Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 24

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וַיֵּרֶד חֲנַנְיָה הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל אַחֲרֵי חֲמֵשֶׁת יָמִים וְאִתּוֹ הַזְּקֵנִים וְטַרְטֻלּוֹס אִישׁ דְּבָרִים וַיּוֹדִיעוּ אֶת־הַנְּצִיב אֶת־דְּבַר רִיבָם עִם־פּוֹלוֹס	1 Then, after five days, the high priest Ananias came down with some of the elders and a certain Tertullus, a speaker. And they went to the governor against Paul.
2 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר קָרְאוּ־לוֹ וַיָּחֶל טַרְטֻלּוֹס לְשִׂטְנוֹ וַיֹּאמַר	2 And having summoned Paul, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Most excellent Felix, since we have much peace through you, and many things may be corrected by your providence,
3 אֵת אֲשֶׁר יָשַׁבְנוּ עַל־יָדְךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם רָב וַאֲשֶׁר נַעֲשֹוּ תַּקָּנוֹת רַבּוֹת לָעָם הַזֶּה בְּהַשְׁגָּחָתֶךָ נְקַבֵּל בְכָל־עֵת וּבְכָל־מָקוֹם בְּכָל־תּוֹדָה פֶלִיקְס הָאַדִּיר	3 we acknowledge this, always and everywhere, with acts of thanksgiving for everything.
4 אַךְ לְבִלְתִּי הַלְאוֹתְךָ הַרְבֵּה אֶתְחַנֵּן אֵלֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמָעֵנוּ בְּקֹצֶר דְּבָרֵינוּ כְּחֶמְלָתֶךָ	4 But lest I speak at too great a length, I beg you, by your clemency, to listen to us briefly.
5 כִּי מָצָאנוּ אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה כְּקֶטֶב וּמְגָרֶה מִדְיָנִים בֵּין כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים עַל־פְּנֵי תֵבֵל וְהוּא רֹאשׁ כַּת הַנָּצְרִים	5 We have found this man to be pestilent, to be inciting seditions among all the Jews in the entire world, and to be the author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes.
6 וְהוּא גַם־נִסָּה לְחַלֵּל אֶת־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וַנִּתְפֹּשׂ אוֹתוֹ וַנַּחְפֹּץ לְשָׁפְטוֹ עַל־פִּי תוֹרָתֵנוּ	6 And he has even been attempting to violate the temple. And having apprehended him, we wanted him to be judged according to our law.
7 וַיָּבֹא עָלֵינוּ לוּסִיאַס שַׂר־הָאֶלֶף בְּרָב־כֹּחַ וַיַּחְטְפֵהוּ מִיָּדֵינוּ	7 But Lysias, the tribune, overwhelming us with great violence, snatched him away from our hands,
8 וַיְצַו אֶת־שׂטְנָיו כִּי־בוֹא יָבֹאוּ לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַתָּה כִּי־תַחֲקֹר אֹתוֹ תּוּכַל לָדַעַת מִפִּיהוּ אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ טֹעֲנִים עָלָיו	8 ordering his accusers to come to you. From them, you yourself will be able, by judging about all these things, to understand the reason that we accuse him.”
9 וַיְמַלְאוּ הַיְּהוּדִים אֶת־דְּבָרָיו לֵאמֹר כִּי־כֵן הוּא	9 And then the Jews interjected, saying that these things were so.
10 וַיִּרְמֹז הַנְּצִיב אֶל־פּוֹלוֹס לְדַבֵּר וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמַר יַעַן אֲשֶׁר־יָדַעְתִּי כִּי זֶה כַּמֶּה שָׁנִים שׁוֹפֵט אַתָּה לָעָם הַזֶּה הִנְנִי מִצְטַדֵּק בְּלֵב בָּטוּחַ עַל־עִנְיָנָי	10 Then, since the governor had motioned for him to speak, Paul responded: “Knowing that you have been the judge over this nation for many years, I will give an explanation of myself with an honest soul.
11 אַתָּה תוּכַל לָדַעַת אֲשֶׁר לֹא עָבְרוּ יוֹתֵר מִשְּׁנֵים עָשָׂר יוֹם מֵעֵת עֲלוֹתִי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת	11 For, as you may realize, it has only been twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
12 וְלֹא בַמִּקְדָּשׁ מְצָאוּנִי מִתְוַכֵּחַ עִם־אִישׁ אוֹ־מְעוֹרֵר מְהוּמָה בָּעָם וְלֹא בְּבָתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת וְלֹא בָעִיר	12 And they did not find me in the temple arguing with anyone, nor causing a rally of the people: neither in the synagogues, nor in the city.
13 גַּם אֵין בִּיכָלְתָּם לְהוֹכִיחַ עָלַי אֵת אֲשֶׁר עַתָּה הֵם שׂטְנִים אוֹתִי	13 And they are not able to prove to you the things about which they now accuse me.
14 אֲבָל אֶת־זֹאת מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ כִּי־בַדֶּרֶךְ הַהִיא אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאוּהָ בְּשֵׁם כַּת בָּהּ אֲנִי עֹבֵד אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בְּהַאֲמִינִי בְּכָל־הַכָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה וּבַנְּבִיאִים	14 But I confess this to you, that according to that sect, which they call a heresy, so do I serve my God and Father, believing all that is written in the Law and the Prophets,
15 וְתִקְוָתִי לֵאלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר גַּם־הֵם יְחַכּוּ־לָהּ זֹאת הִיא כִּי עֲתִידָה לִהְיוֹת תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים לַצַּדִּיקִים וְלָרְשָׁעִים	15 having a hope in God, which these others themselves also expect, that there will be a future resurrection of the just and the unjust.
16 וּבְזֹאת גַּם־עָמַלְתִּי לִהְיוֹת תְּמִים־לֵב לֵאלֹהִים וְלָאָדָם תָּמִיד	16 And in this, I myself always strive to have a conscience that is lacking in any offence toward God and toward men.
17 וּמִקֵּץ שָׁנִים רַבּוֹת בָּאתִי לְהָבִיא נְדָבוֹת לְעַמִּי וּלְהַקְרִיב קָרְבָּן	17 Then, after many years, I went to my nation, bringing alms and offerings and vows,
18 וָאֱהִי מִטַּהֵר בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ לֹא בַהֲמוֹן־עָם וְלֹא בִמְהוּמָה וְכֵן מְצָאוּנִי אֲנָשִׁים יְהוּדִים מֵאַסְיָא	18 through which I obtained purification in the temple: neither with a crowd, nor with a commotion.
19 אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵיהֶם הָיָה לַעֲמָד־הֵנָּה לְפָנֶיךָ וְלַעֲנוֹת בִּי אִם־הָיָה לָהֶם דָּבָר נֶגְדִּי	19 But certain Jews out of Asia are the ones who should have appeared before you to accuse me, if they have anything against me.
20 אוֹ אֵלֶּה יְדַבְּרוּ־נָא הֵמָּה מַה־מָּצְאוּ בִי עָוֶל בְּעָמְדִי לִפְנֵי הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין	20 Or let these ones here say if they have found in me any iniquity, while standing before the council.
21 בִּלְתִּי אִם־הַדָּבָר הָאֶחָד הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר קָרָאתִי בְּעָמְדִי בְתוֹכָם כִּי עַל־תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים אֲנִי נָדוֹן הַיּוֹם לִפְנֵיכֶם	21 For while standing among them, I spoke out solely about this one matter: about the resurrection of the dead. It is about this that I am being judged today by you.”
22 וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ פֶלִיקְס אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיְאַחֵר אֶת־דִּינָם לְעֵת אַחֶרֶת כִּי עִנְיְנֵי הַדֶּרֶךְ הַזֹּאת נוֹדְעוּ לוֹ הֵיטֵב וַיֹּאמֶר בְּרֶדֶת אֵלַי לוּסִיאַס שַׂר הָאֶלֶף אֶשְׁפֹּט עַל־דְּבַרְכֶם	22 Then Felix, after having ascertained much knowledge about this Way, kept them waiting, by saying, “When Lysias the tribune has arrived, I will give you a hearing.”
23 וַיְצַו אֶת־שַׂר הַמֵּאָה לָשֹוּם אֹתוֹ בַּמִּשְׁמָר וְלָתֶת־לוֹ רְוָחָה וּלְבִלְתִּי מְנֹעַ אִישׁ מִמְּיֻדָּעָיו מִשָּׁרֵת אֹתוֹ וּמִבּוֹא אֵלָיו	23 And he ordered a centurion to guard him, and to take rest, and not to prohibit any of his own from ministering to him.
24 וְאַחֲרֵי יָמִים אֲחָדִים בָּא פֶלִיקְס עִם־אִשְׁתּוֹ דְּרוּסִלָּה וְהִיא יְהוּדִית וַיִּשְׁלַח לִקְרֹא לְפוֹלוֹס וַיִּשְׁמַע אֹתוֹ עַל־דְּבַר הָאֱמוּנָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ	24 Then, after some days, Felix, arriving with his wife Drusilla who was a Jew, called for Paul and listened to him about the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
25 וַיְהִי כְּדַבְּרוֹ עַל־הַצֶּדֶק וְהַפְּרִישׁוּת וְעַל־הַדִּין הֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא וֶיֶּחֱרַד פֶלִיקְס וַיַּעַן עַתָּה־זֶה לֵךְ וְלִכְשֶׁאֶפְנֶה אָשׁוּב לִקְרֹא־לָךְ	25 And after he discoursed about justice and chastity, and about the future judgment, Felix was trembling, and he responded: “For now, go, but remain under guard. Then, at an opportune time, I will summon you.”
26 וְהוּא מְקַוֶּה כִּי פוֹלוֹס יִתֶּן־לוֹ שֹׁחַד לְמַעַן יַתִּירֵהוּ וּבַעֲבוּר זֶה קָרָא לוֹ פְּעָמִים הַרְבֵּה וַיְדַבֵּר עִמּוֹ	26 He was also hoping that money might be given to him by Paul, and because of this, he frequently summoned him and spoke with him.
27 וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וַיָּקָם פָּרְקִיּוֹס פֶסְטוֹס תַּחַת פֶלִיקְס וּפֶלִיקְס חָפֵץ לְהִתְרַצּוֹת אֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים וַיַּעֲזֹב אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס חָבוּשׁ בְּבֵית הָאֲסוּרִים	27 Then, when two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus. And since Felix wanted to show particular favor to the Jews, he left Paul behind as a prisoner.