القراءة بلغتين

وكانَ الفِصحُ والفَطيرُ بَعدَ يَومَين. وكانَ عُظَماءُ الكَهَنَةِ والكَتَبَةُ يَبحَثونَ كيف يُمسِكونَه بِحيلَةٍ فيَقتُلونَه

لأَنَّهُم قالوا: «لا في حَفلَةِ العيد، لِئَلَّا يَحدُثَ ٱضطِرابٌ في الشَّعْب»

وبَينما هو في بَيتَ عَنْيا عِندَ سِمْعانَ الأَبرص، وقَد جَلَسَ لِلطَّعام، جاءَتِ ٱمرَأَةٌ ومَعَها قارورَةٌ من طِيبِ النَّارَدينِ الخالِصِ الثَّمين، فكَسَرتِ القارورةَ وأَفاضَتهُ على رأسِه

فٱستاءَ بَعضُهم وقالوا فيما بَينَهم: «لِمَ هٰذا الإِسْرافُ في الطِّيب؟

فقَد كانَ يُمكِنُ أَن يُباعَ هٰذا الطِّيبُ بِأَكثَرَ مِن ثَلاثِمائةِ دينار فتُعطى لِلفُقَراء». وأَخذوا يُدَمدِمونَ علَيها

فقال يسوع: «دَعوها، لِماذا تُزعِجونَها؟ فقَد عَمِلَت لي عَمَلًا صالِحًا

أَمَّا الفُقَراء فهُم عِندَكم دائمًا أَبدًا، ومَتَى شِئتُم، أَمكَنَكم أَن تُحسِنوا إِلَيهم. وأَمَّا أَنا فَلستُ عِندَكم دائمًا أَبدًا

وقد عَمِلَت ما في وُسعِها، فَطَيَّبَت جَسَدي سالِفًا لِلدَّفْن

الحَقَّ أَقولُ لكم: حَيثُما تُعلَنِ البِشارَةُ في العالَمِ كُلِّه، يُحَدَّثْ أَيضًا بِما صَنَعت هٰذه، إِحْياءً لِذِكرِها»

وذَهَبَ يَهوذا الإِسخَرْيوطيّ، أَحَدُ الِٱثنَيْ عَشَر، إِلى عُظَماءِ الكَهَنَةِ لِيُسلِمَه إِلَيهم

ففَرِحوا لِسَماعِ ذٰلك، ووَعَدوه بِأَن يُعطوه شَيئًا مِنَ الفِضَّة، فَأَخَذَ يَطلُبُ كيفَ يُسلِمُه في الوَقتِ المُوافِق

وفي أَوَّلِ يَومٍ مِن الفَطير، وفيه يُذبَحُ حَمَلُ الفِصْح، قالَ له تَلاميذُه: «إِلى أَينَ تُريدُ أَن نَمضِيَ فنُعِدَّ لَكَ لِتَأكُلَ الفِصْح؟»

فأَرسَلَ ٱثنَينِ مِن تَلاميذِه وقالَ لَهما: «إِذهَبا إِلى المَدينة، فَيَلقاكُما رَجُلٌ يَحمِلُ جَرَّةَ ماءٍ فٱتبَعاه

وحَيثُما دَخَلَ فَقولا لِرَبِّ البَيت: يَقولُ المُعَلِّم: أَينَ غُرفَتي الَّتي آكُلُ فيها الفِصْحَ مَعَ تَلاميذي؟

فيُريكُما عُلِّيَّةً كَبيرَةً مَفْروشَةً مُهَيَّأَة، فأَعِدَّاهُ لَنا هُناك»

فذهَبَ التِّلميذانِ وأَتَيا المَدينة، فوجَدا كما قالَ لَهما وأَعدَّا الفِصْح

وَلَمَّا كَانَ الْمَسَاءُ جَاءَ مَعَ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ.

وبينَما هم جالِسونَ إِلى المائِدةِ يأكُلون، قالَ يسوع: «الحَقَّ أَقولُ لكم إِنَّ واحِدًا مِنكُم سَيُسلِمُني، وهو يَأكُلُ معي»

فأَخذوا يَشعُرونَ بِالحُزْنِ ويسأَلونَه الواحِدُ بَعدَ الآخَر: «أَأَنا هو؟»

فقالَ لَهم: «إِنَّه واحِدٌ مِنَ الٱثنَيْ عَشَر، وَهو يَغمِسُ يَدَه في الصَّحفَةِ معي

فٱبنُ الإِنسانِ ماضٍ كما كُتِبَ في شَأنِه، ولٰكِنِ الوَيلُ لِذٰلِكَ الإِنسانِ الَّذي يُسلَمُ ٱبنُ الإِنسانِ عن يَدِه. فلَو لم يولَدْ ذٰلكَ الإِنسانُ لَكانَ خَيرًا له»

وبَينما هم يَأكُلون، أَخذَ خُبزًا وبارَكَ، ثُمَّ كَسَرَه وناوَلَهم وقال: «خُذوا، هٰذا هُوَ جَسَدي»

ثُمَّ أَخَذَ كَأسًا وشَكَرَ وناوَلَهم، فشَرِبوا مِنها كُلُّهم

وقالَ لَهم: «هٰذا هو دَمي، دَمُ العَهد يُراقُ مِن أَجلِ جَماعَةِ النَّاس

الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَكم: لن أَشرَبَ بَعدَ الآنِ مِن عَصيرِ الكَرمَة، حتَّى ذٰلك اليَومِ الَّذي فيه أَشرَبُه جديدًا في مَلَكوتِ الله»

ثُمَّ سَبَّحُوا وَخَرَجُوا إِلَى جَبَلِ الزَّيْتُونِ.

وقالَ لَهم يسوع: ستَعثُرونَ بِأَجمَعِكم، لِأَنَّه كُتِبَ: «سَأَضرِبُ الرَّاعي فَتَتَبَدَّدُ الخِراف»

ولٰكِن، بَعدَ قِيامَتي، أَتَقَدَّمُكُم إِلى الجَليل»

فقالَ لَه بُطرس: «لو عَثَروا بِأَجمَعِهم، فأَنا لَن أَعثُر»

فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: إِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يَصِيحَ الدِّيكُ مَرَّتَيْنِ، تُنْكِرُنِي ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ».

فقالَ مُؤَكِّدًا: «لَستُ بِناكِرِكَ وإِن وَجَبَ علَيَّ أَن أَموتَ معَكَ». وهٰكذا قالوا كُلُّهم

ووصَلوا إِلى ضَيعَةٍ ٱسمُها جَتْسمَانِيَّة، فقالَ لِتَلاميذِه: «أُقعُدوا هُنا بَينما أُصَلِّي»

ثُمَّ مضى بِبُطرُسَ ويَعقوبَ ويوحَنَّا، وجعَلَ يَشعُرُ بالرَّهبَةِ والكآبة

فقالَ لهم: «نَفْسي حَزينَةٌ حتَّى المَوت. أُمكُثوا هُنا وٱسهَروا»

ثُمَّ أَبعَدَ قليلًا ووَقَعَ إِلى الأَرضِ يُصَلِّي لِتَبتَعِدَ عنهُ السَّاعة، إِن أَمكَنَ الأَمْر

قال: «أَبَّا، يا أَبَتِ، إِنَّكَ على كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَدير، فَٱصرِفْ عَنِّي هٰذِه الكَأس. ولٰكِن لا ما أَنا أَشاء، بل ما أَنتَ تَشاء»

ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَوَجَدَهُم نائمين، فقالَ لِبُطرس: «يا سِمْعان، أَتَنام؟ أَلَم تَقْوَ على السَّهَرِ ساعَةً واحِدَة؟

إِسهَروا وصَلُّوا لِئَلَّا تَقَعوا في التَّجرِبة. الرُّوحُ مُندَفِع، وأَمَّا الجَسدُ فَضَعيف»

ثُمَّ مَضى ثانِيَةً يُصَلِّي فيُرَدِّدُ الكلامَ نَفْسَه

وَرَجَعَ أَيضًا فوَجَدهم نائمين لِأَنَّ النُّعاسَ أَثقَلَ أَعيُنَهم، ولَم يَدْرُوا بِمَاذا يُجيبونَه

ورَجَعَ ثالِثَةً فقالَ لَهم: «ناموا الآنَ وٱستَريحوا! قُضيَ الأَمرُ وأَتَتِ السَّاعة. ها إِنَّ ٱبنَ الإِنسانِ يُسلَمُ إِلى أَيدي الخاطئين

قوموا نَنطَلِقْ، ها إِنَّ الَّذي يُسلِمُني قدِ ٱقتَرَب»

وبَينَما هو يَتَكَلَّم، إِذ وَصَلَ يَهوذا أَحَدُ الِٱثنَيْ عَشَر، ومَعَه عِصابَةٌ تَحمِلُ السُّيوفَ والعِصِيّ، أَرسَلَها عُظَماءُ الكَهَنَةِ والكَتَبَةُ والشُّيوخ

وكانَ الَّذي يُسلِمُه قد جَعَلَ لَهم عَلامَةً إذ قالَ: «هو ذٰاكَ الَّذي أُقَبِّلُه، فأَمسِكوه وسوقوهُ مَحْفوظًا»

ومَا إِن وَصَلَ حتَّى دَنا مِنهُ فقالَ له: «رابِّي!» وقَبَّلَه

فبَسَطوا أَيدِيَهُم إِليهِ وأَمسَكوه

فٱستَلَّ أَحدُ الحاضِرينَ سَيفَه، وضرَبَ خادِمَ عَظيمِ الكَهَنَةِ فقَطَعَ أُذُنَه

فقالَ لَهم يسوع: «أَعلى لِصٍّ خَرَجتُم تَحمِلونَ السُّيوفَ والعِصِيَّ لِتَقبِضوا علَيَّ؟

كُنتُ كُلَّ يَومٍ بَينَكم أُعَلِّمُ في الهَيكَل فلَم تُمسِكوني، وإِنَّما حَدَثَ هٰذا لِتَتِمَّ الكُتُب»

فتَركوهُ كُلُّهم وهَرَبوا

وتَبِعَه شابٌّ يَستُرُ عُريَه بِإِزار فأَمسَكوه

فتَخَلَّى عنِ الإِزارِ وهَرَبَ عُرْيانًا

وذَهَبوا بِيَسوعَ إِلى عَظيمِ الكَهَنَة، فٱجتَمَعَ عُظَماءُ الكَهَنَةِ والشُّيوخُ والكَتَبَةُ كُلُّهم

وتَبِعَه بُطرُسُ عن بُعدٍ إِلى دارِ عَظيمِ الكَهَنَةِ فدخَلَها. وجَلَسَ معَ الخَدَمِ يَستَدفِئُ عِندَ النَّار

وكانَ عُظَماءُ الكَهَنَةِ والمَجلِسُ كافَّةً يَطلُبونَ شَهادةً على يسوع لِلحُكْمِ علَيه بِالموت، فلَم يَجِدوا

ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ أُناسًا كثيرينَ كانوا يَشهَدونَ علَيه زورًا فلا تَتَّفِقُ شَهاداتُهم

فقامَ بَعضُهم وشَهِدوا علَيه زورًا قالوا

«نَحنُ سَمِعناهُ يقول: إِنِّي سَأَنقُضُ هٰذا الهَيكَلَ الَّذي صنَعَته الأَيدي، وأَبْني في ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ هَيكلًا آخَرَ لم تَصنَعْه الأَيدي»

ولا على هٰذا ٱتَّفَقَت شَهاداتُهم

فقامَ عظيمُ الكَهَنَةِ في وَسْطِ المَجلِسِ وسأَلَ يسوع: «أَما تُجيبُ بِشَيء؟ ما هٰذا الَّذي يَشهَدُ بِه هٰؤُلاءِ علَيكَ؟»

فظَلَّ صامِتًا لا يُجيبُ بِشَيء. فسأَلَه عَظيمُ الكَهَنَةِ ثانيةً قالَ له: «أَأَنتَ المسيحُ ٱبنُ المُبارَك؟»

فقالَ يسوع: «أَنا هو. وسَوفَ تَرونَ ٱبنَ الإِنسانِ جالِسًا عن يَمينِ القَدير، وآتِيًا في غَمامِ السَّماء»

فشَقَّ عظيمُ الكَهَنَةِ ثِيابَه وقال: «ما حاجَتُنا بَعدَ ذٰلك إِلى الشُّهود؟

لَقَد سَمِعتُمُ التَّجْديف، فما رَأيُكُم؟» فأَجمَعوا على الحُكمِ بِأَنَّه يَستَوجِبُ المَوت

وأَخَذَ بَعضُهم يَبصُقونَ علَيه، ويُقَنِّعونَ وَجهَه ويَلطِمونَه ويقولون: «تَنَبَّأْ!» وَٱنْهالَ الخَدَمُ عَلَيه بِاللَّطْم

وبَينَما بُطرُسُ في الأَسفَل، في ساحةِ الدَّار، جاءَت جارِيَةٌ مِن جَواري عَظيمِ الكَهَنَة

فرأَت بُطرسَ يَستَدفِئ فتَفَرَّسَت فيه وقالت: «أَنتَ أَيضًا كُنتَ مع النَّاصِريّ، مع يسوع»

فأَنكَرَ قال: «لا أَدري ولا أَفهَمُ ما تَقولين». ومضى إِلى خارِجِ الدَّارِ نَحوَ الدِّهْليز

فرَأَته الجارِيَةُ فأَخذَت تَقولُ ثانِيًا لِلحاضِرين: «هٰذا مِنهُم!»

فأَنكَرَ ثانِيًا. وبَعدَ قَليل، قالَ الحاضِرونَ أَيضًا لِبُطرس: «حَقًّا أَنتَ مِنهم لِأَنَّكَ جَليليّ»

فأَخذَ يَلعَنُ ويَحلِف: «إِنِّي لا أَعرِفُ هٰذا الرَّجُلَ الَّذي تَعْنُونَه»

فصاحَ الدِّيكُ عِندَئذٍ مَرَّةً ثانِية، فتَذَكَّرَ بُطرُسُ الكَلِمَةَ الَّتي قالَها له يسوع: «قبلَ أَن يَصيحَ الدِّيكُ مَرَّتَين، تُنكِرُني ثَلاثَ مَرَّات». فخَرَجَ على عَجَلٍ وأَخَذَ يَبكي

It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception and kill him.

For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.”

While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar and poured it over his head.

But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted?

For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.

But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.

She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”

Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them.

They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him.

On the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the Passover, his disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare that you may eat the Passover?”

He sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and there a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him,

and wherever he enters in, tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’

He will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Get ready for us there.”

His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

When it was evening he came with the twelve.

As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, one of you will betray me—he who eats with me.”

They began to be sorrowful, and to ask him one by one, “Surely not I?” And another said, “Surely not I?”

He answered them, “It is one of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.

For the Son of Man goes as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed it, he broke it and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body.”

He took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them. They all drank of it.

He said to them, “This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.

Most certainly I tell you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in God’s Kingdom.”

When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

However, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.”

But Peter said to him, “Although all will be offended, yet I will not.”

Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

But he spoke all the more, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” They all said the same thing.

They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”

He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.

He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”

He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?

Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.

Again he returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they didn’t know what to answer him.

He came the third time and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Arise! Let’s get going. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand.”

Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came—and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.

Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely.”

When he had come, immediately he came to him and said, “Rabbi! Rabbi!” and kissed him.

They laid their hands on him and seized him.

But a certain one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Jesus answered them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?

I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me. But this is so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.”

They all left him, and fled.

A certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth thrown around himself over his naked body. The young men grabbed him,

but he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked.

They led Jesus away to the high priest. All the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes came together with him.

Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.

For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony didn’t agree with each other.

Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying,

“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”

Even so, their testimony didn’t agree.

The high priest stood up in the middle, and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is it which these testify against you?”

But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”

Jesus said, “I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.”

The high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need have we of witnesses?

You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” They all condemned him to be worthy of death.

Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, “Prophesy!” The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.

As Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the maids of the high priest came,

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You were also with the Nazarene, Jesus!”

But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed.

The maid saw him and began again to tell those who stood by, “This is one of them.”

But he again denied it. After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, “You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.”

But he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know this man of whom you speak!”

The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the words that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he thought about that, he wept.