Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 7

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי כַלּוֹתוֹ לְדַבֵּר אֶת־כָּל־דְּבָרָיו בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיָּבֹא אֶל־כְּפַר־נַחוּם	1 And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.
2 וְעֶבֶד לְאֶחָד מִשָּׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת חָלָה לָמוּת וְהוּא יָקָר־לוֹ מְאֹד	2 Now the servant of a certain centurion was dying, due to an illness. And he was very dear to him.
3 וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת־שֵׁמַע יֵשׁוּעַ וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו מִזִּקְנֵי הַיְּהוּדִים וַיִּשְׁאַל מֵאִתּוֹ לָבוֹא וּלְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־עַבְדּוֹ	3 And when he had heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, petitioning him, so that he would come and heal his servant.
4 וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ וַיִּתְחַנְנוּ־לוֹ מְאֹד וַיֹּאמְרוּ רָאוּי הוּא אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה בַּקָּשָׁתוֹ	4 And when they had come to Jesus, they petitioned him anxiously, saying to him: “He is worthy that you should provide this to him.
5 כִּי אֹהֵב עַמֵּנוּ הוּא וְהוּא בָנָה־לָנוּ אֶת־בֵּית הַכְּנֵסֶת	5 For he loves our nation, and he has built a synagogue for us.”
6 וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתָּם יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר קָרַב אֶל־הַבַּיִת וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו שַׂר־הַמֵּאָה עַל־יְדֵי רֵעָיו לֵאמֹר לוֹ בִּי אֲדֹנִי אַל־נָא תַטְרִיחַ אֶת־עַצְמְךָ כִּי אֵינֶנִּי רָאוּי שֶׁתָּבוֹא בְּצֵל קוֹרָתִי	6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying: “Lord, do not trouble yourself. For I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof.
7 וּבַעֲבוּר זֹאת גַּם־אֶת עַצְמִי לֹא חָשַׁבְתִּי רָאוּי לָבוֹא אֵלֶיךָ אַךְ דַּבֶּר־נָא דָבָר וְיֵרָפֵא נַעֲרִי	7 Because of this, I also did not consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
8 כִּי גַם־אָנֹכִי אִישׁ נָתוּן תַּחַת הַשִּׁלְטוֹן יֶשׁ־תַּחַת יָדִי אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא וְאָמַרְתִּי לָזֶה לֵךְ וְהָלַךְ וְלָזֶה בוֹא וּבָא וּלְעַבְדִּי עֲשֵׂה־זֹאת וְעָשָׂה	8 For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9 וַיִּשְׁמַע יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־דְּבָרָיו וַיִּתְמַהּ עָלָיו וַיִּפֶן וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הֶהָמוֹן הַהוֹלֵךְ אַחֲרָיו אֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם גַּם־בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־מָצָאתִי אֱמוּנָה גְּדוֹלָה כָזֹאת	9 And upon hearing this, Jesus was amazed. And turning to the multitude following him, he said, “Amen I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
10 וַיָּשׁוּבוּ הַשְּׁלוּחִים אֶל־הַבָּיִת וַיִּמְצְאוּ אֶת־הָעֶבֶד הַחֹלֶה וְהוּא נִרְפָּא	10 And those who had been sent, upon returning to the house, found that the servant, who had been sick, was now healthy.
11 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־עִיר וּשְׁמָהּ נָעִים וְרַבִּים מִתַּלְמִידָיו הֹלְכִים אִתּוֹ וַהֲמוֹן עַם רָב	11 And it happened afterwards that he went to a city, which is called Nain. And his disciples, and an abundant crowd, went with him.
12 הוּא קָרַב אֶל־שַׁעַר הָעִיר וְהִנֵּה מוֹצִיאִים מֵת בֵּן יָחִיד לְאִמּוֹ וְהִיא אַלְמָנָה וְעִמָּהּ רַבִּים מֵעַם הָעִיר	12 Then, when he had drawn near to the gate of the city, behold, a deceased person was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.
13 וְכִרְאוֹת אוֹתָהּ הָאָדוֹן נִכְמְרוּ רַחֲמָיו עָלֶיהָ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ אַל־תִּבְכִּי	13 And when the Lord had seen her, being moved by mercy over her, he said to her, “Do not weep.”
14 וַיִּגַּשׁ וַיִּגַּע בָּאָרוֹן וְהַנֹּשְׂאִים עָמְדוּ וַיֹּאמַר עֶלֶם אֹמֵר אֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ קוּמָה	14 And he drew near and touched the coffin. Then those who carried it stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”
15 וַיִּתְעוֹדֵד הַמֵּת וַיָּחֶל לְדַבֵּר וַיִּתְנֵהוּ לְאִמּוֹ	15 And the dead youth sat up and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
16 וַתֹּאחֶז כֻּלָּם רְעָדָה וַיְשַׁבְּחוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ כִּי־נָבִיא גָדוֹל קָם בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ וְכִי־פָקַד הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־עַמּוֹ	16 Then fear fell over all of them. And they magnified God, saying: “For a great prophet has risen up among us,” and, “For God has visited his people.”
17 וַיֵּצֵא הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה בְּכָל־יְהוּדָה וּבְכָל־הַכִּכָּר	17 And this word about him went out to all of Judea and to the entire surrounding region.
18 וְתַלְמִידֵי יוֹחָנָן הִגִּידוּ לוֹ אֶת־כָּל־אֵלֶּה	18 And the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things.
19 וַיִּקְרָא אֵלָיו יוֹחָנָן שְׁנַיִם מִתַּלְמִידָיו וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ לֵאמֹר לוֹ הַאַתָּה הוּא הַבָּא אִם־נְחַכֶּה לְאַחֵר	19 And John called two of his disciples, and he sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you he who is to come, or should we wait for another?”
20 וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵלָיו הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמְרוּ יוֹחָנָן הַמַּטְבִּיל שְׁלָחָנוּ אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר הַאַתָּה הוּא הַבָּא אִם־נְחַכֶּה לְאַחֵר	20 But when the men had come to him, they said: “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying: ‘Are you he who is to come, or should we wait for another?’ ”
21 בָּעֵת הַהִיא רִפָּא רַבִּים מֵחֳלָיִים וּמִנְּגָעִים וּמֵרוּחוֹת רָעוֹת וּלְעִוְרִים רַבִּים נָתַן רְאוּת עֵינָיִם	21 Now in that same hour, he cured many of their diseases and wounds and evil spirits; and to many of the blind, he gave sight.
22 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם לְכוּ וְהַגִּידוּ לְיוֹחָנָן אֵת אֲשֶׁר רְאִיתֶם וַאֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם כִּי עִוְרִים רֹאִים וּפִסְחִים מִתְהַלְּכִים וּמְצֹרָעִים מְטֹהָרִים וְחֵרְשִׁים שׁוֹמְעִים וּמֵתִים קָמִים וַעֲנִיִּים מִתְבַּשְּׂרִים	22 And responding, he said to them: “Go and report to John what you have heard and seen: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor are evangelized.
23 וְאַשְׁרֵי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִכָּשֵׁל בִּי	23 And blessed is anyone who has not taken offense at me.”
24 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ לָהֶם שְׁלוּחֵי יוֹחָנָן וַיָּחֶל לְדַבֵּר אֶל־הֲמוֹן הָעָם עַל־אֹדוֹת יוֹחָנָן וַיֹּאמַר מַה־זֶּה יְצָאתֶם הַמִּדְבָּרָה לִרְאוֹת הֲקָנֶה אֲשֶׁר יִנּוֹעַ בָּרוּחַ	24 And when the messengers of John had withdrawn, he began to speak about John to the crowds. “What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
25 וְאִם־לֹא מַה־זֶּה יְצָאתֶם לִרְאוֹת הַאִישׁ לָבוּשׁ בִּגְדֵי עֲדָנִים הִנֵּה הַמְלֻבָּשִׁים בִּגְדֵי תִפְאֶרֶת וְהַמְעֻנָּגִים בְּחַצְרוֹת הַמְּלָכִים הֵמָּה	25 Then what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who are in costly apparel and finery are in the houses of kings.
26 וְעַתָּה מַה־זֶּה יְצָאתֶם לִרְאוֹת אִם־לִרְאוֹת אִישׁ נָבִיא הֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם כִּי אַף־גָּדוֹל הוּא מִנָּבִיא	26 Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Certainly, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
27 זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר כָּתוּב עָלָיו הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ מַלְאָכִי לְפָנֶיךָ וּפִנָּה דַרְכְּךָ לְפָנֶיךָ	27 This is he of whom it is written: “Behold, I send my Angel before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.”
28 כִּי אֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם אֵין אִישׁ בִּילוּדֵי אִשָּׁה גָּדוֹל מִיּוֹחָנָן הַמַּטְבִּיל אַךְ הַקָּטֹן בְּמַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים גָּדוֹל הוּא מִמֶּנּוּ	28 For I say to you, among those born of women, no one is greater than the prophet John the Baptist. But he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
29 וְכָל־הָעָם וְהַמֹּכְסִים כְּשָׁמְעָם הִצְדִּיקוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּטָּבְלוּ בִּטְבִילַת יוֹחָנָן	29 And upon hearing this, all the people and the tax collectors justified God, by being baptized with the baptism of John.
30 אַךְ־הַפְּרוּשִׁים וּבַעֲלֵי הַתּוֹרָה נִאֲצוּ אֶת־עֲצַת הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־נַפְשָׁם וְלֹא נִטְבְּלוּ עַל־יָדוֹ	30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law despised the counsel of God concerning themselves, by not being baptized by him.
31 וַיֹּאמֶר הָאָדוֹן עַתָּה אֶל־מִי אֲדַמֶּה אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הַדּוֹר הַזֶּה וְאֶל־מִי הֵם דֹּמִים	31 Then the Lord said: “Therefore, to what shall I compare the men of this generation? And to what are they similar?
32 דֹּמִים הֵם לַיְלָדִים הַיּשְׁבִים בַּשּׁוּק וְקֹרְאִים זֶה אֶל־זֶה וְאֹמְרִים חִלַּלְנוּ לָכֶם בַּחֲלִילִים וְלֹא רִקַּדְתֶּם קוֹנַנּוּ לָכֶם קִינָה וְלֹא בְכִיתֶם	32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace, talking with one another, and saying: ‘We sang to you, and you did not dance. We lamented, and you did not weep.’
33 כִּי בָא יוֹחָנָן הַמַּטְבִּיל לֶחֶם לֹא־אָכַל וְיַיִן לֹא־שָׁתָה וַאֲמַרְתֶּם שֵׁד בּוֹ	33 For John the Baptist came, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
34 וּבָא בֶן־הָאָדָם וְהוּא אֹכֵל וְשֹׁתֶה וַאֲמַרְתֶּם הִנֵּה זוֹלֵל וְסֹבֵא וְרֵעַ לְמוֹכְסִים וּלְחַטָּאִים	34 The Son of man came, eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a voracious man and a drinker of wine, a friend of tax collectors and of sinners.’
35 וַתִּצְּדַק הַחָכְמָה עַל־יְדֵי כָל־בָּנֶיהָ	35 But wisdom is justified by all her children.”
36 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ אֶחָד מִן־הַפְּרוּשִׁים לֶאֱכֹל אִתּוֹ לָחֶם וַיָּבֹא אֶל־בֵּית הַפָּרוּשׁ וַיַּסֵּב	36 Then certain Pharisees petitioned him, so that they might eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, and he reclined at table.
37 וְהִנֵּה אִשָּׁה אַחַת בָּעִיר וְהִיא חֹטֵאת שָׁמְעָה כִּי־הוּא מֵסֵב בֵּית הַפָּרוּשׁ וַתָּבֵא פַּךְ־שֶׁמֶן הַמּוֹר	37 And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner, found out that he was reclining at table in the house of the Pharisee, so she brought an alabaster container of ointment.
38 וַתַּעֲמֹד לְרַגְלָיו מֵאַחֲרָיו וַתֵּבְךְּ וַתָּחֶל לְהַרְטִיב אֶת־רַגְלָיו בִּדְמָעוֹת וַתְּנַגֵּב אֹתָן בְּשַׂעֲרוֹת רֹאשָׁהּ וַתִּשַּׁק אֶת־רַגְלָיו וַתִּמְשַׁח אֹתָן בַּשָּׁמֶן	38 And standing behind him, beside his feet, she began to wash his feet with tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and she kissed his feet, and she anointed them with ointment.
39 וַיַּרְא הַפָּרוּשׁ הַקֹּרֵא אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר בְּלִבּוֹ אִלּוּ הָיָה זֶה נָבִיא כִּי־עַתָּה יָדֹעַ יָדַע מִי־הִיא זֹאת וְאֵיזוֹ הִיא הַנֹּגַעַת בּוֹ כִּי־אִשָּׁה חַטָּאָה הִיא	39 Then the Pharisee, who had invited him, upon seeing this, spoke within himself, saying, “This man, if he were a prophet, would certainly know who and what kind of woman is this, who is touching him: that she is a sinner.”
40 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו שִׁמְעוֹן דָּבָר־לִי אֵלֶיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר רַבִּי דַבֵּר	40 And in response, Jesus said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” So he said, “Speak, Teacher.”
41 שְׁנֵי חַיָּבִים הָיוּ לְנשֶׁה אֶחָד הָאֶחָד חַיָּב לוֹ דִּינָרִים חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְהַשֵּׁנִי דִּינָרִים חֲמִשִּׁים	41 “A certain creditor had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42 וַיְהִי בַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא הִשִּׂיגָה יָדָם לְשַׁלֵּם וַיַּשְׁמֵט אֶת־שְׁנֵיהֶם וְעַתָּה אֱמָר־נָא מִי מִשְּׁנֵיהֶם יַרְבֶּה לְאַהֲבָה אֹתוֹ	42 And since they did not have the ability to repay him, he forgave them both. So then, which of them loves him more?”
43 וַיַּעַן שִׁמְעוֹן וַיֹּאמַר אֶחֱשֹׁב כִּי הָאִישׁ הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר הִרְבָּה לְהַשְׁמִיט לוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֵּן שָׁפָטְתָּ	43 In response, Simon said, “I suppose that it is he to whom he forgave the most.” And he said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
44 וַיִּפֶן אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־שִׁמְעוֹן הֲרָאִיתָ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת הִנֵּה בָאתִי אֶל־בֵּיתְךָ וּמַיִם עַל־רַגְלַי לֹא נָתָתָּ וְהִיא הִרְטִיבָה אֶת־רַגְלַי בִּדְמָעוֹת וַתְּנַגֵּב בְּשַׂעֲרוֹתֶיהָ	44 And turning to the woman, he said to Simon: “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house. You gave me no water for my feet. But she has washed my feet with tears, and has wiped them with her hair.
45 נְשִׁיקָה לֹא נְשַׁקְתָּנִי וְהִיא מֵאָז בָּאתִי לֹא חָדְלָה מִנַּשֵּׁק אֶת־רַגְלָי	45 You gave no kiss to me. But she, from the time that she entered, has not ceased to kiss my feet.
46 בְּשֶׁמֶן לֹא מָשַׁחְתָּ אֶת־רֹאשִׁי וְהִיא בְּשֶׁמֶן הַמּוֹר מָשְׁחָה אֶת־רַגְלָי	46 You did not anoint my head with oil. But she has anointed my feet with ointment.
47 לָכֵן אֲנִי אֹמֵר אֵלֶיךָ נִסְלְחוּ־לָהּ חַטֹּאתֶיהָ הָרַבּוֹת כִּי הַרְבֵּה אָהֵבָה וַאֲשֶׁר נִסְלַח־לוֹ מְעַט הוּא אֹהֵב מְעָט	47 Because of this, I tell you: many sins are forgiven her, because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven less, loves less.”
48 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ נִסְלְחוּ־לָךְ חַטֹּאתָיִךְ	48 Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven you.”
49 וַיָּחֵלּוּ הַמְסֻבִּים עִמּוֹ לֵאמֹר בְּלִבָּם מִי הוּא זֶה אֲשֶׁר גַּם־יִסְלַח חֲטָאִים	49 And those who sat at table with him began to say within themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?”
50 וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה אֱמוּנָתֵךְ הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּךְ לְכִי לְשָׁלוֹם	50 Then he said to the woman: “Your faith has brought you salvation. Go in peace.”