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, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

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

It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil 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.»

Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, 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 heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through 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.

So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

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

Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea 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 said to Him, “Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going 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? If anyone walks in the day, he 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 one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

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

These things He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”

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

Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.”

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

However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.

14 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ بِوُضُوحٍ: «ماتَ لِعازَرُ.

Then Jesus said to 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, that you may believe. Nevertheless 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 is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.” I Am the Resurrection and the Life

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

So when Jesus came, 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.

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.

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

And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

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

Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

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

Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

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

But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

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

Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

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

Martha said to Him, “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. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.

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

And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. 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 believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” Jesus and Death, the Last Enemy

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

And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.”

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

As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came 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 come into the town, but was 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.

Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to 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.»

Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell 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.

Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was 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!»

Then 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

And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?” Lazarus Raised from the Dead

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

Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. 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 said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, 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 say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”

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

Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. 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.»

And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”

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

Now when He had said these things, 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

And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.” The Plot to Kill Jesus

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

Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in 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 Jesus did.

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

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.

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

If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”

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

And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “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 consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.”

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 did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would 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 that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

53 و َمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ، بَدَأُوا يُخَطِّطُونَ لِقَتلِهِ.

Then, from that day on, they plotted to 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.

Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.

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

And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem 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؟»

Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—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 both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize Him.