< Mark 11 >
1 When they came near to Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage and Bethany [villages] near Olive [Tree] Hill. Then Jesus [summoned] two of his disciples.
Και ότε πλησιάζουσιν εις Ιερουσαλήμ εις Βηθφαγή και Βηθανίαν προς το όρος των Ελαιών, αποστέλλει δύο των μαθητών αυτού
2 He said to them, “Go to that village just ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey that no one has ever ridden, that has been tied {people have tied} up. Untie it, and then bring it [to me].
και λέγει προς αυτούς· Υπάγετε εις την κώμην την κατέναντι υμών, και ευθύς εισερχόμενοι εις αυτήν θέλετε ευρεί πωλάριον δεδεμένον, επί του οποίου ουδείς άνθρωπος εκάθησε· λύσατε αυτό και φέρετε.
3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing that?’, say, [‘Jesus], our Lord, needs [to use] it. He will send it back here [with someone] as soon as [he no longer needs it].’”
Και εάν τις είπη προς εσάς· Διά τι κάμνετε τούτο; είπατε ότι ο Κύριος έχει χρείαν αυτού, και ευθύς θέλει αποστείλει αυτό εδώ.
4 So [the two disciples] went and they found the young donkey. It was tied close to the door [of a house], which was beside the street. Then they untied it.
Και υπήγον και εύρον το πωλάριον δεδεμένον προς την θύραν έξω επί της διόδου, και λύουσιν αυτό.
5 Some of the [people who were there] said to them, “Why are you untying the donkey?”
Και τινές των εκεί ισταμένων έλεγον προς αυτούς· Τι κάμνετε λύοντες το πωλάριον;
6 They told them what Jesus had said. So the people permitted them [to take the donkey].
Οι δε είπον προς αυτούς καθώς παρήγγειλεν ο Ιησούς, και αφήκαν αυτούς.
7 They brought the donkey to Jesus. [The disciples] put some of their clothes on it [in order to make something for him to sit on].
Και έφεραν το πωλάριον προς τον Ιησούν και έβαλον επ' αυτού τα ιμάτια αυτών, και εκάθησεν επ' αυτού.
8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road [to honor him as a king]. Others, [in order to honor him], spread along the road branches that they cut from [palm trees] in the fields [beside the road].
Πολλοί δε έστρωσαν τα ιμάτια αυτών εις την οδόν, άλλοι δε έκοπτον κλάδους από των δένδρων και έστρωνον εις την οδόν.
9 The people who were going in front of him and behind him were all shouting [things like], “Praise God!” “May God bless this one who comes (with his authority/as his representative) [MTY].”
Και οι προπορευόμενοι και οι ακολουθούντες έκραζον, λέγοντες· Ωσαννά, ευλογημένος ο ερχόμενος εν ονόματι Κυρίου.
10 “May you be blessed {May [God] bless you} when you rule [like] our ancestor [King] David ruled!” “Praise God who is in the highest heaven!”
Ευλογημένη η ερχομένη βασιλεία εν ονόματι Κυρίου του πατρός ημών Δαβίδ· Ωσαννά εν τοις υψίστοις.
11 He entered Jerusalem [with them], and then he went into the Temple [courtyard]. After he looked around at everything [there], he left [the city] because it was already late [in the afternoon]. He returned to Bethany with the twelve [disciples and slept there].
Και εισήλθεν ο Ιησούς εις Ιεροσόλυμα και εις το ιερόν· και αφού περιέβλεψε πάντα, επειδή η ώρα ήτο ήδη προς εσπέραν, εξήλθεν εις Βηθανίαν μετά των δώδεκα.
12 The next day, as Jesus and his disciples were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
Και τη επαύριον, αφού εξήλθον από Βηθανίας, επείνασε·
13 He saw from a distance a fig tree with all its leaves, so he went [to it] to see if he could find any [figs] on it. But when he came to it, he found only leaves on it. This was because it was not yet time when [normal fig trees have ripe] figs.
και ιδών μακρόθεν συκήν έχουσαν φύλλα, ήλθεν αν τυχόν εύρη τι εν αυτή· και ελθών επ' αυτήν ουδέν εύρεν ειμή φύλλα· διότι δεν ήτο καιρός σύκων.
14 [But to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel, ] he said to the tree, “No one shall ever eat from you again [because you will no longer bear figs].” The disciples heard what he said. (aiōn )
Και αποκριθείς ο Ιησούς είπε προς αυτήν· Μηδείς πλέον εις τον αιώνα να μη φάγη καρπόν από σου. Και ήκουον τούτο οι μαθηταί αυτού. (aiōn )
15 Jesus and his disciples went [back] to Jerusalem. He entered the Temple [courtyard. He saw people] who were selling and buying [animals for sacrifices. They were spoiling the place of worship]. He chased those people [from the Temple courtyard.] He also overturned the tables of those who were giving Temple tax money in exchange for Roman coins. He overturned the seats of the men who were selling doves [for sacrifices],
Και έρχονται εις Ιεροσόλυμα· και εισελθών ο Ιησούς εις το ιερόν, ήρχισε να εκβάλλη τους πωλούντας και αγοράζοντας εν τω ιερώ, και τας τραπέζας των αργυραμοιβών και τα καθίσματα των πωλούντων τας περιστεράς ανέτρεψε,
16 and he would not allow anyone who was carrying anything [to sell] to go through the Temple [area].
και δεν άφινε να περάση τις σκεύος διά του ιερού,
17 Then as he taught those people, he said to them, “It is written {[One of the prophets] wrote} [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called {[people] to call my house} a house where [people from] all nations may pray’, but you bandits have made it [like] a cave where you can hide! ([You know that!/Do you not know that]?) [RHQ]”
και εδίδασκε, λέγων προς αυτούς· Δεν είναι γεγραμμένον, ότι Ο οίκός μου θέλει ονομάζεσθαι οίκος προσευχής διά πάντα τα έθνη; σεις δε εκάμετε αυτόν σπήλαιον ληστών.
18 The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws [later] heard [about what he had done]. So they planned how they might kill him, [but they knew that it would be difficult], because they realized that the crowd was amazed at what he was teaching and they feared [that the people would soon decide that Jesus had more authority over the Temple than they did] (OR, [feared what the people would do if they tried to arrest Jesus]).
Και ήκουσαν οι γραμματείς και οι αρχιερείς και εζήτουν πως να απολέσωσιν αυτόν· διότι εφοβούντο αυτόν, επειδή πας ο όχλος εξεπλήττετο εις την διδαχήν αυτού.
19 That evening, [Jesus and his disciples] left the city [and again slept in Bethany].
Και ότε έγεινεν εσπέρα, εξήρχετο έξω της πόλεως.
20 [The next] morning, while they were going along [the road toward Jerusalem, they saw that the fig tree that Jesus had cursed] had withered completely.
Και το πρωΐ διαβαίνοντες είδον την συκήν εξηραμμένην εκ ριζών.
21 Peter remembered [what Jesus had said to the fig tree] and he exclaimed to Jesus, “Teacher, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!”
Και ενθυμηθείς ο Πέτρος, λέγει προς αυτόν· Ραββί, ίδε, η συκή, την οποίαν κατηράσθης, εξηράνθη.
22 Jesus replied, “[You should not be surprised that God did what I asked]! You must trust that God [will do whatever you ask him to do]!
Και αποκριθείς ο Ιησούς, λέγει προς αυτούς· Έχετε πίστιν Θεού.
23 [Also] note this: If anyone says to this hill, ‘Be raised up {Rise up} and then be thrown {throw yourself} into the lake!’ and if he does not doubt [that what he asks for will happen], that is, if he believes that what he asks for will happen, [God] will do it for him.
Διότι αληθώς σας λέγω ότι όστις είπη προς το όρος τούτο, Σηκώθητε και ρίφθητι εις την θάλασσαν, και δεν διστάση εν τη καρδία αυτού, αλλά πιστεύση ότι εκείνα τα οποία λέγει γίνονται, θέλει γείνει εις αυτόν ό, τι εάν είπη.
24 So I tell you, whenever you ask [God] for something when you pray, believe that you will receive it, and, [if you do, God] will do it [for you].
Διά τούτο σας λέγω, Πάντα όσα προσευχόμενοι ζητείτε, πιστεύετε ότι λαμβάνετε, και θέλει γείνει εις εσάς.
25 Now, I [tell you this also]: Whenever you are praying, if you have a grudge against people [because they have harmed you], forgive them, in order that your Father in heaven will [likewise] forgive your sins.”
Και όταν ίστασθε προσευχόμενοι, συγχωρείτε εάν έχητέ τι κατά τινός, διά να συγχωρήση εις εσάς και ο Πατήρ σας ο εν τοις ουρανοίς τα αμαρτήματά σας.
Αλλ' εάν σεις δεν συγχωρήτε, ουδέ ο Πατήρ σας ο εν τοις ουρανοίς θέλει συγχωρήσει τα αμαρτήματά σας.
27 Jesus and his disciples arrived in the Temple [courtyard] in Jerusalem again. While Jesus was walking [there, a group consisting of] chief priests, [some] men who taught the [Jewish] laws, and elders came to him and they said to him,
Και έρχονται πάλιν εις Ιεροσόλυμα· και ενώ περιεπάτει εν τω ιερώ, έρχονται προς αυτόν οι αρχιερείς και οι γραμματείς και οι πρεσβύτεροι
28 “By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do things [like those you did here yesterday]?”
και λέγουσι προς αυτόν· Εν ποία εξουσία πράττεις ταύτα; και τις σοι έδωκε την εξουσίαν ταύτην, διά να πράττης ταύτα;
29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do those things.
Ο δε Ιησούς αποκριθείς είπε προς αυτούς· Θέλω σας ερωτήσει και εγώ ένα λόγον, και αποκρίθητέ μοι, και θέλω σας ειπεί εν ποία εξουσία πράττω ταύτα.
30 Did God [MTY] or people [authorize] John to baptize [those who came to him]?”
Το βάπτισμα του Ιωάννου εξ ουρανού ήτο ή εξ ανθρώπων; αποκρίθητέ μοι.
31 They debated among themselves [as to what they should answer]. They [said to each other], “If we say that it was God [who authorized] him, he will say to us, ‘Therefore, (you should have believed what John said!/why did you not believe what John said?) [RHQ]’
Και διελογίζοντο καθ' εαυτούς, λέγοντες· Εάν είπωμεν, Εξ ουρανού, θέλει ειπεί· Διά τι λοιπόν δεν επιστεύσατε εις αυτόν;
32 On the other hand, if we say that it was people [who authorized John, then what will happen to us]?” They were afraid [to say that about where John got his authority, because they knew that] the people [would be very angry with them. They knew that] all the people truly believed that John was a prophet [whom God had sent].
Αλλ' εάν είπωμεν, Εξ ανθρώπων; εφοβούντο τον λαόν· διότι πάντες είχον τον Ιωάννην ότι ήτο τωόντι προφήτης.
33 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then Jesus said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question, I] will not tell you who authorized me to do those things [here yesterday].”
Και αποκριθέντες λέγουσι προς τον Ιησούν· Δεν εξεύρομεν. Και ο Ιησούς αποκριθείς λέγει προς αυτούς· Ουδέ εγώ λέγω προς υμάς εν ποία εξουσία πράττω ταύτα.