Lettera ai Filippesi - מכתב לפיליפאים 9

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיְהִי בְּעָבְרוֹ וַיַּרְא אִישׁ וְהוּא עִוֵּר מִיּוֹם הִוָּלְדוֹ	1 As he went along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
2 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אֹתוֹ תַּלְמִידָיו לֵאמֹר רַבִּי מִי־הוּא אֲשֶׁר חָטָא הֲזֶה אִם־יֹלְדָיו כִּי נוֹלַד עִוֵּר	2 His disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should have been bornblind?'
3 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ לֹא זֶה חָטָא וְלֹא יוֹלְדָיו אַךְ לְמַעַן יִגָּלוּ־בוֹ מַעַלְלֵי־אֵל	3 'Neither he nor his parents sinned,' Jesus answered, 'he was born blind so that the works of God mightbe revealed in him.
4 עָלַי לַעֲשֹוֹת מַעֲשֵׂי שֹׁלְחִי בְּעוֹד יוֹם יָבוֹא הַלַּיְלָה אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ לֹא־יוּכַל אִישׁ לִפְעֹל	4 'As long as day lasts we must carry out the work of the one who sent me; the night wil soon be herewhen no one can work.
5 בִּהְיוֹתִי בָּעוֹלָם אוֹר הָעוֹלָם אָנִי	5 As long as I am in the world I am the light of the world.'
6 וַיְהִי כְּדַבְּרוֹ זֹאת וַיָּרָק עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיַּעַשׂ טִיט מִן־הָרוֹק וַיִּמְרַח אֶת־הַטִּיט עַל־עֵינֵי הָעִוֵּר	6 Having said this, he spat on the ground, made a paste with the spittle, put this over the eyes of the blindman,
7 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֵךְ וּרְחַץ בִּבְרֵכַת הַשִּׁלֹּחַ פֵּרוּשׁוֹ שָׁלוּחַ וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּרְחַץ וַיָּבֹא וְעֵינָיו רֹאוֹת	7 and said to him, 'Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam' (the name means 'one who has been sent'). So hewent off and washed and came back able to see.
8 וַיֹּאמְרוּ שְׁכֵנָיו וַאֲשֶׁר רָאוּ אֹתוֹ לְפָנִים כִּי־עִוֵּר הוּא הֲלֹא־זֶה הוּא הַיּשֵׁב וּמְשָׁאֵל	8 His neighbours and the people who used to see him before (for he was a beggar) said, 'Isn't this theman who used to sit and beg?'
9 אֵלֶּה אָמְרוּ כִּי־הוּא זֶה וְאֵלֶּה אָמְרוּ אַךְ־דּוֹמֶה לּוֹ וְהוּא אָמַר אֲנִי הוּא	9 Some said, 'Yes, it is the same one.' Others said, 'No, but he looks just like him.' The man himself said,'Yes, I am the one.'
10 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו בַּמָּה אֵפוֹא נִפְקְחוּ עֵינֶיךָ	10 So they said to him, 'Then how is it that your eyes were opened?'
11 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ יֵשׁוּעַ עָשָׂה טִיט וַיִּמְרַח עַל־עֵינַי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי לֵךְ וּרְחַץ בִּבְרֵכַת הַשִּׁלֹּחַ וָאֵלֵךְ וָאֶרְחַץ וַתָּאֹרְנָה עֵינָי	11 He answered, 'The man cal ed Jesus made a paste, daubed my eyes with it and said to me, "Go offand wash at Siloam"; so I went, and when I washed I gained my sight.'
12 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אַיּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדָעְתִּי	12 They asked, 'Where is he?' He answered, 'I don't know.'
13 וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִוֵּר לְפָנִים אֶל־הַפְּרוּשִׁים	13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
14 וְהַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה־בוֹ יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־הַטִּיט וַיִּפְקַח אֶת־עֵינָיו שַׁבָּת הָיָה	14 It had been a Sabbath day when Jesus made the paste and opened the man's eyes,
15 וַיּוֹסִיפוּ לִשְׁאֹל אֹתוֹ גַּם־הַפְּרוּשִׁים אֵיךְ נִפְקְחוּ עֵינָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם טִיט שָׂם עַל־עֵינַי וָאֶרְחַץ וְהִנְנִי רֹאֶה	15 so when the Pharisees asked him how he had gained his sight, he said, 'He put a paste on my eyes,and I washed, and I can see.'
16 וַיֹּאמְרוּ מִקְצָת הַפְּרוּשִׁים זֶה הָאִישׁ לֹא מֵאֱלֹהִים הוּא כִּי לֹא־יִשְׁמֹר אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּת וַאֲחֵרִים אָמְרוּ אֵיכָה יוּכַל אִישׁ חֹטֵא לַעֲשֹוֹת אֹתוֹת כָּאֵלֶּה וַיְהִי־רִיב בֵּינֵיהֶם	16 Then some of the Pharisees said, 'That man cannot be from God: he does not keep the Sabbath.'Others said, 'How can a sinner produce signs like this?' And there was division among them.
17 וַיּוֹסִיפוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־הָעִוֵּר מַה־תֹּאמַר אַתָּה עָלָיו אֲשֶׁר פָּקַח עֵינֶיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר נָבִיא הוּא	17 So they spoke to the blind man again, 'What have you to say about him yourself, now that he hasopened your eyes?' The man answered, 'He is a prophet.'
18 וְלֹא־הֶאֱמִינוּ הַיְּהוּדִים עָלָיו כִּי עִוֵּר הָיָה וְאֹרוּ עֵינָיו עַד־אֲשֶׁר קָרְאוּ אֶל־יוֹלְדֵי הַנִּרְפָּא	18 However, the Jews would not believe that the man had been blind without first sending for the parentsof the man who had gained his sight and
19 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אֹתָם לֵאמֹר הֲזֶה הוּא בִנְכֶם אֲשֶׁר אֲמַרְתֶּם כִּי נוֹלַד עִוֵּר וְאֵיכָה הוּא רֹאֶה עָתָּה	19 asking them, 'Is this man really the son of yours who you say was born blind? If so, how is it that he isnow able to see?'
20 וַיַּעֲנוּ אֹתָם יוֹלְדָיו וַיֹּאמְרוּ יָדַעְנוּ כִּי זֶה הוּא בְנֵנוּ וְכִי נוֹלַד עִוֵּר	20 His parents answered, 'We know he is our son and we know he was born blind,
21 אֲבָל אֵיךְ הוּא רֹאֶה עַתָּה אוֹ מִי פָקַח אֶת־עֵינָיו אֲנַחְנוּ לֹא יָדָעְנוּ הֲלֹא בֶן־דַּעַת הוּא שַׁאֲלוּ אֶת־פִּיהוּ וְהוּא יַגִּיד מֶה־הָיָה לוֹ	21 but how he can see, we don't know, nor who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is old enough: let himspeak for himself.'
22 כָּזֹאת דִּבְּרוּ יוֹלְדָיו מִיִּרְאָתָם אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים כִּי הַיְּהוּדִים כְּבָר נוֹעֲצוּ לְנַדּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יוֹדֶה כִּי הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ	22 His parents spoke like this out of fear of the Jews, who had already agreed to ban from the synagogueanyone who should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ.
23 עַל־כֵּן אָמְרוּ יוֹלְדָיו בֶּן־דַּעַת הוּא שַׁאֲלוּ אֶת־פִּיהוּ	23 This was why his parents said, 'He is old enough; ask him.'
24 וַיִּקְרְאוּ שֵׁנִית לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִוֵּר וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו תֵּן כָּבוֹד לֵאלֹהִים אֲנַחְנוּ יָדַעְנוּ כִּי־הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה חֹטֵא הוּא	24 So the Jews sent for the man again and said to him, 'Give glory to God! We are satisfied that this manis a sinner.'
25 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמַר אִם־הָאִישׁ חֹטֵא הוּא אֵינֶנִּי יֹדֵעַ אַחַת יָדַעְתִּי כִּי עִוֵּר הָיִיתִי וְעַתָּה הִנְנִי רֹאֶה	25 The man answered, 'Whether he is a sinner I don't know; al I know is that I was blind and now I cansee.'
26 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו עוֹד מֶה־עָשָׂה לְךָ אֵיכָה פָּקַח עֵינֶיךָ	26 They said to him, 'What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?'
27 וַיַּעַן אֹתָם כְּבָר אָמַרְתִּי לָכֶם הֲלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם וּמַה־לָּכֶם לִשְׁמֹעַ שֵׁנִית הֲתֹאבוּ גַם־אַתֶּם לִהְיוֹת תַּלְמִידָיו	27 He replied, 'I have told you once and you wouldn't listen. Why do you want to hear it all again? Do youwant to become his disciples yourselves?'
28 וַיְחָרְפוּ אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַתָּה תַלְמִידוֹ וַאֲנַחְנוּ תַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל־משֶׁה	28 At this they hurled abuse at him, 'It is you who are his disciple, we are disciples of Moses:
29 אֲנַחְנוּ יוֹדְעִים כִּי אֶל־משֶׁה דִּבֶּר הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֶת־זֶה לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֵאַיִן הוּא	29 we know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this man, we don't know where he comes from.'
30 וַיַּעַן הָאִישׁ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם זֹאת הִיא הַפְלֵא וָפֶלֶא כִּי־לֹא יְדַעְתֶּם מֵאַיִן הוּא וְהוּא פָקַח אֶת־עֵינָי	30 The man replied, 'That is just what is so amazing! You don't know where he comes from and he hasopened my eyes!
31 וְהִנֵּה יָדַעְנוּ כִּי אֶת־הַחַטָּאִים לֹא־יִשְׁמַע אֵל כִּי אִם־אֶת־יְרֵא הָאֱלֹהִים וְעֹשֵׂה רְצוֹנוֹ אֹתוֹ יִשְׁמָע	31 We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but God does listen to people who are devout and do hiswil .
32 מֵעוֹלָם לֹא נִשְׁמַע כִּי־פָקַח אִישׁ עֵינֵי עִוֵּר מֵרָחֶם	32 Ever since the world began it is unheard of for anyone to open the eyes of someone born blind;
33 לוּלֵא הָיָה זֶה מֵאֵת אֱלֹהִים לֹא הָיָה יָכֹל לַעֲשׂוֹת מְאוּמָה	33 if this man were not from God, he wouldn't have been able to do anything.'
34 וַיַּעֲנוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֵן בַּחֲטָאִים נוֹלַדְתָּ כֻלָּךְ וְאַתָּה תְלַמְּדֵנוּ וַיֶּהְדְּפֻהוּ הַחוּצָה	34 They retorted, 'Are you trying to teach us, and you a sinner through and through ever since you wereborn!' And they ejected him.
35 וַיִּשְׁמַע יֵשׁוּעַ כִּי הֲדָפֻהוּ הַחוּצָה וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הֲתַאֲמִין בְּבֶן־הָאֱלֹהִים	35 Jesus heard they had ejected him, and when he found him he said to him, 'Do you believe in the Sonof man?'
36 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמַר מִי הוּא־זֶה אֲדֹנִי לְמַעַן אַאֲמִין בּוֹ	36 'Sir,' the man replied, 'tel me who he is so that I may believe in him.'
37 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יֵשׁוּעַ הֵן־רָאִיתָ אֹתוֹ וְהַמְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ הִנֵּה זֶה הוּא	37 Jesus said, 'You have seen him; he is speaking to you.'
38 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי מַאֲמִין אֲדֹנִי וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לוֹ	38 The man said, 'Lord, I believe,' and worshipped him.
39 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ אֲנִי לָדִין בָּאתִי לָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה לְמַעַן יִרְאוּ הַעִוְרִים וְהָרֹאִים יֻכּוּ בְעִוָּרוֹן	39 Jesus said: It is for judgement that I have come into this world, so that those without sight may see andthose with sight may become blind.
40 וַאֲשֶׁר הָיוּ עִמּוֹ מִן־הַפְּרוּשִׁים שָׁמְעוּ דְבָרָיו וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֲגַם אֲנַחְנוּ עִוְרִים	40 Hearing this, some Pharisees who were present said to him, 'So we are blind, are we?'
41 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ אִם־עִוְרִים הֱיִיתֶם לֹא־הָיָה בָכֶם חֵטְא וְעַתָּה כִּי אֲמַרְתֶּם פִּקְחִים אֲנַחְנוּ חַטַּאתְכֶם תַּעֲמֹד	41 Jesus replied: If you were blind, you would not be guilty, but since you say, 'We can see,' your guiltremains.