Prima lettera ai Tessalonicesi - (מכתב ראשון לסלוניקים) 15

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 וְעָלֵינוּ הַחֲזָקִים לָשֵׂאת חֻלְשׁוֹת הַכּשְׁלִים וְאַל־נְבַקֵּשׁ הֲנָאַת עַצְמֵנוּ	1 Now we that are stronger, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2 כִּי כָל־אֶחָד מִמֶּנּוּ יְבַקֵּשׁ הֲנָאַת חֲבֵרוֹ לְטוֹב לוֹ לְמַעַן יִבָּנֶה	2 Let every one of you please his neighbour unto good, to edification.
3 כִּי גַם־הַמָּשִׁיחַ לֹא בִקֵּשׁ הֲנָאַת עַצְמוֹ אֶלָּא כַכָּתוּב חֶרְפּוֹת חוֹרְפֶיךָ נָפְלוּ עָלָי	3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written: The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell upon me.
4 כִּי כָל־אֲשֶׁר נִכְתַּב מִלְּפָנִים לְלַמְּדֵנוּ נִכְתָּב לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה־לָּנוּ תִקְוָה בְּסַבְלָנוּת וּבְתַנְחוּמוֹת הַכְּתוּבִים	4 For what things soever were written, were written for our learning: that through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we might have hope.
5 וֵאלֹהֵי הַסַּבְלָנוּת וְהַנֶּחָמָה הוּא יִתֵּן לָכֶם לִהְיוֹת כֻּלְּכֶם לֵב אֶחָד עַל־פִּי הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ	5 Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind one towards another, according to Jesus Christ:
6 אֲשֶׁר תְּכַבְּדוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אַחַת וּבְפֶה אֶחָד אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲבִי אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	6 That with one mind, and with one mouth, you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 עַל־כֵּן תְּקַבְּלוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו כַּאֲשֶׁר גַּם־הַמָּשִׁיחַ קִבֵּל אֹתָנוּ לִכְבוֹד הָאֱלֹהִים	7 Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also hath received you unto the honour of God.
8 וַאֲנִי אֹמֵר כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ הָיָה לִמְשָׁרֵת בְּנֵי הַמִּילָה לְמַעַן אֱמֶת הָאֱלֹהִים לְקַיֵּם אֶת־הַהַבְטָחוֹת אֲשֶׁר לָאָבוֹת	8 For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers.
9 וְהַגּוֹיִם הֵמָּה יְכַבְּדוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים לְמַעַן רַחֲמָיו כַּכָּתוּב עַל־כֵּן אוֹדְךָ בַגּוֹיִם וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּרָה	9 But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.
10 וְאוֹמֵר הַרְנִינוּ גוֹיִם עַמּוֹ	10 And again he saith: Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 וְאוֹמֵר הַלְלוּ אֶת־יְהוָֹה כָּל־גּוֹיִם שַׁבְּחוּהוּ כָּל־הָאֻמִּים	11 And again: Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and magnify him, all ye people.
12 וִישַׁעְיָהוּ אֹמֵר וְהָיָה שֹׁרֶשׁ יִשַׁי אֲשֶׁר עֹמֵד לְנֵס עַמִּים אֵלָיו גּוֹיִם יְקַוּוּ	12 And again Isaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse; and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope.
13 וֵאלֹהֵי הַתִּקְוָה הוּא יְמַלֵּא אֶתְכֶם כָּל־שִׂמְחָה וְשָׁלוֹם בָּאֱמוּנָה לְמַעַן תִּרְבֶּה תִּקְוַתְכֶם בִּגְבוּרַת רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing; that you may abound in hope, and in the power of the Holy Ghost.
14 וְהִנֵּה אַחַי מֻבְטָח אֲנִי בָּכֶם כִּי גַם־אַתֶּם בְּעַצְמְכֶם מְלֵאֵי אַהֲבַת חֶסֶד מְלֵאִים כָּל־דַּעַת וְתוּכְלוּ לְהוֹכִיחַ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ	14 And I myself also, my brethren, am assured of you, that you also are full of love, replenished with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another.
15 אַךְ הֵעַזְתִּי מְעַט בְּכָתְבִי אֲלֵיכֶם הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה כְּמַזְכִּיר אֶתְכֶם עַל־פִּי הַחֶסֶד הַנָּתוּן לִי מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים	15 But I have written to you, brethren, more boldly in some sort, as it were putting you in mind: because of the grace which is given me from God.
16 לִהְיוֹתִי מְשָׁרֵת יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ לַגּוֹיִם וּלְכַהֵן בִּבְשׂוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים לְמַעַן יִהְיֶה קָרְבַּן הַגּוֹיִם רָצוּי וּמְקֻדָּשׁ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	16 That I should be the minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles; sanctifying the gospel of God, that the oblation of the Gentiles may be made acceptable and sanctified in the Holy Ghost.
17 עַל־כֵּן יֶשׁ־לִי לְהִתְהַלֵּל בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ נֶגֶד הָאֱלֹהִים	17 I have therefore glory in Christ Jesus towards God.
18 כִּי לֹא־אָעֵז פָּנַי לְדַבֵּר דָּבָר זוּלָתִי אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הַמָּשִׁיחַ בְּיָדִי לְמַעַן הַטּוֹת בְּאֹמֶר וּבְמַעֲשֶׂה אֶת־לֵב הַגּוֹיִם לָסוּר לְמִשְׁמַעְתּוֹ	18 For I dare not to speak of any of those things which Christ worketh not by me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
19 בִּגְבוּרַת אֹתוֹת וּמוֹפְתִים וּבִגְבוּרַת רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים עַד־כִּי מִלֵּאתִי מִירוּשָׁלַיִם וּסְבִיבוֹתֶיהָ וְעַד לְאִלּוּרִיקוֹן אֶת־בְּשׂוֹרַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ	19 By the virtue of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Ghost, so that from Jerusalem round about as far as unto Illyricum, I have replenished the gospel of Christ.
20 בְּהִשְׁתַּדְּלִי לְהַגִּיד אֶת־הַבְּשׂוֹרָה לֹא בִמְקֹמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם כְּבָר נִקְרָא שֵׁם הַמָּשִׁיחַ לְבִלְתִּי בְנוֹת עַל־יְסוֹד אֲחֵרִים	20 And I have so preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation.
21 כִּי אִם־כַּכָּתוּב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־סֻפַּר לָהֶם רָאוּ וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא־שָׁמְעוּ הִתְבּוֹנָנוּ	21 But as it is written: They to whom he was not spoken of, shall see, and they that have not heard shall understand.
22 וְזֶה הוּא הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־נֶעֱצַרְתִּי בִגְלָלוֹ פַּעַם וּשְׁתַּיִם מִבּוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם	22 For which cause also I was hindered very much from coming to you, and have been kept away till now.
23 אֲבָל כָּעֵת אֲשֶׁר אֵין־עוֹד מָקוֹם לִי בַּגְּלִילוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְנִכְסֹף נִכְסַפְתִּי לָבֹא אֲלֵיכֶם זֶה שָׁנִים רַבּוֹת	23 But now having no more place in these countries, and having a great desire these many years past to come unto you,
24 אָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם בְּלֶכְתִּי לְאִסְפַּמְיָא כִּי מְקַוֶּה אָנֹכִי לִרְאוֹתְכֶם בְּעָבְרִי וְאַתֶּם תְּשַׁלְּחוּנִי שָׁמָּה וְאֶשְׂבְּעָה מְעַט מִכֶּם בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה	24 When I shall begin to take my journey into Spain, I hope that as I pass, I shall see you, and be brought on my way thither by you, if first, in part, I shall have enjoyed you:
25 אָמְנָם עַתָּה אֵלְכָה יְרוּשָׁלָיְמָה לַעֲזוֹר אֶת־הַקְּדוֹשִׁים	25 But now I shall go to Jerusalem, to minister unto the saints.
26 כִּי מַקְדּוֹנְיָא וַאֲכַיָּא הוֹאִילוּ לָתֵת מַשְׂאַת נְדָבָה לְאֶבְיוֹנֵי הַקְּדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלָיִם	26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a contribution for the poor of the saints that are in Jerusalem.
27 כִּי הוֹאִילוּ וְאַף־מְחֻיָּבִים הֵם לָהֶם כִּי אִם־הָיָה לַגּוֹיִם חֵלֶק בְּדִבְרֵי הָרוּחַ אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם הֲלֹא עֲלֵיהֶם לְעָזְרָם גַּם בְּדִבְרֵי הַגּוּף	27 For it hath pleased them; and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they ought also in carnal things to minister to them.
28 לָכֵן כְּשֶׁגָּמַרְתִּי אֶת־זֹאת וְחָתַמְתִּי לָהֶם הַפְּרִי הַזֶּה אָז אֶעְבְּרָה דֶּרֶךְ אַרְצְכֶם לְאִסְפַּמְיָא	28 When therefore I shall have accomplished this, and consigned to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
29 וְיוֹדֵעַ אָנֹכִי כִּי בְּבֹאִי אֲלֵיכֶם אָבוֹא בִּמְלֹא בִרְכַּת בְּשׂוֹרַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ	29 And I know, that when I come to you, I shall come in the abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30 וַאֲנִי מְעוֹרֵר אֶתְכֶם אַחַי בַּאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וּבְאַהֲבַת הָרוּחַ לְהִתְאַמֵּץ אִתִּי בְּהַעְתִּיר בַּעֲדִי אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים	30 I beseech you therefore, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the charity of the Holy Ghost, that you help me in your prayers for me to God,
31 לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר אֶנָּצֵל מֵהַסּוֹרְרִים בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וְיֶעֱרַב עַל־הַקְּדשִׁים שִׁמּוּשִׁי לְשֵׁם יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	31 That I may be delivered from the unbelievers that are in Judea, and that the oblation of my service may be acceptable in Jerusalem to the saints.
32 וַאֲשֶׁר אָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם בְּשִׂמְחָה בִּרְצוֹן אֱלֹהִים וְאֶנָּפֵשׁ עִמָּכֶם	32 That I may come to you with joy, by the will of God, and may be refreshed with you.
33 וֵאלֹהֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם עִם־כֻּלְּכֶם אָמֵן	33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.