1 « ها أنا أُخبِرُكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ لِئِلّا يَهتَزَّ إيْمانُكُمْ.

“These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble.

2 س َيَحرِمُونَكُمْ مِنْ دُخُولِ المَجامِعِ. بَلْ سَيَأْتِي وَقتٌ يَظُنُّ فِيْهِ كُلُّ مَنْ يَقْتُلُ واحِداً مِنْكُمْ أنَّهُ يُقَدِّمُ عِبادَةً للهِ.

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

3 س َيَفْعَلُونَ مِثلَ هَذِهِ الأشْياءِ بِكُمْ لِأنَّهُمْ لا يَعرِفُونَ الآبَ وَلا يَعرِفُونَنِي.

They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

4 ل َكِنِّي أُخبِرُكُمْ بِهَذا حَتَّى تَتَذَكَّرُوا حِيْنَ يَأْتِي وَقْتُهُمْ أنَّنِي حَدَّثْتُكُمْ عَنْهُمْ. عَمَلُ الرُّوحِ القُدُس «لَمْ أُخبِرْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ فِي البِدايَةِ لِأنِّي كُنْتُ مَعْكُمْ.

But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

5 أ مّا الآنَ فَإنِّي ذاهِبٌ إلَى الَّذِي أرسَلَنِي. وَلَمْ يَسْألْنِي أحَدٌ مِنكُمُ الآنَ: ‹إلَى أيْنَ أنتَ ذاهِبٌ؟›

But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

6 ب َلْ يَملأُ الحُزنُ قُلُوبَكُمْ لِأنِّي أخبَرْتُكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ.

But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.

7 ل َكِنِّي أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ: إنَّ ذَهابِي سَيَكُونُ لِخَيْرِكُمْ. لِأنَّ المُعِيْنَ لَنْ يَأْتِيَكُمْ ما لَمْ أذْهَب. أمّا إذا ذَهَبْتُ، فَسَأُرْسِلُهُ إلَيْكُمْ.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

8 « وَحِيْنَ يَأْتِي فَإنَّهُ سَيُقنِعُ العالَمَ بِحَقِيْقَةِ الخَطِيَّةِ وَالبِرِّ وَالدَّيْنُونَةِ.

When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

9 س َيُقنِعُ العالَمَ بِخَطِيَّتِهِمْ، لِأنَّهُمْ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِي.

about sin, because they don’t believe in me;

10 و َسَيُقْنِعُ العالَمَ بِبِرِّي، لِأنِّي ذاهِبٌ إلَى الآبِ، وَلَنْ تَعُودُوا تَرَوْنَنِي.

about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;

11 و َسَيُقنِعُ العالَمَ بِالدَّيْنُونَةِ، لِأنَّ الشَّيْطانَ الَّذِي يَحكُمُ هَذا العالَمَ قَدْ أُدِيْنَ بِالفِعلِ.

about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.

12 « مازالَ عِندِي كَثِيْرٌ لِأقُولَهُ لَكُمْ، لَكِنَّكُمْ لا تَقدِرُونَ أنْ تَحتَمِلُوا سَماعَهُ الآنَ.

“I have yet many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.

13 ل َكِنْ حِيْنَ يَأْتِي رُوحُ الحَقِّ فَسَيَقُودُكُمْ إلَى كُلِّ الحَقِّ. لِأنَّهُ لَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ مِنْ عِندِهِ، بَلْ سَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِكُلِّ ما يَسْمَعُ، وَسَيُعلِنُ لَكُمْ ما هُوَ آتٍ.

However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

14 و َسَيُمَجِّدُنِي، لِأنَّهُ سَيُعلِنُ لَكُمْ كُلَّ ما يَأْخُذُهُ مِنِّي.

He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.

15 ك ُلُّ ما يَملِكُهُ الآبُ هُوَ لِي. لِهَذا قُلْتُ إنَّهُ سَيُعلِنُ لَكُمْ كُلَّ ما يَأْخُذُهُ مِنِّي.» الحُزنُ يَتَحَوَّلُ إلَى فَرَح

All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you.

16 ث ُمَّ قالَ: «بَعدَ قَلِيلٍ لَنْ تَعُودُوا تُرُونَنِي، ثُمَّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِقَلِيلٍ سَتَرَونَنِي ثانِيَةً!»

A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me.”

17 ف َقالَ بَعضُ تَلامِيْذِهِ أحَدُهُمْ لِلآخَرِ: «ما مَعنَى هَذا الَّذِي يَقُولُهُ لَنا: ‹بَعدَ قَلِيلٍ لَنْ تَعُودُوا تَرَونَنِي، ثُمَّ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ بِقَلِيلٍ سَتَرَونَنِي ثانِيَةً›؟ وَماذا يَقصِدُ بِقَولِهِ: ‹لِأنِّي ذاهِبٌ إلَى الآبِ›؟»

Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;’ and, ‘Because I go to the Father’ ?”

18 و َقالُوا: «وَما هُوَ هَذا الوَقتُ القَلِيلُ الَّذِي يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنهُ؟»

They said therefore, “What is this that he says, ‘A little while’ ? We don’t know what he is saying.”

19 ف َعَرَفَ يَسُوعُ أنَّ لَدَيْهِمْ أسئِلَةً يُرِيدُونَ طَرحَها، فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «هَلْ تَتَساءَلُونَ عَنْ مَعنَى قَولِي: ‹بَعدَ قَلِيلٍ لَنْ تَعُودُوا تَرَونَنِي، ثُمَّ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ بِقَلِيلٍ سَتَرَونَنِي ثانِيَةً›؟

Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, “Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you won’t see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?’

20 أ قُولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ: أنتُمْ سَتَبكُونَ وَتَنُوحُونَ، أمّا العالَمُ فَسَيَبتَهِجُ. أنتُمْ سَتَحزَنُونَ، غَيرَ أنَّ حُزنَكُمْ سَيَتَحَوَّلُ إلَى فَرَحٍ.

Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

21 « تَكُونُ المَرأةُ حَزِيْنَةً وَهِيَ تَلِدُ، لِأنَّ وَقتَ ألَمِها قَدْ حانَ. لَكِنْ حِينَ يُولَدُ الطِّفلُ، فَإنَّها تَنسَى الألَمَ بِسَبَبِ فَرَحِها، لِأنَّ طِفلاً وُلِدَ فِي هَذا العالَمِ.

A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.

22 و َهَذا هُوَ حالُكُمُ الآنَ. فَأنتُمْ حَزانَى، لَكِنِّي سَأراكُمْ ثانِيَةً، وَسَتَفرَحُ قُلُوبُكُمْ. وَلَنْ يَقدِرَ أحَدٌ أنْ يَسلِبُ مِنكُمْ فَرَحَكُمْ.

Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

23 ف ِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، لَنْ تَسألُونِي أيَّةَ أسئِلَةٍ أُخْرَى. أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ: مَهما طَلَبتُمْ مِنَ الآبِ باسْمِي، فَإنَّهُ سَيُعطِيْكُمْ.

“In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

24 إ لَى الآنِ لَمْ تَطلُبُوا شَيْئاً باسمِي. اطلُبُوا وَسَتَنالُونَ، لِكَي يَكُونَ فَرَحُكُمْ كامِلاً. الانتِصارُ عَلَى العالَم

Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

25 « كَلَّمْتُكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ مُستَخدِماً أمثِلَةً رَمزِيَّةً. وَلَكِنْ يَأْتِي وَقتٌ لا أعُودُ فِيهِ أستَخدِمُ أمثِلَةً فِي كَلامِي مَعَكُمْ، بَلْ سَأتَحَدَّثُ إلَيْكُمْ عَنِ الآبِ بِكَلامٍ وَاضِحٍ.

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

26 ف ِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ سَتَطلُبُونَ مِنَ الآبِ باسْمِي، وَلا أقُولُ إنِّي سَأطلُبُ مِنَ الآبِ لَكُمْ.

In that day you will ask in my name; and I don’t say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,

27 ف َالآبُ نَفسُهُ يُحِبُّكُمْ، لِأنَّكُمْ قَدْ أحبَبْتُمُونِي وَآمَنتُمْ بِأنِّي جِئتُ مِنَ اللهِ.

for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.

28 ج ِئتُ مِنَ الآبِ، وَأتَيتُ إلَى هَذا العالَمِ. وَالآنَ أُغادِرُ العالَمَ ذاهِباً إلَى الآبِ.»

I came from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.”

29 ف َقالَ تَلامِيْذُهُ: «ها أنتَ تَتَكَلَّمُ بِوُضُوحٍ وَلا تَستَخدِمُ أمثِلَةً.

His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you speak plainly, and speak no figures of speech.

30 و َنَحنُ نَعرِفُ الآنَ أنَّكَ تَعلَمُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ، وَأنَّكَ تُجِيبُ عَنْ سُؤالِ أيِّ إنسانٍ حَتَّى قَبلَ أنْ يَسألَ، لِهَذا نُؤمِنُ أنَّكَ جِئْتَ مِنَ اللهِ.»

Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”

31 ف َأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «هَلْ آمَنتُمْ أخِيراً؟

Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe?

32 ا سْمَعُوا إذاً، يَأْتِي وَقتٌ، وَها قَدْ أتَى بِالفِعلِ، حِيْنَ تَتَفَرَّقُونَ وَيَعُودُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ إلَى بَيتِهِ وَتَترُكُونَنِي وَحدِي. لَكِنِّي لا أكُونُ أبَداً وَحدِي، لِأنَّ الآبَ مَعِي.

Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

33 « أخبَرتُكُمْ بِهَذا لِكَي يَكُونَ لَكُمْ سَلامٌ مِنْ خِلالِي. سَتُواجِهُونَ ضِيْقاً فِي العالَمِ، لَكِنْ تَشَجَّعُوا فَأنا قَدِ انتَصَرتُ عَلَى العالَمِ.»

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”