Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 1

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 הֵן הַמַּאֲמָר הָרִאשׁוֹן תְּאוֹפִילוֹס עֲשִׂיתִיהוּ עַל־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר הֵחֵל יֵשׁוּעַ לַעֲשֹוֹת וּלְלַמֵּד	1 In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught
2 עַד־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח לַמָּרוֹם אַחֲרֵי צַוֹּתוֹ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֶת־הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַר בָּהֶם	2 until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
3 וַאֲשֶׁר גַּם־הִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵיהֶם חַי אַחֲרֵי עֻנּוֹתוֹ בְּאֹתוֹת רַבּוֹת בְּהֵרָאוֹתוֹ אֲלֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	3 He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
4 וּבְאָכְלוֹ לֶחֶם עִמָּהֶם צִוָּה אֹתָם לְבִלְתִּי סוּר מִירוּשָׁלָיִם כִּי אִם־לְהוֹחִיל לְהַבְטָחַת הָאָב אֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם מִמֶּנִּי	4 While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for "the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak;
5 כִּי יוֹחָנָן הִטְבִּיל בַּמָּיִם וְאַתֶּם תִּטָּבְלוּ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּקָרוֹב אַחֲרֵי הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה	5 for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the holy Spirit."
6 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶאֶסְפוּ יַחְדָּו וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ לֵאמֹר אֲדֹנֵינוּ הֲמֵשִׁיב אַתָּה בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל	6 When they had gathered together they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
7 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא לָכֶם לָדַעַת הָעִתִּים וְהַזְּמַנִּים אֲשֶׁר יָעַד הָאָב בְּשָׁלְטָנוֹ	7 He answered them, "It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority.
8 אֲבָל תְּקַבְּלוּ גְבוּרָה בְּבוֹא עֲלֵיכֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וִהְיִיתֶם עֵדַי בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבְכָל־יְהוּדָה וּבְשֹׁמְרוֹן וְעַד־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ	8 But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
9 וַיְהִי כְּדַבְּרוֹ זֹאת הֹעֲלָה וְהֵם רֹאִים וַיִּשָּׂאֵהוּ עָנָן מִנֶּגֶד עֵינֵיהֶם	9 When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.
10 וַיַּבִּיטוּ אַחֲרָיו הַשָּׁמַיְמָה בְּעָבְרוֹ וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים לְבוּשֵׁי בַדִּים נִצָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם	10 While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them.
11 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַתֶּם אַנְשֵׁי הַגָּלִיל מַה־תַּעַמְדוּ פֹה וְעֵינֵיכֶם הַשָּׁמַיְמָה יֵשׁוּעַ זֶה אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח מֵאִתְּכֶם הַשָּׁמַיְמָה כֵּן בּוֹא יָבוֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר רְאִיתֶם אֹתוֹ עֹלֶה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה	11 They said, "Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven."
12 וַיִּפְנוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ יְרוּשָׁלַיְמָה מִן־הָהָר הַנִּקְרָא הַר הַזֵּיתִים וְהוּא קָרוֹב לִירוּשָׁלַיִם דֶּרֶךְ תְּחוּם שַׁבָּת	12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey away.
13 וַיָּבֹאוּ הָעִירָה וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּה אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ ישְׁבִים בָּהּ פֶּטְרוֹס וְיַעֲקֹב וְיוֹחָנָן וְאַנְדְּרַי פִילִפּוֹס וְתוֹמָא בַּר־תַּלְמַי וּמַתַּי יַעֲקֹב בֶּן־חַלְפַי וְשִׁמְעוֹן הַקַּנָּא וִיהוּדָה בֶּן־יַעֲקֹב	13 When they entered the city they went to the upper room where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
14 כָּל־אֵלֶּה הָיוּ שֹׁקְדִים יַחְדָּו בְּלֵב אֶחָד לְהִתְפַּלֵּל וּלְהִתְחַנֵּן וְעִמָּהֶם הַנָּשִׁים וּמִרְיָם אֵם יֵשׁוּעַ וְגַם־אֶחָיו	14 All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer, together with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
15 וּבַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה קָם פֶּטְרוֹס בְּתוֹךְ הַתַּלְמִידִים וּמִסְפַּר שְׁמוֹת הַנִּקְהָלִים יַחַד כְּמֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים וַיֹּאמַר	15 During those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons in the one place). He said,
16 אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים מִן־הַצֹּרֶךְ הָיָה כִּי יִמָּלֵא הַכָּתוּב הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מִקֶּדֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּפִי דָוִד עַל־יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר הָיָה מוֹלִיךְ אֶת־תֹּפְשֵׂי יֵשׁוּעַ	16 "My brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled which the holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus.
17 כִּי־הָיָה נִמְנֶה אִתָּנוּ וְזָכָה בְּגוֹרַל הַשֵּׁרוּת הַזֶּה	17 He was numbered among us and was allotted a share in this ministry.
18 וְהִנֵּה הוּא קָנָה־לוֹ שָׂדֶה בִּמְחִיר הָרִשְׁעָה וַיִּפֹּל עַל־פָּנָיו אַרְצָה וַיִּבָּקַע בַּתָּוֶךְ וַיִּשָּׁפְכוּ כָּל־מֵעָיו	18 He bought a parcel of land with the wages of his iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle, and all his insides spilled out.
19 וְגַם־נוֹדְעָה זֹאת לְכָל־ישְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וַיִּקָּרֵא בִשְׂפָתָם לַשָּׂדֶה הַהוּא חֲקַל דְּמָא הוּא שְׂדֵה הַדָּם	19 This became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem, so that the parcel of land was called in their language 'Akeldama,' that is, Field of Blood.
20 כִּי כָתוּב בְּסֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים תְּהִי־טִירָתוֹ נְשַׁמָּה וְאַל־יְהִי בָהּ ישֵׁב וּפְקֻדָּתוֹ יִקַּח אַחֵר	20 For it is written in the Book of Psalms: 'Let his encampment become desolate, and may no one dwell in it.' And: 'May another take his office.'
21 וְעַל־כֵּן מִן־הַצֹּרֶךְ כִּי מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלְּכוּ אִתָּנוּ כָּל־יְמֵי הֱיוֹת אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ יוֹצֵא וָבָא לְפָנֵינוּ	21 Therefore, it is necessary that one of the men who accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus came and went among us,
22 הָחֵל מִטְּבִילַת יוֹחָנָן עַד־יוֹם הִלָּקְחוֹ מֵאִתָּנוּ כִּי אֶחָד מֵהֶם יִהְיֶה לְעֵד עִמָּנוּ עַל־קוּמוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים	22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, become with us a witness to his resurrection."
23 וַיַּעֲמִידוּ שְׁנַיִם אֶת־יוֹסֵף הַנִּקְרָא בַר־שַׁבָּא וְהוּא מְכֻנֶּה יוּסְטוֹס וְאֵת מַתִּיָּה	23 So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias.
24 וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי הַיּוֹדֵעַ כָּל־הַלְּבָבוֹת הַרְאֵה־נָא מִן־הַשְּׁנַיִם הָאֵלֶּה אֶת־הָאֶחָד אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַרְתָּ בּוֹ	24 Then they prayed, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen
25 לָקַחַת אֶת־גּוֹרַל הַשֵּׁרוּת הַזֶּה וְהַשְּׁלִיחוּת אֲשֶׁר סָר מִמֶּנָּה יְהוּדָה לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ	25 to take the place in this apostolic ministry from which Judas turned away to go to his own place."
26 וַיַּפִּילוּ גּוֹרָלוֹת וַיִּפֹּל הַגּוֹרָל עַל־מַתִּיָּה וַיִּסָּפַח אֶל־אַחַד עָשָׂר הַשְּׁלִיחִים	26 Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
27 אֲשֶׁר־רָצָה הָאֱלֹהִים לְהוֹדִיעָם אֵיזֶה הוּא עשֶׁר כְּבוֹד הַסּוֹד הַהוּא בַּגּוֹיִם וְהוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר בָּכֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא תִּקְוַת הַכָּבוֹד
28 וְאוֹתוֹ מַשְׁמִיעִים אֲנַחְנוּ בְּהוֹכִיחֵנוּ כָל־אִישׁ וּבְלַמְּדֵנוּ כָל־אִישׁ בְּכָל־חָכְמָה לְמַעַן הַעֲמִיד כָּל־אִישׁ שָׁלֵם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ
29 וּבָזֹאת אַף־אֲנִי עָמֵל וְנִלְחָם כְּפִי־פְעֻלַּת כֹּחוֹ הַפֹּעֵל בִּי בִּגְבוּרָה