Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 1

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 הֵן הַמַּאֲמָר הָרִאשׁוֹן תְּאוֹפִילוֹס עֲשִׂיתִיהוּ עַל־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר הֵחֵל יֵשׁוּעַ לַעֲשֹוֹת וּלְלַמֵּד	1 The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began to do and to teach,
2 עַד־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח לַמָּרוֹם אַחֲרֵי צַוֹּתוֹ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֶת־הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַר בָּהֶם	2 Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up.
3 וַאֲשֶׁר גַּם־הִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵיהֶם חַי אַחֲרֵי עֻנּוֹתוֹ בְּאֹתוֹת רַבּוֹת בְּהֵרָאוֹתוֹ אֲלֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים	3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God.
4 וּבְאָכְלוֹ לֶחֶם עִמָּהֶם צִוָּה אֹתָם לְבִלְתִּי סוּר מִירוּשָׁלָיִם כִּי אִם־לְהוֹחִיל לְהַבְטָחַת הָאָב אֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם מִמֶּנִּי	4 And eating together with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth.
5 כִּי יוֹחָנָן הִטְבִּיל בַּמָּיִם וְאַתֶּם תִּטָּבְלוּ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּקָרוֹב אַחֲרֵי הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה	5 For John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.
6 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶאֶסְפוּ יַחְדָּו וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ לֵאמֹר אֲדֹנֵינוּ הֲמֵשִׁיב אַתָּה בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל	6 They therefore who were come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא לָכֶם לָדַעַת הָעִתִּים וְהַזְּמַנִּים אֲשֶׁר יָעַד הָאָב בְּשָׁלְטָנוֹ	7 But he said to them: It is not for you to know the times or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power:
8 אֲבָל תְּקַבְּלוּ גְבוּרָה בְּבוֹא עֲלֵיכֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וִהְיִיתֶם עֵדַי בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבְכָל־יְהוּדָה וּבְשֹׁמְרוֹן וְעַד־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ	8 But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.
9 וַיְהִי כְּדַבְּרוֹ זֹאת הֹעֲלָה וְהֵם רֹאִים וַיִּשָּׂאֵהוּ עָנָן מִנֶּגֶד עֵינֵיהֶם	9 And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 וַיַּבִּיטוּ אַחֲרָיו הַשָּׁמַיְמָה בְּעָבְרוֹ וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים לְבוּשֵׁי בַדִּים נִצָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם	10 And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments.
11 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַתֶּם אַנְשֵׁי הַגָּלִיל מַה־תַּעַמְדוּ פֹה וְעֵינֵיכֶם הַשָּׁמַיְמָה יֵשׁוּעַ זֶה אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח מֵאִתְּכֶם הַשָּׁמַיְמָה כֵּן בּוֹא יָבוֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר רְאִיתֶם אֹתוֹ עֹלֶה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה	11 Who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen him going into heaven.
12 וַיִּפְנוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ יְרוּשָׁלַיְמָה מִן־הָהָר הַנִּקְרָא הַר הַזֵּיתִים וְהוּא קָרוֹב לִירוּשָׁלַיִם דֶּרֶךְ תְּחוּם שַׁבָּת	12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount that is called Olivet, which is nigh Jerusalem, within a sabbath day's journey.
13 וַיָּבֹאוּ הָעִירָה וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּה אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ ישְׁבִים בָּהּ פֶּטְרוֹס וְיַעֲקֹב וְיוֹחָנָן וְאַנְדְּרַי פִילִפּוֹס וְתוֹמָא בַּר־תַּלְמַי וּמַתַּי יַעֲקֹב בֶּן־חַלְפַי וְשִׁמְעוֹן הַקַּנָּא וִיהוּדָה בֶּן־יַעֲקֹב	13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Jude the brother of James.
14 כָּל־אֵלֶּה הָיוּ שֹׁקְדִים יַחְדָּו בְּלֵב אֶחָד לְהִתְפַּלֵּל וּלְהִתְחַנֵּן וְעִמָּהֶם הַנָּשִׁים וּמִרְיָם אֵם יֵשׁוּעַ וְגַם־אֶחָיו	14 All these were persevering with one mind in prayer with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 וּבַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה קָם פֶּטְרוֹס בְּתוֹךְ הַתַּלְמִידִים וּמִסְפַּר שְׁמוֹת הַנִּקְהָלִים יַחַד כְּמֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים וַיֹּאמַר	15 In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said: (now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty:)
16 אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים מִן־הַצֹּרֶךְ הָיָה כִּי יִמָּלֵא הַכָּתוּב הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מִקֶּדֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּפִי דָוִד עַל־יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר הָיָה מוֹלִיךְ אֶת־תֹּפְשֵׂי יֵשׁוּעַ	16 Men, brethren, the scripture must needs be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the leader of them that apprehended Jesus:
17 כִּי־הָיָה נִמְנֶה אִתָּנוּ וְזָכָה בְּגוֹרַל הַשֵּׁרוּת הַזֶּה	17 Who was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
18 וְהִנֵּה הוּא קָנָה־לוֹ שָׂדֶה בִּמְחִיר הָרִשְׁעָה וַיִּפֹּל עַל־פָּנָיו אַרְצָה וַיִּבָּקַע בַּתָּוֶךְ וַיִּשָּׁפְכוּ כָּל־מֵעָיו	18 And he indeed hath possessed a field of the reward of iniquity, and being hanged, burst asunder in the midst: and all his bowels gushed out.
19 וְגַם־נוֹדְעָה זֹאת לְכָל־ישְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וַיִּקָּרֵא בִשְׂפָתָם לַשָּׂדֶה הַהוּא חֲקַל דְּמָא הוּא שְׂדֵה הַדָּם	19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so that the same field was called in their tongue, Haceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
20 כִּי כָתוּב בְּסֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים תְּהִי־טִירָתוֹ נְשַׁמָּה וְאַל־יְהִי בָהּ ישֵׁב וּפְקֻדָּתוֹ יִקַּח אַחֵר	20 For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation become desolate, and let there be none to dwell therein. And his bishopric let another take.
21 וְעַל־כֵּן מִן־הַצֹּרֶךְ כִּי מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלְּכוּ אִתָּנוּ כָּל־יְמֵי הֱיוֹת אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ יוֹצֵא וָבָא לְפָנֵינוּ	21 Wherefore of these men who have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,
22 הָחֵל מִטְּבִילַת יוֹחָנָן עַד־יוֹם הִלָּקְחוֹ מֵאִתָּנוּ כִּי אֶחָד מֵהֶם יִהְיֶה לְעֵד עִמָּנוּ עַל־קוּמוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים	22 Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 וַיַּעֲמִידוּ שְׁנַיִם אֶת־יוֹסֵף הַנִּקְרָא בַר־שַׁבָּא וְהוּא מְכֻנֶּה יוּסְטוֹס וְאֵת מַתִּיָּה	23 And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי הַיּוֹדֵעַ כָּל־הַלְּבָבוֹת הַרְאֵה־נָא מִן־הַשְּׁנַיִם הָאֵלֶּה אֶת־הָאֶחָד אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַרְתָּ בּוֹ	24 And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
25 לָקַחַת אֶת־גּוֹרַל הַשֵּׁרוּת הַזֶּה וְהַשְּׁלִיחוּת אֲשֶׁר סָר מִמֶּנָּה יְהוּדָה לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ	25 To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place.
26 וַיַּפִּילוּ גּוֹרָלוֹת וַיִּפֹּל הַגּוֹרָל עַל־מַתִּיָּה וַיִּסָּפַח אֶל־אַחַד עָשָׂר הַשְּׁלִיחִים	26 And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
27 אֲשֶׁר־רָצָה הָאֱלֹהִים לְהוֹדִיעָם אֵיזֶה הוּא עשֶׁר כְּבוֹד הַסּוֹד הַהוּא בַּגּוֹיִם וְהוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר בָּכֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא תִּקְוַת הַכָּבוֹד
28 וְאוֹתוֹ מַשְׁמִיעִים אֲנַחְנוּ בְּהוֹכִיחֵנוּ כָל־אִישׁ וּבְלַמְּדֵנוּ כָל־אִישׁ בְּכָל־חָכְמָה לְמַעַן הַעֲמִיד כָּל־אִישׁ שָׁלֵם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ
29 וּבָזֹאת אַף־אֲנִי עָמֵל וְנִלְחָם כְּפִי־פְעֻלַּת כֹּחוֹ הַפֹּעֵל בִּי בִּגְבוּרָה