Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
1 After this, Jesus appeared once more to his disciples at Lake Tiberias. This is how it happened. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael (the one from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of Jesus were all together. 3 Simon Peter said to the others, “I am going fishing.”
“We will come with you,” they told him. So they went out in a boat, but all that night they did not catch a thing. 4 As the sun was rising, Jesus stood at the water's edge, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then he asked them, “Young men, haven't you caught anything?”
“Not a thing,” they answered.
6 He said to them, “Throw your net out on the right side of the boat, and you will catch some.” So they threw the net out and could not pull it back in, because they had caught so many fish.
7 The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken his clothes off) and jumped into the water. 8 The other disciples came to shore in the boat, pulling the net full of fish. They were not very far from land, about a hundred yards away. 9 When they stepped ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it and some bread. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
11 Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore full of big fish, a hundred and fifty-three in all; even though there were so many, still the net did not tear. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. 13 So Jesus went over, took the bread, and gave it to them; he did the same with the fish.
14 This, then, was the third time Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from death.
Jesus and Peter
15 After they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these others do?”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said to him, “Take care of my lambs.” 16 A second time Jesus said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep.” 17 A third time Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter became sad because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” and so he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!”
Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep. 18 I am telling you the truth: when you were young, you used to get ready and go anywhere you wanted to; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you up and take you where you don't want to go.” 19 (In saying this, Jesus was indicating the way in which Peter would die and bring glory to God.) Then Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
Jesus and the Other Disciple
20 Peter turned around and saw behind him that other disciple, whom Jesus loved—the one who had leaned close to Jesus at the meal and had asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”
22 Jesus answered him, “If I want him to live until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!”
23 So a report spread among the followers of Jesus that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say he would not die; he said, “If I want him to live until I come, what is that to you?”
24 He is the disciple who spoke of these things, the one who also wrote them down; and we know that what he said is true.
Conclusion
25 Now, there are many other things that Jesus did. If they were all written down one by one, I suppose that the whole world could not hold the books that would be written.
يسوع يظهر لسبعة من تلاميذه
1 وظهَرَ يَسوعُ لتلاميذِهِ مَرّةً أُخرى على شاطئِ بُحيرةِ طبَريّةَ. 2 وكانَ ذلِكَ حينَ اَجتمَعَ سِمعانُ بُطرُسُ، وتوما المُلَقّبُ بالتَوأمِ، ونَثَنائِيلُ الذي مِنْ قانا الجليلِ، واَبنا زَبَدي، وتِلميذانِ آخَرانِ مِنْ تلاميذِ يَسوعَ. 3 فقالَ لهُم سِمعانُ بُطرُسُ: «أنا ذاهِبٌ لِلصّيدِ». فقالوا لَه: «ونَحنُ نَذهَبُ معَكَ». فخَرَجوا وركِبوا القارِبَ، ولكِنّهُم في تِلكَ الليلَةِ ما أمسَكوا شيئًا مِنَ السّمَكِ.
4 وفي الصّباحِ وقَفَ يَسوعُ على الشّاطئِ، فما عَرَفَ التّلاميذُ أنّهُ يَسوعُ. 5 فقالَ لهُم: «أيّها الشّبانُ، أمَعكُم شَيءٌ يُؤكلُ؟» فأجابوهُ: «لا». 6 قالَ لهُم: «ألقُوا الشّبكةَ إلى يَمينِ القارِبِ تَجدوا سَمكًا». فألقَوا الشّبكَةَ وما قَدِروا أنْ يُخرِجوها، لِكَثرَةِ ما فيها مِنَ السّمكِ. 7 فقالَ التّلميذُ الذي كانَ يُحبّهُ يَسوعُ لِبُطرُسَ: «هذا هوَ الرّبّ!» فلمّا سَمِعَ سِمعانُ بُطرُسُ قولَهُ: «هذا هوَ الرّبّ»، لَبِسَ ثَوبَهُ لأنّهُ كانَ عُريانًا، وألقى نَفسَه في الماءِ. 8 وجاءَ التلاميذُ الآخَرونَ بالقارِبِ، يَجُرّونَ الشّبكَةَ بِما فيها مِنَ السّمَكِ، وكانوا لا يَبعُدونَ إلاّ مئتَي ذِراعٍ عَنِ البَرّ. 9 فلمّا نَزَلوا إلى البَرّ رأَوا جَمرًا علَيهِ سمَكٌ، وخُبزًا. 10 فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «هاتوا مِنَ السّمَكِ الذي أمسكْتُموهُ الآنَ». 11 فصَعِدَ سِمعانُ بُطرُسُ إلى القارِبِ وجذَبَ الشَبكةَ إلى البَرّ وكانَت اَمتَلأت بِمئَةٍ وثلاثٍ وخَمسينَ سَمكَةً كَبـيرةً، مِنْ دونِ أنْ تتَمزّقَ معَ هذا العَدَدِ الكثيرِ. 12 فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «تعالَوا كُلُوا!» وما جَرُؤَ أحَدٌ مِنَ التلاميذِ أنْ يسألَهُ مَنْ أنتَ، لأنّهُم عَرَفوا أنّهُ الرّبّ. 13 ودَنا يَسوعُ، فأخَذَ الخُبزَ وناوَلَهُم، وكذلِكَ ناوَلَهُم مِنَ السّمَكِ.
14 هذِهِ مرّةٌ ثالِثَةٌ ظهَرَ فيها يَسوعُ لتلاميذِهِ بَعدَ قيامتِهِ مِنْ بَينِ الأمواتِ.
يسوع وبطرس
15 وبَعدَما أكلُوا، قالَ يَسوعُ لِسِمعانَ بُطرُسَ: «يا سِمعانُ بنَ يوحنّا، أتُحبّني أكثرَ مِما يُحبّني هَؤُلاءِ؟» فأجابَهُ: «نعم، يا ربّ. أنتَ تَعرِفُ أنّي أحِبّكَ». فقالَ لَه: «إرعَ خِرافي».
16 وسألَهُ مرّةً ثانيَةً: «يا سِمعانُ بنَ يوحنّا، أتُحِبّني؟» فأجابَهُ: «نعم، يا ربّ، أنتَ تَعرِفُ أنّي أُحِبّكَ». فقالَ لَه: «إرعَ خِرافي».
17 وسألَهُ مرّةً ثالِثَةً: «يا سِمعانُ بنَ يوحنّا، أتُحِبّني؟» فحَزِنَ بُطرُسُ لأنّ يَسوعَ سألَهُ مرّةً ثالِثَةً: أتُحِبّني؟ فقالَ: «يا ربّ، أنتَ تَعرِفُ كُلّ شيءٍ، وتَعرِفُ أنّي أحِبّكَ». قال لَه يَسوعُ: «إرعَ خِرافي. 18 الحقّ الحقّ أقولُ لكَ: كُنتَ، وأنتَ شابّ، تَشُدّ حِزامَكَ بِـيَدَيكَ وتذهَبُ إلى حَيثُ تُريدُ. فإذا صِرتَ شيخًا مَدَدْتَ يَدَيكَ وشَدّ غيرُكَ لكَ حِزامَكَ وأخذَكَ إلى حيثُ لا تُريدُ». 19 بِهذا الكلامِ أشارَ يَسوعُ إلى المِيتَةِ التي سيَموتُها بُطرُسُ، فيُمَجّدُ بِها اللهَ. ثُمّ قالَ لَه: «اَتبَعْني».
التلميذ الذي كان يحبه يسوع
20 واَلتَفتَ بُطرُسُ، فرَأى التّلميذَ الذي كانَ يُحبّهُ يَسوعُ يَمشي خَلفَهُما، وهوَ الذي مالَ على صَدرِ يَسوعَ وقتَ العَشاءِ وقالَ لَه: «يا سيّدُ، مَنِ الذي سيُسلِمُكَ؟» 21 فلمّا رآهُ بُطرُسُ قالَ لِـيَسوعَ: «يا ربّ، وهذا ما هوَ مَصيرُهُ؟» 22 فأجابَهُ يَسوعُ: «لَو شِئتُ أنْ يَبقى إلى أنْ أَجيءَ، فماذا يَعنيكَ؟ اَتبَعْني أنتَ!»
23 فشاعَ بَينَ الإخوةِ أنّ هذا التّلميذَ لا يَموتُ، معَ أنّ يَسوعَ ما قالَ لبُطرُسَ إنّهُ لا يَموتُ، بل قالَ لَه: «لَو شِئتُ أنْ يَبقى إلى أنْ أَجيءَ، فَماذا يَعنيكَ؟» 24 وهذا التّلميذُ هوَ الذي يَشهَدُ بِهذِهِ الأمورِ ويُدوّنُها، ونَحنُ نَعرِفُ أنّ شَهادَتَهُ صادِقَةٌ.
الخاتمة
25 وهُناكَ أُمورٌ كثيرةٌ عَمِلَها يَسوعُ، لَو كَتَبَها أحَدٌ بالتّفصيلِ، لَضاقَ العالَمُ كُلّهُ، على ما أظُنّ، بالكُتُبِ التي تَحتَوِيها.