Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 7

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיֹּאמֶר הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל הַאֱמֶת הוּא אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּרוּ	1 Then the high priest asked, "Is this so?"
2 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים וְאָבוֹת שְׁמָעוּ אֱלֹהֵי הַכָּבוֹד נִרְאָה אֶל־אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בַּאֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם לִפְנֵי שִׁבְתּוֹ בְחָרָן	2 And he replied, "My brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia, before he had settled in Haran,
3 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֶךְ־לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּוֹלַדְתֶּךָ וּבֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ	3 and said to him, 'Go forth from your land and (from) your kinsfolk to the land that I will show you.'
4 וַיֵּצֵא מֵאֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּחָרָן וְאַחֲרֵי מוֹת אָבִיו הֶעֱבִיר אֹתוֹ מִשָּׁם אֶל־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם ישְׁבִים בָּהּ עָתָּה	4 So he went forth from the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. And from there, after his father died, he made him migrate to this land where you now dwell.
5 וְלֹא־נָתַן לוֹ נַחֲלָה בָהּ אַף־לֹא מִדְרַךְ כַּף־רָגֶל וַיַּבְטַח לְתִתָּהּ לַאֲחֻזָּה לוֹ וּלְזַרְעוֹ אַחֲרָיו וְעוֹד לֹא־הָיָה־לוֹ בֵן	5 Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot's length, but he did promise to give it to him and his descendants as a possession, even though he was childless.
6 וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֱלֹהִים כִּי־גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעוֹ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה	6 And God spoke thus, 'His descendants shall be aliens in a land not their own, where they shall be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years;
7 וְגַם אֶת־הַגּוֹי אֲשֶׁר יַעֲבֹדוּ דָּן אָנֹכִי אָמַר אֱלֹהִים וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יֵצְאוּ וְיַעַבְדוּנִי בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה	7 but I will bring judgment on the nation they serve,' God said, 'and after that they will come out and worship me in this place.'
8 וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־בְּרִית הַמִּילָה וּבְכֵן הוֹלִיד אֶת־יִצְחָק וַיָּמָל אֹתוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי וְיִצְחָק הוֹלִיד אֶת־יַעֲקֹב וְיַעֲקֹב הוֹלִיד אֶת־שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הָאָבוֹת	8 Then he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, as Isaac did Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
9 וַיְקַנְאוּ הָאָבוֹת בְּיוֹסֵף וַיִּמְכְּרוּ אוֹתוֹ מִצְרָיְמָה וֵאלֹהִים הָיָה עִמּוֹ	9 "And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him
10 וַיַּצִּילֵהוּ מִכָּל־צָרוֹתָיו וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ חֵן וְחָכְמָה לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם וַיְשִׂימֵהוּ שַׁלִּיט עַל־מִצְרַיִם וְעַל כָּל־בֵּיתוֹ	10 and rescued him from all his afflictions. He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, who put him in charge of Egypt and (of) his entire household.
11 וַיְהִי רָעָב עַל־כָּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּכְנַעַן וְצָרָה גְדוֹלָה וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ לֹא־מָצְאוּ אֹכֶל	11 Then a famine and great affliction struck all Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food;
12 וַיִּשְׁמַע יַעֲקֹב כִּי יֶשׁ־שֶׁבֶר בְּמִצְרָיִם וַיִּשְׁלַח־שָׁמָּה אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּפַּעַם הָרִאשׁוֹנָה	12 but when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there a first time.
13 וּבַפַּעַם הַשֵּׁנִית הִתְוַדַּע יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו וַתִּגָּלֶה לְפַרְעֹה מִשְׁפַּחַת יוֹסֵף	13 The second time, Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
14 וַיִּשְׁלַח יוֹסֵף וַיִּקְרָא לְיַעֲקֹב אָבִיו וּלְכָל־מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ בְּשִׁבְעִים וְחָמֵשׁ נָפֶשׁ	14 Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob, inviting him and his whole clan, seventy-five persons;
15 וַיֵּרֶד יַעֲקֹב מִצְרָיְמָה וַיָּמָת הוּא וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ	15 and Jacob went down to Egypt. And he and our ancestors died
16 וַיּוּבְאוּ שְׁכֶמָה וַיּוּשְׂמוּ בַקֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר קָנָה יַעֲקֹב בְּכַסְפּוֹ מִיַּד בְּנֵי־חֲמוֹר אֲבִי שְׁכֶם	16 and were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor at Shechem.
17 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר קָרְבָה עֵת הַהַבְטָחָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע אֱלֹהִים לְאַבְרָהָם וַיִּגְדַּל הָעָם וַיִּרֶב בְּמִצְרָיִם	17 "When the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise that God pledged to Abraham, the people had increased and become very numerous in Egypt,
18 עַד כִּי־קָם מֶלֶךְ אַחֵר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע אֶת־יוֹסֵף	18 until another king who knew nothing of Joseph came to power (in Egypt).
19 וְזֶה הִתְחַכַּם לְמִשְׁפַּחְתֵּנוּ וַיָּרַע לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וַיְצַו אֹתָם לְהַשְׁלִיךְ אֶת־עֹלֲלֵיהֶם אֶל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה לְבִלְתִּי הַחֲיוֹתָם	19 He dealt shrewdly with our people and oppressed (our) ancestors by forcing them to expose their infants, that they might not survive.
20 בָּעֵת הַהִיא נוֹלַד משֶׁה וַיְהִי־טוֹב לֵאלֹהִים וַיְהִי אָמוּן בְּבֵית אָבִיו שְׁלשָׁה יְרָחִים	20 At this time Moses was born, and he was extremely beautiful. For three months he was nursed in his father's house;
21 וְכַאֲשֶׁר הֻשְׁלַךְ אָסְפָה אֹתוֹ בַּת־פַּרְעֹה וַתְּגַדְּלֵהוּ לָהּ לְבֵן	21 but when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.
22 וַיְלֻמַּד משֶׁה בְּכָל־חָכְמַת מִצְרָיִם וַיְהִי גִבּוֹר בִּדְבָרִים וּבְמַעֲשִׂים	22 Moses was educated (in) all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his words and deeds.
23 וּבִמְלֹאת־לוֹ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה עָלָה עַל־לִבּוֹ לִפְקֹד אֶת־אֶחָיו בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל	23 "When he was forty years old, he decided to visit his kinsfolk, the Israelites.
24 וַיַּרְא אִישׁ אֶחָד מְעֻשָּׁק חִנָּם וַיּוֹשַׁע לוֹ וַיִּקֹּם נִקְמַת הַמֻּכֶּה בְּהַכּוֹתוֹ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִי	24 When he saw one of them treated unjustly, he defended and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.
25 וַיַּחֲשֹׁב בִּלְבָבוֹ כִּי יָבִינוּ אֶחָיו אֲשֶׁר עַל־יָדוֹ יִתֵּן הָאֱלֹהִים לָהֶם תְּשׁוּעָה וְהֵם לֹא הֵבִינוּ	25 He assumed (his) kinsfolk would understand that God was offering them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.
26 וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי וַיָּבֹא בְתוֹכָם וְהֵם נִצִּים וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לַעֲשׂוֹת שָׁלוֹם בֵּינֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אַתֶּם וְלָמָּה תַעַשְׁקוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו	26 The next day he appeared to them as they were fighting and tried to reconcile them peacefully, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why are you harming one another?'
27 וְהָעשֵׁק אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ הֲדָפוֹ לֵאמֹר מִי שָׂמְךָ לְאִישׁ שַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט עָלֵינוּ	27 Then the one who was harming his neighbor pushed him aside, saying, 'Who appointed you ruler and judge over us?
28 הַלְהָרְגֵנִי אַתָּה אֹמֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר הָרַגְתָּ אֶתְמֹל אֶת־הַמִּצְרִי	28 Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
29 וַיִּבְרַח משֶׁה עַל־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיְהִי־גֵר בְּאֶרֶץ מִדְיָן וַיּוֹלֶד שָׁם שְׁנֵי בָנִים	29 Moses fled when he heard this and settled as an alien in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
30 וּבִמְלֹאת אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה נִרְאָה אֵלָיו מַלְאַךְ יְהוָֹה בְּמִדְבַּר הַר סִינַי בְּלַבַּת־אֵשׁ מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה	30 "Forty years later, an angel appeared to him in the desert near Mount Sinai in the flame of a burning bush.
31 וַיַּרְא משֶׁה וַיִּתְמַהּ עַל־הַמַּרְאֶה וּבְסוּרוֹ לִרְאוֹת וַיְהִי־קוֹל יְהוָֹה אֵלָיו	31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look at it, the voice of the Lord came,
32 אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֶיךָ אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב וַיֶּחֱרַד משֶׁה וַיִּירָא מֵהַבִּיט	32 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Then Moses, trembling, did not dare to look at it.
33 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָֹה שַׁל נְעָלֶיךָ מֵעַל רַגְלֶיךָ כִּי הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עוֹמֵד עָלָיו אַדְמַת־קֹדֶשׁ הוּא	33 But the Lord said to him, 'Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
34 רָאֹה רָאִיתִי אֶת־עֳנִי עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר בְּמִצְרַיִם וְאֶת־נַאֲקָתָם שָׁמַעְתִּי וָאֵרֵד לְהַצִּילָם וְעַתָּה לְכָה וְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ מִצְרָיְמָה	34 I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now, I will send you to Egypt.'
35 הוּא משֶׁה אֲשֶׁר כִּחֲשׁוּ־בוֹ לֵאמֹר מִי שָׂמְךָ לְשַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט אֹתוֹ שָׁלַח הָאֱלֹהִים לְשַׂר וְגֹאֵל בְּיַד הַמַּלְאָךְ הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלָיו בַּסְּנֶה	35 This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, 'Who appointed you ruler and judge?' God sent as (both) ruler and deliverer, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 וְהוּא הוֹצִיאָם וַיַּעַשׂ אֹתוֹת וּמֹפְתִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּבְיַם־סוּף וּבַמִּדְבָּר אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה	36 This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the desert for forty years.
37 הוּא משֶׁה אֲשֶׁר אָמַר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נָבִיא מִקֶּרֶב אֲחֵיכֶם כָּמֹנִי יָקִים לָכֶם יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֵלָיו תִּשְׁמָעוּן	37 It was this Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you, from among your own kinsfolk, a prophet like me.'
38 הוּא אֲשֶׁר הָיָה בַקָּהָל בַּמִּדְבָּר עִם־הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר אֵלָיו בְּהַר סִינַי וְעִם־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וַאֲשֶׁר קִבֵּל דְּבָרִים חַיִּים לָתֵת לָנוּ	38 It was he who, in the assembly in the desert, was with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and with our ancestors, and he received living utterances to hand on to us.
39 הוּא אֲשֶׁר אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לֹא אָבוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ לוֹ כִּי אִם־מָאֲסוּ אֹתוֹ וּלְבָבָם פָּנָה מִצְרָיְמָה	39 "Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him; instead, they pushed him aside and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
40 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־אַהֲרֹן עֲשֵׂה־לָנוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר יֵלְכוּ לְפָנֵינוּ כִּי זֶה משֶׁה אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָנוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֶה־הָיָה לוֹ	40 saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will be our leaders. As for that Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.'
41 וַיַּעֲשֹוּ עֵגֶל בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיִּזְבְּחוּ זְבָחִים לָאֱלִיל וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם	41 So they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifice to the idol, and reveled in the works of their hands.
42 וַיִּפֶן מֵהֶם הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּתְּנֵם לַעֲבֹד אֶת־צְבָא הַשָּׁמָיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר כָּתוּב בְּסֵפֶר הַנְּבִיאִים הַזְּבָחִים וּמִנְחָה הִגַּשְׁתֶּם־לִי בַמִּדְבָּר אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל	42 Then God turned and handed them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings for forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?
43 וּנְשָׂאתֶם אֵת סֻכַּת מִלְכֹּם וְאֶת־כּוֹכַב אֱלֹהֵיכֶם רַמְפָן הַצְּלָמִים אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹת לָהֶם וְהִגְלֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵהָלְאָה לְבָבֶל	43 No, you took up the tent of Moloch and the star of (your) god Rephan, the images that you made to worship. So I shall take you into exile beyond Babylon.'
44 מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדוּת הָיָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה הַמְדַבֵּר אֶל־משֶׁה לַעֲשׂוֹת אֹתוֹ כַּתַּבְנִית אֲשֶׁר רָאָה	44 "Our ancestors had the tent of testimony in the desert just as the One who spoke to Moses directed him to make it according to the pattern he had seen.
45 וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְקָחֻהוּ וְגַם־הֱבִיאֻהוּ אִתָּם הֵם וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּרִשְׁתָּם אֶת־אַרְצוֹת הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר גֵּרַשׁ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים מִפְּנֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ עַד־יְמֵי דָוִד	45 Our ancestors who inherited it brought it with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out from before our ancestors, up to the time of David,
46 וְהוּא מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וַיִּשְׁאַל לִמְצֹא מִשְׁכָּנוֹת לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב	46 who found favor in the sight of God and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.
47 וּשְׁלֹמֹה בָּנָה־לוֹ בָיִת	47 But Solomon built a house for him.
48 אֲבָל הָעֶלְיוֹן לֹא יִשְׁכֹּן בְּהֵיכָלוֹת מַעֲשֵׂי יָדָיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר הַנָּבִיא	48 Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
49 הַשָּׁמַיִם כִּסְאִי וְהָאָרֶץ הֲדֹם רַגְלָי אֵי־זֶה בַיִת אֲשֶׁר תִּבְנוּ־לִי אָמַר יְהוָֹה וְאֵי־זֶה מָקוֹם מְנוּחָתִי	49 'The heavens are my throne, the earth is my footstool. What kind of house can you build for me? says the Lord, or what is to be my resting place?
50 הֲלֹא אֶת־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יָדִי־עָשָׂתָה	50 Did not my hand make all these things?'
51 קְשֵׁי עֹרֶף וְעַרְלֵי לֵב וְאָזְנָיִם מַמְרִים הֱיִיתֶם תָּמִיד בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ כַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶם גַּם־אַתֶּם	51 "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors.
52 מִי מֵהַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא רְדָפוּהוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם אַף־הֵמִיתוּ אֵת הַמְבַשְּׂרִים מִקֶּדֶם בִּיאַת הַצַּדִּיק אֲשֶׁר עַתָּה הֱיִיתֶם אַתֶּם מוֹסְרָיו וּמְרַצְּחָיו	52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.
53 אַתֶּם אֲשֶׁר קִבַּלְתֶּם אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה עַל־יְדֵי מַלְאֲכוֹת הַמַּלְאָכִים וְלֹא שְׁמַרְתֶּם אוֹתָהּ	53 You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it."
54 וַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעָם אֶת־אֵלֶּה הִתְרַגְּזוּ בִּלְבָבָם וַיַּחַרְקוּ עָלָיו שִׁנֵּיהֶם	54 When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him.
55 וְהוּא מָלֵא רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיַּבֵּט הַשָּׁמָיְמָה וַיַּרְא אֶת־כְּבוֹד אֱלֹהִים וְאֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ נִצָּב לִימִין הָאֱלֹהִים	55 But he, filled with the holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
56 וַיֹּאמֶר הִנְנִי רֹאֶה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם נִפְתָּחִים וְאֵת בֶּן־הָאָדָם נִצָּב לִימִין הָאֱלֹהִים	56 and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
57 וַיִּצְעֲקוּ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל וַיַּאַטְמוּ אֶת־אָזְנֵיהֶם וַיִּתְנַפְּלוּ עָלָיו כֻּלָּם יָחַד	57 But they cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together.
58 וַיִּדְחָפֻהוּ חוּצָה לָעִיר וַיִּסְקְלוּ אֹתוֹ בָּאֲבָנִים וְהָעֵדִים פָּשְׁטוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם לְרַגְלֵי בָחוּר אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ שָׁאוּל	58 They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 וַיִּסְקְלוּ אֶת־אִסְטְפָנוֹס וְהוּא מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְאֹמֵר אֲדֹנִי יֵשׁוּעַ קַבֵּל אֶת־רוּחִי	59 As they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
60 וַיִּכְרַע עַל־בִּרְכָּיו וַיִּצְעַק בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל יְהוָֹה אַל־תִּשְׁמֹר לָהֶם אֶת־הַחֵטְא הַזֶּה וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי דַבְּרוֹ כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיִּישָׁן	60 Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them"; and when he said this, he fell asleep.