Seconda lettera ai Corinzi (מכתב שני לקורינתים) 9

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיֵּרֶד בָּאֳנִיָּה וַיַּעֲבֹר וַיָּבֹא אֶל־עִירוֹ	1 He entered a boat, made the crossing, and came into his own town.
2 וְהִנֵּה הֵם מְבִיאִים אֵלָיו אִישׁ נְכֵה אֵבָרִים וְהוּא מֻשְׁכָּב עַל־הַמִּטָּה וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־אֱמוּנָתָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־נְכֵה הָאֵבָרִים חֲזַק בְּנִי נִסְלְחוּ־לְךָ חַטֹּאתֶיךָ	2 And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Courage, child, your sins are forgiven."
3 וְהִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים מִן־הַסּוֹפְרִים אָמְרוּ בִלְבָבָם מְגַדֵּף הוּא	3 At that, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming."
4 וַיַּרְא יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם וַיֹּאמַר לָמָּה תַחְשְׁבוּ רָעָה בִּלְבַבְכֶם	4 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, "Why do you harbor evil thoughts?
5 כִּי מָה הַנָּקֵל הֶאָמֹר נִסְלְחוּ־לְךָ חַטֹּאתֶיךָ אִם־אָמֹר קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ	5 Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?
6 אַךְ לְמַעַן תֵּדְעוּן כִּי בֶן־הָאָדָם יֶשׁ־לוֹ הַשָּׁלְטָן בָּאָרֶץ לִסְלֹחַ חֲטָאִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־נְכֵה הָאֵבָרִים קוּם שָׂא אֶת־מִטָּתְךָ וְלֶךְ־לְךָ אֶל־בֵּיתֶךָ	6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" --he then said to the paralytic, "Rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home."
7 וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ לְבֵיתוֹ	7 He rose and went home.
8 וַהֲמוֹן הָעָם כִּרְאוֹתָם זֹאת הִשְׁתּוֹמְמוּ וַיְשַׁבְּחוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נָתַן שָׁלְטָן כָּזֶה לִבְנֵי אָדָם	8 When the crowds saw this they were struck with awe and glorified God who had given such authority to human beings.
9 וַיְהִי בַּעֲבֹר יֵשׁוּעַ מִשָּׁם וַיַּרְא אִישׁ ישֵׁב בְּבֵית־הַמֶּכֶס וּשְׁמוֹ מַתָּי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לְכָה אַחֲרָי וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרָיו	9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.
10 וַיְהִי בַּהֲסִבּוֹ בְּבֵיתוֹ וְהִנֵּה מוֹכְסִים וְחַטָּאִים רַבִּים בָּאוּ וַיָּסֵבּוּ עִם־יֵשׁוּעַ וְתַלְמִידָיו	10 While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples.
11 וַיִּרְאוּ הַפְּרוּשִׁים וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־תַּלְמִידָיו מַדּוּעַ עִם־הַמּוֹכְסִים וְהַחַטָּאִים אֹכֵל רַבְּכֶם	11 The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
12 וַיִּשְׁמַע זֹאת יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הַחֲזָקִים אֵינָם צְרִיכִים לְרֹפֵא כִּי אִם־הַחוֹלִים	12 He heard this and said, "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.
13 וְאַתֶּם צְאוּ וְלִמְדוּ מָה הוּא חֶסֶד חָפַצְתִּי וְלֹא זָבַח כִּי לֹא־בָאתִי לִקְרֹא אֶת־הַצַּדִּיקִים כִּי אִם־אֶת־הַחַטָּאִים לִתְשׁוּבָה	13 Go and learn the meaning of the words, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."
14 וַיִּגְּשׁוּ אֵלָיו תַּלְמִידֵי יוֹחָנָן וַיֹּאמְרוּ מַדּוּעַ אֲנַחְנוּ וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים צָמִים הַרְבֵּה וְתַלְמִידֶיךָ אֵינָם צָמִים	14 Then the disciples of John approached him and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast (much), but your disciples do not fast?"
15 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ אֵיךְ יוּכְלוּ בְּנֵי הַחֻפָּה לְהִתְאַבֵּל בְּעוֹד הֶחָתָן עִמָּהֶם הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים וְלֻקַּח מֵאִתָּם הֶחָתָן וְאָז יָצוּמוּ	15 Jesus answered them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
16 אֵין שָׂמִים טְלַאי חָדָשׁ עַל־שִׂמְלָה בָלָה כִּי יִנָּתֵק הַטְּלַאי מִן־הַשִּׂמְלָה וְתֵרֹעַ הַקְּרִיעָה	16 No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse.
17 וְאֵין נוֹתְנִים יַיִן חָדָשׁ בְּנֹאדוֹת בָּלִים פֶּן־יִבָּקְעוּ הַנֹּאדוֹת וְהַיַּיִן יִשָּׁפֵךְ וְהַנֹּאדוֹת יֹאבֵדוּ אֲבָל נוֹתְנִים אֶת־הַיַּיִן הֶחָדָשׁ בְּנֹאדוֹת חֲדָשִׁים וּשְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּו יִשָּׁמֵרוּ	17 People do not put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved."
18 וַיְהִי הוּא מְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־אֵלֶּה וְהִנֵּה אַחַד הַשָּׂרִים בָּא וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ־לוֹ וַיֹּאמַר עַתָּה זֶה מֵתָה בִתִּי בֹּא־נָא וְשִׂים אֶת־יָדְךָ עָלֶיהָ וְתִחְיֶה	18 While he was saying these things to them, an official came forward, knelt down before him, and said, "My daughter has just died. But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live."
19 וַיָּקָם יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרָיו הוּא וְתַלְמִידָיו	19 Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.
20 וְהִנֵּה אִשָּׁה זָבַת דָּם שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה נִגְּשָׁה מֵאַחֲרָיו וַתִּגַּע בִּכְנַף בִּגְדוֹ	20 A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel on his cloak.
21 כִּי אָמְרָה בְּלִבָּהּ אַךְ אִם־אֶגַּע בְּבִגְדוֹ אִוָּשֵׁעַ	21 She said to herself, "If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured."
22 וַיִּפֶן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיַּרְא אוֹתָהּ וַיֹּאמַר חִזְקִי בִתִּי אֱמוּנָתֵךְ הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּךְ וַתִּוָּשַׁע הָאִשָּׁה מִן־הַשָּׁעָה הַהִיא	22 Jesus turned around and saw her, and said, "Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you." And from that hour the woman was cured.
23 וַיָּבֹא יֵשׁוּעַ אֶל־בֵּית הַשָּׂר וַיַּרְא אֶת הַמְחַלְלִים בַּחֲלִילִים וְאֶת־הָעָם הַהוֹמֶה וַיֹּאמַר	23 When Jesus arrived at the official's house and saw the flute players and the crowd who were making a commotion,
24 סוּרוּ מִפֹּה כִּי לֹא מֵתָה הַיַּלְדָּה אַךְ יְשֵׁנָה הִיא וַיִּשְׂחֲקוּ לוֹ	24 he said, "Go away! The girl is not dead but sleeping." And they ridiculed him.
25 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי גֹּרַשׁ הָעָם וַיָּבֹא הַבָּיְתָה וַיֹּאחֶז בְּיָדָהּ וַתָּקָם הַנַּעֲרָה	25 When the crowd was put out, he came and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose.
26 וַתֵּצֵא הַשְּׁמוּעָה הַזֹּאת בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא	26 And news of this spread throughout all that land.
27 וַיַּעֲבֹר יֵשׁוּעַ מִשָּׁם וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים עִוְרִים וְהֵמָּה צֹעֲקִים וְאֹמְרִים חָנֵּנוּ בֶּן־דָּוִד	27 And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed (him), crying out, "Son of David, have pity on us!"
28 וּכְבוֹאוֹ הַבַּיְתָה נִגְּשׁוּ אֵלָיו הַעִוְרִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ הֲמַאֲמִינִים אַתֶּם כִּי יֶשׁ־לְאֵל יָדִי לַעֲשׂוֹת זֹאת וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו כֵּן אֲדֹנֵינוּ	28 When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I can do this?" "Yes, Lord," they said to him.
29 וַיִּגַּע בְּעֵינֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמַר יֵעָשֶׂה לָכֶם כֶּאֱמוּנַתְכֶם	29 Then he touched their eyes and said, "Let it be done for you according to your faith."
30 וַתִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֵיהֶם וַיִּגְעַר־בָּם יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמַר רְאוּ פֶּן־יִוָּדַע לְאִישׁ	30 And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one knows about this."
31 וְהֵמָּה בְּצֵאתָם הִשְׁמִיעוּ אֶת־שָׁמְעוֹ בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא	31 But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.
32 הֵמָּה יָצָאוּ וְהִנֵּה הֵבִיאוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ אִלֵּם אֲחוּז שֵׁד	32 As they were going out, a demoniac who could not speak was brought to him,
33 וְכַאֲשֶׁר גֹּרַשׁ הַשֵּׁד וַיְדַבֵּר הָאִלֵּם וַיִּתְמַהּ הֲמוֹן הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵעוֹלָם לֹא־נִרְאֲתָה כָזֹאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל	33 and when the demon was driven out the mute person spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."
34 וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים אָמְרוּ עַל־יְדֵי שַׂר הַשֵּׁדִים מְגָרֵשׁ הוּא אֵת הַשֵּׁדִים	34 But the Pharisees said, "He drives out demons by the prince of demons."
35 וָיָּסָב יֵשׁוּעַ בְּכָל־הֶעָרִים וְהַכְּפָרִים וַיְלַמֵּד בְּבָתֵּי כְנֵסִיּוֹתֵיהֶם וַיְבַשֵּׂר בְּשׂוֹרַת הַמַּלְכוּת וַיְרַפֵּא כָּל־מַחֲלָה וְכָל־מַדְוֶה בָּעָם	35 Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.
36 וּבִרְאוֹתוֹ אֶת־הַהֲמוֹנִים נִכְמְרוּ רַחֲמָיו עֲלֵיהֶם כִּי הֵם עֲיֵפִים וְנִדָּחִים כַּצֹּאן אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם רֹעֶה	36 At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 אָז יְדַבֵּר לְתַלְמִידָיו וַיֹּאמַר רַב הַקָּצִיר וְהַפֹּעֲלִים מְעַטִּים	37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
38 לָכֵן הִתְחַנְנוּ אֶל־בַּעַל הַקָּצִיר לִשְׁלֹחַ פֹּעֲלִים לִקְצִירוֹ	38 so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest."