1 לָכֵן אִם־יֵשׁ תּוֹכֵחָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ אִם־תַּנְחוּמוֹת הָאַהֲבָה אִם־הִתְחַבְּרוּת הָרוּחַ אִם־רַחֲמִים וְחֶמְלָה | 1 So if in Christ there is anything that will move you, any incentive in love, any fel owship in the Spirit, anywarmth or sympathy -- I appeal to you, |
2 הַשְׁלִימוּ־נָא אֶת־שִׂמְחָתִי בִּהְיוֹת לָכֶם לֵב אֶחָד וְאַהֲבָה אַחַת וְנֶפֶשׁ אַחַת וְרָצוֹן אֶחָד | 2 make my joy complete by being of a single mind, one in love, one in heart and one in mind. |
3 וְאַל־תַּעֲשֹוּ דָבָר בְּדֶרֶךְ מְרִיבָה אוֹ כְּבוֹד שָׁוְא כִּי אִם־בְּשִׁפְלוּת רוּחַ תַּחְשְׁבוּ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ יוֹתֵר מֵעַצְמוֹ | 3 Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should givepreference to others, |
4 כָּל־אֶחָד אַל־יִדְאַג לַאֲשֶׁר־לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ כִּי אִם־גַּם לַאֲשֶׁר לַחֲבֵרוֹ | 4 everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others. |
5 כִּי הָרוּחַ הַהִיא אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ תְּהִי גַּם־בָּכֶם | 5 Make your own the mind of Christ Jesus: |
6 אֲשֶׁר אַף כִּי־הָיָה בִּדְמוּת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־חָשַׁב לוֹ לְשָׁלָל הֱיוֹתוֹ שָׁוֶה לֵאלֹהִים | 6 Who, being in the form of God, did not count equality with God something to be grasped. |
7 כִּי אִם־הִפְשִׁיט אֶת־עַצְמוֹ וַיִּלְבַּשׁ דְּמוּת עֶבֶד וַיִּדְמֶה לִבְנֵי אָדָם וַיִּמָּצֵא בִתְכוּנָתוֹ כְּבֶן אָדָם | 7 But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are; and being in everyway like a human being, |
8 וַיַּשְׁפֵּל אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ וַיִּכָּנַע עַד־מָוֶת עַד־מִיתַת הַצְּלִיבָה | 8 he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross. |
9 עַל־כֵּן גַּם־הָאֱלֹהִים הִגְבִּיהוֹ מְאֹד וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ שֵׁם נַעֲלֶה עַל־כָּל־שֵׁם | 9 And for this God raised him high, and gave him the name which is above al other names; |
10 לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר בְּשֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ תִּכְרַע כָּל־בֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ וּמִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ | 10 so that al beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name ofJesus |
11 וְכָל־לָשׁוֹן תּוֹדֶה כִּי אָדוֹן הוּא יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ לִכְבוֹד אֱלֹהִים הָאָב | 11 and that every tongue should acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
12 לָכֵן חֲבִיבַי כַּאֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם לִי בְּכָל־עֵת כֵּן לֹא לְבַד בִּהְיוֹתִי עִמָּכֶם כִּי־עוֹד יֹתֵר עַתָּה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי רָחוֹק מִכֶּם תִּיגְעוּ בִּתְשׁוּעַת נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם בְּיִרְאָה וּבִרְעָדָה | 12 So, my dear friends, you have always been obedient; your obedience must not be limited to timeswhen I am present. Now that I am absent it must be more in evidence, so work out your salvation in fear andtrembling. |
13 כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא הַפֹּעֵל בָּכֶם גַּם־לַחְפֹּץ גַּם־לִפְעֹל כְּפִי רְצוֹנוֹ | 13 It is God who, for his own generous purpose, gives you the intention and the powers to act. |
14 עֲשֹוּ כָּל־דָּבָר בְּלֹא תְלֻנּוֹת וּבְלֹא מְזִמּוֹת | 14 Let your behaviour be free of murmuring and complaining |
15 לְמַעַן תִּהְיוּ נְקִיִּים וּטְהוֹרִים בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים לֹא־מוּם בָּם בְּתוֹךְ דּוֹר עִקֵּשׁ וּפְתַלְתֹּל אֲשֶׁר־תָּאִירוּ בֵינֵיהֶם כִּמְאוֹרוֹת בָּעוֹלָם | 15 so that you remain faultless and pure, unspoilt children of God surrounded by a deceitful andunderhand brood, shining out among them like bright stars in the world, |
16 מַחֲזִיקִים בִּדְבַר הַחַיִּים לִתְהִלָּה לִי בְּיוֹם הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר לֹא לְחִנָּם רַצְתִּי וְלֹא לָרִיק יָגָעְתִּי | 16 proffering to it the Word of life. Then I shall have reason to be proud on the Day of Christ, for it wil notbe for nothing that I have run the race and toiled so hard. |
17 אֲבָל אִם גַּם־אֻסַּךְ עַל־זֶבַח אֱמוּנַתְכֶם וַעֲבוֹדָתָהּ הִנְנִי שָׂמֵחַ וְגַם־שָׂשֹ עִם־כֻּלְּכֶם | 17 Indeed, even if my blood has to be poured as a libation over your sacrifice and the offering of yourfaith, then I shal be glad and join in your rejoicing- |
18 וְכָכָה שִׂמְחוּ אַף־אַתֶּם וְשִׂישֹוּ עִמָּדִי | 18 and in the same way, you must be glad and join in my rejoicing. |
19 וְקִוֵּיתִי בְּיֵשׁוּעַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ לִשְׁלֹחַ בִּמְהֵרָה אֲלֵיכֶם אֶת־טִימוֹתִיּוֹס לְמַעַן תָּנוּחַ דַּעְתִּי בְּהִוָּדַע לִי דְּבַר־מַעֲמַדְכֶם | 19 I hope, in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy to you soon, so that my mind may be set at rest when I hearhow you are. |
20 כִּי זוּלָתוֹ אֵין־אִתִּי אִישׁ כִּלְבָבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּלֵב שָׁלֵם יִדְאַג לָכֶם | 20 There is nobody else that I can send who is like him and cares as sincerely for your well-being; |
21 כִּי כֻלָּם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־לָהֶם יִדְרשׁוּ וְלֹא אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לְיֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 21 they al want to work for themselves, not for Jesus Christ. |
22 וְאוֹתוֹ יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי בָחוּן הוּא אֲשֶׁר כַּבֵּן הָעֹבֵד אֶת־אָבִיו כֵּן הָיָה אִתִּי בַּעֲבוֹדַת הַבְּשׂוֹרָה | 22 But you know what sort of person he has proved himself, working with me for the sake of the gospellike a son with his father. |
23 וְאֹתוֹ אֲקַוֶּה לִשְׁלֹחַ אֲלֵיכֶם מַהֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר אֶרְאֶה מַה־יִּהְיֶה לִי | 23 That is the man, then, that I am hoping to send to you immediately I can make out what is going tohappen to me; |
24 וּבָטַחְתִּי בַאֲדֹנֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר גַּם־אָנֹכִי אָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם בִּמְהֵרָה | 24 but I am confident in the Lord that I shal come myself, too, before long. |
25 וָאֶחְשֹׁב מִן־הַצֹּרֶךְ לִשְׁלֹחַ אֲלֵיכֶם אֶת־אֶפַּפְרוֹדִיטוֹס אָחִי וְעֹזְרִי וַחֲבֵרִי בַצָּבָא וְהוּא שְׁלִיחֲכֶם וּמְשָׁרְתִי בִּצְרָכָי | 25 Nevertheless I thought it essential to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fel ow-worker andcompanion-in-arms since he came as your representative to look after my needs; |
26 יַעַן הֱיוֹתוֹ נִכְסָף לְכֻלְּכֶם וְנֶעְצָב מְאֹד עַל־אֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם כִּי חָלָה | 26 because he was missing you al and was worrying because you had heard that he was il . |
27 אָמְנָם חָלֹה חָלָה וְגַם־נָטָה לָמוּת אֲבָל הָאֱלֹהִים רִחַם עָלָיו וְלֹא עָלָיו בִּלְבַד כִּי גַם־עָלַי רִחַם שֶׁלֹּא־יָבוֹא עָלַי יָגוֹן עַל־יָגוֹן | 27 Indeed he was seriously il and nearly died; but God took pity on him -- and not only on him but also onme, to spare me one grief on top of another. |
28 לָכֵן מִהַרְתִּי לְשָׁלְחוֹ אֲלֵיכֶם לְמַעַן תִּרְאֻהוּ וְתָשׁוּבוּ לִשְׂמוֹחַ וְגַם־יִמְעַט יְגוֹנִי | 28 So I am sending him back as promptly as I can so that you wil have the joy of seeing him again, andthat wil be some comfort to me in my distress. |
29 עַל־כֵּן קַבְּלֻהוּ בַאֲדֹנֵינוּ בְּכָל־שִׂמְחָה וְהוֹקִירוּ אֲנָשִׁים כָּמֹהוּ | 29 Welcome him in the Lord, then, with al joy; hold people like him in honour, |
30 כִּי בַעֲבוּר עֲבוֹדַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ הִגִּיעַ עַד־מָוֶת וַתֵּקַל נַפְשׁוֹ בְּעֵינָיו לְמַעַן יְמַלֵּא אֶת־אֲשֶׁר חֲסַרְתֶּם בְּשָׁרֶתְכֶם אוֹתִי | 30 because it was for Christ's work that he came so near to dying, risking his life to do the duty to mewhich you could not do yourselves. |