Acts of the Apostles 8

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 Now in those days, there occurred a great persecution against the Church at Jerusalem. And they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles.	1 וְשָׁאוּל גַּם־הוּא הָיָה רֹצֶה בַהֲרֵגָתוֹ וַתְּהִי בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא רְדִיפָה גְדוֹלָה עַל־הַקְּהִלָּה אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלָיִם וַיָּפֻצוּ כֻלָּם בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְשֹׁמְרוֹן לְבַד מִן־הַשְּׁלִיחִים
2 But God-fearing men arranged for Stephen’s funeral, and they made a great mourning over him.	2 וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֲנָשִׁים חֲסִידִים אֶת־אִסְטְפָנוֹס וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ וַיִּסְפְּדוּ עָלָיו מִסְפֵּד גָּדוֹל
3 Then Saul was laying waste to the Church by entering throughout the houses, and dragging away men and women, and committing them to prison.	3 וְשָׁאוּל הֶחֱרִיב אֶת־הַקְּהִלָּה וַיְשׁוֹטֵט בַּבָּתִּים וַיִּסְחַב מִשָּׁם אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים וַיַּסְגִּירֵם לַכֶּלֶא
4 Therefore, those who had been dispersed were traveling around, evangelizing the Word of God.	4 וְהַנְּפוֹצִים עָבְרוּ בָאָרֶץ וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר
5 Now Philip, descending to a city of Samaria, was preaching Christ to them.	5 וּפִילִפּוֹס יָרַד אֶל־עִיר שֹׁמְרוֹן וַיַּכְרֵז לָהֶם אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ
6 And the crowd was listening intently and with one accord to those things which were being said by Philip, and they were watching the signs which he was accomplishing.	6 וַיַּקְשֵׁב הֲמוֹן הָעָם בְּלֵב אֶחָד אֶל־אִמְרֵי פִילִפּוֹס בְּשָׁמְעָם וּבִרְאוֹתָם אֶת־הָאֹתוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה
7 For many of them had unclean spirits, and, crying out with a loud voice, these departed from them.	7 כִּי רַבִּים הָיוּ אֲחוּזֵי רוּחוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה וְהָרוּחוֹת יָצְאוּ מֵהֶם צֹעֲקוֹת בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל וְרַבִּים נְכֵי אֵבָרִים וּפִסְחִים וַיֵּרָפֵאוּ
8 And many of the paralytics and the lame were cured.	8 וַתְּהִי שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה בָּעִיר הַהִיא
9 Therefore, there was great gladness in that city. Now there was a certain man named Simon, who formerly had been a magician in that city, seducing the people of Samaria, claiming himself to be someone great.	9 וְאִישׁ אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעוֹן הָיָה מִלְּפָנִים בָּעִיר מְכַשֵּׁף וּמַשְׁמִים אֶת־עַם שֹׁמְרוֹן בְּאָמְרוֹ עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי־גָדוֹל הוּא
10 And to all those who would listen, from the least even to the greatest, he was saying: “Here is the power of God, which is called great.”	10 וַיַּקְשִׁיבוּ אֵלָיו מִקְּטַנָּם וְעַד־גְּדוֹלָם לֵאמֹר זֶה הוּא גְּבוּרַת הָאֱלֹהִים הַגְּדוֹלָה
11 And they were attentive to him because, for a long time, he had deluded them with his magic.	11 וַיַּקְשִׁיבוּ אֵלָיו עַל־הֱיוֹתוֹ מַשְׁמִים אוֹתָם בִּכְשָׁפָיו יָמִים רַבִּים
12 Yet truly, once they had believed Philip, who was evangelizing the kingdom of God, both men and women were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.	12 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הֶאֱמִינוּ לְפִילִפּוֹס בְּבַשְּׂרוֹ אֶת־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֶת־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וַיִּטָּבְלוּ אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים
13 Then Simon himself also believed and, when he had been baptized, he adhered to Philip. And now, seeing also the greatest signs and miracles being wrought, he was amazed and stupefied.	13 וַיַּאֲמֵן שִׁמְעוֹן גַּם־הוּא וַיִּטָּבֵל וַיִּדְבַּק בְּפִילִפּוֹס וַיַּרְא אֶת־הָאֹתוֹת וְהַמֹּפְתִים הַגְּדֹלִים אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשֹוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵם
14 Now when the Apostles who were in Jerusalem had heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.	14 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם כִּי־קִבְּלָה שֹׁמְרוֹן אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־פֶּטְרוֹס וְאֶת־יוֹחָנָן
15 And when they had arrived, they prayed for them, so that they might receive the Holy Spirit.	15 וַיֵּרְדוּ שָׁמָּה וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ בַעֲדָם אֲשֶׁר יְקַבְּלוּ אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ
16 For he had not yet come to any among them, since they were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.	16 כִּי הָרוּחַ לֹא־צָלְחָה עַד־עַתָּה עַל־אֶחָד מֵהֶם וְהֵם רַק־נִטְבָּלִים בְּשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.	17 וַיִּסְמְכוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם וַיְקַבְּלוּ אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ
18 But when Simon had seen that, by the imposition of the hands of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,	18 וַיְהִי בִּרְאוֹת שִׁמְעוֹן כִּי בִסְמִיכוּת יְדֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים נִתַּן רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיָּבֵא לִפְנֵיהֶם כָּסֶף
19 saying, “Give this power to me also, so that on whomever I will lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.” But Peter said to him:	19 וַיֹּאמַר תְּנוּ־נָא גַם־לִי אֶת־הַיְכֹלֶת הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר־יְקַבֵּל אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־אָשִׂים עָלָיו אֶת־יָדָי
20 “Let your money be with you in perdition, for you have supposed that a gift of God might be possessed by money.	20 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פֶּטְרוֹס כַּסְפְּךָ יְהִי אִתְּךָ לַאֲבַדּוֹן יַעַן חָשַׁבְתָּ לִקְנוֹת בִּמְחִיר אֶת־מַתַּת הָאֱלֹהִים
21 There is no part or place for you in this matter. For your heart is not upright in the sight of God.	21 אֵין־לְךָ חֵלֶק וְגוֹרָל בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה כִּי לְבָבְךָ אֵינֶנּוּ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים
22 And so, repent from this, your wickedness, and beg God, so that perhaps this plan of your heart might be forgiven you.	22 וְעַתָּה שׁוּב מֵרָעָתְךָ זֹאת וְהִתְחַנֵּן אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אוּלַי תִּסָּלַח לְךָ מְזִמַּת לְבָבֶךָ
23 For I perceive you to be in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”	23 כִּי־רֹאֶה אָנֹכִי כִּי־בָאתָ לִידֵי מְרוֹרַת רוֹשׁ וְחַרְצֻבּוֹת רֶשַׁע
24 Then Simon responded by saying, “Pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”	24 וַיַּעַן שִׁמְעוֹן וַיֹּאמַר הַעְתִּירוּ אַתֶּם בַּעֲדִי אֶל־יְהוָֹה לְבִלְתִּי־בוֹא עָלַי דָּבָר מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר אֲמַרְתֶּם
25 And indeed, after testifying and speaking the Word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and they evangelized the many regions of the Samaritans.	25 וְהֵמָּה אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־הֵעִידוּ וְדִבְּרוּ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה שָׁבוּ יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ אֶת־הַבְּשֹוֹרָה בִּכְפָרִים רַבִּים אֲשֶׁר לַשֹּׁמְרוֹנִים
26 Now an Angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Rise up and go toward the south, to the way which descends from Jerusalem into Gaza, where there is a desert.”	26 וַיְדַבֵּר מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָֹה אֶל־פִילִפּוֹס לֵאמֹר קוּם לֵךְ הַנֶּגְבָּה עַל־הַדֶּרֶךְ הַיֹּרֶדֶת מִירוּשָׁלַיִם עַזָּתָה וְהִיא חֲרֵבָה
27 And rising up, he went. And behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, powerful under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had arrived in Jerusalem to worship.	27 וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלַךְ וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ כּוּשִׁי וְהוּא סָרִיס וְשַׁלִּיט לְקַנְדַּק מַלְכַּת־כּוּשׁ וּמְמֻנֶּה עַל־כָּל־גְּנָזֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר עָלָה אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת
28 And while returning, he was sitting upon his chariot and reading from the prophet Isaiah.	28 וַיְהִי בְשׁוּבוֹ וְהוּא ישֵׁב עַל־מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וְקֹרֵא בְּסֵפֶר יְשַׁעְיָה הַנָּבִיא
29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Draw near and join yourself to this chariot.”	29 וַיֹּאמֶר הָרוּחַ אֶל־פִילִפּוֹס גְּשָׁה וְהִלָּוֵה עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָה הַזֹּאת
30 And Philip, hurrying, heard him reading from the prophet Isaiah, and he said, “Do you think that you understand what you are reading?”	30 וַיָּרָץ פִילִפּוֹס אֵלֶיהָ וַיִּשְׁמַע אֹתוֹ קֹרֵא בְּסֵפֶר יְשַׁעְיָה הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמֶר הֲגַם תָּבִין אֶת־אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה קוֹרֵא
31 And he said, “But how can I, unless someone will have revealed it to me?” And he asked Philip to climb up and sit with him.	31 וַיֹּאמֶר וְאֵיכָכָה אוּכַל אִם־אֵין אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יוֹרֵנִי וַיְבַקֵּשׁ מֵאֵת פִילִפּוֹס לַעֲלוֹת וְלָשֶׁבֶת אֶצְלוֹ
32 Now the place in Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter. And like a lamb silent before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth.	32 וְעִנְיַן הַכָּתוּב אֲשֶׁר קָרָא זֶה הוּא כַּשֶּׂה לַטֶּבַח יוּבָל וּכְרָחֵל לִפְנֵי גוֹזְזֶיהָ נֶאֱלָמָה וְלֹא־יִפְתַּח־פִּיו
33 He endured his judgment with humility. Who of his generation shall describe how his life was taken away from the earth?”	33 בְּעֹצֶר מִשְׁפָּטוֹ לֻקָּח וְאֶת־דּוֹרוֹ מִי יְשׂוֹחֵחַ כִּי נִגְזְרוּ מֵאֶרֶץ חַיָּיו
34 Then the eunuch responded to Philip, saying: “I beg you, about whom is the prophet saying this? About himself, or about someone else?”	34 וַיַּעַן הַסָּרִיס וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־פִילִפּוֹס אֶשְׁאֲלָה מִמְּךָ עַל־מִי הַנָּבִיא מְדַבֵּר אֶת־זֹאת עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ אוֹ עַל־אִישׁ אַחֵר
35 Then Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from this Scripture, evangelized Jesus to him.	35 וַיִּפְתַּח פִילִפּוֹס אֶת־פִּיו וַיָּחֶל מִן־הַכָּתוּב הַזֶּה וַיְבַשֵּׂר אוֹתוֹ אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ
36 And while they were going along the way, they arrived at a certain water source. And the eunuch said: “There is water. What would prevent me from being baptized?”	36 וַיְהִי בְּעָבְרָם בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־מְקוֹם מָיִם וַיֹּאמֶר הַסָּרִיס הִנֵּה־מַיִם מַה־יִּמְנָעֵנִי מֵהִטָּבֵל
37 Then Philip said, “If you believe from your whole heart, it is permitted.” And he responded by saying, “I believe the Son of God to be Jesus the Christ.”	37 וַיֹּאמֶר פִילִפּוֹס אִם־מַאֲמִין אַתָּה בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ מֻתָּר־לָךְ וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי מַאֲמִין כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא
38 And he ordered the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch descended into the water. And he baptized him.	38 וַיְצַו לְהַעֲמִיד אֶת־הַמֶּרְכָּבָה וַיֵּרְדוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם אֶל־תּוֹךְ הַמַּיִם פִילִפּוֹס וְהַסָּרִיס וַיַּטְבֵּל אוֹתוֹ
39 And when they had ascended from the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him anymore. Then he went on his way, rejoicing.	39 וַיְהִי כִּי עָלוּ מִן־הַמַּיִם וַיִּשָּׂא רוּחַ יְהוָֹה אֶת פִילִפּוֹס וְלֹא יָסַף הַסָּרִיס לִרְאוֹתוֹ כִּי־הָלַךְ לְדַרְכּוֹ שָׂמֵחַ
40 Now Philip was found in Azotus. And continuing on, he evangelized all the cities, until he arrived in Caesarea.	40 וּפִילִפּוֹס נִמְצָא בְאַשְׁדּוֹד וַיַּעֲבֹר וַיְבַשֵּׂר בְּכָל הֶעָרִים עַד־בֹּאוֹ לְקִסְרִין