¹In those days the multitude being very great, and not having what they may eat, Jesus having called near his disciples, saith to them,

¹ܒܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܝܘܡܬܐ ܟܕ ܟܢܫܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܩܪܐ ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܀

²`I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they do continue with me, and they have not what they may eat;

²ܡܬܪܚܡ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܟܢܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܗܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡܝܢ ܩܘܝܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܀

³and if I shall let them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way, for certain of them are come from far.`

³ܘܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܫܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܨܝܡܝܢ ܠܒܬܝܗܘܢ ܥܝܦܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܢܫܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܐܬܝܐܝܢ ܀

⁴And his disciples answered him, `Whence shall any one be able these here to feed with bread in a wilderness?`

⁴ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܫ ܗܪܟܐ ܒܚܘܪܒܐ ܕܢܤܒܥ ܠܚܡܐ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܀

⁵And he was questioning them, `How many loaves have ye?` and they said, `Seven.`

⁵ܘܫܐܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܘ ܟܡܐ ܠܚܡܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܫܒܥܐ ܀

⁶And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground, and having taken the seven loaves, having given thanks, he brake, and was giving to his disciples that they may set before [them]; and they did set before the multitude.

⁶ܘܦܩܕ ܠܟܢܫܐ ܕܢܤܬܡܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܤܒ ܗܢܘܢ ܫܒܥܐ ܠܚܡܝܢ ܘܒܪܟ ܘܩܨܐ ܘܝܗܒ ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܤܝܡܘܢ ܘܤܡܘ ܠܟܢܫܐ ܀

⁷And they had a few small fishes, and having blessed, he said to set them also before [them];

⁷ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܢܘܢܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܘܐܦ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܪܟ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܢܤܝܡܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܀

⁸and they did eat and were filled, and they took up that which was over of broken pieces — seven baskets;

⁸ܘܐܟܠܘ ܘܤܒܥܘ ܘܫܩܠܘ ܬܘܬܪܐ ܕܩܨܝܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܐܤܦܪܝܕܝܢ ܀

⁹and those eating were about four thousand. And he let them away,

⁹ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܟܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܀

¹⁰and immediately having entered into the boat with his disciples, he came to the parts of Dalmanutha,

¹⁰ܘܫܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܤܠܩ ܡܚܕܐ ܠܤܦܝܢܬܐ ܥܡ ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܕܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܀

¹¹and the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the heaven, tempting him;

¹¹ܘܢܦܩܘ ܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܫܪܝܘ ܠܡܒܥܐ ܥܡܗ ܘܫܐܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܢܤܝܢ ܠܗ ܀

¹²and having sighed deeply in his spirit, he saith, `Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.`

¹²ܘܐܬܬܢܚ ܒܪܘܚܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܢܐ ܒܥܝܐ ܐܬܐ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܐܬܐ ܠܫܪܒܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܀

¹³And having left them, having entered again into the boat, he went away to the other side;

¹³ܘܫܒܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܤܠܩ ܠܤܦܝܢܬܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܗܘ ܥܒܪܐ ܀

¹⁴and they forgot to take loaves, and except one loaf they had nothing with them in the boat,

¹⁴ܘܛܥܘ ܕܢܤܒܘܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܘܐܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܓܪܝܨܬܐ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܤܦܝܢܬܐ ܀

¹⁵and he was charging them, saying, `Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,`

¹⁵ܘܦܩܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܙܘ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܡܢ ܚܡܝܪܐ ܕܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܚܡܝܪܗ ܕܗܪܘܕܤ ܀

¹⁶and they were reasoning with one another, saying — `Because we have no loaves.`

¹⁶ܘܡܬܚܫܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܚܕ ܥܡ ܚܕ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܀

¹⁷And Jesus having known, saith to them, `Why do ye reason, because ye have no loaves? do ye not yet perceive, nor understand, yet have ye your heart hardened?

¹⁷ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܢ ܝܕܥ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܪܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܤܬܟܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܠܒܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܀

¹⁸Having eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? and do ye not remember?

¹⁸ܘܥܝܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܚܙܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܐܕܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܥܗܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܀

¹⁹When the five loaves I did brake to the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of broken pieces took ye up?` they say to him, `Twelve.`

¹⁹ܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܚܡܫܐ ܠܚܡܝܢ ܩܨܝܬ ܠܚܡܫܐ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܟܡܐ ܩܘܦܝܢܝܢ ܕܩܨܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܠܝܢ ܫܩܠܬܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܬܪܥܤܪ ܀

²⁰`And when the seven to the four thousand, how many hand-baskets full of broken pieces took ye up?` and they said, `Seven.`

²⁰ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܟܕ ܫܒܥܐ ܠܐܪܒܥܐ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܟܡܐ ܐܤܦܪܝܕܝܢ ܕܩܨܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܠܝܢ ܫܩܠܬܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܫܒܥܐ ܀

²¹And he said to them, `How do ye not understand?`

²¹ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟܘ ܠܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܡܤܬܟܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܀

²²And he cometh to Bethsaida, and they bring to him one blind, and call upon him that he may touch him,

²²ܘܐܬܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܨܝܕܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܠܗ ܤܡܝܐ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܩܪܘܒ ܠܗ ܀

²³and having taken the hand of the blind man, he led him forth without the village, and having spit on his eyes, having put [his] hands on him, he was questioning him if he doth behold anything:

²³ܘܐܚܕ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܤܡܝܐ ܘܐܦܩܗ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܪܩ ܒܥܝܢܘܗܝ ܘܤܡ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܫܐܠܗ ܕܡܢܐ ܚܙܐ ܀

²⁴and he, having looked up, said, `I behold men, as I see trees, walking.`

²⁴ܚܪ ܘܐܡܪ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܀

²⁵Afterwards again he put [his] hands on his eyes, and made him look up, and he was restored, and discerned all things clearly,

²⁵ܬܘܒ ܤܡ ܐܝܕܗ ܥܠ ܥܝܢܘܗܝ ܘܬܩܢ ܘܚܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܀

²⁶and he sent him away to his house, saying, `Neither to the village mayest thou go, nor tell [it] to any in the village.`

²⁶ܘܫܕܪܗ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܬܥܘܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܠܐܢܫ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܀

²⁷And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, to the villages of Cesarea Philippi, and in the way he was questioning his disciples, saying to them, `Who do men say me to be?`

²⁷ܘܢܦܩ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܠܩܘܪܝܐ ܕܩܤܪܝܐ ܕܦܝܠܝܦܘܤ ܘܡܫܐܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܘ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܥܠܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܀

²⁸And they answered, `John the Baptist, and others Elijah, but others one of the prophets.`

²⁸ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪܘ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܐܠܝܐ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܢܒܝܐ ܀

²⁹And he saith to them, `And ye — who do ye say me to be?` and Peter answering saith to him, `Thou art the Christ.`

²⁹ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܘ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܥܢܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ ܀

³⁰And he strictly charged them that they may tell no one about it,

³⁰ܘܟܐܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܕܠܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܀

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

³¹ܘܫܪܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܠܦܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܗܘ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܕܢܚܫ ܤܓܝ ܘܕܢܤܬܠܐ ܡܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܪܒܝ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܤܦܪܐ ܘܢܬܩܛܠ ܘܠܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡܝܢ ܢܩܘܡ ܀

³²and openly he was speaking the word. And Peter having taken him aside, began to rebuke him,

³²ܘܥܝܢ ܒܓܠܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܗܘܐ ܘܕܒܪܗ ܟܐܦܐ ܘܫܪܝ ܠܡܟܐܐ ܒܗ ܀

³³and he, having turned, and having looked on his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, `Get behind me, Adversary, because thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.`

³³ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܦܢܝ ܘܚܪ ܒܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܟܐܐ ܒܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܙܠ ܠܟ ܠܒܤܬܪܝ ܤܛܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܪܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܒܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܀

³⁴And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me — let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

³⁴ܘܩܪܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܟܢܫܐ ܥܡ ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܒܬܪܝ ܢܟܦܘܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܘܢܫܩܘܠ ܙܩܝܦܗ ܘܢܐܬܐ ܒܬܪܝ ܀

³⁵for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news` sake, he shall save it;

³⁵ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܚܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܢܘܒܕܝܗ ܘܟܠ ܕܢܘܒܕ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܛܠܬܝ ܘܡܛܠ ܤܒܪܬܝ ܢܚܝܗ ܀

³⁶for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

³⁶ܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܬܥܕܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܢܐܬܪ ܘܢܦܫܗ ܢܚܤܪ ܀

³⁷Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

³⁷ܐܘ ܡܢܐ ܢܬܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܬܚܠܘܦܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܀ 38 ܟܠ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܒܗܬ ܒܝ ܘܒܡܠܝ ܒܫܪܒܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܓܝܪܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܢܒܗܬ ܒܗ ܡܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܒܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܡܠܐܟܘܗܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܀

³⁸for whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also shall be ashamed of him, when he may come in the glory of his Father, with the holy messengers.`

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