Seconda lettera ai Corinzi (מכתב שני לקורינתים) 2

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נוֹלַד יֵשׁוּעַ בְּבֵית־לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה בִּימֵי הוֹרְדוֹס הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיָּבֹאוּ מְגוּשִׁים מֵאֶרֶץ מִזְרָח יְרוּשָׁלָיְמָה לֵאמֹר	1 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
2 אַיֵּה מֶלֶךְ הַיְּהוּדִים הַנּוֹלָד כִּי רָאִינוּ אֶת־כּוֹכָבוֹ בַּמִּזְרָח וַנָּבֹא לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לוֹ	2 saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage."
3 וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ הוֹרְדוֹס הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־דִּבְרֵיהֶם וַיִּבָּהֵל הוּא וְכָל־יְרוּשָׁלַיִם עִמּוֹ	3 When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 וַיַּקְהֵל אֶת־כָּל־רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְסוֹפְרֵי הָעָם וַיִּדְרשׁ מֵאִתָּם לֵאמֹר אֵיפֹה יִוָּלֵד הַמָּשִׁיחַ	4 Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
5 וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ בְּבֵית־לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה כִּי־כֵן כָּתוּב בְּיַד הַנָּבִיא	5 They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:
6 וְאַתָּה בֵּית־לֶחֶם אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה אֵינְךָ צָעִיר בְּאַלֻּפֵי יְהוּדָה כִּי מִמְּךָ יֵצֵא מוֹשֵׁל אֲשֶׁר יִרְעֶה אֶת־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל	6 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.'"
7 אָז קָרָא הוֹרְדוֹס לַמְּגוּשִׁים בַּסֵּתֶר וַיַּחְקֹר אֹתָם לָדַעַת עֵת הֵרָאוֹת הַכּוֹכָב	7 Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance.
8 וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם בֵּית־לֶחֶם וַיֹּאמַר לְכוּ חִקְרוּ הֵיטֵב עַל־דְּבַר הַיָּלֶד וְהָיָה כִּי־תִמְצְאוּן אֹתוֹ וְהִגַּדְתֶּם לִי וְאָבֹאָה לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת־לוֹ גַּם־אָנִי	8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage."
9 וַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעָם אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֵּלֵכוּ וְהִנֵּה הַכּוֹכָב אֲשֶׁר־רָאוּ בַמִּזְרָח דָּרַךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם עַד בֹּאוֹ אֶל־מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם הַיָּלֶד וַיַּעֲמֹד מִמַּעַל לוֹ	9 After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.
10 וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת־הַכּוֹכָב וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ שִׂמְחָה גְּדוֹלָה עַד־מְאֹד	10 They were overjoyed at seeing the star,
11 וַיָּבֹאוּ הַבַּיְתָה וַיִּמְצְאוּ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד עִם־מִרְיָם אִמּוֹ וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־לוֹ וַיִּפְתְּחוּ אֶת־אוֹצְרוֹתָם וַיַּקְרִיבוּ לוֹ מִנְחָה זָהָב וּלְבוֹנָה וָמֹר	11 and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 וַיְצֻוּוּ בַחֲלוֹם לְבִלְתִּי שׁוּב אֶל־הוֹרְדוֹס וַיֵּלְכוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ אַחֵר אֶל־אַרְצָם	12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.
13 הֵם הָלְכוּ מִשָּׁם וְהִנֵּה מַלְאַךְ יְהוָֹה נִרְאָה אֶל־יוֹסֵף בַּחֲלוֹם לֵאמֹר קוּם קַח אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וְאֶת־אִמּוֹ וּבְרַח־לְךָ מִצְרַיְמָה וֶהְיֵה־שָׁם עַד־אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ כִּי הוֹרְדוֹס צֹדֶה אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד לְאַבְּדוֹ	13 When they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him."
14 וַיָּקָם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וְאֶת־אִמּוֹ בַּלָּיְלָה וַיִּבְרַח מִצְרָיְמָה	14 Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt.
15 וַיְהִי־שָׁם עַד־מוֹת הוֹרְדוֹס לְמַלֹּאת אֵת אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָֹה בְּיַד הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר מִמִּצְרַיִם קָרָאתִי לִבְנִי	15 He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, "Out of Egypt I called my son."
16 וַיַּרְא הוֹרְדוֹס כִּי הֵתֵלּוּ בוֹ הַמְּגוּשִׁים וַיִּקְצֹף מְאֹד וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיָּמֶת אֶת־כָּל־הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית־לֶחֶם וּבְכָל־גְּבוּלֶיהָ מִבֶּן־שְׁנָתַיִם וּלְמָטָּה כְּפִי הָעֵת אֲשֶׁר חֲקָרָהּ מִפִּי הַמְּגוּשִׁים	16 When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi.
17 וַיִּמָּלֵא הַדָּבָר הַנֶּאֱמָר בְּפִי יִרְמְיָה הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר	17 Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet:
18 קוֹל בְּרָמָה נִשְׁמָע נְהִי וּבְכִי תַמְרוּרִים רָחֵל מְבַכָּה עַל־בָּנֶיהָ מֵאֲנָה לְהִנָּחֵם כִּי אֵינָם	18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were no more."
19 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי מוֹת הוֹרְדוֹס וְהִנֵּה מַלְאַךְ יְהוָֹה נִרְאָה בַחֲלוֹם אֶל־יוֹסֵף בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם	19 When Herod had died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
20 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו קוּם קַח אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וְאֶת־אִמּוֹ וְלֵךְ שׁוּב אֶל־אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי מֵתוּ הַמְבַקְשִׁים אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ הַיָּלֶד	20 and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead."
21 וַיָּקָם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וְאֶת־אִמּוֹ וַיָּבֹא אַרְצָה יִשְׂרָאֵל	21 He rose, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22 וּכְשָׁמְעוֹ כִּי אַרְקְלוֹס מָלַךְ בִּיהוּדָה תַּחַת הוֹרְדוֹס אָבִיו יָרֵא לָלֶכֶת שָׁמָּה וַיְצֻוֶּה בַחֲלוֹם וַיֵּלֶךְ לוֹ אֶל־אַרְצוֹת הַגָּלִיל	22 But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go back there. And because he had been warned in a dream, he departed for the region of Galilee.
23 וַיָּבֹא וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּעִיר אֲשֶׁר שְׁמָהּ נְצָרֶת לְמַלֹּאת הַדָּבָר הַנֶּאֱמָר עַל־פִּי הַנְּבִיאִים כִּי נָצְרִי יִקָּרֵא לוֹ	23 He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazorean."