Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 21

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נִפְרַדְנוּ מֵהֶם וַנֵּרֶד בָּאֳנִיָּה וַנָּבוֹא דֶּרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה אֶל־קוֹס וּמִמָּחֳרָת אֶל־רוֹדוֹס וּמִשָּׁם אֶל־פַּטָּרָה	1 When we had taken leave of them we set sail, made a straight run for Cos, and on the next day for Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
2 שָׁם מָצָאנוּ אֳנִיָּה עֹבֶרֶת אֶל־פִינוּקְיָא וַנֵּרֶד־בָּהּ וַנַּעֲבֹר	2 Finding a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went on board and put out to sea.
3 וַנֵּרֶא אֶת־פְּנֵי קַפְרוֹס וַנַּעַזְבֶנָּה לִשְׂמֹאל וַנַּעֲבֹר אֶל־סוּרְיָא וַנַּגִּיעַ אֶל־צוֹר כִּי־שָׁמָּה יוֹצִיאוּ אֶת־מַעֲמֶסֶת הָאֳנִיָּה	3 We caught sight of Cyprus but passed by it on our left and sailed on toward Syria and put in at Tyre where the ship was to unload cargo.
4 וַנִּמְצָא אֶת־הַתַּלְמִידִים וַנֵּשֶׁב שָׁם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְהֵם אָמְרוּ אֶל־פּוֹלוֹס עַל־פִּי הָרוּחַ לְבִלְתִּי עֲלוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	4 There we sought out the disciples and stayed for a week. They kept telling Paul through the Spirit not to embark for Jerusalem.
5 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי מְלֹאת לָנוּ הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה וַנֵּצֵא לָלֶכֶת לְדַרְכֵּנוּ וַיְלַוּוּ אֹתָנוּ כֻּלָּם עִם־נְשֵׁיהֶם וְעִם־טַפָּם עַד־מִחוּץ לָעִיר וַנִּכְרַע עַל־בִּרְכֵּינוּ עַל־חוֹף הַיָּם וַנִּתְפַּלָּל	5 At the end of our stay we left and resumed our journey. All of them, women and children included, escorted us out of the city, and after kneeling on the beach to pray,
6 וַנְּבָרֶךְ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וַנַּעַל אֶל־הָאֳנִיָּה וְהֵמָּה שָׁבוּ אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֹ	6 we bade farewell to one another. Then we boarded the ship, and they returned home.
7 וַאֲנַחְנוּ כִּלִּינוּ אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ הַיָּם וַנֵּרֶד מִצּוֹר אֶל־עַכּוֹ וַנִּשְׁאַל לִשְׁלוֹם הָאַחִים וַנֵּשֶׁב אִתָּם יוֹם אֶחָד	7 We continued the voyage and came from Tyre to Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed a day with them.
8 וּמִמָּחֳרָת נָסַעְנוּ פּוֹלוֹס וַאֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ וַנָּבֹא אֶל־קִסְרִין וַנֵּלֶךְ אֶל־בֵּית פִילִפּוֹס הַמְבַשֵּׂר אֲשֶׁר הוּא אֶחָד מִן־הַשִּׁבְעָה וַנֵּשֶׁב עִמּוֹ	8 On the next day we resumed the trip and came to Caesarea, where we went to the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven, and stayed with him.
9 וְלוֹ הָיוּ אַרְבַּע בָּנוֹת בְּתוּלוֹת מִתְנַבְּאוֹת	9 He had four virgin daughters gifted with prophecy.
10 וַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתֵנוּ שָׁם יָמִים רַבִּים וַיֵּרֶד נָבִיא אֶחָד מִיהוּדָה וּשְׁמוֹ אֲגָבוֹס	10 We had been there several days when a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
11 וַיָּבֹא אֶצְלֵנוּ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֵזוֹר פּוֹלוֹס וַיֶּאְסָר־בּוֹ אֶת־יָדָיו וְאֶת־רַגְלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה אָמַר רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ כָּכָה יַאַסְרוּ הַיְּהוּדִים בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם אֶת־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הָאֵזוֹר הַזֶּה וְיַסְגִּירֻהוּ בִּידֵי הַגּוֹיִם	11 He came up to us, took Paul's belt, bound his own feet and hands with it, and said, "Thus says the holy Spirit: This is the way the Jews will bind the owner of this belt in Jerusalem, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles."
12 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ אֶת־זֹאת וַנְּבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ אֲנַחְנוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יַעֲלֶה יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	12 When we heard this, we and the local residents begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 וַיַּעַן פּוֹלוֹס וַיֹּאמַר מַה־לָּכֶם אֲשֶׁר תִּבְכּוּ וַתִּשְׁבְּרוּ לְבָבִי כִּי־נָכוֹן אָנֹכִי לֹא־לְבַד לְהֵאָסֵר כִּי גַם־לָמוּת בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם עַל־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הָאָדוֹן	13 Then Paul replied, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? I am prepared not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
14 וְלֹא־אָבָה שְׁמֹעַ וַנִּרֶף מִמֶּנּוּ לֵאמֹר רְצוֹן יְהוָֹה יֵעָשֶׂה	14 Since he would not be dissuaded we let the matter rest, saying, "The Lord's will be done."
15 וְאַחֲרֵי הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה נָשָׂאנוּ אֶת־כֵּלֵינוּ וַנַּעַל יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	15 After these days we made preparations for our journey, then went up to Jerusalem.
16 וַיֵּלְכוּ אִתָּנוּ גַּם־תַּלְמִידִים מִקִּסְרִין וַיָּבִיאוּ אֹתָנוּ לָלוּן בְּבֵית־אִישׁ כִּתִּי וּשְׁמוֹ מְנָסוֹן וְהוּא תַּלְמִיד מִיָּמִים רַבִּים	16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea came along to lead us to the house of Mnason, a Cypriot, a disciple of long standing, with whom we were to stay.
17 וַיְהִי כְּבֹאֵנוּ יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וַיְקַבְּלוּ אֹתָנוּ הָאַחִים בְּשִׂמְחָה	17 When we reached Jerusalem the brothers welcomed us warmly.
18 וּמִמָּחֳרַת הַיּוֹם נִכְנַס פּוֹלוֹס עִמָּנוּ אֶל־יַעֲקֹב וַיָּבֹאוּ שָׁמָּה כָּל־הַזְּקֵנִים	18 The next day, Paul accompanied us on a visit to James, and all the presbyters were present.
19 וַיִּשְׁאָלֵם לְשָׁלוֹם וַיְסַפֵּר אַחַת לְאַחַת אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים לַגּוֹיִם בְּשֵׁרוּתוֹ	19 He greeted them, then proceeded to tell them in detail what God had accomplished among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ וַיְהַלְלוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הִנְּךָ רֹאֶה אָחִינוּ כַּמָּה רִבְבוֹת יְהוּדִים בָּאוּ לְהַאֲמִין וְכֻלָּם מְקַנְּאִים לַתּוֹרָה	20 They praised God when they heard it but said to him, "Brother, you see how many thousands of believers there are from among the Jews, and they are all zealous observers of the law.
21 וְהֵם שָׁמְעוּ עָלֶיךָ שְׁמוּעָה כִּי תְלַמֵּד אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר בְּקֶרֶב הַגּוֹיִם לָסוּר מִמּשֶׁה בְּאָמְרְךָ כִּי־אֵין עֲלֵיהֶם לָמוּל אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם וְלָלֶכֶת בְּחֻקּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה	21 They have been informed that you are teaching all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to abandon Moses and that you are telling them not to circumcise their children or to observe their customary practices.
22 וְעַתָּה מַה־לַּעֲשׂוֹת הִנֵּה הֵאָסֹף יֵאָסֵף הֲמוֹן הָעָם כִּי יִשְׁמְעוּ כִּי־בָאתָ	22 What is to be done? They will surely hear that you have arrived.
23 לָכֵן עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא אֲשֶׁר נֹאמַר אֵלֶיךָ	23 So do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.
24 הִנֵּה יֵשׁ אִתָּנוּ אַרְבָּעָה אֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר נֶדֶר עֲלֵיהֶם אֹתָם קַח־לְךָ וְהִטָּהֵר אִתָּם וְשַׁלֵּם הַהוֹצָאוֹת בַּעֲדָם לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר־יְגַלְּחוּ אֶת־רֹאשָׁם וְיָדְעוּ כֻלָּם כִּי־שְׁמוּעַת שָׁוְא שָׁמְעוּ עָלֶיךָ וְכִי־אַתָּה בְעַצְמְךָ מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּחֻקּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה	24 Take these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses that they may have their heads shaved. In this way everyone will know that there is nothing to the reports they have been given about you but that you yourself live in observance of the law.
25 וְעַל־דְּבַר הַמַּאֲמִינִים בַּגּוֹיִם כָּתַבְנוּ וְגָזַרְנוּ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְרוּ דָּבָר מֵאֵלֶּה רַק לְהִשָּׁמֵר מִזִּבְחֵי אֱלִילִים וּמִן־הַדָּם וּמִבְּשַׂר הַנֶּחֱנָק וּמִן־הַזְּנוּת	25 As for the Gentiles who have come to believe, we sent them our decision that they abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from unlawful marriage."
26 וַיִּקַּח פּוֹלוֹס אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּטָּהֵר אִתָּם וּמִמָּחֳרָת בָּא אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וַיַּגֵּד כִּי־מָלְאוּ יְמֵי טָהֳרָתָם עַד כִּי־הָקְרַב קָרְבַּן כָּל־אֶחָד מֵהֶם	26 So Paul took the men, and on the next day after purifying himself together with them entered the temple to give notice of the day when the purification would be completed and the offering made for each of them.
27 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר קָרְבוּ שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים לִכְלוֹת וְהַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר מֵאַסְיָא רָאוּ אֹתוֹ בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ וַיְעוֹרְרוּ אֶת־כָּל־הֶהָמוֹן וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־בוֹ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם	27 When the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from the province of Asia noticed him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd, and laid hands on him,
28 וַיִּצְעֲקוּ לֵאמֹר אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲזֹרוּ זֶה הוּא הָאִישׁ הַמְלַמֵּד אֶת־כָּל־אָדָם אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ סָרָה עַל־הָעָם הַזֶּה וְעַל הַתּוֹרָה וְעַל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְגַם־הֵבִיא אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ אֲנָשִׁים יְוָנִים וַיְחַלֵּל אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַזֶּה	28 shouting, "Fellow Israelites, help us. This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place, and what is more, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this sacred place."
29 כִּי הָיוּ רֹאִים אֶת־טְרוֹפִימוֹס הָאֶפְסִי בָּעִיר אִתּוֹ וַיַּחְשְׁבוּ כִּי־פוֹלוֹס הֵבִיא אֹתוֹ אֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ	29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him and supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
30 וַתֵּהֹם כָּל־הָעִיר וַיָּרָץ הָעָם וַיִּקָּבֵץ וַיֹּאחֲזוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס וַיִּמְשְׁכֻהוּ אֶל־מִחוּץ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ וּפִתְאֹם סֻגְּרוּ הַדְּלָתוֹת	30 The whole city was in turmoil with people rushing together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were closed.
31 וְהֵמָּה מְבַקְשִׁים לַהֲמִיתוֹ וְהַשְּׁמוּעָה בָאָה אֶל־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף שֶׁל־הַגְּדוּד כִּי כָל־יְרוּשָׁלַיִם נָבוֹכָה	31 While they were trying to kill him, a report reached the cohort commander that all Jerusalem was rioting.
32 וַיְמַהֵר וַיִּקַּח אִתּוֹ אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא וְשָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת וַיָּרָץ אֲלֵיהֶם וַיְהִי כִרְאוֹתָם אֶת־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף וְאֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא וַיַּחְדְּלוּ מֵהַכּוֹת אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס	32 He immediately took soldiers and centurions and charged down on them. When they saw the commander and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul.
33 וַיִּגַּשׁ שַׂר־הָאֶלֶף וַיַּחֲזֶק־בּוֹ וַיְצַו לְאָסְרוֹ בִנְחֻשְׁתָּיִם וַיִּשְׁאַל מִי הוּא־זֶה וּמֶה עָשָׂה	33 The cohort commander came forward, arrested him, and ordered him to be secured with two chains; he tried to find out who he might be and what he had done.
34 וַיַּעֲנוּ מִן־הָעָם אֵלֶּה בְכֹה וְאֵלֶּה בְכֹה וְלֹא יָכֹל לָדַעַת מְאוּמָה אֶל־נָכוֹן מֵרֹב הַשָּׁאוֹן וַיְצַו לְהוֹלִיכוֹ אֶל־הַמְצָד	34 Some in the mob shouted one thing, others something else; so, since he was unable to ascertain the truth because of the uproar, he ordered Paul to be brought into the compound.
35 וַיְהִי כְּבוֹאוֹ עַד־הַמַּעֲלוֹת וַיִּשָּׂאֻהוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא מִפְּנֵי חֲמַת הָעָם	35 When he reached the steps, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,
36 כִּי־עַם רָב הֹלֵךְ אַחֲרָיו וְהֵם צֹעֲקִים וְאֹמְרִים הָסֵר אֹתוֹ	36 for a crowd of people followed and shouted, "Away with him!"
37 וַיְהִי טֶרֶם הוּבָא פּוֹלוֹס אֶל־הַמְצָד אָמַר אֶל־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף הֲתַנִּיחַ לִי לְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ דָּבָר וַיֹּאמֶר הֲיָדַעְתָּ יְוָנִית	37 Just as Paul was about to be taken into the compound, he said to the cohort commander, "May I say something to you?" He replied, "Do you speak Greek?
38 הַאִם־אֵינְךָ הַמִּצְרִי אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה הֵעִיר מֶרֶד וְהוֹצִיא הַמִּדְבָּרָה אַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים	38 So then you are not the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led the four thousand assassins into the desert?"
39 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אִישׁ יְהוּדִי אָנֹכִי מִטַּרְסוֹס בֶּן־עִיר קִילִיקְיָא אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנָּה בְלִי־שֵׁם וְעַתָּה אֶשְׁאֲלָה מֵאִתְּךָ הַנִּיחָה לִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעָם	39 Paul answered, "I am a Jew, of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; I request you to permit me to speak to the people."
40 וַיַּנַּח לוֹ וַיַּעֲמֹד פּוֹלוֹס עַל־הַמַּעֲלוֹת הֵנִיף יָדוֹ אֶל־הָעָם וַתְּהִי דְּמָמָה רַבָּה וַיְדַבֵּר בְּלָשׁוֹן עִבְרִית וַיֹּאמַר	40 When he had given his permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people; and when all was quiet he addressed them in Hebrew.