Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 23

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיָּקָם כָּל־קְהָלָם וַיּוֹלִיכֻהוּ אֶל־פִּילָטוֹס	1 The whole assembly then rose, and they brought him before Pilate.
2 וַיָּחֵלּוּ לְדַבֵּר עָלָיו שִׂטְנָה לֵאמֹר אֶת־זֶה מָצָאנוּ מֵסִית אֶת־הָעָם וּמֹנֵעַ אֹתוֹ מִתֵּת מַס אֶל־הַקֵּיסַר בְּאָמְרוֹ כִּי הוּא מֶלֶךְ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	2 They began their accusation by saying, 'We found this man inciting our people to revolt, opposingpayment of the tribute to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a king.'
3 וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ פִילָטוֹס לֵאמֹר הַאַתָּה הוּא מֶלֶךְ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיַּעַן אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אַתָּה אָמָרְתָּ	3 Pilate put to him this question, 'Are you the king of the Jews?' He replied, 'It is you who say it.'
4 וַיֹּאמֶר פִּילָטוֹס אֶל־רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְאֶל־הֲמוֹן הָעָם לֹא־מָצָאתִי דְבַר־אָשָׁם בָּאִישׁ הַזֶּה	4 Pilate then said to the chief priests and the crowd, 'I find no case against this man.'
5 וְהֵם הִתְאַמְּצוּ לְדַבֵּר מַדִּיחַ הוּא אֶת־הָעָם בְּלַמְּדוֹ בְּכָל־יְהוּדָה הָחֵל מִן־הַגָּלִיל וְעַד־הֵנָּה	5 But they persisted, 'He is inflaming the people with his teaching all over Judaea and al the way fromGalilee, where he started, down to here.'
6 וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ פִּילָטוֹס אֶת־שֵׁם הַגָּלִיל וַיִּשְׁאַל אִם־הוּא אִישׁ גְּלִילִי	6 When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man were a Galilean;
7 וְכַאֲשֶׁר יָדַע כִּי־מִמֶּמְשֶׁלֶת הוֹרְדוֹס הוּא שְׁלָחוֹ אֶל־הוֹרְדוֹס אֲשֶׁר הָיָה גַם־הוּא בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם בַּיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה	7 and finding that he came under Herod's jurisdiction, he passed him over to Herod, who was also inJerusalem at that time.
8 וַיִּשְׂמַח הוֹרְדוֹס עַד־מְאֹד כִּרְאוֹתוֹ אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ כִּי מִיָּמִים רַבִּים אִוָּה לִרְאֹת אֹתוֹ עַל כִּי־שָׁמַע אֶת־שָׁמְעוֹ וַיְקַו לִרְאֹת אוֹת אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה	8 Herod was delighted to see Jesus; he had heard about him and had been wanting for a long time toset eyes on him; moreover, he was hoping to see some miracle worked by him.
9 וַיֶּרֶב לִשְׁאֹל אוֹתוֹ וְהוּא לֹא־הֵשִׁיב אֹתוֹ דָּבָר	9 So he questioned him at some length, but without getting any reply.
10 וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים וַיִּתְחַזְּקוּ לְדַבֵּר עָלָיו שִׂטְנָה	10 Meanwhile the chief priests and the scribes were there, vigorously pressing their accusations.
11 וַיִּבֶז אֹתוֹ הוֹרְדוֹס עִם־צִבְאוֹתָיו וַיְהָתֶל־בּוֹ וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ אוֹתוֹ בֶּגֶד פְּאֵר וַיִּשְׁלָחֵהוּ אֶל־פִּילָטוֹס	11 Then Herod, together with his guards, treated him with contempt and made fun of him; he put a richcloak on him and sent him back to Pilate.
12 בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נִהְיוּ פִּילָטוֹס וְהוֹרְדוֹס לְאֹהֲבִים יַחְדָּו כִּי מִלְּפָנִים אֵיבָה הָיְתָה בֵינֹתָם	12 And though Herod and Pilate had been enemies before, they were reconciled that same day.
13 וַיִּקְרָא פִילָטוֹס אֶת־רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְאֶת־הַשָּׂרִים וְאֶת־הָעָם	13 Pilate then summoned the chief priests and the leading men and the people.
14 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הֲבֵאתֶם לְפָנַי אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה כְּמֵסִית אֶת־הָעָם וְהִנֵּה אֲנִי חֲקַרְתִּיו לְעֵינֵיכֶם וְלֹא מָצָאתִי בָאִישׁ הַזֶּה אַשְׁמַת־מְאוּמָה מִן־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם טוֹעֲנִים עָלָיו	14 He said to them, 'You brought this man before me as a popular agitator. Now I have gone into thematter myself in your presence and found no grounds in the man for any of the charges you bring against him.
15 וְגַם־הוֹרְדוֹס לֹא מָצָא כִּי שָׁלַחְתִּי אֶתְכֶם אֵלָיו הֱשִׁיבוֹ אֵלֵינוּ וְהִנֵּה אֵין־בּוֹ חֵטְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת	15 Nor has Herod either, since he has sent him back to us. As you can see, the man has done nothingthat deserves death,
16 עַל־כֵּן אֲיַסְּרֶנּוּ וְאֶפְטְרֶנּוּ	16 so I shal have him flogged and then let him go.'
17 וְעָלָיו הָיָה לִפְטֹר לָהֶם אִישׁ אֶחָד בִּימֵי הֶחָג	17
18 וַיִּצְעֲקוּ כָל־הֲמוֹנָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָסֵר אֶת־זֶה וּפְטָר לָנוּ אֵת בַּר־אַבָּא	18 But as one man they howled, 'Away with him! Give us Barabbas!'
19 וְהוּא הָיָה מֻשְׁלָךְ בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים עַל־דְּבַר מֶרֶד אֲשֶׁר־נִהְיָה בָעִיר וְעַל־דְּבַר רָצַח	19 (This man had been thrown into prison because of a riot in the city and murder.)
20 וַיֹּסֶף פִּילָטוֹס לָשֵׂאת קוֹלוֹ כִּי חָפֵץ לִפְטֹר אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ	20 In his desire to set Jesus free, Pilate addressed them again,
21 וְהֵמָּה צָעֲקוּ אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר הַצְלֵב אוֹתוֹ הַצְלֵב	21 but they shouted back, 'Crucify him! Crucify him!'
22 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם פַּעַם שְׁלִישִׁית מָה אֵפוֹא עָשָׂה זֶה רָעָה כָּל־אַשְׁמַת מָוֶת לֹא־מָצָאתִי בוֹ עַל־כֵּן אֲיַסְּרֶנּוּ וְאֶפְטְרֶנּוּ	22 And for the third time he spoke to them, 'But what harm has this man done? I have found no caseagainst him that deserves death, so I shal have him flogged and then let him go.'
23 וַיִּפְצְרוּ בוֹ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל וַיְבַקְשׁוּ כִּי יִצָּלֵב וַיֶּחֱזַק קוֹלָם וְקוֹל הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים	23 But they kept on shouting at the top of their voices, demanding that he should be crucified. And theirshouts kept growing louder.
24 וַיִּגְזֹר פִּילָטוֹס כִּי תֵעָשֶׂה בַּקָּשָׁתָם	24 Pilate then gave his verdict: their demand was to be granted.
25 וַיִּפְטֹר לָהֶם אֶת־הַמֻּשְׁלָךְ בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים עַל־דְּבַר־מֶרֶד וָרֶצַח אֵת אֲשֶׁר שָׁאָלוּ וְאֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ מָסַר לִרְצוֹנָם	25 He released the man they asked for, who had been imprisoned because of rioting and murder, andhanded Jesus over to them to deal with as they pleased.
26 וְכַאֲשֶׁר הוֹלִיכֻהוּ מִשָּׁם וַיַּחֲזִיקוּ בְּאִישׁ אֶחָד הַבָּא מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה וּשְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעוֹן אִישׁ קוּרִינִי וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו אֶת־הַצְּלָב לָשֵׂאת אַחֲרֵי יֵשׁוּעַ	26 As they were leading him away they seized on a man, Simon from Cyrene, who was coming in fromthe country, and made him shoulder the cross and carry it behind Jesus.
27 וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו הֲמוֹן עַם־רָב וַהֲמוֹן נָשִׁים וְהֵנָּה סֹפְדוֹת וּמְקוֹנְנוֹת עָלָיו	27 Large numbers of people followed him, and women too, who mourned and lamented for him.
28 וַיִּפֶן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶן בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם אַל־תִּבְכֶּינָה עָלַי כִּי אִם־עַל־נַפְשְׁכֶן בְּכֶינָה וְעַל־בְּנֵיכֶן	28 But Jesus turned to them and said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep rather foryourselves and for your children.
29 כִּי הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים וְאָמְרוּ אַשְׁרֵי הָעֲקָרוֹת וְאַשְׁרֵי הַמֵּעַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָלָדוּ וְהַשָּׁדַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא הֵינִיקוּ	29 For look, the days are surely coming when people wil say, "Blessed are those who are barren, thewombs that have never borne children, the breasts that have never suckled!"
30 אָז יָחֵלּוּ לֵאמֹר אֶל־הֶהָרִים נִפְלוּ עָלֵינוּ וְאֶל־הַגְּבָעוֹת כַּסּוּנוּ	30 Then they wil begin to say to the mountains, "Fal on us!"; to the hills, "Cover us!"
31 כִּי אִם־יַעֲשֹוּ כָזֹאת בָּעֵץ הַלָּח מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂה בַּיָּבֵשׁ	31 For if this is what is done to green wood, what wil be done when the wood is dry?'
32 וְגַם־שְׁנַיִם אֲחֵרִים אַנְשֵׁי בְלִיַּעַל מוּצָאִים אִתּוֹ לַמָּוֶת	32 Now they were also leading out two others, criminals, to be executed with him.
33 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַנִּקְרָא גֻּלְגָּלְתָּא וַיִּצְלְבוּ אֹתוֹ שָׁם וְאֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הַבְּלִיַּעַל זֶה לִימִינוֹ וְזֶה לִשְׂמֹאלוֹ	33 When they reached the place called The Skul , there they crucified him and the two criminals, one onhis right, the other on his left.
34 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ אָבִי סְלַח לָהֶם כִּי לֹא־יָדְעוּ מָה הֵם עֹשִׂים וַיְחַלְּקוּ בְגָדָיו לָהֶם וַיַּפִּילוּ גּוֹרָל	34 Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.' Then they cast lots to shareout his clothing.
35 וְהָעָם עֹמֵד שָׁם וְרֹאֶה וַיִּלְעֲגוּ־לוֹ הַשָּׂרִים לֵאמֹר אֶת־אֲחֵרִים הוֹשִׁיעַ יוֹשַׁע־נָא אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ אִם־הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ בְּחִיר הָאֱלֹהִים	35 The people stayed there watching. As for the leaders, they jeered at him with the words, 'He savedothers, let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.'
36 וַיְהָתֵלּוּ בוֹ אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא וַיִּגְּשׁוּ וַיָּבִיאוּ לוֹ חֹמֶץ	36 The soldiers mocked him too, coming up to him, offering him vinegar,
37 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִם־אַתָּה הוּא מֶלֶךְ הַיְּהוּדִים הוֹשַׁע אֶת־נַפְשְׁךָ	37 and saying, 'If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.'
38 וְגַם־כָּתוּב הָיָה מִמַּעַל לוֹ בִּכְתָב יְוָנִי וְרוֹמִי וְעִבְרִי זֶה הוּא מֶלֶךְ הַיְּהוּדִים	38 Above him there was an inscription: 'This is the King of the Jews'.
39 וְאֶחָד מֵאַנְשֵׁי הַבְּלִיַּעַל הַתְּלוּיִם גִּדְּפוֹ לֵאמֹר הֲלֹא אַתָּה הַמָּשִׁיחַ הוֹשַׁע אֶת־עַצְמְךָ וְאֹתָנוּ	39 One of the criminals hanging there abused him: 'Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us aswel .'
40 וַיַּעַן הָאַחֵר וַיִּגְעַר־בּוֹ לֵאמֹר הַאֵינְךָ יָרֵא אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בִּהְיוֹתְךָ בְּעֶצֶם הָעֹנֶשׁ הַזֶּה	40 But the other spoke up and rebuked him. 'Have you no fear of God at al ?' he said. 'You got the samesentence as he did,
41 וְהֵן אֲנַחְנוּ בוֹ כַּמִּשְׁפָּט כִּי לָקַחְנוּ כְּפִי מַעֲשֵׂינוּ אֲבָל זֶה לֹא־עָשָׂה מְאוּמָה רָע	41 but in our case we deserved it: we are paying for what we did. But this man has done nothing wrong.'
42 וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ זָכְרֵנִי־נָא אֲדֹנִי בְּבֹאֲךָ בְּמַלְכוּתֶךָ	42 Then he said, 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.'
43 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ אֵלָיו אָמֵן אֹמֵר אֲנִי לְךָ כִּי הַיּוֹם תִּהְיֶה עִמָּדִי בְּגַן־עֵדֶן	43 He answered him, 'In truth I tel you, today you wil be with me in paradise.'
44 וַיְהִי כַּשָּׁעָה הַשִּׁשִּׁית וְהִנֵּה־חשֶׁךְ עַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ עַד הַשָּׁעָה הַתְּשִׁיעִית	44 It was now about the sixth hour and the sun's light failed, so that darkness came over the whole landuntil the ninth hour.
45 וַיֶּחְשַׁךְ הַשָּׁמֶשׁ וַתִּקָּרַע פָּרֹכֶת הַהֵיכָל לִשְׁנַיִם קְרָעִים	45 The veil of the Sanctuary was torn right down the middle.
46 וַיִּקְרָא יֵשׁוּעַ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי בְּיָדְךָ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי וּבְאָמְרוֹ זֹאת נָפַח נַפְשׁוֹ	46 Jesus cried out in a loud voice saying, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' With these wordshe breathed his last.
47 וַיַּרְא שַׂר־הַמֵּאָה אֵת אֲשֶׁר נִהְיָתָה וַיִּתֵּן כָּבוֹד לֵאלֹהִים לֵאמֹר אָכֵן הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה צַדִּיק הָיָה	47 When the centurion saw what had taken place, he gave praise to God and said, 'Truly, this was anupright man.'
48 וְכָל־הֲמוֹן הָעָם אֲשֶׁר הִתְאַסְּפוּ יַחַד לַמַּרְאֶה הַזֶּה בְּהַבִּיטָם אֶל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשָׂה תּוֹפְפוּ עַל־לִבְבֵיהֶם וַיָּשׁוּבוּ	48 And when al the crowds who had gathered for the spectacle saw what had happened, they wenthome beating their breasts.
49 וְכָל־מְיֻדָּעָיו עָמְדוּ מֵרָחוֹק וְגַם־הַנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ אִתּוֹ מִן־הַגָּלִיל וְעֵינֵיהֶן רֹאוֹת אֶת־אֵלֶּה	49 All his friends stood at a distance; so also did the women who had accompanied him from Galilee andsaw all this happen.
50 וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ יוֹסֵף וְהוּא מִן־הַיֹּעֲצִים אִישׁ טוֹב וְצַדִּיק מִן־הָרָמָתַיִם עִיר הַיְּהוּדִים	50 And now a member of the Council arrived, a good and upright man named Joseph.
51 אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הִסְכִּים לַעֲצָתָם וּלְפָעֳלָם וּמְחַכֶּה גַם־הוּא לְמַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	51 He had not consented to what the others had planned and carried out. He came from Arimathaea, aJewish town, and he lived in the hope of seeing the kingdom of God.
52 וַיִּגַּשׁ אֶל־פִּילָטוֹס וַיִּשְׁאַל מִמֶּנּוּ אֵת גְּוִיַּת יֵשׁוּעַ	52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53 וַיּוֹרֵד אֹתָהּ וַיִּכְרְכֶהָ בִסְדִינִים וַיְשִׂימֶהָ בְקֶבֶר חָצוּב בַּסֶּלַע אֲשֶׁר טֶרֶם הוּשַׂם־בּוֹ אָדָם	53 He then took it down, wrapped it in a shroud and put it in a tomb which was hewn in stone and whichhad never held a body.
54 וְיוֹם עֶרֶב שַׁבָּת הָיָה וְהַשַּׁבָּת הִגִּיעָה	54 It was Preparation day and the Sabbath was beginning to grow light.
55 וַתֵּלַכְנָה אַחֲרָיו מִן־הַנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ אִתּוֹ מִן־הַגָּלִיל וַתֶּחֱזֶינָה אֶת־הַקֶּבֶר וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר הוּשַׂם־בּוֹ גְּוִיָּתוֹ	55 Meanwhile the women who had come from Galilee with Jesus were following behind. They took noteof the tomb and how the body had been laid.
56 וְאַחֲרֵי שׁוּבָן הֵכִינוּ בְּשָׂמִים וּמִרְקָחוֹת וּבַשַּׁבָּת שָׁבְתוּ כְּפִי הַמִּצְוָה	56 Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. And on the Sabbath day they rested, as theLaw required.