Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 8

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי־כֵן וַיַּעֲבֹר מֵעִיר אֶל־עִיר וּמִכְּפָר אֶל־כְּפָר קוֹרֵא וּמְבַשֵּׂר אֶת־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים וּשְׁנֵים הֶעָשָׂר אִתּוֹ	1 Now it happened that after this he made his way through towns and villages preaching and proclaimingthe good news of the kingdom of God. With him went the Twelve,
2 וְנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר נִרְפְּאוּ מֵרוּחוֹת רָעוֹת וּמֵחֳלָיִים מִרְיָם הַנִּקְרָאָה מַגְדָּלִית אֲשֶׁר גֹּרְשׁוּ מִמֶּנָּה שִׁבְעָה שֵׁדִים	2 as wel as certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and ailments: Mary surnamed theMagdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
3 וְיוֹחָנָה אֵשֶׁת כּוּזָא סוֹכֵן הוֹרְדוֹס וְשׁוֹשַׁנָּה וַאֲחֵרוֹת רַבּוֹת אֲשֶׁר שֵׁרְתֻהוּ מִנִּכְסֵיהֶן	3 Joanna the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out oftheir own resources.
4 וַיְהִי בְּהִתְאַסֵּף הֲמוֹן עַם־רָב אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ אֵלָיו מֵעִיר וָעִיר וַיְדַבֵּר בְּמָשָׁל	4 With a large crowd gathering and people from every town finding their way to him, he told this parable:
5 הַזּוֹרֵעַ יָצָא לִזְרֹעַ אֶת־זַרְעוֹ וּבְזָרְעוֹ נָפַל מִן־הַזֶּרַע עַל־יַד הַדָּרֶךְ וַיֵּרָמַס וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם אֲכָלוֹ	5 'A sower went out to sow his seed. Now as he sowed, some fel on the edge of the path and wastrampled on; and the birds of the air ate it up.
6 וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר נָפַל עַל־הַסָּלַע וַיִּצְמַח וַיִּיבַשׁ כִּי לֹא הָיְתָה־לוֹ לַחוּת	6 Some seed fell on rock, and when it came up it withered away, having no moisture.
7 וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר נָפַל בְּתוֹךְ הַקֹּצִים וַיִּצְמְחוּ הַקֹּצִים עִמּוֹ וַיְמַעֲכֻהוּ	7 Some seed fell in the middle of thorns and the thorns grew with it and choked it.
8 וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר נָפַל עַל־הָאֲדָמָה הַטּוֹבָה וַיִּצְמַח וַיַּעַשׂ פְּרִי מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים כָּזֹאת דִּבֵּר וַיִּקְרָא מִי אֲשֶׁר אָזְנַיִם לוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ יִשְׁמָע	8 And some seed fell into good soil and grew and produced its crop a hundredfold.' Saying this he cried,'Anyone who has ears for listening should listen!'
9 וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ תַלְמִידָיו לֵאמֹר מָה הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּה	9 His disciples asked him what this parable might mean,
10 וַיֹּאמַר לָכֶם נִתַּן לָדַעַת אֶת־סוֹדוֹת מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים וְלָאֲחֵרִים בִּמְשָׁלִים לְמַעַן בִּרְאֹתָם לֹא יִרְאוּ וּבְשָׁמְעָם לֹא יָבִינוּ	10 and he said, 'To you is granted to understand the secrets of the kingdom of God; for the rest it remainsin parables, so that they may look but not perceive, listen but not understand.
11 וְזֶה הוּא הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּרַע דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים הוּא	11 'This, then, is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God.
12 וַאֲשֶׁר עַל־יַד הַדֶּרֶךְ הֵם הַשֹּׁמְעִים וְאַחַר־כֵּן בָּא הַשָּׂטָן וְנֹשֵׂא אֶת־הַדָּבָר מִלִּבָּם פֶּן־יַאֲמִינוּ וְנוֹשָׁעוּ	12 Those on the edge of the path are people who have heard it, and then the devil comes and carriesaway the word from their hearts in case they should believe and be saved.
13 וַאֲשֶׁר עַל־הַסֶּלַע הֵם הַמְקַבְּלִים בְּשִׂמְחָה אֶת־הַדָּבָר בְּשָׁמְעָם וְשֹׁרֶשׁ אֵין לָהֶם רַק לְשָׁעָה מַאֲמִינִים וּבְעֵת הַנִּסָּיוֹן יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר	13 Those on the rock are people who, when they first hear it, welcome the word with joy. But these haveno root; they believe for a while, and in time of trial they give up.
14 וַאֲשֶׁר נָפַל בֵּין הַקֹּצִים הֵם הַשֹּׁמְעִים וְהוֹלְכִים לָהֶם וַיָּמֹכּוּ בִּדְאָגוֹת וּבְעשֶׁר וּבְתַאֲוֺת הַחַיִּים וּפְרִי לֹא־יְשַׁוּוּ לָמוֹ	14 As for the part that fell into thorns, this is people who have heard, but as they go on their way they arechoked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life and never produce any crops.
15 וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאֲדָמָה הַטּוֹבָה הֵם הַשֹּׁמְרִים בְּלֵב טוֹב וְטָהוֹר אֶת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר שָׁמָעוּ וְעֹשִׂים פְּרִי בְּתוֹחָלֶת	15 As for the part in the rich soil, this is people with a noble and generous heart who have heard the wordand take it to themselves and yield a harvest through their perseverance.
16 וְאֵין־אִישׁ מַדְלִיק נֵר אֲשֶׁר יְכַסֶּה אוֹתוֹ בִּכְלִי אוֹ יְשִׂימֵהוּ תַּחַת הַמִּטָּה כִּי אִם־עַל־הַמְּנוֹרָה יַעֲלֵהוּ לְמַעַן יִרְאוּ כָּל־בָּאֵי הַבַּיִת אֶת־הָאוֹר	16 'No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. No, it is put on a lamp-stand sothat people may see the light when they come in.
17 כִּי אֵין־דָּבָר נֶעְלָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִגָּלֶה וְאֵין גָּנוּז אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִוָּדַע וּבָא לָאוֹר	17 For nothing is hidden but it will be made clear, nothing secret but it will be made known and brought tolight.
18 לָכֵן רְאוּ אֵיךְ תִּשְׁמָעוּן כִּי כָל־אֲשֶׁר יֶשׁ־לוֹ נָתוֹן יִנָּתֵן לוֹ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר אֵין לוֹ גַּם אֶת־אֲשֶׁר הוּא חשֵׁב לִהְיוֹת לוֹ יֻקַּח מִמֶּנּוּ	18 So take care how you listen; anyone who has, wil be given more; anyone who has not, wil bedeprived even of what he thinks he has.'
19 וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵלָיו אִמּוֹ וְאֶחָיו וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לָגֶשֶׁת אֵלָיו מִפְּנֵי הָעָם	19 His mother and his brothers came looking for him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd.
20 וַיֻּגַּד־לוֹ לֵאמֹר אִמְּךָ וְאַחֶיךָ עֹמְדִים בַּחוּץ וְהֵם חֲפֵצִים לִרְאוֹתֶךָ	20 He was told, 'Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.'
21 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אִמִּי וְאַחַי הֵם הַשֹּׁמְעִים וְעֹשִׂים אֶת דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים	21 But he said in answer, 'My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it intopractice.'
22 וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־אֳנִיָּה הוּא וְתַלְמִידָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם נַעְבְּרָה אֶל־עֵבֶר הַיָּם וַיָּשׁוּטוּ הַיָּמָּה	22 It happened that one day he got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, 'Let us cross over tothe other side of the lake.' So they set out,
23 וַיְהִי בְּלֶכְתָּם בָּאֳנִיָּה וַיִּשְׁכַּב וַיִּישָׁן וְרוּחַ סְעָרָה יָרְדָה עַל־הַיָּם וַיִּשְׁטְפוּ עֲלֵיהֶם הַמַּיִם וַיִּהְיוּ בְּסַכָּנָה	23 and as they sailed he fel asleep. When a squall of wind came down on the lake the boat startedshipping water and they found themselves in danger.
24 וַיִּגְּשׁוּ וַיָּעִירוּ אוֹתוֹ לֵאמֹר מוֹרֶה מוֹרֶה אָבָדְנוּ וַיֵּעוֹר וַיִּגְעַר בָּרוּחַ וּבְמִשְׁבְּרֵי־יָם וַיִּשְׁתְּקוּ וַתְּהִי דְמָמָה	24 So they went to rouse him saying, 'Master! Master! We are lost!' Then he woke up and rebuked thewind and the rough water; and they subsided and it was calm again.
25 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַיֵּה אֱמוּנַתְכֶם וַיִּירְאוּ וַיִּתְמְהוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ מִי אֵפוֹא הוּא הַמְצַוֶּה גַּם־אֶת־הָרוּחוֹת וְאֶת־הַמַּיִם וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ לוֹ	25 He said to them, 'Where is your faith?' They were awestruck and astounded and said to one another,'Who can this be, that gives orders even to winds and waves and they obey him?'
26 וַיַּעַבְרוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַגַּדְרִיִּים אֲשֶׁר מִמּוּל הַגָּלִיל	26 They came to land in the territory of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
27 וַיֵּצֵא אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁהוּ אִישׁ מִן הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר שֵׁדִים בּוֹ מִיָּמִים רַבִּים וּבֶגֶד לֹא לָבַשׁ וּבְבַיִת לֹא יָשַׁב כִּי אִם־בַּקְּבָרִים	27 He was stepping ashore when a man from the city who was possessed by devils came towards him;for a long time the man had been living with no clothes on, not in a house, but in the tombs.
28 וַיַּרְא אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ וַיִּפֹּל לְפָנָיו וַיִּקְרָא בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל מַה־לִּי וָלָךְ יֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן־אֵל עֶלְיוֹן מְבַקֵּשׁ אֲנִי מִמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר לֹא תְעַנֵּנִי	28 Catching sight of Jesus he gave a shout, fel at his feet and cried out at the top of his voice, 'What doyou want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I implore you, do not torture me.'
29 כִּי צִוָּה אֶת־הָרוּחַ הַטָּמֵא לָצֵאת מִן־הָאִישׁ כִּי יָמִים רַבִּים חָטַף אֹתוֹ וְנֶאֱסַר בָּאזִקִּים וְנִשְׁמַר בַּכְּבָלִים וְהָיָה בְּנַתְּקוֹ אֶת־הַמּוֹסֵרוֹת וְנִדְחַף בְּיַד הַשֵּׁד אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּרוֹת	29 For Jesus had been tel ing the unclean spirit to come out of the man. It had seized on him a greatmany times, and then they used to secure him with chains and fetters to restrain him, but he would always breakthe fastenings, and the devil would drive him out into the wilds.
30 וַיִּשְׁאַל אֹתוֹ יֵשׁוּעַ לֵאמֹר מַה־שְּׁמֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לִגְיוֹן שְׁמִי כִּי־שֵׁדִים רַבִּים נִכְנְסוּ בוֹ	30 Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?' He said, 'Legion' -- because many devils had gone into him.
31 וַיִּתְחַנְנוּ לוֹ לְבִלְתִּי צַוֹּת אֹתָם לָרֶדֶת אֶל־הַתְּהוֹם	31 And these begged him not to order them to depart into the Abyss.
32 וַיְהִי־שָׁם עֵדֶר חֲזִירִים רַבִּים עַל־הַמִּרְעֶה בָּהָר וַיִּתְחַנְנוּ לוֹ כִּי־יַנִּיחַ לָהֶם לָבוֹא אֶל־תּוֹכָם וַיַּנַּח לָהֶם	32 Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding there on the mountain, and the devils begged him to letthem go into these. So he gave them leave.
33 וַיֵּצְאוּ הַשֵּׁדִים מִן־הָאָדָם הַהוּא וַיָּבֹאוּ בַּחֲזִירִים וַיִּשְׂתָּעֵר הָעֵדֶר מִן־הַמּוֹרָד אֶל־הַיָּם וַיִּטְבָּע	33 The devils came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd charged down the cliff into thelake and was drowned.
34 וַיָּנוּסוּ הָרֹעִים כִּרְאוֹתָם אֵת אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשָׂה וַיַּגִּידוּ הַדָּבָר בָּעִיר וּבַכְּפָרִים	34 When the swineherds saw what had happened they ran off and told their story in the city and in thecountry round about;
35 וַיֵּצְאוּ לִרְאוֹת אֵת אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשָׂה וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ וַיִּמְצְאוּ־שָׁם אֶת־הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ הַשֵּׁדִים ישֵׁב לְרַגְלֵי יֵשׁוּעַ מְלֻבָּשׁ וְטוֹב־שֵׂכֶל וַיִּירָאוּ	35 and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus they found the manfrom whom the devils had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, wearing clothes and in his right mind; and theywere afraid.
36 וַיְסַפְּרוּ לָהֶם הָרֹאִים אֵיךְ נִרְפָּא אֲחוּז הַשֵּׁדִים	36 Those who had witnessed it told them how the man who had been possessed came to be saved.
37 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ כָּל־הֲמוֹן חֶבֶל הַגַּדְרִיִּים לָלֶכֶת מֵאִתָּם כִּי־אֵימָה גְדוֹלָה נָפְלָה עֲלֵיהֶם וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־הָאֳנִיָּה וַיָּשֹׁב	37 The entire population of the Gerasene territory was in great fear and asked Jesus to leave them. So hegot into the boat and went back.
38 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ הַשֵּׁדִים לָשֶׁבֶת אִתּוֹ וַיְשַׁלַּח אוֹתוֹ יֵשׁוּעַ בְּאָמְרוֹ	38 The man from whom the devils had gone out asked to be al owed to stay with him, but he sent himaway saying,
39 שׁוּב לְבֵיתְךָ וְסַפֵּר הַגְּדֹלוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה־לְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֵּלֶךְ לוֹ וַיַּשְׁמַע בְּכָל־הָעִיר אֶת־הַגְּדֹלוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה־לוֹ יֵשׁוּעַ	39 'Go back home and report al that God has done for you.' So the man went off and proclaimedthroughout the city al that Jesus had done for him.
40 וַיְהִי בְּשׁוּב יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְקַבֵּל אֹתוֹ הָעָם כִּי כֻלָּם הָיוּ מְחַכִּים לוֹ	40 On his return Jesus was welcomed by the crowd, for they were al there waiting for him.
41 וְהִנֵּה־בָא אִישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ יָאִיר וְהוּא רֹאשׁ בֵּית הַכְּנֵסֶת וַיִּפֹּל לְרַגְלֵי יֵשׁוּעַ וַיִּתְחַנֶּן־לוֹ לָבוֹא אִתּוֹ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ	41 And suddenly there came a man named Jairus, who was president of the synagogue. He fel at Jesus'feet and pleaded with him to come to his house,
42 כִּי בַּת יְחִידָה כִּשְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיְתָה לּוֹ וְהִיא נוֹטָה לָמוּת וַיְהִי בְּלֶכְתּוֹ שָׁמָּה וַיִּדְחָקֻהוּ הֲמוֹן הָעָם	42 because he had an only daughter about twelve years old, who was dying. And the crowds were almoststifling Jesus as he went.
43 וְאִשָּׁה זָבַת דָּם שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיאָה כָל־קִנְיָנָהּ לָרֹפְאִים וְאֵין אִישׁ יָכֹל לְרַפֹּאתָהּ	43 Now there was a woman suffering from a haemorrhage for the past twelve years, whom no one hadbeen able to cure.
44 הִיא קָרְבָה מֵאַחֲרָיו וַתִּגַּע בִּכְנַף בִּגְדוֹ וְזוֹב דָּמָהּ עָמַד פִּתְאֹם	44 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak; and the haemorrhage stopped at thatvery moment.
45 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ מִי־זֶה נָגַע־בִּי וְכֻלָּם כִּחֵשׁוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פֶּטְרוֹס וְהָעֹמְדִים אֶצְלוֹ מוֹרֶה הֲמוֹן הָעָם דֹּחֲקִים וְלֹחֲצִים אֹתָךְ וְאַתָּה תֹאמַר מִי נָגַע בִּי	45 Jesus said, 'Who was it that touched me?' When they al denied it, Peter said, 'Master, it is the crowdsround you, pushing.'
46 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ נָגַע בִּי אָדָם כִּי יָדַעְתִּי אֲשֶׁר יָצְאָה מִמֶּנִּי גְּבוּרָה	46 But Jesus said, 'Somebody touched me. I felt that power had gone out from me.'
47 וַתֵּרֶא הָאִשָּׁה כִּי לֹא־נִסְתְּרָה מִמֶּנּוּ וַתֶּחֱרַד לִקְרָאתוֹ וַתִּפֹּל לְפָנָיו וַתַּגֵּד בְּאָזְנֵי כָל־הָעָם עַל־מֶה נָגְעָה בּוֹ וְאֵיךְ נִרְפְּאָה פִּתְאֹם	47 Seeing herself discovered, the woman came forward trembling, and fal ing at his feet explained in frontof al the people why she had touched him and how she had been cured at that very moment.
48 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ חִזְקִי בִּתִּי אֱמוּנָתֵךְ הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּךְ לְכִי לְשָׁלוֹם	48 'My daughter,' he said, 'your faith has saved you; go in peace.'
49 עוֹדֶנּוּ מְדַבֵּר וְאִישׁ בָּא מִבֵּית רֹאשׁ הַכְּנֵסֶת וַיֹּאמַר מֵתָה בִתְּךָ אַל־תַּטְרִיחַ אֶת־הַמּוֹרֶה	49 While he was stil speaking, someone arrived from the house of the president of the synagogue to say,'Your daughter has died. Do not trouble the Master any further.'
50 וַיִּשְׁמַע יֵשׁוּעַ וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אַל־תִּירָא אַךְ־הַאֲמֵן וְהִיא תִוָּשֵׁעַ	50 But Jesus heard this, and he spoke to the man, 'Do not be afraid, only have faith and she wil besaved.'
51 וַיָּבֹא הַבַּיְתָה וְלֹא־הִנִּיחַ לְאִישׁ לָבוֹא אִתּוֹ בִּלְתִּי אִם־לְפֶטְרוֹס וּלְיַעֲקֹב וּלְיוֹחָנָן וְלַאֲבִי הַיַּלְדָּה וּלְאִמָּהּ	51 When he came to the house he al owed no one to go in with him except Peter and John and James,and the child's father and mother.
52 וְכֻלָּם בֹּכִים וְסֹפְדִים לָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־תִּבְכּוּ כִּי לֹא מֵתָה אַךְ־יְשֵׁנָה הִיא	52 They were all crying and mourning for her, but Jesus said, 'Stop crying; she is not dead, but asleep.'
53 וַיִּשְׂחֲקוּ עָלָיו בַּאֲשֶׁר יָדְעוּ כִּי־מֵתָה	53 But they ridiculed him, knowing she was dead.
54 וְהוּא אָחַז בְּיָדָהּ וַיִּקְרָא לֵאמֹר הַיַּלְדָּה קוּמִי	54 But taking her by the hand himself he spoke to her, 'Child, get up.'
55 וַתָּשָׁב רוּחָהּ וַתָּקָם פִּתְאֹם וַיְצַו לָתֶת־לָהּ לֶאֱכוֹל	55 And her spirit returned and she got up at that very moment. Then he told them to give her something toeat.
56 וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמְמוּ אָבִיהָ וְאִמָּהּ וְהוּא צִוָּה אֹתָם לְבִלְתִּי הַגִּיד לְאִישׁ אֵת אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשָׂה	56 Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tel anyone what had happened.