Lettera di Giuda - (מכתב יהודה) 2

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 לָכֵן אֲנַחְנוּ חַיָּבִים בְּיוֹתֵר לְהָכִין לְבָבֵנוּ אֶל־אֲשֶׁר שָׁמָעְנוּ פֶּן־יָלוּז וְיֹאבַד מִמֶּנּוּ	1 Therefore, we must attend all the more to what we have heard, so that we may not be carried away.
2 כִּי אִם־הַדָּבָר הַנֶּאֱמָר עַל־יְדֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים הָיָה קַיָּם וְכָל־פֶּשַׁע וּמְרִי נָשָׂא אֶת־עָנְשׁוֹ כַּמִּשְׁפָּט	2 For if the word announced through angels proved firm, and every transgression and disobedience received its just recompense,
3 אֵיךְ נִמָּלֵט אֲנַחְנוּ אִם־לֹא נָשִׂים לֵב לִתְשׁוּעָה גְדוֹלָה אֲשֶׁר כָּזֹאת הַנֶּאֱמָרָה מִתְּחִלָּה בְּפִי הָאָדוֹן וַתְּקֻיַּם־לָנוּ עַל־יְדֵי שֹׁמְעֶיהָ	3 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? Announced originally through the Lord, it was confirmed for us by those who had heard.
4 וְגַם־אֱלֹהִים הֵעִיד עָלֶיהָ בְּאֹתוֹת וּבְמוֹפְתִים וּבִגְבוּרוֹת שֹׁנוֹת וּבְהַאֲצִיל מֵרוּחַ קָדְשׁוֹ כִּרְצוֹנוֹ	4 God added his testimony by signs, wonders, various acts of power, and distribution of the gifts of the holy Spirit according to his will.
5 כִּי לֹא תַחַת יַד־הַמַּלְאָכִים שָׁת אֶת־הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ מְדַבְּרִים עָלָיו	5 For it was not to angels that he subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking.
6 כִּי אִם־כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵעִיד הָאֹמֵר בְּמָקוֹם אֶחָד מָה־אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי־תִזְכְּרֶנּוּ וּבֶן־אָדָם כִּי תִפְקְדֶנּוּ	6 Instead, someone has testified somewhere: "What is man that you are mindful of him, or the son of man that you care for him?
7 וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מְעַט מֵאֱלֹהִים וְכָבוֹד וְהָדָר תְּעַטְּרֵהוּ וַתַּמְשִׁילֵהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ כֹּל שַׁתָּה תַחַת־רַגְלָיו	7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor,
8 הִנֵּה בַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁת כֹּל תַּחְתָּיו לֹא־הִשְׁאִיר דָּבָר שֶׁלֹּא־שָׁת תַּחְתָּיו וְעַתָּה זֶה לֹא רָאִינוּ עֲדַיִן כִּי־כֹל הוּשַׁת תַּחְתָּיו	8 subjecting all things under his feet." In "subjecting" all things (to him), he left nothing not "subject to him." Yet at present we do not see "all things subject to him,"
9 אֲבָל יֵשׁוּעַ הַמְחֻסָּר מְעַט מִמַּלְאָכִים אוֹתוֹ רָאִינוּ מְעֻטָּר בְּכָבוֹד וְהָדָר מִפְּנֵי עֻנּוּתוֹ עַד־מָוֶת לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יִטְעַם בְּחֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַמָּוֶת בְּעַד כֻּלָּם	9 but we do see Jesus "crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, he who "for a little while" was made "lower than the angels," that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
10 כִּי־נָאֶה הָיָה לוֹ אֲשֶׁר הַכֹּל לְמַעֲנוֹ וְהַכֹּל עַל־יָדוֹ בְּהַנְחֹתוֹ בָּנִים רַבִּים לְכָבוֹד לְהַשְׁלִים בְּעִנּוּיִם אֶת־שַׂר יְשׁוּעָתָם	10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the leader to their salvation perfect through suffering.
11 כִּי גַם־הַמְקַדֵּשׁ גַּם־הַמְקֻדָּשִׁים כֻּלָּם מֵאֶחָד הֵמָּה וְעַל־כֵּן לֹא בוֹשׁ מִקְּרֹא לָהֶם אַחִים	11 He who consecrates and those who are being consecrated all have one origin. Therefore, he is not ashamed to call them "brothers,"
12 בְּאָמְרוֹ אֲסַפְּרָה שִׁמְךָ לְאֶחָי בְּתוֹךְ קָהָל אֲהַלֲלֶךָּ	12 saying: "I will proclaim your name to my brothers, in the midst of the assembly I will praise you";
13 וְעוֹד וְקִוֵּיתִי לוֹ וְעוֹד הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי וְהַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לִי יְהוָֹה	13 and again: "I will put my trust in him"; and again: "Behold, I and the children God has given me."
14 וְיַעַן כִּי הַיְלָדִים כֻּלָּם יַחְדָּו בָּשָׂר וָדָם אַף־הוּא לָבַשׁ בָּשָׂר וָדָם כְּמוֹהֶם לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְבַטֵּל עַל־יְדֵי הַמָּוֶת אֵת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ מֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַמָּוֶת הוּא הַשָּׂטָן	14 Now since the children share in blood and flesh, he likewise shared in them, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
15 וּלְהַתִּיר אֶת־אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר מֵאֵימַת הַמָּוֶת הָיוּ נְתֻנִים לְעַבְדוּת כָּל־יְמֵי חַיֵּיהֶם	15 and free those who through fear of death had been subject to slavery all their life.
16 כִּי אָמְנָם לֹא בְּמַלְאָכִים הֶחֱזִיק כִּי אִם־בְּזֶרַע אַבְרָהָם הֶחֱזִיק	16 Surely he did not help angels but rather the descendants of Abraham;
17 עַל־כֵּן הָיָה עָלָיו לְהִדָּמוֹת לְאֶחָיו בְּכָל־דָּבָר לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶה כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל רַחֲמָן וְנֶאֱמָן בְּעִנְיְנֵי אֱלֹהִים לְכַפֵּר עַל־חַטֹּאת הָעָם	17 therefore, he had to become like his brothers in every way, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest before God to expiate the sins of the people.
18 כִּי בַאֲשֶׁר הוּא בְעַצְמוֹ עֻנָּה וְנִתְנַסֶּה יָכֹל לַעֲזֹר אֶת־הַמְנֻסִּים	18 Because he himself was tested through what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.