Markus 8 | English Standard Version

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.” 4 And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?” 5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.” 6 And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. 7 And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. 8 And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. 9 And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. 10 And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.*

The Pharisees Demand a Sign

11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13 And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod

14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”* 16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” 20 “And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.” 21 And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida

22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25 Then Jesus* laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

27 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” 30 And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” 34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whoever would save his life* will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For what can a man give in return for his soul? 38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

الكتاب المقدس

يسوع يُطعم أربعة آلاف

1 فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ، إِذِ احْتَشَدَ أَيْضاً جَمْعٌ كَبِيرٌ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُمْ مَا يَأْكُلُونَ، دَعَا يَسُوعُ تَلامِيذَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: 2 «إِنِّي أُشْفِقُ عَلَى الْجَمْعِ لأَنَّهُمْ مَازَالُوا مَعِي مُنْذُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُمْ مَا يَأْكُلُونَ. 3 وَإِنْ صَرَفْتُهُمْ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ صَائِمِينَ، تَخُورُ قُوَاهُمْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، لأَنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْهُمْ جَاءُوا مِنْ أَمَاكِنَ بَعِيدَةٍ». 4 فَقَالَ لَهُ التَّلامِيذُ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يُشْبِعَ هؤُلاءِ خُبْزاً هُنَا فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ الْمُقْفِرِ؟» 5 فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «كَمْ رَغِيفاً عِنْدَكُمْ؟» أَجَابُوا: «سَبْعَةٌ!» 6 فَأَمَرَ الْجَمْعَ أَنْ يَجْلِسُوا عَلَى الأَرْضِ. ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الأَرْغِفَةَ السَّبْعَةَ، وَشَكَرَ، وَأَعْطَى تَلامِيذَهُ لِيُقَدِّمُوا لِلْجَمْعِ، فَفَعَلُوا 7 وَكَانَ مَعَهُمْ أَيْضاً بَعْضُ سَمَكَاتٍ صِغَارٍ، فَبَارَكَهَا وَأَمَرَ بِتَقْدِيمِهَا أَيْضاً إِلَى الْجَمْعِ. 8 فَأَكَلَ الْجَمِيعُ حَتَّى شَبِعُوا. ثُمَّ رَفَعَ التَّلامِيذُ سَبْعَةَ سِلالٍ مَلأُوهَا بِمَا فَضَلَ مِنَ الْكِسَرِ. 9 وَكَانَ الآكِلُونَ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافٍ. ثُمَّ صَرَفَهُمْ، 10 وَفِي الْحَالِ رَكِبَ الْقَارِبَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ، وَجَاءَ إِلَى نَوَاحِي دَلْمَانُوثَةَ. 11 فَأَقْبَلَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ وَأَخَذُوا يُجَادِلُونَهُ، طَالِبِينَ مِنْهُ مُعْجِزَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ لِيَمْتَحِنُوهُ. 12 فَتَنَهَّدَ مُتَضَايِقاً، وَقَالَ: «لِمَاذَا يَطْلُبُ هَذَا الْجِيلُ آيَةً؟ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَنْ يُعْطَى هَذَا الْجِيلُ آيَةً!» 13 ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُمْ وَعَادَ فَرَكِبَ الْقَارِبَ وَعَبَرَ إِلَى الضَّفَّةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ.

خمير الفريسيين وهيرودس

14 وَكَانُوا قَدْ نَسُوا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّدُوا خُبْزاً، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُمْ فِي الْقَارِبِ إِلّا رَغِيفٌ وَاحِدٌ. 15 وَأَوْصَاهُمْ قَائِلاً: «انْتَبِهُوا! خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ مِنْ خَمِيرِ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَخَمِيرِ هِيرُودُسَ». 16 فَأَخَذُوا يُجَادِلُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً، قَائِلِينَ: «ذلِكَ لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا خُبْزٌ». 17 فَعَلِمَ يَسُوعُ بِذلِكَ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا يُجَادِلُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عِنْدَكُمْ خُبْزٌ؟ أَلا تُدْرِكُونَ بَعْدُ وَلا تَفْهَمُونَ؟ أَمَا زَالَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ مُتَقَسِّيَةً؟ 18 لَكُمْ عُيُونٌ، أَلا تُبْصِرُونَ؟ لَكُمْ آذَانٌ، أَلا تَسْمَعُونَ؟ أَوَلَسْتُمْ تَذْكُرُونَ؟ 19 عِنْدَمَا كَسَّرْتُ الأَرْغِفَةَ الْخَمْسَةَ لِلْخَمْسَةِ الآلافِ، كَمْ قُفَّةً مَلأَى بِالْكِسَرِ رَفَعْتُمْ؟» قَالُوا لَهُ: «اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ». 20 «وَعِنْدَمَا كَسَّرْتُ الأَرْغِفَةَ السَّبْعَةَ لِلأَرْبَعَةِ الآلافِ، كَمْ سَلًّا مَلِيئاً بِالْكِسَرِ رَفَعْتُمْ؟» قَالُوا: «سَبْعَةً!» 21 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «وَكَيْفَ لَا تَفْهَمُونَ بَعْدُ؟»

شفاء أعمى في بيت صيدا

22 وَجَاءُوا إِلَى بَلْدَةِ بَيْتِ صَيْدَا، فَأَحْضَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ أَعْمَى وَتَوَسَّلُوا إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهِ. 23 فَأَمْسَكَ بِيَدِ الأَعْمَى وَاقْتَادَهُ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْقَرْيَةِ، وَبَعْدَمَا تَفَلَ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ، وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَأَلَهُ: «هَلْ تَرَى شَيْئاً؟» 24 فَتَطَلَّعَ، وَقَالَ: «أَرَى أُنَاساً، كَأَنَّهُمْ أَشْجَارٌ، يَمْشُونَ». 25 فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثَانِيَةً عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ، فَتَطَلَّعَ بِانْتِبَاهٍ، وَعَادَ صَحِيحاً يَرَى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَاضِحاً. 26 فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ قَائِلاً: «لا تَدْخُلْ وَلا إِلَى الْقَرْيَةِ!»

بطرس يشهد بحقيقة المسيح

27 ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ يَسُوعُ وَتَلامِيذُهُ إِلَى قُرَى قَيْصَرِيَّةِ فِيلِبُّسَ. وَفِي الطَّرِيقِ، سَأَلَ تَلامِيذَهُ: «مَنْ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ إِنِّي أَنَا؟» 28 فَأَجَابُوهُ: «(يَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ) إِنَّكَ يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَانُ، وَغَيْرُهُمْ إِنَّكَ إِيلِيَّا، وَآخَرُونَ إِنَّكَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ». 29 فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «وَأَنْتُمْ، مَنْ تَقُولُونَ إِنِّي أَنَا؟» فَأَجَابَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «أَنْتَ الْمَسِيحُ!» 30 فَحَذَّرَهُمْ مِنْ أَنْ يُخْبِرُوا أَحَداً بِأَمْرِهِ.

يسوع يُعلِنُ عن موته وقيامته

31 وَأَخَذَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ أَنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ كَثِيراً، وَيَرْفُضَهُ الشُّيُوخُ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْكَتَبَةُ، وَيُقْتَلَ، وَبَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَقُومُ. 32 وَقَدْ تَحَدَّثَ عَنْ هَذَا الأَمْرِ صَرَاحَةً. فَانْتَحَى بِهِ بُطْرُسُ جَانِباً وَأَخَذَ يُوَبِّخُهُ. 33 وَلَكِنَّهُ الْتَفَتَ وَنَظَرَ إِلَى تَلامِيذِهِ وَزَجَرَ بُطْرُسَ قَائِلاً: «اغْرُبْ مِنْ أَمَامِي يَا شَيْطَانُ، لأَنَّكَ تُفَكِّرُ لَا بِأُمُورِ اللهِ بَلْ بِأُمُورِ النَّاسِ!»

طريق الصليب

34 ثُمَّ دَعَا الْجَمْعَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنْ أَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَسِيرَ وَرَائِي، فَلْيُنْكِرْ نَفْسَهُ، وَيَحْمِلْ صَلِيبَهُ، وَيَتْبَعْنِي. 35 فَأَيُّ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ نَفْسَهُ، يَخْسَرُهَا. وَلكِنَّ مَنْ يَخْسَرُ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي وَمِنْ أَجْلِ الإِنْجِيلِ، فَهُوَ يُخَلِّصُهَا. 36 فَمَاذَا يَنْتَفِعُ الإِنْسَانُ لَوْ رَبِحَ الْعَالَمَ كُلَّهُ وَخَسِرَ نَفْسَهُ؟ 37 أَوْ مَاذَا يُقَدِّمُ الإِنْسَانُ فِدَاءً عَنْ نَفْسِهِ؟ 38 فَإِنَّ أَيَّ مَنْ يَسْتَحِي بِي وَبِكَلامِي فِي هَذَا الْجِيلِ الْفَاسِقِ الْخَاطِئِ، بِهِ يَسْتَحِي ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ عِنْدَمَا يَعُودُ فِي مَجْدِ أَبِيهِ مَعَ الْمَلائِكَةِ الْمُقَدَّسِينَ».

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