مرقس 9 | الكتاب المقدس

الكتاب المقدس

1 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ بَعْضاً مِنَ الْوَاقِفِينَ هُنَا، لَنْ يَذُوقُوا الْمَوْتَ إِلّا بَعْدَ أَنْ يَرَوْا مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ وَقَدْ أَتَى بِقُدْرَةٍ.»

التجلي

2 وَبَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ، أَخَذَ يَسُوعُ بُطْرُسَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَيُوحَنَّا وَحْدَهُمْ، وَصَعِدَ بِهِمْ عَلَى انْفِرَادٍ إِلَى جَبَلٍ عَالٍ، حَيْثُ تَجَلَّى أَمَامَهُمْ، 3 وَصَارَتْ ثِيَابُهُ لَمَّاعَةً تَفُوقُ الثَّلْجَ بَيَاضاً، يَعْجِزُ أَيُّ مُبَيِّضٍ عَلَى الأَرْضِ أَنْ يُبَيِّضَ مَا يُمَاثِلُهَا. 4 وَظَهَرَ لَهُمْ إِيلِيَّا وَمُوسَى يَتَحَدَّثَانِ مَعَ يَسُوعَ. 5 فَبَدَأَ بُطْرُسُ يَقُولُ لِيَسُوعَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، مَا أَحْسَنَ أَنْ نَبْقَى هُنَا. فَلْنَنْصُبْ ثَلاثَ خِيَامٍ: وَاحِدَةً لَكَ، وَوَاحِدَةً لِمُوسَى، وَوَاحِدَةً لإِيلِيَّا!» 6 فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَدْرِي مَا يَقُولُ، إِذْ كَانَ الْخَوْفُ قَدِ اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ. 7 وَجَاءَتْ سَحَابَةٌ فَخَيَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَانْطَلَقَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّحَابَةِ يَقُولُ: «هَذَا هُوَ ابْنِي الْحَبِيبُ. لَهُ اسْمَعُوا!» 8 وَفَجْأَةً نَظَرُوا حَوْلَهُمْ فَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَحَداً مَعَهُمْ إِلّا يَسُوعَ وَحْدَهُ. 9 وَفِيمَا هُمْ نَازِلُونَ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ، أَوْصَاهُمْ أَلّا يُخْبِرُوا أَحَداً بِمَا رَأَوْا، إِلّا بَعْدَ أَنْ يَكُونَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ قَدْ قَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ. 10 فَعَمِلُوا بِهذِهِ الْوَصِيَّةِ، مُتَسَائِلِينَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ «مَاذَا يَعْنِي بِالْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ؟» 11 وَسَأَلُوهُ: «لِمَاذَا يَقُولُ الْكَتَبَةُ إِنَّ إِيلِيَّا لابُدَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَوَّلاً؟» 12 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «حَقّاً، إِنَّ إِيلِيَّا يَأْتِي أَوَّلاً وَيُصْلِحُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ. كَذلِكَ جَاءَ فِي الْكِتَابِ أَنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ كَثِيراً وَيُهَانَ. 13 عَلَى أَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ إِيلِيَّا قَدْ أَتَى فِعْلاً، وَقَدْ عَمِلُوا بِهِ أَيْضاً كُلَّ مَا شَاءُوا، كَمَا جَاءَ عَنْهُ فِي الْكِتَابِ!»

يسوع يشفى صبياً فيه شيطان

14 وَلَمَّا وَصَلُوا إِلَى بَاقِي التَّلامِيذِ، رَأَوْا جَمْعاً عَظِيماً حَوْلَهُمْ وَبَعْضَ الْكَتَبَةِ يُجَادِلُونَهُمْ. 15 وَعِنْدَمَا رَآهُ الْجَمْعُ، ذُهِلُوا كُلُّهُمْ وَأَسْرَعُوا إِلَيْهِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ. 16 فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «فِيمَ تُجَادِلُونَهُمْ؟» 17 فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْجَمْعِ قَائِلاً: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، أَحْضَرْتُ إِلَيْكَ ابْنِي وَبِهِ رُوحٌ أَخْرَسُ، 18 كُلَّمَا تَمَلَّكَهُ يَصْرَعُهُ، فَيُزْبِدُ وَيَصِرُّ بِأَسْنَانِهِ وَيَتَيَبَّسُ. وَقَدْ طَلَبْتُ مِنْ تَلامِيذِكَ أَنْ يَطْرُدُوهُ، فَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا». 19 فَأَجَابَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «أَيُّهَا الْجِيلُ غَيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ! إِلَى مَتَى أَبْقَى مَعَكُمْ؟ إِلَى مَتَى أَحْتَمِلُكُمْ؟ أَحْضِرُوهُ إِلَيَّ!» 20 فَأَحْضَرُوهُ إِلَى يَسُوعَ. فَمَا إِنْ رَآهُ الرُّوحُ، حَتَّى صَرَعَ الصَّبِيَّ، فَوَقَعَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ يَتَمَرَّغُ مُزْبِداً. 21 وَسَأَلَ أَبَاهُ: «مُنْذُ مَتَى يُصِيبُهُ هَذَا؟» فَأَجَابَ: «مُنْذُ طُفُولَتِهِ. 22 وَكَثِيراً مَا أَلْقَاهُ فِي النَّارِ وَفِي الْمَاءِ لِيُهْلِكَهُ. وَلكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ، فَأَشْفِقْ عَلَيْنَا وَأَعِنَّا!» 23 فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «بَلْ إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ، فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُسْتَطَاعٌ لَدَى الْمُؤْمِنِ!» 24 فَصَرَخَ أَبُو الصَّبِيِّ فِي الْحَالِ: «أَنَا أُومِنُ، فَأَعِنْ عَدَمَ إِيمَانِي». 25 فَلَمَّا رَأَى يَسُوعُ الْجَمْعَ يَرْكُضُونَ مَعاً، زَجَرَ الرُّوحَ النَّجِسَ قَائِلاً لَهُ: «أَيُّهَا الرُّوحُ الأَخْرَسُ الأَصَمُّ، إِنِّي آمُرُكَ، فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهُ وَلا تَعُدْ تَدْخُلُهُ بَعْدُ!» 26 فَصَرَخَ الرُّوحُ وَصَرَعَ الصَّبِيَّ بِشِدَّةٍ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ. وَصَارَ الصَّبِيُّ كَأَنَّهُ مَيْتٌ، حَتَّى قَالَ أَكْثَرُ الْجَمْعِ: «إِنَّهُ مَاتَ!» 27 وَلكِنْ لَمَّا أَمْسَكَهُ يَسُوعُ بِيَدِهِ وَأَنْهَضَهُ، نَهَضَ. 28 وَبَعْدَمَا دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ الْبَيْتَ، سَأَلَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ عَلَى انْفِرَادٍ: «لِمَاذَا لَمْ نَقْدِرْ نَحْنُ أَنْ نَطْرُدَ الرُّوحَ؟» 29 فَأَجَابَ: «هَذَا النَّوْعُ لَا يُطْرَدُ بِشَيْءٍ إِلّا بِالصَّلاةِ وَالصَّوْمِ!»

يسوع يتنبأ ثانية بموته

30 ثُمَّ انْصَرَفُوا مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَاجْتَازُوا مِنْطَقَةَ الْجَلِيلِ، وَلَمْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ بِهِ أَحَدٌ، 31 لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُعَلِّمُ تَلامِيذَهُ فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ سَيُسَلَّمُ إِلَى أَيْدِي النَّاسِ، فَيَقْتُلُونَهُ، وَبَعْدَ قَتْلِهِ يَقُومُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ». 32 وَلكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَفْهَمُوا هَذَا الْقَوْلَ، وَخَافُوا أَنْ يَسْأَلُوهُ.

من الأعظم

33 ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى كَفْرَنَاحُومَ. وَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ فِي الْبَيْتِ، سَأَلَ تَلامِيذَهُ: «فِيمَ كُنْتُمْ تَتَجَادَلُونَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ؟». 34 فَسَكَتُوا، إِذْ كَانُوا فِي الطَّرِيقِ قَدْ تَجَادَلُوا فِي مَنْ هُوَ الأَعْظَمُ بَيْنَهُمْ. 35 فَجَلَسَ، وَدَعَا الاِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ تِلْمِيذاً، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنْ أَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَكُونَ الأَوَّلَ، فَلْيَجْعَلْ نَفْسَهُ آخِرَ الْجَمِيعِ وَخَادِماً لِلْجَمِيعِ!» 36 ثُمَّ أَخَذَ وَلَداً صَغِيراً وَأَوْقَفَهُ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ، وَضَمَّهُ بِذِرَاعَيْهِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: 37 «أَيُّ مَنْ قَبِلَ بِاسْمِي وَاحِداً مِثْلَ هَذَا مِنَ الأَوْلادِ الصِّغَارِ، فَقَدْ قَبِلَنِي. وَمَنْ قَبِلَنِي، فَلا يَقْبَلُنِي أَنَا، بَلْ ذَاكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي».

من ليس ضِدَّنا فهو معنا

38 فَتَكَلَّمَ يُوحَنَّا قَائِلاً: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، رَأَيْنَا وَاحِداً يَطْرُدُ شَيَاطِينَ بِاسْمِكَ، وَهُوَ لَا يَتْبَعُنَا، فَمَنَعْنَاهُ لأَنَّهُ لَا يَتْبَعُنَا!» 39 فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ: «لا تَمْنَعُوهُ! فَمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَعْمَلُ مُعْجِزَةً بِاسْمِي وَيُمْكِنُهُ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ عَلَيَّ بِالسُّوءِ سَرِيعاً بَعْدَ ذلِكَ. 40 فَإِنَّ مَنْ لَيْسَ ضِدَّنَا فَهُوَ مَعَنَا. 41 فَإِنَّ مَنْ سَقَاكُمْ كَأْسَ مَاءٍ بِاسْمِي لأَنَّكُمْ خَاصَّةُ الْمَسِيحِ، فَالْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنَّ مُكَافَأَتَهُ لَنْ تَضِيعَ!

مسببو العثرات

42 وَمَنْ كَانَ عَثْرَةً لأَحَدِ الصِّغَارِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِي، فَأَفْضَلُ لَهُ لَوْ عُلِّقَ فِي عُنُقِهِ حَجَرُ الرَّحَى وَطُرِحَ فِي الْبَحْرِ. 43 فَإِنْ كَانَتْ يَدُكَ فَخّاً لَكَ، فَاقْطَعْهَا: أَفْضَلُ لَكَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ الْحَيَاةَ وَيَدُكَ مَقْطُوعَةٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَكَ يَدَانِ وَتَذْهَبَ إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ، إِلَى النَّارِ الَّتِي لَا تُطْفَأُ 44 حَيْثُ دُودُهُمْ لَا يَمُوتُ، وَالنَّارُ لَا تُطْفَأُ 45 وَإِنْ كَانَتْ رِجْلُكَ فَخّاً لَكَ، فَاقْطَعْهَا: أَفْضَلُ لَكَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ الْحَيَاةَ وَرِجْلُكَ مَقْطُوعَةٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَكَ رِجْلانِ وَتُطْرَحَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ، فِي النَّارِ الَّتِي لَا تُطْفَأُ. 46 حَيْثُ دُودُهُمْ لَا يَمُوتُ، وَالنَّارُ لَا تُطْفَأُ. 47 وَإِنْ كَانَتْ عَيْنُكَ فَخّاً لَكَ، فَاقْلَعْهَا: أَفْضَلُ لَكَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ وَعَيْنُكَ مَقْلُوعَةٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَكَ عَيْنَانِ وَتُطْرَحَ فِي جَهَنَّمِ النَّارِ. 48 حَيْثُ دُودُهُمْ لَا يَمُوتُ، وَالنَّارُ لَا تُطْفَأُ. 49 فَإِنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ سَوْفَ تُمَلِّحُهُ النَّارُ. 50 الْمِلْحُ جَيِّدٌ، وَلكِنْ إِذَا فَقَدَ الْمِلْحُ مُلُوحَتَهُ، فَبِمَاذَا تُعِيدُونَ إِلَيْهِ طَعْمَهُ؟ فَلْيَكُنْ لَكُمْ مِلْحٌ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَكُونُوا مُسَالِمِينَ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ!»

New International Version

1 And he said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.’

The transfiguration

2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. 4 And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus. 5 Peter said to Jesus, ‘Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters – one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ 6 (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.) 7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: ‘This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!’ 8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus. 9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what ‘rising from the dead’ meant. 11 And they asked him, ‘Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?’ 12 Jesus replied, ‘To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? 13 But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.’

Jesus heals a boy possessed by an impure spirit

14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. 16 ‘What are you arguing with them about?’ he asked. 17 A man in the crowd answered, ‘Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.’ 19 ‘You unbelieving generation,’ Jesus replied, ‘how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.’ 20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, ‘How long has he been like this?’ ‘From childhood,’ he answered. 22 ‘It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.’ 23 ‘ “If you can”?’ said Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for one who believes.’ 24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’ 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. ‘You deaf and mute spirit,’ he said, ‘I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.’ 26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, ‘He’s dead.’ 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. 28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’ 29 He replied, ‘This kind can come out only by prayer.^[1]’

Jesus predicts his death a second time

30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31 because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.’ 32 But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it. 33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ 34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. 35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’ 36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37 ‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.’

Whoever is not against us is for us

38 ‘Teacher,’ said John, ‘we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.’ 39 ‘Do not stop him,’ Jesus said. ‘For no-one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40 for whoever is not against us is for us. 41 Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.

Causing to stumble

42 ‘If anyone causes one of these little ones – those who believe in me – to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung round their neck and they were thrown into the sea. 43-44 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.^[2] 45-46 And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.^[3] 47 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48 where ‘ “the worms that eat them do not die, and the fire is not quenched.” (إش 66:24) 49 Everyone will be salted with fire. 50 ‘Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.’