1 ¶ Two days after was the passover and the days of unleavened bread; and the princes of the priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, that they might kill him.

وَقَبلَ يَومِينِ مِنْ عِيدِ الفِصْحِ وَعِيدِ الخُبزِ غَيرِ المُختَمِرِ، كانَ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ يَبحَثُونَ عَنْ طَرِيقَةٍ سِرِّيَّةٍ لِيُمسِكُوا بِيَسُوعَ وَيَقتُلُوهُ.

2 B ut they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.

لِأنَّهُمْ كانُوا يَقُولُونَ: «لا يَنْبَغِي أنْ نَفعَلَ هَذا خِلالَ العِيدِ، لِنَتَجَنَّبَ شَغَبَ النّاسِ.» امْرأةٌ تَسكُبُ العِطرَ عَلَى يَسُوع

3 A nd he being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, sitting at the table, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and breaking the alabaster, she poured it over his head.

وَبَينَما كانَ يَسُوعُ فِي بَلدَةِ بَيتِ عَنْيا، يَجلِسُ فِي بَيتِ سِمْعانِ الأبرَصِ، جاءَتِ امْرأةٌ وَمَعَها زُجاجَةُ عِطْرٍ غالِي الثَّمَنِ، مَصنُوعٍ مِنَ النّاردِينِ الخالِصِ. فَكَسَرَتِ المَرأةُ زُجاجَةَ العِطْرِ، وَسَكَبَتهُ عَلَى رَأسِ يَسُوعَ.

4 A nd there were some that had indignation within themselves and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

فَغَضِبَ بَعْضُ الجالِسِينَ هُناكَ وَابتَدَأوا يَقولونَ فِي ما بَينَهُمْ: «لِماذا أُهدِرَ هَذا العِطْرُ؟

5 F or it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarius and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

فَقَدْ كانَ مُمْكِناً أنْ يُباعَ بِمَبلَغٍ كَبِيْرٍ مِنَ المالِ يُعْطَى لِلفُقَراءِ.» وَأخَذُوا يُوَبِّخُونَ المَرأةَ.

6 B ut Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? She has wrought a good work on me.

أمّا يَسُوعَ فَقالَ: «دَعُوها وَشَأنَها. لِماذا تُزعِجُونَها؟ لَقَدْ فَعَلَتْ شَيئاً حَسَناً لِيْ.

7 F or ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.

الفُقَراءُ سَيَكُونُونَ عِنْدَكُمْ دائِماً، وَتَستَطِيعُونَ أنْ تُساعِدُوهُمْ فِي أيِّ وَقْتٍ تُرِيدُونَ، وَلَكِنِّي لَنْ أكُونَ مَعَكُمْ دائِماً.

8 S he has done what she could, for she has anticipated anointing my body for the burial.

هِيَ فَعَلَتْ كُلَّ ما تَستَطِيعُ، لَقَدْ سَكَبَتِ العِطْرَ عَلَى جَسَدِي لِتُعِدَّهُ مُسبَقاً لِلدَفْنِ.

9 V erily I say unto you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

الحَقَّ أقُولُ لَكُمْ: حَيثُما تُعلَنُ هَذِهِ البِشارَةُ فِي العالَمِ، سَيُحَدَّثُ أيضاً بِما فَعَلَتْهُ هَذِهِ المَرْأةُ، لِيَتَذَكَّرَها الجَمِيعُ.» يَهُوذا يُعِدُّ لِخِيانَةِ يَسُوع

10 T hen Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, came unto the princes of the priests to deliver him unto them.

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ذَهَبَ يَهُوذا الإسْخَريُوطِيُّ، أحَدُ الاثْنَي عَشَرَ، إلَى قادَةِ الكَهَنَةِ لِيَرَىْ كَيفَ سَيُسَلِّمَ إلَيْهِمْ يَسُوعَ.

11 A nd when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

فَفَرِحُوا جِدّاً لِسَماعِ هَذا وَوَعَدُوهُ بِمُكافَأةٍ نَقْديَةٍ. وَهَكَذا بَدَأ يَهُوذا يَبحَثُ عَنْ فُرصَةٍ لِخِيانَةِ يَسُوعَ. عَشاءُ الفِصْح

12 ¶ And the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou may eat the passover?

وَفِي أوَّلِ يَومٍ مِنْ عِيدِ الخُبزِ غَيرِ المُختَمِرِ، وَهوَ اليَومُ الَّذي يُذبَحُ فيهِ حَمَلُ الفِصْحِ، قالَ لَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ: «أينَ تُرِيدُ أنْ نُعِدَّ لَكَ عَشاءَ الفِصْحِ؟»

13 A nd he sends forth two of his disciples and said unto them, Go into the city, and a man shall meet you bearing a pitcher of water; follow him.

فَأرسَلَ يَسُوعُ اثْنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيذِهِ وَقالَ لَهُما: «اذهَبا إلَى المَدِينَةِ حَيثُ سَتَلقَيانِ رَجُلاً يَحمِلُ إبرِيقَ ماءٍ، فَاتبَعاهُ.

14 A nd wherever he shall go in, say to the husband of the house, The Master says, Where is the guestchamber where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

وَحَيثُ يَدخُلُ ادخُلا، وَقُولا لِصاحِبِ البَيتِ: ‹يَقُولُ المُعَلِّمُ: أينَ هِيَ غُرفَةُ الضُّيُوفِ الَّتِي لِيْ، حَيثُ سَأتَناوَلُ عَشاءَ الفِصحِ مَعَ تَلامِيذِي؟›

15 A nd he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

فَسَيُرِيكُما ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ غُرفَةً عُلوِيَّةً واسِعَةً مَفرُوشَةً وَمُعَدَّةً، فَأعِدّا الفِصحَ لَنا هُناكَ.»

16 A nd his disciples went forth and came into the city and found as he had said unto them, and they made ready the passover.

فَذَهَبَ التِّلْمِيذانِ إلَى المَدِينَةِ، وَوَجَدا كُلَّ شَيءٍ كَما أخبَرَهُما يَسُوعُ، فَأعَدّا عَشاءَ الفِصحِ.

17 A nd in the evening he went with the twelve.

وَعِندَما جاءَ المَساءُ، جاءَ يَسُوعُ مَعَ الاثنَي عَشْرَ.

18 A nd when they sat at the table and ate, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you who eats with me shall betray me.

وَبَينَما هُمْ جالِسُونَ عَلَى المائِدَةِ قالَ يَسُوعُ: «أقُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ: سَيَخُونُنِي واحِدٌ مِنكُمْ، يَأكُلُ مَعِي الآنَ.»

19 A nd they began to be sorrowful and to say unto him one by one, shall it be I? and another said, shall it be I?

فَابتَدَأوا يَحزَنُونَ، وَيَسَألُونَهُ واحِداً بَعدَ الآخَرِ: «أهُوَ أنا ياَ رَبُّ؟»

20 A nd he, answering, said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dips with me in the dish.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «هُوَ واحِدٌ مِنَ الاثْنَي عَشَرَ، وَهُوَ يَغْمِسُ مَعِي فِي الطَّبَقِ!

21 T he Son of man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

إنَّ ابنَ الإنسانِ ماضٍ وَفْقاً لِما هُوَ مَكتوبٌ عَنْهُ، لَكِنْ وَيلٌ لِذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَخُونُ ابْنَ الإنسانِ. كانَ خَيراً لَهُ لَو أنَّهُ لَمْ يُولَدْ قَطُّ!» العَشاءُ الأخير

22 A nd as they were eating, Jesus took bread and, blessing it, broke it and gave to them and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

وَبَينَما هُمْ يَأكُلُونَ أخَذَ خُبزاً وَبارَكَ اللهَ، وَقَسَّمَهُ وَأعطاهُمْ إيّاهُ وَقالَ: «خُذُوا، فَهَذا هُوَ جَسَدِي.»

23 A nd taking the cup, having given thanks, he gave it to them; and they all drank of it.

ثُمَّ أخَذَ كَأَسَ نَبيذٍ، وَشَكَرَ، وَأعطاها لِلتَّلامِيذِ فَشَرِبُوا مِنْها جَمِيعاً.

24 A nd he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذا هُوَ دَمِي، دَمُ العَهْدِ الَّذِي يُسفَكُ مِنْ أجلِ كَثِيرِينَ.

25 V erily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

الحَقَّ أقُولُ لَكُمْ، لَنْ أشرَبَ هَذا النَّبيذَ حَتَّى ذَلِكَ اليَومِ الَّذي فِيهِ أشرَبُهُ جَدِيداً فِي مَلَكوتِ اللهِ.»

26 A nd when they had sung the hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، رَتَّلوا بَعضَ التَراتيلِ، وَخَرَجُوا إلَى جَبَلِ الزَّيتُونِ. تَلامِيذُ يَسُوعَ سَيَترُكُونَهُ جَمِيعا

27 T hen Jesus said unto them, All ye shall be scandalized in me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «كُلُّكُمْ سَتَفقِدُونَ إيمانَكُمُ الليلَةَ لِأنَّهُ مَكتُوبٌ: ‹سَأضْرِبُ الرّاعِي، فَتَتَشَتَّتُ الخِرافُ.›

28 B ut after I have risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

وَلَكِنْ بَعْدَ أنْ أقُومَ مِنَ المَوتِ، فَإنِّي سَأسبِقُكُمْ إلَى الجَلِيلِ.»

29 T hen Peter said unto him, Although all be scandalized, yet I will not.

فَقالَ لَهُ بُطرُسُ: «حَتَّى وَلَو فَقَدَ الجَمِيعُ إيمانَهُمْ، فَأنا لَنْ أفقِدَهُ.»

30 A nd Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crows twice, thou shalt deny me three times.

فَقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «الحَقَّ أقُولُ لَكَ، فِي هَذِهِ اللَيلَةِ، وَقَبلَ أنْ يَصِيحَ الدِّيكُ مَرَّتِينِ، سَتُنكِرُنِي ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ.»

31 B ut he spoke the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said the others.

وَلَكِنَّ بُطرُسَ قالَ بِإصرارٍ: «حَتَّى لَو كانَ عَلَيَّ أنْ أمُوتَ مَعَكَ، فَإنِّي لَنْ أُنكِرَكَ!» وَقالَ الجَمِيعُ مِثلَ هَذا الكَلامِ. يَسُوعُ يُصَلِّي مُنفَرِدا

32 ¶ And they come to the place which is named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, Sit ye here while I pray.

ثُمَّ جاءُوا إلَى مَكانٍ يُسَمَّى جِثْسَيمانِي، وَقالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «اجلِسُوا هُنا بَينَما أُصَلِّي.»

33 A nd he takes with him Peter and James and John and began to be alarmed and to be anguished

وَاصطَحَبَ بُطرُسَ وَيَعقُوبَ وَيُوحَنّا. وَبَدَأ يَشعُرُ بِضيقٍ شَديدٍ وَانْزِعاجٍ،

34 a nd said unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death; tarry ye here, and watch.

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «حُزنِي شَدِيدٌ جِدّاً حَتَّى إنَّهُ يَكادُ يَقتُلُنِي! ابقُوا هُنا وَاسْهَرُوا.»

35 A nd he went forward a little and fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

وَابتَعَدَ يَسُوعُ عَنْهُمْ قَلِيلاً، وَجَثا عَلَى الأرْضِ وَصَلَّى أنْ تَتَجاوَزَهُ ساعَةُ الألَمِ هَذِهِ إنْ كانَ مُمكِناً.

36 A nd he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me; nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

وَصَلَّى فَقالَ: «آبا، يا أبِي، كُلُّ شَيءٍ مُستَطاعٌ لَدَيكَ، فَأبعِدْ عَنِّي هَذِهِ الكَأسَ. وَلَكِنْ لِيَكُنْ ما تُرِيدُهُ أنتَ لا ما أُرِيدُهُ أنا.»

37 A nd he came and found them sleeping and said unto Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Could thou not watch one hour?

وَجاءَ إلَى تَلامِيذِهِ، فَوَجَدَهُمْ نائِمِينَ، فَقالَ لِبُطرُسَ: «يا سِمْعانُ، هَلْ أنتَ نائِمٌ؟ أهَكَذا لَمْ تَقدِرْ أنْ تَسهَرَ ساعَةً واحِدَةً؟

38 W atch ye and pray; enter not into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is sick.

اسهَرُوا وَصَلُّوا لِكَي لا تُجَرَّبُوا. رُوحُكُمْ تَسعَى إلَى ذَلِكَ، أمّا جَسَدُكُمْ فَضَعِيفٌ.»

39 A nd again he went away and prayed and spoke the same words.

وَابتَعَدَ ثانِيَةً لِيُصَلِّيَ الكَلامَ نَفْسَهُ.

40 A nd when he returned, he found them asleep again (for their eyes were heavy), nor did they know what to answer him.

ثُمَّ عادَ ثانِيَةً فَوَجَدَهُمْ نِياماً، لِأنَّ النُّعاسَ أثقَلَ عُيُونَهُمْ جِدّاً، فَلَمْ يَعرِفُوا ماذا يَقُولُونَ لَهُ.

41 A nd he came the third time and said unto them, Sleep on now and rest; it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of the sinners.

وَرَجِعَ مَرَّةً ثالِثَةً وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أما زِلْتُمْ نائِمينَ وَمُستَرِيحينَ؟ يَكفِي! قَدْ حانَ الوَقْتُ لِكَي يُسَلَّمَ ابْنُ الإنسانِ لِأيدِي الخُطاةِ.

42 R ise up, let us go; behold, he that betrays me is at hand.

قُومُوا وَلنَذهَبْ. ها قَدِ اقتَرَبَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي خانَنِي.» اعتِقالُ يَسُوع

43 ¶ And immediately, while he yet spoke, Judas came, who was one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves from the princes of the priests and of the scribes and of the elders.

وَبَينَما كانَ ما يَزالُ يَتَكَلَّمُ، ظَهَرَ يَهُوذا أحَدُ الاثْنَي عَشْرَ، وَمَعَهُ جَمْعٌ يَحمِلُونَ سُيُوفاً وَهَراواتٍ، قَدْ أرسَلَهُمْ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالشَّيُوخُ.

44 A nd he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him and lead him away securely.

وَكانَ الخائِنُ قَدْ أعطاهُمْ عَلامَةً وَقالَ: «الَّذِي أُقَبِّلُهُ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ المَطلُوبُ، فَاقبِضُوا عَلَيهِ، وَخُذُوهُ تَحتَ الحِراسَةِ.»

45 A nd as soon as he was come, he went straightway to him and said, Master, Master, and kissed him.

فَلَمّا جاءَ يَهُوذا، اقتَرَبَ حالاً مِنْ يَسُوعَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ!» وَقَبَّلَهُ.

46 A nd they laid their hands on him and took him.

فَأمسَكوا بِيَسُوعَ وَقَبَضُوا عَلَيهِ.

47 A nd one of them that stood by drew a sword and smote the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

فَاسْتَلَّ أحَدُ الواقِفِينَ هُناكَ سَيفَهُ وَضَرَبَ خادِمَ رَئِيسِ الكَهَنَةِ، فَقَطَعَ أُذُنَهُ.

48 A nd Jesus, answering, said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «هَلْ خَرَجتُمْ عَلَيَّ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَالهَراواتِ كَما تَخرُجُونَ عَلَى مُجرِمٍ؟

49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not, but it is this way that the scriptures might be fulfilled.

لَقَدْ كُنتُ مَعَكُمْ كُلَّ يَومٍ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ وَلَمْ تَقبِضُوا عَلَيَّ! وَلَكِنْ يَنبَغي أنْ يَتِمَّ ما هُوَ مَكتُوبٌ.»

50 A nd they all forsook him and fled.

ثُمَّ تَخَلَّى عَنْهُ الجَمِيعُ وَهَرَبُوا!

51 A nd there followed him a certain young man having a linen cloth cast about his naked body, and the young men laid hold on him,

وَكانَ هُناكَ شابٌّ يَتبَعُهُ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَرتَدِي عَلَىْ جَسَدِهِ شَيئاً سِوَى رِداءٍ. فَحاوَلُوا أنْ يُمسِكُوهُ،

52 a nd he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked.

فَهَرَبَ عارِياً تارِكاً رِداءَهُ فِي أيدِيهِمْ! يَسُوعُ أمامَ القادَةِ اليَهُود

53 ¶ And they brought Jesus to the high priest, and with him were assembled all the princes of the priests and the elders and the scribes.

ثُمَّ اقْتادُوا يَسُوعَ إلَى رَئِيسِ الكَهَنَةِ. فَاجتَمَعَ كُلُّ كِبارِ الكَهَنَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ.

54 B ut Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest, and he was seated with the servants and warming himself at the fire.

أمّا بُطرُسُ فَتَبِعَهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ كُلَّ الطَّرِيقِ إلَى داخِلِ ساحَةِ دارِ رَئِيسِ الكَهَنَةِ، وَجَلَسَ مَعَ الحُرّاسِ يِتَدَفَّأُ.

55 A nd the princes of the priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death and found none.

وَكانَ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَجَمِيعُ أعضاءِ مَجلِسِ اليَهودِ يَسعَونَ إلَى شَهادَةِ زُورٍ ضِدَّ يَسُوعَ لِيَقتُلُوهُ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَجِدُوا دَليلاً.

56 F or many bore false witness against him, but their witness did not agree together.

حَيثُ شَهِدَ عَلَيهِ كَثِيرُونَ زُوراً، وَلَكِنَّ شَهاداتِهِمْ تَناقَضَتْ.

57 A nd there arose some that bore false witness against him, saying,

ثُمَّ وَقَفَ رِجالٌ آخَرُونَ وَشَهِدُوا زُوراً ضِدَّهُ فَقالوا:

58 W e heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

«قَدْ سَمِعْنا هَذا الرَّجُلَ يَقُولُ: ‹أنا أهدِمُ هَذا الهَيكَلَ المَبنِيَّ بِالأيدِي. وَفِي ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ، أبنِي هَيكَلاً آخَرَ لَمْ تَصنَعْهُ الأيدِي.»

59 B ut neither so did their witness agree together.

وَلَكِنَّ شَهاداتِهِمْ لَمْ تَتَّفِقْ أيضاً.

60 S o the high priest, standing up in the midst, asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing to what these witness against thee?

فَوَقَفَ أمامَهُمْ رَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ، وَسَألَ يَسُوعَ: «ألَنْ تُدافِعَ عَنْ كُلِّ الاتِّهاماتِ الَّتِي يَتَّهِمُكَ بِها هَؤُلاءِ النّاسُ؟»

61 B ut he was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

أمّا يَسُوعُ فَبَقِيَ صامِتاً، وَلَمْ يُجِبْ بِشَيءٍ. فَسَألَهُ رَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ ثانِيَةً: «هَلْ أنتَ المَسِيحُ، ابْنُ المُبارَكِ؟»

62 A nd Jesus said unto him, I AM, and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power of God and coming in the clouds of the heaven.

فَقالَ يَسُوعُ: «أنا هُوَ. وَسَتَرَونَ ابْنَ الإنسانِ جالِساً عَنْ يَمِينِ عَرْشِ اللهِ، وَآتِياً مَعَ سُحُبِ السَّماءِ.»

63 T hen the high priest rent his clothes and said, What need have we any more for witnesses?

فَمَزَّقَ رَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ ثِيابَهُ وَقالَ: «ما حاجَتُنا إلَى شُهُودٍ بَعْدَ الَّذي سَمِعناهُ.

64 Y e have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

سَمِعْتُمْ إهانَتَهُ للهِ، فَما هُوَ رَأيُكُمْ؟» فَأدانُوهُ جَمِيعاً وَقالُوا إنَّهُ يَستَحِقُّ المَوتَ.

65 A nd some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him, Prophesy. And the servants struck him with the palms of their hands.

وَابتَدَأ بَعضُهُمْ يَبصِقُ عَلَيهِ. وَكانُوا يُغَطُّونَ وَجهَهُ وَيَضرِبُونَهُ، ثُمَّ يَقولونَ: «أخبِرْنا يا نَبِيُّ، مَنْ ضَرَبَكَ؟» وَأخَذَهُ الحُرّاسُ وَضَرَبُوهُ. بُطرُسُ يُنكِرُ يَسُوع

66 ¶ And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there came one of the maids of the high priest;

وَبَينَما بُطرُسُ فِي ساحَةِ الدّارِ، جاءَتْ فَتاةٌ مِنْ خادِماتِ رَئِيسِ الكَهَنَةِ،

67 a nd when she saw Peter warming himself, looking upon him, said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

وَرَأتْ بُطرُسَ يَتَدَفَّأُ، فَنَظَرَتْ إلَيهِ بِتَمَعُّنٍ، وَقالَتْ: «أنتَ أيضاً كُنْتَ مَعَ يَسُوعَ النّاصِرِيِّ.»

68 B ut he denied, saying, I know him not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.

لَكِنَّهُ أنكَرَ وَقالَ: «لا أعرِفُ وَلا أفهَمُ ما الَّذِي تَقُولِينَهُ!» وَخَرَجَ إلَى ساحَةِ الدّارِ، وَعِندَها صاحَ الدِّيكُ.

69 A nd the maid seeing him again began to say to those that stood by, This is one of them.

فَرَأتْهُ الفَتاةُ الخادِمَةُ وَقالَتْ لِلواقِفِينَ هُناكَ: «هَذا الرَّجُلُ واحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ بِلا شَكٍّ.»

70 B ut he denied it again. And a little after, those that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them, for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agrees unto it.

فَأنكَرَ بُطرُسُ ذَلِكَ ثانِيَةً. وَبَعْدَ وَقتٍ قَصِيرٍ، قالَ الواقِفُونَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى لِبُطرُسَ: «بِالتَّأكِيدِ أنتَ واحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ، لِأنَّكَ جَلِيلِيٌّ.»

71 A nd he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know this man of whom ye speak.

أمّا هُوَ فَبَدَأ يَلعَنُ وَيَحلِفُ وَيَقولُ: «لا أعرِفُ هَذا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي تَتَكَلَّمُونَ عَنْهُ!»

72 A nd the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the words that Jesus had said unto him, Before the cock crows twice, thou shalt deny me three times. And thinking on this, he wept.

وَفِي الحالِ صاحَ الدِّيكُ لِلمَرَّةِ الثّانِيَةِ. فَتَذَكَّرَ بُطرُسُ كَلِماتِ يَسُوعَ: «سَتُنكِرُنِي ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ قَبلَ أنْ يَصِيحَ الدِّيكُ مَرَّتينِ،» فَانهارَ وَأخَذَ يَبكِي.