Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 2

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 וּבְיוֹם מְלֹאת שִׁבְעַת הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת וַיִּתְאַסְּפוּ כֻלָּם לֵב אֶחָד	1 And when the days of Pentecost were completed, they were all together in the same place.
2 וַיְהִי פִתְאֹם קוֹל רַעַשׁ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם כְּקוֹל רוּחַ סְעָרָה וַיְמַלֵּא אֶת־כָּל־הַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר יָשְׁבוּ בוֹ	2 And suddenly, there came a sound from heaven, like that of a wind approaching violently, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
3 וַתֵּרָאֶינָה אֲלֵיהֶם לְשֹׁנוֹת נֶחֱלָקוֹת וּמַרְאֵיהֶן כָּאֵשׁ וַתְּנוּחֶינָה אַחַת אַחַת עַל כָּל־אֶחָד מֵהֶם	3 And there appeared to them separate tongues, as if of fire, which settled upon each one of them.
4 וַיִּמָּלְאוּ כֻלָּם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיָּחֵלּוּ לְדַבֵּר בִּלְשֹׁנוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת כַּאֲשֶׁר נְתָנָם הָרוּחַ לְהַטִּיף	4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. And they began to speak in various languages, just as the Holy Spirit bestowed eloquence to them.
5 וּבִירוּשָׁלַיִם שָׁכְנוּ יְהוּדִים אַנְשֵׁי חֶסֶד מִכָּל־גּוֹי וָגוֹי אֲשֶׁר תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם	5 Now there were Jews staying in Jerusalem, pious men from every nation that is under heaven.
6 וַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹת קוֹל הָרַעַשׁ הַהוּא וַיִּקָּבְצוּ עַם־רָב וַיִּהְיוּ נְבֻכִים כִּי־אִישׁ אִישׁ שֹׁמֵעַ אֹתָם מְדַבְּרִים בִּשְׂפַת עַמּוֹ	6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together and was confused in mind, because each one was listening to them speaking in his own language.
7 וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמְמוּ וַיִּתְמְהוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ הִנֵּה כָּל־אֵלֶּה הַמְדַבְּרִים הֲלֹא גְלִילִים הֵמָּה	7 Then all were astonished, and they wondered, saying: “Behold, are not all of these who are speaking Galileans?
8 וְאֵיךְ אֲנַחְנוּ שֹׁמְעִים אֹתָם אִישׁ כִּשְׂפַת־אֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתֵּנוּ	8 And how is it that we have each heard them in our own language, into which we were born?
9 פַּרְתִּיִּים וּמָדִים וְעֵילָמִים וְישְׁבֵי אֲרַם נַהֲרָיִם יְהוּדָה וְקַפּוּדְקִיָּה פָּנְטוֹס וְאַסְיָא	9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 פְּרוּגְיָא וּפַמְפּוּלְיָא מִצְרַיִם וְחֶבֶל לוּב אֲשֶׁר עַל־יַד קוּרִינִי וְהַבָּאִים מֵרוֹמִי גַּם־יְהוּדִים גַּם־גֵּרִים	10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya which are around Cyrene, and new arrivals of the Romans,
11 כְּרֵתִים וְעַרְבִים הִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ שֹׁמְעִים אֹתָם מְסַפְּרִים בִּלְשֹׁנוֹתֵינוּ גְּדֻלּוֹת הָאֱלֹהִים	11 likewise Jews and new converts, Cretans and Arabs: we have heard them speaking in our own languages the mighty deeds of God.”
12 וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמְמוּ כֻלָּם וַיִּבָּהֵלוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו מַה־תִּהְיֶה זֹאת	12 And they were all astonished, and they wondered, saying to one another: “But what does this mean?”
13 וַאֲחֵרִים לָעֲגוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ כִּי־מְלֵאֵי עָסִיס הֵמָּה	13 But others mockingly said, “These men are full of new wine.”
14 אָז יַעֲמֹד פֶּטְרוֹס וְאַחַד הֶעָשָׂר עִמּוֹ וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־קוֹלוֹ וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם אַנְשֵׁי יְהוּדָה וְישְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם כֻּלְּכֶם זֹאת תִּוָּדַע לָכֶם וְהַאֲזִינוּ אֶל־דְּבָרָי	14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and he spoke to them: “Men of Judea, and all those who are staying in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and incline your ears to my words.
15 כִּי אֵלֶּה לֹא שִׁכּוֹרִים הֵמָּה כַּאֲשֶׁר חֲשַׁבְתֶּם כִּי שָׁעָה שְׁלִישִׁית בַּיּוֹם עָתָּה	15 For these men are not inebriated, as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day.
16 אֲבָל זֶה הוּא הָאָמוּר עַל־יְדֵי יוֹאֵל הַנָּבִיא	16 But this is what was spoken of by the prophet Joel:
17 וְהָיָה בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים נְאֻם אֱלֹהִים אֶשְׁפֹּךְ אֶת־רוּחִי עַל־כָּל־בָּשָׂר וְנִבְּאוּ בְּנֵיכֶם וּבְנֹתֵיכֶם וּבַחוּרֵיכֶם חֶזְיֹנוֹת יִרְאוּ וְזִקְנֵיכֶם חֲלֹמוֹת יַחֲלֹמוּן	17 ‘And this shall be: in the last days, says the Lord, I will pour out, from my Spirit, upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. And your youths shall see visions, and your elders shall dream dreams.
18 וְגַם עַל־עֲבָדַי וְעַל־שִׁפְחוֹתַי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה אֶשְׁפֹּךְ אֶת־רוּחִי וְנִבָּאוּ	18 And certainly, upon my men and women servants in those days, I will pour out from my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
19 וְנָתַתִּי מוֹפְתִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וְאֹתוֹת בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת דָּם וָאֵשׁ וְתִימְרוֹת עָשָׁן	19 And I will bestow wonders in heaven above, and signs on earth below: blood and fire and the vapor of smoke.
20 הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵהָפֵךְ לְחשֶׁךְ וְהַיָּרֵחַ לְדָם לִפְנֵי בּוֹא יוֹם יְהוָֹה הַגָּדוֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא	20 The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord arrives.
21 וְהָיָה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֹה יִמָּלֵט	21 And this shall be: whoever shall invoke the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22 אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׁמְעוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר נֶאֱמַן לָכֶם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים בִּגְבוּרוֹת וּבְמוֹפְתִים וּבְאֹתוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים עָשָׂה עַל־יָדוֹ בְּתוֹכֲכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַעְתֶּם גַּם־אַתֶּם	22 Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene is a man confirmed by God among you through the miracles and wonders and signs that God accomplished through him in your midst, just as you also know.
23 אֹתוֹ הַנִּמְסָר עַל־פִּי עֲצַת הָאֱלֹהִים הַנֶּחֱרָצָה וִידִיעָתוֹ מִקֶּדֶם לְקַחְתֶּם וּבִידֵי רְשָׁעִים הוֹקַעְתֶּם וַהֲרַגְתֶּם אֹתוֹ	23 This man, under the definitive plan and foreknowledge of God, was delivered by the hands of the unjust, afflicted, and put to death.
24 וְהָאֱלֹהִים הֱקִימוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים בְּהַתִּיר אֶת־חֶבְלֵי הַמָּוֶת בַּאֲשֶׁר נִמְנַע מִן־הַמָּוֶת לַעֲצֹר אֹתוֹ	24 And he whom God has raised up has broken the sorrows of Hell, for certainly it was impossible for him to be held by it.
25 כִּי־דָוִד אֹמֵר עָלָיו שִׁוִּיתִי יְהוָֹה לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד כִּי מִימִינִי בַּל־אֶמּוֹט	25 For David said about him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always in my sight, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved.
26 לָכֵן שָׂמַח לִבִּי וַיָּגֶל כְּבוֹדִי אַף־בְּשָׂרִי יִשְׁכֹּן לָבֶטַח	26 Because of this, my heart has rejoiced, and my tongue has exulted. Moreover, my flesh shall also rest in hope.
27 כִּי לֹא־תַעֲזֹב נַפְשִׁי לִשְׁאוֹל לֹא־תִתֵּן חֲסִידְךָ לִרְאוֹת שָׁחַת	27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hell, nor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption.
28 תּוֹדִיעֵנִי אָרְחוֹת חַיִּים שׂבַע שְׂמָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ	28 You have made known to me the ways of life. You will completely fill me with happiness by your presence.’
29 אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים הַנִּיחוּ לִי וַאֲדַבְּרָה בְּאָזְנֵי כֻלְּכֶם עַל־דָּוִד אָבִינוּ אֲשֶׁר גַּם־מֵת גַּם־נִקְבַּר וּקְבוּרָתוֹ אִתָּנוּ הִיא עַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה	29 Noble brothers, permit me to speak freely to you about the Patriarch David: for he passed away and was buried, and his sepulcher is with us, even to this very day.
30 וְהוּא בִּהְיוֹתוֹ נָבִיא וּמִדַּעְתּוֹ אֶת־הַשְּׁבוּעָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים לְהָקִים אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ כְּפִי הַבָּשָׂר מִפְּרִי חֲלָצָיו לְהוֹשִׁיבוֹ עַל־כִּסְאוֹ	30 Therefore, he was a prophet, for he knew that God had sworn an oath to him about the fruit of his loins, about the One who would sit upon his throne.
31 לָכֵן בַּחֲזוֹתוֹ מֵרֹאשׁ דִּבֶּר עַל־תְּקוּמַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ כִּי לֹא־נֶעֶזְבָה נַפְשׁוֹ לִשְׁאוֹל וְגַם־בְּשָׂרוֹ לֹא־רָאָה שָׁחַת	31 Foreseeing this, he was speaking about the Resurrection of the Christ. For he was neither left behind in Hell, nor did his flesh see corruption.
32 אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ זֶה הֵקִים אֱלֹהִים מִן־הַמֵּתִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ כֻלָּנוּ עֵדָיו	32 This Jesus, God raised up again, and of this we are all witnesses.
33 וְעַתָּה אַחֲרֵי הִנָּשְׂאוֹ בִּימִין הָאֱלֹהִים לָקַח מֵאֵת הָאָב אֶת־הַבְטָחַת רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וַיִּשְׁפֹּךְ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם רֹאִים וְשֹׁמְעִים	33 Therefore, being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the Promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured this out, just as you now see and hear.
34 כִּי דָוִד לֹא עָלָה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה וְהִנֵּה הוּא אֹמֵר נְאֻם־יְהוָֹה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי	34 For David did not ascend into heaven. But he himself said: ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand,
35 עַד־אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ	35 until I make your enemies your footstool.’
36 לָכֵן יֵדַע־נָא בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֻּלּוֹ כִּי לְאָדוֹן וּלְמָשִׁיחַ שָׂמוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ זֶה אֲשֶׁר צְלַבְתֶּם	36 Therefore, may the entire house of Israel know most certainly that God has made this same Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
37 וַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעָם הִתְעַצְּבוּ אֶל־לִבָּם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־פֶּטְרוֹס וְאֶל־שְׁאָר הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים מֶה עָלֵינוּ לַעֲשֹוֹת	37 Now when they had heard these things, they were contrite in heart, and they said to Peter and to the other Apostles: “What should we do, noble brothers?”
38 וַיֹּאמֶר פֶּטְרוֹס אֲלֵיהֶם שׁוּבוּ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶם וְהִטָּבְלוּ כָּל־אִישׁ מִכֶּם עַל־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ לִסְלִיחַת חֲטָאֵיכֶם וְקִבַּלְתֶּם אֶת־מַתְּנַת רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ	38 Yet truly, Peter said to them: “Do penance; and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 כִּי לָכֶם הַהַבְטָחָה וְלִבְנֵיכֶם וּלְכֹל הָרְחוֹקִים לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר קֹרֵא יְהוָֹה אֱלֹהֵינוּ	39 For the Promise is for you and for your sons, and for all who are far away: for whomever the Lord our God will have called.”
40 וַיָּעַד עוֹד בָּהֶם בַּאֲמָרִים אֲחֵרִים הַרְבֵּה וַיַּזְהֵר אֹתָם לֵאמֹר הִמָּלְטוּ נָא מִדּוֹר תַּהְפֻּכוֹת הַזֶּה	40 And then, with very many other words, he testified and he exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this depraved generation.”
41 וַיְקַבְּלוּ אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ בְּשִׂמְחָה וַיִּטָּבֵלוּ וּבַיּוֹם הַהוּא נוֹסְפוּ כִּשְׁלשֶׁת אַלְפֵי נָפֶשׁ	41 Therefore, those who accepted his discourse were baptized. And about three thousand souls were added on that day.
42 וַיִּהְיוּ שֹׁקְדִים עַל־תּוֹרַת הַשְּׁלִיחִים וְעַל־הַהִתְחַבְּרוּת וְעַל־בְּצִיעַת הַלֶּחֶם וְעַל־הַתְּפִלָּה	42 Now they were persevering in the doctrine of the Apostles, and in the communion of the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers.
43 וַתִּפֹּל אֵימָה עַל־כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ וּמוֹפְתִים רַבִּים וְאֹתוֹת נַעֲשֹוּ עַל־יְדֵי הַשְּׁלִיחִים בִּירוּשָׁלָיִם וְאֵימָה גְדוֹלָה הָיְתָה עַל־כֻּלָּם	43 And fear developed in every soul. Also, many miracles and signs were accomplished by the Apostles in Jerusalem. And there was a great awe in everyone.
44 וְכָל־הַמַּאֲמִינִים הִתְאַחֲדוּ יָחַד וַיְהִי־לָהֶם הַכֹּל בְּשֻׁתָּפוּת	44 And then all who believed were together, and they held all things in common.
45 וְאֶת־אֲחֻזָּתָם וְאֶת־רְכוּשָׁם מָכְרוּ וַיְחַלְּקוּ אֹתָם לְכֻלָּם לְאִישׁ אִישׁ דֵּי מַחְסוֹרוֹ	45 They were selling their possessions and belongings, and dividing them to all, just as any of them had need.
46 וְיוֹם יוֹם הָיוּ שֹׁקְדִים בַּמִּקְדָשׁ לֵב אֶחָד וַיִּבְצְעוּ אֶת־הַלֶּחֶם בַּבַּיִת בַּבָּיִת	46 Also, they continued, daily, to be of one accord in the temple and to break bread among the houses; and they took their meals with exultation and simplicity of heart,
47 וַיֹּאכְלוּ מְזוֹנָם בְּגִילָה וּבְתֹם לֵבָב וַיְשַׁבְּחוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּמְצְאוּ חֵן בְּעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָם וְהָאָדוֹן הוֹסִיף יוֹם יוֹם עַל־הָעֵדָה אֶת־הַנּוֹשָׁעִים	47 praising God greatly, and holding favor with all the people. And every day, the Lord increased those who were being saved among them.