Mattityahu 17
17
1And after shisha yamim (six days), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach took Kefa, Ya'akov and Yochanan his brother; he brings them up to a high mountain in yechidus.
2And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was transfigured before them, and Moshiachʼs face shone like the shemesh (sun), and his garments became brilliant like the ohr.
3And hinei! There appeared before them Moshe Rabbenu and Eliyahu HaNavi conferring with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
4And Kefa said in reply to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Adoni, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will make shalosh sukkot here: one for you, and one for Moshe Rabbenu, and one for Eliyahu HaNavi.
5While he was speaking, hinei! A brightly shining anan (cloud) overshadowed them, and hinei! A bat kol (a voice from heaven) out of the anan was saying, This is My Ben ahuvi (beloved Son) with whom I am well-pleased. Listen to him.
6And having heard this, the talmidim fell on their faces and were filled with pachad.
7And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach came to them, and touched them, and said, Arise, and do not be afraid.
8And lifting their eyes, they saw no one except only Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach himself, alone.
9And as Moshiachʼs talmidim were coming down from the mountain, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach gave them this directive saying, Tell the mareh (vision) to no one until the Bar Enosh#17:9 Moshiach has undergone the Techiyas HaMoshiach.
10And Moshiachʼs talmidim asked him, saying, Why then do the Sofrim say that it is necessary for Eliyahu HaNavi to come first?
11And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said in reply, Eliyahu HaNavi does indeed have his coming and will restore all things.
12But I say to you, that Eliyahu has come already, and they did not have daas of him, but did to him whatever they willed.#17:12 Mt 6:10 So also the Bar Enosh#17:12 Moshiach is about to suffer by them.
13Then the Moshiachʼs talmidim had binah that he spoke to them about Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva.
14And when they came to the multitude, a man came up to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, falling down before him.
15And the man said, Adoni, grant rachamim (mercy) on this ben (son) of mine, for he is an epileptic, and suffers horribly; for often he falls into the eish, and often into the mayim.
16And I brought him to your talmidim, and they could not give him refuah.
17And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said in reply, O perverted generation without emunah, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to me.
18And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach rebuked it, and the shed came out of him, and the bocher received his refuah that hour.
19Then the talmidim came to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach in a yechidus (private meeting with the Rebbe), and said, Why were we not able to cast it out?
20And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, On account of your little emunah, for, omein, I say to you, if you have emunah as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Move from here, and it shall be moved; and nothing shall be impossible for you.
21But this kind#17:21 i.e., kind of mazikim (malicious spirits) do not come out except by tefillah and tzom.
22And as they were gathering together in the Galil, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, The Bar Enosh#17:22 Moshiach is about to be handed over, even betrayed, into the hands of Bnei Adam.
23And they will kill him, and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach will have a histalkus (passing) and will undergo the Techiyas HaMoshiach on the Yom HaShlishi. And Moshiachʼs talmidim were deeply moved with agmat nefesh (grief).
24And when they had come to K'far-Nachum, those who collected the two drachma tax approached Kefa, and said, Does your rebbe not pay the two drachma tax?
25Kefa said, Ken. And when Kefa came into the bais (house), Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach anticipated Kefa with this question, What think you, Shim'on? From whom do the melechei haaretz (kings of the earth) collect customs or poll tax, from their banim (sons) or from zarim (strangers)?
26And upon Kefaʼs saying, From zarim, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to Kefa, Veha raya (consequently), the banim are patur (exempt, free).
27But, lest we give them offense, go to the yam (sea), and cast in a hook, and take the first dag (fish) that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater (coin). Take that and give it to them for you and for me.
Currently Selected:
Mattityahu 17: TOJB2011
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Matthew 17
17
The Transfiguration
1After six days#Mk 9:2–8; Lk 9:28–36 Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.#Mt 26:37; Mk 5:37 2He was transfigured in front of them, and his face shone like the sun; his clothes became as white as the light.#Ps 104:2; Dn 7:9; Mt 28:3; 2Co 3:18; Rv 1:16; 10:1 3Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him. 4Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it’s good for us to be here. If you want, I will set up#17:4 Other mss read Let’s make three shelters here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”#Mk 9:5; Lk 9:33
5While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered#17:5 Or enveloped; Ex 40:34–35 them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased. Listen to him!” #Is 42:1; Mt 3:17; Mk 1:11; Lk 3:22; Ac 3:22; 2Pt 1:16–18 6When the disciples#Mt 10:1; 26:56; Mk 3:7; 16:20; Lk 6:13; Jn 12:16 heard this, they fell facedown and were terrified.
7Jesus came up, touched them, and said, “Get up; don’t be afraid.”#Dn 8:18; 9:21; 10:10; Mt 14:27 8When they looked up they saw no one except Jesus alone.
9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them,#Mk 9:9–13 “Don’t tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised#17:9 Other mss read Man has risen from the dead.”
10So the disciples asked him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” #Mal 4:5; Mt 11:14
11 “Elijah is coming # 17:11 Other mss add first and will restore everything,” he replied.#17:11 Other mss read Jesus said to them#Mal 4:6; Lk 1:16–17 12“But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”#Mt 14:3,10; 16:21 13Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
The Power of Jesus over a Demon
14When they reached the crowd,#Mk 9:14–29; Lk 9:37–43 a man approached and knelt down before him. 15“Lord,” he said, “have mercy on my son, because he has seizures#17:15 Lit he is moonstruck; thought to be a form of epilepsy and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”#Mt 10:1; Mk 6:7; Lk 10:17
17Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”#Jn 14:9; 20:27; Php 2:15 18Then Jesus rebuked the demon,#17:18 Lit rebuked him, or it and it#17:18 Lit the demon came out of him,#Zch 3:2; Mt 8:26; Mk 1:25; Lk 4:35; Jd 9 and from that moment#17:18 Lit hour the boy was healed.
19Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
20 “Because of your little faith,” he#17:20 Other mss read your unbelief, Jesus told them. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of #17:20 Lit faith like a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.#Mt 21:21–22; Mk 11:23; Lk 17:6; Jn 11:40; 1Co 13:2 Nothing will be impossible for you.”#17:20 Some mss include v. 21: “However, this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting.”#Mk 9:23,29; 13:31
The Second Prediction of His Death
22As#Mt 16:21; 20:17; Mk 8:31; 9:30–32; Lk 9:44–45 they were gathering together#17:22 Other mss read were staying in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised up.” And they were deeply distressed.
Paying the Temple Tax
24When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the temple tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” #Ex 30:13; 38:26; Mk 9:33
25“Yes,” he said.
When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first,#17:25 Lit Jesus anticipated him by saying “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers?” #17:25 Or foreigners#Mt 22:17,19; Mk 12:14; Rm 13:7
26“From strangers,” he said.#17:26 Other mss read Peter said to him
“Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him. 27“But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin.#17:27 Gk stater, worth 2 double-drachmas Take it and give it to them for me and you.”#Mt 5:29; Jn 6:61
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
© 2017 Holman Bible Publishers