1 וַיְהִי אִישׁ חוֹלֶה לַעְזָר שְׁמוֹ מִבֵּית־הִינִי כְּפַר מִרְיָם וּמָרְתָא אֲחוֹתָהּ | 1 Now there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and Martha her sister. |
2 הִיא מִרְיָם אֲשֶׁר מָשְׁחָה אֶת־הָאָדוֹן בְּשֶׁמֶן הַמֹּר וַתְּנַגֵּב אֶת־רַגְלָיו בְּשַׂעֲרוֹתֶיהָ וְעַתָּה לַעְזָר אָחִיהָ חָלָה | 2 (And Mary was she that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair: whose brother Lazarus was sick.) |
3 וַתִּשְׁלַחְנָה אַחְיוֹתָיו אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר אֲדֹנִי הִנֵּה זֶה אֲשֶׁר אָהַבְתָּ חֹלֶה הוּא | 3 His sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. |
4 וַיִּשְׁמַע יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמַר זֹאת הַמַּחֲלָה אֵינֶנָּה לַמָּוֶת כִּי אִם־לִכְבוֹד הָאֱלֹהִים לְמַעַן יִכָּבֶד־בָּהּ בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים | 4 And Jesus hearing it, said to them: This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God: that the Son of God may be glorified by it. |
5 וְיֵשׁוּעַ אָהֵב אֶת מָרְתָא וְאֶת־אֲחוֹתָהּ וְאֶת־לַעְזָר | 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary, and Lazarus. |
6 וַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעוֹ כִּי חָלָה וַיִּתְמַהְמַהּ וַיֵּשֶׁב יוֹמַיִם בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־הוּא שָׁם | 6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he still remained in the same place two days. |
7 וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן אָמַר לְתַלְמִידָיו לְכוּ וְנָשׁוּבָה לְאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה | 7 Then after that, he said to his disciples: Let us go into Judea again. |
8 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו תַּלְמִידָיו רַבִּי עַתָּה זֶה בִּקְשׁוּ הַיְּהוּדִים לִסְקָלְךָ וְאַתָּה תָּשׁוּב שָׁמָּה | 8 The disciples say to him: Rabbi, the Jews but now sought to stone thee: and goest thou thither again? |
9 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ הֲלֹא שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁעוֹת לַיּוֹם אִישׁ כִּי־יֵלֵךְ בַּיּוֹם לֹא יִכָּשֵׁל כִּי יִרְאֶה אוֹר הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה | 9 Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours of the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world: |
10 אֲבָל הַהֹלֵךְ בַּלַּיְלָה יִכָּשֵׁל כִּי הָאוֹר אֵין בּוֹ | 10 But if he walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him. |
11 כָּזֹאת דִּבֵּר וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן אָמַר אֲלֵיהֶם לַעְזָר יְדִידֵנוּ יָשֵׁן הוּא וְאָנֹכִי הֹלֵךְ לְמַעַן אֲעִירֶנּוּ | 11 These things he said; and after that he said to them: Lazarus our friend sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep. |
12 וַיֹּאמְרוּ תַּלְמִידָיו אֲדֹנִי אִם־יָשֵׁן הוּא יִוָּשֵׁעַ | 12 His disciples therefore said: Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. |
13 וְיֵשׁוּעַ דִּבֶּר עַל־מוֹתוֹ וְהֵמָּה חָשְׁבוּ כִּי עַל־מְנוּחַת הַשֵּׁנָה דִּבֵּר | 13 But Jesus spoke of his death; and they thought that he spoke of the repose of sleep. |
14 אָז גָּלָה יֵשׁוּעַ אֶת־אָזְנָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לַעְזָר מֵת | 14 Then therefore Jesus said to them plainly: Lazarus is dead. |
15 וְשָׂמֵחַ אֲנִי בִּגְלַלְכֶם כִּי לֹא־הָיִיתִי שָׁם לְמַעַן תַּאֲמִינוּ וְעַתָּה נִסְעָה וְנֵלְכָה אֵלָיו | 15 And I am glad, for your sakes, that I was not there, that you may believe: but let us go to him. |
16 וַיֹּאמֶר תּוֹמָא הַנִּקְרָא דִידוּמוֹס אֶל־הַתַּלְמִידִים חֲבֵרָיו נֵלְכָה גַם־אֲנַחְנוּ לְמַעַן נָמוּת עִמּוֹ | 16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples: Let us also go, that we may die with him. |
17 וַיָּבֹא יֵשׁוּעַ וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּ זֶה אַרְבָּעָה יָמִים שֹׁכֵב בַּקָּבֶר | 17 Jesus therefore came, and found that he had been four days already in the grave. |
18 וּבֵית־הִינִי הָיָה קָרוֹב לִירוּשָׁלָיִם כְּדֶרֶךְ חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה רִיס | 18 (Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.) |
19 וְרַבִּים מִן־הַיְּהוּדִים בָּאוּ בֵית־מָרְתָא וּמִרְיָם לְנַחֵם אֶתְהֶן עַל־אֲחִיהֶן | 19 And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. |
20 וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ מָרְתָא כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ בָּא וַתֵּצֵא לִקְרָאתוֹ וּמִרְיָם יוֹשֶׁבֶת בַּבָּיִת | 20 Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus had come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home. |
21 וַתֹּאמֶר מָרְתָא אֶל־יֵשׁוּעַ אֲדֹנִי אִלּוּ הָיִיתָ פֹּה כִּי־אָז לֹא־מֵת אָחִי | 21 Martha therefore said to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. |
22 וְגַם־עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי כָל־אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁאַל מֵאֵת אֱלֹהִים יִתֵּן לְךָ אֱלֹהִים | 22 But now also I know that whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. |
23 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ יֵשׁוּעַ קוֹם יָקוּם אָחִיךְ | 23 Jesus saith to her: Thy brother shall rise again. |
24 וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מָרְתָא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי יָקוּם בַּתְּקוּמָה בַּיּוֹם הָאַחֲרוֹן | 24 Martha saith to him: I know that he shall rise again, in the resurrection at the last day. |
25 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ יֵשׁוּעַ אָנֹכִי הַתְּקוּמָה וְהַחַיִּים הַמַּאֲמִין בִּי יִחְיֶה גַּם כִּי־יָמוּת | 25 Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, although he be dead, shall live: |
26 וְכָל־הַחַי אֲשֶׁר יַאֲמִין־בִּי לֹא־יָמוּת לְעוֹלָם הֲתַאֲמִינִי זֹאת | 26 And every one that liveth, and believeth in me, shall not die for ever. Believest thou this? |
27 וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֵּן אֲדֹנִי הֶאֱמַנְתִּי כִּי־אַתָּה הַמָּשִׁיחַ בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים הַבָּא לָעוֹלָם | 27 She saith to him: Yea, Lord, I have believed that thou art Christ the Son of the living God, who art come into this world. |
28 וַיְהִי אַחַר דַּבְּרָהּ זֹאת וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתִּקְרָא לְמִרְיָם אֲחוֹתָהּ בַּסֵּתֶר לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה הַמּוֹרֶה פֹּה וְקֹרֵא לָךְ | 28 And when she had said these things, she went, and called her sister Mary secretly, saying: The master is come, and calleth for thee. |
29 הִיא שָׁמְעָה וַתְּמַהֵר לָקוּם וַתָּבֹא אֵלָיו | 29 She, as soon as she heard this, riseth quickly, and cometh to him. |
30 וְיֵשׁוּעַ טֶרֶם יָבֹא אֶל־הַכְּפָר כִּי־עוֹדֶנּוּ עֹמֵד בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר פְּגָשַׁתּוּ־שָׁם מָרְתָא | 30 For Jesus was not yet come into the town: but he was still in that place where Martha had met him. |
31 וְהַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ אֶל־בֵּיתָהּ לְנַחֲמָהּ כִּרְאוֹתָם אֶת־מִרְיָם כִּי־קָמָה פִתְאֹם וַתֵּצֵא הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֶיהָ בְּאָמְרָם כִּי־הָלְכָה לָּהּ אֶל־הַקֶּבֶר לִבְכּוֹת שָׁמָּה | 31 The Jews therefore, who were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary that she rose up speedily and went out, followed her, saying: She goeth to the grave to weep there. |
32 וַתָּבֹא מִרְיָם אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יֵשׁוּעַ עֹמֵד שָׁם וַתֵּרֶא אֹתוֹ וַתִּפֹּל לְרַגְלָיו וַתֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֲדֹנִי אִלּוּ הָיִיתָ פֹּה כִּי־אָז לֹא־מֵת אָחִי | 32 When Mary therefore was come where Jesus was, seeing him, she fell down at his feet, and saith to him: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. |
33 וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת יֵשׁוּעַ אֹתָהּ בֹּכִיָּה וְגַם־הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ אִתָּהּ בֹּכִים וַתִּזְעֹם רוּחוֹ וַיְהִי מַרְעִיד | 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews that were come with her, weeping, groaned in the spirit, and troubled himself, |
34 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵיפֹה שַׂמְתֶּם אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אֲדֹנִי בֹּא וּרְאֵה | 34 And said: Where have you laid him? They say to him: Lord, come and see. |
35 וַיֵּבְךְּ יֵשׁוּעַ | 35 And Jesus wept. |
36 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַיְּהוּדִים הִנֵּה מַה־גָּדְלָה אַהֲבָתוֹ אֹתוֹ | 36 The Jews therefore said: Behold how he loved him. |
37 וּמִקְצָתָם אָמְרוּ הַפֹּקֵחַ עֵינֵי הָעִוֵּר הֲלֹא יָכֹל לַעֲשֹוֹת שֶׁגַּם־זֶה לֹא יָמוּת | 37 But some of them said: Could not he that opened the eyes of the man born blind, have caused that this man should not die? |
38 וַיּוֹסֶף עוֹד יֵשׁוּעַ לְהִזָּעֵם בְּרוּחוֹ וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הַקֶּבֶר וְהוּא מְעָרָה וְאֶבֶן עַל־מְבוֹאָהּ | 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre. Now it was a cave; and a stone was laid over it. |
39 וַיֹּאמֶר יֵשׁוּעַ שְׂאוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן מֵעָלֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מָרְתָא אֲחוֹת הַמֵּת אֲדֹנִי הִנֵּה כְּבָר בָּאָשׁ כִּי־אַרְבָּעָה יָמִים לוֹ | 39 Jesus saith: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him: Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he is now of four days. |
40 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ יֵשׁוּעַ הֲלֹא אָמַרְתִּי לָךְ כִּי אִם־תַּאֲמִינִי תֶּחֱזִי אֶת־כְּבוֹד הָאֱלֹהִים | 40 Jesus saith to her: Did not I say to thee, that if thou believe, thou shalt see the glory of God? |
41 וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן אֲשֶׁר הַמֵּת הוּשַׂם שָׁם וְיֵשׁוּעַ נָשָׂא אֶת־עֵינָיו לַמָּרוֹם וַיֹּאמַר אוֹדְךָ אָבִי כִּי עֲנִיתָנִי | 41 They took therefore the stone away. And Jesus lifting up his eyes said: Father, I give thee thanks that thou hast heard me. |
42 וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי בְכָל־עֵת תַּעֲנֵנִי אוּלָם בַּעֲבוּר הָעָם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹתַי דִּבַּרְתִּי לְמַעַן יַאֲמִינוּ בִי כִּי אַתָּה שְׁלַחְתָּנִי | 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always; but because of the people who stand about have I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. |
43 וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹתוֹ לְדַבֵּר וַיִּקְרָא בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל לַעְזָר קוּם צֵא | 43 When he had said these things, he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth. |
44 וַיֵּצֵא הַמֵּת וְיָדָיו וְרַגְלָיו כְּרוּכֹת בְּתַכְרִיכִין וּפָנָיו לוּטִים בְּמִטְפָּחַת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ הַתִּירוּ אֹתוֹ וְיֵלֵךְ לְדַרְכּוֹ | 44 And presently he that had been dead came forth, bound feet and hands with winding bands; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said to them: Loose him, and let him go. |
45 וְרַבִּים מִן־הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ אֶל־מִרְיָם בִּרְאוֹתָם אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יֵשׁוּעַ הֶאֱמִינוּ בוֹ | 45 Many therefore of the Jews, who were come to Mary and Martha, and had seen the things that Jesus did, believed in him. |
46 וּמִקְצָתָם הָלְכוּ אֶל־הַפְּרוּשִׁים וַיַּגִּידוּ לָהֶם אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יֵשׁוּעַ | 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees, and told them the things that Jesus had done. |
47 אָז יַקְהִילוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים אֶת־הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין וַיֹּאמְרוּ מַה־נַּעֲשֶׂה כִּי הָאִישׁ הַלָּזֶה עֹשֶׂה אֹתוֹת הַרְבֵּה | 47 The chief priests therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered a council, and said: What do we, for this man doth many miracles? |
48 אִם־נַנִּיחַ לוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת כֻּלָּם יַאֲמִינוּ בוֹ וּבָאוּ הָרוֹמִיִּים וְלָקְחוּ גַּם אֶת־אַדְמָתֵנוּ וְגַם אֶת־עַמֵּנוּ | 48 If we let him alone so, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and take away our place and nation. |
49 וְאֶחָד מֵהֶם קַיָּפָא שְׁמוֹ וְהוּא כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִיא אָמַר אֲלֵיהֶם הֵן לֹא־תֵדְעוּ מְאוּמָה | 49 But one of them, named Caiphas, being the high priest that year, said to them: You know nothing. |
50 אַף לֹא־תָבִינוּ כִּי טוֹב לָנוּ מוּת אִישׁ אֶחָד בְּעַד הַגּוֹי מֵאֲבֹד הָעָם כֻּלּוֹ | 50 Neither do you consider that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. |
51 וְזֹאת לֹא־דִבֶּר מִלִּבּוֹ כִּי אִם־בִּהְיוֹתוֹ כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִיא נִבָּא כִּי־יֵשׁוּעַ יָמוּת בְּעַד הָעָם | 51 And this he spoke not of himself: but being the high priest of that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation. |
52 וְלֹא־בְעַד הָעָם לְבַד כִּי אִם־לְקַבֵּץ גַּם־אֶת־בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים הַמְפֻזָּרִים וְהָיוּ לְאֶחָד | 52 And not only for the nation, but to gather together in one the children of God, that were dispersed. |
53 וַיִּוָּעֲצוּ יַחְדָּו לַהֲמִיתוֹ מֵהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָהָלְאָה | 53 From that day therefore they devised to put him to death. |
54 עַל־כֵּן לֹא־הִתְהַלֵּךְ יֵשׁוּעַ עוֹד בְּתוֹךְ הַיְּהוּדִים בַּגָּלוּי כִּי אִם־סָר מִשָּׁם לָאָרֶץ הַקְּרוֹבָה אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּר אֶל־עִיר אֶפְרַיִם וַיָּגָר־שָׁם עִם־תַּלְמִידָיו | 54 Wherefore Jesus walked no more openly among the Jews; but he went into a country near the desert, unto a city that is called Ephrem, and there he abode with his disciples. |
55 וַיִּקְרְבוּ יְמֵי הַפֶּסַח לַיְּהוּדִים וְעַם־רַב עָלוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ יְרוּשָׁלַיְמָה לִפְנֵי הַפֶּסַח לְמַעַן יִטֶּהָרוּ | 55 And the pasch of the Jews was at hand; and many from the country went up to Jerusalem, before the pasch to purify themselves. |
56 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ וּבְעָמְדָם בְּבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ נִדְבְּרוּ לֵאמֹר מַה־תַּחְשְׁבוּ הֲכִי לֹא־יָבוֹא אֶל־הֶחָג | 56 They sought therefore for Jesus; and they discoursed one with another, standing in the temple: What think you that he is not come to the festival day? And the chief priests and Pharisees had given a commandment, that if any man knew where he was, he should tell, that they might apprehend him. |
57 וְהַכֹּהֲנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים גָּזְרוּ גְזֵרָה אֲשֶׁר אִם־יֵדַע אִישׁ אֶת־מְקוֹמוֹ יוֹדִיעֶנּוּ לְמַעַן יִתְפְּשֻׂהוּ | |