הַבְּרִיָּה תַּחַת בֹּרְאָהּ הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָמִים אָמֵן	25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and revered and worshiped the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת נְתָנָם הָאֱלֹהִים לְתַאֲוֺת בּוּשָׁה כִּי־נְשֵׁיהֶם הֶחֱלִיפוּ אֶת־הַתַּשְׁמִישׁ כְּדַרְכָּן בְּשֶׁלֹּא כְדַרְכָּן	26 Therefore, God handed them over to degrading passions. Their females exchanged natural relations for unnatural,
27 וְכֵן גַּם־הַזְּכָרִים עָזְבוּ אֶת־תַּשְׁמִישׁ הָאִשָּׁה כְּדַרְכָּהּ וַיֵּחַמּוּ זֶה בָזֶה בִּתְשׁוּקָתָם וַיַּעֲשֹוּ תוֹעֵבָה זָכָר עִם־זָכָר וַיִּקְחוּ שְׂכַר מְשׁוּבָתָם הָרָאוּי לָהֶם בְּעֶצֶם גּוּפָם	27 and the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with males and thus received in their own persons the due penalty for their perversity.
28 וְכַאֲשֶׁר מָאֲסוּ לְהַשִּׂיג הָאֱלֹהִים בְּדַעַת נְתָנָם הָאֱלֹהִים בִּידֵי דֵעָה נִמְאָסָה לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת אֲשֶׁר־לֹא יִתָּכֵן	28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God handed them over to their undiscerning mind to do what is improper.
29 וַיִּרֶב בְּקִרְבָּם כָּל־חָמָס זְנוּת וָרֶשַׁע בֶּצַע וָאָוֶן וַיִּמָּלְאוּ קִנְאָה וָרֶצַח וּמְרִיבָה וּמִרְמָה וְתַהְפֻּכוֹת	29 They are filled with every form of wickedness, evil, greed, and malice; full of envy, murder, rivalry, treachery, and spite. They are gossips
30 הֹלְכֵי רָכִיל וּמַלְשִׁינִים שׂנְאֵי אֱלֹהִים וְגֵאִים וְזֵדִים וְהוֹלְלִים וְחשְׁבֵי אָוֶן וְאֵינָם שֹׁמְעִים בְּקוֹל אֲבוֹתָם	30 and scandalmongers and they hate God. They are insolent, haughty, boastful, ingenious in their wickedness, and rebellious toward their parents.
31 נִבְעָרִים מִדַּעַת וּבֹגְדִים אַכְזָרִים נֹטְרֵי שִׂנְאָה וְלֹא רַחֲמָנִים	31 They are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
32 יוֹדְעִים הֵמָּה אֶת־מִשְׁפַּט אֱלֹהִים כִּי־עֹשֵׂי אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי־מָוֶת הֵם וְלֹא לְבַד שֶׁיַּעֲשֹוּ אֶת־אֵלֶּה כִּי גַם־רָצְתָה נַפְשָׁם בְּעֹשֵׂיהֶם	32 Although they know the just decree of God that all who practice such things deserve death, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.