1 A fter these things was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، ذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ إلَى مَدِيْنَةِ القُدْسِ فِي أحَدِ الأعيادِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ.

2 N ow there is in Jerusalem, at the sheepgate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.

وَكانَتْ هُناكَ بِرْكَةٌ قُرْبُ بابِ الضَّأْنِ تُدْعَى بِالعِبْرِيَّةِ «بَيْتَ حِسْدا،» وَحَولَها خَمْسَةُ مَمَرّاتٍ مَسْقُوفَةٍ،

3 I n these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, [awaiting the moving of the water.

يَرقُدُ فِيْها جَمْعٌ مِنَ المَرْضَى العُمِي وَالعُرْجُ وَالمَشلُولِيْنَ يَنتَظِرونَ تَحريكَ الماءِ.

4 F or an angel descended at a certain season in the pool and troubled the water. Whoever therefore first went in after the troubling of the water became well, whatever disease he laboured under.]

وَكانَ مَلاكٌ يَنْزِلُ بَينَ الحينِ وَالآخَرِ إلى البِرْكَةِ وَيُحَرِّكُ الماءَ. فَكانَ أوَّلُ مَنْ يَنْزِلُ إلَى البِرْكَةِ بَعْدَ تَحْريكِ الماءِ، يُشْفَى مِنْ أيِّ مَرَضٍ فيهِ.

5 B ut there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years.

وَكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ مَرِيْضٌ مُنْذُ ثَمانٍ وَثَلاثِيْنَ سَنَةً.

6 J esus seeing this lying, and knowing that he was now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well?

فَرَآهُ يَسُوعُ راقِداً، وَعَرَفَ أنَّهُ مَرِيْضٌ مُنْذُ وَقْتٍ طَوِيلٍ، فَقالَ لَهُ: «أتُرِيْدُ أنْ تُشْفَى؟»

7 T he infirm answered him, Sir, I have not a man, in order, when the water has been troubled, to cast me into the pool; but while I am coming another descends before me.

فَأجابَ المَرِيْضُ: «يا سَيِّدُ، لَيْسَ لِي أحَدٌ يُنزِلُنِي إلَى البِرْكَةِ عِندَما يُحَرَّكُ الماءُ. وَحِيْنَ أُحاوِلُ النُّزُولَ، يَنزِلُ شَخْصٌ آخَرُ قَبلِي.»

8 J esus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch and walk.

فَقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «قُمْ وَاحْمِلْ فِراشَكَ وَامْشِ.»

9 A nd immediately the man became well, and took up his couch and walked: and on that day was sabbath.

فَشُفِيَ الرَّجُلُ فَوْراً، وَحَمَلَ فِراشَهُ وَبَدَأ يَمْشِي. وَكانَ هَذا يَوْمَ سَبْتٍ.

10 T he Jews therefore said to the healed, It is sabbath, it is not permitted thee to take up thy couch.

فَقالَ بَعْضُ اليَهُودِ لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي شُفِيَ: «اليَوْمُ هُوَ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ، وَمِنَ المُخالِفِ لِشَرِيْعَتِنا أنْ تَحمِلَ فِراشَكَ!»

11 H e answered them, He that made me well, he said to me, Take up thy couch and walk.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «الَّذِي شَفانِي هُوَ قالَ لِيْ: ‹احمِلْ فِراشَكَ وَامشِ.›»

12 T hey asked him, Who is the man who said to thee, Take up thy couch and walk?

فَسَألُوهُ: «مَنْ هُوَ الَّذِي قالَ لَكَ: ‹احمِلْ فِراشَكَ وَامْشِ›؟»

13 B ut he that had been healed knew not who it was, for Jesus had slidden away, there being a crowd in the place.

لَكِنَّ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي شُفِيَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ مَنْ هُوَ الَّذِي شَفاهُ، فَقَدْ كانَ هُناكَ جَمْعٌ كَبِيْرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ فِي ذَلِكَ المَكانِ، وَكانَ يَسُوعُ قَدِ انسَحَبَ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ.

14 A fter these things Jesus finds him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art become well: sin no more, that something worse do not happen to thee.

وَفِي وَقْتٍ لاحِقٍ، وَجَدَ يَسُوعُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ فَقالَ لَهُ: «ها إنَّكَ قَدْ شُفِيْتَ، فَكُفَّ عَنِ الخَطِيَّةِ حَتَّى لا يُصِيْبَكَ ما هُوَ أسْوَأُ.»

15 T he man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

فَذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ وَأخبَرَ أُولَئِكَ اليَهُودَ أنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ الَّذِي شَفاهُ.

16 A nd for this the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he had done these things on sabbath.

فَبَدَأ اليَهُودُ يُلاحِقُونَ يَسُوعَ لِأنَّهُ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.

17 B ut Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أبِي يَعْمَلُ عَلَى الدَّوامِ، وَلِهَذا يَنبَغِي أنْ أعمَلَ أنا أيضاً.»

18 F or this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.

فَازدادَ اليَهُودُ إصْراراً عَلَى قَتلِهِ. لَيْسَ لِأنَّهُ خالَفَ شَرِيْعَةَ السَّبْتِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ أيضاً لِأنَّهُ قالَ إنَّ اللهَ أبُوهُ، مُساوِياً نَفْسَهُ بِاللهِ. يَسُوعُ يَملِكُ سُلْطانَ الله

19 J esus therefore answered and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself save whatever he sees the Father doing: for whatever things he does, these things also the Son does in like manner.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «الحَقَّ أقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَيْسَ فِي وُسْعِ الابْنِ أنْ يَعْمَلَ شَيْئاً مُسْتَقِلاً عَنِ الآبِ، لَكِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ ما يَرَى الآبَ يَعْمَلُهُ. وَمَهْما عَمِلَ الآبُ، فَإنَّ الابْنَ يَعْمَلُهُ أيضاً.

20 F or the Father loves the Son and shews him all things which he himself does; and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may wonder.

الآبُ يُحِبُّ الابْنَ، وَيُرِيْهِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ يَعْمَلُهُ، بَلْ سَيُرِيْهِ أعمالاً أعظَمَ مِنْ هَذِهِ، وَسَتَتَعَجَّبُونَ.

21 F or even as the Father raises the dead and quickens, thus the Son also quickens whom he will:

لِأنَّهُ مِثلَما يُقِيْمُ الآبُ الأمْواتَ وَيُحيِيْهِمْ، فَإنَّ الابْنَ أيضاً يُحيِي مَنْ يَشاءُ.

22 f or neither does the Father judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son;

«الآبُ لا يُحاكِمُ أحَداً، لَكِنَّهُ سَلَّمَ كُلَّ القَضاءِ لِلإبْنِ،

23 t hat all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who honours not the Son, honours not the Father who has sent him.

وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ يُكْرِمَ كُلُّ النّاسِ الابْنَ، كَما يُكرِمُونَ الآبَ. فَالَّذِي لا يُكْرِمُ الابْنَ، لا يُكْرِمُ بِذَلِكَ الآبَ الَّذِي أرسَلَهُ أيضاً.

24 V erily, verily, I say unto you, that he that hears my word, and believes him that has sent me, has life eternal, and does not come into judgment, but is passed out of death into life.

«أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ: إنَّ مَنْ يَسْمَعُ كَلامِي وَيُؤْمِنُ بِمَنْ أرسَلَنِي، يَنالُ حَياةً إلَى الأبَدِ. وَلا يَكُونُ تَحْتَ حُكْمِ الدَّيْنُونَةِ، بَلْ قَدْ عَبَرَ مِنَ المَوْتِ إلَى الحَياةِ.

25 V erily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live.

الحَقَّ أقُولُ لَكُمْ: يَأْتِي وَقْتٌ، وَها قَدْ أتَى بِالفِعلِ، حِيْنَ يَسْمَعُ الأمْواتُ صَوْتَ ابْنِ اللهِ، وَمَنْ يَسْمَعُهُ يَحْيا.

26 F or even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself,

الآبُ هُوَ مَصْدَرُ الحَياةِ، وَقَدْ أعْطَى الابْنَ أنْ يَكُونَ مَصْدَرَ الحَياةِ أيضاً.

27 a nd has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is Son of man.

وَأعطاهُ سُلْطاناً لِيُحاكِمَ النّاسَ لِأنَّهُ ابْنُ الإنسانِ.

28 W onder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,

«لا تَسْتَغرِبُوا هَذا: فَالوَقْتُ آتٍ حِيْنَ سَيَسْمَعُ كُلُّ الَّذِيْنَ فِي قُبُورِهِمْ صَوْتَهُ.

29 a nd shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.

فَيَخرُجُونَ مِنْ قُبُورِهِمْ، وَيَقُومُ الَّذِيْنَ عَمِلُوا ما هُوَ صالِحٌ لِكَيْ يَنالُوا الحَياةً، أمّا الَّذِيْنَ عَمِلُوا ما هُوَ شِرِّيْرٌ فَسَيَقُومُونَ لِكَيْ يُواجِهُوا الدَّيْنُونَةَ. الشَّهادَةُ لِيَسُوع

30 I cannot do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my will, but the will of him that has sent me.

«لَيْسَ فِي وُسْعِي أنْ أعمَلَ شَيْئاً مُسْتَقِلاً عَنِ الآبِ. فَأنا أحكُمُ حَسَبَ ما أسْمَعُ مِنَ الآبِ. وَحُكْمِي عادِلٌ، لِأنِّي لا أسْعَى إلَى عَمَلِ ما أُرِيْدُ، لَكِنِّي أعمَلُ إرادَةَ الَّذِي أرْسَلَنِي.

31 I f I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.

«لَوْ كُنْتُ أنا فَقَطْ أشْهَدُ لِنَفْسِي، فَشَهادَتِي لَيْسَتْ مَقْبُولَةً.

32 I t is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true.

لَكِنْ غَيْرِي يَشْهَدُ لِي، وَأنا أعرِفُ أنَّ شَهادَتَهُ لِي مَقْبُولَةٌ.

33 Y e have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

«لَقَدْ أرْسَلْتُمْ أُناساً إلَى يُوحَنّا، فَشَهِدَ لِلحَقِّ.

34 B ut I do not receive witness from man, but I say this that ye might be saved.

وَأنا لا أعتَمِدُ عَلَى شَهادَةٍ مِنْ بَشَرٍ، لَكِنِّي أقُولُ هَذا لِتَنالُوا أنتُمُ الخَلاصَ.

35 H e was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

كانَ يُوحَنّا مِصْباحاً يَشْتَعِلُ وَيُعْطِي نُوراً. وَأنتُمْ رَضِيْتُمْ بِأنْ تَتَمَتَّعُوا بِنُورِهِ بَعْضَ الوَقْتِ.

36 B ut I have the witness greater than of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has sent me.

«لَكِنْ لِي شَهادَةٌ أعظَمُ مِنْ شَهادَةِ يُوحَنّا. فَقَدْ كَلَّفَنِي الآبُ بِأعمالٍ كَيْ أُنجِزَها، وَهِيَ أعمالِي الَّتِي أعمَلُها الآنَ. وَهَذِهِ الأعمالُ تَشْهَدُ لِيْ وَتُبَيِّنُ أنَّ الآبَ قَدْ أرْسَلَنِي.

37 A nd the Father who has sent me himself has borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor have seen his shape,

«حَتَّى الآبُ نَفْسُهُ الَّذِي أرْسَلَنِي شَهِدَ لِيْ. لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا صَوْتَهُ قَطُّ، وَلا رَأيْتُمْ هَيئَتَهُ.

38 a nd ye have not his word abiding in you; for whom he hath sent, him ye do not believe.

وَلَسْتُمْ تَحفَظُونَ كَلِمَتَهُ فِي داخِلِكُمْ، لِأنَّكُمْ تَرْفُضُونَ أنْ تُؤْمِنُوا بِالَّذِي أرْسَلَهُ.

39 Y e search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;

أنتُمْ تَجتَهِدُونَ فِي دِراسَةِ الكُتُبِ لِأنَّكُمْ تَعتَقِدُونَ أنَّكُمْ سَتَجِدُونَ فِيْها حَياةً أبَدِيَّةً، وَهِيَ نَفْسُها تَشْهَدُ لِيْ.

40 a nd ye will not come to me that ye might have life.

لَكِنَّكُمْ لا تُرِيْدُونَ أنْ تَأْتُوا إلَيَّ وَتَنالُوا هَذِهِ الحَياةَ.

41 I do not receive glory from men,

«أنا لا أسْعَى إلَى مَدِيْحٍ مِنْ بَشَرٍ.

42 b ut I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

لَكِنِّي أعرِفُكُمْ وَأعرِفُ أنَّ مَحَبَّةَ اللهِ لَيْسَتْ فِي داخِلِكُمْ.

43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not; if another come in his own name, him ye will receive.

لَقَدْ جِئْتُ بِاسْمِ أبِي، لَكِنَّكُمْ تَرْفُضُونَ أنْ تَقْبَلُونِي. لَكِنْ إنْ جاءَكُمْ شَخْصٌ آخَرُ بِاسْمِهِ الخاصِّ، فَإنَّكُمْ تَقْبَلُونَهُ.

44 H ow can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and seek not the glory which from God alone?

فَكَيْفَ سَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِي، وَأنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ أنْ يَمْدَحَكُمُ الآخَرُونَ، أمّا المَدِيْحُ الَّذِي يَأْتِي مِنَ اللهِ الواحِدِ فَلا تَهْتَمُّونَ بِهِ؟

45 T hink not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is who accuses you, Moses, on whom ye trust;

«لا تَظُنُّوا أنِّي أنا سَأشْكُوكُمْ أمامَ الآبِ، فَالَّذِي سَيَشْكُوكُمْ هُوَ مُوسَى الَّذِي بَنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ آمالَكُمْ.

46 f or if ye had believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me.

فَلَوْ أنَّكُمْ صَدَّقْتُمْ مُوسَى حَقّاً، لَصَدَّقْتُمُونِي أنا أيْضاً، لِأنَّ مُوسَى كَتَبَ عَنِّي.

47 B ut if ye do not believe his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

لَكِنْ بِما أنَّكُمْ لا تُصَدِّقُونَ ما كَتَبَهُ، فَكَيْفَ سَتُصَدِّقُونَ كَلامِي؟»