Matthew 28

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ الأُسْبُوعِ، بَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ السَّبْتِ، ذَهَبَتْ مَرْيَمُ الْمَجْدَلِيَّةُ وَمَرْيَمُ الأُخْرَى تَتَفَقَّدَانِ الْقَبْرَ.

There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.

فَإِذَا زِلْزَالٌ عَنِيفٌ قَدْ حَدَثَ، لأَنَّ مَلاكاً مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَجَاءَ فَدَحْرَجَ الْحَجَرَ وَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ.

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

وَكَانَ مَنْظَرُ الْمَلاكِ كَالْبَرْقِ، وَثَوْبُهُ أَبْيَضَ كَالثَّلْجِ.

The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

وَلَمَّا رَآهُ الْجُنُودُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَحْرُسُونَ الْقَبْرَ، أَصَابَهُمُ الذُّعْرُ وَصَارُوا كَأَنَّهُمْ مَوْتَى.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

فَطَمْأَنَ المَلاكُ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ قَائِلاً: «لا تَخَافَا. فَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ إِنَّكُمَا تَبْحَثَانِ عَنْ يَسُوعَ الَّذِي صُلِبَ.

He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.

إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ هُنَا، فَقَدْ قَامَ، كَمَا قَالَ. تَعَالَيَا وَانْظُرَا الْمَكَانَ الَّذِي كَانَ مَوْضُوعاً فِيهِ.

Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

وَاذْهَبَا بِسُرْعَةٍ وَأَخْبِرَا تَلامِيذَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ قَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ، وَهَا هُوَ يَسْبِقُكُمْ إِلَى الْجَلِيلِ، هُنَاكَ تَرَوْنَهُ. هَا أَنَا قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكُمَا!»

So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

فَانْطَلَقَتِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ مِنَ الْقَبْرِ مُسْرِعَتَيْنِ، وَقَدِ اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِمَا خَوْفٌ شَدِيدٌ وَفَرَحٌ عَظِيمٌ، وَرَكَضَتَا إِلَى التَّلامِيذِ تَحْمِلانِ الْبُشْرَى.

Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.

وَفِيمَا هُمَا مُنْطَلِقَتَانِ لِتُبَشِّرَا التَّلامِيذَ، إِذَا يَسُوعُ نَفْسُهُ قَدِ الْتَقَاهُمَا وَقَالَ: «سَلامٌ!» فَتَقَدَّمَتَا وَأَمْسَكَتَا بِقَدَمَيْهِ، وَسَجَدَتَا لَهُ.

Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

The Guards’ Report

فَقَالَ لَهُمَا يَسُوعُ: «لا تَخَافَا! اذْهَبَا قُولا لإِخْوَتِي أَنْ يَذْهَبُوا إِلَى الْجَلِيلِ، وَهُنَاكَ يَرَوْنَنِي!»

تقرير الحراس

While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ ذَاهِبَتَيْنِ، إِذَا بَعْضُ الْحُرَّاسِ قَدْ ذَهَبُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَأَخْبَرُوا رُؤَسَاءَ الْكَهَنَةِ بِكُلِّ مَا جَرَى.

When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,

فَاجْتَمَعَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ وَتَشَاوَرُوا فِي الأَمْرِ. ثُمَّ رَشَوْا الْجُنُودَ بِمَالٍ كَثِيرٍ،

telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’

وَقَالُوا لَهُمْ: «قُولُوا: إِنَّ تَلامِيذَهُ جَاءُوا لَيْلاً وَسَرَقُوهُ وَنَحْنُ نَائِمُونَ!

If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”

فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ الْحَاكِمَ، فَإِنَّنَا نُدَافِعُ عَنْكُمْ، فَتَكُونُونَ فِي مَأْمَنٍ مِنْ أَيِّ سُوءٍ».

So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.

The Great Commission

فَأَخَذَ الْجُنُودُ الْمَالَ، وَعَمِلُوا كَمَا لَقَّنُوهُمْ. وَقَدِ انْتَشَرَتْ هَذِهِ الإِشَاعَةُ بَيْنَ الْيَهُودِ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ.

الإرسالية العظمى

Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.

وَأَمَّا التَّلامِيذُ الأَحَدَ عَشَرَ، فَذَهَبُوا إِلَى مِنْطَقَةِ الْجَلِيلِ، إِلَى الْجَبَلِ الَّذِي عَيَّنَهُ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ.

When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ، سَجَدُوا لَهُ. وَلَكِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ شَكُّوا،

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

فَتَقَدَّمَ يَسُوعُ وَكَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «دُفِعَ إِليَّ كُلُّ سُلْطَانٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَعَلَى الأَرْضِ.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

فَاذْهَبُوا إِذَنْ، وَتَلْمِذُوا جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ، وَعَمِّدُوهُمْ بِاسْمِ الآبِ وَالاِبْنِ وَالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ؛

and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِكُلِّ مَا أَوْصَيْتُكُمْ بِهِ. وَهَا أَنَا مَعَكُمْ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ إِلَى انْتِهَاءِ الزَّمَانِ!»