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Giovedi, 9 maggio 2024 - Beata Maria Teresa di Gesù (Carolina Gerhardinger) ( Letture di oggi)

Seconda lettera di Giovanni - (מכתב שני של יוחנן) 1


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1 פּוֹלוֹס עֶבֶד אֱלֹהִים וּשְׁלִיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ לְפִי אֱמוּנַת בְּחִירֵי אֱלֹהִים וְדַעַת הָאֱמֶת אֲשֶׁר לַחֲסִידוּת1 From Paul, servant of God, an apostle of Jesus Christ to bring those whom God has chosen to faith andto the knowledge of the truth that leads to true religion,
2 עֲלֵי־תִקְוַת חַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר הִבְטִיחַ לִפְנֵי יְמוֹת עוֹלָם הָאֵל אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְשַׁקֵּר2 and to give them the hope of the eternal life that was promised so long ago by God. He does not lie
3 וְגִלָּה בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ עַל־יְדֵי הַקְּרִיאָה הַמֻּפְקָדָה בְיָדִי עַל־פִּי מִצְוַת הָאֱלֹהִים מוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ3 and so, in due time, he made known his message by a proclamation which was entrusted to me by thecommand of God our Saviour.
4 אֶל־טִיטוֹס בְּנוֹ הָאֲמִתִּי לְפִי אֱמוּנָה אֶחָת חֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים וְשָׁלוֹם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ מוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ4 To Titus, true child of mine in the faith that we share. Grace and peace from God the Father and fromChrist Jesus our Saviour.
5 לָזֹאת עֲזַבְתִּיךָ בִקְרֵיטִי לְמַעַן תַּשְׁלִים אֶת־הֶחָסֵר וְתָשִׂים זְקֵנִים בְּכָל־עִיר וָעִיר כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ5 The reason I left you behind in Crete was for you to organise everything that stil had to be done andappoint elders in every town, in the way that I told you,
6 אִם־יִמָּצֵא אִישׁ תָּם וּבַעַל־אִשָּׁה אֶחָת וְיֶשׁ־לוֹ בָּנִים מַאֲמִינִים וְאֵין עֲלֵיהֶם טַעֲנַת פְּרִיצוּת וְאֵינָם סוֹרְרִים6 that is, each of them must be a man of irreproachable character, husband of one wife, and his childrenmust be believers and not liable to be charged with disorderly conduct or insubordination.
7 כִּי פְקִיד־הָעֵדָה צָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת אִישׁ תָּם כְּסֹכֵן לֵאלֹהִים לֹא עֹמֵד עַל־דַּעְתּוֹ וְלֹא רַגְזָן וְלֹא אֹהֵב יַיִן וְלֹא־בַעַל אֶגְרֹף וְלֹא נֹטֶה אַחֲרֵי הַבָּצַע7 The presiding elder has to be irreproachable since he is God's representative: never arrogant or hot-tempered, nor a heavy drinker or violent, nor avaricious;
8 כִּי אִם־יְהִי מַכְנִיס אֹרְחִים וְאֹהֵב טוֹב וְצָנוּעַ וְצַדִּיק וְקָדוֹשׁ וְכֹבֵשׁ אֶת־יִצְרוֹ8 but hospitable and a lover of goodness; sensible, upright, devout and self-control ed;
9 וּמַחֲזִיק בַּדָּבָר הַנֶּאֱמָן כְּפִי הַהוֹרָאָה לְמַעַן יִהְיֶה בְכֹחוֹ לְהַזְהִיר בַּלֶּקַח הַבָּרִיא וּלְהוֹכִיחַ אֶת־הַמְּרִיבִים9 and he must have a firm grasp of the unchanging message of the tradition, so that he can be counted onboth for giving encouragement in sound doctrine and for refuting those who argue against it.
10 כִּי־יֵשׁ הַרְבֵּה מֹרְדִים מְדַבְּרֵי הֶבֶל וּמַתְעֵי נָפֶשׁ וּבִפְרָט מִן־הַמּוּלִים10 And in fact there are many people who are insubordinate, who talk nonsense and try to make othersbelieve it, particularly among those of the circumcision.
11 אֲשֶׁר סָכוֹר יִסָּכֵר פִּיהֶם הַהֹפְכִים בָּתִּים כֻּלָּם בְּהוֹרוֹתָם דְּבָרִים לֹא־כֵנִים עֵקֶב בָּצַע11 They must be silenced: people of this kind upset whole families, by teaching things that they ought notto, and doing it for the sake of sordid gain.
12 וּכְבָר אָמַר אֶחָד מֵהֶם נְבִיאָם אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכָם בְּנֵי קְרֵיטִי כֹּזְבִים הֵם מֵעוֹלָם וְחַיּוֹת רָעוֹת וּכְרֵשִׂים עֲצֵלִים12 It was one of themselves, one of their own prophets, who said, 'Cretans were never anything but liars,dangerous animals, al greed and laziness';
13 וְהָעֵדוּת הַזֹּאת אֱמֶת הִיא וּבַעֲבוּר־כֵּן תּוֹכִיחֵם תּוֹכֵחָה קָשָׁה לְמַעַן יִהְיוּ בְרִיאִים בָּאֱמוּנָה13 and that is a true statement. So be severe in correcting them, and make them sound in the faith
14 וְלֹא יָשִׂימוּ לֵב אֶל־הַגָּדוֹת הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֶל־מִצְוֺת הָאֲנָשִׁים הַסָּרִים מִן־הָאֱמֶת14 so that they stop taking notice of Jewish myths and the orders of people who turn away from the truth.
15 הֵן הַכֹּל טָהוֹר לַטְּהוֹרִים אֲבָל לַנִּטְמָאִים וּלְאֵינָם מַאֲמִינִים אֵין־דָּבָר טָהוֹר כִּי נִטְמְאָה גַּם־דַּעְתָּם גַּם־רוּחָם15 To those who are pure themselves, everything is pure; but to those who have been corrupted and lackfaith, nothing can be pure -- the corruption is both in their minds and in their consciences.
16 אֹמְרִים הֵמָּה כִּי־יָדְעוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וּבְמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כּוֹפְרִים בּוֹ כִּי מְתֹעָבִים וּמַמְרִים הֵם וְלֹא־יִצְלְחוּ לְכָל־מַעֲשֶׂה טוֹב16 They claim to know God but by their works they deny him; they are outrageously rebellious and quiteuntrustworthy for any good work.