Seconda lettera ai Tessalonicesi (מכתב שני לסלוניקים) 1

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 פּוֹלוֹס הַמְקֹרָא לִהְיוֹת שְׁלִיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ בִּרְצוֹן אֱלֹהִים וְסוֹסְתְּנִיס אָחִינוּ	1 Paul, called as an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God; and Sosthenes, a brother:
2 אֶל־קְהִלַּת אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בְּקוֹרִנְתּוֹס אֶל־הַמְקֻדָּשִׁים בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ הַקְּרוּאִים לִהְיוֹת קְדשִׁים עִם כָּל־הַקֹּרְאִים בְּכָל־מָקוֹם בְּשֵׁם אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ שֶׁלָּהֶם וְשֶׁלָּנוּ	2 to the Church of God which is at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints with all who are invoking the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and of ours.
3 חֶסֶד לָכֶם וְשָׁלוֹם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 אוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהַי בַּעֲבוּרְכֶם בְּכָל־עֵת עַל־חֶסֶד הָאֱלֹהִים הַנִּתָּן לָכֶם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ	4 I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.
5 אֲשֶׁר עֲשַׁרְתֶּם־בּוֹ בַּכֹּל בְּכָל־דִּבּוּר וּבְכָל־דָּעַת	5 By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.
6 בַּאֲשֶׁר עֵדוּת הַמָּשִׁיחַ הִתְקַיְּמָה בָכֶם	6 And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.
7 עַד כִּי־לֹא חֲסַרְתֶּם כָּל־מַתַּן הֶחָסֶד וְהִנְּכֶם מְחַכִּים לְהִתְגַּלּוּת אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	7 In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8 אֲשֶׁר גַּם־יְקַיֵּם אֶתְכֶם עַד־עֵת קֵץ לִהְיוֹת נְקִיִּים בְּיוֹם אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	8 And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 נֶאֱמָן הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־פִּיו נִקְרֵאתֶם לְחֶבְרַת בְּנוֹ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ	9 God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 וְהִנְנִי מַזְהִיר אֶתְכֶם אַחַי בְּשֵׁם אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ לִהְיוֹת כֻּלְּכֶם פֶּה אֶחָד וְלֹא תִהְיֶיןָ מַחֲלֹקוֹת בְּקִרְבְּכֶם כִּי אִם־תִּכּוֹנֲנוּ יַחַד בְּלֵב אֶחָד וּבְעֵצָה אֶחָת	10 And so, I beg you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that every one of you speak in the same way, and that there be no schisms among you. So may you become perfect, with the same mind and with the same judgment.
11 כִּי הֻגַּד־לִי עֲלֵיכֶם בְּיַד בְּנֵי־בֵית כְּלוֹאָה כִּי־יֵשׁ מְרִיבוֹת בֵּינֵיכֶם	11 For it has been indicated to me, about you, my brothers, by those who are with Chloes, that there are contentions among you.
12 וְזֹאת אֲנִי אֹמֵר כִּי אִישׁ אִישׁ מִכֶּם זֶה אֹמֵר לְפוֹלוֹס וְזֶה לְאַפּוֹלוֹס וְזֶה לְכֵיפָא וְזֶה לַמָּשִׁיחַ הִנֵּנִי	12 Now I say this because each of you is saying: “Certainly, I am of Paul;” “But I am of Apollo;” “Truly, I am of Cephas;” as well as: “I am of Christ.”
13 הֲכִי חֻלַּק הַמָּשִׁיחַ הֲכִי פוֹלוֹס נִצְלַב בַּעַדְכֶם אוֹ לְשֵׁם פּוֹלוֹס נִטְבַּלְתֶּם	13 Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
14 אוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהִים שֶׁלֹּא טָבַלְתִּי אִישׁ מִכֶּם כִּי אִם־אֶת־קְרִסְפּוֹס וְאֶת־גָּיוֹס	14 I give thanks to God that I have baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,
15 פֶּן־יֹאמְרוּ כִּי־לִשְׁמִי טָבָלְתִּי	15 lest anyone say that you have been baptized in my name.
16 אַךְ טָבַלְתִּי גַּם אֶת־בְּנֵי־בֵית אִסְטְפָנוֹס וּמִלְּבַד אֵלֶּה אֵינֶנִּי יֹדֵעַ אִם־טָבַלְתִּי עוֹד אִישׁ אַחֵר	16 And I also baptized the household of Stephanus. Other than these, I do not recall if I baptized any others.
17 כִּי לֹא שְׁלָחַנִי הַמָּשִׁיחַ לִטְבּוֹל כִּי אִם־לְבַשֵּׂר לֹא־בְחָכְמַת דְּבָרִים לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִהְיֶה לָרִיק צְלָב הַמָּשִׁיחַ	17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize: not through the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ become empty.
18 כִּי־דְבַר הַצְּלָב סִכְלוּת הוּא לָאֹבְדִים אֲבָל לָנוּ הַנּוֹשָׁעִים גְּבוּרַת אֱלֹהִים הוּא	18 For the Word of the Cross is certainly foolishness to those who are perishing. But to those who have been saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God.
19 כִּי־כֵן כָּתוּב אֲאַבֵּד חָכְמַת חֲכָמִים וּבִינַת נְבוֹנִים אַסְתִּיר	19 For it has been written: “I will perish the wisdom of the wise, and I will reject the discernment of the prudent.”
20 אַיֵּה חָכָם אַיֵּה סֹפֵר אַיֵּה דֹּרֵשׁ הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה הֲלֹא סִכֵּל הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־חָכְמַת הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה	20 Where are the wise? Where are the scribes? Where are the truth-seekers of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of this world into foolishness?
21 כִּי אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר בְּחָכְמַת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא יָדַע הָעוֹלָם אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בַּחָכְמָה הָיָה רָצוֹן לְפָנָיו לְהוֹשִׁיעַ בְּסִכְלוּת הַקְּרִיאָה אֵת הַמַּאֲמִינִים	21 For the world did not know God through wisdom, and so, in the wisdom of God, it pleased God to accomplish the salvation of believers, through the foolishness of our preaching.
22 כִּי הַיְּהוּדִים שֹׁאֲלִים לָהֶם אוֹת וְהַיְּוָנִים מְבַקְשִׁים חָכְמָה	22 For the Jews ask for signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom.
23 וַאֲנַחְנוּ מַשְׁמִיעִים אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ הַצָּלוּב מִכְשׁוֹל לַיְּהוּדִים וְסִכְלוּת לַיְּוָנִים	23 But we are preaching Christ crucified. Certainly, to the Jews, this is a scandal, and to the Gentiles, this is foolishness.
24 אֲבָל לַמְקֹרָאִים הֵן מִיהוּדִים הֵן מִיוָנִים אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר הוּא גְּבוּרַת אֱלֹהִים וְחָכְמַת אֱלֹהִים	24 But to those who have been called, Jews as well as Greeks, the Christ is the virtue of God and the wisdom of God.
25 יַעַן כִּי סִכְלוּת הָאֵל חֲכָמָה הִיא מֵאָדָם וְחֻלְשַׁת הָאֵל חֲזָקָה הִיא מֵאָדָם	25 For what is foolishness to God is considered wise by men, and that which is weakness to God is considered strong by men.
26 כִּי רְאוּ־נָא אַחַי אֶת־קְרִיאַתְכֶם שֶׁלֹּא רַבִּים הֵמָּה הַחֲכָמִים לְפִי הַבָּשָׂר לֹא רַבִּים הַשַּׁלִּיטִים וְלֹא רַבִּים הַחֹרִים	26 So take care of your vocation, brothers. For not many are wise according to the flesh, not many are powerful, not many are noble.
27 כִּי אִם־בַּסָּכָל שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם בָּחַר הָאֵל לְמַעַן בַּיֵּשׁ אֶת־הַחֲכָמִים וּבֶחָלוּשׁ שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם בָּחַר הָאֵל לְמַעַן בַּיֵּשׁ אֶת־הֶחָזָק	27 But God has chosen the foolish of the world, so that he may confound the wise. And God has chosen the weak of the world, so that he may confound the strong.
28 וּבְדַלַּת הָעוֹלָם בָּחַר הָאֵל וּבַנִּמְאָס וּבַאֲשֶׁר כְּאָיִן לְמַעַן בַּטֵּל אֵת אֲשֶׁר יֶשְׁנוֹ	28 And God has chosen the ignoble and contemptible of the world, those who are nothing, so that he may reduce to nothing those who are something.
29 כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא־יִתְהַלֵּל לְפָנָיו כָּל־בָּשָׂר	29 So then, nothing that is of the flesh should glory in his sight.
30 וּמִמֶּנּוּ אַתֶּם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ אֲשֶׁר הָיָה לָנוּ לְחָכְמָה מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים וְלִצְדָקָה וְלִקְדֻשָׁה וְלִפְדוּת	30 But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who was made by God to be our wisdom and justice and sanctification and redemption.
31 וִיהִי כַּכָּתוּב הַמִּתְהַלֵּל יִתְהַלֵּל בַּיהוֹה	31 And so, in the same way, it was written: “Whoever glories, should glory in the Lord.”