Seconda lettera a Timoteo (מכתב שני לטימותי) 3

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 אֲהָהּ גָּלָטִים חַסְרֵי דָעַת מִי הִתְעָה אֶתְכֶם בִּכְשָׁפָיו מִשְּׁמֹעַ אֶל־הָאֱמֶת אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר צֻיַּר בְּתוֹכְכֶם יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ הַצָּלוּב לְנֶגֶד עֵינֵיכֶם	1 O senseless Galatians, who has so fascinated you that you would not obey the truth, even though Jesus Christ has been presented before your eyes, crucified among you?
2 זֹאת לְבַד חָפַצְתִּי לִלְמֹד מִכֶּם הַאִם מִמַּעֲשֵׂי הַתּוֹרָה קִבַּלְתֶּם אֶת־הָרוּחַ אוֹ מִשְּׁמוּעַת הָאֱמוּנָה	2 I wish to know only this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3 הַאַתֶּם סְכָלִים כָּל־כָּךְ אֲשֶׁר הַחִלּוֹתֶם בָּרוּחַ וְעַתָּה תְכַלּוּ בַבָּשָׂר	3 Are you so foolish that, though you began with the Spirit, you would now end with the flesh?
4 הֲכָזֹאת סְבַלְתֶּם לָרִיק אִם־אָמְנָם אַךְ־לָרִיק	4 Have you been suffering so much without a reason? If so, then it is in vain.
5 הִנֵּה הַמֵּפִיק לָכֶם אֶת־הָרוּחַ וּפֹעֵל בָּכֶם גְּבוּרוֹת הֲכִי מִמַּעֲשֵׂי הַתּוֹרָה הוּא עֹשֶׂה אֵלֶּה אוֹ מִשְּׁמוּעַת הָאֱמוּנָה	5 Therefore, does he who distributes the Spirit to you, and who works miracles among you, act by the works of the law, or by the hearing of the faith?
6 כַּאֲשֶׁר הֶאֱמִין אַבְרָהָם בֵּאלֹהִים וַתֵּחָשֵׁב לוֹ לִצְדָקָה	6 It is just as it was written: “Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.”
7 דְּעוּ אֵפוֹא כִּי־בְנֵי הָאֱמוּנָה בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם הֵמָּה	7 Therefore, know that those who are of faith, these are the sons of Abraham.
8 וְהַמִּקְרָא בִּרְאֹתוֹ מֵרֹאשׁ כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים יַצְדִּיק אֶת־הַגּוֹיִם מִתּוֹךְ הָאֱמוּנָה קִדֵּם לְבַשֵּׂר אֶת־אַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם	8 Thus Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold to Abraham: “All nations shall be blessed in you.”
9 עַל־כֵּן בְּנֵי הָאֱמוּנָה יִתְבָּרְכוּ עִם־אַבְרָהָם הַמַּאֲמִין	9 And so, those who are of faith shall be blessed with faithful Abraham.
10 כִּי בְנֵי מַעֲשֵׂי הַתּוֹרָה תַּחַת הַקְּלָלָה הֵמָּה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אָרוּר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָקִים אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הַכְּתוּבִים בְּסֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה לַעֲשׂוֹת אוֹתָם	10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it has been written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all the things that have been written in the book of the Law, so as to do them.”
11 וְגָלוּי הוּא כִּי עַל־יְדֵי הַתּוֹרָה לֹא־יִצְדַּק הָאָדָם לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי־צַדִּיק בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֹ יִחְיֶה	11 And, since in the law no one is justified with God, this is manifest: “For the just man lives by faith.”
12 וְהַתּוֹרָה אֵינֶנָּה מִן־הָאֱמוּנָה כִּי אִם־אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם הָאָדָם וָחַי בָּהֶם	12 But the law is not of faith; instead, “he who does these things shall live by them.”
13 הַמָּשִׁיחַ פָּדָנוּ מִקִּלְלַת הַתּוֹרָה בִּהְיוֹתוֹ לִקְלָלָה בַּעֲדֵנוּ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר קִלְלַת אֱלֹהִים תָּלוּי	13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, since he became a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is anyone who hangs from a tree.”
14 לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹא בִּרְכַּת אַבְרָהָם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ עַל־הַגּוֹיִם לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר נִשָּׂא אֶת־הַבְטָחַת הָרוּחַ עַל־יְדֵי הָאֱמוּנָה	14 This was so that the blessing of Abraham might reach the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, in order that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15 אַחַי לְפִי דֶרֶךְ־אָדָם אֲדַבֵּר אֲפִלּוּ בְּרִית שֶׁל־בֶּן־אָדָם אִם־מְקֻיֶּמֶת הִיא לֹא יְפֵרֶנָּה אִישׁ גַּם לֹא־יוֹסִיף עָלֶיהָ דָּבָר	15 Brothers (I speak according to man), if a man’s testament has been confirmed, no one would reject it or add to it.
16 וְהִנֵּה לְאַבְרָהָם נֶאֶמְרוּ הַהַבְטָחוֹת וּלְזַרְעוֹ וְלֹא־אָמַר וְלִזְרָעֶיךָ כְּאִלּוּ לָרַבִּים אֶלָּא כְּאִלּוּ לְיָחִיד וּלְזַרְעֲךָ וְהוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ	16 The promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. He did not say, “and to descendents,” as if to many, but instead, as if to one, he said, “and to your offspring,” who is Christ.
17 וְזֹאת אֲנִי אֹמֵר כִּי בְּרִית אֲשֶׁר קִיְּמָהּ הָאֱלֹהִים מֵאָז לִימוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ לֹא תוּכַל הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר בָּאָה אַחֲרֵי אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וּשְׁלשִׁים שָׁנָה לְהָפֵר אוֹתָהּ וּלְבַטֵּל אֶת־הַהַבְטָחָה	17 But I say this: the testament confirmed by God, which, after four hundred and thirty years became the Law, does not nullify, so as to make the promise empty.
18 כִּי אִם־תָּבוֹא הַנַּחֲלָה מִתּוֹךְ הַתּוֹרָה לֹא־תָבוֹא עוֹד מִתּוֹךְ הַהַבְטָחָה אֲבָל אֶת־אַבְרָהָם חָנַן הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־יְדֵי הַבְטָחָה	18 For if the inheritance is of the law, then it is no longer of the promise. But God bestowed it to Abraham through the promise.
19 אִם־כֵּן־הַתּוֹרָה מַה־הִיא מִפְּנֵי הַפְּשָׁעִים נוֹסָפָה עַד כִּי־יָבוֹא הַזֶּרַע אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַהַבְטָחָה וַתּוּשַׂם הַתּוֹרָה עַל־יְדֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים וּבְיַד מֵלִיץ	19 Why, then, was there a law? It was established because of transgressions, until the offspring would arrive, to whom he made the promise, ordained by Angels through the hand of a mediator.
20 וְהַמֵּלִיץ לֹא שֶׁל־אֶחָד הוּא אַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא אֶחָד	20 Now a mediator is not of one, yet God is one.
21 וְעַתָּה הֲכִי הַתּוֹרָה סֹתֶרֶת אֶת־הַבְטָחוֹת הָאֱלֹהִים חָלִילָה כִּי אִלּוּ נִתְּנָה תוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר בְּכֹחָהּ לְהַחֲיוֹת אָז בֶּאֱמֶת הָיְתָה הַצְּדָקָה עַל־יְדֵי הַתּוֹרָה	21 So then, was the law contrary to the promises of God? Let it not be so! For if a law had been given, which was able to give life, truly justice would be of the law.
22 אֲבָל הַכָּתוּב סָגַר אֶת־הַכֹּל בְּיַד הַחֵטְא לְמַעַן תִּנָּתֵן הַהַבְטָחָה אֶל־הַמַּאֲמִינִים בֶּאֱמוּנַת יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ	22 But Scripture has enclosed everything under sin, so that the promise, by the faith of Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
23 לִפְנֵי בוֹא הָאֱמוּנָה הָיִינוּ סְגוּרִים וְנִשְׁמָרִים תַּחַת הַתּוֹרָה אֱלֵי הָאֱמוּנָה הָעֲתִידָה לְהִגָּלוֹת	23 But before the faith arrived, we were preserved by being enclosed under the law, unto that faith which was to be revealed.
24 וּבְכֵן הַתּוֹרָה הָיְתָה אֹמֶנֶת אוֹתָנוּ אֶל־הַמָּשִׁיחַ לְמַעַן נִצְדַּק עַל־יְדֵי הָאֱמוּנָה	24 And so the law was our guardian in Christ, in order that we might be justified by faith.
25 אֲבָל עַתָּה אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר בָּאָה הָאֱמוּנָה אֵין אֲנַחְנוּ עוֹד תַּחַת יַד הָאֹמֵן	25 But now that faith has arrived, we are no longer under a guardian.
26 כִּי־כֻלְּכֶם בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם עַל־יְדֵי הָאֱמוּנָה בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ	26 For you are all sons of God, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
27 כִּי כֻלְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר נִטְבַּלְתֶּם לַמָּשִׁיחַ לְבַשְׁתֶּם אֶת־הַמָּשִׁיחַ	27 For as many of you as have been baptized in Christ have become clothed with Christ.
28 וְאֵין עוֹד לֹא יְהוּדִי וְלֹא יְוָנִי לֹא עֶבֶד וְלֹא בֶן־חוֹרִין לֹא זָכָר וְלֹא נְקֵבָה כִּי אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם אֶחָד בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ	28 There is neither Jew nor Greek; there is neither servant nor free; there is neither male nor female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 וְאִם־אַתֶּם לַמָּשִׁיחַ הִנְּכֶם זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם וְנֹחֲלִים כְּפִי הַהַבְטָחָה	29 And if you are Christ’s, then are you the offspring of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.