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١ 1 وَجَاءَ بَعْضُ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَالصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ إِلَى يَسُوعَ لِيُوْقِعُوا بِهِ، فَطَلَبُوا إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يُرِيَهُمْ مُعْجِزَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ.

The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

٢ 2 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «إِذَا كَانَتِ السَّمَاءُ حَمْرَاءَ صَافِيَةً عِنْدَ الْغُرُوبِ، تَقُولُونَ: سَيَكُونُ الْجَوُّ صَحْواً!

But he answered and said to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

٣ 3 وَإذَا كَانَتِ السَّمَاءُ حَمْرَاءَ مُلَبَّدَةً بِالْغُيُومِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ، تَقُولُونَ: الْيَوْمَ مَطَرٌ! إِنَّكُمْ تَسْتَدِلُّونَ عَلَى حَالَةِ الطَّقْسِ مِنْ مَنْظَرِ السَّمَاءِ. أَمَّا عَلامَاتُ الأَزْمِنَةِ، فَلا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ الِاسْتِدْلالَ عَلَيْهَا!

In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

٤ 4 جِيلٌ شِرِّيرٌ خَائِنٌ يَطْلُبُ آيَةً، وَلَنْ يُعْطَى آيَةً إِلّا مَا حَدَثَ لِلنَّبِيِّ يُونَانَ». ثُمَّ فَارَقَهُمْ وَمَضَى.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of Jonah." He left them, and departed.

٥ 5 وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ تَلامِيذُهُ إِلَى الشَّاطِئِ الآخَرِ، كَانُوا قَدْ نَسُوا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّدُوا خُبْزاً.

The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

٦ 6 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «انْتَبِهُوا! خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ مِنْ خَمِيرِ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَالصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ!»

Jesus said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

٧ 7 فَبَدَأُوا يُحَاوِرُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً، قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا لأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَأْخُذْ خُبْزاً!»

They reasoned among themselves, saying, "We brought no bread."

٨ 8 وَعَلِمَ يَسُوعُ بِذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «يَا قَلِيلِي الإِيمَانِ، لِمَاذَا تُحَاوِرُونَ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً لأَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَأْخُذُوا خُبْزاً؟

But Jesus, becoming aware of this, said, "You of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves about having no bread?

٩ 9 أَلا تَفْهَمُونَ بَعْدُ؟ أَمْ نَسِيتُمُ الأَرْغِفَةَ الْخَمْسَةَ الَّتِي أَشْبَعَتِ الْخَمْسَةَ الآلافِ، وَكَمْ قُفَّةً رَفَعْتُمْ مِنْهَا؟

Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

١٠ 10 أَوَ نَسِيتُمُ الأَرْغِفَةَ السَّبْعَةَ الَّتِي أَشْبَعَتِ الأَرْبَعَةَ الآلافِ، وَكَمْ سَلًّا رَفَعْتُمْ مِنْهَا؟

Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

١١ 11 كَيْفَ لَا تَفْهَمُونَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْنِي الْخُبْزَ حِينَ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ: خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ مِنْ خَمِيرِ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَالصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ؟»

Why is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

١٢ 12 عِنْدَئِذٍ أَدْرَكَ التَّلامِيذُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُحَذِّرُهُمْ مِنْ خَمِيرِ الْخُبْزِ، بَلْ مِنْ تَعْلِيمِ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَالصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ.

Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

١٣ 13 وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى نَوَاحِي قَيْصَرِيَّةِ فِيلِبُّسَ، سَأَلَ تَلامِيذَهُ: «مَنْ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ إِنِّي أَنَا، ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ؟»

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

١٤ 14 فَأَجَابُوهُ: «يَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِنَّكَ يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَانُ، وَغَيْرُهُمْ إِنَّكَ النَّبِيُّ إِيلِيَّا، وآخَرُونَ إِنَّكَ إِرْمِيَا، أَوْ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ».

They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

١٥ 15 فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «وَأَنْتُمْ، مَنْ تَقُولُونَ إِنِّي أَنَا؟»

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

١٦ 16 فَأَجَابَ سِمْعَانُ بُطْرُسُ قَائِلاً: «أَنْتَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ اللهِ الْحَيِّ!»

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «طُوبَى لَكَ يَا سِمْعَانَ بْنَ يُونَا. فَمَا أَعْلَنَ لَكَ هَذَا لَحْمٌ وَدَمٌ، بَلْ أَبِي الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

١٨ 18 وَأَنَا أَيْضاً أَقُولُ لَكَ: أَنْتَ صَخْرٌ. وَعَلَى هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةِ أَبْنِي كَنِيسَتِي وَقُوَّاتُ الْجَحِيمِ لَنْ تَقْوَى عَلَيْهَا! (Hadēs g86)

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this Rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. (Hadēs g86)

١٩ 19 وَأُعْطِيكَ مَفَاتِيحَ مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ: فَكُلُّ مَا تَرْبِطُهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، يَكُونُ قَدْ رُبِطَ فِي السَّمَاءِ؛ وَمَا تَحُلُّهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، يَكُونُ قَدْ حُلَّ فِي السَّمَاءِ!»

I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

٢٠ 20 ثُمَّ حَذَّرَ تَلامِيذَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَقُولُوا لأَحَدٍ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ.

Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he is the Christ.

٢١ 21 مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ، بَدَأَ يَسُوعُ يُعْلِنُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ أَنَّهُ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَمْضِيَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَيَتَأَلَّمَ عَلَى أَيْدِي الشُّيُوخِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْكَتَبَةِ، وَيُقْتَلَ، وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ يُقَامُ.

From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

٢٢ 22 فَانْتَحَى بِهِ بُطْرُسُ جَانِباً، وَأَخَذَ يَلُومُهُ، قَائِلاً: «حَاشَا لَكَ يَا رَبُّ أَنْ يَحْدُثَ لَكَ هَذَا!»

Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord. This will never be done to you."

٢٣ 23 فَالْتَفَتَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى بُطْرُسَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «اغْرُبْ مِنْ أَمَامِي يَا شَيْطَانُ! أَنْتَ عَقَبَةٌ أَمَامِي، لأَنَّكَ تُفَكِّرُ لَا بِأُمُورِ اللهِ، بَلْ بِأُمُورِ النَّاسِ!»

But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of humans."

٢٤ 24 ثُمَّ قَالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «إِنْ أَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَسِيرَ وَرَائِي، فَلْيُنْكِرْ نَفْسَهُ وَيَحْمِلْ صَلِيبَهُ وَيَتْبَعْنِي.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

٢٥ 25 فَأَيُّ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ نَفْسَهُ، يَخْسَرُهَا؛ وَلكِنَّ مَنْ يَخْسَرُ نَفْسَهُ لأَجْلِي، فَإِنَّهُ يَجِدُهَا.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

٢٦ 26 فَمَاذَا يَنْتَفِعُ الإِنْسَانُ لَوْ رَبِحَ الْعَالَمَ كُلَّهُ وَخَسِرَ نَفْسَهُ؟ أَوْ مَاذَا يُقَدِّمُ الإِنْسَانُ فِدَاءً عَنْ نَفْسِهِ؟

For what will it profit a person, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?

٢٧ 27 فَإِنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ سَوْفَ يَعُودُ فِي مَجْدِ أَبِيهِ مَعَ مَلائِكَتِهِ، فَيُجَازِي كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِهِ.

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

٢٨ 28 الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ بَعْضاً مِنَ الْوَاقِفِينَ هُنَا لَنْ يَذُوقُوا الْمَوْتَ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرَوْا ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ آتِياً فِي مَلَكُوتِهِ».

Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."

Jonah is Spewed Forth by the Whale