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Lunedi, 13 maggio 2024 - Beata Vergine Maria di Fatima ( Letture di oggi)

Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 26


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1 וַיֹּאמֶר אַגְרִפַּס אֶל־פּוֹלוֹס נִתַּן־לְךָ לְדַבֵּר בְּעַד נַפְשֶׁךָ אָז יִצְטַדֵּק פּוֹלוֹס וַיּוֹשֶׁט אֶת־יָדוֹ וַיֹּאמַר1 Then Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, began to make his answer.
2 מְאֻשָּׁר אֲנִי בְּנַפְשִׁי הַמֶּלֶךְ אַגְרִפַּס כִּי לְפָנֶיךָ אֶצְטַדֵּק הַיּוֹם עַל־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־שׂטְנִים אֹתִי הַיְּהוּדִים2 I think myself happy, O king Agrippa, that I am to answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews.
3 כִּי אַתָּה יֹדֵעַ הֵיטֵב כָּל־הַמִּנְהָגִים וְהַשְּׁאֵלוֹת אֲשֶׁר בֵּין הַיְּהוּדִים וְעַל־כֵּן אֶשְׁאֲלָה מֵאִתְּךָ לִשְׁמֹעַ אֹתִי כְּאֹרֶךְ רוּחֶךָ3 Especially as thou knowest all, both customs and questions that are among the Jews: Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4 הִנֵּה אֶת־דַּרְכִּי מִנְּעוּרַי אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי־בָהּ מֵאָז בְּתוֹךְ עַמִּי וּבִירוּשָׁלָיִם יֹדְעִים אוֹתָהּ כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים4 And my life indeed from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem, all the Jews do know:
5 כִּי מִיָּמִים רִאשׁוֹנִים יְדָעוּנִי אִם־יִרְצוּ לְהָעִיד כִּי כְפָרוּשׁ הִתְנַהַגְתִּי עַל־פִּי הַכַּת הַמַּקְפֶּדֶת בְּיוֹתֵר בַּעֲבוֹדָתֵנוּ5 Having known me from the beginning (if they will give testimony) that according to the most sure sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
6 וְעַתָּה אֲנִי עֹמֵד לְהִשָּׁפֵט עַל־תִּקְוַת הַהַבְטָחָה אֲשֶׁר הִבְטִיחָהּ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ6 And now for the hope of the promise that was made by God to the fathers, do I stand subject to judgment:
7 וַאֲשֶׁר שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר שְׁבָטֵינוּ מְיַחֲלִים לְהַגִּיעַ לָהּ בְּעָבְדָם אֶת־יְהוָֹה תָּמִיד יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה עַל־דְּבַר הַתִּקְוָה הַזֹּאת אַגְרִפַּס הַמֶּלֶךְ שׂטְנִים אוֹתִי הַיְּהוּדִים7 Unto which, our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to come. For which hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.
8 מַדּוּעַ יִפָּלֵא בְעֵינֵיכֶם כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים יְחַיֶּה מֵתִים8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible, that God should raise the dead?
9 הֵן לְפָנִים אֲנִי חָשַׁבְתִּי צְדָקָה לִצְרֹר אֶת־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי עַד־מְאֹד9 And I indeed did formerly think, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בִירוּשָׁלָיִם וְגַם־קְדוֹשִׁים רַבִּים אֲנִי הִסְגַּרְתִּי לְבָתֵּי כְלָאִים בָּרִשְׁיוֹן אֲשֶׁר קִבַּלְתִּי מֵאֵת הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וּכְשֶׁנֶּהֶרְגוּ הִסְכָּמְתִּי10 Which also I did at Jerusalem, and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority of the chief priests: and when they were put to death, I brought the sentence.
11 וּבְכָל־בָּתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת יִסַּרְתִּי אֹתָם פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת וַאֲנַסְתִּים לְגַדֵּף וָאֶתְהוֹלְלָה בָּם עַד־מְאֹד וָאֶרְדְּפֵם עַד־לֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ11 And oftentimes punishing them, in every synagogue, I compelled them to blaspheme: and being yet more mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.
12 וַיְהִי בְּלֶכְתִּי עַל־זֹאת לְדַמָּשֶׂק בְּרִשְׁיוֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וּבְמִצְוָתָם12 Whereupon when I was going to Damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest,
13 וְהִנֵּה אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּצָּהֳרַיִם בַּדֶּרֶךְ רָאִיתִי אוֹר צַח מִזֹּהַר הַשָּׁמֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר מִשָּׁמַיִם נָגַהּ עָלַי מִסָּבִיב וְעַל הַהֹלְכִים אִתִּי13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me, and them that were in company with me.
14 וַנִפֹּל כֻּלָּנוּ אָרְצָה וָאֶשְׁמַע קוֹל מִדַּבֵּר אֵלַי בְּלָשׁוֹן עִבְרִית לֵאמֹר שָׁאוּל שָׁאוּל לָמָּה תִרְדְּפֵנִי קָשֶׁה לְךָ לִבְעֹט בַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת14 And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
15 וָאֹמַר מִי אַתָּה אֲדֹנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי יֵשׁוּעַ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה רֹדֵף15 And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord answered: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16 אֲבָל קוּם וַעֲמֹד עַל־רַגְלֶיךָ כִּי לְבַעֲבוּר זֹאת נִרְאֵיתִי אֵלֶיךָ לִבְחָר־בְּךָ לִמְשָׁרֵת וּלְעֵד עַל־אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתָ וְעַל־אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ16 But rise up, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, that I may make thee a minister, and a witness of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things wherein I will appear to thee,
17 בְּהַצִּילִי אוֹתְךָ מִן־הָעָם וּמִן־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁלָחֲךָ עַתָּה אֲלֵיהֶם17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the nations, unto which now I send thee:
18 לִפְקֹחַ אֶת־עֵינֵיהֶם לְמַעַן יָשׁוּבוּ מֵחשֶׁךְ לְאוֹר וּמִיַּד הַשָּׂטָן אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וְיִמְצְאוּ בֶּאֱמוּנָתָם בִּי אֶת־סְלִיחַת הַחֲטָאִים וְאֶת־הַנַּחֲלָה בְּתוֹךְ הַמְקֻדָּשִׁים18 To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.
19 עַל־כֵּן הַמֶּלֶךְ אַגְרִפַּס לֹא הִמְרֵיתִי אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not incredulous to the heavenly vision:
20 כִּי אִם־קָרָאתִי רִאשׁוֹנָה לְישְׁבֵי דַּמֶּשֶׂק וִירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבְכָל־אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וְגַם לַגּוֹיִם כִּי יִנָּחֲמוּ וְיָשׁוּבוּ אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וְיַעֲשֹוּ מַעֲשִׂים רְאוּיִם לִתְשׁוּבָה20 But to them first that are at Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and unto all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles did I preach, that they should do penance, and turn to God, doing works worthy of penance.
21 וּבִגְלַל הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה תָּפְשֹוּ אֹתִי הַיְּהוּדִים בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וַיְבַקְשׁוּ לַהֲמִיתֵנִי21 For this cause the Jews, when I was in the temple, having apprehended me, went about to kill me.
22 וְהָאֱלֹהִים הָיָה בְעֶזְרִי וְעַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה עֹמֵד אֲנִי וּמֵעִיד לִפְנֵי קָטֹן וְגָדוֹל וְאֵינֶנִּי מְדַבֵּר דָּבָר זוּלָתִי אֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרוּ הַנְּבִיאִים וּמשֶׁה כִּי־עֲתִידוֹת הֵנָּה לִהְיוֹת22 But being aided by the help of God, I stand unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other thing than those which the prophets, and Moses did say should come to pass:
23 כִּי־הַמָּשִׁיחַ מְעֻנֶּה הוּא וְכִי רִאשׁוֹן הוּא לַקָּמִים מִן־הַמֵּתִים לְהָפִיץ אוֹר בָּעָם וּבַגּוֹיִם23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light to the people, and to the Gentiles.
24 וַיְהִי הוּא מִצְטַדֵּק כָּזֹאת וַיַּעַן פֶסְטוֹס בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל לֵאמֹר הִנְּךָ מִשְׁתַּגֵּעַ פּוֹלוֹס רֹב הַלִּמּוּד הֱבִיאֲךָ לִידֵי שִׁגָּעוֹן24 As he spoke these things, and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad.
25 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אֵינֶנִּי מְשֻׁגָּע פֶסְטוֹס הָאַדִּיר כִּי אִם־דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶת וָטַעַם אַבִּיעַ25 And Paul said: I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I speak words of truth and soberness.
26 כִּי הַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹדֵעַ אֶת־אֵלֶּה וְעַל־זֹאת גַּם־בְּבִטָּחוֹן אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־אַאֲמִין כִּי־נֶעְלָם מִמֶּנּוּ דָּבָר מִן־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה כִּי לֹא־בְקֶרֶן זָוִית נֶעֶשְׂתָה זֹאת26 For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with confidence. For I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him. For neither was any of these things done in a corner.
27 הַמֶּלֶךְ אַגְרִפַּס הֲמַאֲמִין אַתָּה בַּנְּבִיאִים יָדַעְתִּי כִּי מַאֲמִין אָתָּה27 Believest thou the prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that thou believest.
28 וַיֹּאמֶר אַגְרִפַּס אֶל־פּוֹלוֹס עוֹד מְעַט וּפִתִּיתַנִי לִהְיוֹת נָצְרִי28 And Agrippa said to Paul: In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian.
29 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אֲבַקְשָׁה מֵאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר אִם־בִּמְעַט וְאִם־בְּהַרְבֵּה לֹא אַתָּה לְבַדְּךָ כִּי־גַם כָּל־הַשֹּׁמְעִים אוֹתִי יִהְיוּ כָמוֹנִי זוּלָתִי הַמּוֹסֵרוֹת הָאֵלֶּה29 And Paul said: I would to God, that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me, this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands.
30 וַיְהִי בְּדַבְּרוֹ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיָּקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַנְּצִיב וּבֶרְנִיקָה וְהַיּשְׁבִים אִתָּם30 And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them.
31 וַיָּסוּרוּ הַחַדְרָה וַיְדַבְּרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ לֵאמֹר הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה לֹא־עָשָׂה דָבָר אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה עָלָיו חַיַּב מִיתָה אוֹ מוֹסֵרוֹת31 And when they were gone aside, they spoke among themselves, saying: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands.
32 וַיֹּאמֶר אַגְרִפַּס אֶל־פֶסְטוֹס הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה יוּכַל לְהִפָּטֵר לוּלֵא קָרָא אֶת־הַקֵּיסַר לְדִינוֹ32 And Agrippa said to Festus: This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.