الأحد الخامس من الصوم الكبير: أحد شفاء المخلّع/The Healing Miracle of the Paralytic

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الأحد الخامس من الصوم الكبير: أحد شفاء المخلّع
إنجيل القدّيس مرقس02/01-12/عَادَ يَسُوعُ إِلى كَفَرْنَاحُوم. وسَمِعَ النَّاسُ أَنَّهُ في البَيْت. فتَجَمَّعَ عَدَدٌ كَبيرٌ مِنْهُم حَتَّى غَصَّ بِهِمِ المَكَان، ولَمْ يَبْقَ مَوْضِعٌ لأَحَدٍ ولا عِنْدَ البَاب. وكانَ يُخَاطِبُهُم بِكَلِمَةِ الله. فأَتَوْهُ بِمُخَلَّعٍ يَحْمِلُهُ أَرْبَعَةُ رِجَال. وبِسَبَبِ الجَمْعِ لَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا الوُصُولَ بِهِ إِلى يَسُوع، فكَشَفُوا السَّقْفَ فَوْقَ يَسُوع، ونَبَشُوه، ودَلَّوا الفِرَاشَ الَّذي كانَ المُخَلَّعُ مَطْرُوحًا عَلَيْه. ورَأَى يَسُوعُ إِيْمَانَهُم، فقَالَ لِلْمُخَلَّع: «يَا ٱبْني، مَغْفُورَةٌ لَكَ خطَايَاك!». وكانَ بَعْضُ الكَتَبَةِ جَالِسِينَ هُنَاكَ يُفَكِّرُونَ في قُلُوبِهِم: لِمَاذَا يَتَكَلَّمُ هذَا الرَّجُلُ هكَذَا؟ إِنَّهُ يُجَدِّف! مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ الخَطَايَا إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ؟. وفي الحَالِ عَرَفَ يَسُوعُ بِرُوحِهِ أَنَّهُم يُفَكِّرُونَ هكَذَا في أَنْفُسِهِم فَقَالَ لَهُم: «لِمَاذَا تُفَكِّرُونَ بِهذَا في قُلُوبِكُم؟ ما هُوَ الأَسْهَل؟ أَنْ يُقَالَ لِلْمُخَلَّع: مَغْفُورَةٌ لَكَ خطَايَاك؟ أَمْ أَنْ يُقَال: قُمْ وَٱحْمِلْ فِرَاشَكَ وَٱمْشِ؟ ولِكَي تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ لٱبْنِ الإِنْسَانِ سُلْطَانًا أَنْ يَغْفِرَ الخَطَايَا عَلَى الأَرْض»، قالَ لِلْمُخَلَّع: لَكَ أَقُول: قُم، إِحْمِلْ فِرَاشَكَ، وٱذْهَبْ إِلى بَيْتِكَ!. فقَامَ في الحَالِ وحَمَلَ فِرَاشَهُ، وخَرَجَ أَمامَ الجَمِيع، حَتَّى دَهِشُوا كُلُّهُم ومَجَّدُوا اللهَ قَائِلين: «مَا رَأَيْنَا مِثْلَ هذَا البَتَّة!».

The Healing Miracle of the Paralytic
Saint Mark ( 02/1-12): “The Healing Miracle of the Paralytic”: “When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house. Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them. Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him. When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, “Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?’ But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”— He said to the paralytic— “I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.” He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

إِنَّ مُلُوكَ الأُمَمِ يَسُودُونَهُم، وَالمُتَسَلِّطُونَ عَلَيْهِم يُدْعَونَ مُحْسِنِين. أَمَّا أَنْتُم فَلَسْتُم هكذَا.
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا22/من24حتى30/ “قَامَ  بَيْنَ الرُّسُلِ جِدَال: «مَنْ مِنْهُم يُعَدُّ أَعْظَمَهُم؟». فقَالَ لَهُم يَسُوع: «إِنَّ مُلُوكَ الأُمَمِ يَسُودُونَهُم، وَالمُتَسَلِّطُونَ عَلَيْهِم يُدْعَونَ مُحْسِنِين. أَمَّا أَنْتُم فَلَسْتُم هكذَا. بَلْ لِيَكُنِ الأَعْظَمُ فِيكُم كَالأَصْغَر، وَالرَّئِيسُ كَالخَادِم. فَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْظَم؟ أَهُوَ المُتَّكِئُ أَمِ الخَادِم؟ أَلَيْسَ المُتَّكِئ؟ ولكِنِّي أَنَا في وَسَطِكُم كَالخَادِم! وَأَنْتُمُ الَّذينَ ثَبَتُّم مَعِي في تَجَارِبي، فَإِنِّي أُعِدُّ لَكُمُ المَلَكُوتَ كَمَا أَعَدَّهُ لي أَبِي، لِتَأْكُلُوا وَتَشْرَبُوا عَلَى مَائِدَتي، في مَلَكُوتِي. وسَتَجْلِسُونَ عَلَى عُرُوش، لِتَدِينُوا أَسْبَاطَ إِسْرَائِيلَ الٱثْنَي عَشَر”.

The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 22/24-30: “A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But he said to them, ‘The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you; rather the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. ‘You are those who have stood by me in my trials; and I confer on you, just as my Father has conferred on me, a kingdom, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”