मथिः 17
1 अनन्तरं षड्दिनेभ्यः परं यीशुः पितरं याकूबं तत्सहजं योहनञ्च गृह्लन् उच्चाद्रे र्विविक्तस्थानम् आगत्य तेषां समक्षं रूपमन्यत् दधार।
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, and the brothers James and John, and led them up a high mountain alone.
2 तेन तदास्यं तेजस्वि, तदाभरणम् आलोकवत् पाण्डरमभवत्।
There his appearance was transformed before their eyes; his face shown like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
3 अन्यच्च तेन साकं संलपन्तौ मूसा एलियश्च तेभ्यो दर्शनं ददतुः।
All at once Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.
4 तदानीं पितरो यीशुं जगाद, हे प्रभो स्थितिरत्रास्माकं शुभा, यदि भवतानुमन्यते, तर्हि भवदर्थमेकं मूसार्थमेकम् एलियार्थञ्चैकम् इति त्रीणि दूष्याणि निर्म्मम।
“Master,” exclaimed Peter, interposing, “it is good to be here; if you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 एतत्कथनकाल एक उज्जवलः पयोदस्तेषामुपरि छायां कृतवान्, वारिदाद् एषा नभसीया वाग् बभूव, ममायं प्रियः पुत्रः, अस्मिन् मम महासन्तोष एतस्य वाक्यं यूयं निशामयत।
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said – “This is my dearly loved son, who brings me great joy; listen to him.”
6 किन्तु वाचमेतां शृण्वन्तएव शिष्या मृशं शङ्कमाना न्युब्जा न्यपतन्।
The disciples, on hearing this, fell on their faces, greatly afraid.
7 तदा यीशुरागत्य तेषां गात्राणि स्पृशन् उवाच, उत्तिष्ठत, मा भैष्ट।
But Jesus came and touched them, saying as he did so, “Rise up, and do not be afraid.”
8 तदानीं नेत्राण्युन्मील्य यीशुं विना कमपि न ददृशुः।
When they raised their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus himself alone.
9 ततः परम् अद्रेरवरोहणकाले यीशुस्तान् इत्यादिदेश, मनुजसुतस्य मृतानां मध्यादुत्थानं यावन्न जायते, तावत् युष्माभिरेतद्दर्शनं कस्मैचिदपि न कथयितव्यं।
As they were going down the mountain side, Jesus gave them this warning – “Do not speak of this vision to anyone, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
10 तदा शिष्यास्तं पप्रच्छुः, प्रथमम् एलिय आयास्यतीति कुत उपाध्यायैरुच्यते?
“How is it,” his disciples asked, “that our teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?”
11 ततो यीशुः प्रत्यवादीत्, एलियः प्रागेत्य सर्व्वाणि साधयिष्यतीति सत्यं,
“Elijah indeed does come,” Jesus replied, “and will restore everything;
12 किन्त्वहं युष्मान् वच्मि, एलिय एत्य गतः, ते तमपरिचित्य तस्मिन् यथेच्छं व्यवजहुः; मनुजसुतेनापि तेषामन्तिके तादृग् दुःखं भोक्तव्यं।
and I tell you that Elijah has already come, and people have not recognized him, but have treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, too, the Son of Man is destined to undergo suffering at people’s hands.”
13 तदानीं स मज्जयितारं योहनमधि कथामेतां व्याहृतवान्, इत्थं तच्छिष्या बुबुधिरे।
Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
14 पश्चात् तेषु जननिवहस्यान्तिकमागतेषु कश्चित् मनुजस्तदन्तिकमेत्य जानूनी पातयित्वा कथितवान्,
When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and, kneeling down before him, said,
15 हे प्रभो, मत्पुत्रं प्रति कृपां विदधातु, सोपस्मारामयेन भृशं व्यथितः सन् पुनः पुन र्वह्नौ मुहु र्जलमध्ये पतति।
“Master, take pity on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers terribly; indeed, he often falls into the fire and into the water;
16 तस्माद् भवतः शिष्याणां समीपे तमानयं किन्तु ते तं स्वास्थं कर्त्तुं न शक्ताः।
I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
17 तदा यीशुः कथितवान् रे अविश्वासिनः, रे विपथगामिनः, पुनः कतिकालान् अहं युष्माकं सन्निधौ स्थास्यामि? कतिकालान् वा युष्मान् सहिष्ये? तमत्र ममान्तिकमानयत।
“Faithless and perverse generation!” Jesus exclaimed, “how long must I be among you? How long must I have patience with you? Bring the boy here to me.”
18 पश्चाद् यीशुना तर्जतएव स भूतस्तं विहाय गतवान्, तद्दण्डएव स बालको निरामयोऽभूत्।
Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy; and he was cured from that very hour.
19 ततः शिष्या गुप्तं यीशुमुपागत्य बभाषिरे, कुतो वयं तं भूतं त्याजयितुं न शक्ताः?
Afterward the disciples came up to Jesus, and asked him privately, “Why was it that we could not drive it out?”
20 यीशुना ते प्रोक्ताः, युष्माकमप्रत्ययात्;
“Because you have so little faith!” he answered, “For, I tell you, if your faith were only like a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain ‘Move from this place to that!’ and it would be moved; and nothing would be impossible to you.”
21 युष्मानहं तथ्यं वच्मि यदि युष्माकं सर्षपैकमात्रोपि विश्वासो जायते, तर्हि युष्माभिरस्मिन् शैले त्वमितः स्थानात् तत् स्थानं याहीति ब्रूते स तदैव चलिष्यति, युष्माकं किमप्यसाध्यञ्च कर्म्म न स्थास्याति। किन्तु प्रार्थनोपवासौ विनैतादृशो भूतो न त्याज्येत।
22 अपरं तेषां गालील्प्रदेशे भ्रमणकाले यीशुना ते गदिताः, मनुजसुतो जनानां करेषु समर्पयिष्यते तै र्हनिष्यते च,
While Jesus and his disciples were together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is destined to be betrayed into human hands,
23 किन्तु तृतीयेऽहि्न म उत्थापिष्यते, तेन ते भृशं दुःखिता बभूवः।
and they will put him to death, but on the third day he will rise.” The disciples were greatly distressed.
24 तदनन्तरं तेषु कफर्नाहूम्नगरमागतेषु करसंग्राहिणः पितरान्तिकमागत्य पप्रच्छुः, युष्माकं गुरुः किं मन्दिरार्थं करं न ददाति? ततः पितरः कथितवान् ददाति।
After they had reached Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple taz came up to Peter, and said, “Does not your Master pay the Temple tax?”
25 ततस्तस्मिन् गृहमध्यमागते तस्य कथाकथनात् पूर्व्वमेव यीशुरुवाच, हे शिमोन्, मेदिन्या राजानः स्वस्वापत्येभ्यः किं विदेशिभ्यः केभ्यः करं गृह्लन्ति? अत्र त्वं किं बुध्यसे? ततः पितर उक्तवान्, विदेशिभ्यः।
“Yes,” answered Peter. But, on going into the house, before he could speak, Jesus said, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings take taxes or tribute? From their sons, or from others?”
26 तदा यीशुरुक्तवान्, तर्हि सन्ताना मुक्ताः सन्ति।
“From others,” answered Peter. “Well then,” continued Jesus, “their sons go free.
27 तथापि यथास्माभिस्तेषामन्तरायो न जन्यते, तत्कृते जलधेस्तीरं गत्वा वडिशं क्षिप, तेनादौ यो मीन उत्थास्यति, तं घृत्वा तन्मुखे मोचिते तोलकैकं रूप्यं प्राप्स्यसि, तद् गृहीत्वा तव मम च कृते तेभ्यो देहि।
Still, so we don’t offend them, go and throw a line into the sea; take the first fish that rises, open its mouth, and you will find in it a piece of money. Take that, and give it to the collectors for both of us.”
