Lettera a Tito - מכתב לטיטו 4

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 לָכֵן אַזְהִירְכֶם אֲנִי הָאָסוּר בָּאָדוֹן לְהִתְהַלֵּךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר יָאֲתָה לְמִשְׁמַרְתְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר נִקְרֵאתֶם לָהּ	1 I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,
2 בְּכָל־נְמִיכוּת וַעֲנָוָה וּבְאֹרֶךְ רוּחַ לָשֵׂאת אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ בְּאַהֲבָה	2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love,
3 וְשִׁקְדוּ לִשְׁמֹר אֶת־אַחְדוּת הָרוּחַ בַּאֲגֻדַּת הַשָּׁלוֹם	3 striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace:
4 גּוּף אֶחָד וְרוּחַ אֶחָד כַּאֲשֶׁר גַּם־נִקְרֵאתֶם בְּתִקְוַת מִשְׁמַרְתְּכֶם הָאֶחָת	4 one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call;
5 אָדוֹן אֶחָד אֱמוּנָה אַחַת טְבִילָה אֶחָת	5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 אֵל וְאָב אֶחָד לַכֹּל שֶׁהוּא עַל־כֹּל וּבַכֹּל וּבְתוֹךְ כֻּלְּכֶם	6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7 אֲבָל לְכָל־אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִמֶּנּוּ נִתַּן הֶחָסֶד כְּמִדַּת מַתְּנַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ	7 But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
8 עַל־כֵּן הוּא אוֹמֵר עָלָה לַמָּרוֹם שָׁבָה שֶׁבִי וַיִּתֵּן מַתָּנוֹת לָאָדָם	8 Therefore, it says: "He ascended on high and took prisoners captive; he gave gifts to men."
9 וְעָלָה שֶׁאָמַר מַה־הוּא אִם־לֹא שֶׁיָּרֹד יָרַד מִקֹּדֶם לְתַחְתִּיּוֹת אָרֶץ	9 What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended into the lower (regions) of the earth?
10 הַיֹּרֵד הוּא אֲשֶׁר גַּם־עָלָה לְמַעְלָה מִכָּל־הַשָּׁמָיִם לְמַעַן יְמַלֵּא אֶת־הַכֹּל	10 The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 וְהוּא נָתַן אֶת־אֵלֶּה שְׁלִיחִים וְאֶת־אֵלֶּה נְבִיאִים וְאֶת־אֵלֶּה מְבַשְּׂרִים וְאֶת־אֵלֶּה רֹעִים וּמְלַמְּדִים	11 And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
12 לְהַשְׁלִים אֶת־הַקְּדשִׁים לְמַעֲשֵׂה הָעֲבוֹדָה לְבִנְיַן גּוּף הַמָּשִׁיחַ	12 to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
13 עַד כִּי־נַגִּיעַ כֻּלָּנוּ לְאַחְדוּת הָאֱמוּנָה וְדַעַת בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד שָׁלֵם לְשִׁעוּר קוֹמַת מְלוֹא הַמָּשִׁיחַ	13 until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the extent of the full stature of Christ,
14 וְלֹא־נִהְיֶה עוֹד יְלָדִים נִגְרָשִׁים וְנִדָּפִים בְּכָל־רוּחַ הַלִּמּוּד בְּתַרְמִית בְּנֵי אָדָם וּמֹקְשׁוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר שָׁתוּ לְהַתְעוֹת	14 so that we may no longer be infants, tossed by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching arising from human trickery, from their cunning in the interests of deceitful scheming.
15 כִּי אִם־נְדַבֵּר הָאֱמֶת בְּאַהֲבָה וְנִגְדְּלָה בְכָל־דָּבָר לוֹ לַמָּשִׁיחַ שֶׁהוּא הָרֹאשׁ	15 Rather, living the truth in love, we should grow in every way into him who is the head, Christ,
16 אֲשֶׁר מִמֶּנּוּ כָּל־הַגּוּף בִּהְיֹתוֹ מֻרְכָּב וּמְדֻבָּק בְּכָל־חִבּוּר הַשִּׁמּוּשׁ כְּפִי מִדַּת הַפְּעֻלָּה הַנְּתוּנָה לְכָל־אֵבָר וְאֵבָר יִרְבֶּה וְיִגְדַּל לְהַשְׁלָמַת בִּנְיָנוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה	16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body's growth and builds itself up in love.
17 וְהִנֵּה זֹאת אֲנִי אֹמֵר וּמֵעִיד בָּאָדוֹן כִּי מֵעַתָּה לֹא־תֵלְכוּ עוֹד כְּיֶתֶר הַגּוֹיִם הַהֹלְכִים בְּהַבְלֵי שִׂכְלָם	17 So I declare and testify in the Lord that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds;
18 חֲשֻׁכֵי הַדַּעַת וּמוּזָרִים לְחַיֵּי אֱלֹהִים מִפְּנֵי אִוַּלְתָּם אֲשֶׁר בָּהֶם כִּי־טַח מֵהַשְׂכִּיל לְבָבָם	18 darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance, because of their hardness of heart,
19 אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁמִינוּ לְבָבָם וַיִּתְנוּ אֶת־נַפְשָׁם לַזִּמָּה לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל־תּוֹעֵבָה בְּאַהֲבַת הַבָּצַע	19 they have become callous and have handed themselves over to licentiousness for the practice of every kind of impurity to excess.
20 וְאַתֶּם לֹא כֵן לְמַדְתֶּם אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ	20 That is not how you learned Christ,
21 אִם־אָמְנָם אֹתוֹ שְׁמַעְתֶּם וּבוֹ לֻמַּדְתֶּם כְּפִי הָאֱמֶת בְּיֵשׁוּעַ	21 assuming that you have heard of him and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus,
22 אֲשֶׁר תָּסוּרוּ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶם הָרִאשׁוֹנִים וְתִפְשְׁטוּ אֶת־הָאָדָם הַיָּשָׁן הַנִּשְׁחָת בְּתַאֲוֺת הַתַּרְמִית	22 that you should put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires,
23 וְתִתְחַדְּשׁוּ בְּרוּחַ שִׂכְלְכֶם	23 and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
24 וְתִלְבְּשׁוּ אֶת־הָאָדָם הֶחָדָשׁ הַנִּבְרָא כִּדְמוּת אֱלֹהִים בִּצְדָקָה וּקְדֻשַּׁת הָאֱמֶת	24 and put on the new self, created in God's way in righteousness and holiness of truth.
25 עַל־כֵּן הָסִירוּ מִכֶּם אֶת־הַשֶּׁקֶר וְדַבְּרוּ אֱמֶת אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ כִּי אֵבָרִים כֻּלָּנוּ יַחַד אִישׁ לְאִישׁ	25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
26 רִגְזוּ וְאַל־תֶּחֱטָאוּ אַל־תִּשְׁקַע הַחַמָּה עַל־רָגְזְכֶם	26 Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger,
27 גַּם לֹא־תִתְּנוּ מָקוֹם לַשָּׂטָן	27 and do not leave room for the devil.
28 מִי שֶׁגָּנַב אַל־יֹסֶף לִגְנֹב כִּי אִם־יִיגַע וּבְיָדָיו יַעֲשֶׂה אֶת־הַטּוֹב לְמַעַן יִהְיֶה־לוֹ לָתֵת לְאִישׁ מַחְסוֹר	28 The thief must no longer steal, but rather labor, doing honest work with his (own) hands, so that he may have something to share with one in need.
29 כָּל־דְּבַר נִבּוּל לֹא־יֵצֵא מִפִּיכֶם כִּי אִם־הַטּוֹב וְהַמּוֹעִיל לִבְנוֹת לְפִי הַצֹּרֶךְ לְמַעַן יִתֵּן חֵן לְשֹׁמְעָיו	29 No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
30 וְלֹא תְעַצְּבוּ אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ שֶׁל־אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נֶחְתַּמְתֶּם בּוֹ אֶל־יוֹם הַגְּאֻלָּה	30 And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 כָּל־מְרִירוּת וְחֵמָה וָרֹגֶז וּצְעָקָה וְגִדּוּף תָּסִירוּ מִכֶּם עִם כָּל־הָרִשְׁעָה	31 All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.
32 וִהְיוּ טוֹבִים אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ וְרַחֲמָנִים וְסֹלְחִים אִישׁ לְאָחִיו כַּאֲשֶׁר סָלַח לָכֶם הָאֱלֹהִים בַּמָּשִׁיחַ	32 (And) be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.