Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 13

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 וַאֲנָשִׁים נְבִיאִים וּמְלַמְּדִים הָיוּ בְאַנְטְיוֹכְיָא בַּקְּהִלָּה אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ בַּר־נַבָּא וְשִׁמְעוֹן הַנִּקְרָא נִיגַר וְלוּקְיוֹס הַקּוּרִינִי וּמְנַחֵם אֲשֶׁר גֻּדַּל עִם־הוֹרְדוֹס שַׂר־הָרֹבַע וְשָׁאוּל	1 Now there were in the church which was at Antioch, prophets and doctors, among whom was Barnabas, and Simon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen, who was the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 וַיְהִי בְּשָׁרְתָם אֶת־יְהוָֹה וּבְצוּמָם וַיֹּאמֶר רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ הַבְדִּילוּ לִי אֵת בַּר־נַבָּא וְאֶת־שָׁאוּל לַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר קְרָאתִים לָהּ	2 And as they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Ghost said to them: Separate me Saul and Barnabas, for the work whereunto I have taken them.
3 וַיָּצוּמוּ וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ וַיִּסְמְכוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם וַיְשַׁלְּחוּם	3 Then they, fasting and praying, and imposing their hands upon them, sent them away.
4 וְהֵמָּה הַמְשֻׁלָּחִים עַל־יְדֵי רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ יָרְדוּ אֶל־סְלוּקְיָא וּמִשָּׁם בָּאוּ בָאֳנִיָּה אֶל־קַפְרוֹס	4 So they being sent by the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia: and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
5 וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־עִיר סְלָמִיס וַיַּגִּידוּ אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים בְּבָתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת אֲשֶׁר לַיְּהוּדִים וַיְהִי לָהֶם גַּם־יוֹחָנָן לִמְשָׁרֵת	5 And when they were come to Salamina, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also in the ministry.
6 וַיַּעַבְרוּ בְּכָל־הָאִי עַד־פָּפוֹס וַיִּמְצְאוּ אִישׁ מְכַשֵּׁף אֶחָד נְבִיא־שֶׁקֶר אִישׁ יְהוּדִי וּשְׁמוֹ בַּר־יֵשׁוּעַ	6 And when they had gone through the whole island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesu:
7 אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־סַרְגִיּוֹס פּוֹלוֹס שַׂר הַמְּדִינָה אִישׁ נָבוֹן וְהוּא קָרָא אֵלָיו אֶת־בַּר־נַבָּא וְאֶת־שָׁאוּל וַיִּתְאָו לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים	7 Who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He sending for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.
8 וַיַּעֲמֹד לְנֶגְדָם אַלִּימָא הַמְכַשֵּׁף כִּי־זֶה תַּרְגּוּם שְׁמוֹ וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לְהַטּוֹת אֶת־הַשַּׂר מִן־הָאֱמוּנָה	8 But Elymas the magician (for so his name is interpreted) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
9 וְשָׁאוּל הַנִּקְרָא גַם־פּוֹלוֹס מָלֵא רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיִּסְתַּכֵּל בּוֹ	9 Then Saul, otherwise Paul, filled with the Holy Ghost, looking upon him,
10 וַיֹּאמֶר אַתָּה הַמָּלֵא כָל־מִרְמָה וְכָל־עַוְלָה בֶּן־בְּלִיַּעַל וְשֹוֹנֵא כָל־צֶדֶק הֲלֹא תֶחְדַּל לְסַלֵּף אֶת־דַּרְכֵי יְהוָֹה הַיְשָׁרִים	10 Said: O full of all guile, and of all deceit, child of the devil, enemy of all justice, thou ceasest not to pervert the right ways of the Lord.
11 וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה יַד־יְהוָֹה בְּךָ וְהָיִיתָ עִוֵּר וְלֹא תִרְאֶה אֶת־הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עַד־עֵת מוֹעֵד וַתִּפֹּל עָלָיו פִּתְאֹם אֲפֵלָה וַחֲשֵׁכָה וַיִּפֶן הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ אִישׁ לְהוֹלִיכוֹ בְיָדוֹ	11 And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately there fell a mist and darkness upon him, and going about, he sought some one to lead him by the hand.
12 וְהַשַּׂר כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָה אֶת־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הֶאֱמִין וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵם עַל־תּוֹרַת הָאָדוֹן	12 Then the proconsul, when he had seen what was done, believed, admiring at the doctrine of the Lord.
13 וַיֵּצְאוּ פּוֹלוֹס וְהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ מִפָּפוֹס וַיֵּרְדוּ בָאֳנִיָּה וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־פַּרְגִי אֲשֶׁר בְּפַמְפּוּלְיָא וַיַּעֲזֹב אֹתָם יוֹחָנָן וַיָּשָׁב יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	13 Now when Paul and they that were with him had sailed from Paphos, they came to Perge in Pamphylia. And John departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.
14 וְהֵמָּה נָסְעוּ מִפַּרְגִי וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא אֲשֶׁר בְּפִיסִדְיָא וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בֵּית הַכְּנֵסֶת בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וַיֵּשֵׁבוּ	14 But they passing through Perge, came to Antioch in Pisidia: and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down.
15 וַיְהִי אַחַר קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה וְהַנְּבִיאִים וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֲלֵיהֶם רָאשֵׁי הַכְּנֵסֶת לֵאמֹר אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אִם־יֵשׁ לָכֶם דְּבַר־מוּסָר לָעָם דַּבֵּרוּ	15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying: Ye men, brethren, if you have any word of exhortation to make to the people, speak.
16 וַיָּקָם פּוֹלוֹס וַיָּנֶף יָדוֹ וַיֹּאמַר אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים שְׁמָעוּ	16 Then Paul rising up, and with his hand bespeaking silence, said: Ye men of Israel, and you that fear God, give ear.
17 אֱלֹהֵי הָעָם הַזֶּה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּחַר בַּאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וַיְרוֹמֵם אֶת־הָעָם בִּהְיוֹתָם גֵּרִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּבִזְרוֹעַ רָמָה הוֹצִיאָם מִשָּׁם	17 The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they were sojourners in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought them out from thence,
18 וַיִּשָּׂא אֹתָם וַיְכַלְכְּלֵם בַּמִּדְבָּר כְּאַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה	18 And for the space of forty years endured their manners in the desert.
19 וַיַּשְׁמֵד שִׁבְעָה גוֹיִם בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיְחַלֵּק אֶת־אַרְצָם לָהֶם לְנַחֲלָה	19 And destroying seven nations in the land of Chanaan, divided their land among them, by lot,
20 וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן נָתַן לָהֶם שֹׁפְטִים כְּאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה עַד־יְמֵי שְׁמוּאֵל הַנָּבִיא	20 As it were, after four hundred and fifty years: and after these things, he gave unto them judges, until Samuel the prophet.
21 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ מֶלֶךְ וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שָׁאוּל בֶּן קִישׁ אִישׁ מִשֵּׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִין אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה	21 And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.
22 וְכַהֲסִירוֹ אוֹתוֹ וַיָּקֶם אֶת־דָּוִד לְמֶלֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר גַּם־הֵעִיד עָלָיו לֵאמֹר מָצָאתִי דָוִד אֶת־בֶּן־יִשַׁי אִישׁ כִּלְבָבִי וְהוּא יַעֲשֶׂה אֶת־כָּל־חֶפְצִי	22 And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills.
23 וְזֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר מִזַּרְעוֹ הֵקִים הָאֱלֹהִים כְּפִי הַהַבְטָחָה גּוֹאֵל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ	23 Of this man's seed God according to his promise, hath raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
24 אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי בוֹאוֹ קִדֵּם יוֹחָנָן לִקְרֹא אֶת־טְבִילַת הַתְּשׁוּבָה אֶל־כָּל־עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל	24 John first preaching, before his coming, the baptism of penance to all the people of Israel.
25 וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת יוֹחָנָן אֶת־מְרוּצָתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לְמִי תַּחְשְׁבוּנִי לֹא אֲנִי הוּא כִּי הִנֵּה הוּא־בָא אַחֲרַי וַאֲנִי נְקַלֹּתִי מֵהַתִּיר אֶת־נַעֲלֵי רַגְלָיו	25 And when John was fulfilling his course, he said: I am not he, whom you think me to be: but behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
26 אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים בְּנֵי מִשְׁפַּחַת אַבְרָהָם וְיִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבְּכֶם לָכֶם שָׁלוּחַ דְּבַר הַיְשׁוּעָה הַזֹּאת	26 Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fear God, to you the word of this salvation is sent.
27 כִּי־ישְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם וְרָאשֵׁיהֶם יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא הִכִּירֻהוּ מִלְאוּ בְּמִשְׁפָּטָם אֲשֶׁר שְׁפָטֻהוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַנְּבִיאִים הַנִּקְרָאִים בְּכָל־שַׁבָּת	27 For they that inhabited Jerusalem, and the rulers thereof, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets, which are read every sabbath, judging him have fulfilled them.
28 וְאַף כִּי־לֹא מָצְאוּ־בוֹ מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת שָׁאֲלוּ מֵאֵת פִּילָטוֹס לַהֲמִיתוֹ	28 And finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate, that they might kill him.
29 וְכַאֲשֶׁר הִשְׁלִימוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הַכְּתוּבִים עָלָיו הוֹרִידוּ אוֹתוֹ מִן־הָעֵץ וַיַּנִּיחֻהוּ בַּקָּבֶר	29 And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, taking him down from the tree, they laid him in a sepulchre.
30 אֲבָל הָאֱלֹהִים הֱקִימוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים	30 But God raised him up from the dead the third day:
31 וַיֵּרָא יָמִים רַבִּים אֶל־הָעֹלִים אִתּוֹ מִן־הַגָּלִיל יְרוּשָׁלָיְמָה וְהֵמָּה עַתָּה עֵדָיו אֶל־הָעָם	31 Who was seen for many days, by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who to this present are his witnesses to the people.
32 וַאֲנַחְנוּ מְבַשְּׂרִים אֶתְכֶם אֶת־בְּשׂוֹרַת הַהַבְטָחָה אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ כִּי אֹתָהּ מִלֵּא הָאֱלֹהִים לָנוּ בְּנֵיהֶם בַּהֲקִימוֹ אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ	32 And we declare unto you, that the promise which was made to our fathers,
33 כַּכָּתוּב בַּמִּזְמוֹר הַשֵּׁנִי בְּנִי אַתָּה אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ	33 This same God hath fulfilled to our children, raising up Jesus, as in the second psalm also is written: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
34 וְעַל־אֲשֶׁר הֵקִים אֹתוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים לְבִלְתִּי שׁוּב עוֹד לַשַּׁחַת כֹּה אָמַר אֶתֵּן לָכֶם חַסְדֵי דָוִד הַנֶּאֱמָנִים	34 And to shew that he raised him up from the dead, not to return now any more to corruption, he said thus: I will give you the holy things of David faithful.
35 עַל־כֵּן הוּא אֹמֵר גַּם־בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר לֹא־תִתֵּן חֲסִידְךָ לִרְאוֹת שָׁחַת	35 And therefore, in another place also, he saith: Thou shalt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
36 כִּי דָוִד גָּוַע אַחֲרֵי שָׁרְתוֹ בְדוֹרוֹ לַעֲצַת הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֵּאָסֵף אֶל־אֲבוֹתָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַשָּׁחַת	36 For David, when he had served in his generation, according to the will of God, slept: and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption.
37 וַאֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים הֵקִים אוֹתוֹ הוּא לֹא־רָאָה הַשָּׁחַת	37 But he whom God hath raised from the dead, saw no corruption.
38 לָכֵן אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים יִוָּדַע לָכֶם כִּי עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה הֻגַּד לָכֶם סְלִיחַת הַחֲטָאִים	38 Be it known therefore to you, men, brethren, that through him forgiveness of sins is preached to you: and from all the things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
39 וּבְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יְכָלְתֶּם לְהִצְטַדֵּק בְּתוֹרַת משֶׁה כָּל־הַמַּאֲמִין יֻצְדַּק עַל־יָדוֹ	39 In him every one that believeth, is justified.
40 לָכֵן הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן־יָבוֹא עֲלֵיכֶם הַנֶּאֱמָר בַּנְּבִיאִים	40 Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:
41 רְאוּ בֹּגְדִים וְהִתַּמְּהוּ וָשֹׁמּוּ כִּי־פֹעַל פֹּעֵל אֲנִי בִּימֵיכֶם פֹּעַל אֲשֶׁר לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ כִּי־יְסֻפַּר לָכֶם	41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which you will not believe, if any man shall tell it you.
42 וּבְצֵאת הַיְּהוּדִים מִבֵּית הַכְּנֵסֶת בִּקְשׁוּ מֵהֶם הַגּוֹיִם לְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה בַּשַּׁבָּת הַבָּאָה	42 And as they went out, they desired them, that on the next sabbath, they would speak unto them these words.
43 וְרַבִּים מִן־הַיְּהוּדִים וּמִגֵּרֵי הַצֶּדֶק הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי פוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא בְּהִפָּרֵד הַקָּהָל וְהֵמָּה דִּבְּרוּ עַל־לִבָּם וַיַּזְהִירוּם לַעֲמֹד בְּחֶסֶד הָאֱלֹהִים	43 And when the synagogue was broken up, many of the Jews, and of the strangers who served God, followed Paul and Barnabas: who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44 וּבַשַּׁבָּת הַשֵּׁנִית נִקְהֲלָה כִּמְעַט כָּל־הָעִיר לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה	44 But the next sabbath day, the whole city almost came together, to hear the word of God.
45 וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת הַיְּהוּדִים אֶת־הֲמוֹן הָעָם וַיִּמָּלְאוּ קִנְאָה וַיַּכְחִישׁוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי פוֹלוֹס הַכְחֵשׁ וְגַדֵּף	45 And the Jews seeing the multitudes, were filled with envy, and contradicted those things which were said by Paul, blaspheming.
46 אָז הִגִּידוּ פוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר בְּדִין הָיָה לְהַשְׁמִיעַ אֶתְכֶם בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים וְעַתָּה אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־מְאַסְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ וְאֵינְכֶם זֹכִים בְּעֵינֵיכֶם לְחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם לָכֵן הִנְנוּ פֹנִים אֶל־הַגּוֹיִם	46 Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly: To you it behoved us first to speak the word of God: but because you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold we turn to the Gentiles.
47 כִּי כֵן צִוָּה עָלֵינוּ הָאָדוֹן נְתַתִּיךָ לְאוֹר גּוֹיִם לִהְיוֹת יְשׁוּעָתִי עַד־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ	47 For so the Lord hath commanded us: I have set thee to be the light of the Gentiles; that thou mayest be for salvation unto the utmost part of the earth.
48 וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ הַגּוֹיִם כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיְהַלְלוּ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה וַיַּאֲמִינוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ מוּכָנִים לְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם	48 And the Gentiles hearing it, were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to life everlasting, believed.
49 וַיִּפְרֹץ דְּבַר־יְהוָֹה בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם	49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout the whole country.
50 אַךְ הַיְּהוּדִים הֵסִיתוּ אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים הַחֲסִידוֹת וְהַחֲשׁוּבוֹת וְאֶת־אֲצִילֵי הָעִיר וַיְעוֹרְרוּ רְדִיפָה עַל־פּוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא וַיְגָרְשׁוּם מִגְּבוּלָם	50 But the Jews stirred up religious and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas: and cast them out of their coasts.
51 וְהֵמָּה נִעֲרוּ עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־הֶעָפָר מֵעַל רַגְלֵיהֶם וַיֵּלְכוּ לְאִיקָנְיוֹן	51 But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.
52 וְהַתַּלְמִידִים מָלְאוּ שִׂמְחָה וְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.