< Acts 13 >

1 Among [the people in] the congregation at Antioch there were (prophets/those who spoke messages from God) and those who taught [people about Jesus. They were] Barnabas; Simeon, who was also called Niger/Blackman; Lucius, from Cyrene [city]; Manaen, who had grown up with [King] Herod [Antipas]; and Saul.
אלה האנשים שנמנו עם המורים והנביאים בקהילת אנטיוכיה: בר־נבא, שמעון (המכונה”כושי“), לוקיוס (מקוריניה), מנחם (אחיו החורג של הורדוס) ושאול (פולוס).
2 While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said [to them], “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to [serve] me and to [go and do] the work that I have chosen them [to do]!”
יום אחד בשעה שהתפללו לאלוהים וצמו, אמר להם רוח הקודש:”הקדישו לי את בר־נבא ואת שאול לביצוע משימה מיוחדת!“
3 So they continued (to fast/to abstain from eating food) and pray. Then having put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and [praying that God would help them], they sent them off [to do what the Holy Spirit had commanded].
הם הוסיפו להתפלל ולצום, ולאחר מכן סמכו את ידיהם על ראשיהם של שאול ובר־נבא, ברכו אותם ושלחו אותם לדרכם.
4 Barnabas and Saul, guided by the Holy Spirit, went down [from Antioch] to Seleucia [port]. From there they went by ship to Salamis [port on Cyprus Island].
בהדרכת רוח הקודש ירדו השניים לסלוקיא, ומשם הפליגו לקפריסין.
5 While they were in Salamis, [they went] to the Jewish meeting places. There they proclaimed the message from God [about Jesus]. John [Mark went with them and] was helping them.
הם עגנו בעיר סלמיס, ובישרו את דבר אלוהים בבתי־הכנסת (יוחנן מרקוס היה העוזר שלהם).
6 [The three of] them went across the entire island to Paphos [city]. There they met a magician whose name was Bar-Jesus. He was a Jew who falsely [claimed] (to be a prophet/to speak messages from God).
לאחר מכן המשיכו לבשר בכל רחבי האי, עד שהגיעו לעיר פפוס. בעיר זאת פגשו יהודי אחד, בר־ישוע שמו, שהיה נביא שקר ועסק בכישוף.
7 He often accompanied the governor [of the island], Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent [someone] to ask Barnabas and Saul to come to him, because he wanted to hear God’s message. [So Barnabas and Saul came and told him about Jesus].
בר־ישוע היה ידיד למושל המקומי, סרגיוס פולוס. המושל, שהיה אדם נבון מאוד, הזמין את בר־נבא ופולוס לבקר אותו, משום שרצה לשמוע מפיהם את דבר האלוהים.
8 However, the magician, whose name was Elymas [in the Greek language], was opposing them. He repeatedly tried to persuade the governor not to believe [in Jesus].
אולם המכשף הזה, שנקרא”אלימס“, לא רצה שהמושל יגיע לאמונה, ולכן התערב בשיחה ודרש מהמושל לא לשים לב לדבריהם של שאול ובר־נבא.
9 Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, empowered by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
אך שאול (הנקרא גם”פולוס“), אשר היה מלא ברוח הקודש, הביט בנביא השקר וקרא:
10 “You [(sg)] are serving the devil and you oppose everything that is good! You are always lying [to people] and doing [other] evil things to them. (You must stop saying that the truth about the Lord [God is a lot of lies!]/When will you stop changing what is true about the Lord [God and saying] what is not true about him?) [RHQ]
”בן בלייעל שכמוך! אתה מלא מרמה ופשע, ואויב מושבע של כל דבר טוב! האם לעולם לא תפסיק לסלף את דרכי האלוהים הישרים?
11 Right now the Lord [God] [MTY] is going to punish you! You will become blind and not [even] be able to see light for [some] time.” At once he became [blind, as though he was] in a dark mist, and he groped about, searching for someone [to hold him by the] hand and lead him.
עתה שים לב כיצד יעניש אותך אלוהים: תוכה בעיוורון זמני, ולא תראה את אור השמש.“באותו רגע כיסה ערפל את עיניו, והוא החל לגשש סביבו ולחפש מישהו שיוביל אותו בידו.
12 When the governor saw what had happened [to Elymas], he believed [in the Lord Jesus]. He was amazed by [what Paul and Barnabas] were teaching about the Lord [Jesus].
כשראה המושל את הנעשה, האמין באדון והשתומם על הכוח העצום של בשורת האלוהים.
13 [After that], Paul and the two men with him went by ship from Paphos to Perga [port] in Pamphylia [province. At Perga] John [Mark] left them and returned to [his home in] Jerusalem.
פולוס ומלוויו עזבו את פפוס, והפליגו בספינה לעיר פרגי שבמדינת פמפוליה. יוחנן מרקוס עזב אותם שם וחזר לירושלים,
14 Then Paul and Barnabas traveled [by land] from Perga, and arrived in Antioch [city] near Pisidia [district in Galatia province]. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) they entered the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place and sat down.
ואילו פולוס ובר־נבא המשיכו לאנטיוכיה אשר בפיסידיה. בשבת הלכו השניים לבית־הכנסת וישבו בין המתפללים.
15 [Someone] read [aloud] from what [Moses had written. Then someone read from what the other] prophets [had written] [MTY]. Then the leaders of the Jewish meeting place gave [someone this] note [to take] to Paul and Barnabas: “Fellow Jews, if [one of] you wants to speak to the people [here] to encourage them, please speak [to us(exc) now].”
לאחר קריאת פרשת השבוע מן התורה, וההפטרה מהנביאים, שלחו אליהם ראשי בית־הכנסת הודעה:”אחים, אם יש לכם דבר עידוד והדרכה בשבילנו, אתם מוזמנים לדבר!“
16 So Paul stood up and motioned with his right hand [so that the people would listen to him]. Then he said, “Fellow Israelis and you [non-Jewish people] who [also] worship God, [please] listen [to me]!
פולוס קם על רגליו, סימן לקהל שהוא עומד לדבר, ואמר:”אנשי ישראל, וכל הבוטחים בה׳ והמכבדים אותו, הרשו לי לפתוח בסקירה היסטורית קצרה.
17 God, whom we [(inc)] Israelis worship, chose our ancestors [to be his people], and he caused them to become very numerous while they were foreigners living in Egypt. [Then after many years], God helped them [MTY] powerfully and led them out of there.
אלוהי העם הזה – אלוהי ישראל – בחר באבותינו וברך אותם מאוד בתקופת שהותם במצרים. ביד חזקה ובזרוע נטויה הוא הוציא אותם מעבדות לחירות,
18 [Even though they repeatedly disobeyed him, he] cared for them for about 40 years [while they were] in the desert.
וטיפל בהם במשך ארבעים שנות נדודיהם במדבר.
19 He [enabled the Israelis] to conquer seven tribal groups [who were then living] in Canaan [region], and he gave their land to us Israelis for us to possess.
לאחר שהשמיד שבעה עמים בארץ כנען, הוא נתן לעם ישראל את הארץ לנחלה. כל זה ארך כ־450 שנה.
20 [Our ancestors began to possess Canaan] about 450 years after [their ancestors had arrived in Egypt].” Acts 13:20b-22 “After that, God appointed leaders [to rule the Israeli people. Those leaders continued to rule our people] until the time when the prophet Samuel [ruled them].
”לאחר מכן מינה עליהם אלוהים שופטים עד ימיו של שמואל הנביא.
21 Then, [while Samuel was still their leader], the people demanded that he [appoint] a king [to rule them. So] God appointed Saul, the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, [to be their king]. He [ruled them] for 40 years.
”בימיו של שמואל ביקש העם מלך, וה׳ נתן לו את שאול בן־קיש משבט בנימין, שמלך ארבעים שנה.
22 After God had rejected Saul [from being king], he appointed David to be their king. God said about him, ‘I have observed that David, son of Jesse, is exactly the kind of man that I desire [IDM]. He will do [everything that] I want [him to do].’”
אולם ה׳ הוריד אותו מכסא מלכותו, והמליך תחתיו את דוד המלך, זה שה׳ אמר עליו:’דוד בן־ישי הוא איש כלבבי, והוא יעשה את רצוני‘.
23 “From [among] David’s descendants, God brought one of them, Jesus, to [us] Israeli people to save us, just like he had told [David and our other ancestors] that he would do.
ומזרעו של דוד הקים ה׳ לישראל את המושיע המובטח, את ישוע המשיח!
24 Before Jesus began his work, John [the Baptizer] preached to all of our Israeli people [who came to him. He told them] that they should turn away from their sinful behavior [and ask God to forgive them. Then he] would baptize them.
”עוד לפני בואו של ישוע קרא יוחנן לעם ישראל לשוב מחטאיו, לפנות אל ה׳ ולהיטבל במים.
25 When John was about to finish the work [that God gave him to do], he frequently said [to the people], ‘Do you think [RHQ] that I am [the Messiah whom God promised to send]? No, I am not. But listen! The Messiah will [soon] come. [He is so much greater than I am that] I am not [even] important enough to be his slave [MET].’”
כשסיים יוחנן את תפקידו, שאל את העם:’האם אתם חושבים שאני המשיח? לא, אינני המשיח! אבל הוא עומד לבוא, ואיני ראוי אף להתיר את שרוכי נעליו!‘
26 “Fellow Israelis, you who are descendants of Abraham, and [you non-Jewish people who] also worship God, [please listen! It is] to [all of] us that [God] has sent the message about [how he] saves people.
”אחי בני אברהם, ואחי הגויים היראים את האלוהים: ישועה זאת נועדה לכולנו!
27 The people who were living in Jerusalem and their rulers did not realize that this man [Jesus was the one whom God had sent to save them]. Although messages from [MTY] the prophets have been read [aloud] {someone has read [aloud] messages from [MTY] the prophets} every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), they did not understand [what the prophets wrote about the Messiah. So] the [Jewish leaders] condemned Jesus [to die], which was just like the prophets predicted.
תושבי ירושלים ומנהיגיהם לא הכירו את המשיח, ולא הבינו את דברי הנביאים אשר נקראו מדי שבת בבית־הכנסת. אף־על־פי־כן, כשהרגו אותו הם קיימו למעשה את דברי הנביאים.
28 [Many people accused Jesus of doing wicked things], but they could not prove that he had done anything for which he deserved to die. They insistently asked Pilate [the governor] to command that Jesus be executed {to command soldiers to execute Jesus}. [So Pilate did what they asked him to do].
למרות שלא הייתה להם כל סיבה מוצדקת להוציא את ישוע להורג, דרשו מפילטוס לצלוב אותו.
29 They did [to Jesus] all the things that [the prophets long ago had] written [that people would do to] him. [They killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. Then] his body was taken {[some people took] his body} down from the cross and placed it in a tomb.
לאחר שקיימו את כל הנבואות הקשורות במותו, בלי שידעו זאת, הורידו אותו מעל הצלב וקברוהו.
30 However, God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again after he had died)
”אולם אלוהים הקים את ישוע מן המתים,
31 and for many days he [repeatedly] appeared to [his followers] who had come along with him from Galilee [province] to Jerusalem. Those [who saw him] are telling the [Jewish] people about him now.”
ובימים שלאחר מכן הוא נראה פעמים רבות לעיני האנשים שליוו אותו מן הגליל לירושלים. מאז ועד היום לא פסקו האנשים האלה להעיד על כך בפומבי.
32 “[Right] now we [two] are proclaiming to you this good message. We want to tell you that God has fulfilled what he promised to [our Jewish] ancestors!
”בר־נבא ואני מבשרים לכם עתה את הבשורה הטובה הזאת: את אשר הבטיח אלוהים לאבותינו,
33 He has now done that for us [(inc) who are] their descendants, [and also for you who are not Jews], by causing Jesus to live again. That is just like what [David] wrote in the second Psalm that [God said when he was sending his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son; Today I have shown everyone [that I really am] your Father.
הוא הגשים לנו, צאציהם, על ידי תקומת ישוע. לכך מתכוון המזמור השני בתהלים:’בני אתה, אני היום ילדתיך‘.
34 [God] has (raised [the Messiah] from the dead/caused [the Messiah] to live again after he had died) and will never let him die again. [Concerning that, God] said [to our Jewish ancestors], ‘I will surely help you, as I [promised] David [that I would do].’
”אלוהים הבטיח להחזירו לחיים, כדי שלא ימות עוד לעולם. אלוהים ייתן לכם את הבטחותיו הנפלאים לדוד כמו שכתוב בישעיה.
35 So [in writing] another [Psalm, David] said this [to God about the Messiah]: ‘Because I am devoted to you and always obey [you, when I die] you [(sg)] will not let my body decay.’
במזמור טז כתוב:’לא תיתן חסידך לראות שחת‘.
36 While David was living, he did what God wanted him to do. And when he died [EUP], his [body] was buried, [as] his ancestors’ [bodies had been buried], and his body decayed. [So he could not have been speaking about himself in this Psalm].
פסוק זה אינו מתייחס לדוד, שהרי לאחר שדוד שרת את בני דורו לפי רצון ה׳, הוא מת, נקבר וגופו נרקב.
37 [Instead, he was speaking about Jesus. Jesus also died], but God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again), and [therefore] his body did not decay.”
פסוק זה מתייחס למישהו אחר – למישהו שאלוהים החזירו לחיים ושגופו כלל לא ניזוק מריקבון המוות.
38 “Therefore, [my] fellow Israelis [and other friends], it is important for you to know that [we(exc)] are declaring to you [that God] can forgive you for your sins as a result of [what] Jesus [has done]. Because of [what] Jesus [has done], [God] considers that everyone who believes [in Jesus] is no longer guilty (OR, the record has been erased {[God] has erased the record}) concerning everything that they [have done that displeased God. But] when [God] does [that for you], it is not as a result of [your obeying] the laws [that] Moses [wrote].
”אחים, הקשיבו! באמצעות ישוע זה אתם יכולים לקבל סליחת חטאים.
כל מי שמאמין ובוטח בו משתחרר מכל אשמה, ואלוהים מצדיק אותו. התורה מעולם לא יכלה לשחרר אתכם מחטא ולהצדיקכם בעיני אלוהים.
40 Therefore be careful that [God] does not judge you [MTY], as one of the prophets said [MTY] that God would do!
היזהרו! אל תתנו לדברי הנביאים להתגשם בכם:
41 [The prophet wrote that God said], You who ridicule [me], you will [certainly] be astonished [when you see what I am doing], and [then] you will be destroyed. You will be astonished because I will do something [terrible to you] while you are living. You would not believe [that I would do that] even though someone told you!”
’ראו בוגדים והביטו, והתמהו תמהו, כי פֹעַל פֹּעֵל בימיכם, לא תאמינו כי יסופר‘.”כלומר, ראו והתפלאו, אתם הבזים לאמת! כי אלוהים עומד לעשות משהו בימיכם, אשר לא תאמינו בו כשיספרו לכם על כך.“
42 After Paul [finished speaking], while he and Barnabas were leaving the Jewish meeting place, [many of] the people there repeatedly requested that on the next (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [the two of them] should speak to them [again] about those things [that Paul had just told them].
כשיצאו פולוס ובר־נבא מבית־הכנסת, הזמינו אותם האנשים לשוב ולדבר אליהם בשבת הבאה.
43 After they began to leave [that meeting], many [of them] went along with Paul and Barnabas. They consisted of Jews and also of non-Jews who had accepted the things that the Jews believe. Paul and Barnabas continued talking to them, and were urging them to continue [believing the message that] God kindly [forgives people’s sins because of what Jesus did].
בתום האסיפה בבית־הכנסת הלכו אחרי פולוס ובר־נבא הרבה יהודים וגויים יראי אלוהים. השניים שוחחו איתם ועודדו אותם לבטוח בחסדו של אלוהים.
44 On the next Jewish rest day, most of the [people in Antioch came to] the Jewish meeting place to hear [Paul and Barnabas] speak about the Lord [Jesus].
בשבת שלאחר מכן התקהלה כמעט כל העיר בבית־הכנסת, כדי לשמוע את דבר ה׳ מפי פולוס ובר־נבא.
45 But [the leaders of] [SYN] the Jews became extremely jealous, because they saw that large crowds of [non-Jewish people were coming to hear Paul and Barnabas. So] they began to contradict the things that Paul was saying [and also] to insult [him].
אולם כשראו מנהיגי היהודים את ההמון, נמלאו קנאה והכחישו את דבריו של פולוס בקללות ובגידופים.
46 Then, speaking very boldly, Paul and Barnabas said [to those Jewish leaders], “[We two] had to speak the message from God [about Jesus] to you [Jews] first [before we proclaim it to non-Jews, because God commanded us to do that. But] you are rejecting God’s message. [By doing that], you have shown that you are not worthy (to have eternal life/to live eternally [with God]). [Therefore], we are leaving [you, and now we] will go to the non-Jewish people [to tell them the message from God]. (aiōnios g166)
אך פולוס ובר־נבא דיברו באומץ והצהירו:”הרגשנו שמחובתנו לבשר את דבר ה׳ קודם כל לכם – היהודים, אולם מכיוון שדחיתם אותו והוכחתם שאינכם ראויים לחיי נצח, נציע אותו לגויים! (aiōnios g166)
47 [We are doing that also] because the Lord [God] has commanded us [to do it]. He said to us, ‘I have appointed you [to reveal things about me] to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be [like] a light to them. [I have appointed] you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world [about the one who came] to save [them].’”
כי כך ציווה עלינו אלוהים:’ונתתיך לאור גוים, להיות ישועתי עד קצה הארץ‘. “
48 While the non-Jewish people were listening [to those words], they began to rejoice, and they repeatedly said that the message about the Lord [Jesus] was wonderful. And all of the non-Jewish people whom [God] had chosen (to have eternal [life/to live eternally with God]) believed [the message about the Lord Jesus]. (aiōnios g166)
הגויים שמחו מאוד לשמוע את בשורת ה׳ מפי פולוס, וכל מי שנבחר לחיי נצח האמין. (aiōnios g166)
49 [At that time, many of the believers] traveled around throughout that region. As they did that, they were proclaiming the message about the Lord [Jesus] [MTY].
וכך התפשט דבר ה׳ בכל הארץ.
50 However, [some leaders of] [SYN] the Jews incited the most important men in the city, and [some] important/influential women who had accepted what the Jews believe, to oppose [Paul and Barnabas. So those non-Jewish people] incited [other people also] to persecute Paul and Barnabas. As a result they expelled the two men from their region.
אולם מנהיגי היהודים קוממו את הנשים המכובדות ואצילות נגד פולוס ובר־נבא. הם עוררו את ההמון לרדוף את פולוס ובר־נבא ולגרשם מן העיר.
51 So, [as the two apostles were leaving, they] shook the dust from their feet [to show those Jewish leaders that God had rejected them and would punish them. They left Antioch] and went to Iconium [city].
השניים ניערו את אבק העיר מעל רגליהם והלכו לעיר איקניון,
52 Meanwhile, the believers [in Antioch] continued to rejoice greatly, and they continued to be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit.
ותלמידיהם באנטיוכיה נמלאו שמחה ורוח הקודש.

< Acts 13 >