Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 4

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיְהִי בְּדַבְּרָם אֶל־הָעָם וַיָּקוּמוּ עֲלֵיהֶם הַכֹּהֲנִים וּנְגִיד בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהַצַּדּוּקִים	1 While they were stil talking to the people the priests came up to them, accompanied by the captain ofthe Temple and the Sadducees.
2 כִּי־חָרָה לָהֶם עַל־אֲשֶׁר לִמְּדוּ אֶת־הָעָם וְהִגִּידוּ בְיֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים	2 They were extremely annoyed at their teaching the people the resurrection from the dead by proclaimingthe resurrection of Jesus.
3 וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בָהֶם אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם וַיְשִׂימוּם בְּמִשְׁמָר עַד לְמָחָר כִּי־כְבָר בָּא הָעָרֶב	3 They arrested them, and, as it was already late, they kept them in prison till the next day.
4 וְרַבִּים מֵהַשֹּׁמְעִים אֶת־הַדָּבָר הֶאֱמִינוּ וַיְהִי מִסְפַּר הָאֲנָשִׁים כַּחֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים	4 But many of those who had listened to their message became believers; the total number of men hadnow risen to something like five thousand.
5 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ שָׂרֵיהֶם רָאשֵׁיהֶם וְזִקְנֵיהֶם וְסוֹפְרֵיהֶם יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	5 It happened that the next day the rulers, elders and scribes held a meeting in Jerusalem
6 וְחָנָן הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל וְקַיָּפָא וְיוֹחָנָן וַאֲלֶכְסַנְדְּרוֹס וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל	6 with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, Jonathan, Alexander and al the members of the high-priestlyfamilies.
7 וַיַּעֲמִידוּ אֹתָם בַּתָּוֶךְ וַיִּשְׁאָלוּם בְּאֵיזֶה כֹחַ וּבְאֵיזֶה שֵׁם עֲשִׂיתֶם זֹאת	7 They made the prisoners stand in the middle and began to interrogate them, 'By what power, and bywhose name have you men done this?'
8 וַיִּמָּלֵא פֶטְרוֹס רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם רָאשֵׁי הָעָם וְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל	8 Then Peter, fil ed with the Holy Spirit, addressed them, 'Rulers of the people, and elders!
9 אִם־אֲנַחְנוּ נֶחְקָרִים הַיּוֹם עַל־הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂינוּ לְאִישׁ חוֹלֶה וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם בַּמֶּה זֶה נוֹשָׁע	9 If you are questioning us today about an act of kindness to a cripple and asking us how he was healed,
10 יִוָּדַע לְכֻלְּכֶם וּלְכָל־עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־בְשֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ הַנָּצְרִי אֲשֶׁר צְלַבְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים הֱקִימוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים כִּי־בִשְׁמוֹ עֹמֵד זֶה לִפְנֵיכֶם בָּרִיא	10 you must know, all of you, and the whole people of Israel, that it is by the name of Jesus Christ theNazarene, whom you crucified, and God raised from the dead, by this name and by no other that this manstands before you cured.
11 וְהוּא הָאֶבֶן אֲשֶׁר מְאַסְתֶּם אַתֶּם הַבּוֹנִים וַתְּהִי לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה	11 This is the stone which you, the builders, rejected but which has become the cornerstone. Only in himis there salvation;
12 וְאֵין הַיְשׁוּעָה בְּאַחֵר וְאֵין תַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם שֵׁם אַחֵר הַנִּתָּן לִבְנֵי אָדָם אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ נִוָּשֵׁעַ	12 for of al the names in the world given to men, this is the only one by which we can be saved.'
13 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאוּ אֶת־בִּטְחוֹן לִבָּם שֶׁל־פֶּטְרוֹס וְיוֹחָנָן וְהֵבִינוּ כִּי הֶדְיוֹטוֹת וְלֹא בַעֲלֵי חָכְמָה הֵמָּה וַיִּתְמְהוּ עֲלֵיהֶם וַיַּכִּירוּם כִּי הִתְהַלְּכוּ עִם־יֵשׁוּעַ	13 They were astonished at the fearlessness shown by Peter and John, considering that they wereuneducated laymen; and they recognised them as associates of Jesus;
14 וּבִרְאוֹתָם אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַנִּרְפָּא עֹמֵד אֶצְלָם לֹא מָצְאוּ לְדַבֵּר נֶגְדָּם דָּבָר	14 but when they saw the man who had been cured standing by their side, they could find no answer.
15 וַיְצַוּוּ אֹתָם לָצֵאת חוּצָה מִן־הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין וַיִּתְיָעֲצוּ יַחְדָּו	15 So they ordered them to stand outside while the Sanhedrin had a private discussion.
16 וַיֹּאמְרוּ מַה־נַּעֲשֶׂה לָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה הִנֵּה אוֹת גָּלוּי נַעֲשָׂה עַל־יְדֵיהֶם וְגַם־מְפֻרְסָם לְכָל־ישְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וְלֹא נוּכַל לְכַחֶשׁ בּוֹ	16 'What are we going to do with these men?' they asked. 'It is obvious to everybody in Jerusalem that anotable miracle has been worked through them, and we cannot deny it.
17 אַךְ לְמַעַן לֹא־יִרְבֶּה הַדָּבָר בָּעָם וְיִפְרֹץ נַזְהִירָה אֹתָם בִּגְעָרָה לְבִלְתִּי דַבֵּר עוֹד לְכָל־אָדָם בַּשֵּׁם הַזֶּה	17 But to stop the whole thing spreading any further among the people, let us threaten them against everspeaking to anyone in this name again.'
18 וַיִּקְרְאוּ אֹתָם וַיְצַוּוּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יְדַבְּרוּ דָבָר וְלֹא יְלַמְּדוּ בְּשֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ	18 So they cal ed them in and gave them a warning on no account to make statements or to teach in thename of Jesus.
19 וַיַּעֲנוּ פֶּטְרוֹס וְיוֹחָנָן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם הֲנָכוֹן הוּא לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים שְׁמֹעַ לָכֶם יוֹתֵר מִשְּׁמֹעַ לֵאלֹהִים שִׁפְטוּ אַתֶּם	19 But Peter and John retorted, 'You must judge whether in God's eyes it is right to listen to you and not toGod.
20 כִּי לֹא נוּכַל אֲנַחְנוּ לַחֲדֹל מִדַּבֵּר אֵת אֲשֶׁר רָאִינוּ וְשָׁמָעְנוּ	20 We cannot stop proclaiming what we have seen and heard.'
21 וַיּוֹסִיפוּ לִגְעָר־בָּם וַיִּפְטְרוּ אֹתָם בַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא־מָצְאוּ דָבָר לַעֲנוֹשׁ אֹתָם מִפְּנֵי הָעָם כִּי כֻלָּם מְהַלְלִים אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־הַנַּעֲשָׂה	21 The court repeated the threats and then released them; they could not think of any way to punish them,since al the people were giving glory to God for what had happened.
22 כִּי בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה הָיָה הָאִישׁ הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשָׂה־עִמּוֹ אוֹת הָרְפוּאָה הַזֹּאת	22 The man who had been miraculously cured was over forty years old.
23 וְאַחֲרֵי הִפָּטְרָם בָּאוּ אֶל־אֲחֵיהֶם וַיְסַפְּרוּ לָהֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וְהַזְּקֵנִים	23 As soon as they were released they went to the community and told them everything the chief priestsand elders had said to them.
24 וַיְהִי כַאֲשֶׁר שָׁמְעוּ אֶת־זֹאת וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־קוֹלָם בְּלֵב אֶחָד לֵאלֹהִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲדֹנָי אַתָּה הָאֵל הָעֹשֶׂה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּם	24 When they heard it they lifted up their voice to God with one heart. 'Master,' they prayed, 'it is you who made sky and earth and sea, and everything in them;
25 אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתָּ בְּפִי עַבְדְּךָ דָוִד אָבִינוּ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ לָמָּה רָגְשׁוּ גוֹיִם וּלְאֻמִּים יֶהְגּוּ־רִיק	25 it is you who said through the Holy Spirit and speaking through our ancestor David, your servant: Whythis uproar among the nations, this impotent muttering of the peoples?
26 יִתְיַצְּבוּ מַלְכֵי־אֶרֶץ וְרוֹזְנִים נוֹסְדוּ־יָחַד עַל־יְהוָֹה וְעַל־מְשִׁיחוֹ	26 Kings on earth take up position, princes plot together against the Lord and his Anointed.
27 כִּי אָמְנָם נוֹסְדוּ בָּעִיר הַזֹּאת הוֹרְדוֹס וּפָנְטִיּוֹס פִּילָטוֹס עִם־הַגּוֹיִם וּלְאֻמֵּי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־יֵשׁוּעַ עַבְדְּךָ הַקָּדוֹשׁ אֲשֶׁר מָשָׁחְתָּ	27 'This is what has come true: in this very city Herod and Pontius Pilate plotted together with the gentilenations and the peoples of Israel, against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed,
28 לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת אֲשֶׁר יָדְךָ וַעֲצָתְךָ מִקֶּדֶם גָּזְרָה לִהְיוֹת	28 to bring about the very thing that you in your strength and your wisdom had predetermined shouldhappen.
29 וְעַתָּה אֲדֹנָי רְאֵה אֶת־גַּעֲרָתָם וְתֵן לַעֲבָדֶיךָ לְדַבֵּר אֶת־דְּבָרְךָ בְּכָל־בִּטְחוֹן לִבָּם	29 And now, Lord, take note of their threats and help your servants to proclaim your message with alfearlessness,
30 בִּנְטֹתְךָ אֶת־יָדְךָ לְמַרְפֵּא וְלָתֵת אֹתוֹת וּמוֹפְתִים בְּשֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ עַבְדְּךָ הַקָּדוֹשׁ	30 by stretching out your hand to heal and to work miracles and marvels through the name of your holyservant Jesus.'
31 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִתְפַּלְלוּ וַיָּנַע הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ נִקְהָלִים שָׁם וַיִּמָּלְאוּ כֻלָּם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים בְּבִטְחוֹן לֵבָב	31 As they prayed, the house where they were assembled rocked. From this time they were all fil ed withthe Holy Spirit and began to proclaim the word of God fearlessly.
32 וּקְהַל הַמַּאֲמִינִים הָיָה לָהֶם לֵב אֶחָד וְנֶפֶשׁ אַחַת וְאֵין אִישׁ מֵהֶם אוֹמֵר עַל־אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ לִי הוּא כִּי הַכֹּל הָיָה לָהֶם בְּשֻׁתָּפוּת	32 The whole group of believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed private ownership of anypossessions, as everything they owned was held in common.
33 וּבִגְבוּרָה גְדוֹלָה יָעִידוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים עַל־תְּקוּמַת הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ וְחֶסֶד גָּדוֹל נִמְשַׁךְ לְכֻלָּם	33 The apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and they wereal accorded great respect.
34 כִּי לֹא־הָיָה בָהֶם חֲסַר דָּבָר כִּי כָל־בַּעֲלֵי שָׂדוֹת וּבָתִּים מָכְרוּ אֹתָם וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־כֶּסֶף מְחִירָם	34 None of their members was ever in want, as al those who owned land or houses would sel them, andbring the money from the sale of them,
35 וַיְשִׂימֻהוּ לְרַגְלֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים וַיֻּתַּן לְכָל־אִישׁ וָאִישׁ דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֹ	35 to present it to the apostles; it was then distributed to any who might be in need.
36 וְיוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר כִּנּוּהוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים בְּשֵׁם בַּר־נַבָּא פֵּרוּשׁוֹ בֶן־הַנֶּחָמָה אִישׁ לֵוִי אֲשֶׁר נוֹלַד בְּאֶרֶץ כִּתִּים	36 There was a Levite of Cypriot origin called Joseph whom the apostles surnamed Barnabas (whichmeans 'son of encouragement').
37 גַּם־לוֹ הָיָה שָׂדֶה וַיִּמְכְּרֵהוּ וַיָּבֵא אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וַיְשִׂימֵהוּ לְרַגְלֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים	37 He owned a piece of land and he sold it and brought the money and presented it to the apostles.