Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 10

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וְאִישׁ הָיָה בְקִסְרִין וּשְׁמוֹ קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס שַׂר־מֵאָה מִן־הַגְּדוּד הַנִּקְרָא הָאִיטַלְקִי	1 One of the centurions of the Italica cohort stationed in Caesarea was cal ed Cornelius.
2 וְהוּא חָסִיד וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים עִם־כָּל־בְּנֵי בֵיתוֹ וְעֹשֵׂה צְדָקוֹת הַרְבֵּה לָעָם וּמִתְפַּלֵּל תָּמִיד לֵאלֹהִים	2 He and the whole of his household were devout and God-fearing, and he gave generously to Jewishcauses and prayed constantly to God.
3 וּמַחֲזֶה נִרְאָה אֵלָיו כַּשָּׁעָה הַתְּשִׁיעִית לַיּוֹם וַיַּרְא מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים בָּא אֵלָיו פְּנִימָה וְאֹמֵר קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס	3 One day at about the ninth hour he had a vision in which he distinctly saw the angel of God come intohis house and cal out to him, 'Cornelius!'
4 וַיַּבֵּט אֵלָיו וַיִּירָא וַיֹּאמֶר מַה־זֶּה אֲדֹנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו תְּפִלּוֹתֶיךָ וְצִדְקוֹתֶיךָ עָלוּ לְזִכָּרוֹן לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים	4 He stared at the vision in terror and exclaimed, 'What is it, Lord?' The angel answered, 'Your prayersand charitable gifts have been accepted by God.
5 וְעַתָּה שְׁלַח־לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים אֶל־יָפוֹ וְהָבֵא אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה פֶטְרוֹס	5 Now you must send some men to Jaffa and fetch a man cal ed Simon, known as Peter,
6 הוּא מִתְגּוֹרֵר עִם־בּוּרְסִי אֶחָד שִׁמְעוֹן שְׁמוֹ אֲשֶׁר בֵּיתוֹ עַל־יַד הַיָּם הוּא יֹאמַר לְךָ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת	6 who is lodging with Simon the tanner whose house is by the sea.'
7 וַיֵּלֶךְ־לוֹ הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר אֶל־קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־שְׁנַיִם מֵעַבְדֵי בֵיתוֹ וְאֶל־אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה אֶחָד יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָעֹמְדִים תָּמִיד לְפָנָיו לְשָׁרְתוֹ	7 When the angel who said this had gone, Cornelius cal ed two of the slaves and a devout soldier of hisstaff,
8 וַיְסַפֵּר לָהֶם אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם אֶל־יָפוֹ	8 told them al that had happened, and sent them off to Jaffa.
9 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וְהֵמָּה הֹלְכִים בַּדֶּרֶךְ וּקְרֵבִים לָעִיר וַיַּעַל פֶּטְרוֹס עַל־הַגָּג לְהִתְפַּלֵּל כַּשָּׁעָה הַשִּׁשִּׁית	9 Next day, while they were still on their journey and had only a short distance to go before reaching thetown, Peter went to the housetop at about the sixth hour to say his prayers.
10 וְהוּא רָעֵב וַיִּתְאָו לִטְעָם־לָחֶם וּבַהֲכִינָם לוֹ נָפְלָה תַרְדֵּמָה עָלָיו	10 He felt hungry and was looking forward to his meal, but before it was ready he fel into a trance
11 וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם נִפְתָּחִים וְהִנֵּה־כְלִי יֹרֵד אֵלָיו כִּדְמוּת מִטְפַּחַת־בַּד גְּדוֹלָה וַיּוּרַד בְּאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹתָיו עַל־הָאָרֶץ	11 and saw heaven thrown open and something like a big sheet being let down to earth by its fourcorners;
12 וּבְתוֹכוֹ מִכָּל־בֶּהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ וְחַיָּה וָרֶמֶשׂ וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם	12 it contained every kind of animal, reptile and bird.
13 וַיְהִי־קוֹל אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר קוּם פֶּטְרוֹס זְבַח וֶאֱכֹל	13 A voice then said to him, 'Now, Peter, kil and eat!'
14 וַיֹּאמֶר פֶּטְרוֹס חָלִילָה לִּי אֲדֹנִי כִּי מֵעוֹלָם לֹא אָכַלְתִּי כָּל־פִּגּוּל וְטָמֵא	14 But Peter answered, 'Certainly not, Lord; I have never yet eaten anything profane or unclean.'
15 וַיְהִי־עוֹד קוֹל אֵלָיו פַּעַם שֵׁנִית לֵאמֹר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר טִהַר הָאֱלֹהִים אַתָּה אַל־תְּטַמְּאֶנּוּ	15 Again, a second time, the voice spoke to him, 'What God has made clean, you have no right to callprofane.'
16 וְכֵן הָיָה שָׁלשׁ פְּעָמִים וְהַכְּלִי שָׁב וְהֹעֲלָה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה	16 This was repeated three times, and then suddenly the container was drawn up to heaven again.
17 וַיְהִי בְּהִתְפָּעֵם רוּחַ פֶּטְרוֹס עַל־הַמַּרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר רָאָה וְהִנֵּה הָאֲנָשִׁים הַשְּׁלוּחִים מֵאֵת קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס שָׁאֲלוּ לְבֵית שִׁמְעוֹן וַיַּעַמְדוּ עַל־הַפָּתַח	17 Peter was still at a loss over the meaning of the vision he had seen, when the men sent by Corneliusarrived. They had asked where Simon's house was and they were now standing at the door,
18 וַיִּקְרְאוּ וַיִּדְרְשׁוּ הֲיֵשׁ מִתְגּוֹרֵר שָׁם שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה פֶטְרוֹס	18 cal ing out to know if the Simon known as Peter was lodging there.
19 וּפֶטְרוֹס עוֹדֶנּוּ חשֵׁב עִם־לְבָבוֹ עַל־הַמַּרְאֶה וְהָרוּחַ אָמַר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה שְׁלשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים מְבַקְשִׁים אוֹתָךְ	19 While Peter's mind was stil on the vision, the Spirit told him, 'Look! Some men have come to see you.
20 לָכֵן קוּם רֵד וּלְכָה־נָּא אִתָּם וְאַל־תִּתְמַהְמָהּ כִּי אָנֹכִי שְׁלַחְתִּים	20 Hurry down, and do not hesitate to return with them; it was I who told them to come.'
21 וַיֵּרֶד פֶּטְרוֹס אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַנִּשְׁלָחִים אֵלָיו מֵאֵת קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס וַיֹּאמַר אָנֹכִי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים לָמָּה זֶּה בָאתֶם הֵנָּה	21 Peter went down and said to them, 'I am the man you are looking for; why have you come?'
22 וַיֹּאמְרוּ קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס שַׂר־מֵאָה אִישׁ צַדִּיק וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים וְלוֹ שֵׁם־טוֹב בְּכָל־עַם הַיְּהוּדִים צֻוָּה עַל־פִּי מַלְאָךְ קָדוֹשׁ לִקְרֹא לְךָ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וְלִשְׁמֹעַ דְּבָרִים מִפִּיךָ	22 They said, 'The centurion Cornelius, who is an upright and God-fearing man, highly regarded by theentire Jewish people, was told by God through a holy angel to send for you and bring you to his house and tolisten to what you have to say.'
23 וַיִּקְרָא אֹתָם אֵלָיו וַיַּאַסְפֵם הַבָּיְתָה וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיֵּצֵא פֶטְרוֹס אִתָּם וּמִקְצָת הָאַחִים אֲשֶׁר בְּיָפוֹ הָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ	23 So Peter asked them in and gave them lodging. Next day, he was ready to go off with them,accompanied by some of the brothers from Jaffa.
24 וּלְמָחֳרָתוֹ בָּאוּ אֶל־קִסְרִין וְקָרְנֵילִיּוֹס מְחַכֶּה לָהֶם וְעִמּוֹ בְּנֵי מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ וּקְרוֹבָיו וּמְיֻדָּעָיו הַנִּקְהָלִים אֵלָיו	24 They reached Caesarea the following day, and Cornelius was waiting for them. He had asked hisrelations and close friends to be there,
25 וַיְהִי כְּבוֹא פֶטְרוֹס וַיֵּצֵא קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיִּפֹּל לְרַגְלָיו וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ	25 and as Peter reached the house Cornelius went out to meet him, fel at his feet and did himreverence.
26 וַיָּקֶם אוֹתוֹ פֶּטְרוֹס וַיֹּאמֶר קוּם כִּי גַם־אֲנִי אֱנוֹשׁ אָנֹכִי	26 But Peter helped him up. 'Stand up,' he said, ' after al , I am only a man!'
27 וַיְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ וַיָּבֹא הַבָּיְתָה וַיִּמְצָא רַבִּים נֶאֱסָפִים שָׁמָּה	27 Talking together they went in to meet all the people assembled there,
28 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי־אָסוּר הוּא לְאִישׁ יְהוּדִי לְהִלָּוֺת וְלִקְרֹב אֶל־נָכְרִי וְאֹתִי הוֹרָה אֱלֹהִים לְבִלְתִּי אֱמֹר חֹל אוֹ־טָמֵא עַל־כָּל־אָדָם	28 and Peter said to them, 'You know it is forbidden for Jews to mix with people of another race and visitthem; but God has made it clear to me that I must not cal anyone profane or unclean.
29 וּבַעֲבוּר זֹאת כַּאֲשֶׁר נִקְרֵאתִי לֹא נִמְנַעְתִּי מֵהֲלֹךְ וְעַתָּה אֶשְׁאָלְכֶם מַדּוּעַ קְרָאתֶם לִי	29 That is why I made no objection to coming when I was sent for; but I should like to know exactly whyyou sent for me.'
30 וַיֹּאמֶר קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס זֶה אַרְבָּעָה יָמִים הָיִיתִי צָם עַד־הַשָּׁעָה הַזֹּאת וּבַשָּׁעָה הַתְּשִׁיעִית הִתְפַּלַּלְתִּי בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתִי וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ נִצָּב לְפָנַי בִּלְבוּשׁ זֹהַר	30 Cornelius replied, 'At this time three days ago I was in my house saying the prayers for the ninth hour,when I suddenly saw a man in front of me in shining robes.
31 וַיֹּאמַר קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס נִשְׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתְךָ וְצִדְקוֹתֶיךָ הָיוּ לְזִכָּרוֹן לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים	31 He said, "Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your charitable gifts have not been forgotten byGod;
32 וְעַתָּה שְׁלַח אֶל־יָפוֹ וּקְרָא אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה פֶטְרוֹס מִתְגּוֹרֵר הוּא בְּבֵית שִׁמְעוֹן הַבּוּרְסִי עַל־הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר בְּבוֹאוֹ יְדַבֶּר־לָךְ	32 so now you must send to Jaffa and fetch Simon known as Peter who is lodging in the house of Simonthe tanner, by the sea."
33 וָאֲמַהֵר וָאֶשְׁלַח אֵלֶיךָ וְאַתָּה הֵיטַבְתָּ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֲשֶׁר־בָּאתָ אֵלָי וְהִנְנוּ כֻּלָּנוּ פֹה לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר צֻוֵּיתָ מֵאֵת יְהוָֹה	33 So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Here we al are, assembled infront of you to hear al the instructions God has given you.'
34 וַיִּפְתַּח פֶּטְרוֹס אֶת־פִּיו וַיֹּאמַר עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי בֶאֱמֶת כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים אֵינֶנּוּ נֹשֵׂא פָנִים	34 Then Peter addressed them, 'I now real y understand', he said, 'that God has no favourites,
35 כִּי אִם־בְּכָל־עַם וָעָם הַיָּרֵא אוֹתוֹ וְעֹשֶׂה צֶּדֶק רָצוּי הוּא לְפָנָיו	35 but that anybody of any nationality who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
36 וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְבַשֵּׂר אֶת־הַשָּׁלוֹם עַל־יְדֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וְהוּא אֲדוֹן הַכֹּל	36 'God sent his word to the people of Israel, and it was to them that the good news of peace wasbrought by Jesus Christ -- he is the Lord of al .
37 אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַנַּעֲשֶׂה בְכָל־יְהוּדָה הָחֵל מִן־הַגָּלִיל אַחֲרֵי הַטְּבִילָה אֲשֶׁר־קָרָא אוֹתָהּ יוֹחָנָן	37 You know what happened al over Judaea, how Jesus of Nazareth began in Galilee, after John hadbeen preaching baptism.
38 אֵת אֲשֶׁר־מָשַׁח הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּבִגְבוּרָה וַיַּעֲבֹר בָּאָרֶץ עֹשֵׂה חֶסֶד וְרֹפֵא אֶת־כָּל־הַנִּכְבָּשִׁים תַּחַת יַד הַשָּׂטָן כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים הָיָה עִמּוֹ	38 God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesuswent about doing good and curing al who had fal en into the power of the devil.
39 וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֵדִים עַל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה בְּאֶרֶץ הַיְּהוּדִים וּבִירוּשָׁלָיִם וַאֲשֶׁר הֲרָגֻהוּ בְּהוֹקִיעָם אֹתוֹ עַל־הָעֵץ	39 Now we are witnesses to everything he did throughout the countryside of Judaea and in Jerusalemitself: and they kil ed him by hanging him on a tree,
40 אוֹתוֹ הֵקִים הָאֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ לְהֵרָאוֹת בְּגָלוּי	40 yet on the third day God raised him to life and allowed him to be seen,
41 לֹא לְכָל־הָעָם כִּי אִם־לָנוּ הָעֵדִים אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים בָּחַר בָּהֶם מֵרֹאשׁ אֲשֶׁר אָכַלְנוּ וְשָׁתִינוּ אִתּוֹ אַחֲרֵי קוּמוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים	41 not by the whole people but only by certain witnesses that God had chosen beforehand. Now we arethose witnesses -- we have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection from the dead-
42 וַיְצַו אֹתָנוּ לְהַשְׁמִיעַ לָעָם וּלְהָעִיד כִּי אֹתוֹ שָׂם הָאֱלֹהִים לְשׁוֹפֵט הַחַיִּים וְהַמֵּתִים	42 and he has ordered us to proclaim this to his people and to bear witness that God has appointed himto judge everyone, alive or dead.
43 וְעָלָיו כָּל־הַנְּבִיאִים מְעִידִים כִּי יְקַבְּלוּ סְלִיחַת הַחֲטָאִים בִּשְׁמוֹ כָּל־הַמַּאֲמִינִים בּוֹ	43 It is to him that all the prophets bear this witness: that al who believe in Jesus wil have their sinsforgiven through his name.'
44 עוֹד פֶּטְרוֹס מְדַבֵּר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ צָלְחָה עַל כָּל־הַשֹּׁמְעִים אֶת־הַדָּבָר	44 While Peter was stil speaking the Holy Spirit came down on al the listeners.
45 וְהַמַּאֲמִינִים בְּנֵי הַמִּילָה אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ אֶת־פֶּטְרוֹס הִשְׁתּוֹמְמוּ כִּי־מַתְּנַת רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ נִשְׁפְּכָה גַּם עַל־הַגּוֹיִם	45 Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were al astonished that the gift of the Holy Spiritshould be poured out on gentiles too,
46 כִּי שָׁמְעוּ אֹתָם מְמַלְלִים בִּלְשֹׁנוֹת וּמְגַדְּלִים אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים	46 since they could hear them speaking strange languages and proclaiming the greatness of God. Peterhimself then said,
47 וַיַּעַן פֶּטְרוֹס וַיֹּאמַר הֲיוּכַל אִישׁ לִמְנֹעַ אֶת־הַמַּיִם מִטְּבֹל אֶת־אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר קִבְּלוּ אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ גַּם־הֵם כָּמֹנוּ	47 'Could anyone refuse the water of baptism to these people, now they have received the Holy Spiritjust as we have?'
48 וַיְצַו לִטְבֹּל אֹתָם בְּשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן וַיְבַקְשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ לָשֶׁבֶת אִתָּם יָמִים אֲחָדִים	48 He then gave orders for them to be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ. Afterwards they begged himto stay on for some days.