1 ث ُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أقُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ: إنَّ مِنْ بَينِ الواقِفِينَ هُنا أشخاصاً لَنْ يَذُوقُوا المَوتَ قَبلَ أنْ يَرَوا مَلَكوتَ اللهِ آتِياً بِقُوَّةٍ.» يَسُوعُ وَمَعَهُ مُوسَى وَإيلِيّا

Jesus said to them, “For sure I tell you, some standing here will not die until they see the holy nation of God come with power!”

2 و َبَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أيّامٍ، أخَذَ يَسُوعُ بُطرُسَ وَيَعقُوبَ وَيُوحَنّا إلَى جَبَلٍ مُرتَفِعٍ وَحْدَهُمْ، وَغَيَّرَ هَيئَتَهُ أمامَهُمْ.

Six days later Jesus took Peter and James and John with Him. He led them up to a high mountain by themselves. Jesus was changed as they looked at Him.

3 ف َصارَتْ ثِيابُهُ مُشِعَّةً، وَناصِعَةَ البَياضِ. حَتَّىْ إنَّهُ لا يُمكِنُ لأيِّ قَصّارٍ عَلَى الأرْضِ أنْ يُبَيِّضَ هَكَذا!

His clothes did shine. They were as white as snow. No one on earth could clean them so white.

4 و َظَهَرَ لَهُمْ إيلِيّا مَعَ مُوسَى، وَكانا يَتَحَدَّثانِ مَعَ يَسُوعَ.

Moses and Elijah were seen talking to Jesus.

5 ف قالَ بُطرُسُ لِيَسُوعَ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، ما أجمَلَ أنْ نَكُونَ هُنا! فَلنَنصُبْ ثَلاثَ خَيماتٍ، واحِدَةً لَكَ، وَواحِدَةً لِمُوسَى، وَواحِدَةً لإيلِيّا.»

Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents to worship in. One will be for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

6 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ يَعرِفْ ما الَّذِي يَقُولُهُ، فَقَدْ كانُوا خائِفِينَ.

Peter did not know what to say. They were very much afraid.

7 ث ُمَّ جاءَتْ غَيمَةٌ وَغَطَّتْهُمْ، وَجاءَ صَوتٌ مِنَ الغَيمَةِ يَقولُ: «هَذا هُوَ ابْنِي حَبيبيْ، فَأصغُوا إلَيهِ.»

A cloud came over them and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My much-loved Son. Listen to Him.”

8 و َفَجأةً، نَظَروا حَولَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَرَوا مَعَهُمْ إلّا يَسُوعَ وَحدَهُ.

At once they looked around but saw no one there but Jesus.

9 و َبَينَما هُمْ يَنزِلُونَ مِنَ الجَبَلِ، أمَرَهُمْ يَسُوعُ وَقالَ: «لا تُخبِرُوا أحَداً بِهَذِهِ الرُؤيا، إلَى أنْ يُقامَ ابْنُ الإنسانِ مِنَ المَوتِ.»

They came down from the mountain. Then Jesus said with strong words that they should tell no one what they had seen. They should wait until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 ف َحَفِظُوا الأمرَ بَينَهُمْ، وَكانُوا يَتَحَدَّثونَ عَنْ مَعنَى القِيامَةِ مِنَ المَوتِ.

So they kept those words to themselves, talking to each other about what He meant by being raised from the dead.

11 ف َسَألُوهُ: «لِماذا يَقُولُ مُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ إنَّ إيلِيّا يَنبَغي أنْ يَأتِيَ أوَّلاً؟»

They asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?”

12 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «هُمْ مُصيبُونَ بِقَولِهِمْ إنَّ إيلِيّا يَنبَغي أنْ يَأتيَ أوَّلاً، فَهوَ يَرُدُّ كُلَّ شَيءٍ إلَى أصلِهِ. وَلَكِنْ كُتِبَ أيضاً عَنِ ابْنِ الإنسانِ أنَّهُ سَيَتَألَّمُ كَثِيراً وَيُرفَضُ.

He said to them, “For sure, Elijah will come first and get things ready. Is it not written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and that men will have nothing to do with Him?

13 أ قُولُ لَكُمْ إنَّ إيلِيّا قَدْ جاءَ، وَعامَلُوهُ كَما يُرِيدُونَ، تَماماً كَما كُتِبَ عَنْهُ.» يَسُوعُ يُخرِجُ رُوحاً شِرِّيراً مِنْ صَبِيٍّ

But I say to you, Elijah has already come. They did to him whatever they wanted to do. It is written that they would.” A Boy with a Demon Is Healed

14 و َعِندَما وَصَلُوا إلَى بَقِيَّةِ التَّلامِيذِ، شاهَدُوا جَمْعاً كَبِيراً مِنَ النّاسِ حَولَهُمْ، وَكانَ مُعَلِّمُوا الشَّرِيعَةِ يُجادِلُونَهُمْ.

When Jesus came back to His followers, He saw many people standing around them. The teachers of the Law were arguing with them.

15 و َحالَما رَآهُ النّاسُ امتَلأوا دَهشَةً وَأسْرَعُوا لِيُسَلِّمُوا عَلَيهِ.

The people saw Jesus and were surprised and ran to greet Him.

16 ف َسَألَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «ما الَّذِي تَتَجادَلُونَ فِيهِ مَعَهُمْ؟»

Jesus asked the teachers of the Law, “What are you arguing about with them?”

17 ف َأجابَهُ رَجُلٌ كانَ هُناكَ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، لَقَدْ أحضَرْتُ ابْنِي إلَيكَ، لأنَّهُ مَسكُونٌ بِرُوحٍ شِرِّيرٍ يُخرِسُهُ.

One of the people said, “Teacher, I brought my son to You. He has a demon in him and cannot talk.

18 و َحينَ يُسَيطِرُ عَليهِ، يُلْقيَهُ أرْضاً، ثُمَّ يَزبدُ وَيَصُرُّ عَلَى أسنانِهِ وَيَتَشَنَّجُ. وَقَدْ طَلَبْتُ مِنْ تَلامِيذِكَ أنْ يُخرِجُوهُ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا.

Wherever the demon takes him, it throws him down. Spit runs from his mouth. He grinds his teeth. He is getting weaker. I asked Your followers to put the demon out but they could not.”

19 ف َقالَ يَسُوعُ: «أيُّها الجَيلُ غَيْرُ المُؤمِنِ، إلَى مَتَى أكُونُ مَعَكُمْ، إلَى مَتَى أحتَمِلُكُمْ؟» ثُمَّ قالَ للرَجُلِ: «أحضِرِ ابنَكَ إلَيَّ.»

He said, “You people of this day have no faith. How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

20 ف َأحضَروا الصَّبِيِّ إلَيهِ. فَلَمّا رَأى الرُّوحُ الشِّرِّيرُ يَسُوعَ، أدخَلَ الصَّبِيَّ فِي نَوبَةِ تَشَنُّجاتٍ، وَألقاهُ أرْضاً. فَكانَ الصَّبِيُّ يَتَقَلَّبُ وَيُزْبِدُ.

They brought the boy to Jesus. The demon saw Jesus and at once held the boy in his power. The boy fell to the ground with spit running from his mouth.

21 ف َسَألَ يَسُوعُ وَالِدَ الصَّبِيِّ: «مُنذُ مَتَى وَهُوَ عَلَى هَذِهِ الحالِ؟» فَأجابَ: «مُنْذُ طُفُولَتِهِ.

Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” The father said, “From the time he was a child.

22 و َكَثِيراً ما كانَ هَذا الرُّوحُ يُلقِيهِ فِي النّارِ أوْ فِي الماءِ لِيَقتُلَهُ. فَإنْ كُنتَ تَستَطِيعُ أنْ تَفعَلَ شَيئاً، فَارحَمْ حالَنا وَساعِدْنا.»

Many times it throws him into the fire and into the water to kill him. If You can do anything to help us, take pity on us!”

23 ف َقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لِماذا تَقُولُ: ‹إنْ كُنْتُ أستَطيعُ›؟ فَكُلُّ شَيءٍ مُستَطاعٌ لِمَنْ يُؤمِنُ.»

Jesus said to him, “Why do you ask Me that? The one who has faith can do all things.”

24 ف َصَرَخَ وَالِدُ الصَّبِيِّ وَقالَ: «أنا أُومِنُ، فَساعِدْنِي لِكَيْ يَقَوَى إيمانيَ الضَّعيفُ.»

At once the father cried out. He said with tears in his eyes, “Lord, I have faith. Help my weak faith to be stronger!”

25 و َلَمّا رَأى يَسُوعَ أنَّ أعدادَ النّاسِ تَتَكاثَرُ، انتَهَرَ الرُّوحَ النَّجِسَ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «يا أيُّها الرُّوحُ الَّذِي أخرَسَتَ هَذا الصَّبِيَّ وَأغلَقْتَ أُذُنَيهِ، أنا آمُرُكَ بِأنْ تَخرُجَ مِنْهُ، وَلا تَرجِعَ إلَيهِ ثانِيَةً.»

Jesus saw that many people were gathering together in a hurry. He spoke sharp words to the demon. He said, “Demon! You who cannot speak or hear, I say to you, come out of him! Do not ever go into him again.”

26 ف َصَرَخَ الرُّوحُ الشِّرِّيرُ وَأدخَلَ الصَّبِيَّ فِي نَوبَةٍ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ. فَصارَ الصَّبِيُّ كَأنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ، حَتَّى إنَّ كَثيرينَ قالُوا إنَّهُ ماتَ.

The demon gave a cry. It threw the boy down and came out of him. The boy was so much like a dead man that people said, “He is dead!”

27 أ مّا يَسُوعُ فَأمسَكَ بِيَدِهِ وَأنهَضَهُ، فَوَقَفَ الصَّبِيُّ.

But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him and he stood up.

28 و َبَعْدَ أنْ دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ إلَى البَيتِ، سَألَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ عَلَى انفِرادٍ: «لِماذا لَمْ نَستَطِعْ نَحنُ إخراجَهُ؟»

When Jesus went into the house, His followers asked Him when He was alone, “Why could we not put out the demon?”

29 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذا النَّوعُ لا يَخرُجُ إلّا بِالصَّلاةِ.» يَسُوعُ يُنبِئُ بِمَوتِهِ وَقِيامَتِه

He said to them, “The only way this kind of demon is put out is by prayer and by going without food so you can pray better.” Jesus Tells of His Death the Second Time

30 و َانطَلَقُوا مِنْ هُناكَ وَابتَدَأُوا رِحلَتَهُمْ عَبْرَ إقليمِ الجَلِيلِ. وَلَمْ يُرِدْ يَسُوعُ أنْ يَعرِفَ أحَدٌ مَكانَهُ،

From there Jesus and His followers went through the country of Galilee. He did not want anyone to know where He was.

31 ب َلْ أرادَ أنْ يَكونَ مَعَ تَلامِيذَهُ لِيُعَلِّمَهُمْ. فَكانَ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ: «سَيُوضَعُ ابنُ الإنسانِ تَحتَ سُلطانِ البَشَرِ. وَسَيَقتُلُونَهُ. وَلَكِنَّهُ، بَعْدَ أنْ يُقتَلَ، سَيَقُومُ فِي اليَومِ الثّالِثِ مِنَ المَوتِ.»

He taught His followers, saying, “The Son of Man will be handed over to men. They will kill Him. Three days after He is killed, He will be raised from the dead.”

32 ل َكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَفهَمُوا كَلامَهُ. وَخافُوا أنْ يَسألُوهُ عَنْ مَعناهُ. مَنِ الأعظَم

They did not understand what He said and were afraid to ask Him. Jesus Teaches about the Faith of a Child

33 و َبَعْدَ هَذا جاءُوا إلَى كَفْرِناحُومَ. فَلَمّا اجتَمَعُوا فِي البَيتِ، سَألَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «عَمّا كُنْتُمْ تَتَجادَلونَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.»

They came to the city of Capernaum and were in the house. Jesus asked His followers, “What were you arguing about along the road?”

34 ف َلَمْ يُجِبْهُ التَّلامِيذُ بِشَيءٍ، لِأنَّهُمْ كانُوا يَتَجادَلُونَ حَولَ مَنْ هُوَ الأعظَمُ بَينَهُمْ.

They did not answer. They had been arguing along the road about who was the greatest.

35 ف َجَلَسَ يَسُوعُ، وَدَعا الاثْني عَشَرَ إلَيهِ وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «مَنْ أرادَ مِنْكُمْ أنْ يَكُونَ الأوَّلَ، فَيَنبَغي أنْ يَكُونَ آخِرَ الكُلِّ، وَخادِمَ الكُلِّ.»

Jesus sat down and called the followers to Him. He said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all. He will be the one to care for all.”

36 ث ُمَّ دَعا يَسُوعُ طِفلاً، وَأوقَفَهُ أمامَهُمْ وَاحتَضَنَهُ وَقالَ:

Jesus took a child and stood it among them. Then He took the child up in His arms and said to the followers,

37 « مَنْ يَقبَلُ طِفلاً كَهَذا باسمِي فَإنَّما يَقبَلُني، وَمَنْ يَقبَلُني فَإنَّما يَقبَلُ الَّذي أرسَلَنِي أيضاً.» مَنْ لَيسَ ضِدَّنا فَهُوَ مَعَنا

“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name, receives Me. Whoever will receive Me, receives not Me, but Him Who sent Me.” Jesus Speaks Sharp Words against the Followers

38 و َقالَ لَهُ يُوحَنّا: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، رَأينا رَجُلاً يَطرُدُ الأرواحَ الشِّرِّيْرَةَ باسْمِكَ، فَحاوَلْنا أنْ نَمنَعَهُ لِأنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنّا.»

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone putting out demons in Your name. We told him to stop because he was not following us.”

39 ف َقالَ يَسُوعَ: «لا تَمْنَعوهُ. فَمَنْ يَصنَعُ مُعجِزَةً باسمي، لا يُمْكِنَهُ أنْ يُسيئَ إلَيَّ بِهَذِهِ السُّرعَةِ.

Jesus said, “Do not stop him. No one who does a powerful work in My name can say anything bad about Me soon after.

40 ل ِأنَّ الَّذِي لَيسَ ضِدَّنا هُوَ مَعَنا.

The person who is not against us is for us.

41 أ قُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ، إنَّ مَنْ يَسقِيكُمْ كَأسَ ماءٍ لِأنَّكُمْ لِلمَسِيحِ، فَلَنْ يُحرَمَ مِنْ مُكافَأتَهُ.» تَحذيرٌ مِنَ العَثَرات

For sure, I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name because you belong to Christ will not lose his reward from God.

42 « أمّا مَنْ يُعثِرُ أحَدَ هَؤُلاءِ الصِّغارِ المُؤْمِنِينَ بِي، فَسَيَكُونُ أفضَلَ لَهُ لَو أنَّ حَجَرَ رَحَىً وُضِعَ حَولَ رَقَبَتِهِ، وَأُلقِيَ بِهِ فِي البَحرِ.

Whoever is the reason for one of these little ones who believes in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large stone put around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

43 ف َإنْ كانَتْ يَدُكَ تَدفَعُكَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ، اقْطَعْها. لِأنَّهُ خَيرٌ لَكَ أنْ تَدخُلَ الحَياةَ بِيَدٍ واحِدَةٍ، مِنْ أنْ تَكونَ لَكَ يَدانِ اثْنَتانِ، وَتَدخُلَ جُهَنَّمَ، حَيثُ لا تُطْفَأُ النّارُ.

If your hand is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life without a hand, than to have two hands and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.

44 ب َلْ حَيثُ الدُّودُ لا يَمُوتُ، وَالنّارُ لا تُطفَأُ.

There is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

45 و َإنْ كانَتْ قَدَمُكَ تَدفَعُكَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ، اقطَعْها. لِأنَّهُ خَيرٌ لَكَ أنْ تَدخُلَ الحَياةَ بِقَدَمٍ واحِدَةٍ، مِنْ أنْ تَكونَ لَكَ قَدَمانِ اثْنَتانِ، وَتُطْرَحَ فِيْ جُهَنَّمَ،

If your foot is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life with only one foot, than to have two feet and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.

46 ح َيثُ الدُّودُ لا يَمُوتُ، وَالنّارُ لا تُطفَأُ.

There is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

47 و َإنْ كانَتْ عَينُكَ تَدفَعُكَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ، فَاقلَعْها. لِأنَّهُ خَيرٌ لَكَ أنْ تَدخُلَ مَلَكوتَ اللهِ بِعَينٍ واحِدَةٍ، مِنْ أنْ تَكونَ لَكَ عَينانِ اثْنَتانِ، وَتُطْرَحَ فِيْ جُهَنَّمَ،

If your eye is the reason you fall into sin, take it out. It is better to go into the holy nation of God with only one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

48 ح َيثُ الدُّودُ لا يَمُوتُ، وَالنّارُ لا تُطفَأُ.

There is where their worm never dies and the fire is never put out.

49 « لِأنَّ كُلَّ إنسانٍ سَيُمَلَّحُ بِالنّارِ.

“Everyone will be made cleaner and stronger with fire.

50 ل ِأنَّ المِلْحَ جَيِّدٌ. فَإنْ فَقَدَ المِلْحُ مُلُوحَتَهُ، بِماذا تُصلِحُونَهُ؟ فَلْيَكُنْ لَكُمْ فِي نُفوسِكُمْ مِلْحٌ، وَعيشوا فِي سَلامٍ بَعضُكُمْ مَعَ بَعْضٍ.»

Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can it be made to taste like salt again? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with each other.”