John 11 (NAV) · Opened

1وَمَرِضَ إِنْسَانٌ اسْمُهُ لِعَازَرُ، وَهُوَ مِنْ بَيْتَ عَنْيَا قَرْيَةِ مَرْيَمَ وَمَرْثَا أُخْتِهَا.At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

2وَمَرْيَمُ هذِهِ هِيَ الَّتِي دَهَنَتِ الرَّبَّ بِالْعِطْرِ وَمَسَحَتْ قَدَمَيْهِ بِشَعْرِهَا وَكَانَ لِعَازَرُ الْمَرِيضُ أَخَاهَا.(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

3فَأَرْسَلَتِ الأُخْتَانِ إِلَى يَسُوعَ تَقُولانِ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، إِنَّ الَّذِي تُحِبُّهُ مَرِيضٌ».So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

4فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ بِذلِكَ قَالَ: «لَنْ يَنْتَهِيَ هَذَا الْمَرَضُ بِالْمَوْتِ، بَلْ سَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى تَمْجِيدِ اللهِ، إِذْ بِهِ سَيَتَمَجَّدُ ابْنُ اللهِ».When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

5وَمَعَ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ كَانَ يُحِبُّ مَرْثَا وَأُخْتَهَا وَلِعَازَرَ،Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

6فَقَدْ مَكَثَ حَيْثُ كَانَ مُدَّةَ يَوْمَيْنِ بَعْدَ عِلْمِهِ بِمَرَضِ لِعَازَرَ.So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,

7وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ قَالَ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «لِنَرْجِعْ إِلَى الْيَهُودِيَّةِ!»and then He said to the disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”

8فَقَالَ التَّلامِيذُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، أَتَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، وَمُنْذُ وَقْتٍ قَرِيبٍ أَرَادَ الْيَهُودُ أَنْ يَرْجُمُوكَ؟»“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”

9فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ: «أَلَيْسَتْ سَاعَاتُ النَّهَارِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ؟ فَالَّذِي يَمْشِي فِي النَّهَارِ لَا يَتَعَثَّرُ لأَنَّهُ يَرَى نُورَ هَذَا الْعَالَمِ.Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.

10أَمَّا الَّذِي يَمْشِي فِي اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهُ يَتَعَثَّرُ، لأَنَّ النُّورَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ».But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”

11ثُمَّ قَالَ يَسُوعُ: «لِعَازَرُ حَبِيبُنَا قَدْ رَقَدَ، وَلكِنِّي سَأَذْهَبُ لأُنْهِضَهُ».After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”

12فَقَالَ التَّلَامِيذُ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ رَقَدَ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيَنْهَضُ مُعَافىً».His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”

13وَكَانَ يَسُوعُ يَعْنِي مَوْتَ لِعَازَرَ؛ أَمَّا التَّلامِيذُ فَظَنُّوهُ يَعْنِي رُقَادَ النَّوْمِ.They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.

14عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ لَهُمْ صَرَاحَةً: «لِعَازَرُ قَدْ مَاتَ.So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

15وَلأَجْلِكُمْ أَنَا أَفْرَحُ بِأَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ هُنَاكَ، حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا. فَلْنَذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ!»and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

16فَقَالَ تُومَا، الْمَعْرُوفُ بِالتَّوْأَمِ، لِلتَّلامِيذِ الآخَرِينَ: «لِنَذْهَبْ نَحْنُ أَيْضاً فَنُقْتَلَ مَعَهُ.» (أَيْ مَعَ يَسُوعَ).Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”

17وَعِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى بَيْتَ عَنْيَا كَانَ لِعَازَرُ قَدْ دُفِنَ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ.When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.

18وَكَانَتْ بَيْتُ عَنْيَا لَا تَبْعُدُ عَنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلّا حَوَالَيْ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ غَلْوَةً (ثَلاثَةَ كِيلُومِتْرَاتٍ).Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

19وَكَانَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ قَدْ تَوَافَدُوا إِلَى مَرْثَا وَمَرْيَمَ يُعَزُّونَهُمَا عَنْ أَخِيهِمَا.and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.

20فَلَمَّا عَرَفَتْ مَرْثَا أَنَّ يَسُوعَ قَادِمٌ خَرَجَتْ لِلِقَائِهِ، وَبَقِيَتْ مَرْيَمُ جَالِسَةً فِي الْبَيْتِ.So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.

21وَقَالَتْ مَرْثَا لِيَسُوعَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، لَوْ كُنْتَ هُنَا، لَمَا مَاتَ أَخِي.Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

22فَأَنَا وَاثِقَةٌ تَمَاماً بِأَنَّ اللهَ يُعْطِيكَ كُلَّ مَا تَطْلُبُ مِنْهُ».But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”

23فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ: «سَيَقُومُ أَخُوكِ».“Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.

24قَالَتْ مَرْثَا: «أَعْرِفُ أَنَّهُ سَيَقُومُ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ، فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَخِيرِ!»Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

25فَرَدَّ يَسُوعُ: «أَنَا هُوَ الْقِيَامَةُ وَالْحَيَاةُ. مَنْ آمَنَ بِي، وَإِنْ مَاتَ فَسَيَحْيَا.Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

26وَمَنْ كَانَ حَيًّا وَآمَنَ بِي فَلَنْ يَمُوتَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. أَتُؤُمِنِينَ بِهَذَا؟»And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

27أَجَابَتْهُ: «نَعَمْ يَا سَيِّدُ. أَنَا قَدْ آمَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ اللهِ الَّذِي جَاءَ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ!»“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

28قَالَتْ هَذَا، وَذَهَبَتْ تَدْعُو أُخْتَهَا مَرْيَمَ، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا سِرّاً: «الْمُعَلِّمُ هُنَا، وَهُوَ يَطْلُبُكِ!»After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

29فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ مَرْيَمُ هَبَّتْ وَاقِفَةً، وَأَسْرَعَتْ إِلَى يَسُوعَ.And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.

30وَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ وَصَلَ بَعْدُ إِلَى الْقَرْيَةِ، بَلْ مَازَالَ فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي لاقَتْهُ فِيهِ مَرْثَا.Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.

31فَلَمَّا رَآهَا الْيَهُودُ، الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهَا فِي الْبَيْتِ يُعَزُّونَهَا، تَهِبُّ وَاقِفَةً وَتُسْرِعُ بِالْخُرُوجِ، لَحِقُوا بِها، لأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا أَنَّهَا ذَاهِبَةٌ لِتَبْكِيَ عِنْدَ الْقَبْرِ.When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.

32وَمَا إِنْ وَصَلَتْ مَرْيَمُ إِلَى حَيْثُ كَانَ يَسُوعُ وَرَأَتْهُ، حَتَّى ارْتَمَتْ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ تَقُولُ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، لَوْ كُنْتَ هُنَا، لَمَا مَاتَ أَخِي!»When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

33فَلَمَّا رَآهَا يَسُوعُ تَبْكِي وَيَبْكِي مَعَهَا الْيَهُودُ الَّذِينَ رَافَقُوهَا، فَاضَ قَلْبُهُ بِالأَسَى الشَّدِيدِ،When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

34وَسَأَلَ: «أَيْنَ دَفَنْتُمُوهُ؟» فَأَجَابُوا: «تَعَالَ، يَا سَيِّدُ، وَانْظُرْ!»“Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.

35عِنْدَئِذٍ بَكَى يَسُوعُ.Jesus wept.

36فَقَالَ الْيَهُودُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «انْظُرُوا كَمْ كَانَ يُحِبُّهُ!»Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”

37وَتَسَاءَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ: «أَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ هَذَا الَّذِي فَتَحَ عَيْنَيِ الأَعْمَى أَنْ يَرُدَّ الْمَوْتَ عَنْ لِعَازَرَ؟»But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”

38فَفَاضَ قَلْبُ يَسُوعَ بِالأَسَى الشَّدِيدِ مَرَّةً ثَانِيَةً. ثُمَّ اقْتَرَبَ إِلَى الْقَبْرِ، وَكَانَ كَهْفاً عَلَى بَابِهِ حَجَرٌ كَبِيرٌ.Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.

39وَقَالَ: «ارْفَعُوا الْحَجَرَ!» فَقَالَتْ مَرْثَا: «يَا سَيِّدُ، هَذَا يَوْمُهُ الرَّابِعُ، وَقَدْ أَنْتَنَ».“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

40فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ: «أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكِ: إِنْ آمَنْتِ تَرَيْ مَجْدَ اللهِ؟»Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

41فَرَفَعُوا الْحَجَرَ، وَرَفَعَ يَسُوعُ عَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا الآبُ، أَشْكُرُكَ لأَنَّكَ سَمِعْتَ لِي،So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

42وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ دَوْماً تَسْمَعُ لِي. وَلكِنِّي قُلْتُ هَذَا لأَجْلِ الْجَمْعِ الْوَاقِفِ حَوْلِي لِيُؤْمِنُوا أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَرْسَلْتَنِي».I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”

43ثُمَّ نَادَى بَصَوْتٍ عَالٍ: «لِعَازَرُ اخْرُجْ!»After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

44فَخَرَجَ الْمَيْتُ وَالأَكْفَانُ تَشُدُّ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ، وَالْمِنْدِيلُ يَلُفُّ رَأْسَهُ. فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُ: «حُلُّوهُ وَدَعُوهُ يَذْهَبْ!»The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

45وَآمَنَ بِيَسُوعَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا لِيُعَزُّوا مَرْيَمَ، عِنْدَمَا رَأَوْهُ يَعْمَلُ ذلِكَ.Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.

46عَلَى أَنَّ جَمَاعَةً مِنْهُمْ ذَهَبُوا إِلَى الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَأَخْبَرُوهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلَهُ يَسُوعُ.But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

47فَعَقَدَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ مَجْلِساً، وَقَالُوا: «مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ؟ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ يَعْمَلُ آيَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً.Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

48فَإِذَا تَرَكْنَاهُ وَشَأْنَهُ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ الْجَمِيعُ، فَيَأْتِي الرُّومَانِيُّونَ وَيُدَمِّرُونَ هَيْكَلَنَا الْمُقَدَّسَ وَأُمَّتَنَا!»If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

49فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ، وَهُوَ قَيَافَا الَّذِي كَانَ رَئِيساً لِلْكَهَنَةِ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ: «إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَعْرِفُونَ شَيْئاً!But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!

50أَلا تَفْهَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مِنَ الأَفْضَلِ أَنْ يَمُوتَ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ فِدَى الأُمَّةِ، بَدَلاً مِنْ أَنْ تَهْلِكَ الأُمَّةُ كُلُّهَا».You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”

51وَلَمْ يَقُلْ قَيَافَا هَذَا الْكَلامَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ، وَلكِنْ إِذْ كَانَ رَئِيساً لِلْكَهَنَةِ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ تَنَبَّأَ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ سَيَمُوتُ فِدَى الأُمَّةِ،Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,

52وَلَيْسَ فِدَى الأُمَّةِ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ أَيْضاً لِيَجْمَعَ أَبْنَاءَ اللهِ الْمُشَتَّتِينَ وَيَجْعَلَهُمْ وَاحِداً.and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.

53مِنْ ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ قَرَّرَ الْيَهُودُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا يَسُوعَ.So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.

54فَلَمْ يَعُدْ يَتَجَوَّلُ بَيْنَهُمْ جَهَاراً، بَلْ ذَهَبَ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ اسْمُهَا أَفْرَايِمُ، تَقَعُ فِي بُقْعَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ، حَيْثُ أَقَامَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ.As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.

55وَكَانَ عِيدُ الْفِصْحِ الْيَهُودِيُّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ، فَتَوَافَدَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الْقُرَى إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَقُومُوا بِطُقُوسِ التَّطَهُّرِ السَّابِقَةِ لِلْعِيدِ.Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

56وَكَانُوا يَبْحَثُونَ عَنْ يَسُوعَ، وَيَتَسَاءَلُونَ وَهُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ: «مَا رَأْيُكُمْ؟ أَلَعَلَّهُ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَى الْعِيدِ؟»They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”

57وَكَانَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ قَدْ أَصْدَرُوا أَمْراً بِأَنَّ كُلِّ مَنْ يَجِدُ يَسُوعَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُبَلِّغَ عَنْهُ لِيُلْقُوا الْقَبْضَ عَلَيْهِ.But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

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