Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 14

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיְהִי בְּבֹאוֹ בַשַּׁבָּת אֶל־בֵּית אֶחָד מֵרָאשֵׁי הַפְּרוּשִׁים לֶאֱכֹל לָחֶם וְהֵמָּה אֹרְבִים לוֹ	1 Now it happened that on a Sabbath day he had gone to share a meal in the house of one of theleading Pharisees; and they watched him closely.
2 וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ אֶחָד לְפָנָיו אֲשֶׁר גּוּפוֹ צָבָה מִמָּיִם	2 Now there in front of him was a man with dropsy,
3 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־בַּעֲלֵי הַתּוֹרָה וְאֶל־הַפְּרוּשִׁים לֵאמֹר הֲמֻתָּר לִרְפֹּא בַשַּׁבָּת אִם־לֹא וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ	3 and Jesus addressed the lawyers and Pharisees with the words, 'Is it against the law to cure someoneon the Sabbath, or not?'
4 וַיֹּאחֶז־בּוֹ וַיִּרְפָּאֵהוּ וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ	4 But they remained silent, so he took the man and cured him and sent him away.
5 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מִי מִכֶּם אֲשֶׁר חֲמֹרוֹ אוֹ שׁוֹרוֹ יִפּוֹל אֶל־הַבְּאֵר וְלֹא־יְמַהֵר לְהַעֲלוֹתוֹ בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת	5 Then he said to them, 'Which of you here, if his son fal s into a wel , or his ox, wil not pul him out on aSabbath day without any hesitation?'
6 וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לְהָשִׁיב עַל־זֹאת דָּבָר	6 And to this they could find no answer.
7 וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ אֶל־הַקְּרוּאִים בִּרְאוֹתוֹ אֵיךְ בָּחֲרוּ לָהֶם לְהָסֵב בְּרֹאשׁ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם	7 He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. Hesaid this,
8 כִּי־יִקְרָא אֹתְךָ אִישׁ אֶל־הַחֲתֻנָּה אַל־תָּסֵב בְּרֹאשׁ פֶּן־יִקָּרֵא שָׁמָּה אִישׁ נִכְבָּד מִמֶּךָּ	8 'When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. A moredistinguished person than you may have been invited,
9 וּבָא הַקֹּרֵא אוֹתְךָ וְאוֹתוֹ וְאָמַר אֵלֶיךָ פַּנֵּה מָקוֹם לָזֶה וְאָז תָּקוּם בִּכְלִמָּה לָקַחַת אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הָאַחֲרוֹן	9 and the person who invited you both may come and say, "Give up your place to this man." And then, toyour embarrassment, you wil have to go and take the lowest place.
10 אֲבָל כִּי תִקָּרֵא לֵךְ וְהָסֵב בַּמָּקוֹם הָאַחֲרוֹן לְמַעַן יָבֹא הַקֹּרֵא אוֹתְךָ וְאָמַר אֵלֶיךָ אֲהוּבִי עֲלֵה לְמַעְלָה מִזֶּה וְהָיָה־לְךָ כָבוֹד לִפְנֵי הַמְסֻבִּים עִמָּךְ	10 No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there, so that, when your hostcomes, he may say, "My friend, move up higher." Then, everyone with you at the table wil see you honoured.
11 כִּי כָּל־הַמְרוֹמֵם אֶת־עַצְמוֹ יִשָּׁפֵל וְהַמַּשְׁפִּיל אֶת־עַצְמוֹ יְרוֹמָם	11 For everyone who raises himself up wil be humbled, and the one who humbles himself wil be raisedup.'
12 וְגַם אֶל־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר קָרָא אוֹתוֹ אָמַר כִּי תַעֲשֶׂה סְעוּדַת צָהֳרַיִם אוֹ סְעוּדַת עָרֶב אַל־תִּקְרָא לְאֹהֲבֶיךָ וּלְאַחֶיךָ וְלִקְרוֹבֶיךָ וְלִשְׁכֵנֶיךָ הָעֲשִׁירִים פֶּן־יִקְרְאוּ לְךָ גַּם־הֵמָּה וְהָיָה לְךָ לְשִׁלּוּם	12 Then he said to his host, 'When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or yourbrothers or your relations or rich neighbours, in case they invite you back and so repay you.
13 אֲבָל כִּי־תַעֲשֶׂה מִשְׁתֶּה קְרָא לַעֲנִיִּים וּלְנִשְׁבָּרִים וּלְפִסְחִים וּלְעִוְרִים	13 No; when you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;
14 וְאַשְׁרֶיךָ בַּאֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם לְשַׁלֶּם־לָךְ כִּי יְשֻׁלַּם לְךָ בִּתְחִיַּת הַצַּדִּיקִים	14 then you will be blessed, for they have no means to repay you and so you wil be repaid when theupright rise again.'
15 וַיִּשְׁמַע זֹאת אֶחָד מִן־הַמְסֻבִּים וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַשְׁרֵי הָאֹכֵל לֶחֶם בְּמַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	15 On hearing this, one of those gathered round the table said to him, 'Blessed is anyone who wil sharethe meal in the kingdom of God!'
16 וְהוּא אָמַר אֵלָיו אִישׁ אֶחָד עָשָׂה סְעוּדָה גְדוֹלָה וַיִּקְרָא לָרַבִּים	16 But he said to him, 'There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number ofpeople.
17 וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־עַבְדּוֹ לְעֵת הַסְּעוּדָה לֵאמֹר אֶל־הַקְּרוּאִים בֹּאוּ כִּי־כְבָר מוּכָן הַכֹּל	17 When the time for the banquet came, he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited,"Come along: everything is ready now."
18 וַיָּחֵלּוּ כֻלָּם פֶּה אֶחָד לְהִתְנַצֵּל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָרִאשׁוֹן שָׂדֶה קָנִיתִי וְעָלַי לָצֵאת לִרְאֹתוֹ אֲבַקֵּשׁ מִמְּךָ נַקֵּנִי	18 But al alike started to make excuses. The first said, "I have bought a piece of land and must go andsee it. Please accept my apologies."
19 וְאַחֵר אָמָר חֲמֵשֶׁת צִמְדֵי־בָקָר קָנִיתִי וַאֲנִי הֹלֵךְ לִבְחֹן אוֹתָם אֲבַקֵּשׁ מִמְּךָ נַקֵּנִי	19 Another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen and am on my way to try them out. Please accept myapologies."
20 וְאַחֵר אָמָר אִשָּׁה לָקַחְתִּי וּבַעֲבוּר זֹאת לֹא אוּכַל לָבוֹא	20 Yet another said, "I have just got married and so am unable to come."
21 וַיָּבֹא הָעֶבֶד וַיַּגֵּד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לַאדֹנָיו וַיִּקְצֹף בַּעַל הַבַּיִת וַיֹּאמֶר לְעַבְדּוֹ מַהֵר צֵא אֶל־רְחֹבוֹת הָעִיר וְאֶל־חוּצוֹתֶיהָ וְהָבֵא הֵנָּה אֶת־הָעֲנִיִּים וְאֶת־הַנִּשְׁבָּרִים וְאֶת־הַעִוְרִים וְאֶת־הַפִּסְחִים	21 'The servant returned and reported this to his master. Then the householder, in a rage, said to hisservant, "Go out quickly into the streets and al eys of the town and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blindand the lame."
22 וַיֹּאמֶר הָעֶבֶד אֲדֹנִי כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתָ כֵּן נַעֲשָׂה וְיֶשׁ־עוֹד מָקוֹם	22 "Sir," said the servant, "your orders have been carried out and there is still room."
23 וַיֹּאמֶר הָאָדוֹן אֶל־הָעֶבֶד צֵא אֶל־הַדְּרָכִים וְאֶל־הַגְּדֵרוֹת וּפְצֹר בָּהֶם לָבוֹא לְמַעַן יִמָּלֵא בֵיתִי	23 Then the master said to his servant, "Go to the open roads and the hedgerows and press people tocome in, to make sure my house is ful ;
24 כִּי אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם אֵין אֶחָד מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַקְּרוּאִים הָהֵם אֲשֶׁר יִטְעַם סְעוּדָתִי	24 because, I tel you, not one of those who were invited shal have a taste of my banquet." '
25 וַהֲמוֹן עַם־רָב הֹלְכִים אִתּוֹ וַיִּפֶן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם	25 Great crowds accompanied him on his way and he turned and spoke to them.
26 אִישׁ כִּי־יָבוֹא אֵלַי וְלֹא יִשְׂנָא אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אִמּוֹ וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו וְאֶת־אַחְיֹתָיו וְאַף גַּם־אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ לֹא יוּכַל לִהְיוֹת תַּלְמִידִי	26 'Anyone who comes to me without hating father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and hisown life too, cannot be my disciple.
27 וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשָּׂא אֶת־צְלָבוֹ וּבָא אַחֲרָי לֹא יוּכַל לִהְיוֹת תַּלְמִידִי	27 No one who does not carry his cross and come after me can be my disciple.
28 כִּי מִי מִכֶּם הֶחָפֵץ לִבְנוֹת מִגְדָּל הֲלֹא יֵשֵׁב בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה וִיחַשֵּׁב אֶת־הַהוֹצָאוֹת אִם־הַשֵּׂג תַּשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לְהַשְׁלִימוֹ	28 'And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and work out thecost to see if he had enough to complete it?
29 פֶּן־יָשִׂים אֶת־הַיְסוֹד וְלֹא־יוּכַל לְכַלּוֹתוֹ וְהָיָה כָּל־הָרֹאִים יָקוּמוּ לְהַלְעִיג־לוֹ לֵאמֹר	29 Otherwise, if he laid the foundation and then found himself unable to finish the work, anyone who saw it would start making fun of him and saying,
30 כִּי־זֶה הָאִישׁ הֵחֵל לִבְנוֹת וְלֹא יָכֹל לְכַלּוֹת	30 "Here is someone who started to build and was unable to finish."
31 אוֹ מִי־הוּא הַמֶּלֶךְ הַקָּם לְהִתְגָּרוֹת מִלְחָמָה בְּמֶלֶךְ אַחֵר וְלֹא יֵשֵׁב בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה וְיִתְיָעֵץ אִם־יוּכַל בַּעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים לַעֲרֹךְ לִקְרַאת הַבָּא עָלָיו בְּעֶשְׂרִים אָלֶף	31 Or again, what king marching to war against another king would not first sit down and considerwhether with ten thousand men he could stand up to the other who was advancing against him with twentythousand?
32 וְאִם־לֹא וְשָׁלַח אֵלָיו מַלְאָכִים בְּעוֹדֶנּוּ רָחוֹק לְבַקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם	32 If not, then while the other king was still a long way off, he would send envoys to sue for peace.
33 כָּכָה כָּל־אִישׁ מִכֶּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נִפְטַר מִכָּל־רְכוּשׁוֹ לֹא יוּכַל לִהְיוֹת תַּלְמִידִי	33 So in the same way, none of you can be my disciple without giving up al that he owns.
34 טוֹב הַמֶּלַח וְאִם הַמֶּלַח הָיָה תָפֵל בַּמֶּה יְתֻקָּן	34 'Salt is a good thing. But if salt itself loses its taste, what can make it salty again?
35 לֹא יִצְלַח גַּם לָאֲדָמָה גַּם לַדֹּמֶן הַחוּצָה יַשְׁלִיכֻהוּ מִי אֲשֶׁר אָזְנַיִם לוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ יִשְׁמָע	35 It is good for neither soil nor manure heap. People throw it away. Anyone who has ears for listeningshould listen!'