John 12

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

1 وَقَبْلَ الْفِصْحِ بِسِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ جَاءَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى بَيْتَ عَنْيَا، بَلْدَةِ لِعَازَرَ الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ.

2 So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

2 فَأُقِيمَتْ لَهُ وَلِيمَةُ عَشَاءٍ، وَأَخَذَتْ مَرْثَا تَخْدِمُ، وَكَانَ لِعَازَرُ أَحَدَ الْمُتَّكِئِينَ مَعَهُ.

3 Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

3 فَأَخَذَتْ مَرْيَمُ مَناً (أَيْ ثُلْثَ لِتْرٍ) مِنْ عِطْرِ النَّارِدِينِ الْخَالِصِ الْغَالِي الثَّمَنِ، وَدَهَنَتْ بِهِ قَدَمَيْ يَسُوعَ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَتْهُمَا بِشَعْرِهَا، فَمَلأَتِ الرَّائِحَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ أَرْجَاءَ الْبَيْتِ كُلِّهِ.

4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,

4 فَقَالَ أَحَدُ التَّلامِيذِ، وَهُوَ يَهُوذَا الإِسْخَريُوطِيُّ، الَّذِي كَانَ سَيَخُونُ يَسُوعَ:

5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”

5 «لِمَاذَا لَمْ يُبَعْ هَذَا الْعِطْرُ بِثَلاثِ مِئَةِ دِينَارٍ تُوَزَّعُ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ؟»

6 Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

6 وَلَمْ يَقُلْ هَذَا لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَعْطِفُ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ، بَلْ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ لِصّاً، فَقَدْ كَانَ أَمِيناً لِلصُّنْدُوقِ وَكَانَ يَخْتَلِسُ مِمَّا يُوْدَعُ فِيهِ.

7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.

7 فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «دَعْهَا! فَقَدِ احْتَفَظَتْ بِهَذَا الْعِطْرِ لِيَوْمِ دَفْنِي،

8 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”

8 لأَنَّ الْفُقَرَاءَ عِنْدَكُمْ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ؛ أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَنْ أَكُونَ عِنْدَكُمْ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ».

9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

9 وَعَلِمَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ فِي بَيْتَ عَنْيَا، فَجَاءُوا لَا لِيَرَوْا يَسُوعَ فَقَطْ، بَلْ لِيَرَوْا أَيْضاً لِعَازَرَ الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ.

10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

10 فَقَرَّرَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا لِعَازَرَ أَيْضاً،

11 for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.

11 لأَنَّ كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ كَانُوا يَهْجُرُونَهُمْ بِسَبَبِهِ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِيَسُوعَ.

12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

12 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، عَرَفَ الْجُمْهُورُ الْكَبِيرُ الَّذِي جَاءَ إِلَى العِيدِ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ قَادِمٌ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

13 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”

13 فَحَمَلُوا سَعَفَ النَّخْلِ وَخَرَجُوا لاِسْتِقْبَالِهِ هَاتِفِينَ: «أُوصَنَّا! تَبَارَكَ الآتِي بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ! إِنَّهُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ!»

14 Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:

14 وَوَجَدَ يَسُوعُ جَحْشاً فَرَكِبَ عَلَيْهِ، كَمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ:

15 “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”

15 «لا تَخَافِي يَا بِنْتَ صِهْيَوْنَ، فَإِنَّ مَلِكَكِ قَادِمٌ إِلَيْكِ رَاكِباً عَلَى جَحْشِ أَتَانٍ».

16 At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.

16 وَلَمْ يُدْرِكْ تَلامِيذُ يَسُوعَ أَوَّلَ الأَمْرِ أَنَّ هَذَا إِتْمَامٌ لِلنُّبُوءَةِ. وَلكِنْ بَعْدَمَا تَمَجَّدَ يَسُوعُ تَذَكَّرُوا أَنَّ الْكِتَابَ قَالَ هَذَا عَنْهُ، وَأَنَّهُمْ فَعَلُوا هَذَا مِنْ أَجْلِهِ.

17 Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.

17 وَالْجَمْعُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ حِينَ دَعَا لِعَازَرَ مِنَ الْقَبْرِ وَأَقَامَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ، كَانُوا يَشْهَدُونَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ.

18 That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

18 وَلِذلِكَ خَرَجَتِ الْجُمُوعُ لاِسْتِقْبَالِهِ، لأَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا أَنَّهُ أَجْرَى تِلْكَ الآيَةَ.

19 Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

19 فَقَالَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «أَرَأَيْتُمْ كَيْفَ أَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَسْتَفِيدُوا شَيْئاً؟ هَا قَدِ انْطَلَقَ الْعَالَمُ كُلُّهُ وَرَاءَهُ!»

20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.

20 وَكَانَ بَيْنَ الَّذِينَ قَصَدُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ لِلْعِبَادَةِ فِي أَثْنَاءِ الْعِيدِ بَعْضُ الْيُونَانِيِّينَ،

21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

21 فَذَهَبُوا إِلَى فِيلِبُّسَ، وَهُوَ مِنْ بَيْتَ صَيْدَا فِي مِنْطَقَةِ الْجَلِيلِ، وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَرَى يَسُوعَ».

22 Philip relayed this appeal to Andrew, and both of them went and told Jesus.

22 فَجَاءَ فِيلِبُّسُ وَأَخْبَرَ أَنْدَرَاوُسَ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَا مَعاً وَأَخْبَرَا يَسُوعَ.

23 But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

23 فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لَهُمَا: «قَدِ اقْتَرَبَتْ سَاعَةُ تَمْجِيدِ ابْنِ الإِنْسَانِ.

24 Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

24 الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ حَبَّةَ الْحِنْطَةِ تَبْقَى وَحِيدَةً إِنْ لَمْ تَقَعْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَتَمُتْ. أَمَّا إِذَا مَاتَتْ، فَإِنَّهَا تُنْتِجُ حَبّاً كَثِيراً.

25 Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

25 مَنْ يَتَمَسَّكْ بِحَيَاتِهِ، يَخْسَرْهَا. وَمَنْ نَبَذَهَا فِي هَذَا الْعَالَمِ يُوَفِّرُهَا لِلْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ.

26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

26 مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْدِمَنِي فَلْيَتْبَعْنِي. وَحَيْثُ أَكُونُ أَنَا يَكُونُ خَادِمِي أَيْضاً. وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَخْدِمْنِي يُكْرِمْهُ أَبِي.

27 Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.

27 نَفْسِي الآنَ مُضْطَرِبَةٌ، فَمَاذَا أَقُولُ؟ أَيُّهَا الآبُ أَنْقِذْنِي مِنَ السَّاعَةِ الْقَادِمَةِ عَلَيَّ؟ لا! فَمِنْ أَجْلِ هذِهِ السَّاعَةِ أَتَيْتُ.

28 Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

28 أَيُّهَا الآبُ، مَجِّدِ اسْمَكَ!» فَإِذَا صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ يُجِيبُ: «قَدْ مَجَّدْتُهُ وَسَأُمَجِّدُهُ أَيْضاً».

29 The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

29 فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْحَاضِرِينَ مِمَّنْ سَمِعُوا الصَّوْتَ: «هَذَا صَوْتُ رَعْدٍ!» وَلكِنَّ غَيْرَهُمْ قَالُوا: «حَدَّثَهُ مَلاكٌ».

30 In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.

30 فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ: «لَمْ يَكُنْ هَذَا الصَّوْتُ لأَجْلِي بَلْ لأَجْلِكُمْ.

31 Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.

31 الآنَ وَقْتُ الْحُكْمِ عَلَى هَذَا الْعَالَمِ! الآنَ يُطْرَدُ سَيِّدُ هَذَا الْعَالَمِ خَارِجاً!

32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”

32 وَحِينَ أَرْتَفِعُ عَنِ الأَرْضِ أَجْذِبُ إِلَيَّ الْجَمِيعَ».

33 He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.

33 قَالَ هَذَا مُشِيراً إِلَى الْمِيتَةِ الَّتِي سَيَمُوتُهَا.

34 The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

34 فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْحَاضِرِينَ: «عَلَّمَتْنَا الشَّرِيعَةُ أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ يَبْقَى حَيًّا إِلَى الأَبَدِ، فَكَيْفَ تَقُولُ إِنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ لابُدَّ أَنْ يُعَلَّقَ؟ مَنْ هُوَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ هَذَا؟»

35 Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

35 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «النُّورُ بَاقٍ مَعَكُمْ وَقْتاً قَصِيراً. فَوَاصِلُوا سَيْرَكُمْ مَادَامَ النُّورُ يُشْرِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ، لِئَلّا يُطْبِقَ عَلَيْكُمُ الظَّلامُ، فَإِنَّ الَّذِي يَمْشِي فِي الظَّلامِ لَا يَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ يَذْهَبُ.

36 While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

36 آمِنُوا بِالنُّورِ مَادَامَ النُّورُ مَعَكُمْ، فَتَصِيرُوا أَبْنَاءَ النُّورِ». وَبَعْدَمَا قَالَ يَسُوعُ هَذَا، ذَهَبَ وَأَخْفَى نَفْسَهُ عَنْهُمْ.

37 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.

37 وَمَعَ أَنَّهُ أَجْرَى أَمَامَهُمْ آيَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً جِدّاً، لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ،

38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

38 لِيَتِمَّ قَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ إِشَعْيَاءَ: «يَا رَبُّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِكَلامِنَا؟ وَلِمَنْ ظَهَرَتْ يَدُ الرَّبِّ؟»

39 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:

39 فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يُؤْمِنُوا، لأَنَّ إِشَعْيَاءَ قَالَ أَيْضاً:

40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

40 «أَعْمَى عُيُونَهُمْ وَقَسَّى قُلُوبَهُمْ، لِئَلّا يُبْصِرُوا بِعُيُونِهِمْ وَيَفْهَمُوا بِقُلُوبِهِمْ، وَيَتُوبُوا فَأَشْفِيَهُمْ».

41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

41 وَقَدْ قَالَ إِشَعْيَاءُ هَذَا عِنْدَمَا رَأَى مَجْدَ الرَّبِّ فَتَحَدَّثَ عَنْهُ.

42 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.

42 وَمَعَ ذلِكَ فَإِنَّ كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ آمَنُوا بِيَسُوعَ، دُونَ أَنْ يُجَاهِرُوا بِإِيمَانِهِمْ، مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُحْكَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالطَّرْدِ مِنَ الْمَجْمَعِ،

43 For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

43 مُفَضِّلِينَ الْمَجْدَ الآتِي مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَى الْمَجْدِ الآتِي مِنَ اللهِ.

44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.

44 فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ: «مَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِي، فَهُوَ يُؤْمِنُ لَا بِي أَنَا بَلْ بِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي،

45 And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

45 وَمَنْ رَآنِي، رَأَى الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي

46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

46 جِئْتُ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ نُوراً، لِكَيْ لَا يَبْقَى فِي الظَّلامِ كُلُّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِي.

47 As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

47 وَإذَا سَمِعَ أَحَدٌ كَلامِي وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِهِ، فَأَنَا لَا أَحْكُمُ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَدْ جِئْتُ لَا لأَحْكُمَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِ، بَلْ لأُخَلِّصَ الْعَالَمَ.

48 There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

48 فَالَّذِي يَرْفُضُنِي وَلا يَقْبَلُ كَلامِي، لَهُ مَنْ يَحْكُمُ عَلَيْهِ: فَإِنَّ الْكَلِمَةَ الَّتِي قُلْتُهَا هِيَ تَحْكُمُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الأَخِيرِ؛

49 I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

49 لأَنِّي لَمْ أَتَكَلَّمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِنْدِي، بَلْ أَقُولُ مَا أَوْصَانِي بِهِ الآبُ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي

50 And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

50 وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ وَصِيَّتَهُ هِيَ حَيَاةٌ أَبَدِيَّةٌ: فَإِنَّ مَا أَقُولُهُ مِنْ كَلامٍ، أَقُولُهُ كَمَا قَالَهُ لِيَ الآبُ».