1 N ow a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

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

2 ( It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

وَمَرْيَمُ هِيَ أُختُ لِعازَرَ المَرِيْضِ، وَهِيَ المَرْأةُ الَّتِي مَسَحَتْ قَدَمَيِّ الرَّبِّ بِالعِطْرِ وَنَشَّفَتْهُما بِشَعْرِها.

3 T herefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

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

4 W hen Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

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

5 N ow Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

وَكانَ يَسُوعُ يُحِبُّ مَرْثا وَأُختَها وَلِعازَرَ.

6 W hen he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ أنَّ لِعازَرَ مَرِيْضٌ، مَكَثَ يَوْمَيْنِ آخَرَيْنِ حَيْثُ كانَ.

7 T hen after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قالَ لِتَلامِيْذِهِ: «لِنَرْجِعْ إلَى اليَهُودِيَّةِ.»

8 H is disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

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

9 J esus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

أجابَ يَسُوعُ: «ألَيْسَتْ ساعاتُ النَّهارِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ؟ فَإنْ سارَ أحَدٌ فِي النَّهارِ، فَإنَّهُ لا يَتَعَثَّرُ لِأنَّهُ يَرَى نُورَ هَذا العالَمِ.

10 B ut if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

أمّا إنْ سارَ أحَدٌ لَيلاً، فَإنَّهُ يَتَعَثَّرُ لِأنَّهُ بِلا نُورٍ.»

11 T hese things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «لَقَدْ نامَ صَدِيْقُنا لِعازَرُ، لَكِنِّي سَأذْهَبُ لِكَيْ أُوقِظَهُ.»

12 T hen said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

فَقالَ لَهُ تَلامِيْذُهُ: «يا رَبُّ، إنِ اسْتَطاعَ أنْ يَنامَ، فَسَيَتَعافَى.»

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

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

14 T hen said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ بِوُضُوحٍ: «ماتَ لِعازَرُ.

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

وَأنا سَعِيْدٌ لِأنِّي لَمْ أكُنْ هُناكَ، وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ تُؤْمِنُوا أنتُمْ. فَلْنَذْهَبِ الآنَ إلَيْهِ.»

16 T hen said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

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

17 T hen when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

فَذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ وَوَجَدَ أنَّهُ قَدْ مَضَتْ عَلَى لِعازَرَ أربَعَةُ أيّامٍ فِي القَبْرِ.

18 N ow Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

وَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَرْيَةُ بَيْتَ عَنْيا تَبْعُدُ عَنْ مَدِيْنَةِ القُدْسِ إلّا نَحوَ مِيلَينِ.

19 A nd many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

فَجاءَ كَثِيْرٌ مِنَ اليَهُودِ إلَى مَرْثا وَمَرْيَمَ لِيُعَزُّوهُما عَنْ أخِيْهِما.

20 T hen Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَتْ مَرْثا أنَّ يَسُوعَ قَدْ جاءَ، ذَهَبَتْ لاسْتِقْبالِهِ. أمّا مَرْيَمُ فَبَقِيَتْ فِي البَيْتِ.

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

فَقالَتْ مَرْثا لِيَسُوعَ: «لَوْ كُنْتَ هَنُا يا سَيِّدُ لَما ماتَ أخِي،

22 B ut I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

لَكِنِّي أعرِفُ الآنَ أيضاً أنَّ اللهَ يُعطِيْكَ كُلَّ ما تَطلُبُهُ مِنْهُ.»

23 J esus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

فَقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «سَيَقُومُ أخُوكِ مِنَ المَوْتِ.»

24 M artha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

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

25 J esus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

فَقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «أنا هُوَ القِيامَةُ وَالحَياةُ. مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِي، وَإنْ ماتَ، فَسَيَحيا ثانِيَةً.

26 A nd whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَحيا مُؤْمِناً بِي، فَلَنْ يَمُوتَ أبَداً. أتُؤْمِنِيْنَ بِهَذا؟»

27 S he saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

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

28 A nd when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

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

29 A s soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَتْ مَرْيَمُ هَذا، قامَتْ مُسْرِعَةً وَذَهَبَتْ إلَيْهِ.

30 N ow Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

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

31 T he Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

وَكانَ 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.

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

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

33 W hen Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

فَلَمّا رَآها يَسُوعُ تَبْكِي هِيَ وَاليَهُودُ الَّذِيْنَ جاءُوا مَعَها، تَأثَّرَ فِي رُوحِهِ وَتَضايَقَ.

34 A nd said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

ثُمَّ قالَ: «أيْنَ دَفَنْتُمُوهُ؟» فَقالُوا لَهُ: «تَعالَ وَانظُرْ يا سَيِّدُ.»

35 J esus wept.

فَبَكَى يَسُوعُ.

36 T hen said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

فَقالَ بَعضُ اليَهُودِ: «انظُرُوا كَمْ كانَ يُحِبُّهُ!»

37 A nd some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

وَقالَ بَعضُهُمْ: «أما كانَ بِإمْكانِ الَّذِي أعطَى الأعمَى بَصَراً أنْ يَحفَظَ لِعازَرَ مِنَ المَوْتِ؟» فَتَأثَّرَ يَسُوعُ فِي نَفْسِهِ ثانِيَةً. يَسُوعُ يُحيِي لِعازَر

38 J esus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

ثُمَّ اقْتَرَبَ مِنَ القَبْرِ، وَكانَ القَبْرُ مَغارَةً تَسُدُّ بابَها صَخْرَةٌ.

39 J esus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

فَقالَ يَسُوعُ: «أزِيْحُوا هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةَ.» فَقالَتْ مَرْثا أُختُ المَيِّتِ: «سَتَكُونُ رائِحَتُهُ كَرِيْهَةً يا سَيِّدُ، فَقَدْ مَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ أربَعَةُ أيّامٍ.

40 J esus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

فَقالَ لَها يَسُوعُ: «ألَمْ أقُلْ لَكِ إنْ آمَنْتِ فَسَتَرَيْنَ مَجْدَ اللهِ؟»

41 T hen they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

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

42 A nd I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

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

43 A nd when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

وَبَعْدَ أنْ قالَ هَذا، نادَى بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ: «يا لِعازَرُ، اخرُجْ!»

44 A nd he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

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

45 T hen many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

فَآمَنَ بِيَسُوعَ كَثِيْرُونَ مِنَ اليَهُودِ الَّذِيْنَ جاءُوا مَعَ مَرْيَمَ وَرَأَوْا ما فَعَلَ.

46 B ut some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

لَكِنَّ جَماعَةً مِنْهُمْ ذَهَبُوا إلَى الفِرِّيْسِيِّيْنَ وَأخبَرُوهُمْ بِما فَعَلَ يَسُوعُ.

47 T hen gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

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

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

فَإذا تَرَكْناهُ، سَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ الجَمِيعُ. وَسَيَأْتِي الرُّومانُ وَيُدَمِّرُونَ هَيْكَلَنا وَشَعبَنا.»

49 A nd one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

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

50 N or consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

وَلا تُدْرِكُونَ أنَّهُ لِمَصلَحَتِنا أنْ يَمُوتَ رَجُلٌ واحِدٌ عَنِ الشَّعبِ. فَهَذا أفْضَلُ مِنْ أنْ تَمُوتَ الأُمَّةُ بِكامِلِها.»

51 A nd this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

وَكانَتْ هَذِهِ نُبُوَّةً بِأنَّ يَسُوعَ سَيَمُوتُ عَنِ الأُمَّةِ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ قِيافا يَعلَمُ ذَلِكَ، لَكِنَّهُ تنَبَّأ بِذَلِكَ لِأنَّهُ كانَ رَئِيْسَ الكَهَنَةِ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ.

52 A nd not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

وَلَيْسَ أنَّ يَسُوعَ سَيَمُوتُ عَنِ اليَهُودِ فَحَسْبُ، بَلْ أيضاً لِيَجمَعَ كُلَّ أولادِ اللهِ المُتَفَرِّقِيْنَ فِي شَعبٍ واحِدٍ.

53 T hen from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

وَمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ، بَدَأُوا يُخَطِّطُونَ لِقَتلِهِ.

54 J esus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

فَلَمْ يَعُدْ يَسُوعُ يَتَنَقَّلُ بَيْنَ اليَهُودِ عَلانِيَةً، لَكِنَّهُ ذَهَبَ إلَى بَلْدَةٍ قَرِيْبَةٍ مِنَ البَرِّيَّةِ تُدْعَى أفْرايِمُ، وَأقامَ هُناكَ مَعَ تَلامِيْذِهِ.

55 A nd the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

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

56 T hen sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

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

57 N ow both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

وَكانَ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَالفِرِّيْسِيُّونَ قَدْ أصْدَرُوا أوامِرَهُمْ بِأنَّ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ يَعْرِفُ مَكانَ يَسُوعَ أنْ يُبَلِّغَ عَنْهُ، لِكَيْ يَقْبِضُوا عَلَيْهِ.