| 1 הֵן יָדַעְנוּ כִּי בֵּהָרֵס בֵּית אָהֳלֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ יֶשׁ־לָנוּ בִנְיָן מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים בַּיִת אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ מַעֲשֵׂה יָדַיִם וְהוּא לְעוֹלָם בַּשָּׁמָיִם | 1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. |
| 2 כִּי גַם־עַתָּה נֶאֱנָחִים וְנִכְסָפִים אֲנַחְנוּ לְהִתְעַטֵּף בְּבֵיתֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם | 2 Here indeed we groan, and long to put on our heavenly dwelling, |
| 3 בַּאֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי לְבַשְׁנֻהוּ לֹא נִמָּצֵא עֲרֻמִּים | 3 so that by putting it on we may not be found naked. |
| 4 כִּי גַם־עַתָּה בְּאָהֳלֵנוּ זֶה נֵאָנַח מִפְּנֵי הַכֹּבֶד וְלֹא חָפַצְנוּ לְהִתְפַּשֵּׁט כִּי אִם־לְהִתְעַטֵּף לְמַעַן יְבֻלַּע הַמָּוֶת עַל־יְדֵי הַחַיִּים | 4 For while we are still in this tent, we sigh with anxiety; not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. |
| 5 וְהַמֵּכִין אֹתָנוּ לָזֹאת הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר אַף־נָתַן לָנוּ אֶת־עֶרְבוֹן הָרוּחַ | 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. |
| 6 לָכֵן בְּטוּחִים אֲנַחְנוּ בְּכָל־עֵת וְיֹדְעִים כִּי כָל־עוֹד שֶׁמּוֹשָׁבֵנוּ בַגּוּף רְחוֹקִים אֲנַחְנוּ מִן־הָאָדוֹן | 6 So we are always of good courage; we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, |
| 7 כִּי בֶאֱמוּנָה נִתְהַלֵּךְ וְלֹא בִּרְאוּת עֵינָיִם | 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. |
| 8 אָמְנָם בְּטוּחִים אֲנַחְנוּ וְנִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ לְהִתְרַחֵק מִן־הַגּוּף וְלִהְיוֹת קְרוֹבִים אֶל־הָאָדוֹן | 8 We are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. |
| 9 עַל־כֵּן גַּם־נִשְׁתַּדֵּל אִם־קְרוֹבִים אִם־רְחוֹקִים לִהְיוֹת לוֹ לְרָצוֹן | 9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. |
| 10 כִּי כֻלָּנוּ עֲתִידִים לְהֵרָאוֹת לִפְנֵי כִסֵּא־דִין הַמָּשִׁיחַ לְמַעַן יְקַבֵּל אִישׁ אִישׁ כְּפִי פָעֳלוֹ בְּחַיֵּי גוּפוֹ אִם־טוֹב וְאִם־רָע | 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body. |
| 11 וְעַתָּה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר יָדַעְנוּ יִרְאַת הָאָדוֹן נְדַבֵּר עַל־לֵב בְּנֵי אָדָם וְלֵאלֹהִים אֲנַחְנוּ גְלוּיִם וַאֲקַוֶּה כִּי־גְלוּיִם אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם בְּמַדָּעֲכֶם | 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; but what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. |
| 12 כִּי אֵין אֲנַחְנוּ מִשְׁתַּבְּחִים שֵׁנִית אֲלֵיכֶם אַךְ נֹתְנִים לָכֶם סִבָּה לְהִתְפָּאֵר בָּנוּ לְנֶגֶד הַמִּתְפָּאֲרִים בְּפָנִים וְלֹא בְלֵב | 12 We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who pride themselves on a man's position and not on his heart. |
| 13 כִּי אִם־הִשְׁתַּגַּעְנוּ לֵאלֹהִים הָיְתָה־זֹּאת וְאִם־הִשְׂכַּלְנוּ לָכֶם הָיָתָה | 13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. |
| 14 כִּי־אַהֲבַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ דֹּחֶקֶת אֹתָנוּ בִּהְיוֹתֵנוּ דָנִים אֲשֶׁר אִם־מֵת אֶחָד בְּעַד כֻּלָּם כֻּלָּם מֵתוּ | 14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. |
| 15 וּבְעַד כֻּלָּם מֵת לְמַעַן לֹא־יִחְיוּ הַחַיִּים עוֹד לְנַפְשָׁם כִּי אִם־לַאֲשֶׁר מֵת וַיָּקָם בַּעֲדָם | 15 And he died for all, that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. |
| 16 לָכֵן מֵעַתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ לֹא־נֵדַע אִישׁ לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר וְגַם אִם־יָדַעְנוּ אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר מֵעַתָּה לֹא־נֵדָעֵהוּ עוֹד | 16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once regarded Christ from a human point of view, we regard him thus no longer. |
| 17 וּבְכֵן מִי שֶׁהוּא בַמָּשִׁיחַ בְּרִיאָה חֲדָשָׁה הוּא הַיְשָׁנוֹת עָבָרוּ וְהִנֵּה הַכֹּל נִהְיָה לְחָדָשׁ | 17 Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. |
| 18 וְהַכֹּל מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים הַמְרַצֶּה אֹתָנוּ לְעַצְמוֹ עַל־יְדֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לָנוּ שֵׁרוּת הָרִצּוּי | 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; |
| 19 יַעַן אֲשֶׁר אֱלֹהִים הָיָה בַמָּשִׁיחַ מְרַצֶּה אֶת־הָעוֹלָם לְעַצְמוֹ וְלֹא־חָשַׁב לָהֶם אֶת־פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם וַיָּשֶׂם בָּנוּ אֶת־דְּבַר הָרִצּוּי | 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. |
| 20 לָכֵן מְלִיצֵי הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲנַחְנוּ וּכְאִלּוּ הָאֱלֹהִים מַזְהִיר אֶתְכֶם עַל־יָדֵנוּ נְבַקֵּשׁ מִכֶּם בְּעַד הַמָּשִׁיחַ הִתְרַצּוּ־נָא אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים | 20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. |
| 21 כִּי אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע חַטָּאת אֹתוֹ עָשָׂה לְחַטָּאת בַּעֲדֵנוּ לְמַעַן נִהְיֶה־בּוֹ אֲנַחְנוּ לְצִדְקַת אֱלֹהִים | 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. |
