Lettera agli Efesini - מכתב לאפסים 5

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נִדְחַק הֲמוֹן הָעָם לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים וְהוּא עֹמֵד עַל־יַד יַם־גִּנֵּיסָר	1 While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
2 וַיַּרְא שְׁתֵּי אֳנִיּוֹת עֹמְדוֹת עַל־יַד הַיָּם וְהַדַּיָּגִים יָצְאוּ מֵהֶן וַיִּרְחֲצוּ אֵת הַמִּכְמֹרוֹת	2 He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
3 וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־אַחַת מִן־הָאֳנִיּוֹת אֲשֶׁר הִיא לְשִׁמְעוֹן וַיְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ לְהוֹלִיכוֹ מְעַט מִן־הַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶל־הַיָּם וַיֵּשֶׁב וַיְלַמֵּד אֶת־הָעָם מִתּוֹךְ הָאֳנִיָּה	3 Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
4 וַיְכַל לְדַבֵּר וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־שִׁמְעוֹן הוֹלִיכָה אֶל־עֹמֶק הַיָּם וְהוֹרִידוּ אֶת־מִכְמְרוֹתֵיכֶם לָצוּד	4 After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch."
5 וַיַּעַן שִׁמְעוֹן וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מוֹרֶה כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה יָגַעְנוּ וְלֹא לָכַדְנוּ מְאוּמָה אַךְ עַל־פִּי דְבָרְךָ אוֹרִיד אֶת־הַמִּכְמֹרֶת	5 Simon said in reply, "Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets."
6 וַיַּעֲשֹוּ־כֵן וַיִּלְכְּדוּ דָגִים הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וַתִּקָּרַע מִכְמַרְתָּם	6 When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing.
7 וַיָּנִיפוּ יָד אֶל־חַבְרֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר בָּאֳנִיָּה הַשֵּׁנִית לָבוֹא אֲלֵיהֶם וּלְעָזְרָם וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיְמַלְאוּ אֶת־שְׁתֵּי הָאֳנִיּוֹת עַד־כִּי שָׁקָעוּ	7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of sinking.
8 וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּטְרוֹס אֶת־זֹאת וַיִּפֹּל לְבִרְכֵּי יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנִי צֵא־נָא מֵעִמִּי כִּי־אִישׁ חוֹטֵא אָנֹכִי	8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man."
9 כִּי שַׁמָּה הֶחֱזִיקָה אוֹתוֹ וְאֶת־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ עַל־צֵיד הַדָּגִים אֲשֶׁר צָדוּ	9 For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all those with him,
10 וְכֵן גַּם אֶת־יַעֲקֹב וְאֶת־יוֹחָנָן בְּנֵי זַבְדַּי אֲשֶׁר הִתְחַבְּרוּ עִם־שִׁמְעוֹן וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ אֶל־שִׁמְעוֹן אַל־תִּירָא מֵעַתָּה צוֹד תָּצוּד אֲנָשִׁים	10 and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men."
11 וַיּוֹלִיכוּ אֶת־הָאֳנִיּוֹת אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־הַכֹּל וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו	11 When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.
12 וַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בְּאַחַת הֶעָרִים וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ מָלֵא צָרַעַת וַיַּרְא אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ וַיִּפֹּל עַל־פָּנָיו וַיִּתְחַנֵּן אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר אֲדֹנִי אִם־תַּחְפֹּץ תּוּכַל לְטַהֲרֵנִי	12 Now there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where he was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said, "Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean."
13 וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־יָדוֹ וַיִּגַּע־בּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר חָפֵץ אָנֹכִי טְהָר וּפִתְאֹם סָרָה מִמֶּנּוּ הַצָּרָעַת	13 Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, "I do will it. Be made clean." And the leprosy left him immediately.
14 וַיָּעַד בּוֹ לְבִלְתִּי סַפֵּר לְאִישׁ כִּי אִם־לֵךְ וְהֵרָאֵה אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן וְהַקְרֵב קָרְבָּן עַל־טָהֳרָתְךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה משֶׁה לְעֵדוּת לָהֶם	14 Then he ordered him not to tell anyone, but "Go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them."
15 וְשָׁמְעוֹ הוֹלֵךְ הָלוֹךְ וְגָדֵל וַיִּקָּבְצוּ עַם רַב לִשְׁמוֹעַ וּלְהֵרָפֵא בְיָדוֹ מִתַּחֲלוּאֵיהֶם	15 The report about him spread all the more, and great crowds assembled to listen to him and to be cured of their ailments,
16 וְהוּא סָר אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּרוֹת וַיִּתְפַּלָּל	16 but he would withdraw to deserted places to pray.
17 וַיְהִי בְּאַחַד הַיָּמִים וְהוּא מְלַמֵּד וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם פְּרוּשִׁים וּמוֹרֵי הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ מִכָּל־כְּפָרֵי הַגָּלִיל וּמִיהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלָיִם וּגְבוּרַת יְהוָֹה הָיְתָה־בּוֹ לִרְפּוֹא	17 One day as Jesus was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was with him for healing.
18 וְהִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים נוֹשְׂאִים אִישׁ בַּמִּטָּה וְהוּא נְכֵה אֵבָרִים וַיְבַקְשׁוּ לַהֲבִיאוֹ הַבַּיְתָה וְלָשֹוּם לְפָנָיו	18 And some men brought on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed; they were trying to bring him in and set (him) in his presence.
19 וְלֹא־מָצְאוּ דֶרֶךְ לְהַכְנִיסוֹ מֵרֹב הָעָם וַיַּעֲלוּ הַגָּגָה וַיּוֹרִידֻהוּ וְאֶת־עַרְשׂוֹ בֵּין הָרְעָפִים לְתוֹךְ הַבַּיִת לִפְנֵי יֵשׁוּעַ	19 But not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the tiles into the middle in front of Jesus.
20 וַיַּרְא אֶת־אֱמוּנָתָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בֶּן־אָדָם נִסְלְחוּ־לְךָ חַטֹּאתֶיךָ	20 When he saw their faith, he said, "As for you, your sins are forgiven."
21 וַיָּחֵלּוּ הַסּוֹפְרִים וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים לַחֲשֹׁב מַחֲשָׁבוֹת לֵאמֹר מִי הוּא זֶה הַמְדַבֵּר גִּדּוּפִים מִי יוּכַל לִסְלֹחַ חֲטָאִים מִבַּלְעֲדֵי הָאֱלֹהִים לְבַדּוֹ	21 Then the scribes and Pharisees began to ask themselves, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who but God alone can forgive sins?"
22 וַיֵּדַע יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־מַחְשְׁבוֹתָם וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מָה אַתֶּם חשְׁבִים בִּלְבַבְכֶם	22 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them in reply, "What are you thinking in your hearts?
23 מַה הוּא הַנָּקֵל הֶאָמֹר נִסְלְחוּ־לְךָ חַטֹּאתֶיךָ אִם־אָמֹר קוּם וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ	23 Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?
24 אַךְ לְמַעַן תֵּדְעוּן כִּי בֶן־הָאָדָם יֶשׁ־לוֹ הַשָּׁלְטָן בָּאָרֶץ לִסְלֹחַ חֲטָאִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־נְכֵה הָאֵבָרִים אֹמֵר אֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ קוּם וְשָׂא אֶת־עַרְשְׂךָ וְלֶךְ־לְךָ אֶל־בֵּיתֶךָ	24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins''--he said to the man who was paralyzed, "I say to you, rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home."
25 וַיְמַהֵר וַיָּקָם לְעֵינֵיהֶם וַיִּשָּׂא אֵת מִשְׁכָּבוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ־לוֹ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ מְהַלֵּל אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים	25 He stood up immediately before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.
26 וְשַׁמָּה הֶחֱזִיקָה אֶת־כֻּלָּם וַיְבָרְכוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּמָּלְאוּ יִרְאָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ כִּי נִפְלָאוֹת רָאִינוּ הַיּוֹם	26 Then astonishment seized them all and they glorified God, and, struck with awe, they said, "We have seen incredible things today."
27 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי כֵן וַיַּרְא מוֹכֵס וּשְׁמוֹ לֵוִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּבֵית הַמֶּכֶס וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לְכָה אַחֲרָי	27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, "Follow me."
28 וַיַּעֲזֹב אֶת־הַכֹּל וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרָיו	28 And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him.
29 וַיַּעַשׂ־לוֹ לֵוִי מִשְׁתֶּה גָדוֹל בְּבֵיתוֹ וְעַם־רַב שֶׁל־מוֹכְסִים וַאֲנָשִׁים אֲחֵרִים הָיוּ מְסֻבִּים עִמָּהֶם	29 Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them.
30 וַיִּלּוֹנוּ הַסּוֹפְרִים אֲשֶׁר בָּהֶם וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים עַל־תַּלְמִידָיו וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָמָה אַתֶּם אֹכְלִים וְשֹׁתִים עִם־הַמּוֹכְסִים וְהַחַטָּאִים	30 The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
31 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הַבְּרִיאִים אֵינָם צְרִיכִים לְרֹפֵא כִּי אִם־הַחֹלִים	31 Jesus said to them in reply, "Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do.
32 לֹא בָאתִי לִקְרוֹא הַצַּדִּיקִים כִּי אִם־הַחַטָּאִים לִתְשׁוּבָה	32 I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners."
33 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֵן תַּלְמִידֵי יוֹחָנָן צָמִים הַרְבֵּה וְאֹמְרִים תְּחִנּוֹת וְגַם תַּלְמִידֵי הַפְּרוּשִׁים עֹשִׂים כֵּן וְתַלְמִידֶיךָ אֹכְלִים וְשֹׁתִים	33 And they said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but yours eat and drink."
34 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הֲתוּכְלוּ אֲנֹס בְּנֵי הַחֻפָּה לָצוּם וְהֶחָתָן עוֹד עִמָּהֶם	34 Jesus answered them, "Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?
35 וְאוּלָם יָמִים בָּאִים וְלֻקַּח מֵאִתָּם הֶחָתָן אָז יָצוּמוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה	35 But the days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days."
36 וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם גַּם אֶת־הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּה אֵין אִישׁ מַעֲלֶה טְלַאי שֶׁל־בֶּגֶד חָדָשׁ עַל־בֶּגֶד בָּלוּי כִּי אָז גַּם הֶחָדָשׁ יִקָּרֵעַ וְגַם לֹא־יִשְׁוֶה הַטְּלַאי הֶחָדָשׁ לַבָּלוּי	36 And he also told them a parable. "No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear the new and the piece from it will not match the old cloak.
37 וְאֵין אִישׁ נֹתֵן יַיִן חָדָשׁ בְּנֹאדוֹת בָּלִים כִּי אָז הַיַּיִן הֶחָדָשׁ יְבַקַּע אֶת־הַנֹּאדוֹת וְהוּא יִשָּׁפֵךְ וְהַנֹּאדוֹת יֹאבֵדוּ	37 Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined.
38 אַךְ יֻתַּן הַיַּיִן הֶחָדָשׁ בְּנֹאדוֹת חֲדָשִׁים וּשְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּו יִשָּׁמֵרוּ	38 Rather, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins.
39 וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁתָה יַיִן יָשָׁן אֵינֶנּוּ חָפֵץ עוֹד בְּיַיִן חָדָשׁ כִּי יֹאמַר הַיָּשָׁן הוּא נָעִים מִמֶּנּוּ	39 (And) no one who has been drinking old wine desires new, for he says, 'The old is good.'"