Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 14

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 וַיְהִי בְאִיקָנְיוֹן וַיָּבֹאוּ יַחְדָּו אֶל־בֵּית כְּנֵסֶת הַיְּהוּדִים וַיְדַבְּרוּ־שָׁם עַד כִּי־הֶאֱמִין הָמוֹן רָב מִן־הַיְּהוּדִים וּמִן־הַיְּוָנִים	1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
2 אַךְ הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ עוֹרְרוּ וְהִכְעִיסוּ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹת הַגּוֹיִם עַל־הָאַחִים	2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
3 וַיֵּשְׁבוּ־שָׁם יָמִים רַבִּים וַיְלַמְּדוּ בְּבִטְחוֹנָם בַּיהוֹה הַמֵּעִיד עַל־דְּבַר חַסְדּוֹ בַּעֲשֹוֹתוֹ עַל־יָדָם אֹתוֹת וּמוֹפְתִים	3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
4 וַיֵּחָלֵק הֲמוֹן הָעִיר לַחֵצִי אֵלֶּה נָטוּ אַחֲרֵי הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֵלֶּה אַחֲרֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים	4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
5 וַתְּהִי מְהוּמַת הַגּוֹיִם וְהַיְּהוּדִים עִם־רָאשֵׁיהֶם לְהִתְעַלֵּל בָּהֶם וּלְסָקְלָם	5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
6 וַיִּוָּדַע לָהֶם וַיִּבְרְחוּ לְעָרֵי לוּקוֹנְיָא אֶל־לוּסְטְרָא וְדַרְבִי וּסְבִיבוֹתָן	6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
7 וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ־שָׁם הַבְּשׂוֹרָה	7 And there they preached the gospel.
8 וְאִישׁ נְכֵה רַגְלַיִם הָיָה בְלוּסְטְרָא וְהוּא ישֵׁב פִּסֵּחַ מִבֶּטֶן אִמּוֹ וְלֹא הָלַךְ מִיָּמָיו	8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
9 וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס מְדַבֵּר וְהוּא הִסְתַּכֵּל בּוֹ וַיַּרְא כִּי־אֱמוּנָה בוֹ לְהִוָּשֵׁעַ	9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
10 וַיֹּאמֶר בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל עֲמֹד הָכֵן עַל־רַגְלֶיךָ וַיְדַלֵּג וַיִּתְהַלָּךְ	10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
11 וַהֲמוֹן הָעָם כִּרְאוֹתָם אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה פּוֹלוֹס נָשְׂאוּ אֶת־קוֹלָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְּלָשׁוֹן לוּקוֹנִית יָרְדוּ אֵלֵינוּ הָאֱלֹהִים בִּדְמוּת אֲנָשִׁים	11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12 וַיִּקְרְאוּ לְבַר־נַבָּא בֵּל וּלְפוֹלוֹס קָרְאוּ הֶרְמִיס בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא רֹאשׁ הַמְדַבְּרִים	12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 וְכֹהֵן בֵּית־בֵּל אֲשֶׁר מִחוּץ לְעִירָם הֵבִיא הַשַּׁעְרָה שְׁוָרִים וַעֲטָרוֹת וַיַּחְפֹּץ לִזְבֹּחַ הוּא וַהֲמוֹן הָעָם	13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ זֹאת הַשְּׁלִיחִים פּוֹלוֹס וּבַר־נַבָּא וַיִּקְרְעוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם וַיָּרוּצוּ אֶל־תּוֹךְ־הָעָם	14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
15 וַיִּצְעֲקוּ לֵאמֹר אֲנָשִׁים לָמָּה תַּעֲשֹוּ כָזֹאת גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ בְנֵי־אָדָם חַלָּשִׁים כְּמוֹכֶם וּנְבַשְּׂרָה אֶתְכֶם לְמַעַן שׁוֹב תָּשׁוּבוּ מִן־הַבְלֵיכֶם אֵלֶּה אֶל־אֱלֹהִים חַיִּים אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּם	15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
16 וַאֲשֶׁר בְּדֹרוֹת קֶדֶם הִנִּיחַ לְכָל־הַגּוֹיִם לָלֶכֶת בְּדַרְכֵיהֶם	16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
17 וְגַם לֹא־חָדַל לְהָעִיד עַל־עַצְמוֹ וַיֵּיטֶב לָנוּ בְּתִתּוֹ מָטָר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְעִתּוֹת שָׂבָע וַיְמַלֵּא לִבּוֹתֵינוּ מָזוֹן וְשָׂשׂוֹן	17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
18 וְאַף בַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה כִּמְעַט לֹא־עָצְרוּ כֹחַ לְהָנִיא אֶת־הָעָם מִזְּבֹחַ לָהֶם	18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
19 וַיָּבֹאוּ שָׁמָּה יְהוּדִים מִן־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא וּמִן־אִיקָנְיוֹן וַיָּסִיתוּ אֶת־הָעָם וַיִּרְגְּמוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס בָּאֲבָנִים וַיִּסְחָבֻהוּ חוּצָה לָעִיר בְּחָשְׁבָם כִּי מֵת	19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
20 וַיָּסֹבּוּ אֹתוֹ הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיָּקָם וַיָּבֹא הָעִירָה וּמִמָּחֳרָת יָצָא אֶל־דַּרְבִי הוּא וּבַר־נַבָּא	20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 וַיְבַשְּׂרוּ אֶת־הַבְּשׂוֹרָה בָּעִיר הַהִיא וְאַחֲרֵי הַעֲמִידָם תַּלְמִידִים הַרְבֵּה שָׁבוּ אֶל־לוּסְטְרָא וְאִיקָנְיוֹן וְאַנְטְיוֹכְיָא	21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
22 וַיְחַזְּקוּ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹת הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיַּזְהִירוּ אֹתָם לַעֲמֹד בָּאֱמוּנָה וְכִי רַק־בְּצָרוֹת רַבּוֹת בּוֹא נָבוֹא אֶל־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
23 וַיִּבְחֲרוּ לָהֶם זְקֵנִים בְּכָל־קְהִלָּה וּקְהִלָּה וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ וַיָּצוּמוּ וַיַּפְקִידוּם בְּיַד הָאָדוֹן אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱמִינוּ בוֹ	23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
24 וַיַּעַבְרוּ בְּפִיסִדְיָא וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־פַּמְפּוּלְיָא	24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
25 וַיַּשְׁמִיעוּ אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָֹה בְּפַרְגִי וַיֵּרְדוּ אֶל־אַטַּלְיָא	25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
26 וּמִשָּׁם בָּאוּ בָאֳנִיָּה אֶל־אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא אֲשֶׁר נִמְסְרוּ־שָׁם לְחֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים עַל־הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר מִלְאוּ אֹתָהּ	26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
27 וּבְבֹאָם שָׁמָּה הִקְהִילוּ אֶת־הָעֵדָה וַיַּגִּידוּ אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אִתָּם הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־פָּתַח לַגּוֹיִם פֶּתַח הָאֱמוּנָה	27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
28 וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם עִם־הַתַּלְמִידִים יָמִים לֹא מְעַטִּים	28 And there they abode long time with the disciples.