Matthew 17

1 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

1 وَبَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ، أَخَذَ يَسُوعُ بُطْرُسَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَيُوحَنَّا أَخَاهُ، وَصَعِدَ بِهِمْ عَلَى انْفِرَادٍ إِلَى جَبَلٍ عَالٍ،

2 There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

2 وَتَجَلَّى أَمَامَهُمْ، فَشَعَّ وَجْهُهُ كَالشَّمْسِ، وَصَارَتْ ثِيَابُهُ بَيْضَاءَ كَالنُّورِ.

3 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.

3 وَإذَا مُوسَى وَإِيلِيَّا قَدْ ظَهَرَا لَهُمْ يَتَحَدَّثَانِ مَعَهُ.

4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

4 فَبَدَأَ بُطْرُسُ يَقُولُ لِيَسُوعَ: «يَا رَبُّ، مَا أَحْسَنَ أَنْ نَبْقَى هُنَا! فَإِذَا شِئْتَ، أَنْصُبُ هُنَا ثَلاثَ خِيَامٍ: وَاحِدَةً لَكَ، وَوَاحِدَةً لِمُوسَى، وَوَاحِدَةً لإِيلِيَّا».

5 While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

5 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ، إِذَا سَحَابَةٌ مُنِيرَةٌ قَدْ ظَلَّلَتْهُمْ، وَجَاءَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّحَابَةِ قَائِلاً: «هَذَا هُوَ ابْنِي الْحَبِيبُ الَّذِي سُرِرْتُ بِهِ كُلَّ سُرُورٍ. لَهُ اسْمَعُوا!»

6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.

6 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ التَّلامِيذُ الصَّوْتَ، وَقَعُوا عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ مُرْتَعِبِينَ جِدّاً.

7 Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”

7 فَاقْتَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ يَسُوعُ وَلَمَسَهُمْ وَقَالَ: «انْهَضُوا وَلا تَرْتَعِبُوا!»

8 And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

8 فَرَفَعُوا أَنْظَارَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلّا يَسُوعَ وَحْدَهُ.

9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

9 وَفِيمَا هُمْ نَازِلُونَ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ، أَوْصَاهُمْ يَسُوعُ قَائِلاً: «لا تُخْبِرُوا أَحَداً بِمَا رَأَيْتُمْ حَتَّى يَقُومَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ».

10 The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

10 فَسَأَلَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ: «لِمَاذَا إِذَنْ يَقُولُ الْكَتَبَةُ إِنَّ إِيلِيَّا لابُدَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَوَّلاً؟»

11 Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.

11 فَأَجَابَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «حَقّاً، إِنَّ إِيلِيَّا يَأْتِي أَوَّلاً وَيُصْلِحُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

12 عَلَى أَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: قَدْ جَاءَ إِيلِيَّا، وَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوهُ، بَلْ فَعَلُوا بِهِ كُلَّ مَا شَاءُوا. كَذَلِكَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ أَيْضاً عَلَى وَشْكِ أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ».

13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

13 عِنْدَئِذٍ فَهِمَ التَّلامِيذُ أَنَّهُ كَلَّمَهُمْ عَنْ يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَانِ.

14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.

14 وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا إِلَى الْجَمْعِ، تَقَدَّمَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى يَسُوعَ، وَجَثَا أَمَامَهُ،

15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.

15 وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، ارْحَمِ ابْنِي لأَنَّهُ مُصَابٌ بِالصَّرْعِ، وَهُوَ يَتَعَذَّبُ عَذَاباً شَدِيداً. وَكَثِيراً مَا يَسْقُطُ فِي النَّارِ أَوْ فِي الْمَاءِ.

16 I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

16 وَقَدْ أَحْضَرْتُهُ إِلَى تَلامِيذِكَ، فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يَشْفُوهُ».

17 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”

17 فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ قَائِلاً: «أَيُّهَا الْجِيلُ غَيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَالأَعْوَجُ، إِلَى مَتَى أَبْقَى مَعَكُمْ؟ إِلَى مَتَى أَحْتَمِلُكُمْ؟ أَحْضِرُوهُ إِلَيَّ هُنَا!»

18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.

18 وَزَجَرَ يَسُوعُ الشَّيْطَانَ، فَخَرَجَ مِنَ الصَّبِيِّ، وَشُفِيَ الصَّبِيُّ مِنْ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ.

19 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

19 ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ التَّلامِيذُ إِلَى يَسُوعَ عَلَى انْفِرَادٍ وَسَأَلُوهُ: «لِمَاذَا عَجَزْنَا نَحْنُ أَنْ نَطْرُدَ الشَّيْطَانَ؟»

20 “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

20 أَجَابَهُمْ: «لِقِلَّةِ إِيمَانِكُمْ. فَالْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَوْ كَانَ لَكُمْ إِيمَانٌ مِثْلُ بِزْرَةِ خَرْدَلٍ، لَكُنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ لِهَذَا الْجَبَلِ: اِنْتَقِلْ مِنْ هُنَا إِلَى هُنَاكَ، فَيَنْتَقِلُ، وَلا يَسْتَحِيلُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَيْءٌ.

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21 أَمَّا هَذَا النَّوْعُ مِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ، فَلا يُطْرَدُ إِلّا بِالصَّاللاةِ وَالصَّوْمِ».

22 When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.

22 وَفِيمَا كَانُوا يَتَجَمَّعُونَ فِي الْجَلِيلِ، قَالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «اِبْنُ الإِنْسَانِ عَلَى وَشْكِ أَنْ يُسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَيْدِي النَّاسِ،

23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.

23 فَيَقْتُلُونَهُ. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ يُقَامُ». فَحَزِنُوا حُزْناً شَدِيداً.

24 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”

24 وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا إِلَى كَفْرَنَاحُومَ، جَاءَ جُبَاةُ ضَرِيبَةِ الدِّرْهَمَيْنِ لِلْهَيْكَلِ إِلَى بُطْرُسَ، وَقَالُوا: «أَلا يُؤَدِّي مُعَلِّمُكُمُ الدِّرْهَمَيْنِ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «بَلَى!»

25 “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”

25 وَمَا إِنْ دَخَلَ بُطْرُسُ الْبَيْتَ، حَتَّى سَأَلَهُ يَسُوعُ: «مَا رَأْيُكَ يَا سِمْعَانُ: مِمَّنْ يَسْتَوْفِي مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ الْجِزْيَةَ أَوِ الضَّرِيبَةَ؟ أَمِنْ أَبْنَاءِ بِلادِهِمْ، أَمْ مِنَ الأَجَانِبِ؟»

26 “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.

26 أَجَابَ بُطْرُسُ: «مِنَ الأَجَانِبِ». فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «إِذَنِ الأَبْنَاءُ أَحْرَارٌ،

27 “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”

27 وَلكِنْ لِكَيْ لَا نَضَعَ لَهُمْ عَثْرَةً، اذْهَبْ إِلَى الْبُحَيْرَةِ، وَأَلْقِ صِنَّارَةَ الصَّيْدِ؛ وَأَمْسِكِ السَّمَكَةَ الَّتِي تَطْلُعُ أَوَّلاً، ثُمَّ افْتَحْ فَمَهَا تَجِدْ فِيهِ قِطْعَةَ نَقْدٍ بِقِيمَةِ أَرْبَعَةِ دَرَاهِمَ، فَخُذْهَا وَادْفَعْ الضَّرِيبَةَ عَنِّي وَعَنْكَ!»