1 לָכֵן אִם־יֵשׁ תּוֹכֵחָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ אִם־תַּנְחוּמוֹת הָאַהֲבָה אִם־הִתְחַבְּרוּת הָרוּחַ אִם־רַחֲמִים וְחֶמְלָה | 1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any society of the spirit, if any bowels of commiseration: |
2 הַשְׁלִימוּ־נָא אֶת־שִׂמְחָתִי בִּהְיוֹת לָכֶם לֵב אֶחָד וְאַהֲבָה אַחַת וְנֶפֶשׁ אַחַת וְרָצוֹן אֶחָד | 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that you may be of one mind, having the same charity, being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment. |
3 וְאַל־תַּעֲשֹוּ דָבָר בְּדֶרֶךְ מְרִיבָה אוֹ כְּבוֹד שָׁוְא כִּי אִם־בְּשִׁפְלוּת רוּחַ תַּחְשְׁבוּ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ יוֹתֵר מֵעַצְמוֹ | 3 Let nothing be done through contention, neither by vain glory: but in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves: |
4 כָּל־אֶחָד אַל־יִדְאַג לַאֲשֶׁר־לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ כִּי אִם־גַּם לַאֲשֶׁר לַחֲבֵרוֹ | 4 Each one not considering the things that are his own, but those that are other men's. |
5 כִּי הָרוּחַ הַהִיא אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ תְּהִי גַּם־בָּכֶם | 5 For let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: |
6 אֲשֶׁר אַף כִּי־הָיָה בִּדְמוּת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־חָשַׁב לוֹ לְשָׁלָל הֱיוֹתוֹ שָׁוֶה לֵאלֹהִים | 6 Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: |
7 כִּי אִם־הִפְשִׁיט אֶת־עַצְמוֹ וַיִּלְבַּשׁ דְּמוּת עֶבֶד וַיִּדְמֶה לִבְנֵי אָדָם וַיִּמָּצֵא בִתְכוּנָתוֹ כְּבֶן אָדָם | 7 But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man. |
8 וַיַּשְׁפֵּל אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ וַיִּכָּנַע עַד־מָוֶת עַד־מִיתַת הַצְּלִיבָה | 8 He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. |
9 עַל־כֵּן גַּם־הָאֱלֹהִים הִגְבִּיהוֹ מְאֹד וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ שֵׁם נַעֲלֶה עַל־כָּל־שֵׁם | 9 For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name which is above all names: |
10 לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר בְּשֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ תִּכְרַע כָּל־בֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ וּמִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ | 10 That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: |
11 וְכָל־לָשׁוֹן תּוֹדֶה כִּי אָדוֹן הוּא יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ לִכְבוֹד אֱלֹהִים הָאָב | 11 And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father. |
12 לָכֵן חֲבִיבַי כַּאֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם לִי בְּכָל־עֵת כֵּן לֹא לְבַד בִּהְיוֹתִי עִמָּכֶם כִּי־עוֹד יֹתֵר עַתָּה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי רָחוֹק מִכֶּם תִּיגְעוּ בִּתְשׁוּעַת נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם בְּיִרְאָה וּבִרְעָדָה | 12 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, (as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but much more now in my absence,) with fear and trembling work out your salvation. |
13 כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא הַפֹּעֵל בָּכֶם גַּם־לַחְפֹּץ גַּם־לִפְעֹל כְּפִי רְצוֹנוֹ | 13 For it is God who worketh in you, both to will and to accomplish, according to his good will. |
14 עֲשֹוּ כָּל־דָּבָר בְּלֹא תְלֻנּוֹת וּבְלֹא מְזִמּוֹת | 14 And do ye all things without murmurings and hesitations; |
15 לְמַעַן תִּהְיוּ נְקִיִּים וּטְהוֹרִים בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים לֹא־מוּם בָּם בְּתוֹךְ דּוֹר עִקֵּשׁ וּפְתַלְתֹּל אֲשֶׁר־תָּאִירוּ בֵינֵיהֶם כִּמְאוֹרוֹת בָּעוֹלָם | 15 That you may be blameless, and sincere children of God, without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom you shine as lights in the world. |
16 מַחֲזִיקִים בִּדְבַר הַחַיִּים לִתְהִלָּה לִי בְּיוֹם הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר לֹא לְחִנָּם רַצְתִּי וְלֹא לָרִיק יָגָעְתִּי | 16 Holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ, because I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain. |
17 אֲבָל אִם גַּם־אֻסַּךְ עַל־זֶבַח אֱמוּנַתְכֶם וַעֲבוֹדָתָהּ הִנְנִי שָׂמֵחַ וְגַם־שָׂשֹ עִם־כֻּלְּכֶם | 17 Yea, and if I be made a victim upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and congratulate with you all. |
18 וְכָכָה שִׂמְחוּ אַף־אַתֶּם וְשִׂישֹוּ עִמָּדִי | 18 And for the selfsame thing do you also rejoice, and congratulate with me. |
19 וְקִוֵּיתִי בְּיֵשׁוּעַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ לִשְׁלֹחַ בִּמְהֵרָה אֲלֵיכֶם אֶת־טִימוֹתִיּוֹס לְמַעַן תָּנוּחַ דַּעְתִּי בְּהִוָּדַע לִי דְּבַר־מַעֲמַדְכֶם | 19 And I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy unto you shortly, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know the things concerning you. |
20 כִּי זוּלָתוֹ אֵין־אִתִּי אִישׁ כִּלְבָבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּלֵב שָׁלֵם יִדְאַג לָכֶם | 20 For I have no man so of the same mind, who with sincere affection is solicitous for you. |
21 כִּי כֻלָּם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־לָהֶם יִדְרשׁוּ וְלֹא אֶת־אֲשֶׁר לְיֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 21 For all seek the things that are their own; not the things that are Jesus Christ's. |
22 וְאוֹתוֹ יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי בָחוּן הוּא אֲשֶׁר כַּבֵּן הָעֹבֵד אֶת־אָבִיו כֵּן הָיָה אִתִּי בַּעֲבוֹדַת הַבְּשׂוֹרָה | 22 Now know ye the proof of him, that as a son with the father, so hath he served with me in the gospel. |
23 וְאֹתוֹ אֲקַוֶּה לִשְׁלֹחַ אֲלֵיכֶם מַהֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר אֶרְאֶה מַה־יִּהְיֶה לִי | 23 Him therefore I hope to send unto you immediately, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. |
24 וּבָטַחְתִּי בַאֲדֹנֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר גַּם־אָנֹכִי אָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם בִּמְהֵרָה | 24 And I trust in the Lord, that I myself also shall come to you shortly. |
25 וָאֶחְשֹׁב מִן־הַצֹּרֶךְ לִשְׁלֹחַ אֲלֵיכֶם אֶת־אֶפַּפְרוֹדִיטוֹס אָחִי וְעֹזְרִי וַחֲבֵרִי בַצָּבָא וְהוּא שְׁלִיחֲכֶם וּמְשָׁרְתִי בִּצְרָכָי | 25 But I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow labourer, and fellow soldier, but your apostle, and he that hath ministered to my wants. |
26 יַעַן הֱיוֹתוֹ נִכְסָף לְכֻלְּכֶם וְנֶעְצָב מְאֹד עַל־אֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם כִּי חָלָה | 26 For indeed he longed after you all: and was sad, for that you had heard that he was sick. |
27 אָמְנָם חָלֹה חָלָה וְגַם־נָטָה לָמוּת אֲבָל הָאֱלֹהִים רִחַם עָלָיו וְלֹא עָלָיו בִּלְבַד כִּי גַם־עָלַי רִחַם שֶׁלֹּא־יָבוֹא עָלַי יָגוֹן עַל־יָגוֹן | 27 For indeed he was sick, nigh unto death; but God had mercy on him; and not only on him, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. |
28 לָכֵן מִהַרְתִּי לְשָׁלְחוֹ אֲלֵיכֶם לְמַעַן תִּרְאֻהוּ וְתָשׁוּבוּ לִשְׂמוֹחַ וְגַם־יִמְעַט יְגוֹנִי | 28 Therefore I sent him the more speedily: that seeing him again, you may rejoice, and I may be without sorrow. |
29 עַל־כֵּן קַבְּלֻהוּ בַאֲדֹנֵינוּ בְּכָל־שִׂמְחָה וְהוֹקִירוּ אֲנָשִׁים כָּמֹהוּ | 29 Receive him therefore with all joy in the Lord; and treat with honour such as he is. |
30 כִּי בַעֲבוּר עֲבוֹדַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ הִגִּיעַ עַד־מָוֶת וַתֵּקַל נַפְשׁוֹ בְּעֵינָיו לְמַעַן יְמַלֵּא אֶת־אֲשֶׁר חֲסַרְתֶּם בְּשָׁרֶתְכֶם אוֹתִי | 30 Because for the work of Christ he came to the point of death: delivering his life, that he might fulfil that which on your part was wanting towards my service. |