1 و َمَرِضَ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ لِعازَرَ مِنْ قَرْيَةِ بَيْتَ عَنْيا، وَهِيَ القَرْيَةُ الَّتِي كانَتْ تَسْكُنُ فِيْها مَرْيَمُ وَأُختُها مَرْثا.

Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill. He was of Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

2 و َمَرْيَمُ هِيَ أُختُ لِعازَرَ المَرِيْضِ، وَهِيَ المَرْأةُ الَّتِي مَسَحَتْ قَدَمَيِّ الرَّبِّ بِالعِطْرِ وَنَشَّفَتْهُما بِشَعْرِها.

This Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped His feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick.

3 ف َأرْسَلَتِ الأُختانِ إلَى يَسُوعَ شَخْصاً يَقُولُ لَهُ: «يا سَيِّدُ، ها إنَّ الَّذِي تُحِبُّهُ مَرِيْضٌ.»

So the sisters sent to Him, saying, Lord, he whom You love is sick.

4 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ يَسُوعُ ذَلِكَ قالَ: «لَنْ يَنتَهِيَ هَذا المَرَضُ بِالمَوْتِ، لَكِنَّهُ لِمَجْدِ اللهِ، وَلِكَيْ يَتَمَجَّدَ ابْنُ اللهِ بِواسِطَتِهِ.»

When Jesus received the message, He said, This sickness is not to end in death; but it is to honor God and to promote His glory, that the Son of God may be glorified through (by) it.

5 و َكانَ يَسُوعُ يُحِبُّ مَرْثا وَأُختَها وَلِعازَرَ.

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

6 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ أنَّ لِعازَرَ مَرِيْضٌ، مَكَثَ يَوْمَيْنِ آخَرَيْنِ حَيْثُ كانَ.

Therefore when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He still stayed two days longer in the same place where He was.

7 ب َعْدَ ذَلِكَ قالَ لِتَلامِيْذِهِ: «لِنَرْجِعْ إلَى اليَهُودِيَّةِ.»

Then after that interval He said to His disciples, Let us go back again to Judea.

8 ف َقالَ لَهُ تَلامِيْذُهُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، لَقَدْ حاوَلَ اليَهُودُ أنْ يَرْجُمُوكَ فِي ذَلِكَ المَكانِ مُنْذُ مُدَّةٍ قَصِيْرَةٍ، فَكَيْفَ تَرْجِعُ إلَى هُناكَ؟»

The disciples said to Him, Rabbi, the Jews only recently were intending and trying to stone You, and are You going back there again?

9 أ جابَ يَسُوعُ: «ألَيْسَتْ ساعاتُ النَّهارِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ؟ فَإنْ سارَ أحَدٌ فِي النَّهارِ، فَإنَّهُ لا يَتَعَثَّرُ لِأنَّهُ يَرَى نُورَ هَذا العالَمِ.

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? Anyone who walks about in the daytime does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

10 أ مّا إنْ سارَ أحَدٌ لَيلاً، فَإنَّهُ يَتَعَثَّرُ لِأنَّهُ بِلا نُورٍ.»

But if anyone walks about in the night, he does stumble, because there is no light in him.

11 ث ُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «لَقَدْ نامَ صَدِيْقُنا لِعازَرُ، لَكِنِّي سَأذْهَبُ لِكَيْ أُوقِظَهُ.»

He said these things, and then added, Our friend Lazarus is at rest and sleeping; but I am going there that I may awaken him out of his sleep.

12 ف َقالَ لَهُ تَلامِيْذُهُ: «يا رَبُّ، إنِ اسْتَطاعَ أنْ يَنامَ، فَسَيَتَعافَى.»

The disciples answered, Lord, if he is sleeping, he will recover.

13 و َكانَ يَسُوعُ يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ مَوْتِ لِعازَرَ، لَكِنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا أنَّهُ كانَ يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنِ النَّوْمِ الطَّبِيْعِيِّ.

However, Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He referred to falling into a refreshing and natural sleep.

14 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ بِوُضُوحٍ: «ماتَ لِعازَرُ.

So then Jesus told them plainly, Lazarus is dead,

15 و َأنا سَعِيْدٌ لِأنِّي لَمْ أكُنْ هُناكَ، وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ تُؤْمِنُوا أنتُمْ. فَلْنَذْهَبِ الآنَ إلَيْهِ.»

And for your sake I am glad that I was not there; it will help you to believe (to trust and rely on Me). However, let us go to him.

16 ف َقالَ تُوما، وَيَعْنِي اسْمُهُ «التَّوْأمَ،» لِبَقِيَّةِ التَّلامِيْذِ: «دَعُونا نَذْهَبُ نَحنُ أيضاً لِكَيْ نَمُوتَ مَعَ السَّيِّدِ.» يَسُوعُ فِي قَرْيَةِ بَيْتِ عَنْيا

Then Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, Let us go too, that we may die along with Him.

17 ف َذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ وَوَجَدَ أنَّهُ قَدْ مَضَتْ عَلَى لِعازَرَ أربَعَةُ أيّامٍ فِي القَبْرِ.

So when Jesus arrived, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

18 و َلَمْ تَكُنْ قَرْيَةُ بَيْتَ عَنْيا تَبْعُدُ عَنْ مَدِيْنَةِ القُدْسِ إلّا نَحوَ مِيلَينِ.

Bethany was near Jerusalem, only about two miles away,

19 ف َجاءَ كَثِيْرٌ مِنَ اليَهُودِ إلَى مَرْثا وَمَرْيَمَ لِيُعَزُّوهُما عَنْ أخِيْهِما.

And a considerable number of the Jews had gone out to see Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.

20 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَتْ مَرْثا أنَّ يَسُوعَ قَدْ جاءَ، ذَهَبَتْ لاسْتِقْبالِهِ. أمّا مَرْيَمُ فَبَقِيَتْ فِي البَيْتِ.

When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him, while Mary remained sitting in the house.

21 ف َقالَتْ مَرْثا لِيَسُوعَ: «لَوْ كُنْتَ هَنُا يا سَيِّدُ لَما ماتَ أخِي،

Martha then said to Jesus, Master, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

22 ل َكِنِّي أعرِفُ الآنَ أيضاً أنَّ اللهَ يُعطِيْكَ كُلَّ ما تَطلُبُهُ مِنْهُ.»

And even now I know that whatever You ask from God, He will grant it to You.

23 ف َقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «سَيَقُومُ أخُوكِ مِنَ المَوْتِ.»

Jesus said to her, Your brother shall rise again.

24 ف َقالَتْ لَهُ مَرْثا: «أنا أعرِفُ أنَّهُ سَيَقُومُ مِنَ المَوْتِ فِي القِيامَةِ، فِي اليَوْمِ الأخِيْرِ.»

Martha replied, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

25 ف َقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «أنا هُوَ القِيامَةُ وَالحَياةُ. مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِي، وَإنْ ماتَ، فَسَيَحيا ثانِيَةً.

Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on) Me, although he may die, yet he shall live;

26 و َكُلُّ مَنْ يَحيا مُؤْمِناً بِي، فَلَنْ يَمُوتَ أبَداً. أتُؤْمِنِيْنَ بِهَذا؟»

And whoever continues to live and believes in (has faith in, cleaves to, and relies on) Me shall never die at all. Do you believe this?

27 ق الَتْ لَهُ: «نَعَمْ يا رَبُّ، أُومِنُ بِأنَّكَ المَسِيْحُ ابْنُ اللهِ الآتِي إلَى هَذا العالَمِ.» بَكَى يَسُوع

She said to Him, Yes, Lord, I have believed that You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One), the Son of God, Who was to come into the world.

28 و َبَعْدَ أنْ قالَتْ هَذا، ذَهَبَتْ وَنادَتْ أُختَها مَرْيَمُ وَقالَتْ لَها سِرّاً: «المُعَلِّمُ هُنا، وَهُوَ يَسْألُ عَنْكِ.»

After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, privately whispering to her, The Teacher is close at hand and is asking for you.

29 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَتْ مَرْيَمُ هَذا، قامَتْ مُسْرِعَةً وَذَهَبَتْ إلَيْهِ.

When she heard this, she sprang up quickly and went to Him.

30 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ يَسُوعُ قَدْ دَخَلَ القَرْيَةَ بَعْدُ، بَلْ كانَ ما يَزالُ فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي لاقَتْهُ فِيْهِ مَرْثا.

Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the same spot where Martha had met Him.

31 و َكانَ بَعضُ اليَهُودِ مَعَ مَرْيَمَ فِي البَيْتِ يُعَزُّونَها. فَلَمّا رَأَوْا أنَّها قامَتْ وَخَرَجَتْ مِنَ البَيْتِ مُسْرِعَةً، لَحِقُوا بِها. فَقَدْ ظَنُّوا أنَّها ذاهِبَةٌ إلَى القَبْرِ لِتَبْكِيَ هُناكَ.

When the Jews who were sitting with her in the house and consoling her saw how hastily Mary had arisen and gone out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to pour out her grief there.

32 و َحِيْنَ وَصَلَتْ مَرْيَمُ إلَى حَيْثُ كانَ يَسُوعُ وَرَأتْهُ، وَقَعَتْ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيْهِ وَقالَتْ لَهُ: «لَوْ كُنْتَ هُنا يا سَيِّدُ لَما ماتَ أخِي.»

When Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw Him, she dropped down at His feet, saying to Him, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

33 ف َلَمّا رَآها يَسُوعُ تَبْكِي هِيَ وَاليَهُودُ الَّذِيْنَ جاءُوا مَعَها، تَأثَّرَ فِي رُوحِهِ وَتَضايَقَ.

When Jesus saw her sobbing, and the Jews who came with her sobbing, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

34 ث ُمَّ قالَ: «أيْنَ دَفَنْتُمُوهُ؟» فَقالُوا لَهُ: «تَعالَ وَانظُرْ يا سَيِّدُ.»

And He said, Where have you laid him? They said to Him, Lord, come and see.

35 ف َبَكَى يَسُوعُ.

Jesus wept.

36 ف َقالَ بَعضُ اليَهُودِ: «انظُرُوا كَمْ كانَ يُحِبُّهُ!»

The Jews said, See how He loved him!

37 و َقالَ بَعضُهُمْ: «أما كانَ بِإمْكانِ الَّذِي أعطَى الأعمَى بَصَراً أنْ يَحفَظَ لِعازَرَ مِنَ المَوْتِ؟» فَتَأثَّرَ يَسُوعُ فِي نَفْسِهِ ثانِيَةً. يَسُوعُ يُحيِي لِعازَر

But some of them said, Could not He Who opened a blind man’s eyes have prevented this man from dying?

38 ث ُمَّ اقْتَرَبَ مِنَ القَبْرِ، وَكانَ القَبْرُ مَغارَةً تَسُدُّ بابَها صَخْرَةٌ.

Now Jesus, again sighing repeatedly and deeply disquieted, approached the tomb. It was a cave (a hole in the rock), and a boulder lay against it.

39 ف َقالَ يَسُوعُ: «أزِيْحُوا هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةَ.» فَقالَتْ مَرْثا أُختُ المَيِّتِ: «سَتَكُونُ رائِحَتُهُ كَرِيْهَةً يا سَيِّدُ، فَقَدْ مَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ أربَعَةُ أيّامٍ.

Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, exclaimed, But Lord, by this time he throws off an offensive odor, for he has been dead four days!

40 ف َقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «ألَمْ أقُلْ لَكِ إنْ آمَنْتِ فَسَتَرَيْنَ مَجْدَ اللهِ؟»

Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you and promise you that if you would believe and rely on Me, you would see the glory of God?

41 ث ُمَّ أزاحُوا الصَّخْرَةَ، فَرَفَعَ يَسُوعُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَقالَ: «أيُّها الآبُ، أشْكُرُكَ لِأنَّكَ سَمِعْتَ لِي.

So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

42 و َأنا أعرِفُ أنَّكَ دائِماً تَسْمَعُ لِي، لَكِنِّي تَكَلَّمْتُ مِنْ أجلِ هَؤُلاءِ النّاسِ لِكَيْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِأنَّكَ أنتَ أرْسَلْتَنِي.»

Yes, I know You always hear and listen to Me, but I have said this on account of and for the benefit of the people standing around, so that they may believe that You did send Me.

43 و َبَعْدَ أنْ قالَ هَذا، نادَى بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ: «يا لِعازَرُ، اخرُجْ!»

When He had said this, He shouted with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!

44 ف َخَرَجَ المَيِّتُ وَقَدْ رُبِطَتْ يَداهُ وَرِجلاهُ بِقُماشِ الأكفانِ، وَكانَ وَجهُهُ مَلْفُوفاً بِمِنْدِيلٍ. فَقالَ يَسُوعُ: «حُلُّوهُ وَدَعُوهُ يَذْهَبْ.» قادَةُ اليَهُودِ يُخَطِّطُونَ لِقَتلِ يَسُوع

And out walked the man who had been dead, his hands and feet wrapped in burial cloths (linen strips), and with a napkin bound around his face. Jesus said to them, Free him of the burial wrappings and let him go.

45 ف َآمَنَ بِيَسُوعَ كَثِيْرُونَ مِنَ اليَهُودِ الَّذِيْنَ جاءُوا مَعَ مَرْيَمَ وَرَأَوْا ما فَعَلَ.

Upon seeing what Jesus had done, many of the Jews who had come with Mary believed in Him.

46 ل َكِنَّ جَماعَةً مِنْهُمْ ذَهَبُوا إلَى الفِرِّيْسِيِّيْنَ وَأخبَرُوهُمْ بِما فَعَلَ يَسُوعُ.

But some of them went back to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

47 ف َدَعا كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَالفِرِّيْسِيُّونَ إلَى عَقْدِ المَجلِسِ اليَهُودِيِّ، وَقالُوا: «ماذا سَنَفْعَلُ؟ فَهَذا الرَّجُلُ يَصْنَعُ مُعْجِزاتٍ كَثِيْرَةً!

So the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the council (the Sanhedrin) and said, What are we to do? For this Man performs many signs (evidences, miracles).

48 ف َإذا تَرَكْناهُ، سَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ الجَمِيعُ. وَسَيَأْتِي الرُّومانُ وَيُدَمِّرُونَ هَيْكَلَنا وَشَعبَنا.»

If we let Him alone to go on like this, everyone will believe in Him and adhere to Him, and the Romans will come and suppress and destroy and take away our place and our nation '> our temple and city and our civil organization].

49 و َكانَ رَئِيْسُ الكَهَنَةِ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ هُوَ قِيافا، وَهُوَ واحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ. فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أنتُمْ لا تَعْرِفُونَ شَيْئاً!

But one of them, Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year, declared, You know nothing at all!

50 و َلا تُدْرِكُونَ أنَّهُ لِمَصلَحَتِنا أنْ يَمُوتَ رَجُلٌ واحِدٌ عَنِ الشَّعبِ. فَهَذا أفْضَلُ مِنْ أنْ تَمُوتَ الأُمَّةُ بِكامِلِها.»

Nor do you understand or reason out that it is expedient and better for your own welfare that one man should die on behalf of the people than that the whole nation should perish (be destroyed, ruined).

51 و َكانَتْ هَذِهِ نُبُوَّةً بِأنَّ يَسُوعَ سَيَمُوتُ عَنِ الأُمَّةِ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ قِيافا يَعلَمُ ذَلِكَ، لَكِنَّهُ تنَبَّأ بِذَلِكَ لِأنَّهُ كانَ رَئِيْسَ الكَهَنَةِ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ.

Now he did not say this simply of his own accord; but being the high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die for the nation,

52 و َلَيْسَ أنَّ يَسُوعَ سَيَمُوتُ عَنِ اليَهُودِ فَحَسْبُ، بَلْ أيضاً لِيَجمَعَ كُلَّ أولادِ اللهِ المُتَفَرِّقِيْنَ فِي شَعبٍ واحِدٍ.

And not only for the nation but also for the purpose of uniting into one body the children of God who have been scattered far and wide.

53 و َمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ، بَدَأُوا يُخَطِّطُونَ لِقَتلِهِ.

So from that day on they took counsel and plotted together how they might put Him to death.

54 ف َلَمْ يَعُدْ يَسُوعُ يَتَنَقَّلُ بَيْنَ اليَهُودِ عَلانِيَةً، لَكِنَّهُ ذَهَبَ إلَى بَلْدَةٍ قَرِيْبَةٍ مِنَ البَرِّيَّةِ تُدْعَى أفْرايِمُ، وَأقامَ هُناكَ مَعَ تَلامِيْذِهِ.

For that reason Jesus no longer appeared publicly among the Jews, but left there and retired to the district that borders on the wilderness (the desert), to a village called Ephraim, and there He stayed with the disciples.

55 و َكانَ عِيْدُ الفِصْحِ اليَهُودِيِّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ، فَذَهَبَ كَثِيْرُونَ مِنَ الرِّيْفِ إلَى مَدِيْنَةِ القُدْسِ قَبلَ الفِصْحِ لِيُطَهِّرُوا أنفُسَهُمْ.

Now the Jewish Passover was at hand, and many from the country went up to Jerusalem in order that they might purify and consecrate themselves before the Passover.

56 و َكانُوا يَبْحَثُونَ عَنْ يَسُوعَ. وَبَيْنَما هُمْ واقِفُونَ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيْكَلِ، أخَذُوا يَتَساءَلُونَ فِيْما بَيْنَهُمْ: «ماذا تَظُنُّونَ؟ ألَنْ يَأْتِيَ إلَى العِيْدِ؟»

So they kept looking for Jesus and questioned among themselves as they were standing about in the temple '> area], What do you think? Will He not come to the Feast at all?

57 و َكانَ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَالفِرِّيْسِيُّونَ قَدْ أصْدَرُوا أوامِرَهُمْ بِأنَّ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ يَعْرِفُ مَكانَ يَسُوعَ أنْ يُبَلِّغَ عَنْهُ، لِكَيْ يَقْبِضُوا عَلَيْهِ.

Now the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it to them, so that they might arrest Him.