Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 9

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וְשָׁאוּל עוֹדֶנּוּ יְפֵחַ זַעַם וָרֶצַח עַל־תַּלְמִידֵי הָאָדוֹן וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל	1 Meanwhile Saul was stil breathing threats to slaughter the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest
2 וַיִּשְׁאַל מֵאִתּוֹ מִכְתָּבִים לְדַמֶּשֶׂק אֶל־בָּתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱסֹר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר יִמְצָא בַּדֶּרֶךְ הַהִיא אֲנָשִׁים אוֹ נָשִׁים וִיבִיאֵם יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	2 and asked for letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, that would authorise him to arrest andtake to Jerusalem any followers of the Way, men or women, that he might find.
3 וַיְהִי הוּא הֹלֵךְ וְקָרֵב לְדַמֶּשֶׂק וְהִנֵּה פִתְאֹם נָגַהּ עָלָיו מִסָּבִיב אוֹר מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם	3 It happened that while he was travelling to Damascus and approaching the city, suddenly a light fromheaven shone al round him.
4 וַיִּפֹּל אָרְצָה וַיִּשְׁמַע קוֹל מִדַּבֵּר אֵלָיו שָׁאוּל שָׁאוּל לָמָּה תִרְדְּפֵנִי	4 He fel to the ground, and then he heard a voice saying, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
5 וַיֹּאמֶר מִי אַתָּה אֲדֹנִי וַיֹּאמֶר הָאָדוֹן אָנֹכִי יֵשׁוּעַ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה רוֹדֵף קָשֶׁה לְךָ לִבְעֹט בַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת	5 'Who are you, Lord?' he asked, and the answer came, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
6 וְהוּא חָרֵד וְנִבְעָת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲדֹנִי מַה־תַּחְפֹּץ וְאֶעֱשֶׂה וַיַּעַן הָאָדוֹן קוּם לֵךְ הָעִירָה וְיֵאָמֵר לְךָ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת	6 Get up and go into the city, and you wil be told what you are to do.'
7 וְהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ אִתּוֹ עָמְדוּ נֶאֱלָמִים כִּי שָׁמְעוּ אֶת־הַקּוֹל וְאִישׁ לֹא הִבִּיטוּ	7 The men travelling with Saul stood there speechless, for though they heard the voice they could see no one.
8 וַיָּקָם שָׁאוּל מִן־הָאָרֶץ וּבְפָתְחוֹ אֶת־עֵינָיו לֹא רָאָה אִישׁ וַיַּחֲזִיקוּ בְיָדוֹ וַיּוֹלִיכֻהוּ לְדַמָּשֶׂק	8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing at all, and they had tolead him into Damascus by the hand.
9 וַיֶּחְשְׁכוּ עֵינָיו מֵרְאוֹת שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים וְלֹא אָכַל וְלֹא שָׁתָה	9 For three days he was without his sight and took neither food nor drink.
10 וְתַלְמִיד אֶחָד הָיָה בְדַמֶּשֶׂק חֲנַנְיָה שְׁמוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָאָדוֹן בַּמַּחֲזֶה חֲנַנְיָה וַיֹּאמֶר הִנְנִי אֲדֹנִי	10 There was a disciple in Damascus cal ed Ananias, and he had a vision in which the Lord said to him,'Ananias!' When he replied, 'Here I am, Lord,'
11 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָאָדוֹן קוּם לֵךְ אֶל־הָרְחוֹב הַנִּקְרָא הַיָּשָׁר וּשְׁאַל בְּבֵית יְהוּדָה לְאִישׁ טַרְסִי וּשְׁמוֹ שָׁאוּל כִּי הִנֵּה־הוּא מִתְפַּלֵּל	11 the Lord said, 'Get up and go to Straight Street and ask at the house of Judas for someone cal ed Saul,who comes from Tarsus. At this moment he is praying,
12 וַיַּרְא בַּמַּחֲזֶה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ חֲנַנְיָה בָּא הַחַדְרָה וְשָׂם עָלָיו אֶת־יָדוֹ לְמַעַן יָשׁוּב וְיִרְאֶה	12 and has seen a man cal ed Ananias coming in and laying hands on him to give him back his sight.'
13 וַיַּעַן חֲנַנְיָה וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנִי שָׁמַעְתִּי רַבִּים מְסַפְּרִים עַל־הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה כַּמָּה רָעוֹת עָשָׂה לִקְדוֹשֶׁיךָ בִּירוּשָׁלָיִם	13 But in response, Ananias said, 'Lord, I have heard from many people about this man and al the harmhe has been doing to your holy people in Jerusalem.
14 וְגַם־פֹּה רִשְׁיוֹן יֶשׁ־לוֹ מֵאֵת רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים לֶאֱסֹר אֶת־כָּל־הַקֹּרְאִים בִּשְׁמֶךָ	14 He has come here with a warrant from the chief priests to arrest everybody who invokes your name.'
15 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָאָדוֹן לֵךְ כִּי־כְלִי חֵפֶץ הוּא לִי לָשֵׂאת אֶת־שְׁמִי לִפְנֵי גוֹיִם וּמְלָכִים וְלִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל	15 The Lord replied, 'Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to bring my name before gentiles and kingsand before the people of Israel;
16 כִּי אֲנִי אַרְאֵהוּ כַּמָּה יֶשׁ־לוֹ לִסְבֹּל לְמַעַן שְׁמִי	16 I myself wil show him how much he must suffer for my name.'
17 וַיֵּלֶךְ חֲנַנְיָה וַיָּבֹא הַבָּיְתָה וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־יָדָיו עָלָיו וַיֹּאמַר שָׁאוּל אָחִי הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלֶיךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּאתָ בָּהּ שְׁלָחַנִי לְמַעַן תָּשׁוּב וְתִרְאֶה וְתִמָּלֵא רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	17 Then Ananias went. He entered the house, and laid his hands on Saul and said, 'Brother Saul, I havebeen sent by the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, so that you may recover your sight and befilled with the Holy Spirit.'
18 וּכְרֶגַע נָפְלוּ מֵעַל עֵינָיו כְּמוֹ קַשְׂקַשִּׂים וַיָּשָׁב פִּתְאֹם לִרְאוֹת וַיָּקָם וַיִּטָּבֵל	18 It was as though scales fel away from his eyes and immediately he was able to see again. So he gotup and was baptised,
19 וַיֹּאכַל לֶחֶם וַיֶּחֱזָק וַיֵּשֶׁב שָׁאוּל יָמִים אֲחָדִים עִם־הַתַּלְמִידִים אֲשֶׁר בְּדַמָּשֶׂק	19 and after taking some food he regained his strength. After he had spent only a few days with thedisciples in Damascus,
20 וַיְמַהֵר וַיִּקְרָא בְּבָתֵּי הַכְּנֵסִיּוֹת אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ לֵאמֹר כִּי־הוּא הוּא בֶן־הָאֱלֹהִים	20 he began preaching in the synagogues, 'Jesus is the Son of God.'
21 וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמְמוּ כָל־הַשֹּׁמְעִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ הֲלֹא זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱבִיד בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם אֶת־קֹרְאֵי הַשֵּׁם הַזֶּה וּלְמַעַן זֹאת בָּא הֵנָּה לַהֲבִיאָם אֲסוּרִים לִפְנֵי רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים	21 Al his hearers were amazed, and said, 'Surely, this is the man who did such damage in Jerusalem tothe people who invoke this name, and who came here for the sole purpose of arresting them to have them triedby the chief priests?'
22 וְשָׁאוּל הָיָה הוֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק וַיָּהָם אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים ישְׁבֵי דַמֶּשֶׂק בְּהוֹכִיחוֹ כִּי־זֶה הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ	22 Saul's power increased steadily, and he was able to throw the Jewish colony at Damascus intocomplete confusion by the way he demonstrated that Jesus was the Christ.
23 וַיְהִי כִּי־אָרְכוּ־לוֹ שָׁם הַיָּמִים וַיִּוָּעֲצוּ הַיְּהוּדִים יַחְדָּו לַהֲמִיתוֹ	23 Some time passed, and the Jews worked out a plot to kil him,
24 וַיִּוָּדַע לְשָׁאוּל אָרְבָּם וְהֵמָּה שָׁמְרוּ אֶת־הַשְּׁעָרִים יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה לְמַעַן יְמִיתֻהוּ	24 but news of it reached Saul. They were keeping watch at the gates day and night in order to kil him,
25 וַיִּקְחוּ אֹתוֹ הַתַּלְמִידִים לָיְלָה וַיּוֹרִידֻהוּ בַסַּל בְּעַד הַחוֹמָה	25 but the disciples took him by night and let him down from the wal , lowering him in a basket.
26 וַיְהִי כְּבוֹא שָׁאוּל יְרוּשָׁלַיְמָה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לְהִלָּוֺת אֶל־הַתַּלְמִידִים וַיִּירְאוּ כֻלָּם מִפָּנָיו וְלֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ כִּי־תַלְמִיד הוּא	26 When he got to Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples, but they were al afraid of him: they could notbelieve he was real y a disciple.
27 וַיִּקַּח אֹתוֹ בַּר־נַבָּא וַיְבִיאֵהוּ אֶל־הַשְּׁלִיחִים וַיְסַפֵּר לָהֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־רָאָה בַדֶּרֶךְ אֶת־הָאָדוֹן וְכִי הוּא דִבֶּר אֵלָיו וְאֵיךְ בְּדַמֶּשֶׂק הִשְׁמִיעַ בְּבִטָּחוֹן אֶת־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ	27 Barnabas, however, took charge of him, introduced him to the apostles, and explained how the Lordhad appeared to him and spoken to him on his journey, and how he had preached fearlessly at Damascus in thename of Jesus.
28 וַיְהִי אִתָּם יוֹצֵא וָבָא בִּירוּשָׁלָיִם וַיִּקְרָא בְּבִטָּחוֹן בְּשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ	28 Saul now started to go round with them in Jerusalem, preaching fearlessly in the name of the Lord.
29 וַיְדַבֵּר וַיִּתְוַכַּח גַּם עִם־הַיְּהוּדִים הַיְּוָנִים וְהֵם זָמְמוּ לַהֲמִיתוֹ	29 But after he had spoken to the Hel enists and argued with them, they became determined to kil him.
30 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ הָאַחִים וַיּוֹרִידוּ אֹתוֹ לְקִסְרִין וַיְשַׁלְּחֻהוּ אֶל־טַרְסוֹס	30 When the brothers got to know of this, they took him to Caesarea and sent him off from there toTarsus.
31 וַיְהִי שָׁלוֹם לַקְּהִלּוֹת בְּכָל־מְקֹמוֹת יְהוּדָה וְהַגָּלִיל וְשֹׁמְרוֹן וַתִּבָּנֶינָה וַתִּתְהַלַּכְנָה בְּיִרְאַת הָאָדוֹן וַתִּרְבֶּינָה בְּנֶחָמַת רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	31 The churches throughout Judaea, Galilee and Samaria were now left in peace, building themselves upand living in the fear of the Lord; encouraged by the Holy Spirit, they continued to grow.
32 וַיְהִי בִּסְבֹב פֶּטְרוֹס בְּכָל־הַמְּקֹמוֹת וַיֵּרֶד גַּם אֶל־הַקְּדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יָשְׁבוּ בְּלֹד	32 It happened that Peter visited one place after another and eventually came to God's holy people livingdown in Lydda.
33 וַיִּמְצָא־שָׁם אִישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ אֲנִיַּס וְהוּא שֹׁכֵב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ זֶה שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנִים וְהוּא נְכֵה אֵבָרִים	33 There he found a man called Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bedridden for eight years.
34 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פֶּטְרוֹס אֲנִיַּס רְפָאֲךָ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ קוּם הַצַּע־לְךָ אָתָּה וַיָּקָם פִּתְאֹם	34 Peter said to him, 'Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you: get up and make your bed.' Aeneas got upimmediately;
35 וַיִּרְאוּ אוֹתוֹ כָּל־ישְׁבֵי לֹד וְהַשָּׁרוֹן וַיִּפְנוּ אֶל־הָאָדוֹן	35 everybody who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they were converted to the Lord.
36 וְתַלְמִידָה בְּיָפוֹ וּשְׁמָהּ טָבִיתָא תַּרְגוּמוֹ צְבִיָּה וְהִיא רַבַּת מַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים וּצְדָקוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂתָה	36 At Jaffa there was a disciple called Tabitha, or in Greek, Dorcas, who never tired of doing good orgiving to those in need.
37 וַיְהִי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַתֶּחֱלֶה וַתָּמֹת וַיִּרְחֲצוּ אֹתָהּ וַיְשִׂימוּהָ בַּעֲלִיָּה	37 But it happened that at this time she became ill and died, and they washed her and laid her out in anupper room.
38 וְלֹד קְרוֹבָה הִיא לְיָפוֹ וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ הַתַּלְמִידִים כִּי־פֶטְרוֹס שָׁם וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֵלָיו שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים וַיִּפְצְרוּ־בוֹ לְבִלְתִּי הֵעָצֵל לַעֲבֹר אֲלֵיהֶם	38 Lydda is not far from Jaffa, so when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men tourge him, 'Come to us without delay.'
39 וַיָּקָם פֶּטְרוֹס וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתָּם וּבְבֹאוֹ הֶעֱלֻהוּ אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּה וַתִּגַּשְׁנָה אֵלָיו כָּל־הָאַלְמָנוֹת בּוֹכִיּוֹת וּמַרְאוֹת לוֹ אֵת הַכֻּתֳּנֹת וְאֵת הַבְּגָדִים אֲשֶׁר עָשְׂתָה צְבִיָּה בְּעוֹדָהּ עִמָּהֶן	39 Peter went back with them immediately, and on his arrival they took him to the upper room, where althe widows stood round him in tears, showing him tunics and other clothes Dorcas had made when she was withthem.
40 וַיּוֹצֵא פֶטְרוֹס אֶת־כֻּלָּם הַחוּצָה וַיִּכְרַע עַל־בִּרְכָּיו וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל וַיִּפֶן אֶל־גְּוִיָּתָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר טָבִיתָא קוּמִי וַתִּפְתַּח אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ וַתֵּרֶא אֶת־פֶּטְרוֹס וַתִּתְעוֹדָד	40 Peter sent everyone out of the room and knelt down and prayed. Then he turned to the dead womanand said, 'Tabitha, stand up.' She opened her eyes, looked at Peter and sat up.
41 וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיָּקֶם אֹתָהּ וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־הַקְּדוֹשִׁים וְאֶת־הָאַלְמָנוֹת וַיַּעֲמֵד אֹתָהּ חַיָּה לִפְנֵיהֶם	41 Peter helped her to her feet, then he cal ed in the members of the congregation and widows andshowed them she was alive.
42 וַיִּוָּדַע הַדָּבָר בְּכָל־יָפוֹ וַיַּאֲמִינוּ רַבִּים בָּאָדוֹן	42 The whole of Jaffa heard about it and many believed in the Lord.
43 וַיּוֹאֶל לָשֶׁבֶת בְּיָפוֹ יָמִים רַבִּים עִם־בּוּרְסִי אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעוֹן	43 Peter stayed on some time in Jaffa, lodging with a leather-tanner cal ed Simon.