Lettera ai Colossesi - מכתב לקולוסים 20

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וְאַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר שָׁקְטָה הַמְּהוּמָה קָרָא פוֹלוֹס לַתַּלְמִידִים וַיְבָרְכֵם וַיֵּצֵא לָלֶכֶת אֶל־מַקְדּוֹנְיָא	1 When the disturbance was over, Paul had the disciples summoned and, after encouraging them, he bade them farewell and set out on his journey to Macedonia.
2 וַיַּעֲבֹר בַּמְּדִינוֹת הָהֵן וַיַּזְהֵר אֹתָם בִּדְבָרִים רַבִּים וַיָּבֹא אֶל־אֶרֶץ יָוָן	2 As he traveled throughout those regions, he provided many words of encouragement for them. Then he arrived in Greece,
3 וַיֵּשֵׁב שָׁם שְׁלשָׁה חֳדָשִׁים וַיְהִי בְּאָמְרוֹ לָלֶכֶת אֶל־סוּרְיָא וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־לוֹ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיִּגְמֹר בְּלִבּוֹ לָשׁוּב דֶּרֶךְ מַקְדּוֹנְיָא	3 where he stayed for three months. But when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return by way of Macedonia.
4 וַיֵּלְכוּ אִתּוֹ עַד לְאַסְיָא סוֹפַטְרוֹס בֶּן־פּוּרוֹס הַבְּרוֹאִי וּמִן־הַתַּסְלוֹנִיקִים אֲרִסְטַרְכוֹס וּסְקוֹנְדוֹס וְגָיוֹס הַדַּרְבִי וְטִימוֹתִיּוֹס וּמִן־אַסְיָא טוּכִיקוֹס וּטְרוֹפִימוֹס	4 Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from Beroea, accompanied him, as did Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia
5 וְאֵלֶּה הָלְכוּ לְפָנֵינוּ וַיּוֹחִילוּ לָנוּ בִּטְרוֹאָס	5 who went on ahead and waited for us at Troas.
6 וַאֲנַחְנוּ יָצָאנוּ מִן־פִילִפִּי אַחֲרֵי יְמֵי חַג־הַמַּצּוֹת וּמִקֵּץ חֲמִשָּׁה יָמִים בָּאנוּ בָאֳנִיָּה אֲלֵיהֶם אֶל־טְרוֹאַס וַנֵּשֶׁב־שָׁם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים	6 We sailed from Philippi after the feast of Unleavened Bread, and rejoined them five days later in Troas, where we spent a week.
7 וַיְהִי בְּאֶחָד בַּשַּׁבָּת כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶאֶסְפוּ הַתַּלְמִידִים לִבְצֹעַ הַלֶּחֶם וַיְדַבֵּר אִתָּם פּוֹלוֹס כִּי־אָמַר לָלֶכֶת מִשָּׁם לְמָחֳרַת הַיּוֹם וַיַּאֲרֵךְ הַדָּבָר עַד־חֲצוֹת הַלָּיְלָה	7 On the first day of the week when we gathered to break bread, Paul spoke to them because he was going to leave on the next day, and he kept on speaking until midnight.
8 וְנֵרוֹת רַבִּים הָיוּ בָעֲלִיָּה אֲשֶׁר נֶאֱסַפְנוּ שָׁם	8 There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered,
9 וּבָחוּר אֶחָד שְׁמוֹ אֶוְטִיכוֹס ישֵׁב בַּחַלּוֹן וַיֵּרָדֵם בְּהַאֲרִיךְ פּוֹלוֹס אֶת־אִמְרָתוֹ וַתִּגְבַּר עָלָיו שְׁנָתוֹ וַיִּפֹּל מֵהַקּוֹמָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית לְמַטָּה וַיִּשָּׂאֻהוּ מֵת	9 and a young man named Eutychus who was sitting on the window sill was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. Once overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and when he was picked up, he was dead.
10 וַיֵּרֶד פּוֹלוֹס וַיִּגְהַר עָלָיו וַיְחַבְּקֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־תִּבָּהֲלוּ כִּי נִשְׁמָתוֹ בּוֹ	10 Paul went down, threw himself upon him, and said as he embraced him, "Don't be alarmed; there is life in him."
11 וְאַחַר עָלָה וַיִּבְצַע הַלֶּחֶם וַיִּטְעַם וַיֶּרֶב לָשִׂיחַ אִתָּם עַד־אוֹר הַבֹּקֶר וַיֵּצֵא לָלֶכֶת לְדַרְכּוֹ	11 Then he returned upstairs, broke the bread, and ate; after a long conversation that lasted until daybreak, he departed.
12 וְהֵם הֵבִיאוּ אֶת־הַנַּעַר חָי וַיְנֻחֲמוּ עַד־מְאֹד	12 And they took the boy away alive and were immeasurably comforted.
13 וַאֲנַחְנוּ קִדַּמְנוּ לָרֶדֶת בָּאֳנִיָּה וַנַּעֲבֹר אַסּוֹסָה לְמַעַן נִקַּח־שָׁם אִתָּנוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס כִּי־כֵן צִוָּה וְהוּא חשֵׁב בְּלִבּוֹ לָלֶכֶת שָׁמָּה בְּרַגְלָיו	13 We went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos where we were to take Paul on board, as he had arranged, since he was going overland.
14 וַיִּפְגּשׁ אֹתָנוּ בְּאַסּוֹס וַנִּקַּח אֹתוֹ וַנָּבֹא אֶל־מִיטוּלִינִי	14 When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
15 וּמִשָּׁם יָצָאנוּ בָאֳנִיָּה וַנִּפְגַּע מִמָּחֳרָת אֶל־מוּל כִּיּוֹס וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי עָבַרְנוּ אֶל־סָמוֹס וַנָּלֶן בִּטְרוֹגוּלְיוֹן וּלְמָחֳרָתוֹ בָּאנוּ אֶל־מִילִיטוֹס	15 We sailed away from there on the next day and reached a point off Chios, and a day later we reached Samos, and on the following day we arrived at Miletus.
16 כִּי־פוֹלוֹס אָמַר לַעֲבֹר מֵעַל־פְּנֵי אֶפְסוֹס פֶּן־יִצְטָרֵךְ לְהִתְמַהְמֵהַּ בְּאַסְיָא כִּי אָץ לָבוֹא אִם־יוּכַל עַד־חַג הַשָּׁבוּעוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָיִם	16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus in order not to lose time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if at all possible, for the day of Pentecost.
17 וּמִמִּילִיטוֹס שָׁלַח אֶל־אֶפְסוֹס וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־זִקְנֵי הַקְּהִלָּה	17 From Miletus he had the presbyters of the church at Ephesus summoned.
18 וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם אֵיךְ הָיִיתִי עִמָּכֶם בְּכָל־עֵת מִן־הַיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶׁר דָּרְכָה רַגְלִי בְּאַסְיָא	18 When they came to him, he addressed them, "You know how I lived among you the whole time from the day I first came to the province of Asia.
19 אֲשֶׁר עָבַדְתִּי אֶת־הָאָדוֹן בְּכָל־עֲנָוָה וּבִדְמָעוֹת הַרְבֵּה וּבְמַסּוֹת הַמֹּצְאוֹת אֹתִי בְּנִכְלֵי הַיְּהוּדִים	19 I served the Lord with all humility and with the tears and trials that came to me because of the plots of the Jews,
20 אֵיךְ לֹא־כִחַדְתִּי מִכֶּם כָּל־דְּבַר תּוֹעֶלֶת וְהִגַּדְתִּיו לָכֶם וְלִמַּדְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בָּרַבִּים וּבְכָל־בַּיִת וָבָיִת	20 and I did not at all shrink from telling you what was for your benefit, or from teaching you in public or in your homes.
21 וָאָעִיד לַיְּהוּדִים וְלַיְּוָנִים אֶת־הַתְּשׁוּבָה לֵאלֹהִים וְאֵת הָאֱמוּנָה בַּאֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	21 I earnestly bore witness for both Jews and Greeks to repentance before God and to faith in our Lord Jesus.
22 וְעַתָּה הִנְנִי אֲסִיר הָרוּחַ לָלֶכֶת יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וְאֵינֶנִּי יוֹדֵעַ מַה־יִּקְרֵנִי שָׁם	22 But now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem. What will happen to me there I do not know,
23 אֶפֶס כִּי־רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ מֵעִיד בְּכָל־עִיר וָעִיר לֵאמֹר כִּי־מוֹסֵרוֹת וְצָרוֹת נָכוֹנוּ לִי	23 except that in one city after another the holy Spirit has been warning me that imprisonment and hardships await me.
24 אֲבָל לֹא אֶחְשׁשׁ לְאַחַת מֵהֵנָּה וְגַם־נַפְשִׁי לֹא־יָקְרָה בְעֵינָי לְמַעַן אַשְׁלִים בְּשִׂמְחָה אֶת־מְרוּצָתִי וְאֶת־הַשֵּׁרוּת אֲשֶׁר קִבַּלְתִּי מֵאֵת הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ לְהָעִיד עַל־בְּשׂוֹרַת חֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים	24 Yet I consider life of no importance to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear witness to the gospel of God's grace.
25 וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה יֹדֵעַ אָנֹכִי כִּי אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי בְקִרְבְּכֶם הָלוֹךְ וְהַשְׁמֵעַ אֶת־מַלְכוּת יְהוָֹה כִּי לֹא־תוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד רְאוֹת פָּנָי	25 "But now I know that none of you to whom I preached the kingdom during my travels will ever see my face again.
26 עַל־כֵּן מֵעִיד אֲנִי בָכֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כִּי־נָקִי אָנֹכִי מִדְּמֵי כֻלְּכֶם	26 And so I solemnly declare to you this day that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you,
27 כִּי לֹא כִחַדְתִּי מֵהַגִּיד לָכֶם אֶת־עֲצַת הָאֱלֹהִים כֻּלָּהּ	27 for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the entire plan of God.
28 לָכֵן שִׁמְרוּ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵדֶר אֲשֶׁר הֵקִים אֶתְכֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ לִפְקִידִים בּוֹ לִרְעוֹת אֶת־עֲדַת הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר קָנָה־לוֹ הָאָדוֹן בְּדַם־נַפְשׁוֹ	28 Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you tend the church of God that he acquired with his own blood.
29 כִּי יֹדֵעַ אֲנִי אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי צֵאתִי יָבוֹאוּ בְתוֹכְכֶם זְאֵבִים עַזִּים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָחוּסוּ עַל־הָעֵדֶר	29 I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.
30 וְגַם־מִקִּרְבְּכֶם יָקוּמוּ אֲנָשִׁים דֹּבְרֵי תַהְפֻּכוֹת לְהַטּוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶם אֶת־הַתַּלְמִידִים	30 And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth to draw the disciples away after them.
31 עַל־כֵּן שִׁקְדוּ וְזִכְרוּ כִּי שָׁלשׁ שָׁנִים יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה לֹא חָדַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר עַל־לֵב כָּל־אֶחָד מִכֶּם בִּדְמָעוֹת	31 So be vigilant and remember that for three years, night and day, I unceasingly admonished each of you with tears.
32 וְעַתָּה אַחַי אֲנִי מֹסֵר אֶתְכֶם לֵאלֹהִים וְלִדְבַר חַסְדּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַיְכֹלֶת לִבְנוֹת אֶתְכֶם וְלָתֵת לָכֶם נַחֲלָה בְּקֶרֶב כָּל־הַמְקֻדָּשִׁים	32 And now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated.
33 לֹא חָמַדְתִּי כֶּסֶף אִישׁ אוֹ זְהָבוֹ אוֹ לְבוּשׁוֹ	33 I have never wanted anyone's silver or gold or clothing.
34 וְאַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי־יָדַי אֵלֶּה עָבְדוּ בְּעַד צְרָכַי וּבְעַד צָרְכֵי הַהֹלְכִים אִתִּי	34 You know well that these very hands have served my needs and my companions.
35 וּבַכֹּל הֶרְאֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם כִּי כֵן עָלֵינוּ לַעֲמֹל וְלִתְמֹךְ אֶת־הַחַלָּשִׁים וְלִזְכֹּר אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ כִּי־הוּא אָמַר טוֹב אֲשֶׁר־תִּתֵּן מִשֶּׁתִּקָּח	35 In every way I have shown you that by hard work of that sort we must help the weak, and keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
36 וְאַחֲרֵי דַּבְּרוֹ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה כָּרַע עַל־בִּרְכָּיו וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל עִם־כֻּלָּם	36 When he had finished speaking he knelt down and prayed with them all.
37 וַיִּבְכּוּ כֻלָּם בְּכִי גָדוֹל וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל־צַוְּארֵי פוֹלוֹס וַיְנַשְּׁקוּ לוֹ	37 They were all weeping loudly as they threw their arms around Paul and kissed him,
38 וּבְיוֹתֵר הִתְעַצְּבוּ עַל־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר כִּי לֹא־יוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד לִרְאוֹת פָּנָיו וַיְלַוֻּהוּ אֶל־הָאֳנִיָּה	38 for they were deeply distressed that he had said that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.