¹في تلك الايام اذ كان الجمع كثيرا جدا ولم يكن لهم ما يأكلون دعا يسوع تلاميذه وقال لهم

¹In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

²اني اشفق على الجمع لان الآن لهم ثلاثة ايام يمكثون معي وليس لهم ما يأكلون.

² “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.

³وان صرفتهم الى بيوتهم صائمين يخورون في الطريق. لان قوما منهم جاءوا من بعيد.

³ If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way.”

⁴فاجابه تلاميذه. من اين يستطيع احد ان يشبع هؤلاء خبزا هنا في البرية.

⁴His disciples answered him, “From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?”

⁵فسألهم كم عندكم من الخبز. فقالوا سبعة.

⁵He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”

⁶فامر الجمع ان يتكئوا على الارض. واخذ السبع خبزات وشكر وكسر واعطى تلاميذه ليقدموا فقدموا الى الجمع.

⁶He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.

⁷وكان معهم قليل من صغار السمك. فبارك وقال ان يقدموا هذه ايضا.

⁷They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.

⁸فاكلوا وشبعوا. ثم رفعوا فضلات الكسر سبعة سلال.

⁸They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

⁹وكان الآكلون نحو اربعة آلاف. ثم صرفهم.

⁹Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.

¹⁰وللوقت دخل السفينة مع تلاميذه وجاء الى نواحي دلمانوثة

¹⁰Immediately he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the region of Dalmanutha.

¹¹فخرج الفريسيون وابتدأوا يحاورونه طالبين منه آية من السماء لكي يجربوه.

¹¹The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.

¹²فتنهد بروحه وقال لماذا يطلب هذا الجيل آية. الحق اقول لكم لن يعطى هذا الجيل آية

¹²He sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, “Why does this generation The word translated “generation” here (genea) could also be translated “people,” “race,” or “family.” seek a sign? Most certainly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

¹³ثم تركهم ودخل ايضا السفينة ومضى الى العبر.

¹³He left them, and again entering into the boat, departed to the other side.

¹⁴ونسوا ان يأخذوا خبزا ولم يكن معهم في السفينة الا رغيف واحد.

¹⁴They forgot to take bread; and they didn’t have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

¹⁵واوصاهم قائلا انظروا وتحرزوا من خمير الفريسيين وخمير هيرودس.

¹⁵He warned them, saying, “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

¹⁶ففكروا قائلين بعضهم لبعض ليس عندنا خبز.

¹⁶They reasoned with one another, saying, “It’s because we have no bread.”

¹⁷فعلم يسوع وقال لهم لماذا تفكرون ان ليس عندكم خبز. ألا تشعرون بعد ولا تفهمون. أحتى الآن قلوبكم غليظة.

¹⁷Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?

¹⁸ألكم اعين ولا تبصرون ولكم آذان ولا تسمعون ولا تذكرون.

¹⁸ Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

¹⁹حين كسّرت الارغفة الخمسة للخمسة الآلاف كم قفة مملوءة كسرا رفعتم. قالوا له اثنتي عشرة.

¹⁹ When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”

²⁰وحين السبعة للاربعة الآلاف كم سل كسر مملوّا رفعتم. قالوا سبعة.

²⁰ “When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Seven.”

²¹فقال لهم كيف لا تفهمون

²¹He asked them, “Don’t you understand, yet?”

²²وجاء الى بيت صيدا. فقدموا اليه اعمى وطلبوا اليه ان يلمسه.

²²He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.

²³فاخذ بيد الاعمى واخرجه الى خارج القرية وتفل في عينيه ووضع يديه عليه وسأله هل ابصر شيئا.

²³He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

²⁴فتطلع وقال ابصر الناس كاشجار يمشون.

²⁴He looked up, and said, “I see men; for I see them like trees walking.”

²⁵ثم وضع يديه ايضا على عينيه وجعله يتطلع فعاد صحيحا وابصر كل انسان جليّا.

²⁵Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.

²⁶فارسله الى بيته قائلا لا تدخل القرية ولا تقل لاحد في القرية

²⁶He sent him away to his house, saying, “Don’t enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village.”

²⁷ثم خرج يسوع وتلاميذه الى قرى قيصرية فيلبس. وفي الطريق سأل تلاميذه قائلا لهم من يقول الناس اني انا.

²⁷Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?”

²⁸فاجابوا. يوحنا المعمدان. وآخرون ايليا. وآخرون واحد من الانبياء.

²⁸They told him, “John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets.”

²⁹فقال لهم وانتم من تقولون اني انا. فاجاب بطرس وقال له انت المسيح.

²⁹He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”

³⁰فانتهرهم كي لا يقولوا لاحد عنه

³⁰He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.

³¹وابتدأ يعلّمهم ان ابن الانسان ينبغي ان يتألم كثيرا ويرفض من الشيوخ ورؤساء الكهنة والكتبة ويقتل. وبعد ثلاثة ايام يقوم.

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

³²وقال القول علانية. فاخذه بطرس اليه وابتدأ ينتهره.

³²He spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

³³فالتفت وابصر تلاميذه فانتهر بطرس قائلا اذهب عني يا شيطان. لانك لا تهتم بما لله لكن بما للناس

³³But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men.”

³⁴ودعا الجمع مع تلاميذه وقال لهم من اراد ان يأتي ورائي فلينكر نفسه ويحمل صليبه ويتبعني.

³⁴He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

³⁵فان من اراد ان يخلّص نفسه يهلكها. ومن يهلك نفسه من اجلي ومن اجل الانجيل فهو يخلّصها.

³⁵ For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

³⁶لانه ماذا ينتفع الانسان لو ربح العالم كله وخسر نفسه.

³⁶ For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

³⁷او ماذا يعطي الانسان فداء عن نفسه.

³⁷ For what will a man give in exchange for his life?

³⁸لان من استحى بي وبكلامي في هذا الجيل الفاسق الخاطئ فان ابن الانسان يستحي به متى جاء بمجد ابيه مع الملائكة القديسين

³⁸ For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”