Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 13

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
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 In the church at Antioch the following were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon cal ed Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with 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 One day while they were offering worship to the Lord and keeping a fast, the Holy Spirit said, 'I wantBarnabas and Saul set apart for the work to which I have cal ed them.'
3 וַיָּצוּמוּ וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ וַיִּסְמְכוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם וַיְשַׁלְּחוּם	3 So it was that after fasting and prayer they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
4 וְהֵמָּה הַמְשֻׁלָּחִים עַל־יְדֵי רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ יָרְדוּ אֶל־סְלוּקְיָא וּמִשָּׁם בָּאוּ בָאֳנִיָּה אֶל־קַפְרוֹס	4 So these two, sent on their mission by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and from there set sail forCyprus.
5 וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־עִיר סְלָמִיס וַיַּגִּידוּ אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים בְּבָתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת אֲשֶׁר לַיְּהוּדִים וַיְהִי לָהֶם גַּם־יוֹחָנָן לִמְשָׁרֵת	5 They landed at Salamis and proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; John acted astheir assistant.
6 וַיַּעַבְרוּ בְּכָל־הָאִי עַד־פָּפוֹס וַיִּמְצְאוּ אִישׁ מְכַשֵּׁף אֶחָד נְבִיא־שֶׁקֶר אִישׁ יְהוּדִי וּשְׁמוֹ בַּר־יֵשׁוּעַ	6 They travel ed the whole length of the island, and at Paphos they came in contact with a Jewishmagician and false prophet cal ed Bar-Jesus.
7 אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־סַרְגִיּוֹס פּוֹלוֹס שַׂר הַמְּדִינָה אִישׁ נָבוֹן וְהוּא קָרָא אֵלָיו אֶת־בַּר־נַבָּא וְאֶת־שָׁאוּל וַיִּתְאָו לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים	7 He was one of the attendants of the proconsul Sergius Paulus, who was an extremely intelligent man.The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and asked 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 (this is what his name means in Greek) tried to stop them so as to prevent theproconsul's conversion to the faith.
9 וְשָׁאוּל הַנִּקְרָא גַם־פּוֹלוֹס מָלֵא רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיִּסְתַּכֵּל בּוֹ	9 Then Saul, whose other name is Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked at him intently
10 וַיֹּאמֶר אַתָּה הַמָּלֵא כָל־מִרְמָה וְכָל־עַוְלָה בֶּן־בְּלִיַּעַל וְשֹוֹנֵא כָל־צֶדֶק הֲלֹא תֶחְדַּל לְסַלֵּף אֶת־דַּרְכֵי יְהוָֹה הַיְשָׁרִים	10 and said, 'You utter fraud, you impostor, you son of the devil, you enemy of al uprightness, will younot stop twisting the straightforward 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 Now watch how the hand of the Lord wil strike you: you wil be blind, and for a time you wil not seethe sun.' That instant, everything went misty and dark for him, and he groped about to find someone to lead himby the hand.
12 וְהַשַּׂר כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָה אֶת־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הֶאֱמִין וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵם עַל־תּוֹרַת הָאָדוֹן	12 The proconsul, who had watched everything, became a believer, being much struck by what he hadlearnt about the Lord.
13 וַיֵּצְאוּ פּוֹלוֹס וְהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ מִפָּפוֹס וַיֵּרְדוּ בָאֳנִיָּה וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־פַּרְגִי אֲשֶׁר בְּפַמְפּוּלְיָא וַיַּעֲזֹב אֹתָם יוֹחָנָן וַיָּשָׁב יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	13 Paul and his companions went by sea from Paphos to Perga in Pamphylia where John left them to goback to Jerusalem.
14 וְהֵמָּה נָסְעוּ מִפַּרְגִי וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא אֲשֶׁר בְּפִיסִדְיָא וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בֵּית הַכְּנֵסֶת בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וַיֵּשֵׁבוּ	14 The others carried on from Perga til they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went to synagogue onthe Sabbath and took their seats.
15 וַיְהִי אַחַר קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה וְהַנְּבִיאִים וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֲלֵיהֶם רָאשֵׁי הַכְּנֵסֶת לֵאמֹר אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אִם־יֵשׁ לָכֶם דְּבַר־מוּסָר לָעָם דַּבֵּרוּ	15 After the passages from the Law and the Prophets had been read, the presidents of the synagoguesent them a message, 'Brothers, if you would like to address some words of encouragement to the congregation,please do so.'
16 וַיָּקָם פּוֹלוֹס וַיָּנֶף יָדוֹ וַיֹּאמַר אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים שְׁמָעוּ	16 Paul stood up, raised his hand for silence and began to speak: 'Men of Israel, and fearers of God,listen!
17 אֱלֹהֵי הָעָם הַזֶּה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּחַר בַּאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וַיְרוֹמֵם אֶת־הָעָם בִּהְיוֹתָם גֵּרִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּבִזְרוֹעַ רָמָה הוֹצִיאָם מִשָּׁם	17 The God of our nation Israel chose our ancestors and made our people great when they were living inEgypt, a land not their own; then by divine power he led them out
18 וַיִּשָּׂא אֹתָם וַיְכַלְכְּלֵם בַּמִּדְבָּר כְּאַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה	18 and for about forty years took care of them in the desert.
19 וַיַּשְׁמֵד שִׁבְעָה גוֹיִם בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיְחַלֵּק אֶת־אַרְצָם לָהֶם לְנַחֲלָה	19 When he had destroyed seven nations in Canaan, he put them in possession of their land
20 וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן נָתַן לָהֶם שֹׁפְטִים כְּאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה עַד־יְמֵי שְׁמוּאֵל הַנָּבִיא	20 for about four hundred and fifty years. After this he gave them judges, down to the prophet Samuel.
21 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ מֶלֶךְ וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שָׁאוּל בֶּן קִישׁ אִישׁ מִשֵּׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִין אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה	21 Then they demanded a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin.After 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 he deposed him and raised up David to be king, whom he attested in these words, "I have foundDavid son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who wil perform my entire wil ."
23 וְזֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר מִזַּרְעוֹ הֵקִים הָאֱלֹהִים כְּפִי הַהַבְטָחָה גּוֹאֵל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ	23 To keep his promise, God has raised up for Israel one of David's descendants, Jesus, as Saviour,
24 אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי בוֹאוֹ קִדֵּם יוֹחָנָן לִקְרֹא אֶת־טְבִילַת הַתְּשׁוּבָה אֶל־כָּל־עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל	24 whose coming was heralded by John when he proclaimed a baptism of repentance for the wholepeople 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 Before John ended his course he said, "I am not the one you imagine me to be; there is someonecoming after me whose sandal I am not fit to undo."
26 אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים בְּנֵי מִשְׁפַּחַת אַבְרָהָם וְיִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבְּכֶם לָכֶם שָׁלוּחַ דְּבַר הַיְשׁוּעָה הַזֹּאת	26 'My brothers, sons of Abraham's race, and al you godfearers, this message of salvation is meant foryou.
27 כִּי־ישְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם וְרָאשֵׁיהֶם יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא הִכִּירֻהוּ מִלְאוּ בְּמִשְׁפָּטָם אֲשֶׁר שְׁפָטֻהוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַנְּבִיאִים הַנִּקְרָאִים בְּכָל־שַׁבָּת	27 What the people of Jerusalem and their rulers did, though they did not realise it, was in f
28 וְאַף כִּי־לֹא מָצְאוּ־בוֹ מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת שָׁאֲלוּ מֵאֵת פִּילָטוֹס לַהֲמִיתוֹ	28 Though they found nothing to justify his execution, they condemned him and asked Pilate to have himput to death.
29 וְכַאֲשֶׁר הִשְׁלִימוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הַכְּתוּבִים עָלָיו הוֹרִידוּ אוֹתוֹ מִן־הָעֵץ וַיַּנִּיחֻהוּ בַּקָּבֶר	29 When they had carried out everything that scripture foretells about him they took him down from thetree and buried him in a tomb.
30 אֲבָל הָאֱלֹהִים הֱקִימוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים	30 But God raised him from the dead,
31 וַיֵּרָא יָמִים רַבִּים אֶל־הָעֹלִים אִתּוֹ מִן־הַגָּלִיל יְרוּשָׁלָיְמָה וְהֵמָּה עַתָּה עֵדָיו אֶל־הָעָם	31 and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem: and itis these same companions of his who are now his witnesses before our people.
32 וַאֲנַחְנוּ מְבַשְּׂרִים אֶתְכֶם אֶת־בְּשׂוֹרַת הַהַבְטָחָה אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ כִּי אֹתָהּ מִלֵּא הָאֱלֹהִים לָנוּ בְּנֵיהֶם בַּהֲקִימוֹ אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ	32 'We have come here to tel you the good news that the promise made to our ancestors has comeabout.
33 כַּכָּתוּב בַּמִּזְמוֹר הַשֵּׁנִי בְּנִי אַתָּה אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ	33 God has fulfil ed it to their children by raising Jesus from the dead. As scripture says in the psalms: You are my son: today I have fathered you.
34 וְעַל־אֲשֶׁר הֵקִים אֹתוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים לְבִלְתִּי שׁוּב עוֹד לַשַּׁחַת כֹּה אָמַר אֶתֵּן לָכֶם חַסְדֵי דָוִד הַנֶּאֱמָנִים	34 The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to return to corruption, is no more than what hehad declared: To you I shal give the holy things promised to David which can be relied upon.
35 עַל־כֵּן הוּא אֹמֵר גַּם־בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר לֹא־תִתֵּן חֲסִידְךָ לִרְאוֹת שָׁחַת	35 This is also why it says in another text: You wil not al ow your Holy One to see corruption.
36 כִּי דָוִד גָּוַע אַחֲרֵי שָׁרְתוֹ בְדוֹרוֹ לַעֲצַת הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֵּאָסֵף אֶל־אֲבוֹתָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַשָּׁחַת	36 Now when David in his own time had served God's purposes he died; he was buried with hisancestors and has certainly seen corruption.
37 וַאֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים הֵקִים אוֹתוֹ הוּא לֹא־רָאָה הַשָּׁחַת	37 The one whom God has raised up, however, has not seen corruption.
38 לָכֵן אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים יִוָּדַע לָכֶם כִּי עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה הֻגַּד לָכֶם סְלִיחַת הַחֲטָאִים	38 'My brothers, I want you to realise that it is through him that forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed toyou. Through him justification from al sins from which the Law of Moses was unable to justify
39 וּבְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יְכָלְתֶּם לְהִצְטַדֵּק בְּתוֹרַת משֶׁה כָּל־הַמַּאֲמִין יֻצְדַּק עַל־יָדוֹ	39 is being offered to every believer.
40 לָכֵן הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן־יָבוֹא עֲלֵיכֶם הַנֶּאֱמָר בַּנְּבִיאִים	40 'So be careful -- or what the prophets say wil happen to you.
41 רְאוּ בֹּגְדִים וְהִתַּמְּהוּ וָשֹׁמּוּ כִּי־פֹעַל פֹּעֵל אֲנִי בִּימֵיכֶם פֹּעַל אֲשֶׁר לֹא תַאֲמִינוּ כִּי־יְסֻפַּר לָכֶם	41 Cast your eyes around you, mockers; be amazed, and perish! For I am doing something in your owndays that you would never believe if you were told of it.'
42 וּבְצֵאת הַיְּהוּדִים מִבֵּית הַכְּנֵסֶת בִּקְשׁוּ מֵהֶם הַגּוֹיִם לְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה בַּשַּׁבָּת הַבָּאָה	42 As they left they were urged to continue this preaching the fol owing Sabbath.
43 וְרַבִּים מִן־הַיְּהוּדִים וּמִגֵּרֵי הַצֶּדֶק הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי פוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא בְּהִפָּרֵד הַקָּהָל וְהֵמָּה דִּבְּרוּ עַל־לִבָּם וַיַּזְהִירוּם לַעֲמֹד בְּחֶסֶד הָאֱלֹהִים	43 When the meeting broke up many Jews and devout converts fol owed Paul and Barnabas, and in theirtalks with them Paul and Barnabas urged them to remain faithful to the grace God had given them.
44 וּבַשַּׁבָּת הַשֵּׁנִית נִקְהֲלָה כִּמְעַט כָּל־הָעִיר לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה	44 The next Sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of God.
45 וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת הַיְּהוּדִים אֶת־הֲמוֹן הָעָם וַיִּמָּלְאוּ קִנְאָה וַיַּכְחִישׁוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי פוֹלוֹס הַכְחֵשׁ וְגַדֵּף	45 When they saw the crowds, the Jews, fil ed with jealousy, used blasphemies to contradict everythingPaul said.
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 spoke out fearlessly. 'We had to proclaim the word of God to you first, butsince you have rejected it, since you do not think yourselves worthy of eternal life, here and now we turn to thegentiles.
47 כִּי כֵן צִוָּה עָלֵינוּ הָאָדוֹן נְתַתִּיךָ לְאוֹר גּוֹיִם לִהְיוֹת יְשׁוּעָתִי עַד־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ	47 For this is what the Lord commanded us to do when he said: I have made you a light to the nations,so that my salvation may reach the remotest parts of the earth.'
48 וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ הַגּוֹיִם כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיְהַלְלוּ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה וַיַּאֲמִינוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ מוּכָנִים לְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם	48 It made the gentiles very happy to hear this and they gave thanks to the Lord for his message; all whowere destined for eternal life became believers.
49 וַיִּפְרֹץ דְּבַר־יְהוָֹה בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם	49 Thus the word of the Lord spread through the whole countryside.
50 אַךְ הַיְּהוּדִים הֵסִיתוּ אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים הַחֲסִידוֹת וְהַחֲשׁוּבוֹת וְאֶת־אֲצִילֵי הָעִיר וַיְעוֹרְרוּ רְדִיפָה עַל־פּוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא וַיְגָרְשׁוּם מִגְּבוּלָם	50 But the Jews worked on some of the devout women of the upper classes and the leading men of thecity; they stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expel ed them from their territory.
51 וְהֵמָּה נִעֲרוּ עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־הֶעָפָר מֵעַל רַגְלֵיהֶם וַיֵּלְכוּ לְאִיקָנְיוֹן	51 So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went off to Iconium; but theconverts were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
52 וְהַתַּלְמִידִים מָלְאוּ שִׂמְחָה וְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ