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

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, 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 who enters 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 doorkeeper 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 brings out 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.»

Yet they will by no means 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 used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. Jesus the Good Shepherd

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

Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

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

All who 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. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will 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 does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

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 a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.

13 و َيَهْرُبُ الأجِيْرُ لِأنَّهُ أجِيْرٌ وَلا تَهُمُّهُ الخِرافُ.

The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep.

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

I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.

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 life 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 other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.

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

“Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may 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 one 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 command I have received from My Father.”

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

Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings.

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 mad. Why do you listen to 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 one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” The Shepherd Knows His Sheep

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

Now it was the Feast of 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 surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are 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 told you, and you 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 you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to 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 them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch 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 has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

30 أ نا وَالآبُ واحِدٌ.»

I and My Father are one.” Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus

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 I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you 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 You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself 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, “You 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, to 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 you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ 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 you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you 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 seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand. The Believers Beyond Jordan

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

And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed.

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

Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.”

42 ف َآمَنَ بِهِ كَثِيْرُونَ هُناكَ.

And many believed in Him there.