Monday of 1^st week of the Holy Fifty

يوم الاثنين من الاسبوع الأول من الخمسين المقدسة

A psalm of David

مزمور لداود

95:9

٩٥ : ٩

*Worship the Lord in his holy court: let all the earth tremble before him. Alleluia.

*قولوا في الأمم أن الرب قد ملك علي خشبة. وأيضا قوم المسكونة فهي لا تتزعزع . هلليلويا هَلِّلُويَا.

The Gospel according to Saint John

الإنجيل من يوحنا

20:19-23

٢٠ : ١٩ − ٢٣

*Now when it was late that same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them: Peace be to you. And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained. Glory be to God forever.

فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ عَشِيَّةُ ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، وَهُوَ الأَحد من السبوت، وَالأَبْوَابُ مُغَلَّقَةً حَيْثُ كَانَ التَّلاَمِيذُ مُجْتَمِعِينَ لِسَبَبِ الْخَوْفِ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ، جَاءَ يَسُوعُ وَوَقَفَ فِي وَسْطِهِمْ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: "السَلاَمُ لَكُمْ!" فَلَمَّا قَالَ هذَا أَرَاهُمْ يَدَيْهِ وَجَنْبَهُ، فَفَرِحَ التَّلاَمِيذُ إِذْ رَأَوْا الرَّبَّ. فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَيْضاً يَسُوعُ : "السَلاَمُ لَكُمْ! كَمَا أَرْسَلَنِي الآبُ أُرْسِلُكُمْ أَنَا أَيْضاً". فَلَمَّا قَالَ هذَا نَفَخَ فِي وجوهِهِم وَقَالَ لَهُمُ: "اقْبَلُوا الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ. مَنْ غَفَرْتُمْ لَهُمْ خَطَايَاهُمْ تُغْفَرُ لَهُمْ، وَمَنْ أَمْسَكْتُموها خَطَايَاهُ عَليهم تُمْسَك". وَالْمَجْدُ لِلَّهِ دَائِماً.

A psalm of David

مزمور لداود

96:1,2

٩٦ : ١، ٢

*The Lord reigns, let the earth exult, let many islands rejoice. Cloud, and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the establishment of his throne. Alleluia.

*الرب قد ملك فلتتهلل الأرض، ولتفرح الجزائر الكثيرة، سحابٌ وضبابٌ حوله، العدل والقضاء قوام عرشه. هلليلويا هَلِّلُويَا.

The Gospel according to Saint Luke

الإنجيل من لوقا

24:1-12

٢٤ : ١ − ١٢

*And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre. And going in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel. And as they were afraid, and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead? He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke unto you, when he was in Galilee, Saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words. And going back from the sepulchre, they told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. And it was Mary Magdalen, and Joanna, and Mary of James, and the other women that were with them, who told these things to the apostles. And these words seemed to them as idle tales; and they did not believe them. But Peter rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths laid by themselves; and went away wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. Glory be to God forever.

وَفي الأَحَدِ (أَوَّلِ الأُسْبُوعِ) بَاكِراً جِدّاً، أَتَيْنَ إلى الْقَبْرِ وَقَدَّمْنَ الْحَنُوطَ الَّذِي أَعْدَدْنَهُ، وَمَعهُنَّ نِسْوةٌ أُخْريَاتٌ. فَوَجَدْنَ الْحَجَرَ مُدَحْرَجَاً عَنِ الْقَبْرِ، فَدَخَلْنَ وَلَمْ يَجِدْنَ جَسَدَ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ. وَحَدَثَ بينَمَا هُنَّ مُتَحَيِّرَاتٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا، إذَا رَجُلاَنِ وَقَفَا فَوْقَهُنَّ بِثِيَابٍ بَرَّاقَةٍ. وَإذْ كُنَّ خَائِفَاتٍ وَنَكَّسْنَ وُجُوهَهُنَّ إلى الأَرْضِ، قَالاَ لَهُنَّ: «لِمَاذَا تَطْلُبْنَ الْحَيَّ مَعَ الأَمْوَاتِ؟ لَيْسَ هُوَ هَهُنَا، لَكِنَّهُ قَامَ. اُذْكُرْنَ كَيْفَ كَلَّمَكُنَّ وَهُوَ بَعْدُ في الْجَلِيلِ قَائِلاً: إنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أنْ يُسَلَّمَ ابْنُ الإنْسَانِ في أَيْدِي أُناسٍ خُطَاةٍ، وَيُصْلَبَ، وَفي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ يَقُومُ». فَتَذَكَّرْنَ كَلاَمَهُ، وَرَجَعْنَ مِنَ الْقَبْرِ، وَأَخْبَرْنَ الأَحَدَ عَشَرَ وَجَمِيعَ الْبَاقِينَ بِهَذَا كُلِّهِ. وَكَانَتْ مَرْيَمُ الْمَجْدَلِيَّةُ وَيوأنا وَمَرْيَمُ أُمُّ يَعْقُوبَ وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ مَعَهُنَّ، اللَّوَاتِي قُلْنَ هَذَا لِلرُّسُلِ. فَتَرَاءَى هَذَا الْكَلاَمُ لَهُمْ كَالْهَذَيَانِ وَلَمْ يُصَدِّقُوهُنَّ. فَقَامَ بُطْرُسُ وَرَكَضَ إلى الْقَبْرِ، وَتَطَلَّعَ دَاخِلاً وَرَأى الثِّيابَ وَحْدَهَا، فَمَضَى إلى بَيْتِهِ مُتَعَجِّبَاً مِمَّا كَانَ. وَالْمَجْدُ لِلَّهِ دَائِماً.

The Pauline Epistle from Colossians

البولس من تسالونيكي الأولى

4:13-5:11

٤ : ١٣ − ٥ : ١١

*For if we believe that Jesus died, and rose again; even so them who have slept through Jesus, will God bring with him. For this we say unto you in the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them who have slept. For the Lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment, and with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead who are in Christ, shall rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall we be always with the Lord. Wherefore, comfort ye one another with these words. The day of the Lord shall come when least expected. Exhortations to several duties. But of the times and moments, brethren, you need not, that we should write to you; For yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall so come, as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. For all you are the children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch, and be sober. For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunk, are drunk in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, having on the breastplate of faith and charity, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us unto wrath, but unto the purchasing of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us; that, whether we watch or sleep, we may live together with him. For which cause comfort one another; and edify one another, as you also do. The grace of God the Father be with you all. Amen.

ثُمَّ لاَ أُرِيدُ أَنْ تَجْهَلُوا أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ مِنْ جِهَةِ الرَّاقِدِينَ، لِكَيْ لاَ تَحْزَنُوا كَالْبَاقِينَ الَّذِينَ لاَ رَجَاءَ لَهُمْ. لأَنَّهُ إِنْ كُنَّا نُؤْمِنُ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ مَاتَ وَقَامَ، فَكَذلِكَ الرَّاقِدُونَ بِيَسُوعَ، سَيُحْضِرُهُمُ اللهُ أَيْضًا مَعَهُ. فَإِنَّنَا نَقُولُ لَكُمْ هذَا بِكَلِمَةِ الرَّبِّ: إِنَّنَا نَحْنُ الأَحْيَاءَ الْبَاقِينَ إِلَى مَجِيءِ الرَّبِّ، لاَ نَسْبِقُ الرَّاقِدِينَ. لأَنَّ الرَّبّ نََفْسَهُ بِهُتَافٍ، بِصَوْتِ رَئِيسِ مَلاَئِكَةٍ وَبُوقِ اللهِ، سَوْفَ يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَمْوَاتُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ سَيَقُومُونَ أَوَّلاً. ثُمَّ نَحْنُ الأَحْيَاءَ الْبَاقِينَ سَنُخْطَفُ جَمِيعًا مَعَهُمْ فِي السُّحُبِ لِمُلاَقَاةِ الرَّبِّ فِي الْهَوَاءِ، وَهكَذَا نَكُونُ كُلَّ حِينٍ مَعَ الرَّبِّ. لِذلِكَ عَزُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا بِهذَا الْكَلاَمِ. وَأَمَّا الأَزْمِنَةُ وَالأَوْقَاتُ فَلاَ حَاجَةَ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ أَنْ أَكْتُبَ إِلَيْكُمْ عَنْهَا، لأَنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ بِالتَّحْقِيقِ أَنَّ يَوْمَ الرَّبِّ كَلِصٍّ فِي اللَّيْلِ هكَذَا يَجِيءُ. لأَنَّهُ حِينَمَا يَقُولُونَ:«سَلاَمٌ وَأَمَانٌ»، حِينَئِذٍ يُفَاجِئُهُمْ هَلاَكٌ بَغْتَةً، كَالْمَخَاضِ لِلْحُبْلَى، فَلاَ يَنْجُونَ. وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ فَلَسْتُمْ فِي ظُلْمَةٍ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَكُمْ ذلِكَ الْيَوْمُ كَلَِصٍّ. جَمِيعُكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ نُورٍ وَأَبْنَاءُ نَهَارٍ. لَسْنَا مِنْ لَيْل وَلاَ ظُلْمَةٍ. فَلاَ نَنَمْ إِذًا كَالْبَاقِينَ، بَلْ لِنَسْهَرْ وَنَصْحُ. لأَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَنَامُونَ فَبِاللَّيْلِ يَنَامُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَسْكَرُونَ فَبِاللَّيْلِ يَسْكَرُونَ. وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ نَهَارٍ، فَلْنَصْحُ لاَبِسِينَ دِرْعَ الإِيمَانِ وَالْمَحَبَّةِ، وَخُوذَةً هِيَ رَجَاءُ الْخَلاَصِ. لأَنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْنَا لِلْغَضَبِ، بَلْ لاقْتِنَاءِ الْخَلاَصِ بِرَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، الَّذِي مَاتَ لأَجْلِنَا، حَتَّى إِذَا سَهِرْنَا أَوْ نِمْنَا نَحْيَا جَمِيعًا مَعَهُ. لِذلِكَ عَزُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا وَابْنُوا أَحَدُكُمُ الآخَرَ، كَمَا تَفْعَلُونَ أَيْضًا. نعمةُ اللَّهِ الآبِ فَلْتَحِلَّ عَلَى أرواحِنا يا آبائي وإخْوَتي. آمين.

The Catholic Epistle from 1 Peter

الكاثوليكون من بطرس الأولى

2:11-25

٢ : ١١ − ٢٥

*Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul, Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works, which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation. Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God's sake: whether it be to the king as excelling; Or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of the good: For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if committing sin, and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently; this is thankworthy before God. For unto this are you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example that you should follow his steps. Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth. Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not: but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly. Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed. For you were as sheep going astray; but you are now converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls. Do not love the world or the things in the world. The world passes away, and its desires; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Amen.

أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، أَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكُمْ كَغُرَبَاءَ وَنُزَلاَءَ، أَنْ تَمْتَنِعُوا عَنِ الشَّهَوَاتِ الْجَسَدِيَّةِ الَّتِي تُحَارِبُ النَّفْسَ، وَأَنْ تَكُونَ سِيرَتُكُمْ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ حَسَنَةً، لِكَيْ يَكُونُوا، فِي مَا يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَفَاعِلِي شَرّ، يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ فِي يَوْمِ الافْتِقَادِ، مِنْ أَجْلِ أَعْمَالِكُمُ الْحَسَنَةِ الَّتِي يُلاَحِظُونَهَا. فَاخْضَعُوا لِكُلِّ تَرْتِيبٍ بَشَرِيٍّ مِنْ أَجْلِ الرَّبِّ. إِنْ كَانَ لِلْمَلِكِ فَكَمَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَ الْكُلِّ، أَوْ لِلْوُلاَةِ فَكَمُرْسَلِينَ مِنْهُ لِلانْتِقَامِ مِنْ فَاعِلِي الشَّرِّ، وَلِلْمَدْحِ لِفَاعِلِي الْخَيْرِ. لأَنَّ هكَذَا هِيَ مَشِيئَةُ اللهِ: أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ فَتُسَكِّتُوا جَهَالَةَ النَّاسِ الأَغْبِيَاءِ. كَأَحْرَارٍ، وَلَيْسَ كَالَّذِينَ الْحُرِّيَّةُ عِنْدَهُمْ سُتْرَةٌ لِلشَّرِّ، بَلْ كَعَبِيدِ اللهِ. أَكْرِمُوا الْجَمِيعَ. أَحِبُّوا الإِخْوَةَ. خَافُوا اللهَ. أَكْرِمُوا الْمَلِكَ. أَيُّهَا الْخُدَّامُ، كُونُوا خَاضِعِينَ بِكُلِّ هَيْبَةٍ لِلسَّادَةِ، لَيْسَ لِلصَّالِحِينَ الْمُتَرَفِّقِينَ فَقَطْ، بَلْ لِلْعُنَفَاءِ أَيْضًا. لأَنَّ هذَا فَضْلٌ، إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ ضَمِيرٍ نَحْوَ اللهِ، يَحْتَمِلُ أَحْزَانًا مُتَأَلِّمًا بِالظُّلْمِ. لأَنَّهُ أَيُّ مَجْدٍ هُوَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُلْطَمُونَ مُخْطِئِينَ فَتَصْبِرُونَ؟ بَلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَتَأَلَّمُونَ عَامِلِينَ الْخَيْرَ فَتَصْبِرُونَ، فَهذَا فَضْلٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ، لأَنَّكُمْ لِهذَا دُعِيتُمْ. فَإِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ أَيْضًا تَأَلَّمَ لأَجْلِنَا، تَارِكًا لَنَا مِثَالاً لِكَيْ تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِهِ. «الَّذِي لَمْ يَفْعَلْ خَطِيَّةً، وَلاَ وُجِدَ فِي فَمِهِ مَكْرٌ»، الَّذِي إِذْ شُتِمَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَشْتِمُ عِوَضًا، وَإِذْ تَأَلَّمَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُهَدِّدُ بَلْ كَانَ يُسَلِّمُ لِمَنْ يَقْضِي بِعَدْل. الَّذِي حَمَلَ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ خَطَايَانَا فِي جَسَدِهِ عَلَى الْخَشَبَةِ، لِكَيْ نَمُوتَ عَنِ الْخَطَايَا فَنَحْيَا لِلْبِرِّ. الَّذِي بِجَلْدَتِهِ شُفِيتُمْ. لأَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ كَخِرَافٍ ضَالَّةٍ، لكِنَّكُمْ رَجَعْتُمُ الآنَ إِلَى رَاعِي نُفُوسِكُمْ وَأُسْقُفِهَا. لا تُحِبُّوا العَالَمَ ولا الأشْيَاءَ التي في العَالَمِ، لأنَّ العَالَمَ يمْضِي وَشَهْوَتُهُ مَعَهُ، وأمَّا مَنْ يَعملُ مَشِيئَةَ اللهِ فإنه يَثْبُتُ إلى الأبدِ. آمين.

Praxis

الإبركسيس

3:1-20

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*Now Peter and John went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer. And a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb, was carried: whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them that went into the temple. He, when he had seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms. But Peter with John fastening his eyes upon him, said: Look upon us. But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them. But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none; but what I have, I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise, and walk. And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up, and forthwith his feet and soles received strength. And he leaping up, stood, and walked, and went in with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him. And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them to the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he should be released. But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you. But the author of life you killed, whom God hath raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. And in the faith of his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, hath his name strengthened; and the faith which is by him, hath given this perfect soundness in the sight of you all. And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance, as did also your rulers. But those things which God before had shewed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Be penitent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out. That when the times of refreshment shall come from the presence of the Lord, and he shall send him who hath been preached unto you, Jesus Christ, The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed, in the holy Church of God. Amen.

وَصَعِدَ بُطْرُسُ وَيُوحَنَّا مَعًا إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ فِي سَاعَةِ الصَّلاَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ. وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ أَعْرَجُ مِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ يُحْمَلُ، كَانُوا يَضَعُونَهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ بَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ «الْجَمِيلُ» لِيَسْأَلَ صَدَقَةً مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْهَيْكَلَ. فَهذَا لَمَّا رَأَى بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا مُزْمِعَيْنِ أَنْ يَدْخُلاَ الْهَيْكَلَ، سَأَلَ لِيَأْخُذَ صَدَقَةً. فَتَفَرَّسَ فِيهِ بُطْرُسُ مَعَ يُوحَنَّا، وَقَالَ:«انْظُرْ إِلَيْنَا!» فَلاَحَظَهُمَا مُنْتَظِرًا أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْهُمَا شَيْئًا. فَقَالَ بُطْرُسُ:«لَيْسَ لِي فِضَّةٌ وَلاَ ذَهَبٌ، وَلكِنِ الَّذِي لِي فَإِيَّاهُ أُعْطِيكَ: بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ النَّاصِرِيِّ قُمْ وَامْشِ!». وَأَمْسَكَهُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَأَقَامَهُ، فَفِي الْحَالِ تَشَدَّدَتْ رِجْلاَهُ وَكَعْبَاهُ، فَوَثَبَ وَوَقَفَ وَصَارَ يَمْشِي، وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُمَا إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ وَهُوَ يَمْشِي وَيَطْفُرُ وَيُسَبِّحُ اللهَ. وَأَبْصَرَهُ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ وَهُوَ يَمْشِي وَيُسَبِّحُ اللهَ. وَعَرَفُوهُ أَنَّهُ هُوَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَجْلِسُ لأَجْلِ الصَّدَقَةِ عَلَى بَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ الْجَمِيلِ، فَامْتَلأُوا دَهْشَةً وَحَيْرَةً مِمَّا حَدَثَ لَهُ. وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ الرَّجُلُ الأَعْرَجُ الَّذِي شُفِيَ مُتَمَسِّكًا بِبُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا، تَرَاكَضَ إِلَيْهِمْ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ إِلَى الرِّوَاقِ الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ «رِوَاقُ سُلَيْمَانَ» وَهُمْ مُنْدَهِشُونَ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى بُطْرُسُ ذلِكَ أَجَابَ الشَّعْبَ:«أَيُّهَا الرِّجَالُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ، مَا بَالُكُمْ تَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْ هذَا؟ وَلِمَاذَا تَشْخَصُونَ إِلَيْنَا، كَأَنَّنَا بِقُوَّتِنَا أَوْ تَقْوَانَا قَدْ جَعَلْنَا هذَا يَمْشِي؟ إِنَّ إِلهَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ، إِلهَ آبَائِنَا، مَجَّدَ فَتَاهُ يَسُوعَ، الَّذِي أَسْلَمْتُمُوهُ أَنْتُمْ وَأَنْكَرْتُمُوهُ أَمَامَ وَجْهِ بِيلاَطُسَ، وَهُوَ حَاكِمٌ بِإِطْلاَقِهِ. وَلكِنْ أَنْتُمْ أَنْكَرْتُمُ الْقُدُّوسَ الْبَارَّ، وَطَلَبْتُمْ أَنْ يُوهَبَ لَكُمْ رَجُلٌ قَاتِلٌ. وَرَئِيسُ الْحَيَاةِ قَتَلْتُمُوهُ، الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ اللهُ مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ، وَنَحْنُ شُهُودٌ لِذلِكَ. وَبِالإِيمَانِ بِاسْمِهِ، شَدَّدَ اسْمُهُ هذَا الَّذِي تَنْظُرُونَهُ وَتَعْرِفُونَهُ، وَالإِيمَانُ الَّذِي بِوَاسِطَتِهِ أَعْطَاهُ هذِهِ الصِّحَّةَ أَمَامَ جَمِيعِكُمْ. «وَالآنَ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكُمْ بِجَهَالَةٍ عَمِلْتُمْ، كَمَا رُؤَسَاؤُكُمْ أَيْضًا. وَأَمَّا اللهُ فَمَا سَبَقَ وَأَنْبَأَ بِهِ بِأَفْوَاهِ جَمِيعِ أَنْبِيَائِهِ، أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ الْمَسِيحُ، قَدْ تَمَّمَهُ هكَذَا. فَتُوبُوا وَارْجِعُوا لِتُمْحَى خَطَايَاكُمْ، لِكَيْ تَأْتِيَ أَوْقَاتُ الْفَرَجِ مِنْ وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ. وَيُرْسِلَ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ الْمُبَشَّرَ بِهِ لَكُمْ قَبْلُ. لَمْ تَزَلْ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ تَنْمُو وتَكْثُرُ وتَعْتَزُّ وتَثْبُتُ، في بِيعَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ. آمين.

A psalm of David

مزمور لداود

103:13,29,30

١٠٣ : ١٣، ٢٩، ٣٠

*He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works. But when thou hast turned away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou wilt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust. Thou shalt send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Alleluia.

*كمثل ما عظمت أعمالك يارب. كل شيء بحكمة صنعت. فليكن مجد الرب إلى الأبد. يفرح الرب بجميع أعماله. هلليلويا هَلِّلُويَا.

The Gospel according to Saint Luke

الإنجيل من لوقا

24:13-35

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*And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, that while they talked and reasoned with themselves, Jesus himself also drawing near, went with them. But their eyes were held, that they should not know him. And he said to them: What are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk, and are sad? And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, answering, said to him: Art thou only a stranger to Jerusalem, and hast not known the things that have been done there in these days? To whom he said: What things? And they said: Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people; And how our chief priests and princes delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we hoped, that it was he that should have redeemed Israel: and now besides all this, today is the third day since these things were done. Yea and certain women also of our company affrighted us, who before it was light, were at the sepulchre, And not finding his body, came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who say that he is alive. And some of our people went to the sepulchre, and found it so as the women had said, but him they found not. Then he said to them: O foolish, and slow of heart to believe in all things which the prophets have spoken. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and so to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures, the things that were concerning him. And they drew nigh to the town, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go farther. But they constrained him; saying: Stay with us, because it is towards evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in with them. And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in this way, and opened to us the scriptures? And rising up, the same hour, they went back to Jerusalem: and they found the eleven gathered together, and those that were staying with them, Saying: The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the way; and how they knew him in the breaking of the bread. Glory be to God forever.

وَإِذَا اثْنَانِ مِنْهُمْ كَانَا مُنْطَلِقَيْنِ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ إِلَى قَرْيَةٍ بَعِيدَةٍ عَنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ سِتِّينَ غَلْوَةً، اسْمُهَا «عِمْوَاسُ». وَكَانَا يَتَكَلَّمَانِ بَعْضُهُمَا مَعَ بَعْضٍ عَنْ جَمِيعِ هذِهِ الْحَوَادِثِ. وَفِيمَا هُمَا يَتَكَلَّمَانِ وَيَتَحَاوَرَانِ، اقْتَرَبَ إِلَيْهِمَا يَسُوعُ نَفْسُهُ وَكَانَ يَمْشِي مَعَهُمَا. وَلكِنْ أُمْسِكَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمَا عَنْ مَعْرِفَتِهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُمَا:«مَا هذَا الْكَلاَمُ الَّذِي تَتَطَارَحَانِ بِهِ وَأَنْتُمَا مَاشِيَانِ عَابِسَيْنِ؟» فَأَجَابَ أَحَدُهُمَا، الَّذِي اسْمُهُ كَِلْيُوبَاسُ وَقَالَ لَهُ:«هَلْ أَنْتَ مُتَغَرِّبٌ وَحْدَكَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَلَمْ تَعْلَمِ الأُمُورَ الَّتِي حَدَثَتْ فِيهَا فِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُمَا:«وَمَا هِيَ؟» فَقَالاَ:«الْمُخْتَصَّةُ بِيَسُوعَ النَّاصِرِيِّ، الَّذِي كَانَ إِنْسَانًا نَبِيًّا مُقْتَدِرًا فِي الْفِعْلِ وَالْقَوْلِ أَمَامَ اللهِ وَجَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ. كَيْفَ أَسْلَمَهُ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَحُكَّامُنَا لِقَضَاءِ الْمَوْتِ وَصَلَبُوهُ. وَنَحْنُ كُنَّا نَرْجُو أَنَّهُ هُوَ الْمُزْمِعُ أَنْ يَفْدِيَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَلكِنْ، مَعَ هذَا كُلِّهِ، الْيَوْمَ لَهُ ثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ مُنْذُ حَدَثَ ذلِكَ. بَلْ بَعْضُ النِّسَاءِ مِنَّا حَيَّرْنَنَا إِذْ كُنَّ بَاكِرًا عِنْدَ الْقَبْرِ، وَلَمَّا لَمْ يَجِدْنَ جَسَدَهُ أَتَيْنَ قَائِلاَتٍ: إِنَّهُنَّ رَأَيْنَ مَنْظَرَ مَلاَئِكَةٍ قَالُوا إِنَّهُ حَيٌّ. وَمَضَى قَوْمٌ مِنَ الَّذِينَ مَعَنَا إِلَى الْقَبْرِ، فَوَجَدُوا هكَذَا كَمَا قَالَتْ أَيْضًا النِّسَاءُ، وَأَمَّا هُوَ فَلَمْ يَرَوْهُ». فَقَالَ لَهُمَا:«أَيُّهَا الْغَبِيَّانِ وَالْبَطِيئَا الْقُلُوبِ فِي الإِيمَانِ بِجَمِيعِ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ الأَنْبِيَاءُ! أَمَا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ يَتَأَلَّمُ بِهذَا وَيَدْخُلُ إِلَى مَجْدِهِ؟» ثُمَّ ابْتَدَأَ مِنْ مُوسَى وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ يُفَسِّرُ لَهُمَا الأُمُورَ الْمُخْتَصَّةَ بِهِ فِي جَمِيعِ الْكُتُبِ. ثُمَّ اقْتَرَبُوا إِلَى الْقَرْيَةِ الَّتِي كَانَا مُنْطَلِقَيْنِ إِلَيْهَا، وَهُوَ تَظَاهَرَ كَأَنَّهُ مُنْطَلِقٌ إِلَى مَكَانٍ أَبْعَدَ. فَأَلْزَمَاهُ قَائِلَيْنِ:«امْكُثْ مَعَنَا، لأَنَّهُ نَحْوُ الْمَسَاءِ وَقَدْ مَالَ النَّهَارُ». فَدَخَلَ لِيَمْكُثَ مَعَهُمَا. فَلَمَّا اتَّكَأَ مَعَهُمَا، أَخَذَ خُبْزًا وَبَارَكَ وَكَسَّرَ وَنَاوَلَهُمَا، فَانْفَتَحَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمَا وَعَرَفَاهُ ثُمَّ اخْتَفَى عَنْهُمَا، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمَا لِبَعْضٍ:«أَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَلْبُنَا مُلْتَهِبًا فِينَا إِذْ كَانَ يُكَلِّمُنَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَيُوضِحُ لَنَا الْكُتُبَ؟» فَقَامَا فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ وَرَجَعَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَوَجَدَا الأَحَدَ عَشَرَ مُجْتَمِعِينَ، هُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ:«إِنَّ الرَّبَّ قَامَ بِالْحَقِيقَةِ وَظَهَرَ لِسِمْعَانَ!» وَأَمَّا هُمَا فَكَانَا يُخْبِرَانِ بِمَا حَدَثَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَكَيْفَ عَرَفَاهُ عِنْدَ كَسْرِ الْخُبْزِ. وَالْمَجْدُ لِلَّهِ دَائِماً.