¹في ذلك الوقت سمع هيرودس رئيس الربع خبر يسوع.

¹At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus,

²فقال لغلمانه هذا هو يوحنا المعمدان. قد قام من الاموات ولذلك تعمل به القوات

²and said to his servants, `This is John the Baptist, he did rise from the dead, and because of this the mighty energies are working in him.`

³فان هيرودس كان قد امسك يوحنا واوثقه وطرحه في سجن من اجل هيروديا امرأة فيلبس اخيه.

³For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip`s wife,

⁴لان يوحنا كان يقول له لا يحل ان تكون لك.

⁴for John was saying to him, `It is not lawful to thee to have her,`

⁵ولما اراد ان يقتله خاف من الشعب. لانه كان عندهم مثل نبي.

⁵and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.

⁶ثم لما صار مولد هيرودس رقصت ابنة هيروديا في الوسط فسرّت هيرودس.

⁶But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,

⁷من ثم وعد بقسم انه مهما طلبت يعطيها.

⁷whereupon with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask.

⁸فهي اذ كانت قد تلقنت من امها قالت أعطيني ههنا على طبق راس يوحنا المعمدان.

⁸And she having been instigated by her mother — `Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

⁹فاغتم الملك. ولكن من اجل الاقسام والمتكئين معه أمر ان يعطى.

⁹and the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and of those reclining with him, he commanded [it] to be given;

¹⁰فارسل وقطع راس يوحنا في السجن.

¹⁰and having sent, he beheaded John in the prison,

¹¹فأحضر رأسه على طبق ودفع الى الصبية. فجاءت به الى امها.

¹¹and his head was brought upon a plate, and was given to the damsel, and she brought [it] nigh to her mother.

¹²فتقدم تلاميذه ورفعوا الجسد ودفنوه. ثم أتوا واخبروا يسوع

¹²And his disciples having come, took up the body, and buried it, and having come, they told Jesus,

¹³فلما سمع يسوع انصرف من هناك في سفينة الى موضع خلاء منفردا. فسمع الجموع وتبعوه مشاة من المدن

¹³and Jesus having heard, withdrew thence in a boat to a desolate place by himself, and the multitudes having heard did follow him on land from the cities.

¹⁴فلما خرج يسوع ابصر جمعا كثيرا فتحنن عليهم وشفى مرضاهم.

¹⁴And Jesus having come forth, saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion upon them, and did heal their infirm;

¹⁵ولما صار المساء تقدم اليه تلاميذه قائلين الموضع خلاء والوقت قد مضى. اصرف الجموع لكي يمضوا الى القرى ويبتاعوا لهم طعاما.

¹⁵and evening having come, his disciples came to him, saying, `The place is desolate, and the hour hath now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone to the villages, they may buy to themselves food.`

¹⁶فقال لهم يسوع لا حاجة لهم ان يمضوا. اعطوهم انتم ليأكلوا.

¹⁶And Jesus said to them, `They have no need to go away — give ye them to eat.`

¹⁷فقالوا له ليس عندنا ههنا الا خمسة ارغفة وسمكتان.

¹⁷And they say to him, `We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.`

¹⁸فقال ايتوني بها الى هنا.

¹⁸And he said, `Bring ye them to me hither.`

¹⁹فامر الجموع ان يتكئوا على العشب. ثم اخذ الارغفة الخمسة والسمكتين ورفع نظره نحو السماء وبارك وكسر واعطى الارغفة للتلاميذ والتلاميذ للجموع.

¹⁹And having commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he did bless, and having broken, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes,

²⁰فأكل الجميع وشبعوا. ثم رفعوا ما فضل من الكسر اثنتي عشر قفة مملوءة.

²⁰and they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full;

²¹والآكلون كانوا نحو خمسة آلاف رجل ما عدا النساء والاولاد

²¹and those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.

²²وللوقت ألزم يسوع تلاميذه ان يدخلوا السفينة ويسبقوه الى العبر حتى يصرف الجموع.

²²And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, till he might let away the multitudes;

²³وبعدما صرف الجموع صعد الى الجبل منفردا ليصلّي. ولما صار المساء كان هناك وحده.

²³and having let away the multitudes, he went up to the mountain by himself to pray, and evening having come, he was there alone,

²⁴واما السفينة فكانت قد صارت في وسط البحر معذبة من الامواج. لان الريح كانت مضادة.

²⁴and the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

²⁵وفي الهزيع الرابع من الليل مضى اليهم يسوع ماشيا على البحر.

²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea,

²⁶فلما ابصره التلاميذ ماشيا على البحر اضطربوا قائلين انه خيال. ومن الخوف صرخوا.

²⁶and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying — `It is an apparition,` and from the fear they cried out;

²⁷فللوقت كلمهم يسوع قائلا تشجعوا. انا هو. لا تخافوا.

²⁷and immediately Jesus spake to them, saying, `Be of good courage, I am [he], be not afraid.`

²⁸فاجابه بطرس وقال يا سيد ان كنت انت هو فمرني ان آتي اليك على الماء.

²⁸And Peter answering him said, `Sir, if it is thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters;`

²⁹فقال تعال. فنزل بطرس من السفينة ومشى على الماء ليأتي الى يسوع.

²⁹and he said, `Come;` and having gone down from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters to come unto Jesus,

³⁰ولكن لما رأى الريح شديدة خاف واذ ابتدأ يغرق صرخ قائلا يا رب نجني.

³⁰but seeing the wind vehement, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, saying, `Sir, save me.`

³¹ففي الحال مدّ يسوع يده وامسك به وقال له يا قليل الايمان لماذا شككت.

³¹And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, `Little faith! for what didst thou waver?`

³²ولما دخلا السفينة سكنت الريح.

³²and they having gone to the boat the wind lulled,

³³والذين في السفينة جاءوا وسجدوا له قائلين بالحقيقة انت ابن الله

³³and those in the boat having come, did bow to him, saying, `Truly — God`s Son art thou.`

³⁴فلما عبروا جاءوا الى ارض جنيسارت.

³⁴And having passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret,

³⁵فعرفه رجال ذلك المكان. فارسلوا الى جميع تلك الكورة المحيطة واحضروا اليه جميع المرضى.

³⁵and having recognized him, the men of that place sent forth to all that region round about, and they brought to him all who were ill,

³⁶وطلبوا اليه ان يلمسوا هدب ثوبه فقط. فجميع الذين لمسوه نالوا الشفاء

³⁶and were calling on him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment, and as many as did touch were saved.