Legalidades

1 Let kol nefesh (every soul, person) be subject to the official governing authorities. For there is no memshalah (government) except given by Hashem, and the powers that be have been established by G-d. 2 So then, he who opposes the authority has resisted the ordinance, official decree of G-d; and those who resist shall receive mishpat (judgment) on themselves. 3 For rulers are not a cause of pachad (terror) to hitnahagut (conduct) that is of HaTov but HaRah. Do you want to be without pachad of memshalah (government)? Do HaTov, and you will have the commendation of the representative of the memshalah. 4 For he is the mesharet (minister, servant) of Hashem to you for HaTov. But if you do HaRah, be afraid. For he does not bear the cherev* to no purpose. For he is the mesharet of Hashem, an avenger for Charon Af* against the evildoer. 5 Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only on account of the Charon Af of Hashem, but also on account of matzpun (conscience). 6 For that is why you also pay tribute (taxes). For they are mesharetim of G-d engaged in this very task. 7 Render to everyone their due: tribute to whom tribute is due, tax to whom tax; fear to whom fear is due, respect to whom respect.

8 Owe (be indebted, obligated) nothing to anyone except a choiv (debt) of ahavah (love); for he who has ahavah has fulfilled the Torah.

12 Let your hitnahagut (conduct) among the Goyim show feste (excellent) midas chasidus (trait of piety) that, wherein they speak against you as anshei resha (men of wickedness), by observing your ma’asim tovim they may glorify Hashem in the YOM PEKUDDAH (Day of Visitation, Reckoning).*

13 Submit* to every created human memshalah (governing authority) because of Hashem, whether to a Melech (King) as being HaRosh, 14 Or to moshelim (governors) as being sent by Hashem for the purpose of nakam (vengeance) on anshei resha (men of wickedness), but for the purpose of shevach (praise, commendation) on anshei tzedek.

17 Therefore, tell us what to you seems right: is it mutar (permissible) to pay poll tax to Caesar or not? 18 But he, having known their rah (evil), said to them, Why do you test me, tzevuim? 19 Show me the coin of the poll tax. And they brought to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach a denarius. 20 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, Whose image is this and whose title? 21 They say to him, Caesarʼs. Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, Give, therefore, unto Caesar the things of Caesar, and the things of Hashem, give unto Hashem.

24 And when they had come to K’far-Nachum, those who collected the two drachma tax approached Kefa, and said, Does your rebbe not pay the two drachma tax? 25 Kefa said, Ken. And when Kefa came into the bais (house), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach anticipated Kefa with this question, What think you, Shim’on? From whom do the melechei haaretz (kings of the earth) collect customs or poll tax, from their banim (sons) or from zarim (strangers)? 26 And upon Kefaʼs saying, From zarim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to Kefa, Veha raya (consequently), the banim are patur (exempt, free). 27 But, lest we give them offense, go to the yam (sea), and cast in a hook, and take the first dag (fish) that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater (coin). Take that and give it to them for you and for me.

25 Come to terms quickly with your ish riv (opponent in a lawsuit), while you are a fellow-traveler on the derech eretz, lest the ish riv might deliver you to the shofet (judge), and the shofet might deliver you to the shoter (law official), and the shoter might deliver you to the beit hasohar (prison house). 26 For, omein, truly I say to you, you may never come out from there until you repay the last peruta (small coin).

18 And before moshelim (governors) and also melachim (kings) you will be led for my sake,* for an edut (testimony) to them and to the Goyim. 19 But when they deliver you up, do not be of a LEV ROGEZ* (anxious heart) worried about how or what you are to say; for it will be given to you in that hour what you are to speak.

1 And it came about at that time that a dvar malchut (decree) was sent out from Caesar Augustus to register everyone in the entire Roman Empire. 2 This former mifkad was that taken while Quirinius was ruling in Syria (see Ac 5:37 for latter). 3 And everyone was traveling to register, each to his own shtetl. 4 Now Yosef* also went up from the Galil, from the shtetl of Natzeret, to Yehudah, to the Ir Dovid (City of David), which is called Beit-Lechem, because he was of the mishpochah and Bais of Dovid. 5 And Yosef* went up to register with Miryam, who had been given to him in erusin (betrothal) and who was with child.

15 Surely the Goyim are like a drop in a bucket,

and are accounted as dust of the scales;

surely He taketh up the iyim (islands) like fine dust.

17 Kol HaGoyim before Him are as nothing;

and they are counted to Him less than nothing, and tohu.

9 For a delet (door) has opened, great and effective, for me, but there are many mitnaggedim (opponents).

10 Therefore, Pilate says to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, To me you do not speak? Do you not have da’as that I have samchut (authority) to free you and I have samchut (authority) to hang you on HaEtz? 11 In reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach answered him, You do not have samchut (authority) against me at all, except it had been given to you from above; therefore, the avon is gadol, is even greater, the avon of the one having handed me over to you.