1 J esus said to them, “For sure I tell you, some standing here will not die until they see the holy nation of God come with power!”

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أقُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ: إنَّ مِنْ بَينِ الواقِفِينَ هُنا أشخاصاً لَنْ يَذُوقُوا المَوتَ قَبلَ أنْ يَرَوا مَلَكوتَ اللهِ آتِياً بِقُوَّةٍ.» يَسُوعُ وَمَعَهُ مُوسَى وَإيلِيّا

2 S ix days later Jesus took Peter and James and John with Him. He led them up to a high mountain by themselves. Jesus was changed as they looked at Him.

وَبَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أيّامٍ، أخَذَ يَسُوعُ بُطرُسَ وَيَعقُوبَ وَيُوحَنّا إلَى جَبَلٍ مُرتَفِعٍ وَحْدَهُمْ، وَغَيَّرَ هَيئَتَهُ أمامَهُمْ.

3 H is clothes did shine. They were as white as snow. No one on earth could clean them so white.

فَصارَتْ ثِيابُهُ مُشِعَّةً، وَناصِعَةَ البَياضِ. حَتَّىْ إنَّهُ لا يُمكِنُ لأيِّ قَصّارٍ عَلَى الأرْضِ أنْ يُبَيِّضَ هَكَذا!

4 M oses and Elijah were seen talking to Jesus.

وَظَهَرَ لَهُمْ إيلِيّا مَعَ مُوسَى، وَكانا يَتَحَدَّثانِ مَعَ يَسُوعَ.

5 P eter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents to worship in. One will be for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

فقالَ بُطرُسُ لِيَسُوعَ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، ما أجمَلَ أنْ نَكُونَ هُنا! فَلنَنصُبْ ثَلاثَ خَيماتٍ، واحِدَةً لَكَ، وَواحِدَةً لِمُوسَى، وَواحِدَةً لإيلِيّا.»

6 P eter did not know what to say. They were very much afraid.

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَعرِفْ ما الَّذِي يَقُولُهُ، فَقَدْ كانُوا خائِفِينَ.

7 A cloud came over them and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My much-loved Son. Listen to Him.”

ثُمَّ جاءَتْ غَيمَةٌ وَغَطَّتْهُمْ، وَجاءَ صَوتٌ مِنَ الغَيمَةِ يَقولُ: «هَذا هُوَ ابْنِي حَبيبيْ، فَأصغُوا إلَيهِ.»

8 A t once they looked around but saw no one there but Jesus.

وَفَجأةً، نَظَروا حَولَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَرَوا مَعَهُمْ إلّا يَسُوعَ وَحدَهُ.

9 T hey came down from the mountain. Then Jesus said with strong words that they should tell no one what they had seen. They should wait until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

وَبَينَما هُمْ يَنزِلُونَ مِنَ الجَبَلِ، أمَرَهُمْ يَسُوعُ وَقالَ: «لا تُخبِرُوا أحَداً بِهَذِهِ الرُؤيا، إلَى أنْ يُقامَ ابْنُ الإنسانِ مِنَ المَوتِ.»

10 S o they kept those words to themselves, talking to each other about what He meant by being raised from the dead.

فَحَفِظُوا الأمرَ بَينَهُمْ، وَكانُوا يَتَحَدَّثونَ عَنْ مَعنَى القِيامَةِ مِنَ المَوتِ.

11 T hey asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?”

فَسَألُوهُ: «لِماذا يَقُولُ مُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ إنَّ إيلِيّا يَنبَغي أنْ يَأتِيَ أوَّلاً؟»

12 H e said to them, “For sure, Elijah will come first and get things ready. Is it not written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and that men will have nothing to do with Him?

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «هُمْ مُصيبُونَ بِقَولِهِمْ إنَّ إيلِيّا يَنبَغي أنْ يَأتيَ أوَّلاً، فَهوَ يَرُدُّ كُلَّ شَيءٍ إلَى أصلِهِ. وَلَكِنْ كُتِبَ أيضاً عَنِ ابْنِ الإنسانِ أنَّهُ سَيَتَألَّمُ كَثِيراً وَيُرفَضُ.

13 B ut I say to you, Elijah has already come. They did to him whatever they wanted to do. It is written that they would.” A Boy with a Demon Is Healed

أقُولُ لَكُمْ إنَّ إيلِيّا قَدْ جاءَ، وَعامَلُوهُ كَما يُرِيدُونَ، تَماماً كَما كُتِبَ عَنْهُ.» يَسُوعُ يُخرِجُ رُوحاً شِرِّيراً مِنْ صَبِيٍّ

14 W hen Jesus came back to His followers, He saw many people standing around them. The teachers of the Law were arguing with them.

وَعِندَما وَصَلُوا إلَى بَقِيَّةِ التَّلامِيذِ، شاهَدُوا جَمْعاً كَبِيراً مِنَ النّاسِ حَولَهُمْ، وَكانَ مُعَلِّمُوا الشَّرِيعَةِ يُجادِلُونَهُمْ.

15 T he people saw Jesus and were surprised and ran to greet Him.

وَحالَما رَآهُ النّاسُ امتَلأوا دَهشَةً وَأسْرَعُوا لِيُسَلِّمُوا عَلَيهِ.

16 J esus asked the teachers of the Law, “What are you arguing about with them?”

فَسَألَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «ما الَّذِي تَتَجادَلُونَ فِيهِ مَعَهُمْ؟»

17 O ne of the people said, “Teacher, I brought my son to You. He has a demon in him and cannot talk.

فَأجابَهُ رَجُلٌ كانَ هُناكَ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، لَقَدْ أحضَرْتُ ابْنِي إلَيكَ، لأنَّهُ مَسكُونٌ بِرُوحٍ شِرِّيرٍ يُخرِسُهُ.

18 W herever the demon takes him, it throws him down. Spit runs from his mouth. He grinds his teeth. He is getting weaker. I asked Your followers to put the demon out but they could not.”

وَحينَ يُسَيطِرُ عَليهِ، يُلْقيَهُ أرْضاً، ثُمَّ يَزبدُ وَيَصُرُّ عَلَى أسنانِهِ وَيَتَشَنَّجُ. وَقَدْ طَلَبْتُ مِنْ تَلامِيذِكَ أنْ يُخرِجُوهُ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا.

19 H e said, “You people of this day have no faith. How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

فَقالَ يَسُوعُ: «أيُّها الجَيلُ غَيْرُ المُؤمِنِ، إلَى مَتَى أكُونُ مَعَكُمْ، إلَى مَتَى أحتَمِلُكُمْ؟» ثُمَّ قالَ للرَجُلِ: «أحضِرِ ابنَكَ إلَيَّ.»

20 T hey brought the boy to Jesus. The demon saw Jesus and at once held the boy in his power. The boy fell to the ground with spit running from his mouth.

فَأحضَروا الصَّبِيِّ إلَيهِ. فَلَمّا رَأى الرُّوحُ الشِّرِّيرُ يَسُوعَ، أدخَلَ الصَّبِيَّ فِي نَوبَةِ تَشَنُّجاتٍ، وَألقاهُ أرْضاً. فَكانَ الصَّبِيُّ يَتَقَلَّبُ وَيُزْبِدُ.

21 J esus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” The father said, “From the time he was a child.

فَسَألَ يَسُوعُ وَالِدَ الصَّبِيِّ: «مُنذُ مَتَى وَهُوَ عَلَى هَذِهِ الحالِ؟» فَأجابَ: «مُنْذُ طُفُولَتِهِ.

22 M any times it throws him into the fire and into the water to kill him. If You can do anything to help us, take pity on us!”

وَكَثِيراً ما كانَ هَذا الرُّوحُ يُلقِيهِ فِي النّارِ أوْ فِي الماءِ لِيَقتُلَهُ. فَإنْ كُنتَ تَستَطِيعُ أنْ تَفعَلَ شَيئاً، فَارحَمْ حالَنا وَساعِدْنا.»

23 J esus said to him, “Why do you ask Me that? The one who has faith can do all things.”

فَقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لِماذا تَقُولُ: ‹إنْ كُنْتُ أستَطيعُ›؟ فَكُلُّ شَيءٍ مُستَطاعٌ لِمَنْ يُؤمِنُ.»

24 A t once the father cried out. He said with tears in his eyes, “Lord, I have faith. Help my weak faith to be stronger!”

فَصَرَخَ وَالِدُ الصَّبِيِّ وَقالَ: «أنا أُومِنُ، فَساعِدْنِي لِكَيْ يَقَوَى إيمانيَ الضَّعيفُ.»

25 J esus saw that many people were gathering together in a hurry. He spoke sharp words to the demon. He said, “Demon! You who cannot speak or hear, I say to you, come out of him! Do not ever go into him again.”

وَلَمّا رَأى يَسُوعَ أنَّ أعدادَ النّاسِ تَتَكاثَرُ، انتَهَرَ الرُّوحَ النَّجِسَ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «يا أيُّها الرُّوحُ الَّذِي أخرَسَتَ هَذا الصَّبِيَّ وَأغلَقْتَ أُذُنَيهِ، أنا آمُرُكَ بِأنْ تَخرُجَ مِنْهُ، وَلا تَرجِعَ إلَيهِ ثانِيَةً.»

26 T he demon gave a cry. It threw the boy down and came out of him. The boy was so much like a dead man that people said, “He is dead!”

فَصَرَخَ الرُّوحُ الشِّرِّيرُ وَأدخَلَ الصَّبِيَّ فِي نَوبَةٍ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ. فَصارَ الصَّبِيُّ كَأنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ، حَتَّى إنَّ كَثيرينَ قالُوا إنَّهُ ماتَ.

27 B ut Jesus took him by the hand and helped him and he stood up.

أمّا يَسُوعُ فَأمسَكَ بِيَدِهِ وَأنهَضَهُ، فَوَقَفَ الصَّبِيُّ.

28 W hen Jesus went into the house, His followers asked Him when He was alone, “Why could we not put out the demon?”

وَبَعْدَ أنْ دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ إلَى البَيتِ، سَألَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ عَلَى انفِرادٍ: «لِماذا لَمْ نَستَطِعْ نَحنُ إخراجَهُ؟»

29 H e said to them, “The only way this kind of demon is put out is by prayer and by going without food so you can pray better.” Jesus Tells of His Death the Second Time

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذا النَّوعُ لا يَخرُجُ إلّا بِالصَّلاةِ.» يَسُوعُ يُنبِئُ بِمَوتِهِ وَقِيامَتِه

30 F rom there Jesus and His followers went through the country of Galilee. He did not want anyone to know where He was.

وَانطَلَقُوا مِنْ هُناكَ وَابتَدَأُوا رِحلَتَهُمْ عَبْرَ إقليمِ الجَلِيلِ. وَلَمْ يُرِدْ يَسُوعُ أنْ يَعرِفَ أحَدٌ مَكانَهُ،

31 H e taught His followers, saying, “The Son of Man will be handed over to men. They will kill Him. Three days after He is killed, He will be raised from the dead.”

بَلْ أرادَ أنْ يَكونَ مَعَ تَلامِيذَهُ لِيُعَلِّمَهُمْ. فَكانَ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ: «سَيُوضَعُ ابنُ الإنسانِ تَحتَ سُلطانِ البَشَرِ. وَسَيَقتُلُونَهُ. وَلَكِنَّهُ، بَعْدَ أنْ يُقتَلَ، سَيَقُومُ فِي اليَومِ الثّالِثِ مِنَ المَوتِ.»

32 T hey did not understand what He said and were afraid to ask Him. Jesus Teaches about the Faith of a Child

لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَفهَمُوا كَلامَهُ. وَخافُوا أنْ يَسألُوهُ عَنْ مَعناهُ. مَنِ الأعظَم

33 T hey came to the city of Capernaum and were in the house. Jesus asked His followers, “What were you arguing about along the road?”

وَبَعْدَ هَذا جاءُوا إلَى كَفْرِناحُومَ. فَلَمّا اجتَمَعُوا فِي البَيتِ، سَألَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «عَمّا كُنْتُمْ تَتَجادَلونَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.»

34 T hey did not answer. They had been arguing along the road about who was the greatest.

فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ التَّلامِيذُ بِشَيءٍ، لِأنَّهُمْ كانُوا يَتَجادَلُونَ حَولَ مَنْ هُوَ الأعظَمُ بَينَهُمْ.

35 J esus sat down and called the followers to Him. He said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all. He will be the one to care for all.”

فَجَلَسَ يَسُوعُ، وَدَعا الاثْني عَشَرَ إلَيهِ وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «مَنْ أرادَ مِنْكُمْ أنْ يَكُونَ الأوَّلَ، فَيَنبَغي أنْ يَكُونَ آخِرَ الكُلِّ، وَخادِمَ الكُلِّ.»

36 J esus took a child and stood it among them. Then He took the child up in His arms and said to the followers,

ثُمَّ دَعا يَسُوعُ طِفلاً، وَأوقَفَهُ أمامَهُمْ وَاحتَضَنَهُ وَقالَ:

37 “ Whoever receives one of these little children in My name, receives Me. Whoever will receive Me, receives not Me, but Him Who sent Me.” Jesus Speaks Sharp Words against the Followers

«مَنْ يَقبَلُ طِفلاً كَهَذا باسمِي فَإنَّما يَقبَلُني، وَمَنْ يَقبَلُني فَإنَّما يَقبَلُ الَّذي أرسَلَنِي أيضاً.» مَنْ لَيسَ ضِدَّنا فَهُوَ مَعَنا

38 J ohn said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone putting out demons in Your name. We told him to stop because he was not following us.”

وَقالَ لَهُ يُوحَنّا: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، رَأينا رَجُلاً يَطرُدُ الأرواحَ الشِّرِّيْرَةَ باسْمِكَ، فَحاوَلْنا أنْ نَمنَعَهُ لِأنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنّا.»

39 J esus said, “Do not stop him. No one who does a powerful work in My name can say anything bad about Me soon after.

فَقالَ يَسُوعَ: «لا تَمْنَعوهُ. فَمَنْ يَصنَعُ مُعجِزَةً باسمي، لا يُمْكِنَهُ أنْ يُسيئَ إلَيَّ بِهَذِهِ السُّرعَةِ.

40 T he person who is not against us is for us.

لِأنَّ الَّذِي لَيسَ ضِدَّنا هُوَ مَعَنا.

41 F or sure, I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name because you belong to Christ will not lose his reward from God.

أقُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ، إنَّ مَنْ يَسقِيكُمْ كَأسَ ماءٍ لِأنَّكُمْ لِلمَسِيحِ، فَلَنْ يُحرَمَ مِنْ مُكافَأتَهُ.» تَحذيرٌ مِنَ العَثَرات

42 W hoever is the reason for one of these little ones who believes in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large stone put around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

«أمّا مَنْ يُعثِرُ أحَدَ هَؤُلاءِ الصِّغارِ المُؤْمِنِينَ بِي، فَسَيَكُونُ أفضَلَ لَهُ لَو أنَّ حَجَرَ رَحَىً وُضِعَ حَولَ رَقَبَتِهِ، وَأُلقِيَ بِهِ فِي البَحرِ.

43 I f your hand is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life without a hand, than to have two hands and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.

فَإنْ كانَتْ يَدُكَ تَدفَعُكَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ، اقْطَعْها. لِأنَّهُ خَيرٌ لَكَ أنْ تَدخُلَ الحَياةَ بِيَدٍ واحِدَةٍ، مِنْ أنْ تَكونَ لَكَ يَدانِ اثْنَتانِ، وَتَدخُلَ جُهَنَّمَ، حَيثُ لا تُطْفَأُ النّارُ.

44 T here is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

بَلْ حَيثُ الدُّودُ لا يَمُوتُ، وَالنّارُ لا تُطفَأُ.

45 I f your foot is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life with only one foot, than to have two feet and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.

وَإنْ كانَتْ قَدَمُكَ تَدفَعُكَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ، اقطَعْها. لِأنَّهُ خَيرٌ لَكَ أنْ تَدخُلَ الحَياةَ بِقَدَمٍ واحِدَةٍ، مِنْ أنْ تَكونَ لَكَ قَدَمانِ اثْنَتانِ، وَتُطْرَحَ فِيْ جُهَنَّمَ،

46 T here is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

حَيثُ الدُّودُ لا يَمُوتُ، وَالنّارُ لا تُطفَأُ.

47 I f your eye is the reason you fall into sin, take it out. It is better to go into the holy nation of God with only one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

وَإنْ كانَتْ عَينُكَ تَدفَعُكَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ، فَاقلَعْها. لِأنَّهُ خَيرٌ لَكَ أنْ تَدخُلَ مَلَكوتَ اللهِ بِعَينٍ واحِدَةٍ، مِنْ أنْ تَكونَ لَكَ عَينانِ اثْنَتانِ، وَتُطْرَحَ فِيْ جُهَنَّمَ،

48 T here is where their worm never dies and the fire is never put out.

حَيثُ الدُّودُ لا يَمُوتُ، وَالنّارُ لا تُطفَأُ.

49 “ Everyone will be made cleaner and stronger with fire.

«لِأنَّ كُلَّ إنسانٍ سَيُمَلَّحُ بِالنّارِ.

50 S alt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can it be made to taste like salt again? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with each other.”

لِأنَّ المِلْحَ جَيِّدٌ. فَإنْ فَقَدَ المِلْحُ مُلُوحَتَهُ، بِماذا تُصلِحُونَهُ؟ فَلْيَكُنْ لَكُمْ فِي نُفوسِكُمْ مِلْحٌ، وَعيشوا فِي سَلامٍ بَعضُكُمْ مَعَ بَعْضٍ.»