1 و َعَلِمَ يَسُوعُ أنَّ الفِرِّيْسِيِّيْنَ سَمِعُوا أنَّهُ كانَ يُتَلْمِذُ وَيُعَمِّدُ أشْخاصاً أكْثَرَ مِنْ يُوحَنّا،

Now when the Lord knew (learned, became aware) that the Pharisees had been told that Jesus was winning and baptizing more disciples than John—

2 م َعَ أنَّ يَسُوعَ نَفْسَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُعَمِّدُ، بَلْ تَلامِيْذُهُ.

Though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples—

3 ف َغادَرَ يَسُوعُ إقلِيْمَ اليَهُودِيَّةِ وَعادَ ثانِيَةً إلَى إقلِيْمِ الجَلِيلِ.

He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4 و َكانَ مِنَ الضَّرُورِيِّ أنْ يَمُرَّ عَبْرَ إقلِيْمِ السّامِرَةِ.

It was necessary for Him to go through Samaria.

5 ف َوَصَلَ إلَى بَلْدَةٍ سامِرِيَّةٍ تَدْعَى سُوخارَ. وَهِيَ قُرْبَ الأرْضِ الَّتِي أعطاها يَعْقُوبُ لابْنِهِ يُوسُفَ.

And in doing so, He arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the tract of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

6 و َكانَتْ بِئْرُ يَعْقُوبَ هُناكَ. فَجَلَسَ يَسُوعُ عِنْدَ البِئْرِ لِأنَّهُ كانَ مُتْعَباً مِنَ المَسِيْرِ. وَكانَ الوَقْتُ نَحْوَ الثّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ ظُهْراً.

And Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, tired as He was from His journey, sat down by the well. It was then about the sixth hour (about noon).

7 ف َجاءَتِ امْرأةٌ سامِرِيَّةٌ لِتَأْخُذَ ماءً مِنَ البِئْرِ. فَقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «أعطِيْنِي لِأشْرَبَ.»

Presently, when a woman of Samaria came along to draw water, Jesus said to her, Give Me a drink—

8 و َكانَ التَّلامِيْذُ قَدْ ذَهَبُوا إلَى المَدِيْنَةِ لِيَشْتَرُوا طَعاماً.

For His disciples had gone off into the town to buy food—

9 ف َقالَتْ لَهُ المَرأةُ السّامِرِيَّةُ: «أنتَ يَهُودِيٌّ، وَأنا امْرأةٌ سامِرِيَّةٌ. فَكَيْفَ تَطلُبُ مِنِّي أنْ أُعطِيَكَ لِتَشْرَبَ؟» قالَتِ المَرأةُ هَذا لِأنَّ اليَهُودَ يَرْفُضُونَ أنْ يَختَلِطُوا بِالسّامِرِيِّيْنَ.

The Samaritan woman said to Him, How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?—For the Jews have nothing to do with the Samaritans—

10 ف َأجابَها يَسُوعُ: «أنتِ لا تَعْرِفِيْنَ ما يُعْطِيْهِ اللهُ، وَلا تَعْرِفِيْنَ مَنِ الَّذِي يَقُولُ لَكِ: أعطِيْنِي لِأشْرَبَ. فَلَو عَرَفتِ، لَطَلَبتِ أنتِ مِنهُ، وَلأعطاكِ ماءً مُحْيياً.»

Jesus answered her, If you had only known and had recognized God’s gift and Who this is that is saying to you, Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water.

11 ف َقالَت لَهُ المَرأةُ: «لَيسَ لَديكَ دَلوٌ يا سَيِّدْ، وَالبِئرُ عَميقَةٌ. فَكَيفَ سَتَحصُلُ عَلَى مِثلِ ذَلِكَ الماءِ؟ لا أظُنُّكَ أعظَمَ مِنْ أبينا يَعْقُوبَ!

She said to Him, Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; how then can You provide living water?

12 ف َهُوَ الَّذِي أعطانا هَذِهِ البِئْرَ، وَقَدْ شَرِبَ مِنْها هُوَ وَأبْناؤُهُ وَمَواشِيْهِ.»

Are You greater than and superior to our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well and who used to drink from it himself, and his sons and his cattle also?

13 ف َأجابَها يَسُوعُ: «كُلُّ مَنْ يَشْرَبُ مِنْ هَذا الماءِ سَيَعطَشُ ثانِيَةً،

Jesus answered her, All who drink of this water will be thirsty again.

14 أ مّا مَنْ يَشْرَبُ مِنَ الماءِ الَّذِي أُعطِيْهِ إيّاهُ أنا، فَلَنْ يَعطَشَ أبَداً، بَلْ يَصِيْرُ الماءُ الَّذِي أُعطِيْهِ نَبْعاً فِي داخِلِهِ، وَيَتَدَفَّقُ مُعطِياً حَياةً أبَدِيَّةً.»

But whoever takes a drink of the water that I will give him shall never, no never, be thirsty any more. But the water that I will give him shall become a spring of water welling up (flowing, bubbling) within him unto (into, for) eternal life.

15 ف َقالَتْ لَهُ المَرأةُ: «أعطِنِي هَذا الماءَ يا سَيِّدُ، فَلا أعطَشُ أبَداً وَلا أعُودُ إلَى هُنا طَلَباً لِلماءِ.»

The woman said to Him, Sir, give me this water, so that I may never get thirsty nor have to come here to draw.

16 ف َقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «اذْهَبِي وَنادِي زَوْجَكِ وَتَعالا إلَى هُنا.»

At this, Jesus said to her, Go, call your husband and come back here.

17 ف َقالَتِ المَرأةُ: «لا زَوْجَ لِي!» فَقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «أصَبْتِ بِقَولِكِ: ‹لا زَوْجَ لِيْ.›

The woman answered, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have spoken truly in saying, I have no husband.

18 ف َقَدْ كانَ لَكِ خَمْسَةُ أزواجٍ، أمّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي تَعِيْشِيْنَ مَعَهُ الآنَ، فَلَيْسَ زَوْجَكِ! فَقَدْ صَدَقْتِ.»

For you have had five husbands, and the man you are now living with is not your husband. In this you have spoken truly.

19 ق الَتِ المَرأةُ: «يا سَيِّدُ، لا بُدَّ أنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ!

The woman said to Him, Sir, I see and understand that You are a prophet.

20 ل َقَدْ عَبَدَ آباؤُنا السّامِرِيُّونَ اللهَ عَلَى هَذا الجَبَلِ، أمّا أنتُمُ اليَهُودَ فَتَقُولُونَ إنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي لِلنّاسِ أنْ يَعبُدُوا اللهَ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ!»

Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary and proper to worship.

21 ف َقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «يا امْرأةُ، صَدِّقِيْنِي أنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي الوَقْتُ حِيْنَ سَتَعْبُدُونَ الآبَ لا عَلَى هَذا الجَبَلِ وَلا فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

Jesus said to her, Woman, believe Me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

22 أ نتُمُ السّامِرِيِّيْنَ تَعبُدُونَ ما لا تَعْرِفُونَ، أمّا نَحنُ اليَهُودَ فَنَعْرِفُ ما نَعْبُدُ، لِأنَّ الخَلاصَ يَأْتِي مِنَ اليَهُودِ.

You do not know what you are worshiping. We do know what we are worshiping, for salvation comes from the Jews.

23 و َلَكِنْ سَيَأْتِي وَقْتٌ، بَلْ أتَى الآنَ، حِيْنَ يَعْبُدُ العابِدُونَ الحَقِيْقِيُّونَ الآبَ عِبادَةً رُوحِيَّةً وَحَقِيْقِيَّةً. فَهَكَذا يُرِيْدُ الآبُ أنْ يَكُونَ عابِدُوهُ.

A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers.

24 ا للهُ رُوحٌ، وَالَّذِيْنَ يَعْبُدُونَهُ يَنبَغِي أنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ بِالرُّوحِ وَالحَقِّ.»

God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (reality).

25 ف َقالَتْ: «أنا أعرِفُ أنَّ مَشِيْحا – أيِ المَسِيْحَ – سَيَأْتِي. وَحِيْنَ يَأْتِي سَيُخبِرُنا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ.»

The woman said to Him, I know that Messiah is coming, He Who is called the Christ (the Anointed One); and when He arrives, He will tell us everything we need to know and make it clear to us.

26 ق الَ يَسُوعُ: «أنا هُوَ الَّذِي أُكَلِّمُكِ.»

Jesus said to her, I Who now speak with you am He.

27 و َفِي تِلْكَ اللَّحظَةِ وَصَلَ تَلامِيْذُهُ، وَدُهِشُوا جِدّاً لِأنَّهُ كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعَ امْرأةٍ. لَكِنْ لَمْ يَسْألْهُ أحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ: «ما الَّذِي تُرِيْدُهُ مِنْها؟» أوْ «لِماذا تُكَلِّمُها؟»

Just then His disciples came and they wondered (were surprised, astonished) to find Him talking with a woman. However, not one of them asked Him, What are You inquiring about? or What do You want? or, Why do You speak with her?

28 أ مّا المَرأةُ فَقَدْ تَرَكَتْ جَرَّتَها، وَعادَتْ إلَى البَلْدَةِ وَقالَتْ لِلنّاسِ:

Then the woman left her water jar and went away to the town. And she began telling the people,

29 « تَعالَوا لِتَرَوا إنساناً أخبَرَنِي بِكُلِّ ما فَعَلْتُ فِي حَياتِي! أيُمْكِنُ أنْ يَكُونَ هُوَ المَسِيْحَ؟»

Come, see a Man Who has told me everything that I ever did! Can this be the Christ?

30 ف َتَرَكُوا بَلْدَتَهُمْ وَذَهَبُوا إلَيْهِ.

So the people left the town and set out to go to Him.

31 و َفِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، كانَ تَلامِيْذُهُ يَحُثُّونَهُ وَيَقولونَ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، كُلْ شَيْئاً!»

Meanwhile, the disciples urged Him saying, Rabbi, eat something.

32 ل َكِنَّهُ قالَ لَهُمْ: «عِندِي طَعامٌ لِآكُلَهُ لا تَعْرِفُونَ عَنْهُ شَيْئاً.»

But He assured them, I have food (nourishment) to eat of which you know nothing and have no idea.

33 ف َأخَذَ تَلامِيْذُهُ يَتَساءَلُونَ فِيْما بَيْنَهُمْ: «أيُمْكِنُ أنْ يَكُونَ أحَدٌ قَدْ أحضَرَ إلَيْهِ طَعاماً؟»

So the disciples said one to another, Has someone brought Him something to eat?

34 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «طَعامِي هُوَ تَنفِيْذُ إرادَةِ ذاكَ الَّذِي أرسَلَنِي، وَإتمامُ العَمَلِ الَّذِي كَلَّفَنِي بِعَمَلِهِ.

Jesus said to them, My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely finish His work.

35 أ نتُمْ تَقُولُونَ حِيْنَ تَزْرَعُونَ: ‹سَيَأْتِي الحَصادُ بَعْدَ أربَعَةِ أشْهُرٍ.› وَأنا أقُولُ لَكُمْ: افْتَحُوا عُيُونَكُمْ وَانظُرُوا إلَى الحُقُولِ. إنَّها الآنَ ناضِجَةٌ لِلحَصادِ.

Do you not say, It is still four months until harvest time comes? Look! I tell you, raise your eyes and observe the fields and see how they are already white for harvesting.

36 و َالحاصِدُ يَأْخُذُ أجرَهُ وَيَجْمَعُ مَحصُولاً لِلحَياةِ الأبَدِيَّةِ. وَهَكَذا يَفْرَحُ الزّارِعُ وَالحاصِدُ مَعاً.

Already the reaper is getting his wages, for he is gathering fruit (crop) unto life eternal, so that he who does the planting and he who does the reaping may rejoice together.

37 و َيَصْدُقُ المَثَلُ القائِلُ: ‹واحِدٌ يَزْرَعُ وَآخَرُ يَحصُدُ.›

For in this the saying holds true, One sows and another reaps.

38 و َأنا أرسَلْتُكُمْ لِتَحصُدُوا مَحصُولاً لَمْ تَتعَبُوا فِيْهِ. فَقَدْ تَعِبَ فِيْهِ آخَرُونَ، وَانتَفَعْتُمْ أنتُمْ مِنْ عَمَلِهِمْ.»

I sent you to reap a crop for which you have not toiled. Other men have labored and you have stepped in to reap the results of their work.

39 ف َآمَنَ بِهِ سامِرِيُّونَ كَثِيْرُونَ مِنْ تِلْكَ البَلْدَةِ بِسَبَبِ ما قالَتْهُ المَرأةُ فِي شَهادَتِها: «أخبَرَنِي بِكُلِّ ما فَعَلْتُ فِي حَياتِي!»

Now numerous Samaritans from that town believed in and trusted in Him because of what the woman said when she declared and testified, He told me everything that I ever did.

40 و َعِندَما جاءَ إلَيْهِ السّامِرِيُّونَ، طَلَبُوا إليهِ أنْ يَبْقَى مَعَهُمْ، فَأقامَ هُناكَ يَوْمَيْنِ.

So when the Samaritans arrived, they asked Him to remain with them, and He did stay there two days.

41 ف َتَكاثَرَ جِدّاً عَدَدُ الَّذِيْنَ آمَنُوا بِهِ بِسَبَبِ كَلامِهِ.

Then many more believed in and adhered to and relied on Him because of His personal message.

42 و َقالُوا لِلمَرأةِ: «لَمْ نَعُدْ نُؤْمِنُ بِناءً عَلَى كَلامِكِ، لِأنَّنا سَمِعْناهُ بِأنفُسِنا. وَنَحنُ نَعلَمُ الآنَ أنَّ هَذا الإنسانَ هُوَ حَقّاً مُخَلِّصُ العالَمِ.» يَسُوعُ يَشْفِي ابْنَ أحَدِ رِجالِ المَلِك

And they told the woman, Now we no longer believe (trust, have faith) just because of what you said; for we have heard Him ourselves, and we know that He truly is the Savior of the world, the Christ.

43 و َلَمّا انقَضَى اليَوْمانِ، غادَرَ يَسُوعُ إقلِيْمَ السّامِرَةِ وَذَهَبَ إلَى إقلِيْمِ الجَلِيلِ.

But after these two days Jesus went on from there into Galilee—

44 و َكانَ يَسُوعُ نَفْسُهُ قَدْ أقَرَّ بِأنَّهُ لا كَرامَةَ لِنَبِيٍّ فِي وَطَنِهِ.

Although He Himself declared that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

45 ل َكِنَّ أهلَ الجَلِيلِ كانُوا قَدْ ذَهَبُوا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ وَرَأَوْا كُلَّ ما فَعَلَهُ يَسُوعُ فِي عِيْدِ الفِصْحِ. لِذَلِكَ فَقَدْ رَحَّبُوا بِهِ عِنْدَما جاءَ إلَى الجَلِيلِ.

However, when He came into Galilee, the Galileans also welcomed Him and took Him to their hearts eagerly, for they had seen everything that He did in Jerusalem during the Feast; for they too had attended the Feast.

46 و َمَرَّةً أُخْرَى ذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ إلَى بَلْدَةِ قانا فِي الجَلِيلِ حَيْثُ كانَ قَدْ حَوَّلَ الماءَ إلَى نَبيذٍ. وَكانَ فِي مَدِيْنَةِ كَفْرِناحُومَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ حاشِيَةِ المَلِكِ، وَكانَ ابْنُهُ مَرِيْضاً.

So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was lying ill in Capernaum.

47 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ أنَّ يَسُوعَ قَدْ أتَى إلَى الجَلِيلِ مِنَ اليَهُودِيَّةِ، جاءَ إلَيْهِ يَرْجُوهُ أنْ يَذْهَبَ إلَى كَفْرِناحُومَ وَيَشْفِي ابْنَهُ الَّذِي أوشَكَ أنْ يَمُوتَ.

Having heard that Jesus had come back from Judea into Galilee, he went away to meet Him and began to beg Him to come down and cure his son, for he was lying at the point of death.

48 ف َقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «أنتُمْ لا تُؤْمِنُونَ ما لَمْ تَرَوا بُرْهانَ المُعجِزاتِ وَالعَجائِبَ!»

Then Jesus said to him, Unless you see signs and miracles happen, you never will believe (trust, have faith) at all.

49 ف َقالَ الرَّجُلُ لِيَسُوعَ: «أرجُوكَ تَعالَ يا سَيِّدُ قَبلَ أنْ يَمُوتَ وَلَدِي!»

The king’s officer pleaded with Him, Sir, do come down at once before my little child is dead!

50 ف َقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «اذْهَبْ إلَى بَيْتِكَ. ابْنُكَ سَيَعِيْشُ.» فَآمَنَ الرَّجُلُ بِما قالَهُ لَهُ يَسُوعُ وَذَهَبَ.

Jesus answered him, Go in peace; your son will live! And the man put his trust in what Jesus said and started home.

51 و َبَيْنَما كانَ عائِداً إلَى بَيْتِهِ، لاقاهُ خُدّامُهُ وَقالُوا لَهُ إنَّ ابْنَهُ مُعافَى.

But even as he was on the road going down, his servants met him and reported, saying, Your son lives!

52 ف َاسْتَفْسَرَ مِنْهُمْ عَنِ الوَقْتِ الَّذِي بَدَأ فِيْهِ ابْنُهُ يَتَعافَى، فَقالُوا: «زالَتْ حَرارَتُهُ فِي السّاعَةِ الواحِدَةِ مِنْ بَعْدِ ظُهْرِ الأمْسِ.»

So he asked them at what time he had begun to get better. They said, Yesterday during the seventh hour (about one o’clock in the afternoon) the fever left him.

53 ف َأدرَكَ أبُو الطِّفلِ أنَّ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الوَقْتُ نَفْسُهُ الَّذِي قالَ لَهُ فِيْهِ يَسُوعَ: «ابْنُكَ سَيَعِيْشُ.» فَآمَنَ هُوَ وَعائِلَتُهُ كُلُّها.

Then the father knew that it was at that very hour when Jesus had said to him, Your son will live. And he and his entire household believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Jesus).

54 ك انَتْ هَذِهِ المُعجِزَةَ الثّانِيَةَ الَّتِي صَنَعَها يَسُوعُ بَعْدَ مَجِيئِهِ مِنَ اليَهُودِيَّةِ إلَى الجَلِيلِ.

This is the second sign (wonderwork, miracle) that Jesus performed after He had come out of Judea into Galilee.