Matthew 27

1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

1 وَلَمَّا طَلَعَ الصَّبَاحُ، عَقَدَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَشُيُوخُ الشَّعْبِ اجْتِمَاعاً آخَرَ، وَتَآمَرُوا عَلَى يَسُوعَ لِيُنْزِلُوا بِهِ عُقُوبَةَ الْمَوْتِ.

2 They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

2 ثُمَّ قَيَّدُوهُ وَسَاقُوهُ فَسَلَّمُوهُ إِلَى بِيلاطُسَ الْحَاكِمِ.

3 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

3 فَلَمَّا رَأَى يَهُوذَا مُسَلِّمُهُ أَنَّ الْحُكْمَ عَلَيْهِ قَدْ صَدَرَ، نَدِمَ وَرَدَّ الثَّلاثِينَ قِطْعَةً مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالشُّيُوخِ،

4 “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”

4 وَقَالَ: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ إِذْ سَلَّمْتُكُمْ دَماً بَرِيئاً». فَأَجَابُوهُ: «لَيْسَ هَذَا شَأْنَنَا نَحْنُ، بَلْ هُوَ شَأْنُكَ أَنْتَ!»

5 So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

5 فَأَلْقَى قِطَعَ الْفِضَّةِ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ وَانْصَرَفَ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ وَشَنَقَ نَفْسَهُ.

6 The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

6 فَأَخَذَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ قِطَعَ الْفِضَّةِ وَقَالُوا: «هَذَا الْمَبْلَغُ ثَمَنُ دَمٍ، فَلا يَحِلُّ لَنَا إِلْقَاؤُهُ فِي صُنْدُوقِ الْهَيْكَلِ!»

7 After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.

7 وَبَعْدَ التَّشَاوُرِ اشْتَرَوْا بِالْمَبْلَغِ حَقْلَ الْفَخَّارِيِّ لِيَكُونَ مَقْبَرَةً لِلْغُرَبَاءِ،

8 That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

8 وَلِذَلِكَ مَازَالَ هَذَا الْحَقْلُ يُدْعَى حَتَّى الْيَوْمِ حَقْلَ الدَّمِ.

9 Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,

9 عِنْدَئِذٍ تَمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِلِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ إِرْمِيَا الْقَائِلِ: «وَأَخَذُوا الثَّلاثِينَ قِطْعَةً مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ، ثَمَنَ الْكَرِيمِ الَّذِي ثَمَّنَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ،

10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”

10 وَدَفَعُوهَا لِقَاءَ حَقْلِ الْفَخَّارِيِّ، كَمَا أَمَرَنِي الرَّبُّ».

11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

11 وَوَقَفَ يَسُوعُ أَمَامَ الْحَاكِمِ. فَسَأَلَهُ الْحَاكِمُ: «أَأَنْتَ مَلِكُ الْيَهُودِ؟» أَجَابَهُ: «أَنْتَ قُلْتَ!»

12 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

12 وَكَانَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ يُوَجِّهُونَ ضِدَّهُ الاِتِّهَامَاتِ، وَهُوَ صَامِتٌ لَا يَرُدُّ.

13 Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

13 فَقَالَ لَهُ بِيلاطُسُ: «أَمَا تَسْمَعُ مَا يَشْهَدُونَ بِهِ عَلَيْكَ؟»

14 But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

14 لَكِنَّ يَسُوعَ لَمْ يُجِبِ الْحَاكِمَ وَلَوْ بِكَلِمَةٍ، حَتَّى تَعَجَّبَ الْحَاكِمُ كَثِيراً.

15 Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.

15 وَكَانَ مِنْ عَادَةِ الْحَاكِمِ فِي كُلِّ عِيدٍ أَنْ يُطْلِقَ لِجُمْهُورِ الشَّعْبِ أَيَّ سَجِينٍ يُرِيدُونَهُ.

16 At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

16 وَكَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ وَقْتَئِذٍ سَجِينٌ مَشْهُورٌ اسْمُهُ بَارَابَاسُ؛

17 So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

17 فَفِيمَا هُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ، سَأَلَهُمْ بِيلاطُسُ: «مَنْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ أُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ: بَارَابَاسَ، أَمْ يَسُوعَ الَّذِي يُدْعَى الْمَسِيحَ؟»

18 For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.

18 إِذْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُمْ سَلَّمُوهُ عَنْ حَسَدٍ.

19 While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

19 وَفِيمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى مَنَصَّةِ الْقَضَاءِ، أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ زَوْجَتُهُ تَقُولُ: «إِيَّاكَ وَذَلِكَ الْبَارَّ! فَقَدْ تَضَايَقْتُ الْيَوْمَ كَثِيراً فِي حُلْمٍ بِسَبَبِهِ».

20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

20 وَلَكِنَّ رُؤَسَاءَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالشُّيُوخَ حَرَّضُوا الْجُمُوعَ أَنْ يُطَالِبُوا بِإِطْلاقِ بَارَابَاسَ وَقَتْلِ يَسُوعَ.

21 “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.

21 فَسَأَلَهُمْ بِيلاطُسُ: «أَيَّ الاِثْنَيْنِ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ أُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ؟» أَجَابُوا: «بَارَابَاسَ».

22 “What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

22 فَعَادَ يَسْأَلُ: «فَمَاذَا أَفْعَلُ بِيَسُوعَ الَّذِي يُدْعَى الْمَسِيحَ؟» أَجَابُوا جَمِيعاً: «لِيُصْلَبْ!»

23 “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

23 فَسَأَلَ الْحَاكِمُ: «وَأَيَّ شَرٍّ فَعَلَ؟» فَازْدَادُوا صُرَاخاً: «لِيُصْلَبْ!»

24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

24 فَلَمَّا رَأَى بِيلاطُسُ أَنَّهُ لَا فَائِدَةَ، وَأَنَّ فِتْنَةً تَكَادُ تَنْشَبُ بِالأَحْرَى، أَخَذَ مَاءً وَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ أَمَامَ الْجَمْعِ، وَقَالَ: «أَنَا بَرِيءٌ مِنْ دَمِ هَذَا الْبَارِّ. فَانْظُرُوا أَنْتُمْ فِي الأَمْرِ!»

25 All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

25 فَأَجَابَ الشَّعْبُ بِأَجْمَعِهِ: «لِيَكُنْ دَمُهُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَوْلادِنَا!»

26 So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

26 فَأَطْلَقَ لَهُمْ بَارَابَاسَ؛ وَأَمَّا يَسُوعُ فَجَلَدَهُ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَهُ إِلَى الصَّلْبِ.

27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.

27 فَاقْتَادَ جُنُودُ الْحَاكِمِ يَسُوعَ إِلَى دَارِ الْحُكُومَةِ، وَجَمَعُوا عَلَيْهِ جُنُودَ الْكَتِيبَةِ كُلِّهَا،

28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

28 فَجَرَّدُوهُ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ، وَأَلْبَسُوهُ رِدَاءً قِرْمِزِيًّا،

29 And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

29 وَجَدَلُوا إِكْلِيلاً مِنْ شَوْكٍ وَضَعُوهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَوَضَعُوا قَصَبَةً فِي يَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى، وَرَكَعُوا أَمَامَهُ يَسْخَرُونَ مِنْهُ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: «سَلامٌ يَا مَلِكَ الْيَهُودِ!»

30 Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

30 وَبَصَقُوا عَلَيْهِ، وَأَخَذُوا القَصَبَةَ مِنْهُ، وَضَرَبُوهُ بِها عَلَى رَأْسِهِ.

31 After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.

31 وَبَعْدَمَا أَوْسَعُوهُ سُخْرِيَةً، نَزَعُوا عَنْهُ الرِّدَاءَ، وَأَلْبَسُوهُ ثِيَابَهُ، وَسَاقُوهُ إِلَى الصَّلْبِ.

32 Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

32 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ الْجُنُودُ يَسُوقُونَهُ إِلَى الصَّلْبِ، وَجَدُوا رَجُلاً مِنَ الْقَيْرَوَانِ اسْمُهُ سِمْعَانُ، فَسَخَّرُوهُ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ عَنْهُ الصَّلِيبَ.

33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,

33 وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الْمَعْرُوفِ بالْجُلْجُثَةِ، وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُدْعَى مَكَانَ الْجُمْجُمَةِ،

34 they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

34 أَعْطَوْا يَسُوعَ خَمْراً مَمْزُوجَةً بِمَرَارَةٍ لِيَشْرَبَ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَهَا، رَفَضَ أَنْ يَشْرَبَهَا.

35 When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.

35 فَصَلَبُوهُ، ثُمَّ تَقَاسَمُوا ثِيَابَهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ مُقْتَرِعِينَ عَلَيْهَا.

36 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

36 وَجَلَسُوا هُنَاكَ يَحْرُسُونَهُ؛

37 Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

37 وَقَدْ عَلَّقُوا فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ لافِتَةً تَحْمِلُ تُهْمَتَهُ، مَكْتُوباً عَلَيْهَا: «هَذَا هُوَ يَسُوعُ، مَلِكُ الْيَهُودِ».

38 Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.

38 وَصَلَبُوا مَعَهُ لِصَّيْنِ، وَاحِداً عَنِ الْيَمِينِ، وَوَاحِداً عَنِ الْيَسَارِ.

39 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

39 وَكَانَ الْمَارَّةُ يَشْتُمُونَهُ، وَهُمْ يَهُزُّونَ رُؤُوسَهُمْ

40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

40 وَيَقُولُونَ: «يَا هَادِمَ الْهَيْكَلِ وَبَانِيَهُ فِي ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، خَلِّصْ نَفْسَكَ! إِنْ كُنْتَ ابْنَ اللهِ فَانْزِلْ عَنِ الصَّلِيبِ!»

41 In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

41 وَسَخِرَ مِنْهُ أَيْضاً رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْكَتَبَةُ وَالشُّيُوخُ، قَائِلِينَ:

42 “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

42 «خَلَّصَ غَيْرَهُ؛ أَمَّا نَفْسَهُ فَلا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ! أَهُوَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ فَلْيَنْزِلِ الآنَ عَنِ الصَّلِيبِ فَنُؤْمِنَ بِهِ!

43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

43 تَوَكَّلَ عَلَى اللهِ، فَلْيُخَلِّصْهُ الآنَ إِنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُهُ! فَهُوَ قَدْ قَالَ: أَنَا ابْنُ اللهِ!»

44 In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

44 وَكَانَ اللِّصَّانِ الْمَصْلُوبَانِ مَعَهُ يَسْخَرَانِ مِنْهُ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْكَلامِ!

45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

45 وَمِنَ السَّاعَةِ الثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ ظُهْراً إِلَى السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ، حَلَّ الظَّلامُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا.

46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

46 وَنَحْوَ السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ صَرَخَ يَسُوعُ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ: «إِيلِي، إِيلِي، لَمَا شَبَقْتَنِي؟» أَيْ: «إِلهِي، إِلهِي، لِمَاذَا تَرَكْتَنِي؟»

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

47 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَهُ بَعْضُ الْوَاقِفِينَ هُنَاكَ، قَالُوا: «إِنَّهُ يُنَادِي إِيلِيَّا!»

48 One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.

48 فَرَكَضَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ، وَأَخَذَ إِسْفِنْجَةً غَمَسَهَا فِي الْخَلِّ، وَثَبَّتَهَا عَلَى قَصَبَةٍ وَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَشْرَبَ؛

49 But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”

49 وَلَكِنَّ الْبَاقِينَ قَالُوا: «دَعْهُ وَشَأْنَهُ! لِنَرَ هَلْ يَأْتِي إِيلِيَّا لِيُخَلِّصَهُ!»

50 When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

50 فَصَرَخَ يَسُوعُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَأَسْلَمَ الرُّوحَ.

51 At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

51 وَإذَا سِتَارُ الْهَيْكَلِ قَدِ انْشَقَّ شَطْرَيْنِ، مِنَ الأَعْلَى إِلَى الأَسْفَلِ، وَتَزَلْزَلَتِ الأَرْضُ، وَتَشَقَّقَتِ الصُّخُورُ،

52 The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

52 وَتَفَتَّحَتِ الْقُبُورُ، وَقَامَتْ أَجْسَادٌ كَثِيرَةٌ لِقِدِّيسِينَ كَانُوا قَدْ رَقَدُوا؛

53 After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

53 وَإِذْ خَرَجُوا مِنَ الْقُبُورِ، دَخَلُوا الْمَدِينَةَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ بَعْدَ قِيَامَةِ يَسُوعَ، وَرَآهُمْ كَثِيرُونَ.

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

54 وَأَمَّا قَائِدُ الْمِئَةِ، وَجُنُودُهُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَتَوَلَّوْنَ حِرَاسَةَ يَسُوعَ، فَقَدِ اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ خَوْفٌ شَدِيدٌ حِينَمَا رَأَوْا الزِّلْزَالَ وَكُلَّ مَا جَرَى، فَقَالُوا: «حَقّاً كَانَ هَذَا ابْنَ اللهِ!»

55 And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.

55 وَمِنْ بَعِيدٍ، كَانَتْ نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرَاتٌ يُرَاقِبْنَ مَا يَجْرِي، وَكُنَّ قَدْ تَبِعْنَ يَسُوعَ مِنَ الْجَلِيلِ لِيَخْدِمْنَهُ،

56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

56 وَبَيْنَهُنَّ مَرْيَمُ الْمَجْدَلِيَّةُ، وَمَرْيَمُ أُمُّ يَعْقُوبَ وَيُوسِي، وَأُمُّ ابْنَيْ زَبَدِي.

57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.

57 وَلَمَّا حَلَّ الْمَسَاءُ، جَاءَ رَجُلٌ غَنِيٌّ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ الرَّامَةِ، اسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ، كَانَ أَيْضاً تِلْمِيذاً لِيَسُوعَ.

58 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

58 فَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَى بِيلاطُسَ يَطْلُبُ جُثْمَانَ يَسُوعَ. فَأَمَرَ بِيلاطُسُ أَنْ يُعْطَى لَهُ

59 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

59 فَأَخَذَ يُوسُفُ الْجُثْمَانَ، وَكَفَّنَهُ بِكَتَّانٍ نَقِيٍّ،

60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

60 وَدَفَنَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ الْجَدِيدِ الَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ حَفَرَهُ فِي الصَّخْرِ؛ وَدَحْرَجَ حَجَراً كَبِيراً عَلَى بَابِ الْقَبْرِ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ.

61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

61 وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ مَرْيَمُ الْمَجْدَلِيَّةُ وَمَرْيَمُ الأُخْرَى جَالِسَتَيْنِ تِجَاهَ الْقَبْرِ.

62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

62 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، أَيْ بَعْدَ الإِعْدَادِ لِلسَّبْتِ، تَقَدَّمَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ مَعاً إِلَى بِيلاطُسَ،

63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

63 وَقَالُوا: «يَا سَيِّدُ. تَذَكَّرْنَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ الْمُضَلِّلَ قَالَ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ: إِنِّي بَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ أَقُومُ.

64 So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”

64 فَأَصْدِرْ أَمْراً بِحِرَاسَةِ الْقَبْرِ بِإِحْكَامٍ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ، لِئَلّا يَأْتِيَ تَلامِيذُهُ وَيَسْرِقُوهُ، وَيَقُولُوا لِلشَّعْبِ: إِنَّهُ قَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ، فَيَكُونَ التَّضْلِيلُ الأَخِيرُ أَسْوَأَ مِنَ الأَوَّلِ».

65 “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

65 فَأَجَابَهُمْ بِيلاطُسُ: «عِنْدَكُمْ حُرَّاسٌ! فَاذْهَبُوا وَاحْرُسُوهُ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ».

66 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

66 فَذَهَبُوا وَأَحْكَمُوا إِغْلاقَ الْقَبْرِ، وَخَتَمُوا الْحَجَرَ، وَأَقَامُوا حُرَّاساً.