Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 10

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וְאִישׁ הָיָה בְקִסְרִין וּשְׁמוֹ קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס שַׂר־מֵאָה מִן־הַגְּדוּד הַנִּקְרָא הָאִיטַלְקִי	1 Now in Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Cohort called the Italica,
2 וְהוּא חָסִיד וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים עִם־כָּל־בְּנֵי בֵיתוֹ וְעֹשֵׂה צְדָקוֹת הַרְבֵּה לָעָם וּמִתְפַּלֵּל תָּמִיד לֵאלֹהִים	2 devout and God-fearing along with his whole household, who used to give alms generously to the Jewish people and pray to God constantly.
3 וּמַחֲזֶה נִרְאָה אֵלָיו כַּשָּׁעָה הַתְּשִׁיעִית לַיּוֹם וַיַּרְא מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים בָּא אֵלָיו פְּנִימָה וְאֹמֵר קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס	3 One afternoon about three o'clock, he saw plainly in a vision an angel of God come in to him and say to him, "Cornelius."
4 וַיַּבֵּט אֵלָיו וַיִּירָא וַיֹּאמֶר מַה־זֶּה אֲדֹנִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו תְּפִלּוֹתֶיךָ וְצִדְקוֹתֶיךָ עָלוּ לְזִכָּרוֹן לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים	4 He looked intently at him and, seized with fear, said, "What is it, sir?" He said to him, "Your prayers and almsgiving have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
5 וְעַתָּה שְׁלַח־לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים אֶל־יָפוֹ וְהָבֵא אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה פֶטְרוֹס	5 Now send some men to Joppa and summon one Simon who is called Peter.
6 הוּא מִתְגּוֹרֵר עִם־בּוּרְסִי אֶחָד שִׁמְעוֹן שְׁמוֹ אֲשֶׁר בֵּיתוֹ עַל־יַד הַיָּם הוּא יֹאמַר לְךָ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת	6 He is staying with another Simon, a tanner, who has a house by the sea."
7 וַיֵּלֶךְ־לוֹ הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר אֶל־קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־שְׁנַיִם מֵעַבְדֵי בֵיתוֹ וְאֶל־אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה אֶחָד יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָעֹמְדִים תָּמִיד לְפָנָיו לְשָׁרְתוֹ	7 When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from his staff,
8 וַיְסַפֵּר לָהֶם אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם אֶל־יָפוֹ	8 explained everything to them, and sent them to Joppa.
9 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וְהֵמָּה הֹלְכִים בַּדֶּרֶךְ וּקְרֵבִים לָעִיר וַיַּעַל פֶּטְרוֹס עַל־הַגָּג לְהִתְפַּלֵּל כַּשָּׁעָה הַשִּׁשִּׁית	9 The next day, while they were on their way and nearing the city, Peter went up to the roof terrace to pray at about noontime.
10 וְהוּא רָעֵב וַיִּתְאָו לִטְעָם־לָחֶם וּבַהֲכִינָם לוֹ נָפְלָה תַרְדֵּמָה עָלָיו	10 He was hungry and wished to eat, and while they were making preparations he fell into a trance.
11 וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם נִפְתָּחִים וְהִנֵּה־כְלִי יֹרֵד אֵלָיו כִּדְמוּת מִטְפַּחַת־בַּד גְּדוֹלָה וַיּוּרַד בְּאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹתָיו עַל־הָאָרֶץ	11 He saw heaven opened and something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered to the ground by its four corners.
12 וּבְתוֹכוֹ מִכָּל־בֶּהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ וְחַיָּה וָרֶמֶשׂ וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם	12 In it were all the earth's four-legged animals and reptiles and the birds of the sky.
13 וַיְהִי־קוֹל אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר קוּם פֶּטְרוֹס זְבַח וֶאֱכֹל	13 A voice said to him, "Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat."
14 וַיֹּאמֶר פֶּטְרוֹס חָלִילָה לִּי אֲדֹנִי כִּי מֵעוֹלָם לֹא אָכַלְתִּי כָּל־פִּגּוּל וְטָמֵא	14 But Peter said, "Certainly not, sir. For never have I eaten anything profane and unclean."
15 וַיְהִי־עוֹד קוֹל אֵלָיו פַּעַם שֵׁנִית לֵאמֹר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר טִהַר הָאֱלֹהִים אַתָּה אַל־תְּטַמְּאֶנּוּ	15 The voice spoke to him again, a second time, "What God has made clean, you are not to call profane."
16 וְכֵן הָיָה שָׁלשׁ פְּעָמִים וְהַכְּלִי שָׁב וְהֹעֲלָה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה	16 This happened three times, and then the object was taken up into the sky.
17 וַיְהִי בְּהִתְפָּעֵם רוּחַ פֶּטְרוֹס עַל־הַמַּרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר רָאָה וְהִנֵּה הָאֲנָשִׁים הַשְּׁלוּחִים מֵאֵת קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס שָׁאֲלוּ לְבֵית שִׁמְעוֹן וַיַּעַמְדוּ עַל־הַפָּתַח	17 While Peter was in doubt about the meaning of the vision he had seen, the men sent by Cornelius asked for Simon's house and arrived at the entrance.
18 וַיִּקְרְאוּ וַיִּדְרְשׁוּ הֲיֵשׁ מִתְגּוֹרֵר שָׁם שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה פֶטְרוֹס	18 They called out inquiring whether Simon, who is called Peter, was staying there.
19 וּפֶטְרוֹס עוֹדֶנּוּ חשֵׁב עִם־לְבָבוֹ עַל־הַמַּרְאֶה וְהָרוּחַ אָמַר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה שְׁלשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים מְבַקְשִׁים אוֹתָךְ	19 As Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said (to him), "There are three men here looking for you.
20 לָכֵן קוּם רֵד וּלְכָה־נָּא אִתָּם וְאַל־תִּתְמַהְמָהּ כִּי אָנֹכִי שְׁלַחְתִּים	20 So get up, go downstairs, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them."
21 וַיֵּרֶד פֶּטְרוֹס אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַנִּשְׁלָחִים אֵלָיו מֵאֵת קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס וַיֹּאמַר אָנֹכִי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים לָמָּה זֶּה בָאתֶם הֵנָּה	21 Then Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your being here?"
22 וַיֹּאמְרוּ קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס שַׂר־מֵאָה אִישׁ צַדִּיק וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים וְלוֹ שֵׁם־טוֹב בְּכָל־עַם הַיְּהוּדִים צֻוָּה עַל־פִּי מַלְאָךְ קָדוֹשׁ לִקְרֹא לְךָ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וְלִשְׁמֹעַ דְּבָרִים מִפִּיךָ	22 They answered, "Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear what you have to say."
23 וַיִּקְרָא אֹתָם אֵלָיו וַיַּאַסְפֵם הַבָּיְתָה וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיֵּצֵא פֶטְרוֹס אִתָּם וּמִקְצָת הָאַחִים אֲשֶׁר בְּיָפוֹ הָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ	23 So he invited them in and showed them hospitality. The next day he got up and went with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.
24 וּלְמָחֳרָתוֹ בָּאוּ אֶל־קִסְרִין וְקָרְנֵילִיּוֹס מְחַכֶּה לָהֶם וְעִמּוֹ בְּנֵי מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ וּקְרוֹבָיו וּמְיֻדָּעָיו הַנִּקְהָלִים אֵלָיו	24 On the following day he entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25 וַיְהִי כְּבוֹא פֶטְרוֹס וַיֵּצֵא קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיִּפֹּל לְרַגְלָיו וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ	25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and, falling at his feet, paid him homage.
26 וַיָּקֶם אוֹתוֹ פֶּטְרוֹס וַיֹּאמֶר קוּם כִּי גַם־אֲנִי אֱנוֹשׁ אָנֹכִי	26 Peter, however, raised him up, saying, "Get up. I myself am also a human being."
27 וַיְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ וַיָּבֹא הַבָּיְתָה וַיִּמְצָא רַבִּים נֶאֱסָפִים שָׁמָּה	27 While he conversed with him, he went in and found many people gathered together
28 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי־אָסוּר הוּא לְאִישׁ יְהוּדִי לְהִלָּוֺת וְלִקְרֹב אֶל־נָכְרִי וְאֹתִי הוֹרָה אֱלֹהִים לְבִלְתִּי אֱמֹר חֹל אוֹ־טָמֵא עַל־כָּל־אָדָם	28 and said to them, "You know that it is unlawful for a Jewish man to associate with, or visit, a Gentile, but God has shown me that I should not call any person profane or unclean.
29 וּבַעֲבוּר זֹאת כַּאֲשֶׁר נִקְרֵאתִי לֹא נִמְנַעְתִּי מֵהֲלֹךְ וְעַתָּה אֶשְׁאָלְכֶם מַדּוּעַ קְרָאתֶם לִי	29 And that is why I came without objection when sent for. May I ask, then, why you summoned me?"
30 וַיֹּאמֶר קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס זֶה אַרְבָּעָה יָמִים הָיִיתִי צָם עַד־הַשָּׁעָה הַזֹּאת וּבַשָּׁעָה הַתְּשִׁיעִית הִתְפַּלַּלְתִּי בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתִי וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ נִצָּב לְפָנַי בִּלְבוּשׁ זֹהַר	30 Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this hour, three o'clock in the afternoon, I was at prayer in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling robes stood before me and said,
31 וַיֹּאמַר קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס נִשְׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתְךָ וְצִדְקוֹתֶיךָ הָיוּ לְזִכָּרוֹן לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים	31 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your almsgiving remembered before God.
32 וְעַתָּה שְׁלַח אֶל־יָפוֹ וּקְרָא אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה פֶטְרוֹס מִתְגּוֹרֵר הוּא בְּבֵית שִׁמְעוֹן הַבּוּרְסִי עַל־הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר בְּבוֹאוֹ יְדַבֶּר־לָךְ	32 Send therefore to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.'
33 וָאֲמַהֵר וָאֶשְׁלַח אֵלֶיךָ וְאַתָּה הֵיטַבְתָּ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֲשֶׁר־בָּאתָ אֵלָי וְהִנְנוּ כֻּלָּנוּ פֹה לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר צֻוֵּיתָ מֵאֵת יְהוָֹה	33 So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to listen to all that you have been commanded by the Lord."
34 וַיִּפְתַּח פֶּטְרוֹס אֶת־פִּיו וַיֹּאמַר עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי בֶאֱמֶת כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים אֵינֶנּוּ נֹשֵׂא פָנִים	34 Then Peter proceeded to speak and said, "In truth, I see that God shows no partiality.
35 כִּי אִם־בְּכָל־עַם וָעָם הַיָּרֵא אוֹתוֹ וְעֹשֶׂה צֶּדֶק רָצוּי הוּא לְפָנָיו	35 Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.
36 וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְבַשֵּׂר אֶת־הַשָּׁלוֹם עַל־יְדֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וְהוּא אֲדוֹן הַכֹּל	36 You know the word (that) he sent to the Israelites as he proclaimed peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all,
37 אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַנַּעֲשֶׂה בְכָל־יְהוּדָה הָחֵל מִן־הַגָּלִיל אַחֲרֵי הַטְּבִילָה אֲשֶׁר־קָרָא אוֹתָהּ יוֹחָנָן	37 what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached,
38 אֵת אֲשֶׁר־מָשַׁח הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּבִגְבוּרָה וַיַּעֲבֹר בָּאָרֶץ עֹשֵׂה חֶסֶד וְרֹפֵא אֶת־כָּל־הַנִּכְבָּשִׁים תַּחַת יַד הַשָּׂטָן כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים הָיָה עִמּוֹ	38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
39 וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֵדִים עַל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה בְּאֶרֶץ הַיְּהוּדִים וּבִירוּשָׁלָיִם וַאֲשֶׁר הֲרָגֻהוּ בְּהוֹקִיעָם אֹתוֹ עַל־הָעֵץ	39 We are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and (in) Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree.
40 אוֹתוֹ הֵקִים הָאֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ לְהֵרָאוֹת בְּגָלוּי	40 This man God raised (on) the third day and granted that he be visible,
41 לֹא לְכָל־הָעָם כִּי אִם־לָנוּ הָעֵדִים אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים בָּחַר בָּהֶם מֵרֹאשׁ אֲשֶׁר אָכַלְנוּ וְשָׁתִינוּ אִתּוֹ אַחֲרֵי קוּמוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים	41 not to all the people, but to us, the witnesses chosen by God in advance, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
42 וַיְצַו אֹתָנוּ לְהַשְׁמִיעַ לָעָם וּלְהָעִיד כִּי אֹתוֹ שָׂם הָאֱלֹהִים לְשׁוֹפֵט הַחַיִּים וְהַמֵּתִים	42 He commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.
43 וְעָלָיו כָּל־הַנְּבִיאִים מְעִידִים כִּי יְקַבְּלוּ סְלִיחַת הַחֲטָאִים בִּשְׁמוֹ כָּל־הַמַּאֲמִינִים בּוֹ	43 To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name."
44 עוֹד פֶּטְרוֹס מְדַבֵּר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ צָלְחָה עַל כָּל־הַשֹּׁמְעִים אֶת־הַדָּבָר	44 While Peter was still speaking these things, the holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the word.
45 וְהַמַּאֲמִינִים בְּנֵי הַמִּילָה אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ אֶת־פֶּטְרוֹס הִשְׁתּוֹמְמוּ כִּי־מַתְּנַת רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ נִשְׁפְּכָה גַּם עַל־הַגּוֹיִם	45 The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the holy Spirit should have been poured out on the Gentiles also,
46 כִּי שָׁמְעוּ אֹתָם מְמַלְלִים בִּלְשֹׁנוֹת וּמְגַדְּלִים אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים	46 for they could hear them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter responded,
47 וַיַּעַן פֶּטְרוֹס וַיֹּאמַר הֲיוּכַל אִישׁ לִמְנֹעַ אֶת־הַמַּיִם מִטְּבֹל אֶת־אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר קִבְּלוּ אֶת־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ גַּם־הֵם כָּמֹנוּ	47 "Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people, who have received the holy Spirit even as we have?"
48 וַיְצַו לִטְבֹּל אֹתָם בְּשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן וַיְבַקְשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ לָשֶׁבֶת אִתָּם יָמִים אֲחָדִים	48 He ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
	49 Then they invited him to stay for a few days.