לוּקָס 12
| בינתיים הלך וגדל מספר הנוכחים עד שהגיע לאלפים רבים, ומרוב דוחק וצפיפות דרכו אחד על רגלי השני. ישוע פנה תחילה אל תלמידיו ואמר:”היזהרו מצביעותם של הפרושים! הם מעמידים פני צדיקים תמימים בזמן שמעשיהם והתנהגותם מצביעים על היפוכו של דבר. אולם צביעות כזאת אי־אפשר להסתיר לנצח, | 1 |
While they were doing that, many thousands of people gathered [around Jesus]. There were so many that they were stepping on each other. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of [becoming] hypocrites [like] the Pharisees. Their [evil influence] [MET] [spreads to others like] yeast [spreads its influence in dough].
| כי בבוא העת כל מה שמוסתר עכשיו ייגלה, וכל מה שאינו ידוע ייוודע. | 2 |
People will not be able to continue concealing the things that [they or other] people try to conceal now. [God] will [some day] cause the things that are hidden now to be known {[everyone] to know the things that they hide now}.
| לפיכך, כל מה שאמרתם בחשכה יישמע באור היום, וכל מה שלחשתם בין ארבעה קירות ייקרא בקולי קולות מעל גגות הבתים! | 3 |
All the things that you say in the dark [secretly, some day] will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {[people] will proclaim them} publicly.”
| ”ידידים יקרים, אל תפחדו מאלה הרוצים להרוג אתכם, כי הם יכולים להמית אך ורק את הגוף, בעוד שבנפש אין הם מסוגלים לפגוע. | 4 |
“My friends, listen [carefully]. Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill you, but after they kill you, there is nothing more that they can do [to hurt you].
| היודעים אתם ממי עליכם לפחד? מאלוהים! כי הוא מסוגל להמית ואחר כך להשליך לגיהינום! (Geenna g1067) | 5 |
But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of [God], because he not only has [the power to] cause people to die, he has the power to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of! (Geenna g1067)
| ”מה מחירן של חמש ציפורי דרור, שניים־שלושה שקלים? אף־על־פי־כן אלוהים אינו שוכח אף אחת מהן. | 6 |
[Think about] the sparrows. [They are worth so little] that [you] can [RHQ] buy five of them for only two small coins. But not one of them is ever forgotten by God {God never forgets one of them}!
| אלוהים יודע אפילו את מספר השערות על ראשכם. לכן אל תפחדו; אתם יקרים לאלוהים יותר מציפורים רבות. | 7 |
You are worth more [to God] than many sparrows. So do not be afraid [of what people can do to you! God] even knows how many hairs there are on each of your heads, [so that if you(sg) lose one hair, he knows about it. So nothing bad can happen to you without his knowing it].
| ”אני מבטיח לכם שכל המודה שהוא מאמין בי לפני בני־האדם, גם אני אכבד אותו ואודה בו לפני מלאכי אלוהים. | 8 |
I want to tell you also that if people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], [I], the one who came from heaven, will acknowledge before [God that they are my disciples]. [I will do that while] God’s angels listen.
| אולם מי שמתכחש לי לפני בני־אדם, גם אני אתכחש לו לפני מלאכי אלוהים. | 9 |
But if people [are] afraid to say in front of others that they are [my disciples], [I] will say, while God’s angels listen, that they are not [my disciples].
| ובכל זאת, מי שידבר נגד בן־האדם ייסלח לו, בעוד שאדם המדבר נגד רוח הקודש לא ייסלח לו לעולם. | 10 |
[I will tell you] also that [God is willing to] forgive people who say bad things about me, the one who came from heaven, but [he] will not forgive anyone who says evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does].
| ”כאשר יביאו אתכם למשפט בבתי־הכנסת או לפני שליטים וממשלות, אל תדאגו כיצד תגנו על עצמכם וכיצד תעידו, | 11 |
[So] when people ask you in Jewish worship houses and in the presence of rulers and other authorities [about your trusting in me], do not worry about how you will answer them [when they accuse you]. Do not worry about what you should say,
| כי רוח הקודש יגיד לכם מה לומר בזמן המתאים.“ | 12 |
because the Holy Spirit will tell you at that very time what you should say.”
| איש אחד מהקהל קרא אל ישוע:”רבי, אמור בבקשה לאחי שייתן לי את חלקי בירושת אבינו.“ | 13 |
Then one of the people in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, tell my [older] brother to divide my father’s property and give me [the part that belongs] to me!”
| אולם ישוע השיב:”מי מינה אותי להיות לכם שופט ובורר? | 14 |
But Jesus replied to him, “Man, (no one appointed me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property!/did anyone appoint me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property?) [RHQ]”
| היזהרו מכל חמדנות, כי חיי האדם והאושר אינם תלויים בעושרו ובנכסיו.“ | 15 |
Then he said to the whole crowd, “Guard yourselves very carefully, in order that you do not desire other people’s things in any way! No one can make his life secure by [obtaining] many possessions.”
| ישוע סיפר להם את המשל הבא:”לעשיר אחד היה שדה פורה שהניב יבול רב. | 16 |
Then Jesus told the people this illustration: “There was a certain rich man whose crops grew very well.
| אסמיו היו מלאים עד אפס מקום, והאיש לא ידע מה לעשות בתבואה הרבה שכבר לא יכול היה לאחסן. | 17 |
[So] he said [to himself], ‘I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place [big enough] to store all my crops!’
| ’אני יודע מה עלי לעשות!‘קרא האיש.’אהרוס את האסמים הקיימים ואבנה לעצמי אסמים גדולים יותר. כך אוכל לאחסן את התבואה הרבה שלי. | 18 |
Then he thought to himself, ‘[I know] what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in [the big new bins].
| אחר כך אומר לעצמי: יש לך מספיק כסף לשנים רבות. מעתה ואילך אל תעבוד קשה, כי אם אכול, שתה ותהנה‘. | 19 |
[Then] I will say to myself [SYN], “Now I have plenty of goods stored up. [They will last] for many years. [So now] I will take life easy. I will eat and drink [all that I want to] and be happy [for a long time]!”’
| אבל אלוהים אמר לו:’שוטה שכמוך! הלילה תמות, ומה תעשה עם כל מה שאגרת לעצמך?‘ | 20 |
But God said to him, ‘You foolish [man]! Tonight you will die! (Then all [the goods] you have saved up [for yourself] will [belong to someone else, not to] you!/Do you think that you [will benefit from] all that you have stored up for yourself?) [RHQ]’”
| כך יקרה לכל אדם האוגר לעצמו אוצר על־פני האדמה ולא בשמים.“ | 21 |
[Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying], “That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things [that] God [considers] valuable.”
| ישוע פנה אל תלמידיו ואמר:”אל תדאגו למה שתאכלו או תלבשו, | 22 |
Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “So I want to tell you this: Do not worry about [things you need] in order to live. Do not worry about [whether you will have enough food] to eat or [enough clothes] to wear.
| כי החיים חשובים הרבה יותר מהאוכל, והגוף חשוב הרבה יותר מהלבוש. | 23 |
It is important to have sufficient food and clothing, but (the way you conduct your lives is more important./is not the way you conduct your lives more important?) [RHQ]
| קחו לדוגמה את העורבים – הם אינם זורעים, אינם קוצרים ואין להם מחסן לאגור את מזונם. אף־על־פי־כן לא חסר להם דבר כי אלוהים מאכיל אותם ודואג להם. ואתם הרי יקרים לאלוהים הרבה יותר מן העופות! | 24 |
Think about the birds: They do not plant [seeds], and they do not harvest [crops]. They do not have rooms or buildings in which to store crops. But God provides food for them. [And] you are certainly much more valuable than birds. [So God will certainly provide what you need]!
| מלבד זאת, מה תועיל דאגתכם? האם יכולה דאגתכם להוסיף עוד יום לחייכם או עוד סנטימטר לקומתכם? | 25 |
(There is not a one of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it!/Is there any of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it?) [RHQ]
| אם דאגתכם אינה מסוגלת לשנות דברים פעוטים כאלה, מה הטעם לדאוג לדברים גדולים יותר? | 26 |
Worrying is a small thing to do. So since you cannot add to your life, (you certainly should not worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live!]/why do you worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live]?) [RHQ]
| ”הביטו בשושנים – הן אינן טוות ואינן אורגות, ואף־על־פי־כן אפילו שלמה המלך בכל תפארתו לא היה לבוש יותר יפה מהן! | 27 |
Think about the way that flowers grow [in the fields]. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes. But I tell you that [even though King] Solomon, [who lived long ago, wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
| ואם אלוהים מלביש את פרחי השדה הצומחים היום ונובלים מחר, האם אינכם חושבים שילביש גם אתכם, חסרי אמונה שכמותכם? | 28 |
God makes the flowers beautiful, but they grow in the fields for only a short time. Then [they are cut at the same time that the grass] is cut, and thrown into an oven [to be burned to make heat for baking] bread. [So they really are not worth very much. But you are very precious to] God, [and he] will [care for you] much more [than he cares for the grass by filling it with beautiful flowers]. So he will certainly provide clothes for you, who [live much longer than the grass. Why] [RHQ] [do you] trust him so little?
| אל תדאגו למה שתאכלו ותשתו ואל תדאגו שמא לא יספק לכם אלוהים את מה שאתם צריכים. | 29 |
Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things.
| בני־אדם שאינם מאמינים באלוהים דואגים יום־יום למה שיאכלו וישתו, אולם אביכם שבשמים יודע בדיוק מה אתם צריכים. | 30 |
The people who do not know God are always worried about such things. But your Father [in heaven] knows that you need those things, [so you should not worry about them].
| דאגו לכל הקשור באלוהים ובמלכותו, והוא יספק לכם יום־יום את כל צרכיכם. | 31 |
Instead, be concerned about letting [God] completely direct [your life]. Then [he] will also give you enough of the things [you need].
| ”אל תפחד, עדר קטן, כי אביכם שבשמים משתוקק להעניק לכם את מלכותו. | 32 |
[You who are my disciples are like a] small flock of sheep, [and I am like your shepherd]. So you should not be afraid. Your Father [in heaven] wants to let you rule with him [in heaven].
| מכרו את רכושכם ותנו כסף לנזקקים. מעשה זה יגדיל את אוצרכם בשמים, ואוצר בשמים לעולם לא ייפגם. כן, אוצרכם לעולם לא ידלדל, גנב לא יוכל לגנבו ועש לא יכרסם בו. | 33 |
[So now] sell the things that you own. Give [the money that you get for those things] to poor people. [If you do that, it will be as though] you are providing for yourselves purses that will not wear out, and [God will give] you a treasure in heaven that will always be safe. There, no thief can come near [to steal it], and no termite can destroy it.
| במקום שבו נמצא אוצרכם שם נמצא גם לבכם ומחשבותיכם. | 34 |
Remember that [the things] that you [think are the most] valuable are [the things] that you will be constantly concerned about.”
| ”היו מוכנים לכל מה שיקרה – כשאתם לבושים ובידכם נר דולק – | 35 |
“Be always ready [for doing God’s work] [MET], like [people] who have put on their work clothes and are ready [during the day], with their lamps burning all night.
| כמשרתים המצפים לשובו של אדונם מהחתונה. כשיבוא אדונם וידפוק בדלת, יפתחו לו מיד. | 36 |
Be [ready for me to return] [MET], like servants who are waiting for their master to return after being at a wedding feast [for several days]. They are [waiting to] open the door for him and [start working for him again] as soon as he arrives and knocks at the door.
| שמחה גדולה מצפה לאלה שיהיו מוכנים לשובו של האדון, כי הוא בעצמו יושיב אותם ליד השולחן וישרת אותם. | 37 |
If those servants are awake when he returns, [he will] be very pleased with them. I will tell you this: He will put on [the kind of clothes] that servants wear and tell them to sit down, and he will serve them a meal.
| אולי הוא יבוא בלילה, ואולי בבוקר השכם. אך בכל עת שיבוא תהיה שמחה גדולה לכל המשרתים שימצא אותם מוכנים לבואו. | 38 |
[Even] if he comes between midnight and sunrise, if he finds that his servants are [awake and] ready [for him], he will be very pleased with them.
| ”אילו ידעו את השעה, היו כולם מתכוננים לבואו, כשם שהיו מתכוננים לבואו של גנב אילו ידעו מתי יבוא. | 39 |
But you must also remember this: If owners of a house knew what time a thief was coming, they [would stay awake and] would not allow their house to be broken into [and their goods to be stolen] {[the thief] to break into the house [and steal their goods]}.
| גם אתם היו מוכנים תמיד, כי בן־האדם יבוא בשעה בלתי צפויה.“ | 40 |
Similarly, you must be ready [for me to return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will come [again] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
| ”אדון, “פתח פטרוס בשאלה,”האם מכוון המשל הזה אלינו בלבד או אל כולם?“ | 41 |
Peter said, “Lord, are you [(sg)] speaking this illustration [only] for us or for everyone [else also]?”
| ”משל זה מכוון אל כל אדם נאמן ונבון, אשר אדוניו הפקיד בידו את האחריות להשגיח על עבדיו ולדאוג לכלכלתם“, השיב האדון. | 42 |
The Lord replied, “[I am saying it for you and for anyone else] [MET, RHQ] who is like a faithful and wise manager in his master’s house. His master appoints him to [supervise affairs in his house] and to give all the [other] servants their food at the proper time. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
| ”ברוך תהיה אם בשובי אמצא אותך ממלא את תפקידך בנאמנות. | 43 |
If the servant is doing that work when his master returns, [his master] will be very pleased with him.
| אנשים נאמנים כאלה אני אפקיד על כל רכושי. | 44 |
I tell you this: His master will appoint him to supervise all of his affairs [permanently].
| ”אולם אם אתה רשע ותאמר לעצמך:’אה, האדון לא ישוב כל כך מהר‘, – ותתאכזר ליתר העבדים ותבלה את זמנך במסיבות, בזלילה ובשתייה – | 45 |
But that servant might think to himself, ‘My master [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably will] not return soon [and find out what I am doing].’ [Then he might] start to beat the [other] servants, both male and female ones. [He might also start] to eat [a lot of food] and get drunk.
| אדונך יופיע בשעה בלתי צפויה, ואז הוא יכה אותך קשות ויקבע את מקומך עם הבלתי־נאמנים. | 46 |
[If he does that, and if] his master returns on a day when the servant does not expect him, then his master will (cut him into two pieces/punish him severely) [HYP] and put him [in the place where he puts all] those who do not [serve him] faithfully.
| הוא גם ייענש בכל חומרת הדין, מאחר שידע את חובתו וסירב למלא אותה. | 47 |
Every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires will be beaten severely {[The master] will beat severely every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires}.
| ”לעומת זאת, אדם שלא ידע את רצון אדוניו ועשה מעשה המחייב עונש, לא ייענש בכל חומרת הדין. מי שקיבל הרבה יידרש ממנו הרבה חזרה, כי אחריותו גדולה משל אחרים. | 48 |
But every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do, and who did things for which he deserved to be punished, will be beaten lightly {[the master] will beat lightly every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do and did the things for which he deserved that [his master] would beat him}. [God will treat his people similarly, because he] expects a lot from those people whom [he] has allowed [to understand a lot]. People who entrust things [to others’ care] expect those people [to care for those things] very well. Similarly, [God] expects a lot from those people whom he has allowed [to understand a lot]. Furthermore, he expects the most from people to whom he has given the most [ability].”
| ”באתי להצית אש בעולם, ואני מייחל שמשימתי תושלם. | 49 |
“I came to earth to cause [there to be trials] [MET], [which will purify you as] fire [purifies metal] (OR, to cause judgment/divisions among you). I wish that the time when [you] will be purified {when [God] will purify you} (OR, when divisions will be caused {to cause divisions among people}) had already begun.
| טבילה נוראה מצפה לי, ועד שאעבור אותה אני שרוי במצוקה גדולה. | 50 |
I must soon suffer [IDM] greatly. I am distressed, and I will continue to be distressed until my suffering is finished.
| אתם חושבים שבאתי להשכין שלום בארץ? טעות בידיכם; באתי לגרום למחלוקת, | 51 |
Do you think that as a result of my coming to earth people will live together peacefully? No! I must tell you, [that is not what will happen! Instead, people] will be divided.
| מעתה ואילך תתפלגנה משפחות; שלושה מבני המשפחה יהיו בעדי ושניים נגדי – או להיפך. | 52 |
Because some people in one house [will believe in me and some will not], they will be divided. [For example], three people in one house [who do not believe in me] will oppose two [who do believe], or two [who do not believe in me] will oppose three [who do believe].
| אב יחלוק על בנו; בן יחלוק על אביו; אם תחלוק על בתה; בת תחלוק על אמה; החמה תחלוק על כלתה; והכלה תחלוק על חמותה.“ | 53 |
A man will oppose his son, or a son will oppose his father. A woman will oppose her daughter, or a woman will oppose her mother. A woman will oppose her daughter-in-law, or a woman will oppose her mother-in-law.”
| ישוע פנה אל ההמון ואמר:”כשאתם רואים עננים עולים מן המערב אתם אומרים:’עומד לרדת גשם‘. ואתם צודקים. | 54 |
He [also] said to the crowds, “[In this country], when you see a [dark] cloud forming in the west, you immediately say ‘It is going to rain!’ and that is what happens.
| כשנושבת רוח דרומית אתם אומרים:’יהיה חמסין‘. ואתם צודקים. | 55 |
[In this region], when the wind blows from the south, you say, ‘It is going to be a very hot day!’ and that is what happens.
| צבועים! אתם יודעים לפרש את סימני הטבע בשמים ובארץ, אבל אתם מסרבים להבין את משמעות העת שבה אנו חיים. | 56 |
You hypocrites! By observing the clouds and the wind, you are able to discern what is happening regarding [the weather]. It is disgusting that you are not able to discern [what God is doing] at this present time [RHQ]!
| מדוע אינכם מסוגלים להחליט בעצמכם מה נכון? | 57 |
(Each of you ought to determine now what is the right thing for you to do, [while you still have time to do that]!/Why cannot each of you determine what is the right [thing for you to do now while you still have time to do that]?) [RHQ]
| כשאתה פוגש את יריבך בדרך לבית־המשפט, השתדל להשלים איתו וליישב את הסכסוך לפני שתגיעו לשופט, אחרת השופט עלול להשליך אותך לכלא. | 58 |
[If you do not do that, God will punish you] [MET]. [It will be like what happens when] someone takes one of you to court, saying that you [(sg)] have done something very bad. You should try to settle things with him while you are still on the way to the court. If he forces you to go to the judge, the judge will decide that you are guilty and put you into the hands of the court officer. Then that officer will put you in prison.
| ואם כך יהיה, לא תצא מהכלא עד שתשלם את מלוא חובתך!“ | 59 |
I tell you that if you go to prison, you will never get out, [because you will never be able to] pay every bit [of what the judge says you owe] [MET]. [Similarly, you ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
