| 1 וְעַתָּה הָסִירוּ מִכֶּם כָּל־רֶשַׁע וְכָל־מִרְמָה וַחֲנֻפָּה וְקִנְאָה וְכָל־לָשׁוֹן רָע | 1 Therefore, set aside all malice and all deceitfulness, as well as falseness and envy and every detraction. |
| 2 וּכְעֹלֲלִים אֲשֶׁר מִקָּרוֹב נוֹלָדוּ הִתְאַוּוּ לֶחָלָב הַשִּׂכְלִי וְהַזָּךְ לְמַעַן תִּגְדְּלוּ־בוֹ אֶל־הַתְּשׁוּעָה | 2 Like newborn infants, desire the milk of reasonableness without guile, so that by this you may increase unto salvation, |
| 3 אִם־אָמְנָם טְעַמְתֶּם כִּי־טוֹב הָאָדוֹן | 3 if it is true that you have tasted that the Lord is sweet. |
| 4 אֲשֶׁר נִגַּשְׁתֶּם אֵלָיו אֶל־אֶבֶן חַיָּה אֲשֶׁר מָאֲסוּ־בָהּ בְּנֵי־הָאָדָם וְהִיא נִבְחָרָה וִיקָרָה לֵאלֹהִים | 4 And approaching him as if he were a living stone, rejected by men, certainly, but elect and honored by God, |
| 5 וְנִבְנֵיתֶם גַּם־אַתֶּם כַּאֲבָנִים חַיּוֹת לְבַיִת רוּחָנִי לִכְהֻנַּת קֹדֶשׁ לְהַעֲלוֹת זִבְחֵי־רוּחַ לְרָצוֹן לֵאלֹהִים בְּיֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 5 be also yourselves like living stones, built upon him, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, so as to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
| 6 וְזֶה הוּא שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב הִנְנִי יִסַּד בְּצִיּוֹן אֶבֶן פִּנָּה אֶבֶן בֹּחַן וִיקָרָה וְהַמַּאֲמִין בָּהּ לֹא יֵבוֹשׁ | 6 Because of this, Scripture asserts: “Behold, I am setting in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious. And whoever will have believed in him will not be confounded.” |
| 7 לָכֵן לָכֶם הַמַּאֲמִינִים הַיְקָר אֲבָל לַסּוֹרְרִים הָאֶבֶן אֲשֶׁר מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה וּלְאֶבֶן נֶגֶף וּלְצוּר מִכְשֹׁל | 7 Therefore, to you who believe, he is honor. But to those who do not believe, the stone which the builders have rejected, the same has been made into the head of the corner, |
| 8 וְהֵם נִכְשְׁלוּ יַעַן לֹא שָׁמְעוּ לַדָּבָר וְלָזֹאת גַּם־נוֹעָדוּ | 8 and a stone of offense, and a rock of scandal, to those who are offended by the Word; neither do they believe, though they also have been built upon him. |
| 9 וְאַתֶּם הִנְּכֶם זֶרַע נִבְחָר מַמְלֶכֶת כֹּהֲנִים וְגוֹי קָדוֹשׁ וְעַם סְגֻלָּה לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ תְּהִלּוֹת הַקּוֹרֵא אֶתְכֶם מֵחשֶׁךְ אֶל־אוֹרוֹ הַנִּפְלָא | 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. |
| 10 אֲשֶׁר לְפָנִים לֹא־עָם הֱיִיתֶם וְעַתָּה עַם אֱלֹהִים וַאֲשֶׁר לְפָנִים לֹא רֻחָמוּ וְעַתָּה מְרֻחָמִים | 10 Though in past times you were not a people, yet now you are the people of God. Though you had not obtained mercy, yet now you have obtained mercy. |
| 11 אֲהוּבִים אַזְהִירְכֶם כְּגֵרִים וְתוֹשָׁבִים הִנָּזְרוּ מִתַּאֲוֺת הַבָּשָׂר הַמִּתְגָּרוֹת בַּנָּפֶשׁ | 11 Most beloved, I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires, which battle against the soul. |
| 12 וְהֵיטִיבוּ דַרְכְּכֶם בַּגּוֹיִם לְמַעַן יַבִּיטוּ אֶל־מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם הַטּוֹבִים וְהָיָה תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ אֶתְכֶם כְּפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן יְכַבְּדוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בְּיוֹם הַפְּקֻדָּה | 12 Keep your behavior among the Gentiles to what is good, so that, when they slander you as if you were evildoers, they may, by the good works that are seen in you, glorify God on the day of visitation. |
| 13 וְהִכָּנְעוּ לְכָל־פְּקֻדַּת אָדָם בִּגְלַל הָאָדוֹן אִם־לַמֶּלֶךְ כָּרָאוּי לָרֹאשׁ | 13 Therefore, be subject to every human creature because of God, whether it is to the king as preeminent, |
| 14 אִם־לַמּשְׁלִים כָּרָאוּי לַשְּׁלוּחִים מֵאִתּוֹ לְנִקְמַת פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלִתְהִלַּת עֹשֵׂי טוֹב | 14 or to leaders as having been sent from him for vindication over evildoers, it is truly for the praise of what is good. |
| 15 כִּי כֵן הוּא חֵפֶץ אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בַּעֲשׂוֹתְכֶם הַטּוֹב תִּסְכְּרוּ אֶת־פִּי אִוֶּלֶת הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אֵין־בָּם דָּעַת | 15 For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men, |
| 16 כַּחָפְשִׁים וְלֹא־כְאִלּוּ הָיְתָה לָכֶם הַחֵרוּת לְמִכְסֵה הָרָעָה כִּי אִם־כְּעַבְדֵי אֱלֹהִים | 16 in an open manner, and not as if cloaking malice with liberty, but like servants of God. |
| 17 נַהֲגוּ כָבוֹד בְּכָל־אִישׁ אֶהֱבוּ אֵת הָאַחִים יְראוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִים כַּבְּדוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ | 17 Honor everyone. Love brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. |
| 18 הָעֲבָדִים הִכָּנְעוּ לִפְנֵי אֲדֹנֵיכֶם בְּכָל־יִרְאָה לֹא לִפְנֵי הַטּוֹבִים וְהָעֲנָוִים לְבַד כִּי אִם־גַּם־לִפְנֵי הָעִקְּשִׁים | 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and meek, but also to the unruly. |
| 19 כִּי חֶסֶד הוּא לָאִישׁ אִם־יִשְׂבַּע מַמְּרֹרִים וִיעֻנֶּה חִנָּם לְמַעַן דַּעַת הָאֱלֹהִים | 19 For this is grace: when, because of God, a man willingly endures sorrows, suffering injustice. |
| 20 כִּי אִם־חָטֹא תֶחֶטְאוּ וּסְבַלְתֶּם מַכּוֹת אֶגְרוֹף מַה־תִּתְהַלָּלוּ אַךְ אִם־תְּעֻנּוּ וּסְבַלְתֶּם בַּעֲשׂוֹתְכֶם הַטּוֹב חֶסֶד הוּא מִלִּפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים | 20 For what glory is there, if you sin and then suffer a beating? But if you do well and suffer patiently, this is grace with God. |
| 21 כִּי לָזֹאת נִקְרֵאתֶם כִּי גַם־הַמָּשִׁיחַ עֻנָּה בַעֲבוּרְכֶם וְהִשְׁאִיר לָכֶם מוֹפֵת לָלֶכֶת בְּעִקְּבוֹתָיו | 21 For you have been called to this because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in his footsteps. |
| 22 אֲשֶׁר חֵטְא לֹא עָשָׂה וְלֹא מִרְמָה בְּפִיו | 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. |
| 23 אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע חֶרְפָּתוֹ וְלֹא הֵשִׁיב נַעֲנָה וְלֹא גָעַר כִּי אִם־מָסַר דִּינוֹ לַשֹּׁפֵט צֶדֶק וְאֶת־חַטֹּאתֵנוּ הוּא נָשָׂא בִּגְוִיָּתוֹ עַל־הָעֵץ | 23 And when evil was spoken against him, he did not speak evil. When he suffered, he did not threaten. Then he handed himself over to him who judged him unjustly. |
| 24 לְמַעַן נִחְיֶה לַצְּדָקָה מֵאַחַר שֶׁנִּפְטַרְנוּ מִן־הַחֲטָאִים | 24 He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we, having died to sin, would live for justice. By his wounds, you have been healed. |
| 25 אֲשֶׁר בַּחֲבֻרָתוֹ נִרְפָּא לָכֶם כִּי הֱיִיתֶם כְּצֹאן אֹבְדוֹת וְעַתָּה שַׁבְתֶּם אֶל־הָרֹעֶה פְּקִיד נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם | 25 For you were like wandering sheep. But now you have been turned back toward the Pastor and the Bishop of your souls. |
