Lettera di Giuda - (מכתב יהודה) 6

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 עַל־כֵּן בַּעֲזֹב כָּעֵת רֵאשִׁית דְּבַר הַמָּשִׁיחַ נַעֲבֹר אֶל־הַשְּׁלֵמוּת וְלֹא נָשׁוּב לָשִׁית יְסוֹדֵי הַתְּשׁוּבָה מִמַּעֲשֵׂי מָוֶת וְהָאֱמוּנָה בֵּאלֹהִים	1 Therefore, let us leave behind the basic teaching about Christ and advance to maturity, without laying the foundation all over again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,
2 וְתוֹרַת הַטְּבִילוֹת וּסְמִיכַת יָדַיִם וּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וְהַדִּין הַנִּצְחִי	2 instruction about baptisms and laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
3 וְאֶת־זֹאת נַעֲשֶׂה אִם־יִתֵּן הָאֵל	3 And we shall do this, if only God permits.
4 כִּי אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נָגַהּ עֲלֵיהֶם הָאוֹר וְטָעֲמוּ מִמַּתְּנַת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְנִתַּן לָהֶם חֶלְקָם בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	4 For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened and tasted the heavenly gift and shared in the holy Spirit
5 וְטָעֲמוּ אֶת־דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים הַטּוֹב וְכֹחוֹת הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא וַיִּמְעֲלוּ מָעַל	5 and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,
6 נִמְנְעוּ מֵהִתְחַדֵּשׁ עוֹד לִתְשׁוּבָה כִּי צָלְבוּ לָהֶם מֵחָדָשׁ אֶת־בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּתְּנוּהוּ לְמָשָׁל	6 and then have fallen away, to bring them to repentance again, since they are recrucifying the Son of God for themselves and holding him up to contempt.
7 כִּי הָאֲדָמָה הַשּׁוֹתָה אֶת־הַגֶּשֶׁם הַיֹּרֵד עָלֶיהָ לְמַכְבִּיר וּמוֹצִיאָה עֵשֶׂב טוֹב לְעֹבְדֶיהָ תִּשָּׂא בְרָכָה מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים	7 Ground that has absorbed the rain falling upon it repeatedly and brings forth crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated receives a blessing from God.
8 וַאֲשֶׁר תּוֹצִיא קוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר נִמְאָסָה הִיא וּקְרוֹבָה לַמְּאֵרָה וְסוֹפָהּ לְהִשָּׂרֵף	8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is rejected; it will soon be cursed and finally burned.
9 אָמְנָם יְדִידַי מֻבְטָחִים אֲנַחְנוּ בָּכֶם טֹבוֹת מֵאֵלֶּה וּקְרֹבוֹת לִישׁוּעָה אַף כִּי־דִבַּרְנוּ כָּזֹאת	9 But we are sure in your regard, beloved, of better things related to salvation, even though we speak in this way.
10 כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא־יְעַוֵּת צֶדֶק לִשְׁכֹּחַ אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם וְאֶת־עֲמַל אַהֲבַתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר הֶרְאֵיתֶם לִשְׁמוֹ שֶׁשֵּׁרַתֶּם וְעוֹדְכֶם מְשָׁרְתִים אֶת־הַקְּדשִׁים	10 For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name by having served and continuing to serve the holy ones.
11 אֲבָל חֶפְצֵנוּ שֶׁכָּל־אֶחָד מִכֶּם גַּם־יִשְׁקֹד שָׁקוֹד לְהַחֲזִיק בִּשְׁלֵמוּת הַתִּקְוָה עַד־הַקֵּץ	11 We earnestly desire each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of hope until the end,
12 שֶׁלֹּא תֵּעָצֵלוּ כִּי אִם־תֵּלְכוּ בְּעִקְּבוֹת הַיּוֹרְשִׁים בֶּאֱמוּנָה וְאֹרֶךְ רוּחַ אֶת־הַהַבְטָחוֹת	12 so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those who, through faith and patience, are inheriting the promises.
13 כִּי בְּהַבְטִיחַ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־אַבְרָהָם נִשְׁבַּע בְּנַפְשׁוֹ יַעַן אֲשֶׁר־אֵין גָּדוֹל מִמֶּנּוּ לְהִשָּׁבַע בּוֹ	13 When God made the promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, "he swore by himself,"
14 וַיֹּאמַר כִּי־בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אוֹתָךְ	14 and said, "I will indeed bless you and multiply" you.
15 וַיְהִי בְּהַאֲרִיךְ נַפְשׁוֹ הִשִּׂיג אֶת־הַהַבְטָחָה	15 And so, after patient waiting, he obtained the promise.
16 בְּנֵי הָאָדָם יִשָּׁבְעוּ בַּגָּדוֹל מֵהֶם וְהַשְּׁבוּעָה לָהֶם הִיא קֵץ כָּל־עִרְעוּר עַל קִיּוּם הַדָּבָר	16 Human beings swear by someone greater than themselves; for them an oath serves as a guarantee and puts an end to all argument.
17 עַל־כֵּן כַּאֲשֶׁר רָצָה הָאֱלֹהִים לְהַרְאוֹת בְּיוֹתֵר אֶת־יֹרְשֵׁי הַהַבְטָחָה כִּי לֹא־תִשְׁתַּנֶּה עֲצָתוֹ עָרַב אֹתָהּ בִּשְׁבוּעָה	17 So when God wanted to give the heirs of his promise an even clearer demonstration of the immutability of his purpose, he intervened with an oath,
18 לְמַעַן עַל־פִּי שְׁנֵי דְבָרִים בִּלְתִּי מִשְׁתַּנִּים אֲשֶׁר חָלִילָה לֵאלֹהִים לְשַׁקֵּר בָּם אָנוּ הַחוֹסִים בּוֹ נֶחֱזַק וְנִתְעוֹדֵד מְאֹד לֶאֱחֹז בַּתִּקְוָה הַנְּתוּנָה לְפָנֵינוּ	18 so that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to hold fast to the hope that lies before us.
19 אֲשֶׁר־הִיא לְנַפְשֵׁנוּ לְעוֹגִין נָכוֹן וְחָזָק וּמַגִּיעַ אֶל־מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת	19 This we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, which reaches into the interior behind the veil,
20 אֲשֶׁר־בָּא שָׁמָּה יֵשׁוּעַ הָעֹבֵר לְפָנֵינוּ וַיְהִי־כֹהֵן גָּדוֹל לְעוֹלָם עַל־דִּבְרָתִי מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק	20 where Jesus has entered on our behalf as forerunner, becoming high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.