Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 17:1 And after six days, Jeshu took Kipha, and Jakub, and Juchanon his brother, and led them to a high mountain by themselves.

 17:1 And after six days Jesus took Cephas, and James, and John his brother, and conducted them alone to a high mountain.

 17:2 And Jeshu was changed before them; and his countenance shone like the sun, and his vestments were resplendent as the light.

 17:2 And Jesus was changed before them: and his face shone like the sun; and his vestments became white like the light.

 17:3 And there were seen with them Musha and Elia talking with him.

 17:3 And there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, in conversation with him.

 17:4 Then answered Kipha, and said to Jeshu, My Lord, it is good for us to be here; and if thou art willing, we will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Musha, and one for Elia.

 17:4 Then Cephas answered and said to Jesus: My Lord, it is good for us to be here: and, if it please thee, we will make here three booths; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

 17:5 But while he spake, behold, a bright cloud overspread them, and the voice was from the cloud, saying, This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I have delighted: to him attend.

 17:5 And while he was yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and there was a voice from the cloud which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have pleasure; hear ye him.

 17:6 And when the disciples heard, they fell upon their faces and feared greatly.

 17:6 And when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their faces, and were much afraid.

 17:7 And Jeshu approached them and touched them, and said, Arise, fear not.

 17:7 And Jesus came to them and touched them, and said: Arise, and be not afraid.

 17:8 And they lifted up their eyes and saw no man, except Jeshu by himself.

 17:8 And they raised their eyes, and they saw no person, except Jesus only.

 17:9 And while they were descending from the mountain, Jeshu charged them, and said to them, Before no man declare this vision, until the Son of man be risen from the dead.

 17:9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, and said to them: Speak of this vision before no person, until the Son of man shall have arisen from the dead.

 17:10 And the disciples asked and said to him, Why therefore say the scribes that Elia must come first?

 17:10 And his disciples asked him, and said to him: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come?

 17:11 Jeshu answered and said to them, Elia cometh first that he may fulfil every thing;

 17:11 Jesus answered, and said to them: Elijah doth first come, to fulfill every thing.

 17:12 but I say to you, that, behold, Elia hath come, but they knew him not, and have done to him as they would. So also is the Son of man to suffer from them.

 17:12 And I say to you. That, behold, Elijah hath come, and they did not know him; and they have done to him whatever they pleased: and, in like manner, also the Son of man is to suffer from them.

 17:13 Then understood the disciples that concerning Juchanon the Baptizer he spake to them.

 17:13 Then the disciples understood, that he spake to them of John the Baptizer.

 17:14 ¶ AND when they came to the multitude, a man approached him and kneeled upon his knees,

 17:14 And when they came to the multitude, a man approached him, and bowed himself on his knees,

 17:15 and said to him, My Lord, have mercy on me! my son is lunatic and grievously afflicted; for often he falleth into the fire and often into the water.

 17:15 and said to him: My Lord, compassionate me. I have a son who is a lunatic, and grievously afflicted; for often he falleth into the fire, and often into the water.

 17:16 And I brought him to thy disciples, but they could not heal him.

 17:16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heal him.

 17:17 Jeshu answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation! how long shall I be with you, how long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.

 17:17 Jesus answered and said: O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? and how long bear with you? Bring him here to me.

 17:18 And Jeshu rebuked him, and the demon went forth from him, and the youth was healed from that hour.

 17:18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it departed from him: and from that hour the child was healed.

 17:19 Then came the disciples to Jeshu by himself, and said to him, Why were we not able to heal him?

 17:19 Then came the disciples to Jesus, apart, and said to him: Why could not we heal him?

 17:20 Jeshu saith to them, Because of your unbelief; for assuredly I tell you, if there were in you faith as a grain of mustard, you should say to this mountain, Pass hence, and it would pass away; and nothing should overcome you.

 17:20 Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, That if there be in you faith like a grain of mustard seed, ye may say to this mountain, Remove hence, and it will remove: and nothing will be too hard for you.

 17:21 But this kind goeth not forth but by fasting and by prayer.

 17:21 But this kind goeth not out, except by fasting and prayer.

 17:22 ¶ WHEN they had returned into Galila, Jeshu said to them, It is coming that the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men,

 17:22 And while they were resident in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man is to be betrayed into the hands of men;

 17:23 and they shall kill him; and in the third day he shall arise. And it grieved them exceedingly.

 17:23 and they will kill him; and the third day he will arise. And it saddened them much.

 17:24 And when they came to Kapher-nachum, they who took the two zuzis, the head-silver, approached Kipha and said to him, Your master, doth he not give his two zuzeen?

 17:24 And when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the two drachmas of capitation money came to Cephas, and said to him: Doth not your rabbi pay his two drachmas?

 17:25 He saith to them, Yes. And when Kipha entered the house, Jeshu anticipated him, and said to him, How doth it appear to thee, Shemun? the kings of the earth, from whom do they take custom and headsilver, from their children, or from aliens?

 17:25 He said to them, Yes. And when Cephas had entered the house, Jesus anticipated him and said to him: How doth it appear to thee, Simon? The kings of the earth, of whom do they receive tribute and capitation money? of their children, or of aliens?

 17:26 Shemun saith to him, From aliens: Jeshu saith to him, Then the children are free.

 17:26 Simon said to him: Of aliens. Jesus said to him: Then the children are free.

 17:27 But that we may not offend them, go to the sea, and cast the hook; and the fish that first cometh up, open his mouth; and thou shalt find a stater, that take and present for me and thee.

 17:27 But still, lest they be stumbled with us, go thou to the sea and cast in a fish-hook, and the fish that shall first come up, open its mouth, and thou wilt find a stater: that take, and give for me and for thyself.