القراءة بلغتين

ولمَّا أَتَمَّ يَسوعُ هٰذا الكَلامَ كُلَّه، قالَ لِتَلاميذِه

«تَعلَمونَ أَنَّ الفِصحَ يَقَعُ بعدَ يَومَين، فَٱبنُ الإِنسانِ يُسلَمُ لِيُصلَب»

وَٱجتَمَعَ حِينَئِذٍ عُظَماءُ الكَهَنَةِ وشُيوخُ الشَّعبِ في دارِ عَظيمِ الكَهَنَةِ، وكان يُدْعى قَيافا

فأَجمَعوا على أَن يُمسِكوا يسوعَ بِحيلَةٍ ويَقتُلُوه

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

وكان يسوعُ في بَيتَ عَنْيا عندَ سِمعانَ الأَبرَص

فدَنَت مِنهُ ٱمرَأَةٌ ومعَها قارورَةُ طيبٍ غالي الثَّمَن، فأَفاضَتهُ على رأسِه وهُو على الطَّعام

فلَمَّا رَأَى التَّلاميذُ ذٰلك، اِستاؤُوا فقالوا: «لِمَ هٰذا الإِسْراف؟

فقد كانَ يُمكِنُ أَن يُباعَ غالِيًا، فيُعْطى الفُقَراءُ ثَمَنَه»

فشعَرَ يسوعُ بِأَمرِهم فقالَ لَهم: «لِماذا تُزعِجونَ هٰذِه المَرأَة؟ فقد عَمِلَت لي عَمَلًا صالِحًا

أَمَّا الفُقَراء فهُم عِندَكم دائمًا أَبدًا، وأَمَّا أَنا فلَستُ عِندَكم دائمًا أَبدًا

وإِذا كانَت قد أَفاضت هٰذا الطِّيبَ على جَسدي، فلأَجْلِ دَفْني صَنَعَت ذٰلك

الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَكم: حيثُما تُعلَنْ هٰذِه البِشارَةُ في العالَمِ كُلِّه، يُحَدَّثْ بِما صَنَعَت إِحياءً لِذِكرِها»

فذَهبَ أَحَدُ الِٱثنَيْ عَشَر، ذاكَ الَّذي يُقالُ لَه يَهوذا الإِسخَريوطيّ، إِلى عُظَماءِ الكَهَنَة

وقالَ لهم: «ماذا تُعطوني وأَنا أُسلِمُه إِليكم؟» فَجَعلوا له ثَلاثينَ مِنَ الفِضَّة

وأَخَذَ مِن ذٰلِكَ الحينِ يَطلُبُ فُرصَةً لِيُسلِمَه

وفي أَوَّلِ يَومٍ مِنَ الفَطير، دَنا التَّلاميذُ إِلى يسوعَ وقالوا له: «أَينَ تُريدُ أَن نُعِدَّ لَكَ لِتأكُلَ الفِصْح؟»

فقال: «إِذهَبوا إِلى المدينَةِ إِلى فُلان وقولوا له: يَقولُ المُعَلِّم: إِنَّ أَجَلي قَريب، وعِندَكَ أُقيمُ الفِصحَ مع تَلاميذي»

فَفَعَلَ التَّلاَمِيذُ كَمَا أَمَرَهُمْ يَسُوعُ وَأَعَدُّوا الْفِصْحَ.

ولمَّا كانَ المَساء، جَلَس لِلطَّعامِ معَ الِٱثنَيْ عَشَر

وبينَما هُم يأكُلون، قال: «الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَكم إِنَّ واحدًا مِنكُم سيُسلِمُني»

فحَزِنوا حُزْنًا شَديدًا، وأَخذَ يسأَلُه كُلٌّ مِنهُم: «أَأَنا هو، يا ربّ؟»

فأَجابَ: «الَّذي غَمَسَ يَدَهُ في الصَّحفَةِ مَعي هو الَّذي يُسلِمُني

إِنَّ ٱبنَ الإِنسانِ ماضٍ، كما كُتِبَ في شَأنِه، ولٰكِنِ الوَيلُ لِذٰلِكَ الإِنسانِ الَّذي يُسلَمُ ٱبنُ الإِنسانِ عن يَدِه. فلَو لم يُولَدْ ذٰلكَ الإِنسانُ لَكانَ خَيرًا لَه»

فأَجابَ يَهوذا الَّذي سيُسلِمُه: «أَأَنا هو، رابِّي؟» فقالَ له: «هو ما تَقول»

وبَينَما هم يَأكُلون، أَخذَ يسوعُ خُبزًا وبارَكَ ثُمَّ كَسَرَه وناوَلَه تلاميذَه وقال: «خُذوا فَكُلوا، هٰذا هُوَ جَسَدي»

ثُمَّ أَخَذَ كَأسًا وشَكَرَ وناوَلَهم إِيَّاها قائلًا: «إِشرَبوا مِنها كُلُّكم

فهٰذا هُوَ دَمي، دَمُ العَهد يُراقُ مِن أَجْلِ جَماعَةِ النَّاسِ لِغُفرانِ الخَطايا

أَقولُ لَكم: لَن أَشرَبَ بَعدَ الآن مِن عَصيرِ الكَرْمَةِ هٰذا حَتَّى ذٰلك اليَومِ الَّذي فيهِ أَشرَبُه مَعَكُم جَديدًا في مَلكوتِ أَبي»

ثُمَّ سَبَّحُوا وَخَرَجُوا إِلَى جَبَلِ الزَّيْتُونِ.

فقالَ لَهم يسوع: «سأَكونُ لكم جميعًا حَجَرَ عَثرَة في هٰذه اللَّيلَة، فقد كُتِب: «سَأَضرِبُ الرَّاعي فتَتَبدَّدُ خِرافُ القَطيع»

ولٰكِن بعدَ قِيامتي أَتَقَدَّمُكم إِلى الجَليل»

فأَجابَ بُطرس: «إِذا كُنتَ لَهم جَميعًا حَجَرَ عَثرَة، فلَن تكونَ لي أَنا حَجَرَ عَثرَة»

فقالَ له يسوع: «الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَك: في هٰذِه اللَّيلة، قَبلَ أَن يَصيحَ الدِّيك، تُنكِرُني ثَلاثَ مَرَّات»

فقالَ له بُطرس: «لَستُ بِناكِرِكَ وإِن وَجَبَ عليَّ أَن أَموتَ معَكَ». وهٰكذا قالَ التَّلاميذُ كُلُّهم

ثُمَّ جاءَ يسوعُ معَهم إِلى ضَيعَةٍ يُقالُ لها جَتسَمانِيَّة، فقالَ لِلتَّلاميذ: «أُمكُثوا هُنا، رَيثَما أَمضي وأُصَلِّي هُناك»

ومضى ببُطرسَ وَٱبنَيْ زَبَدى، وجَعَل يَشعُرُ بالحُزْنِ والكآبة

فقالَ لَهم: «نَفسي حَزينَةٌ حتَّى المَوْت. أُمكُثوا هُنا وٱسهَروا مَعي»

ثُمَّ أَبعَدَ قَليلًا وسَقَطَ على وَجهِهِ يُصَلِّي فيقول: «يا أَبتِ، إِن أَمكَنَ الأَمْرُ، فَلتَبتَعِدْ عَنِّي هٰذِهِ الكَأس، ولٰكن لا كما أَنا أَشاء، بَل كما أَنتَ تَشاء!»

ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلى التَّلاميذ فوجَدَهم نائمين، فقالَ لِبُطرس: «أَهكَذا لم تَقْوَوا على السَّهَرِ معي ساعةً واحِدة!

إِسهَروا وصَلُّوا لِئَلَّا تَقَعوا في التَّجرِبَة. الرُّوحُ مُندَفع وأَمَّا الجَسدُ فضَعيف»

ثُمَّ مَضى ثانيةً وصلَّى فقال: «يا أَبَتِ، إِذا لم يَكُنْ مُمكِنًا أَن تَبتَعِدَ عَنِّي هٰذِه الكَأسُ أَو أَشرَبَها، فَليَكُنْ ما تَشاء»

ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَوجَدَهم نائمين، لِأَنَّ النُّعاسَ أَثقَلَ أَعيُنَهم

فترَكَهم ومَضى مَرَّةً أُخْرى وصلَّى ثالِثَةً فرَدَّدَ الكلامَ نَفْسَه

ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلى التَّلاميذِ وقالَ لَهم: «ناموا الآنَ وَٱستَريحوا. ها قدِ ٱقتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ الَّتي فيها يُسلَمُ ٱبنُ الإِنسانِ إِلى أَيدي الخاطئين

قوموا نَنطَلِق! ها قدِ ٱقتَرَبَ الَّذي يُسلِمُني»

وبينَما هو يَتَكَلَّم، إِذا بِيَهوذا، أَحدِ الِٱثنَيْ عَشَر، قد وَصَلَ ومعَه عِصابَةٌ كثيرةُ العَدَد تَحمِلُ السُّيوفَ وَالعِصِيّ، أَرسَلَها عُظَماءُ الكَهَنَةِ وشُيوخُ الشَعْب

وكانَ الَّذي أَسلَمَه قد جَعَلَ لَهم علامةً إِذ قال: «هو ذاكَ الَّذي أُقَبِّلُه، فأَمسِكوه»

ودَنا مِن وَقتِهِ إِلى يَسوعَ وقال: «السَّلامُ علَيكَ، رابّي»، وقَبَّلَه

فقالَ لَه يسوع: «يا صديقي، اِفْعَلْ ما جِئتَ لَه». فدَنَوا وبَسَطوا أيدِيَهم إِلى يَسوع وأَمسَكوه

وإِذا واحِدٌ مِنَ الَّذينَ مع يسوع قد مَدَّ يَدَه إِلى سَيفِه، فَٱستَلَّه وضَرَبَ خادِمَ عَظيمِ الكَهَنَة، فقطَعَ أُذُنَه

فقالَ لَه يسوع: «إِغْمِدْ سيفَك، فكُلُّ مَن يَأخُذُ بِالسَّيفِ بِالسَّيفِ يَهلِك

أَوَتَظُنُّ أَنَّه لا يُمكِنُني أَن أَسأَلَ أَبي، فَيَمُدَّني السَّاعةَ بِأَكثَرَ مِنِ اثنَيْ عَشَرَ فَيْلَقًا مِنَ المَلائِكَة؟

ولٰكِن كيفَ تَتِمُّ الكُتُبُ الَّتي تقولُ إِنَّ هٰذا ما يَجِبُ أَن يَحدُث؟»

في تلكَ السَّاعة قالَ يسوعُ لِلجُموع: «أَعَلى لِصٍّ خَرَجتُم تَحمِلونَ السُّيوفَ وَالعِصِيَّ لِتَقبِضوا عليَّ؟ كُنتُ كُلَّ يَومٍ أَجلِسُ في الهيكلِ أُعَلِّم، فَلم تُمسِكوني

وإِنَّما حَدَثَ ذٰلك كُلُّه لِتَتِمَّ كُتُبُ الأَنبِياء». فتَرَكه التَّلاميذُ كُلُّهم وهَربوا

وأَمَّا الَّذينَ أَمسَكوا يسوع، فإِنَّهم ذَهَبوا بِه إِلى قيافا عَظيمِ الكَهَنَة، وقدِ ٱجتَمَعَ عِندَه الكَتَبَةُ والشُّيوخ

وتَبِعَه بُطرُسُ عن بُعدٍ إِلى دارِ عَظيمِ الكَهَنَة، فدَخَلَها وجلَسَ معَ الخَدَمِ لِيَرى الخاتِمة

وكانَ عُظماءُ الكَهَنَةِ والمَجلِسُ كافَّةً يَطلُبونَ شَهادةَ زورٍ على يسوعَ لِيَحكُموا علَيه بِالمَوت

فلَم يَجِدوا، مع أَنَّه مَثَلَ بَينَ أَيديهِم مِن شُهودِ الزُّورِ عَدَدٌ كَثير. ومَثَلَ آخِرَ الأَمرِ شاهِدانِ

فقالا: «هٰذا الرَّجُلُ قال: إِنِّي لَقادِرٌ على نَقضِ هَيكَلِ اللهِ وبِنائِه في ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّام»

فقامَ عَظيمُ الكَهَنَةِ وقالَ له: «أَما تُجيبُ بِشَيء؟ ما هٰذا الَّذي يَشهَدُ بِه هٰذانِ علَيك؟»

فظَلَّ يسوعُ صامِتًا. فقالَ له عَظيمُ الكَهَنَة: «أَستَحلِفُكَ بِاللهِ الحَيّ لَتَقولَنَّ لَنا هل أَنتَ المسيحُ ٱبنُ الله»

فقالَ له يسوع: «هو ما تقول، وأَنا أَقولُ لكم: سَتَرونَ بعدَ اليَومِ ٱبنَ الإِنسانِ جالِسًا عَن يَمينِ القَدير وآتِيًا على غَمامِ السَّماء»

فشَقَّ عَظيمُ الكَهَنَةِ ثِيابَه وقال: «لقد جَدَّف، فما حاجَتُنا بَعدَ ذٰلك إِلى الشُّهود؟ ها قد سَمِعتُمُ التَّجْديف

فما رَأيُكُم؟» فأَجابوه: «يَستَوجِبُ المَوت»

فبَصَقوا في وَجهِه ولَكَموه، ومِنهُم مَن لَطَمَه

وقالوا: «تَنَبَّأْ لَنا أَيُّها المسيح. مَن ضَربَكَ؟»

وكانَ بُطرُسُ جالِسًا في خارِجِ الدَّارِ، في ساحتِها، فدَنَت إِليهِ جارِيةٌ وقالَت: «وأَنتَ أَيضًا كُنتَ مع يسوعَ الجَليليّ»

فأَنكَرَ أَمامَ جَميعِ الحاضِرينَ قال: «لا أَدْري ما تَقولين»

ثُمَّ مضى إِلى البابِ الكَبير، فرَأَته جارِيةٌ أُخرى فقالت لِمَن كانوا هُناك: «هٰذا الرَّجُلُ كانَ معَ يسوعَ النَّاصِريّ!»

فأَنكَرَ ثانِيًا وحَلَفَ قال: «إِنِّي لا أَعرِفُ هٰذا الرَّجُل»

وبَعدَ قليلٍ دَنا الحاضِرونَ وقالوا لِبُطرس: «حَقًّا أَنتَ أَيضًا مِنهُم، فإِنَّ لَهجَتَكَ تَفضَحُ أَمرَك»

فأَخَذَ يَلعَنُ ويَحلِفُ قال: «إِنِّي لا أَعرِفُ هٰذا الرَّجُل». فصاحَ الدِّيكُ عِندَئذٍ

فتَذَكَّرَ بُطرُسُ كَلِمَةَ يسوعَ إِذ قال: «قَبلَ أَن يَصيحَ الدِّيكُ تُنكِرُني ثَلاثَ مَرَّات»، فخَرَجَ مِن ساحةِ الدَّارِ وبكى بُكاءً مُرًّا

When Jesus had finished all these words, he said to his disciples,

“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit and kill him.

But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?

For this ointment might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”

However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has done a good work for me.

For you always have the poor with you, but you don’t always have me.

For in pouring this ointment on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of as a memorial of her.”

Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him to you?” So they weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

He said, “Go into the city to a certain person, and tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.”’”

The disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and they prepared the Passover.

Now when evening had come, he was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.

As they were eating, he said, “Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me.”

They were exceedingly sorrowful, and each began to ask him, “It isn’t me, is it, Lord?”

He answered, “He who dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me.

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

Judas, who betrayed him, answered, “It isn’t me, is it, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You said it.”

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”

He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “All of you drink it,

for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.

But I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s Kingdom.”

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

Then 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 of the flock will be scattered.’

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

But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”

Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” All of the disciples also said likewise.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go there and pray.”

He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.

Then Jesus said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with me.”

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?

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

Again, a second time he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”

He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words.

Then he came to his disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Arise, let’s be going. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand.”

While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him.”

Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.

Jesus said to him, “Friend, why are you here?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

Behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.

Or do you think that I couldn’t ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must be so?”

In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me.

But all this has happened that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Those who had taken Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

But Peter followed him from a distance to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward

and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’”

The high priest stood up and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that these testify against you?”

But Jesus stayed silent. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Jesus said to him, “You have said so. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky.”

Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.

What do you think?” They answered, “He is worthy of death!”

Then they spat in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him,

saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who hit you?”

Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!”

But he denied it before them all, saying, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

When he had gone out onto the porch, someone else saw him and said to those who were there, “This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

Again he denied it with an oath, “I don’t know the man.”

After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.”

Then he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately the rooster crowed.

Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” Then he went out and wept bitterly.