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

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

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

And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

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

The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

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

But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

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.

When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was.

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

Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

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

The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither 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? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

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

But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.

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

These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

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

The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover.

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

Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep.

14 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ بِوُضُوحٍ: «ماتَ لِعازَرُ.

Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

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

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

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

Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

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

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

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

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

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

and many of the Jews had come to 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.

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

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

Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

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

And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.

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

Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

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

Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall 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 unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;

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

and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?

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

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, even he that cometh into the world.

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

And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is her, and calleth thee.

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

And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him.

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

(Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha 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.

The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there.

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

Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

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

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

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

and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see.

35 ف َبَكَى يَسُوعُ.

Jesus wept.

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

The Jews therefore said, Behold 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 this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?

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

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone 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 saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been dead four days.

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

Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest 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 thee that thou heardest me.

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

And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.

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

And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

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

He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

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

Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him.

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

But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.

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

The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.

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

If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.

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

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye 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 ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

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 this he said not of himself: but, being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should 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 for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.

53 و َمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ، بَدَأُوا يُخَطِّطُونَ لِقَتلِهِ.

So from that day forth they took counsel that 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.

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples.

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

Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.

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

They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast?

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 the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.