chapter twelve

¹I implore you (PL) therefore, brothers, by the mercies of Hashem, that you (PL) shall offer your (PL) bodies as a living, holy sacrifice, which is pleasing to Hashem, because that is your spiritual service.

²and be not likened to the this world, but be transfigured yourselves by the renewal of your mind, so as to determine what it is Hashem's good and pleasing and perfect will.

³because I speak to everyone among you (PL), through the grace, that is me given become, not to mind of yourselves higher than it do belong to be, but to think modestly, every one according to the measure of faith, which is to him assigned become by Hashem.

⁴because as in one body have we a many body parts, and not all body parts have the same task,

⁵so are we, the many, one body in the Moshiach, and every separate (one) members one of the other.

⁶and having different gifts according to the grace, that is to us given been, whether prophecy, (let us prophecies say) according to the measure of our faith;

⁷if serving, in the service; if a teacher, in the teaching;

⁸if an admonisher, in the reproof saying; the givers, with freely giving, the leader, with effort; the bestower of loving kindness with cheerfulness.

⁹let the love be without falseness; have hate the bad, clung yourself to the good.

¹⁰have love one (for) the other with brotherly love; in the allocating honor, let every one first in mind have the other;

¹¹be not indolent in diligence, be zealous in the Spirit; serve the L-rd;

¹²in the hope, be rejoicing; in a trouble, be patient; in the prayer do, keep on;

¹³be giving for the needs of the kedoishem, be diligent you (PL) to be bringing in strangers.

¹⁴bless the (ones), who persecute you (PL); bless, curse not.

¹⁵rejoices with the (ones), who rejoice themselves, weep with the (ones), who weep.

¹⁶have unity among yourselves. think not of haughty things, but lower yourself to the lowly. keep yourself not for any wise ones.

¹⁷repay not up any one with evil for evil. think over these things, which are good for all men.

¹⁸on how much it lies in you (PL), if possible, see to live in peace with all men.

¹⁹beloved, be yourself not revenged, but make a place for the wrath, because it stands written: with Me is vengeance I will repay, says the L-rd G-d. (Deuteronomy 32, 35.)

²⁰therefore, if your enemy is hungry, give him to eat; if he is thirsty, give him to drink; because doing the these, you gather fire coals on his head. (Proverbs 25, 21-22)

²¹let you not be overcome by the bad, but be overcoming the bad with the good.