1 و َقالَ يَسُوعُ: «أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ: مَنْ لا يَدْخُلُ حَظِيْرَةَ الخِرافِ مِنَ البابِ فَهُوَ سارِقٌ وَخاطِفٌ. فَهُوَ يَتَسَلَّقُ وَيَدْخُلُ مِنْ مَكانٍ آخَرَ.

¶ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

2 أ مّا الَّذِي يَدْخُلُ مِنَ البابِ فَهُوَ راعِي القَطِيْعِ.

But he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 ل َهُ يَفْتَحُ الحارِسُ، وَتُصْغِي الخِرافُ إلَى صَوْتِهِ. وَهُوَ يُنادِي الخِرافَ الَّتِي لَهُ بِأسْمائِها وَيَقُودُها إلَى المَرْعَى.

To him the porter opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

4 و َبَعْدَ أنْ يُخرِجَها كُلَّها، يَمْشِي أمامَها، وَهِيَ تَتبَعُهُ لِأنَّها تُمَيِّزُ صَوْتَهُ.

And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

5 ل َكِنَّها لا تَتبَعُ الغَرِيْبَ أبَداً، بَلْ تَهْرُبُ مِنْهُ، لِأنَّها لا تَعْرِفُ صَوْتَ الغُرَباءِ.»

And they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.

6 ر َوَى لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ هَذا المَثَلَ الرَّمْزِيَّ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَفْهَمُوا ما قالَهُ. يَسُوعُ هُوَ الرّاعِي الصّالِح

Jesus spoke this parable unto them, but they did not understand what it was that he spoke unto them.

7 ف َأضافَ يَسُوعُ وَقالَ: «أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ: أنا هُوَ بابُ الخِرافِ.

Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I AM the door of the sheep.

8 ك ُلُّ الَّذِيْنَ جاءُوا قَبلِي كانُوا سَرّاقينَ وَخاطِفِيْنَ، وَالخِرافُ لَمْ تُصْغِ إلَيْهِمْ.

All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

9 أ نا هُوَ البابُ. فَإنْ دَخَلَ أحَدٌ مِنْ خِلالِي، يَخلُصُ وَيَدْخُلُ وَيَخرُجُ وَيَجِدُ مَرْعَى.

I AM the door; whosoever enters in by me shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture.

10 ل ا يَأْتِي السّارِقُ إلّا لِيَسْرِقَ وَيْقتُلَ وَيُدَمِّرَ. أمّا أنا فَقَدْ جِئْتُ لِكَيْ تَكُونَ لِلنّاسِ حَياةٌ، وَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ هَذِهِ الحَياةُ بِكُلِّ فَيْضِها.

The thief comes not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy the sheep; I am come that they might have life and that they might have it in abundance.

11 « أنا هُوَ الرّاعِي الصّالِحُ، وَالرّاعِي الصّالِحُ يُضَحِّي بِحَياتِهِ مِنْ أجلِ الخِرافِ.

I AM the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.

12 أ مّا الأجِيْرُ فَلَيْسَ كَالرّاعِي، وَالخِرافُ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ. لِهَذا يَتْرُكُ الخِرافَ وَيَهْرُبُ حِيْنَ يَرَى الذِّئْبَ مُقْبِلاً. فَيَهجُمُ الذِّئْبُ عَلَى الخِرافِ وَيُشَتِّتُها.

But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep.

13 و َيَهْرُبُ الأجِيْرُ لِأنَّهُ أجِيْرٌ وَلا تَهُمُّهُ الخِرافُ.

The hireling flees because he is a hireling, and the sheep do not belong to him.

14 « أمّا أنا فَإنِّي الرّاعِي الصّالِحُ. أعرِفُ الَّذِيْنَ لِيْ، وَالَّذِيْنَ لِيْ يَعْرِفُونَنِي،

I AM the good shepherd, and know my sheep and am known of mine.

15 ت َماماً كَما يَعْرِفُنِي الآبُ وَأعرِفُهُ. وَأنا أُضَحِّي بِحَياتِي مِنْ أجلِ الخِرافِ.

As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father, and I lay down my soul for the sheep.

16 و َعِنْدِي خِرافٌ أُخْرَى لَيْسَتْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الحَظِيْرَةِ، يَنبَغِي أنْ أُحضِرَها أيضاً. وَهِيَ سَتُصْغِي إلَى صَوْتِي، وَيَكُونُ الجَمِيعُ قَطِيْعاً واحِداً لَهُ راعٍ واحِدٌ.

And I have other sheep which are not of this fold; it is expedient that I bring them also, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.

17 ل ِهَذا يُحِبُّنِي الآبُ: لِأنَّنِي أُقَدِّمُ حَياتِي، لِكَيْ أسْتَرِدَّها ثانِيَةً.

Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my soul that I might take it again.

18 ل ا يَأْخُذُها أحَدٌ مِنِّي، بَلْ أُقَدِّمُها طَوْعاً. لِيَ الحَقُّ فِي أنْ أُقَدِّمَها، وَلِيَ الحَقُّ فِي أنْ أسْتَرِدَّها. فَقَدْ تَلَقَّيْتُ هَذِهِ الوَصِيَّةَ مِنْ أبِي.»

No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment I have received of my Father.

19 و َمَرَّةً أُخْرَى حَدَثَ انقِسامٌ بَيْنَ اليَهُودِ بِسَبَبِ هَذا الكَلامِ.

¶ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these words.

20 ف َقَدْ قالَ كَثِيْرُونَ مِنْهُمْ: «فِيْهِ رُوحٌ شِرِّيْرٌ، وَهُوَ مَجْنُونٌ! لِماذا تَسْتَمِعُونَ إلَيْهِ؟»

And many of them said, He has a demon and is beside himself; why do ye hear him?

21 ل َكِنَّ آخَرِيْنَ قالُوا: «ما هَذا بِكَلامِ شَخْصٍ فِيْهِ رُوحٌ شِرِّيْرٌ. فَهَلْ يَسْتَطِيْعُ رُوحٌ شِرِّيْرٌ أنْ يُعْطِيَ بَصَراً لِلعُمِيانِ؟» اليَهُودُ يُقاوِمُونَ يَسُوع

Others said, These are not the words of him that has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

22 و َبَدَأ فِي مَدِيْنَةِ القُدْسِ عِيْدُ تَجْدِيْدِ الهَيْكَلِ فِي فَصلِ الشِّتاءِ.

¶ And they celebrated the dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.

23 و َكانَ يَسُوعُ ماشِياً فِي قاعَةِ سُلَيْمانَ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ،

And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.

24 ف َأحاطَ بِهِ اليَهُودُ وَقالُوا لَهُ: «حَتَّى مَتَى سَتُبْقِيْنا مُعَلَّقِيْنَ؟ إنْ كُنْتَ أنتَ المَسِيْحَ، فَقُلْ لَنا صَراحَةً.»

Then the Jews came round about him and said unto him, Until when wilt thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

25 أ جابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «لَقَدْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ وَأنتُمْ تَرفُضُونَ أنْ تُصَدِّقُوا. الأعمالُ الَّتِي أعمَلُها بِاسْمِ أبِي تَشْهَدُ لِي.

Jesus answered them, I have told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.

26 ل َكِنَّكُمْ تَرفُضُونَ أنْ تُصَدِّقُوا لِأنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ مِنْ خِرافِي.

But ye believe not because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

27 ف َخِرافِي تُصغِي إلَى صَوْتِي، وَأنا أعرِفُها وَهِيَ تَتبَعُنِي.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;

28 و َأنا أُعطِيْها حَياةً أبَدِيَّةً وَلَنْ تَهلِكَ أبَداً، وَلَنْ يَنتَزِعَها أحَدٌ مِنْ يَدِي.

and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall anyone pluck them out of my hand.

29 ا لآبُ وَهَبَها لِي، وَهُوَ أعظَمُ مِنَ الجَمِيعِ. وَلا أحَدَ يَسْتَطِيْعُ أنْ يَنتَزِعَ شَيْئاً مِنْ يَدِ الآبِ.

My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

30 أ نا وَالآبُ واحِدٌ.»

I and my Father are one.

31 و َمَرَّةً أُخْرَى التَقَطَ بَعْضُ اليَهُودِ حِجارَةً لِكَيْ يَرْجُمُوهُ،

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

32 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أرَيْتُكُمْ أعمالاً صالِحَةً كَثِيْرَةً مِنَ الآبِ، فَعَلَى أيٍّ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأعمالِ تُرِيْدُونَ أنْ تَرْجُمُونِي؟»

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

33 أ جابَهُ اليَهُودُ: «لا نُرِيْدُ أنْ نَرْجُمَكَ مِنْ أجلِ عَمَلٍ صالِحٍ، بَلْ لِأنَّكَ أهَنْتَ اللهَ. فَمَعْ أنَّكَ إنسانٌ، تَجعَلُ نَفْسَكَ اللهَ!»

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we do not stone thee, but for blasphemy; and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

34 أ جابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «ألَيْسَ مَكتُوباً فِي شَرِيْعَتِكَمْ: ‹أنا قُلْتُ إنَّكُمْ آلِهَةٌ›؟

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

35 إ ذا كانَ الكِتابُ قَدْ دَعا الَّذِيْنَ تَلَقَّوا رِسالَةَ اللهِ آلِهَةً، وَلا يَسْتَطِيْعُ أحَدٌ أنْ يُشَكِّكَ فِي المَكْتُوبِ،

If he called them gods unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),

36 ف َهَلْ تَقُولُونَ لِي: ‹أنتَ تُهِيْنُ اللهَ،› لِأنِّي قُلْتُ: ‹أنا ابْنُ اللهِ›؟ لَكِنِّي بِالفِعلِ ذاكَ الَّذِي اختارَهُ اللهُ وَأرْسَلَهُ إلَى العالَمِ.

do ye say of him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God?

37 إ نْ لَمْ أكُنْ أعمَلُ أعمالَ أبِي، فَلا تُصَدِّقُونِي.

If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe me.

38 ل َكِنِّي أعمَلُها. فَإنْ لَمْ تُصَدِّقُونِي أنا، صَدِّقُوا الأعمالَ. عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ سَتُدْرِكُونَ وَتَعْرِفُونَ أنَّ الآبَ فِيَّ وَأنِّي أنا فِي الآبِ.»

But if I do, though ye do not believe me, believe the works that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in him.

39 ف َحاوَلُوا مَرَّةً أُخْرَى أنْ يُمْسِكُوهُ، لَكِنَّهُ أفلَتَ مِنْ أيْدِيْهِمْ.

¶ Therefore they sought again to take him, but he escaped out of their hand

40 و َرَجِعَ يَسُوعُ إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي كانَ يُوحَنّا يُعَمِّدُ فِيْهِ مِنْ قَبلُ، عَلَى الضِّفَّةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ، وَأقامَ هُناكَ.

and went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized, and there he abode.

41 و َجاءَ إلَيْهِ أشْخاصٌ كَثِيْرُونَ، وَكانُوا يَقُولُونَ: «لَمْ يَصْنَعْ يُوحَنّا مُعْجِزَةً واحِدَةً، لَكِنَّ كُلَّ ما قالَهُ يُوحَنّا عَنْ هَذا الإنسانِ صَحِيْحٌ!»

And many came unto him and said, John certainly did no sign, but all the things that John spoke of this man were true.

42 ف َآمَنَ بِهِ كَثِيْرُونَ هُناكَ.

And many believed in him there.