1 و َفِي أوَّلِ يَومٍ مِنْ أيّامِ الأُسبُوعِ، جاءَتِ النِّساءُ مُبَكِّراتٍ جِدّاً إلَى القَبرِ، وَحَمَلْنَ مَعَهُنَّ العُطُورَ وَالزُّيُوتَ الَّتِي أعدَدْنَها.

And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain with them,

2 ف َوَجَدنَ أنَّ الحَجَرَ قَدْ دُحرِجَ عَنْ بابِ القَبرِ.

and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb,

3 ف َدَخَلْنَ، لَكِنَّهُنَّ لَمْ يَجِدنَ جَسَدَ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ.

and having gone in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

4 و َبَينَما كُنَّ مُتَحَيِّراتٍ جِدّاً فِي ما حَدَثَ، ظَهَرَ فَجأةً رَجُلانِ فِي ثِيابٍ لامِعَةٍ وَوَقَفا أمامَهُما.

And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel,

5 ف َتَمَلَّكَهُنَّ الخَوفُ وَحَنَينَ رُؤُوسُهُنَّ. فَقالَ لَهُما الرَّجُلانِ: «لِماذا تَبحَثنَ عَنِ الحَيِّ بَينَ الأمواتِ؟

and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, `Why do ye seek the living with the dead?

6 ل َيسَ هُوَ هُنا، بَلْ قامَ! اذْكُرْنَ ما قالَهُ لَكُنَّ عِندَما كانَ فِي الجَلِيلِ.

he is not here, but was raised; remember how he spake to you, being yet in Galilee,

7 ق الَ إنَّهُ لا بُدَّ أنْ يُوضَعَ ابنُ الإنسانِ تَحتَ سَيطَرَةِ الخُطاةِ، ثُمَّ يُصلَبَ وَيَقومَ فِي اليَومِ الثّالِثِ.»

saying -- It behoveth the Son of Man to be delivered up to the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to rise again.'

8 ح ينَئِذٍ، تَذَكَّرَتِ النِّساءُ كَلامَ يَسُوعَ.

And they remembered his sayings,

9 ف َعُدنَ مِنَ القَبرِ، وَأخبَرنَ الأحَدَ عَشَرَ رَسُولاً وَكُلُّ الآخَرِينَ بِما حَدَثَ.

and having turned back from the tomb told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.

10 و َالنِّساءُ هُنَّ مَريَمُ المَجدَلِيَّةُ وَيُوَنّا وَمَريَمُ أُمُّ يَعقُوبَ. فَذَهَبْنَ مَعَ النِّساءِ الأُخرَياتُ، وَأخبَرنَ الرُّسُلَ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ.

And it was the Magdalene Mary, and Joanna, and Mary of James, and the other women with them, who told unto the apostles these things,

11 ف َبَدا كَلامَهُنَّ لَهُمْ تَخرِيفاً، فَلَمْ يُصَدِّقُوهُنَّ!

and their sayings appeared before them as idle talk, and they were not believing them.

12 ل َكِنَّ بُطرُسَ نَهَضَ وَرَكَضَ إلَى القَبرِ. وَلَمّا وَصَلَ، انحَنَى، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَرَ غَيرَ الأكفانِ. ثُمَّ مَضَى مُتَفَكِّراً فِي ما حَدَثَ. عَلَى طَرِيقِ عِمواس

And Peter having risen, did run to the tomb, and having stooped down he seeth the linen clothes lying alone, and he went away to his own home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

13 و َفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ نَفسِهِ، كانَ اثْنانِ مِنْ تَلامِيذِ يَسُوعَ ذاهِبَينِ إلَى قَريَةٍ تَبعُدُ نَحوَ سَبْعَةِ أمْيالٍ عَنْ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، اسْمُها عِمواسُ.

And, lo, two of them were going on during that day to a village, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, the name of which Emmaus,

14 و َكانا يَتَحادَثانِ عَنْ كُلِّ الأُمُورِ الَّتِي حَدَثَتْ.

and they were conversing with one another about all these things that have happened.

15 و َبَينَما كانا يَتَكَلَّمانِ وَيُناقِشانِ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ، اقتَرَبَ يَسُوعُ نَفسُهُ مِنهُما وَسارَ مَعَهُما،

And it came to pass in their conversing and reasoning together, that Jesus himself, having come nigh, was going on with them,

16 ل َكِنَّ أعيُنَهُما مُنِعَتا مِنَ التَّعَرُّفِ إلَيهِ.

and their eyes were holden so as not to know him,

17 ف َقالَ لَهُما: «ما هِيَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورُ الَّتِي تَتَناقَشانِ فِيها وَأنتُما سائِرانِ؟» فَتَوَقَّفا، وَعَبَسَ وَجهاهُما.

and he said unto them, `What these words that ye exchange with one another, walking, and ye are sad?'

18 و َقالَ لَهُ أحَدُهُما وَاسْمُهُ كِلْيُوباسُ: «لا بُدَّ أنَّكَ الشَّخصُ الوَحِيدُ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ الَّذِي لا يَدرِي بِالأُمُورِ الَّتِي حَدَثَتْ فِي الأيّامِ القَلِيلَةِ الماضِيَةِ!»

And the one, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him, `Art thou alone such a stranger in Jerusalem, that thou hast not known the things that came to pass in it in these days?'

19 ف َقالَ لَهُما يَسُوعُ: «أيَّةُ أُمُورٍ؟» فَقالا لَهُ: «الأُمُورِ المُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِيَسُوعَ النّاصِرِيَّ. لَقَدْ كانَ رَجُلاً بَيَّنَ أنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ عَظِيمٌ أمامَ اللهِ وَالنّاسِ فِي أعمالِهِ وَأقوالِهِ.

And he said to them, `What things?' And they said to him, `The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who became a man -- a prophet -- powerful in deed and word, before God and all the people,

20 و َكُنّا نَتَحَدَّثُ كَيفَ أنَّ كِبارَ كَهَنَتِنا وَحُكّامِنا أسلَمُوهُ لِيُحكَمَ عَلَيهِ بِالمَوتِ، ثُمَّ صَلَبُوهُ.

how also the chief priests and our rulers did deliver him up to a judgment of death, and crucified him;

21 و َقَدْ كُنّا مِنْ قَبلُ نَأمَلُ أنْ يَكُونَ هُوَ الَّذِي سَيُحَرِّرُ بَنِي إسرائِيلَ. وَالآنَ ها قَدْ مَضَى عَلَى حُدُوثِ ذَلِكَ ثَلاثَةُ أيّامٍ.

and we were hoping that he it is who is about to redeem Israel, and also with all these things, this third day is passing to-day, since these things happened.

22 و َقَدْ أذهَلَتْنا بَعضُ النِّساءِ فِي جَماعَتِنا بِما قُلْنَهُ. فَقَدْ ذَهَبنَ إلَى القَبرِ فِي وَقتٍ مُبَكِّرٍ مِنَ الصَّباحِ،

`And certain women of ours also astonished us, coming early to the tomb,

23 ل َكِنَّهُنَّ لَمْ يَجِدْنَ جَسَدَهُ، وَجِئْنَ وَأخبَرْنَنا أنَّهُنَّ رَأيْنَ ما يُشبِهُ مَلائِكَةً أخبَرُوهُنَّ بِأنَّهُ حَيٌّ.

and not having found his body, they came, saying also to have seen an apparition of messengers, who say he is alive,

24 ف َذَهَبَ بَعضٌ مِنْ جَماعَتِنا إلَى القَبرِ، وَوَجَدُوهُ فارِغاً كَما قالَتِ النِّساءُ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرَوهُ هُوَ.»

and certain of those with us went away unto the tomb, and found as even the women said, and him they saw not.'

25 ف َقالَ لَهُما يَسُوعُ: «أنتُما غَبِيّانِ وَبَطِيئانِ فِي الإيمانِ بِكُلِّ ما قالَهُ الأنبِياءُ.

And he said unto them, `O inconsiderate and slow in heart, to believe on all that the prophets spake!

26 أ لَمْ يَكُنْ ضَرُورِيّاً أنْ يَحتَمِلَ المَسِيحُ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ فَيَدخُلَ إلَى مَجدِهِ؟»

Was it not behoving the Christ these things to suffer, and to enter into his glory?'

27 و َفَسَّرَ لَهُما ما قِيلَ عَنهُ فِي جَمِيعِ كُتُبِ مُوسَىْ وَالأنبِياءِ.

and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself.

28 و َاقتَرَبُوا مِنَ القَريَةِ الَّتِي كانا مُتَوَجِّهَينِ إلَيها، فَتَظاهَرَ يَسُوعُ بِأنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أنْ يُواصِلَ المَسِيرَ.

And they came nigh to the village whither they were going, and he made an appearance of going on further,

29 ل َكِنَّهُما ألَحّا عَلَيهِ بِشِدَّةٍ وَقالوا لَهُ: «ابقَ عِندَنا، فَقَدِ اقْتَرَبَ المَساءُ، وَأوشَكَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلى المَغيبِ،» فَدَخَلَ.

and they constrained him, saying, `Remain with us, for it is toward evening,' and the day did decline, and he went in to remain with them.

30 و َعِندَما جَلَسَ إلَى المائِدَةِ مَعَهُما، أخَذَ الخُبزَ وَشَكَرَ اللهَ، ثُمَّ قَسَّمَهُ وَناوَلَهُما.

And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken, he was giving to them,

31 ف َفُتِحَتْ أعيُنُهُما وَعَرَفاهُ، لَكِنَّهُ اختَفَى عَنهُما.

and their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became unseen by them.

32 ف َقالَ أحَدُهُما لِلآخَرِ: «ألَمْ يَكُنْ قَلبانا يَتَّقِدانِ فِينا وَهُوَ يُكَلِّمُنا فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَيَشرَحُ لَنا الكُتُبَ؟»

And they said one to another, `Was not our heart burning within us, as he was speaking to us in the way, and as he was opening up to us the Writings?'

33 و َقاما فَوراً وَرَجِعا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَوَجَدا الأحَدَ عَشَرَ رَسُولاً وَالآخَرِينَ مُجتَمِعِينَ مَعاً.

And they, having risen up the same hour, turned back to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven, and those with them,

34 و َكانُوا يَقُولُونَ: «لَقَدْ قامَ الرَّبُّ حَقّاً! وَقَدْ ظَهَرَ لِسِمعانَ.»

saying -- `The Lord was raised indeed, and was seen by Simon;'

35 ث ُمَّ شَرَحَ التِّلمِيذانِ ما حَدَثَ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ، وَكَيفَ تَعَرَّفا إلَيهِ عِندَما قَسَمَ الخُبزَ. يَسُوعُ يَظهَرُ لِتَلامِيذِه

and they were telling the things in the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread,

36 و َيَبنَما كانا مازالا يُحَدِّثانِهِمْ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، وَقَفَ يَسُوعُ نَفسُهُ بَينَهُمْ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لِيَكُنِ السَّلامُ مَعَكُمْ.»

and as they are speaking these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith to them, `Peace -- to you;'

37 ف َاندَهَشُوا وَتَمَلَّكَهُمُ الخَوفُ، وَظَنُّوا أنَّهُمْ يَرَونَ شَبَحاً.

and being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.

38 ل َكِنَّهُ قالَ لَهُمْ: «لِماذا أنتُمْ مُنزَعِجُونَ هَكَذا؟ وَلِماذا تَدُورُ الشُّكُوكُ فِي عُقُولِكُمْ؟

And he said to them, `Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts?

39 ا نظُرُوا إلَى يَدَيَّ وَقَدَمَيَّ. أنتُمْ تَقدِرُونَ أنْ تُميِّزوا أنَّهُ أنا نَفسِي. المِسُونِي وَتَأكَّدُوا، فَلَيسَ لِلشَّبَحِ لَحمٌ وَعِظامٌ كَما تَرَونَ لِي.»

see my hands and my feet, that I am he; handle me and see, because a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me having.'

40 و َبَعدَ أنْ قالَ هَذا، أراهُمْ يَدَيهِ وَقَدَمَيهِ.

And having said this, he shewed to them the hands and the feet,

41 و َمِنْ فَرحَتِهِمْ، كانُوا ما يَزالُونَ غَيرَ مُصَدِّقِينَ وَمَذهُولِينَ. فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «هَلْ لَدَيكُمْ ما يُؤكَلُ هُنا؟»

and while they are not believing from the joy, and wondering, he said to them, `Have ye anything here to eat?'

42 ف َقَدَّمُوا لَهُ قِطعَةً مِنْ سَمَكٍ مَطبُوخٍ،

and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb,

43 ف َأخَذَها وَأكَلَها أمامَهُمْ.

and having taken, he did eat before them,

44 ث ُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ الأُمُورُ الَّتِي حَدَّثتُكُمْ بِها عِندَما كُنتُ بَعدُ مَعَكُمْ. فَقَدْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ إنَّهُ لا بُدَّ أنْ يَتَحَقَّقَ كُلُّ ما كُتِبَ عَنِّي فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى وَفِي كُتُبِ الأنبِياءِ وَفِي المَزامِيرِ.»

and he said to them, `These the words that I spake unto you, being yet with you, that it behoveth to be fulfilled all the things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, about me.'

45 ث ُمَّ فَتَحَ أذهانَهُمْ لِيَفهَمُوا الكُتُبَ.

Then opened he up their understanding to understand the Writings,

46 و َقالَ لَهُمْ: «نَعَمْ، مَكتُوبٌ أنَّ المَسِيحَ لا بُدَّ أنْ يَتَألَّمَ وَيَقُومَ مِنَ المَوتِ فِي اليَومِ الثّالِثِ.

and he said to them -- `Thus it hath been written, and thus it was behoving the Christ to suffer, and to rise out of the dead the third day,

47 و َلا بُدَّ أنْ يُبَشَّرَ بِالتَّوبَةِ وَمَغفِرَةِ الخَطايا بِاسْمِهِ لِجَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ ابتِداءً مِنَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:

48 و َأنتُمْ شُهُودٌ عَلَى تِلكَ الأُمُورِ.

and ye -- ye are witnesses of these things.

49 و َالآنَ سَأُرسِلُ لَكُمْ ما وَعَدَ بِهِ أبِي، لَكِنِ امكُثوا فِي مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ إلَى أنْ يُلبِسَكُمُ اللهُ قُوَّةً مِنَ الأعالِي.» يَسُوعُ يَعُودُ إلَى السَّماء

`And, lo, I do send the promise of my Father upon you, but ye -- abide ye in the city of Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power from on high.'

50 ث ُمَّ خَرَجَ بِهِمْ إلَى بَيتِ عَنيا، وَرَفَعَ يَدَيهِ وَبارَكَهُمْ.

And he led them forth without -- unto Bethany, and having lifted up his hands he did bless them,

51 و َبَينَما كانَ يُبارِكُهُمْ، ابتَعَدَ عَنهُمْ وَرُفِعَ إلَى السَّماءِ.

and it came to pass, in his blessing them, he was parted from them, and was borne up to the heaven;

52 ف َسَجَدُوا لَهُ، وَعادُوا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ بِفَرَحٍ عَظِيمٍ.

and they, having bowed before him, did turn back to Jerusalem with great joy,

53 و َكانُوا يَقضُونَ وَقتَهُمْ كُلَّهُ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ يُسَبِّحُونَ اللهَ.

and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.