Seconda lettera ai Tessalonicesi (מכתב שני לסלוניקים) 16

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וְעַל־דְּבַר קִבּוּץ הַתְּרוּמוֹת לְעֶזְרַת הַקְּדוֹשִׁים כַּאֲשֶׁר תִּקַּנְתִּי לַקְּהִלּוֹת אֲשֶׁר בְּגָלַטְיָא כֵּן תַּעֲשֹוּ גַּם־אַתֶּם	1 Now about the collection for God's holy people; you are to do the same as I prescribed for thechurches in Galatia.
2 בְּכָל־אֶחָד בַּשַּׁבָּת יַנִּיחַ אֶצְלוֹ אִישׁ אִישׁ מִכֶּם וְיֶאֱצֹר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עָלָה בְיָדוֹ לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר בְּבֹאִי לֹא יִקָּבֵץ עוֹד	2 On the first day of the week, each of you should put aside and reserve as much as each can spare; donot delay the col ection til I arrive.
3 וַאֲנִי בְּבֹאִי אֶת־אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצְאוּ נֶאֱמָנִים עִם־אִגְּרוֹת אֶשְׁלַח אֹתָם לְהָבִיא אֶת־נִדְבַתְכֶם לִירוּשָׁלָיִם	3 When I come, I wil send to Jerusalem with letters of introduction those people you approve to deliveryour gift;
4 וְאִם־שֹׁוֶה הַטֹּרַח שֶׁגַּם אָנֹכִי אֵלֵךְ שָׁמָּה אִתִּי יֵלֵכוּ	4 if it is worth my going too, they can travel with me.
5 וַאֲנִי אָבֹא אֲלֵיכֶם אַחֲרֵי עָבְרִי אֶת־מַקְדּוֹנְיָא כִּי אֶת־מַקְדּוֹנְיָא אֶעֱבֹרָה	5 In any case, I shal be coming to you after I have passed through Macedonia, as I have to go throughMacedonia;
6 וְאוּלַי אֵשֵׁב עִמָּכֶם יָמִים אֲחָדִים אוֹ כָּל־יְמֵי הַסְּתָו לְמַעַן תְּלַוֻּנִי אֶל־אֲשֶׁר אֵלֵךְ שָׁמָּה	6 and I may be staying some time with you, perhaps wintering, so that you can start me on my nextjourney, wherever I may be going.
7 כִּי כָעֵת אֵין רְצוֹנִי לִרְאֹתְכֶם אַךְ־בְּעָבְרִי כִּי־אֲקַוֶּה לָׁשֶׁבֶת אֶצְלְכֶם זְמַן־מָה אִם־יִרְצֶה יְהוָֹה	7 I do not want to make only a passing visit to you, and I am hoping to spend quite a time with you, theLord permitting.
8 אֲבָל אֵשֵׁב בְּאֶפְסוֹס עַד־חַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת	8 But I shal remain at Ephesus until Pentecost,
9 כִּי־נִפְתַּח לִי פֶּתַח גָּדוֹל וְרַב־פְּעָלִים וְרַבִּים הַמִּתְקוֹמְמִים	9 for a very promising door is standing wide open to me and there are many against us.
10 וְכִי יָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם טִימוֹתִיּוֹס רְאוּ־נָא שֶׁיִּהְיֶה עִמָּכֶם בְּלִי פָחַד כִּי־מְלֶאכֶת יְהוָֹה הוּא עֹשֶׂה כְּמוֹ גַם־אָנִי	10 If Timothy comes, make sure that he has nothing to fear from you; he is doing the Lord's work, justas I am,
11 עַל־כֵּן אִישׁ אַל־יִבֶז אֹתוֹ אַךְ שַׁלְּחֻהוּ בְשָׁלוֹם לְמַעַן יָבֹא אֵלָי כִּי אֲחַכֶּה־לּוֹ עִם־הָאַחִים	11 and nobody is to underrate him. Start him off in peace on his journey to come on to me: the brothersand I are waiting for him.
12 וְאַפּוֹלוֹס הָאָח הִנֵּה הִפְצַרְתִּי־בוֹ לָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם עִם־הָאַחִים אַךְ לֹא־הָיָה בִרְצוֹנוֹ לָבוֹא עַתָּה אָמְנָם בּוֹא יָבוֹא בְּמָצְאוֹ עֵת נְכוֹנָה	12 As for our brother Apollos, I urged him earnestly to come to you with the brothers, but he was quitefirm that he did not want to go yet, and he wil come when he finds an opportunity.
13 שִׁקְדוּ וְעִמְדוּ בָאֱמוּנָה הִתְאשְׁשׁוּ וְהִתְחַזָּקוּ	13 Be vigilant, stay firm in the faith, be brave and strong.
14 וְכָל־דִּבְרֵיכֶם יֵעָשֹוּ בְאַהֲבָה	14 Let everything you do be done in love.
15 וַאֲבַקְשָׁה מִכֶּם אַחַי הֲלֹא יְדַעְתֶּם אֶת־בֵּית אִסְטְפָנוֹס שֶׁהוּא רֵאשִׁית אֲכַיָּא וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶת־נַפְשָׁם לְשֵׁרוּת הַקְּדשִׁים	15 There is something else I must urge you to do, brothers. You know how Stephanas' family have beenthe first-fruits of Achaia and have devoted themselves to the service of God's holy people;
16 לָכֵן הִכָּנְעוּ גַם־אַתֶּם מִפְּנֵי אֲנָשִׁים כָּאֵלֶּה וּמִפְּנֵי־כֹל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲבֹד עִמָּהֶם וְיַעֲמֹל	16 I ask you in turn to put yourselves at the service of people like this and all that work with them in thisarduous task.
17 וְהִנְנִי שָׂמֵחַ בְּבִיאַת אִסְטְפָנוֹס וּפָרְטוּנָטוֹס וַאֲכַיְקוֹס כִּי הֵמָּה מִלְּאוּ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר חָסַרְתִּי אֶתְכֶם	17 I am delighted that Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus have arrived; they have made up foryour not being here.
18 וַיָּנִיחוּ אֶת־רוּחִי וְאֶת־רוּחֲכֶם עַל־כֵּן הוֹקִירוּ אֲנָשִׁים כָּאֵלֶּה	18 They have set my mind at rest, just as they did yours; you should appreciate people like them.
19 הַקְּהִלּוֹת אֲשֶׁר בְּאַסְיָא שֹׁאֲלוֹת לִשְׁלוֹמְכֶם עֲקִילַס וּפְרִיסְקִילָה וְגַם־הַקְּהִלָּה אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵיתָם מַרְבִּים לִשְׁאֹל לִשְׁלוֹמְכֶם בַּאֲדֹנֵינוּ	19 The churches of Asia send their greetings. Aquila and Prisca send their best wishes in the Lord,together with the church that meets in their house.
20 הָאַחִים כֻּלָּם שֹׁאֲלִים לִשְׁלוֹמְכֶם שַׁאֲלוּ לְשָׁלוֹם אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ בַּנְּשִׁיקָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה	20 Al the brothers send their greetings. Greet one another with the holy kiss.
21 שְׁאֵלַת שְׁלוֹמְכֶם בְּיָדִי אָנִי פוֹלוֹס	21 This greeting is in my own hand-PAUL.
22 מִי שֶׁלֹּא יֶאֱהַב אֶת־הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ יָחֳרָם מָרַן אֲתָא	22 If there is anyone who does not love the Lord, a curse on such a one. Maran atha.
23 חֶסֶד יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ יְהִי עִמָּכֶם	23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
24 וְאַהֲבָתִי אֶת־כֻּלְּכֶם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ אָמֵן	24 My love is with you all in Christ Jesus.