Mark 8

1 In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

1 فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ، إِذِ احْتَشَدَ أَيْضاً جَمْعٌ كَبِيرٌ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُمْ مَا يَأْكُلُونَ، دَعَا يَسُوعُ تَلامِيذَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ:

2 “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

2 «إِنِّي أُشْفِقُ عَلَى الْجَمْعِ لأَنَّهُمْ مَازَالُوا مَعِي مُنْذُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُمْ مَا يَأْكُلُونَ.

3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

3 وَإِنْ صَرَفْتُهُمْ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ صَائِمِينَ، تَخُورُ قُوَاهُمْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، لأَنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْهُمْ جَاءُوا مِنْ أَمَاكِنَ بَعِيدَةٍ».

4 His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

4 فَقَالَ لَهُ التَّلامِيذُ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يُشْبِعَ هؤُلاءِ خُبْزاً هُنَا فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ الْمُقْفِرِ؟»

5 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

5 فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «كَمْ رَغِيفاً عِنْدَكُمْ؟» أَجَابُوا: «سَبْعَةٌ!»

6 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.

6 فَأَمَرَ الْجَمْعَ أَنْ يَجْلِسُوا عَلَى الأَرْضِ. ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الأَرْغِفَةَ السَّبْعَةَ، وَشَكَرَ، وَأَعْطَى تَلامِيذَهُ لِيُقَدِّمُوا لِلْجَمْعِ، فَفَعَلُوا

7 They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.

7 وَكَانَ مَعَهُمْ أَيْضاً بَعْضُ سَمَكَاتٍ صِغَارٍ، فَبَارَكَهَا وَأَمَرَ بِتَقْدِيمِهَا أَيْضاً إِلَى الْجَمْعِ.

8 The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

8 فَأَكَلَ الْجَمِيعُ حَتَّى شَبِعُوا. ثُمَّ رَفَعَ التَّلامِيذُ سَبْعَةَ سِلالٍ مَلأُوهَا بِمَا فَضَلَ مِنَ الْكِسَرِ.

9 And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd,

9 وَكَانَ الآكِلُونَ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافٍ. ثُمَّ صَرَفَهُمْ،

10 He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

10 وَفِي الْحَالِ رَكِبَ الْقَارِبَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ، وَجَاءَ إِلَى نَوَاحِي دَلْمَانُوثَةَ.

11 Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.

11 فَأَقْبَلَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ وَأَخَذُوا يُجَادِلُونَهُ، طَالِبِينَ مِنْهُ مُعْجِزَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ لِيَمْتَحِنُوهُ.

12 Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

12 فَتَنَهَّدَ مُتَضَايِقاً، وَقَالَ: «لِمَاذَا يَطْلُبُ هَذَا الْجِيلُ آيَةً؟ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَنْ يُعْطَى هَذَا الْجِيلُ آيَةً!»

13 And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.

13 ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُمْ وَعَادَ فَرَكِبَ الْقَارِبَ وَعَبَرَ إِلَى الضَّفَّةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

14 وَكَانُوا قَدْ نَسُوا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّدُوا خُبْزاً، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُمْ فِي الْقَارِبِ إِلّا رَغِيفٌ وَاحِدٌ.

15 “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

15 وَأَوْصَاهُمْ قَائِلاً: «انْتَبِهُوا! خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ مِنْ خَمِيرِ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَخَمِيرِ هِيرُودُسَ».

16 So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

16 فَأَخَذُوا يُجَادِلُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً، قَائِلِينَ: «ذلِكَ لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا خُبْزٌ».

17 Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

17 فَعَلِمَ يَسُوعُ بِذلِكَ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا يُجَادِلُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عِنْدَكُمْ خُبْزٌ؟ أَلا تُدْرِكُونَ بَعْدُ وَلا تَفْهَمُونَ؟ أَمَا زَالَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ مُتَقَسِّيَةً؟

18 ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

18 لَكُمْ عُيُونٌ، أَلا تُبْصِرُونَ؟ لَكُمْ آذَانٌ، أَلا تَسْمَعُونَ؟ أَوَلَسْتُمْ تَذْكُرُونَ؟

19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

19 عِنْدَمَا كَسَّرْتُ الأَرْغِفَةَ الْخَمْسَةَ لِلْخَمْسَةِ الآلافِ، كَمْ قُفَّةً مَلأَى بِالْكِسَرِ رَفَعْتُمْ؟» قَالُوا لَهُ: «اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ».

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.

20 «وَعِنْدَمَا كَسَّرْتُ الأَرْغِفَةَ السَّبْعَةَ لِلأَرْبَعَةِ الآلافِ، كَمْ سَلًّا مَلِيئاً بِالْكِسَرِ رَفَعْتُمْ؟» قَالُوا: «سَبْعَةً!»

21 Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”

21 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «وَكَيْفَ لَا تَفْهَمُونَ بَعْدُ؟»

22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.

22 وَجَاءُوا إِلَى بَلْدَةِ بَيْتِ صَيْدَا، فَأَحْضَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ أَعْمَى وَتَوَسَّلُوا إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهِ.

23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.

23 فَأَمْسَكَ بِيَدِ الأَعْمَى وَاقْتَادَهُ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْقَرْيَةِ، وَبَعْدَمَا تَفَلَ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ، وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَأَلَهُ: «هَلْ تَرَى شَيْئاً؟»

24 The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”

24 فَتَطَلَّعَ، وَقَالَ: «أَرَى أُنَاساً، كَأَنَّهُمْ أَشْجَارٌ، يَمْشُونَ».

25 Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.

25 فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثَانِيَةً عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ، فَتَطَلَّعَ بِانْتِبَاهٍ، وَعَادَ صَحِيحاً يَرَى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَاضِحاً.

26 Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”

26 فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ قَائِلاً: «لا تَدْخُلْ وَلا إِلَى الْقَرْيَةِ!»

27 Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”

27 ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ يَسُوعُ وَتَلامِيذُهُ إِلَى قُرَى قَيْصَرِيَّةِ فِيلِبُّسَ. وَفِي الطَّرِيقِ، سَأَلَ تَلامِيذَهُ: «مَنْ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ إِنِّي أَنَا؟»

28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

28 فَأَجَابُوهُ: «(يَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ) إِنَّكَ يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَانُ، وَغَيْرُهُمْ إِنَّكَ إِيلِيَّا، وَآخَرُونَ إِنَّكَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ».

29 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”

29 فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «وَأَنْتُمْ، مَنْ تَقُولُونَ إِنِّي أَنَا؟» فَأَجَابَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «أَنْتَ الْمَسِيحُ!»

30 And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.

30 فَحَذَّرَهُمْ مِنْ أَنْ يُخْبِرُوا أَحَداً بِأَمْرِهِ.

31 Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.

31 وَأَخَذَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ أَنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ كَثِيراً، وَيَرْفُضَهُ الشُّيُوخُ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْكَتَبَةُ، وَيُقْتَلَ، وَبَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَقُومُ.

32 He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

32 وَقَدْ تَحَدَّثَ عَنْ هَذَا الأَمْرِ صَرَاحَةً. فَانْتَحَى بِهِ بُطْرُسُ جَانِباً وَأَخَذَ يُوَبِّخُهُ.

33 But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

33 وَلَكِنَّهُ الْتَفَتَ وَنَظَرَ إِلَى تَلامِيذِهِ وَزَجَرَ بُطْرُسَ قَائِلاً: «اغْرُبْ مِنْ أَمَامِي يَا شَيْطَانُ، لأَنَّكَ تُفَكِّرُ لَا بِأُمُورِ اللهِ بَلْ بِأُمُورِ النَّاسِ!»

34 Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

34 ثُمَّ دَعَا الْجَمْعَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنْ أَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَسِيرَ وَرَائِي، فَلْيُنْكِرْ نَفْسَهُ، وَيَحْمِلْ صَلِيبَهُ، وَيَتْبَعْنِي.

35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.

35 فَأَيُّ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ نَفْسَهُ، يَخْسَرُهَا. وَلكِنَّ مَنْ يَخْسَرُ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي وَمِنْ أَجْلِ الإِنْجِيلِ، فَهُوَ يُخَلِّصُهَا.

36 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

36 فَمَاذَا يَنْتَفِعُ الإِنْسَانُ لَوْ رَبِحَ الْعَالَمَ كُلَّهُ وَخَسِرَ نَفْسَهُ؟

37 Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

37 أَوْ مَاذَا يُقَدِّمُ الإِنْسَانُ فِدَاءً عَنْ نَفْسِهِ؟

38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

38 فَإِنَّ أَيَّ مَنْ يَسْتَحِي بِي وَبِكَلامِي فِي هَذَا الْجِيلِ الْفَاسِقِ الْخَاطِئِ، بِهِ يَسْتَحِي ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ عِنْدَمَا يَعُودُ فِي مَجْدِ أَبِيهِ مَعَ الْمَلائِكَةِ الْمُقَدَّسِينَ».