1 ث ُمَّ غادَرَ يَسُوعُ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ وَعادَ إلَى بَلْدَتِهِ وَتَبِعَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ.

He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.

2 و َلَمّا جاءَ يَومُ السَّبْتِ ابتَدَأ يُعَلِّمُ فِي المَجمَعِ. فَانْدَهَشَ كَثيرونَ عِنْدَما سَمِعُوهُ، وَقالُوا: «مِنْ أينَ جاءَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ بِكُلِّ هَذا؟ وَما هَذِهِ الحِكْمَةُ المُعطاةُ لَهُ، وَما هَذِهِ المُعجِزاتُ الَّتي يَصنَعُها؟

When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things?” and, “What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?

3 أ لَيسَ هُوَ النَّجّارَ ابنَ مَريَمَ؟ وَأخا يَعقُوبَ وَيُوسِي وَيَهُوذا وَسِمْعانَ؟ ألا تُقيمُ أخَواتُهُ بَينَنا؟» فَكانَ ذَلِكَ عائِقاً يَمنَعُهُمْ مِنْ قُبُولِهِ.

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” They were offended at him.

4 أ مّا يَسُوعُ فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لا يَكُونُ نَبِيٌّ بِلا كَرامَةٍ إلّا فِي وَطَنِهِ وَبَينَ أقارِبِهِ وَفِي بَيتِهِ!»

Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house.”

5 و َلَمْ يَتَمَكَّنْ مِنْ أنْ يَصنَعَ أيَّةَ مُعجِزَةٍ هَناكَ. لَكِنَّهُ وَضَعَ يَدَيهِ عَلَى بَعضِ المَرضَى فَشَفاهُمْ.

He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people, and healed them.

6 و َتَعَجَّبَ مِنْ عَدَمِ إيمانِهِمْ. ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ يَتَجَوَّلُ فِي القُرَى المُحِيطَةِ وَيُعَلِّمُ النّاسَ. يَسُوعُ يُرسِلُ الاثني عَشَر

He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching.

7 و َاسْتَدْعَى يَسُوعُ الاثنَي عَشَرَ، وَابتَدَأ يُرسِلُهُمُ اثْنَينِ اثْنَينِ بَعدَ أنْ أعطاهُمْ سُلْطاناً عَلَى الأرواحِ النَّجِسَةِ.

He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

8 و َأوصاهُمْ بِأنْ لا يَحمِلُوا مَعَهُمْ شَيئاً لِلطَّرِيقِ: لا خُبْزاً وَلا حَقيبَةً وَلا نُقُوداً فِي أحزِمَتِهِمْ، بَلْ أنْ يَحمِلُوا عُكّازاً فَقَطْ.

He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,

9 ف َكانَ عَلَيهِمْ أنْ يَنتَعِلُوا أحْذِيَتَهُمْ وَأنْ يَكْتَفُوا بِالثِّيابِ الَّتِي يَلبَسُونَها.

but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics.

10 و َقالَ لَهُمْ: «إنْ دَخَلْتُمْ إلَى بَيتٍ، فَأقِيمُوا فِيهِ إلَىْ أنْ تُغادِرُوا المَدِينَةَ.»

He said to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

11 و َإنْ جِئْتُمْ إلَى مَدِينَةٍ وَلَمْ تُرَحِّبْ بِكُمْ، وَلَمْ تَسمَعْ رِسالَتَكُمْ، فَانفُضُوا، عِنْدَ خُرُوجِكُمْ، الغُبارَ الَّذي عَلِقَ بِأقدامِكُمْ كَشَهادَةٍ ضِدَّ تِلْكَ المَدينَةِ.»

Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”

12 ف َخَرَجُوا يُبَشِّرونَ النّاسَ وَيَدْعونَهُمْ إلَى التَّوبَةِ.

They went out and preached that people should repent.

13 و َأخرَجُوا الكَثِيرَ مِنَ الأرواحِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ. وَمَسَحُوا بِزَيتِ الزَّيتُونِ كَثيرينَ مِنَ المَرضَى فَشَفُوهُمْ. مَنْ هُوَ يَسوعُ؟

They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick, and healed them.

14 و َسَمِعَ المَلِكُ هِيرُودُسَ عَنْ يَسُوعَ، لِأنَّ اسْمَهُ صارَ مَعرُوفاً. وَكانَ بَعضُ النّاسِ يَقُولُونَ إنَّ يُوحَنّا المَعمَدانَ قامَ مِنَ المَوتِ، وَلِهَذا تُجرَى المُعجِزاتُ بِواسِطَتِهِ!»

King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, “John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”

15 و َآخَرُونَ كانوا يَقُولُونَ إنَّهُ إيلِيّا، وَغَيرُهُمْ قالُوا إنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ كَالأنبِياءِ القُدامَى.

But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”

16 و َلَكِنْ عِندَما سَمِعَ هِيرُودُسَ قالَ: «إنَّهُ يُوحَنّا الَّذِي قَطَعْتُ رَأسَهُ، وَقَدْ قامَ مِنَ المَوتِ!» مَقْتِلُ يُوحَنّا المَعمَدان

But Herod, when he heard this, said, “This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead.”

17 ف َهِيرُودُسُ هُوَ الَّذِي أمَرَ بِالقَبْضِ عَلَى يُوحَنّا وَتَقييدِهِ فِي السِّجنِ. وَهَذا بِسَبَبِ هِيرُودِيّا زَوجَةِ أخِيهِ فِيلِبُّسَ، الَّتي تَزَوَّجَها هُوَ.

For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.

18 ل أنَّ يُوحَنّا قالَ لِهِيرُودُسَ: «لا يَحِقُّ لَكَ أنْ تَأخُذَ زَوجَةَ أخِيكَ.»

For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

19 و َكانَتْ هِيرُودِيّا تُبْغِضُ يُوحَنّا، وَأرادَتْ أنْ تَقتُلَهُ، لَكِنَّها لَمْ تَتَمَكَّنْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ،

Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,

20 ل ِأنَّ هِيرُودُسَ كانَ يَخافُ مِنْ يُوحَنّا. وَقَدْ حَماهُ مِنَ المَوتِ لأنَّهُ يَعرِفُ أنَّهُ رَجُلٌ صالِحٌ وَمُقَدَّسٌ. وَمَعَ أنّهُ كانَ يَنزَعِجُ مِنْ كَلامِ يُوحَنّا، إلّا أنَّهُ أحَبَّ الاستِماعَ إلَيهِ.

for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.

21 و َجاءَتْ فُرصَةُ هِيرُودِيّا. فَفِي عِيدِ مِيلادِ هِيرُودُسَ، دَعا إلَى حَفلَتِهِ أبرَزَ رِجالِهِ وَقادَةَ جَيشِهِ وَرُؤَساءَ الشَّعبِ فِي إقليمِ الجَلِيلِ.

Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.

22 ف َرَقَصَتِ ابْنَةُ هِيرُودِيّا فِي الحَفلَةِ، وَأسعَدَتْ هِيرُودُسَ وَضُيُوفَهُ. فَقالَ المَلِكُ لِلفَتاةِ: «اطلُبِي أيَّ شَيءٍ تُرِيدِينَهُ، وَسَيَكُونُ لَكِ.»

When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”

23 و َأقسَمَ لَها فَقالَ: «سَأُعطِيكِ أيَّ شَيءٍ، حَتَّى لَو طَلَبْتِ نِصْفَ مَملَكَتِي.»

He swore to her, “Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”

24 ف َذَهَبَتِ الفَتاةُ إلَى أُمِّها وَسَألَتْها: «ماذا أطلُبُ؟» فَقالَتْ لَها أُمُّها: «اطلُبِي رَأسَ يُوحَنّا المَعمَدانِ.»

She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”

25 ف َجاءَتِ الفَتاةُ إلَى المَلِكِ وَقالَتْ لَهُ: «أُرِيدُ أنْ تُعطِيَنِي الآنَ رَأسَ يُوحَنّا المَعمَدانِ عَلَى طَبَقٍ.»

She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”

26 ف َحَزِنَ المَلِكُ جِدّاً، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أنْ يَرْفُضَ طَلَبَها بِسَبَبِ قَسَمِهِ، وَاحْتِراماً لِضُيُوفِهِ.

The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

27 ف َأرْسَلَ أحَدَ الحُرّاسِ فِي الحالِ، وَأمَرَهُ بِأنْ يَعُودَ بِرَأسِ يُوحَنّا. فَذَهَبَ الحارِسُ إلَى السِّجْنِ، وَقَطَعَ رَأسَ يُوحَنّا،

Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

28 و َأحضَرَ الرَأسَ عَلَى طَبَقٍ أعطاهُ لِلفَتاةِ، فَأعطَتْهُ لِأُمِّها.

and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

29 و َلَمّا عَرَفَ تَلامِيذُهُ بِالأمْرِ، جاءُوا وَأخَذُوا جَسَدَهُ وَدَفَنوهُ. يَسُوعُ يُطعِمُ خَمسَةَ الآفِ شَخصٍ

When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

30 و َاجتَمَعَ الرُّسُلُ حَولَ يَسُوعَ وَأخبَرُوهُ عَنْ كُلِّ ما عَمِلُوهُ وَعَلَّموهُ.

The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

31 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «تَعالَوا لِنَذْهَبَ وَحدَنا إلَى مَكانٍ مُنْعَزِلٍ، وَنَستَرِيحَ قَلِيلاً.» هَذا لِأنَّ كَثِيرِينَ كانُوا يَأتُونَ وَيَذْهَبُونَ، فَلَمْ تَسنَحْ لَهُمْ فُرصَةٌ حَتَّى لِلأكلِ.

He said to them, “You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

32 ف َذَهَبُوا فِي القارِبِ إلَى مَكانٍ مُنْعَزِلٍ وَحْدَهُمْ.

They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

33 و َلَكِنَّ النّاسَ رَأوهُمْ يُغادِرُونَ المَكانَ وَعَرَفُوا وُجهَتَهُمْ، فَسَبَقُوهُمْ إلَى هُناكَ مَشْياً عَلَى الأقدامِ مِنْ كُلِّ القُرَى.

They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

34 و َعِنْدَ نُزُولِهِ إلَى الشّاطِئِ، رَأى يَسُوعُ جَمْعاً كَبِيراً، فَتَحَنَّنَ عَلَيهُمْ لِأنَّهُمْ كانُوا كَخِرافٍ لا راعِيَ لَها. فَابْتَدَأ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ أُمُوراً كَثِيرَةً.

Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

35 و َبَعْدَ وَقتٍ طَويلٍ، جاءَ إلَيهِ تَلامِيذُهُ وَقالُوا: «هَذا مَكانٌ مُقفِرٌ، وَقَدْ تَأخَّرَ الوَقتُ.

When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

36 ا صْرِفِ النّاسَ لِكَي يَذهَبُوا إلَى القُرَى وَالمَزارِعِ المُجاوِرَةِ وَيَشتَرُوا شَيئاً يَأكُلُونَهُ.»

Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

37 ف َأجابَهُمْ: «أعطُوهُمْ أنتُمْ شَيئاً لِيَأكُلُوا.» فَقالُوا لَهُ: «أنَذهَبُ وَنَشتَرِي خُبْزاً بِأجْرِ سَنَةٍ مِنَ العَمَلِ وَنُعطِيهِمْ؟»

But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?”

38 ف َقالَ: «اذهَبُوا وَانظُرُوا كَمْ رَغِيفاً لَدَيكُمْ؟» فَلَمّا عَرَفُوا قالُوا: «لَدَينا خَمْسَةُ أرغِفَةٍ وَسَمَكَتانِ.»

He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

39 ف َأمَرَهُمْ يَسُوعُ أنْ يُجلِسُوا الجَمِيعَ فِي مَجمُوعاتٍ عَلَى العُشْبِ الأخضَرِ.

He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

40 ف َجَلَسُوا فِي مَجمُوعاتٍ بَعضُها مِنْ مِئَةٍ شَخصٍ وَبَعضُها مِنْ خَمسِينَ شَخصاً.

They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

41 ف َأخَذَ يَسُوعُ أرغِفَةَ الخُبزِ الخَمسَةَ وَالسَّمَكَتِيْنِ، وَشَكَرَ اللهَ رافِعاً عَينَيهِ إلَى السَّماءِ. ثُمَّ قَسَّمَ الأرغِفَةَ وَأعطاها لِتَلامِيذِهِ لِيُوَزِّعُوها عَلَى النّاسِ. كَما قَسَّمَ السَّمَكَتَينِ لِلجَمِيعِ.

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

42 ف َأكَلُوا وَشَبِعُوا جَمِيعاً.

They all ate, and were filled.

43 و َرَفَعُوا اثنَتي عَشْرَةَ سَلَّةً مَملوءَةً بِكِسَرِ الخُبْزِ وَبَقايا السَّمَكِ.

They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

44 و َكانَ عَدَدُ الرِّجالِ الَّذِينَ أكَلُوا خَمَسَةَ آلافِ. يَسُوعُ يَمشِي عَلَى الماء

Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

45 ب َعْدَ ذَلِكَ طَلَبَ يَسُوعُ مِنْ تَلامِيذِهُ أنْ يَركَبوا القارِبَ وَيَسبِقُوهُ إلَى بَيتِ صَيدا عَلَىْ الضِّفَّةِ الأُخرَى، بَينَما يَصرِفُ هُوَ الجَمْعَ.

Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

46 و َبَعدَ أنْ وَدَّعَ النّاسَ، ذَهَبَ إلَى الجَبَلِ لِيُصَلِّي.

After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

47 و َعِندَما حَلَّ المَساءُ، كانَ القارِبُ فِي وَسَطِ البُحَيرَةِ، وَكانَ يَسُوعُ عَلَى البَرِّ وَحدَهُ.

When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

48 ف َرَآهُمْ يَسُوعُ يُواجِهُونَ صُعُوبَةً فِي التَّجدِيفِ لِأنَّ الرِّيحَ كانَتْ مُعاكِسَةً لاتِّجاهِ القارِبِ. وَقَبلَ الفَجرِ بِقَلِيلٍ، جاءَ يَسُوعُ إلَيْهِمْ ماشِياً عَلَى البُحَيرَةِ. وَأرادَ أنْ يَتَجاوَزَهُمْ.

Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he would have passed by them,

49 ف َلَمّا رَأوهُ ماشِياً عَلَى المِياهِ ظَنُّوا أنَّهُ شَبَحٌ، فَصَرَخُوا،

but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;

50 ل ِأنَّهُمْ جَمِيعاً رَأوهُ وَخافُوا. لَكِنَّهُ قالَ لَهُمْ: «تَشَجَّعُوا، إنَّهُ أنا، لا تَخافُوا.»

for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

51 ث ُمَّ صَعِدَ مَعَهُمْ فِي القارِبِ، فَهَدَأتِ الرِّيحُ، وَكانُوا مُندَهِشِينَ تَماماً،

He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;

52 ل ِأنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَفهَمُوا مِنْ خِلالِ مُعجِزَةِ الأرغِفَةِ، لِأنَّ قُلُوبَهُمْ كانَتْ قاسِيَةً. يَسُوعُ يَشفِي كَثِيرِين

for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

53 و َلَمّا عَبَرُوا البُحَيرَةَ، وَصَلُوا إلَى مِنْطَقَةِ جَنِّيسارَتَ، وَرَبَطُوا قارِبَهُمْ.

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

54 و َلَمّا خَرَجُوا مِنَ القارِبِ، عَرَفَ النّاسُ يَسُوعَ.

When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,

55 ف َانْتَشَرُوا فِيْ تِلْكَ المِنطَقَةِ كُلِّها، وَكانُوا يَحمِلُونَ المَرضَى عَلَى أسِرَّةٍ إلَى كُلِّ مَكانٍ يَسمَعُونَ أنَّ يَسُوعَ فِيهِ.

and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick, on their mats, to where they heard he was.

56 و َحَيثُما كانَ يَذهَبُ: إلَى القُرَى وَالبَلْداتِ وَالمَزارِعِ، كانَ النّاسُ يَضَعُونَ مَرضاهُمْ فِي الأماكِنِ العامَّةِ، وَيَتَوَسَّلُونَ إلَيهِ أنْ يَسمَحَ لَهُمْ بِأنْ يَلمِسُوا وَلَو حَتَّى طَرَفَ ثَوبِهِ. وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ لَمَسُوهُ نالُوا الشِّفاءَ.

Wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch just the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.