Seconda lettera ai Corinzi (מכתב שני לקורינתים) 3

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בָּא יוֹחָנָן הַמַּטְבִּיל וַיְהִי קֹרֵא בְמִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה לֵאמֹר	1 In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea
2 שׁוּבוּ כִּי מַלְכוּת הַשָּׁמַיִם הִגִּיעָה	2 (and) saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"
3 הֲלֹא־זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר נִבָּא עָלָיו יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַּמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָֹה יַשְּׁרוּ מְסִלּוֹתָיו	3 It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: "A voice of one crying out in the desert, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.'"
4 וְהוּא יוֹחָנָן לְבוּשׁוֹ שְׂעַר גְּמַלִּים וְאֵזוֹר עוֹר בְּמָתְנָיו וּמַאֲכָלוֹ חֲגָבִים וּדְבַשׁ הַיָּעַר	4 John wore clothing made of camel's hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5 וַיֵּצְאוּ אֵלָיו ישְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם וְכָל־יְהוּדָה וְכָל־כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן	5 At that time Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole region around the Jordan were going out to him
6 וַיִּטָּבְלוּ עַל־יָדוֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּן מִתְוַדִּים אֶת־חַטֹּאתָם	6 and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins.
7 וַיְהִי כִרְאוֹתוֹ רַבִּים מִן־הַפְּרוּשִׁים וְהַצַּדּוּקִים נִגָּשִׁים לִטְבִילָתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יַלְדֵי הַצִּפְעוֹנִים מִי הִשְׂכִּיל אֶתְכֶם לְהִמָּלֵט מִןִ־הַקֶּצֶף הַבָּא	7 When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 לָכֵן עֲשֹוּ פְרִי הָרָאוּי לִתְשׁוּבָה	8 Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.
9 וְאַל־תַּחְשְׁבוּ בִלְבַבְכֶם לֵאמֹר אַבְרָהָם הוּא אָבִינוּ כִּי אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם כִּי מִן־הָאֲבָנִים הָאֵלֶּה יָכוֹל הָאֱלֹהִים לְהָקִים בָּנִים לְאַבְרָהָם	9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
10 וּכְבָר הוּשַׂם הַגַּרְזֶן עַל־שֹׁרֶשׁ הָעֵצִים וְהִנֵּה כָל־עֵץ אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי טוֹב יִגָּדַע וְיֻשְׁלַךְ בָּאֵשׁ	10 Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 הֵן אָנֹכִי טוֹבֵל אֶתְכֶם בַּמַּיִם לִתְשׁוּבָה וְהַבָּא אַחֲרַי חָזָק הוּא מִמֶּנִּי אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנִי רָאוּי לָשֵׂאת נְעָלָיו וְהוּא יִטְבֹּל אֶתְכֶם בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּבָאֵשׁ	11 I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.
12 אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ הַמִּזְרָה וְזָרָה אֶת־גָּרְנוֹ וְאָסַף אֶת־דְּגָנוֹ אֶל־אוֹצָרוֹ וְאֶת־הַמֹּץ יִשְׂרְפֶנּוּ בָאֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא תִכְבֶּה	12 His winnowing fan is in his hand. He will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
13 וַיָּבֹא יֵשׁוּעַ מִן־הַגָּלִיל הַיַּרְדֵּנָה אֶל־יוֹחָנָן לְהִטָּבֵל עַל־יָדוֹ	13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
14 וְיוֹחָנָן חָשַׂךְ אוֹתוֹ לֵאמֹר אֲנִי צָרִיךְ לְהִטָּבֵל עַל־יָדֶךָ וְאַתָּה בָּא אֵלָי	14 John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?"
15 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הַנִּיחָה לִּי כִּי כֵן נָאֲוָה לָּנוּ לְמַלֵּא כָּל־הַצְּדָקָה וַיַּנַּח לוֹ	15 Jesus said to him in reply, "Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.
16 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נִטְבַּל יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְמַהֵר לַעֲלוֹת מִן־הַמָּיִם וְהִנֵּה נִפְתְּחוּ־לוֹ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיַּרְא אֶת־רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים יוֹרֶדֶת כְּיוֹנָה וְנָחָה עָלָיו	16 After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened (for him), and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove (and) coming upon him.
17 וְהִנֵּה קוֹל מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם אוֹמֵר זֶה בְּנִי יְדִידִי אֲשֶׁר־רָצְתָה נַפְשִׁי בּוֹ	17 And a voice came from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
18 וַאֲנַחְנוּ כֻלָּנוּ בְּפָנִים מְגֻלִּים רֹאִים אֶת־כְּבוֹד הָאָדוֹן כִּבְמַרְאָה וְנֵחָלֵף אֶל־עֶצֶם דְּמוּת הַהִיא מִכָּבוֹד אֶל־כָּבוֹד כְּהֵחָלֵף מֵאֵת אֲדוֹן הָרוּחַ