John 18

1 After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.

1 بَعْدَمَا انْتَهَى يَسُوعُ مِنْ صَلاتِهِ هذِهِ، خَرَجَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ وَعَبَرُوا وَادِي قِدْرُونَ. وَكَانَ هُنَالِكَ بُسْتَانٌ، فَدَخَلَهُ هُوَ وَتَلامِيذُهُ.

2 Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.

2 وَكَانَ يَهُوذَا الَّذِي خَانَهُ يَعْرِفُ ذلِكَ الْمَكَانَ لأَنَّ يَسُوعَ كَانَ يَجْتَمِعُ فِيهِ كَثِيراً مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ.

3 So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

3 فَذَهَبَ يَهُوذَا إِلَى هُنَاكَ آخِذاً مَعَهُ فِرْقَةَ الْجُنُودِ وَحَرَسَ الْهَيْكَلِ، الَّذِينَ أَرْسَلَهُمْ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ، وَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَ الْمَشَاعِلَ وَالْمَصَابِيحَ وَالسِّلاحَ.

4 Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”

4 وَكَانَ يَسُوعُ يَعْرِفُ كُلَّ مَا سَيَحْدُثُ لَهُ، فَتَقَدَّمَ نَحْوَهُمْ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ تُرِيدُونَ؟»

5 “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.

5 فَأَجَابُوهُ: «يَسُوعَ النَّاصِرِيَّ». فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنَا هُوَ». وَكَانَ يَهُوذَا الَّذِي خَانَهُ وَاقِفاً مَعَهُمْ.

6 When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

6 فَلَمَّا قَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنَا هُوَ»، تَرَاجَعُوا وَسَقَطُوا عَلَى الأَرْضِ!

7 So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.

7 فَعَادَ يَسُوعُ يَسْأَلُهُمْ: «مَنْ تُرِيدُونَ؟» أَجَابُوهُ: «يَسُوعَ النَّاصِرِيَّ».

8 “I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”

8 فَقَالَ: «قُلْتُ لَكُمْ: أَنَا هُوَ، فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُرِيدُونَنِي أَنَا، فَدَعُوا هؤُلاءِ يَذْهَبُونَ».

9 This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”

9 وَذلِكَ لِتَتِمَّ الْكَلِمَةُ الَّتِي قَالَهَا: «إِنَّ الَّذِينَ وَهَبْتَهُمْ لِي لَمْ يَهْلِكْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ!»

10 Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

10 وَكَانَ مَعَ سِمْعَانَ بُطْرُسَ سَيْفٌ فَاسْتَلَّهُ وَضَرَبَ بِهِ عَبْدَ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ، فَقَطَعَ أُذُنَهُ الْيُمْنَى. وَكَانَ اسْمُ الْعَبْدِ مَلْخُسَ.

11 “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

11 فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لِبُطْرُسَ: «أَعِدِ السَّيْفَ إِلَى غِمْدِهِ! الْكَأْسُ الَّتِي أَعْطَانِي الآبُ، أَلا أَشْرَبُهَا؟»

12 Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.

12 فَقَبَضَتِ الْفِرْقَةُ وَالْقَائِدُ وَحَرَسُ الْهَيْكَلِ عَلَى يَسُوعَ وَقَيَّدُوهُ.

13 They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.

13 وَسَاقُوهُ أَوَّلاً إِلَى حَنَّانَ وَهُوَ حَمُو قَيَافَا رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ.

14 Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.

14 وَقَيَافَا هُوَ الَّذِي أَشَارَ عَلَى الْيَهُودِ بِأَنَّهُ مِنَ الأَفْضَلِ أَنْ يَمُوتَ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ فِدَى الأُمَّةِ.

15 Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.

15 وَتَبِعَ يَسُوعَ سِمْعَانُ بُطْرُسُ وَتِلْمِيذٌ آخَرُ كَانَ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ يَعْرِفُهُ. فَدَخَلَ ذَلِكَ التِّلْمِيذُ مَعَ يَسُوعَ إِلَى دَارِ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ.

16 But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

16 أَمَّا بُطْرُسُ فَوَقَفَ بِالْبَابِ خَارِجاً. فَخَرَجَ التِّلْمِيذُ الآخَرُ الَّذِي كَانَ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ يَعْرِفُهُ، وَكَلَّمَ الْبَوَّابَةَ فَأَدْخَلَ بُطْرُسَ.

17 At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.

17 فَسَأَلَتِ الْخَادِمَةُ الْبَوَّابَةُ بُطْرُسَ: «أَلَسْتَ أَنْتَ أَحَدَ تَلامِيذِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ؟» أَجَابَهَا: «لا، لَسْتُ مِنْهُمْ!»

18 Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.

18 وَكَانَ الطَّقْسُ بَارِداً، وَقَدْ أَوْقَدَ الْعَبِيدُ وَالْحُرَّاسُ نَاراً وَوَقَفُوا يَسْتَدْفِئُونَ حَوْلَهَا، فَوَقَفَ بُطْرُسُ يَسْتَدْفِئُ مَعَهُمْ.

19 Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.

19 وَسَأَلَ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ يَسُوعَ عَنْ تَلامِيذِهِ، وَعَنْ تَعْلِيمِهِ.

20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.

20 فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «عَلَناً تَكَلَّمْتُ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ، وَدَائِماً عَلَّمْتُ فِي الْمَجْمَعِ وَالْهَيْكَلِ حَيْثُ يَجْتَمِعُ الْيَهُودُ كُلُّهُمْ، وَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئاً فِي السِّرِّ.

21 Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”

21 فَلِمَاذَا تَسْأَلُنِي أَنَا؟ اسْأَلِ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَ مَا قُلْتُهُ!»

22 When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”

22 فَلَمَّا قَالَ يَسُوعُ هَذَا لَطَمَهُ أَحَدُ الْحُرَّاسِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَهكَذَا تُجِيبُ رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ؟»

23 Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”

23 أَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «إِنْ كُنْتُ أَسَأْتُ الْكَلامَ فَاشْهَدْ عَلَى الإِسَاءَةِ، أَمَّا إِذَا كُنْتُ أَحْسَنْتُ، فَلِمَاذَا تَضْرِبُنِي؟»

24 Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.

24 ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَهُ حَنَّانُ مُقَيَّداً إِلَى قَيَافَا رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنةِ.

25 Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”

25 وَكَانَ بُطْرُسُ وَاقِفاً هُنَاكَ يَسْتَدْفِئُ، فَسَأَلُوهُ: «أَلَسْتَ أَنْتَ أَيْضاً مِنْ تَلامِيذِهِ؟» فَأَنْكَرَ وَقَالَ: «لَسْتُ أَنَا».

26 One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”

26 فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ عَبِيدِ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَهُوَ نَسِيبُ الْعَبْدِ الَّذِي قَطَعَ بُطْرُسُ أُذُنَهُ: «أَمَا رَأَيْتُكَ مَعَهُ فِي الْبُسْتَانِ؟»

27 Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.

27 فَأَنْكَرَ بُطْرُسُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى. وَفِي الْحَالِ صَاحَ الدِّيكُ!

28 Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

28 ثُمَّ أَخَذُوا يَسُوعَ مِنْ دَارِ قَيَافَا إِلَى قَصْرِ الْحَاكِمِ الرُّومَانِيِّ، وَكَانَ ذلِكَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ الْبَاكِرِ. وَلَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْيَهُودُ إِلَى الْقَصْرِ لِئَلّا يَتَنَجَّسُوا فَلا يَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنَ الأَكْلِ مِنْ خَرُوفِ الْفِصْحِ.

29 So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”

29 فَخَرَجَ بِيلاطُسُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَسَأَلَهُمْ: «بِمَاذَا تَتَّهِمُونَ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ؟»

30 “If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”

30 أَجَابُوهُ: «لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُذْنِباً، لَمَا سَلَّمْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ!»

31 “You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.

31 فَقَالَ بِيلاطُسُ: «خُذُوهُ أَنْتُمْ وَحَاكِمُوهُ حَسَبَ شَرِيعَتِكُمْ». فَأَجَابُوهُ: «لا يَحِقُّ لَنَا أَنْ نَقْتُلَ أَحَداً!»

32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.

32 وَقَدْ حَدَثَ هَذَا لِتَتِمَّ الْكَلِمَةُ الَّتِي قَالَهَا يَسُوعُ إِشَارَةً إِلَى الْمِيتَةِ الَّتِي سَيَمُوتُهَا.

33 Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

33 فَدَخَلَ بِيلاطُسُ قَصْرَهُ وَاسْتَدْعَى يَسُوعَ وَسَأَلَهُ: «أَأَنْتَ مَلِكُ الْيَهُودِ؟»

34 “Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”

34 فَرَدَّ يَسُوعُ: «أَتَقُولُ لِي هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، أَمْ قَالَهُ لَكَ عَنِّي آخَرُونَ؟»

35 “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”

35 فَقَالَ بِيلاطُسُ: «وَهَلْ أَنَا يَهُودِيٌّ؟ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ وَرُؤَسَاءَ الْكَهَنَةِ سَلَّمُوكَ إِلَيَّ. مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ؟»

36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”

36 أَجَابَ يَسُوعُ: «لَيْسَتْ مَمْلَكَتِي مِنْ هَذَا الْعَالَمِ. وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مَمْلَكَتِي مِنْ هَذَا الْعَالَمِ، لَكَانَ حُرَّاسِي يُجَاهِدُونَ لِكَيْ لَا أُسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْيَهُودِ. أَمَّا الآنَ فَمَمْلَكَتِي لَيْسَتْ مِنْ هُنَا».

37 “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

37 فَسَأَلَهُ بِيلاطُسُ: «فَهَلْ أَنْتَ مَلِكٌ إِذَنْ؟» أَجَابَهُ: «أَنْتَ قُلْتَ، إِنِّي مَلِكٌ. وَلِهَذَا وُلِدْتُ وَجِئْتُ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ: لأَشْهَدَ لِلْحَقِّ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ يُصْغِي لِصَوْتِي».

38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.

38 فَقَالَ لَهُ بِيلاطُسُ: «مَا هُوَ الْحَقُّ!» ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْيَهُودِ وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي لَا أَجِدُ فِيهِ ذَنْباً!

39 But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

39 وَقَدْ جَرَتِ الْعَادَةُ عِنْدَكُمْ أَنْ أُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ أَحَدَ السُّجَنَاءِ فِي عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ. فَهَلْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ أُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ مَلِكَ الْيَهُودِ؟»

40 “Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)

40 فَصَرَخُوا جَمِيعاً قَائِلِينَ: «لا تُطْلِقْ هَذَا، بَلْ بَارَابَاسَ». وَكَانَ بَارَابَاسُ لِصّاً!