Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 6

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם כַּאֲשֶׁר רָב מִסְפַּר הַתַּלְמִידִים הָיְתָה תְּלוּנַת הַיְּוָנִים עַל־הָעִבְרִיִּים עַל־אֲשֶׁר הֶעְלִימוּ עֵינֵיהֶם מֵאַלְמְנוֹתֵיהֶם לְבִלְתִּי־תֵת לָהֶן יוֹם יוֹם אֶת־אֲרוּחָתָן	1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
2 וַיִּקְרְאוּ שְׁנֵים הֶעָשָׂר אֶת־הֲמוֹן הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא־נָאוֶה לָנוּ כִּי נַעֲזֹב אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים וּנְשַׁמֵּשׁ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָנוֹת	2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
3 לָכֵן אַחַי בְּרוּ־לָכֶם שִׁבְעָה אֲנָשִׁים מִקִּרְבְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר שֵׁם טוֹב לָהֶם וּמְלֵאִים רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְחָכְמָה וְנַפְקִידֵם עַל־הָעִנְיָן הַזֶּה	3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִשְׁקֹד עַל־הַתְּפִלָּה וְעַל־שִׁמּוּשׁ הַדָּבָר	4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
5 וַיִּיטַב הַדָּבָר לִפְנֵי כָל־הֶהָמוֹן וַיִּבְחֲרוּ אֶת־אִסְטְפָנוֹס אִישׁ מָלֵא אֱמוּנָה וְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶת־פִילִפּוֹס וְאֶת־פְּרוֹכוֹרוֹס וְאֶת־נִיקָנוֹר וְאֶת־טִימוֹן וְאֶת־פַּרְמְנָס וְאֶת־נִיקְלָס גֵּר אַנְטְיוֹכְיָא	5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
6 אֶת־אֵלֶּה הֶעֱמִידוּ לִפְנֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ וַיִּסְמְכוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם	6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7 וַיְהִי דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים הוֹלֵךְ וְגָדֵל וַיִּרֶב מִסְפַּר הַתַּלְמִידִים בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם עַד־מְאֹד וְגַם־הָמוֹן רַב מִן־הַכֹּהֲנִים נִכְנְעוּ אֶל־הָאֱמוּנָה	7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 וְאִסְטְפָנוֹס מָלֵא אֱמוּנָה וּגְבוּרָה וַיַּעַשׂ אֹתוֹת וּמוֹפְתִים גְּדוֹלִים בְּקֶרֶב הָעָם	8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
9 וַיָּקוּמוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִבֵּית־הַכְּנֵסֶת הַנִּקְרָא עַל־שֵׁם הַלִּיבַרְטִינִים וְשֶׁל־קוּרִינִים וַאֲלֶכְסַנְדְּרִיִּים וּמִן־בְּנֵי קִילִיקְיָא וְאַסְיָא וַיִּתְוַכְּחוּ עִם־אִסְטְפָנוֹס	9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
10 וְלֹא יָכְלוּ עֲמֹד לְנֶגֶד הַחָכְמָה וְהָרוּחַ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר בּוֹ	10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
11 וַיָּסִיתוּ בוֹ אֲנָשִׁים אֹמְרִים שָׁמַעְנוּ אֹתוֹ מְדַבֵּר גִּדּוּפִים בְּמשֶׁה וּבֵאלֹהִים	11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
12 וַיְעוֹרְרוּ אֶת־הָעָם וְאֶת־הַזְּקֵנִים וְהַסּוֹפְרִים וַיָּקוּמוּ עָלָיו וַיַּחְטְפֻהוּ וַיְבִיאֻהוּ לִפְנֵי הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין	12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
13 וַיַּעֲמִידוּ עֵדֵי שָׁקֶר אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה אֵינֶנּוּ חָדֵל מֵהָטִיחַ דְּבָרִים נֶגֶד מְקוֹם הַקֹּדֶשׁ הַזֶּה וְנֶגֶד הַתּוֹרָה	13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
14 כִּי שְׁמַעֲנֻהוּ אֹמֵר זֶה יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי יִתֹּץ אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וִישַׁנֶּה אֶת־הַחֻקִּים אֲשֶׁר מָסַר־לָנוּ משֶׁה	14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
15 וַיִּסְתַּכְּלוּ בוֹ כָּל־הַיּשְׁבִים בַּסַּנְהֶדְרִין וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת־פָּנָיו כִּפְנֵי מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים	15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.