Matthew 17
1 Six day later, Jesus took with Him Peter and the brothers James and John, and brought them up a high mountain to a solitary place.
And after six days, Jeshu took Kipha, and Jakub, and Juchanon his brother, and led them to a high mountain by themselves.
2 There in their presence His form underwent a change; His face shone like the sun, and His raiment became as white as the light.
And Jeshu was changed before them; and his countenance shone like the sun, and his vestments were resplendent as the light.
3 And suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared to them conversing with Him.
And there were seen with them Musha and Elia talking with him.
4 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Master, we are thankful to you that we are here. If you approve, I will put up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Then answered Kipha, and said to Jeshu, My Lord, it is good for us to be here; and if thou art willing, we will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Musha, and one for Elia.
5 He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."
But while he spake, behold, a bright cloud overspread them, and the voice was from the cloud, saying, This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I have delighted: to him attend.
6 On hearing this voice, the disciples fell on their faces and were filled with terror.
And when the disciples heard, they fell upon their faces and feared greatly.
7 But Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Rouse yourselves and have no fear."
And Jeshu approached them and touched them, and said, Arise, fear not.
8 So they looked up, and saw no one but Jesus.
And they lifted up their eyes and saw no man, except Jeshu by himself.
9 As they were descending the mountain, Jesus laid a command upon them. "Tell no one," He said, "of the sight you have seen till the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."
And while they were descending from the mountain, Jeshu charged them, and said to them, Before no man declare this vision, until the Son of man be risen from the dead.
10 "Why then," asked the disciples, "do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
And the disciples asked and said to him, Why therefore say the scribes that Elia must come first?
11 "Elijah was indeed to come," He replied, "and would reform everything.
Jeshu answered and said to them, Elia cometh first that he may fulfil every thing;
12 But I tell you that he has already come, and they did not recognize him, but dealt with him as they chose. And before long the Son of Man will be treated by them in a similar way."
but I say to you, that, behold, Elia hath come, but they knew him not, and have done to him as they would. So also is the Son of man to suffer from them.
13 Then it dawned upon the disciples that it was John the Baptist about whom He had spoken to them.
Then understood the disciples that concerning Juchanon the Baptizer he spake to them.
14 When they had returned to the people, there came to Him a man who fell on his knees before Him and besought Him.
AND when they came to the multitude, a man approached him and kneeled upon his knees, and said to him,
15 "Sir," he said, "have pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and is very ill. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.
My Lord, have mercy on me! my son is lunatic and grievously afflicted; for often he falleth into the fire and often into the water.
16 I have brought him to your disciples, and they have not been able to cure him."
And I brought him to thy disciples, but they could not heal him.
17 "O unbelieving and perverse generation!" replied Jesus; "how long shall I be with you? how long shall I endure you? Bring him to me."
Jeshu answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation! how long shall I be with you, how long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.
18 Then Jesus reprimanded the demon, and it came out and left him; and the boy was cured from that moment.
And Jeshu rebuked him, and the demon went forth from him, and the youth was healed from that hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked Him, "Why could not we expel the demon?"
Then came the disciples to Jeshu by himself, and said to him, Why were we not able to heal him?
20 "Because your faith is so small," He replied; "for I solemnly declare to you that if you have faith like a mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, 'Remove from this place to that,' and it will remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
Jeshu saith to them, Because of your unbelief; for assuredly I tell you, if there were in you faith as a grain of mustard, you should say to this mountain, Pass hence, and it would pass away; and nothing should overcome you.
21 But an evil spirit of this kind is only driven out by prayer and fasting."
But this kind goeth not forth but by fasting and by prayer.
22 As they were travelling about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men;
WHEN they had returned into Galila, Jeshu said to them, It is coming that the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men,
23 they will put Him to death, but on the third day He will be raised to life again." And they were exceedingly distressed.
and they shall kill him; and in the third day he shall arise. And it grieved them exceedingly.
24 After their arrival at Capernaum the collectors of the half-shekel came and asked Peter, "Does not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?"
And when they came to Kapher-nachum, they who took the two zuzis, the head-silver, approached Kipha and said to him, Your master, doth he not give his two zuzeen?
25 "Yes," he replied, and then went into the house. But before he spoke a word Jesus said, "What think you, Simon? From whom do this world's kings receive customs or capitation tax? from their own children, or from others?"
He saith to them, Yes. And when Kipha entered the house, Jeshu anticipated him, and said to him, How doth it appear to thee, Shemun? the kings of the earth, from whom do they take custom and headsilver, from their children, or from aliens?
26 "From others," he replied. "Then the children go free," said Jesus.
Shemun saith to him, From aliens: Jeshu saith to him, Then the children are free.
27 "However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me."
But that we may not offend them, go to the sea, and cast the hook; and the fish that first cometh up, open his mouth; and thou shalt find a stater, that take and present for me and thee.
