Orthodox Jewish Bible

Kehilah In Ephesus 3:1-14 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

1. For this cause, I, Sha'ul, the prisoner of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua for you Goyim,

2. If indeed you heard of the pekudat Hashem of the Chen v'Chesed Hashem having been given to me for you,

3. That according to hisgalus (revelation) there was made known to me the sod of the raz, as I wrote before in brief,

4. As to which you are able by reading to have binah of my haara (insight) into the Sod HaMoshiach [the Secret of Moshiach),

5. Of which in other dorot (generations) was not made known to the Bnei Adam as it has now been made hisgalus (revelation) to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach's Shlichim and Nevi'im HaKedoshim in the Ruach Hakodesh,

6. Namely, that the Nations are fellow bnei HaYerushshah (heirs) of the nachalah (allotted inheritance, Ps 16:5-6) and joint evarim of HaGuf HaMoshiach [Gn 47:18; Ps 16:9-10; Job 19:25-27; Isa 53:11] and joint partakers of the havtachah (promise) in Moshiach Yehoshua (Yeshua) through the Besuras HaGeulah, [Ezek 47:22]

7. Of which I became a keli kodesh (minister) according to the matnat Hashem of the Chen v'Chesed of G-d having been bestowed upon me, according to the working of His gevurah (power).

8. To me, the less than the least of all Kadoshim, was given this Chen v'Chesed Hashem, to preach to the Goyim the unsearchable osher (riches) of Moshiach,

9. And to shed light on what is the pekudat Hashem of the Sod that was meOlam nistar (hidden) in Hashem, who created all things,

10. In order that the many faceted Chochmat Hashem might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in Shomayim through the Moshiach's Brit Chadasha Kehillah.

11. This was in accordance with the tochnit Hashem (purposeful and willed plan of G-d) for the Olamim (Ages), which He implemented in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu,

12. In whom we have boldness and HaSha'ar laHashem (gate to approach G-d's presence, access of the tzaddikim Ps 118:20) in bitachon through emunah in Him.

13. Therefore, I ask you not to lose chozek concerning my tzoros on your behalf, which is for your kavod.

14. For this cause I fall down before HaAv,