Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 21

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נִפְרַדְנוּ מֵהֶם וַנֵּרֶד בָּאֳנִיָּה וַנָּבוֹא דֶּרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה אֶל־קוֹס וּמִמָּחֳרָת אֶל־רוֹדוֹס וּמִשָּׁם אֶל־פַּטָּרָה	1 And after these things had happened, having reluctantly parted from them, we sailed a direct course, arriving at Cos, and on following the day at Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
2 שָׁם מָצָאנוּ אֳנִיָּה עֹבֶרֶת אֶל־פִינוּקְיָא וַנֵּרֶד־בָּהּ וַנַּעֲבֹר	2 And when we had found a ship sailing across to Phoenicia, climbing aboard, we set sail.
3 וַנֵּרֶא אֶת־פְּנֵי קַפְרוֹס וַנַּעַזְבֶנָּה לִשְׂמֹאל וַנַּעֲבֹר אֶל־סוּרְיָא וַנַּגִּיעַ אֶל־צוֹר כִּי־שָׁמָּה יוֹצִיאוּ אֶת־מַעֲמֶסֶת הָאֳנִיָּה	3 Then, after we had caught sight of Cyprus, keeping it to the left, we sailed on to Syria, and we arrived at Tyre. For the ship was going to unload its cargo there.
4 וַנִּמְצָא אֶת־הַתַּלְמִידִים וַנֵּשֶׁב שָׁם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְהֵם אָמְרוּ אֶל־פּוֹלוֹס עַל־פִּי הָרוּחַ לְבִלְתִּי עֲלוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	4 Then, having found the disciples, we lodged there for seven days. And they were saying to Paul, through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
5 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי מְלֹאת לָנוּ הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה וַנֵּצֵא לָלֶכֶת לְדַרְכֵּנוּ וַיְלַוּוּ אֹתָנוּ כֻּלָּם עִם־נְשֵׁיהֶם וְעִם־טַפָּם עַד־מִחוּץ לָעִיר וַנִּכְרַע עַל־בִּרְכֵּינוּ עַל־חוֹף הַיָּם וַנִּתְפַּלָּל	5 And when the days were completed, setting out, we went on; and they all accompanied us with their wives and children, until we were outside of the city. And we kneeled down at the shore and prayed.
6 וַנְּבָרֶךְ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וַנַּעַל אֶל־הָאֳנִיָּה וְהֵמָּה שָׁבוּ אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֹ	6 And when we had said farewell to one another, we climbed aboard the ship. And they returned to their own.
7 וַאֲנַחְנוּ כִּלִּינוּ אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ הַיָּם וַנֵּרֶד מִצּוֹר אֶל־עַכּוֹ וַנִּשְׁאַל לִשְׁלוֹם הָאַחִים וַנֵּשֶׁב אִתָּם יוֹם אֶחָד	7 Yet truly, having completed our journey by boat from Tyre, we descended to Ptolemais. And greeting the brothers, we lodged with them for one day.
8 וּמִמָּחֳרָת נָסַעְנוּ פּוֹלוֹס וַאֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ וַנָּבֹא אֶל־קִסְרִין וַנֵּלֶךְ אֶל־בֵּית פִילִפּוֹס הַמְבַשֵּׂר אֲשֶׁר הוּא אֶחָד מִן־הַשִּׁבְעָה וַנֵּשֶׁב עִמּוֹ	8 Then, after setting out the next day, we arrived at Caesarea. And upon entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him.
9 וְלוֹ הָיוּ אַרְבַּע בָּנוֹת בְּתוּלוֹת מִתְנַבְּאוֹת	9 Now this man had four daughters, virgins, who were prophesying.
10 וַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתֵנוּ שָׁם יָמִים רַבִּים וַיֵּרֶד נָבִיא אֶחָד מִיהוּדָה וּשְׁמוֹ אֲגָבוֹס	10 And while we were delayed for some days, a certain prophet from Judea, named Agabus, arrived.
11 וַיָּבֹא אֶצְלֵנוּ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֵזוֹר פּוֹלוֹס וַיֶּאְסָר־בּוֹ אֶת־יָדָיו וְאֶת־רַגְלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה אָמַר רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ כָּכָה יַאַסְרוּ הַיְּהוּדִים בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם אֶת־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הָאֵזוֹר הַזֶּה וְיַסְגִּירֻהוּ בִּידֵי הַגּוֹיִם	11 And he, when he had come to us, took Paul’s belt, and binding his own feet and hands, he said: “Thus says the Holy Spirit: The man whose belt this is, the Jews will bind in this way at Jerusalem. And they will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.”
12 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ אֶת־זֹאת וַנְּבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ אֲנַחְנוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יַעֲלֶה יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	12 And when we had heard this, both we and those who were from that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 וַיַּעַן פּוֹלוֹס וַיֹּאמַר מַה־לָּכֶם אֲשֶׁר תִּבְכּוּ וַתִּשְׁבְּרוּ לְבָבִי כִּי־נָכוֹן אָנֹכִי לֹא־לְבַד לְהֵאָסֵר כִּי גַם־לָמוּת בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם עַל־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הָאָדוֹן	13 Then Paul responded by saying: “What do you accomplish by weeping and afflicting my heart? For I am prepared, not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
14 וְלֹא־אָבָה שְׁמֹעַ וַנִּרֶף מִמֶּנּוּ לֵאמֹר רְצוֹן יְהוָֹה יֵעָשֶׂה	14 And since we were not able to persuade him, we quieted, saying: “May the will of the Lord be done.”
15 וְאַחֲרֵי הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה נָשָׂאנוּ אֶת־כֵּלֵינוּ וַנַּעַל יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	15 Then, after those days, having made preparations, we ascended to Jerusalem.
16 וַיֵּלְכוּ אִתָּנוּ גַּם־תַּלְמִידִים מִקִּסְרִין וַיָּבִיאוּ אֹתָנוּ לָלוּן בְּבֵית־אִישׁ כִּתִּי וּשְׁמוֹ מְנָסוֹן וְהוּא תַּלְמִיד מִיָּמִים רַבִּים	16 Now some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing with them a certain Cypriot named Mnason, a very old disciple, whose guests we would be.
17 וַיְהִי כְּבֹאֵנוּ יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וַיְקַבְּלוּ אֹתָנוּ הָאַחִים בְּשִׂמְחָה	17 And when we had arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers received us willingly.
18 וּמִמָּחֳרַת הַיּוֹם נִכְנַס פּוֹלוֹס עִמָּנוּ אֶל־יַעֲקֹב וַיָּבֹאוּ שָׁמָּה כָּל־הַזְּקֵנִים	18 Then, on the following day, Paul entered with us to James. And all the elders were assembled.
19 וַיִּשְׁאָלֵם לְשָׁלוֹם וַיְסַפֵּר אַחַת לְאַחַת אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים לַגּוֹיִם בְּשֵׁרוּתוֹ	19 And when he had greeted them, he explained each thing that God had accomplished among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ וַיְהַלְלוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הִנְּךָ רֹאֶה אָחִינוּ כַּמָּה רִבְבוֹת יְהוּדִים בָּאוּ לְהַאֲמִין וְכֻלָּם מְקַנְּאִים לַתּוֹרָה	20 And they, upon hearing it, magnified God and said to him: “You understand, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.
21 וְהֵם שָׁמְעוּ עָלֶיךָ שְׁמוּעָה כִּי תְלַמֵּד אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר בְּקֶרֶב הַגּוֹיִם לָסוּר מִמּשֶׁה בְּאָמְרְךָ כִּי־אֵין עֲלֵיהֶם לָמוּל אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם וְלָלֶכֶת בְּחֻקּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה	21 Now they have heard about you, that you are teaching those Jews who are among the Gentiles to withdraw from Moses, telling them that they should not circumcise their sons, nor act according to custom.
22 וְעַתָּה מַה־לַּעֲשׂוֹת הִנֵּה הֵאָסֹף יֵאָסֵף הֲמוֹן הָעָם כִּי יִשְׁמְעוּ כִּי־בָאתָ	22 What is next? The multitude ought to be convened. For they will hear that you have arrived.
23 לָכֵן עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא אֲשֶׁר נֹאמַר אֵלֶיךָ	23 Therefore, do this thing that we ask of you: We have four men, who are under a vow.
24 הִנֵּה יֵשׁ אִתָּנוּ אַרְבָּעָה אֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר נֶדֶר עֲלֵיהֶם אֹתָם קַח־לְךָ וְהִטָּהֵר אִתָּם וְשַׁלֵּם הַהוֹצָאוֹת בַּעֲדָם לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר־יְגַלְּחוּ אֶת־רֹאשָׁם וְיָדְעוּ כֻלָּם כִּי־שְׁמוּעַת שָׁוְא שָׁמְעוּ עָלֶיךָ וְכִי־אַתָּה בְעַצְמְךָ מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּחֻקּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה	24 Take these and sanctify yourself with them, and require them to shave their heads. And then everyone will know that the things that they have heard about you are false, but that you yourself walk in keeping with the law.
25 וְעַל־דְּבַר הַמַּאֲמִינִים בַּגּוֹיִם כָּתַבְנוּ וְגָזַרְנוּ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְרוּ דָּבָר מֵאֵלֶּה רַק לְהִשָּׁמֵר מִזִּבְחֵי אֱלִילִים וּמִן־הַדָּם וּמִבְּשַׂר הַנֶּחֱנָק וּמִן־הַזְּנוּת	25 But, about those Gentiles who have believed, we have written a judgment that they should keep themselves from what has been immolated to idols, and from blood, and from what has been suffocated, and from fornication.”
26 וַיִּקַּח פּוֹלוֹס אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּטָּהֵר אִתָּם וּמִמָּחֳרָת בָּא אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וַיַּגֵּד כִּי־מָלְאוּ יְמֵי טָהֳרָתָם עַד כִּי־הָקְרַב קָרְבַּן כָּל־אֶחָד מֵהֶם	26 Then Paul, taking the men on the next day, was purified with them, and he entered the temple, announcing the process of the days of purification, until an oblation would be offered on behalf of each one of them.
27 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר קָרְבוּ שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים לִכְלוֹת וְהַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר מֵאַסְיָא רָאוּ אֹתוֹ בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וַיְעוֹרְרוּ אֶת־כָּל־הֶהָמוֹן וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־בוֹ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם	27 But when the seven days were reaching completion, those Jews who were from Asia, when they had seen him in the temple, incited all the people, and they laid hands on him, crying out:
28 וַיִּצְעֲקוּ לֵאמֹר אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲזֹרוּ זֶה הוּא הָאִישׁ הַמְלַמֵּד אֶת־כָּל־אָדָם אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ סָרָה עַל־הָעָם הַזֶּה וְעַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְגַם־הֵבִיא אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ אֲנָשִׁים יְוָנִים וַיְחַלֵּל אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַזֶּה	28 “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching, everyone, everywhere, against the people and the law and this place. Furthermore, he has even brought Gentiles into the temple, and he has violated this holy place.”
29 כִּי הָיוּ רֹאִים אֶת־טְרוֹפִימוֹס הָאֶפְסִי בָּעִיר אִתּוֹ וַיַּחְשְׁבוּ כִּי־פוֹלוֹס הֵבִיא אֹתוֹ אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ	29 (For they had seen Trophimus, an Ephesian, in the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.)
30 וַתֵּהֹם כָּל־הָעִיר וַיָּרָץ הָעָם וַיִּקָּבֵץ וַיֹּאחֲזוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס וַיִּמְשְׁכֻהוּ אֶל־מִחוּץ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ וּפִתְאֹם סֻגְּרוּ הַדְּלָתוֹת	30 And the entire city was stirred up. And it happened that the people ran together. And apprehending Paul, they dragged him outside of the temple. And immediately the doors were closed.
31 וְהֵמָּה מְבַקְשִׁים לַהֲמִיתוֹ וְהַשְּׁמוּעָה בָאָה אֶל־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף שֶׁל־הַגְּדוּד כִּי כָל־יְרוּשָׁלַיִם נָבוֹכָה	31 Then, as they were seeking to kill him, it was reported to the tribune of the cohort: “All Jerusalem is in confusion.”
32 וַיְמַהֵר וַיִּקַּח אִתּוֹ אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא וְשָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת וַיָּרָץ אֲלֵיהֶם וַיְהִי כִרְאוֹתָם אֶת־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף וְאֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא וַיַּחְדְּלוּ מֵהַכּוֹת אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס	32 And so, immediately taking soldiers and centurions, he rushed down to them. And when they had seen the tribune and the soldiers, they ceased to strike Paul.
33 וַיִּגַּשׁ שַׂר־הָאֶלֶף וַיַּחֲזֶק־בּוֹ וַיְצַו לְאָסְרוֹ בִנְחֻשְׁתָּיִם וַיִּשְׁאַל מִי הוּא־זֶה וּמֶה עָשָׂה	33 Then the tribune, drawing near, apprehended him and ordered that he be bound with two chains. And he was asking who he was and what he had done.
34 וַיַּעֲנוּ מִן־הָעָם אֵלֶּה בְכֹה וְאֵלֶּה בְכֹה וְלֹא יָכֹל לָדַעַת מְאוּמָה אֶל־נָכוֹן מֵרֹב הַשָּׁאוֹן וַיְצַו לְהוֹלִיכוֹ אֶל־הַמְצָד	34 Then they were crying out various things within the crowd. And since he could not understand anything clearly because of the noise, he ordered him to be brought into the fortress.
35 וַיְהִי כְּבוֹאוֹ עַד־הַמַּעֲלוֹת וַיִּשָּׂאֻהוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא מִפְּנֵי חֲמַת הָעָם	35 And when he had arrived at the stairs, it happened that he was carried up by the soldiers, because of the threat of violence from the people.
36 כִּי־עַם רָב הֹלֵךְ אַחֲרָיו וְהֵם צֹעֲקִים וְאֹמְרִים הָסֵר אֹתוֹ	36 For the multitude of the people were following and crying out, “Take him away!”
37 וַיְהִי טֶרֶם הוּבָא פּוֹלוֹס אֶל־הַמְצָד אָמַר אֶל־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף הֲתַנִּיחַ לִי לְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ דָּבָר וַיֹּאמֶר הֲיָדַעְתָּ יְוָנִית	37 And as Paul was beginning to be brought into the fortress, he said to the tribune, “Is it permissible for me to say something to you?” And he said, “You know Greek?
38 הַאִם־אֵינְךָ הַמִּצְרִי אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה הֵעִיר מֶרֶד וְהוֹצִיא הַמִּדְבָּרָה אַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים	38 So then, are you not that Egyptian who before these days incited a rebellion and led out into the desert four thousand murderous men?”
39 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אִישׁ יְהוּדִי אָנֹכִי מִטַּרְסוֹס בֶּן־עִיר קִילִיקְיָא אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנָּה בְלִי־שֵׁם וְעַתָּה אֶשְׁאֲלָה מֵאִתְּךָ הַנִּיחָה לִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעָם	39 But Paul said to him: “I am a man, indeed a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of a well-known city. So I petition you, permit me to speak to the people.”
40 וַיַּנַּח לוֹ וַיַּעֲמֹד פּוֹלוֹס עַל־הַמַּעֲלוֹת הֵנִיף יָדוֹ אֶל־הָעָם וַתְּהִי דְּמָמָה רַבָּה וַיְדַבֵּר בְּלָשׁוֹן עִבְרִית וַיֹּאמַר	40 And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, motioned with his hand to the people. And when a great silence occurred, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying: