1 H e said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see God’s Kingdom 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 A fter six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.

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

3 H is clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

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

4 E lijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.

وَظَهَرَ لَهُمْ إيلِيّا مَعَ مُوسَى، وَكانا يَتَحَدَّثانِ مَعَ يَسُوعَ.

5 P eter answered Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, 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 F or he didn’t know what to say, for they were very afraid.

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَعرِفْ ما الَّذِي يَقُولُهُ، فَقَدْ كانُوا خائِفِينَ.

7 A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

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

8 S uddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.

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

9 A s they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after 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 T hey kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.

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

11 T hey asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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

12 H e said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?

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 tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”

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

14 C oming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

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

15 I mmediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.

وَحالَما رَآهُ النّاسُ امتَلأوا دَهشَةً وَأسْرَعُوا لِيُسَلِّمُوا عَلَيهِ.

16 H e asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”

فَسَألَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «ما الَّذِي تَتَجادَلُونَ فِيهِ مَعَهُمْ؟»

17 O ne of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

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

18 a nd wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”

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

19 H e answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him 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 him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.

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

21 H e asked his father, “How long has it been since this has come to him?” He said, “From childhood.

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

22 O ften it has cast him both into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help 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, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

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

24 I mmediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”

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

25 W hen Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter 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 H aving cried out, and convulsed greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them 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 raised him up; and he arose.

أمّا يَسُوعُ فَأمسَكَ بِيَدِهِ وَأنهَضَهُ، فَوَقَفَ الصَّبِيُّ.

28 W hen he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

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

29 H e said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.”

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

30 T hey went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it.

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

31 F or he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”

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 B ut they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

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

33 H e came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”

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

34 B ut they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.

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

35 H e sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

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

36 H e took a little child, and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

ثُمَّ دَعا يَسُوعُ طِفلاً، وَأوقَفَهُ أمامَهُمْ وَاحتَضَنَهُ وَقالَ:

37 “ Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”

«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 who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

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

39 B ut Jesus said, “Don’t forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

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

40 F or whoever is not against us is on our side.

لِأنَّ الَّذِي لَيسَ ضِدَّنا هُوَ مَعَنا.

41 F or whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

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

42 W hoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

«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 causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,

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 ‘ where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

بَلْ حَيثُ الدُّودُ لا يَمُوتُ، وَالنّارُ لا تُطفَأُ.

45 I f your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that will never be quenched—

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 ‘ where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

حَيثُ الدُّودُ لا يَمُوتُ، وَالنّارُ لا تُطفَأُ.

47 I f your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,

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 ‘ where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

حَيثُ الدُّودُ لا يَمُوتُ، وَالنّارُ لا تُطفَأُ.

49 F or everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.

«لِأنَّ كُلَّ إنسانٍ سَيُمَلَّحُ بِالنّارِ.

50 S alt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

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