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Venerdi, 17 maggio 2024 - San Pasquale Baylon ( Letture di oggi)

Lettera a Filemone - מכתב לפילמון 2


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STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCHNEW JERUSALEM
1 לָכֵן אִם־יֵשׁ תּוֹכֵחָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ אִם־תַּנְחוּמוֹת הָאַהֲבָה אִם־הִתְחַבְּרוּת הָרוּחַ אִם־רַחֲמִים וְחֶמְלָה1 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 אֶחָד2 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 מֵעַצְמוֹ3 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 לַחֲבֵרוֹ4 everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.
5 כִּי הָרוּחַ הַהִיא אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ תְּהִי גַּם־בָּכֶם5 Make your own the mind of Christ Jesus:
6 אֲשֶׁר אַף כִּי־הָיָה בִּדְמוּת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־חָשַׁב לוֹ לְשָׁלָל הֱיוֹתוֹ שָׁוֶה לֵאלֹהִים6 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 אָדָם7 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 הַצְּלִיבָה8 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־שֵׁם9 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 לָאָרֶץ10 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 הָאָב11 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 וּבִרְעָדָה12 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 רְצוֹנוֹ13 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 מְזִמּוֹת14 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 בָּעוֹלָם15 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 יָגָעְתִּי16 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־כֻּלְּכֶם17 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 עִמָּדִי18 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־מַעֲמַדְכֶם19 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 לָכֶם20 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 הַמָּשִׁיחַ21 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 הַבְּשׂוֹרָה22 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 לִי23 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 בִּמְהֵרָה24 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 בִּצְרָכָי25 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 חָלָה26 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־יָגוֹן27 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 יְגוֹנִי28 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 כָּמֹהוּ29 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 אוֹתִי30 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.