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 9:1 ¶ AND he said to them, Amen I say to you, There are some who are standing here, who shall not taste death, until they shall have seen the kingdom of Aloha come with power.

 9:1 And he said to them: Verily I say to you, There are some standing here, who will not taste of death, until they shall see the kingdom of God to be coming with power.

 9:2 And after six days Jeshu took Kipha, and Jacub, and Juchanon, and led them up to a high mountain by themselves. And he was altered before their eyes:

 9:2 And after six days, Jesus took Cephas and James and John, and led them to a high mountain, apart; and was transformed before them.

 9:3 and his raiment shone, and became exceeding white as the snow; as the sons of man on earth could not make white.

 9:3 And his raiment shone and was very white, like snow, so as men on earth can never whiten.

 9:4 And there were seen with them Musha and Elia discoursing with Jeshu.

 9:4 And there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, in conversation with Jesus.

 9:5 And Kipha said to him, Rābi, it is good for us here to be: and let us make three tabernacles; for thee one, and for Musha one, and for Elia one.

 9:5 And Cephas said to him: Rabbi, it is delightful for us to be here. And let us make three booths; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

 9:6 But he knew not what he said, for they were in fear.

 9:6 But he did not know what he said, for they were in trepidation.

 9:7 And there was the cloud, and it shadowed over them: and the voice was from the cloud, saying, This is my Son, the Beloved, him hear.

 9:7 And there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them. And a voice issued from the cloud, which said: This is my beloved Son. Hear ye him.

 9:8 And instantly, while the disciples looked, they saw no man, but Jeshu alone with them.

 9:8 And suddenly, when the disciples looked up, they saw no one with them, except Jesus only.

 9:9 And while they were descending from the mountain, he charged them to tell no man what they had seen, until the Son of man should have arisen from the dead.

 9:9 And as they descended the mountain, he commanded them to tell no man what they had seen, till after the Son of man should be risen from the dead.

 9:10 And they held discourse among themselves, and inquired what was this word, when he should have arisen from among the dead.

 9:10 And they kept that saying in their mind; and inquired, What doth this saying mean: "When he shall be risen from the dead!"

 9:11 And they asked him, saying, How then say the Sophree that Elia must come before?

 9:11 And they asked him, and said: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come?

 9:12 He said to them, Elia doth come before, to restore all things; and how it is written concerning the Son of man, that much he should suffer, and be rejected.

 9:12 He said to them: Elijah [truly] first cometh, to prepare all things: and, as it is written of the Son of man, he will suffer much, and be rejected.

 9:13 But I tell you, Elia hath also come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written concerning him.

 9:13 But I say to you: That Elijah hath come; and they have done to him all that they desired, as it was written of him.

 9:14 ¶ AND when he came to his disciples, he saw with them a great crowd, and the Sophree questioning with them.

 9:14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude with them, and the Scribes disputing with them.

 9:15 And immediately all the crowd saw him, and wondered, and ran to salute him.

 9:15 And immediately the multitude saw him, and were surprised: and they ran and saluted him.

 9:16 And he inquired of the Sophree, What dispute you with them?

 9:16 And he asked the Scribes: What were ye disputing with them?

 9:17 And one from the company answered and said, Malphona, I had brought my son to thee, because he hath a spirit which speaketh not;

 9:17 And one of the multitude replied, and said: Teacher, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a spirit that will not speak.

 9:18 and when he seizeth him, he dasheth him, and teareth and grindeth his teeth, and he becometh dry. And I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out, but they could not.

 9:18 And wherever he seizeth him, he shaketh and teareth him: and he gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples, to cast him out; and they could not.

 9:19 Jeshu answered, and said to him, O generation that believeth not! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I tolerate you? bring him to me.

 9:19 Jesus answered, and said to them: O incredulous generation! How long shall I be with you? how long bear with you? Bring him to me.

 9:20 And they brought him unto him: and when the spirit saw him, he immediately dashed him, and he fell upon the ground; and was convulsed, and was torn.

 9:20 And they brought him to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately he shook him; and he fell upon the ground, and wallowed and foamed.

 9:21 And Jeshu asked the father, How long is it from the time from which it was thus? He saith to him, Behold, from his childhood.

 9:21 And Jesus asked his father, how long a time he had been thus. He said to him: Lo, from his childhood.

 9:22 And many times he casteth him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but whatever thou canst, help me, and have mercy upon me.

 9:22 And many times it hath thrown him into the fire, and into the water, to destroy him. But, if thou canst do any thing, aid me and have compassion on me.

 9:23 Jeshu saith to him, If thou canst believe, every thing can be to him who believeth.

 9:23 Jesus said to him: If thou canst believe; every thing can be, to him that believeth.

 9:24 And in a moment the father of the youth cried out, weeping and saying, I am believing; help the defect of my faith.

 9:24 And immediately the father of the child cried out, while he wept and said: I believe; aid thou the defect of my faith.

 9:25 But when Jeshu saw the people running together, and assembling to him, he rebuked the unclean spirit, and said to him, Spirit, deaf and unspeaking! I command thee, come forth from him, and enter not into him again!

 9:25 And when Jesus saw that the people were, running and collecting around him, he rebuked the unclean spirit, and said to him: Thou deaf and unspeaking spirit, I command thee, come out of him; and no more enter him.

 9:26 And that devil cried greatly, and crushed him, and went forth. And he became as the dead; as that many would say, He is dead.

 9:26 And the demon cried out greatly, and bruised him, and came out. And he was as a dead person; so that many would say, he is dead.

 9:27 But Jeshu took him by the hand, and raised him.

 9:27 And Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up.

 9:28 But when Jeshu had gone into the house, his disciples inquired of him by themselves, Why could not we cast him out?

 9:28 And when Jesus entered the house, his disciples asked him privately: Why could not we cast him out?

 9:29 Jeshu said to them, This kind with nothing can be cast out, but by fasting and prayer.

 9:29 He saith to them: This kind can come out, by nothing but fasting and prayer.

 9:30 And when he had gone forth from thence, they passed into Galila: and he was not willing that any man should know of him.

 9:30 And when he departed from there, they passed through Galilee: and he desired that no one might know him.

 9:31 And he taught his disciples, and told them, That the Son of man would be delivered into the hands of men, and they would kill him; and that when he was slain, on the third day he should arise.

 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and said to them: The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day, he will rise.

 9:32 But they understood not his word, and feared to ask him.

 9:32 But they did not understand that speech; and they were afraid to ask him.

 9:33 ¶ AND they came to Kapher-nachum: and when they had entered the house, he asked them of what they had argued in the way among themselves.

 9:33 And they came to Capernaum. And when they entered the house, he asked them: What disputed ye among yourselves by the way?

 9:34 But they were silent: for they had contended in the way one with another, who should be greatest among them.

 9:34 And they were silent; for by the way they had contended with one another, which should be the great among them.

 9:35 And Jeshu sat, and he called the twelve, and said to them, Whoever wills to be the first, shall be the last of all, and the servant of all.

 9:35 And Jesus sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them: Whoever would be first, let him be last of all, and servitor to all.

 9:36 And he took a certain child, and made him stand in the midst: and he took him upon his arms, and said to them,

 9:36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst, and took him in his arms and said to them:

 9:37 Every one who receiveth (one who is) as this child in my name, me he receiveth: and whoever me receiveth, not me he receiveth, but Him who sent me.

 9:37 Whoever receiveth one in my name, like this child, he receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth not me [only], but him that sent me.

 9:38 Juchanon said to him, Rābi, we saw a man casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he did not adhere to us.

 9:38 John said to him: Rabbi, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he adhereth not to us.

 9:39 Jeshu saith to them, Forbid him not; for no man who doeth powerful works in my name, can soon speak of me that which is evil.

 9:39 Jesus said to them: Forbid him not; for there is no one who doeth mighty works in my name, that can readily speak evil of me.

 9:40 He therefore who is not against you is for you.

 9:40 Whoever therefore is not against you, is for you.

 9:41 For every one who shall give you only a cup of waters to drink in the name that you are of the Meshicha, Amen I say to you, He shall not lose his reward.

 9:41 For whoever shall give you to drink a cup of water only, on the ground that ye are Messiah's [followers], verily I say to you, he will not lose his reward.

 9:42 And every one who shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it had been better for him that an ass-millstone had been set to his neck, and he had been cast forth into the sea.

 9:42 And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to stumble, it were better for him, if a millstone were put to his neck, and he cast into the sea.

 9:43 But if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: better for thee mutilated to go into life, than having two hands to go into gihāna;

 9:43 And if thy hand make thee offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than, having two hands, to go into hell;

 9:44 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.

 9:44 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not extinguished.

 9:45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: better for thee to go into life lame, than having two feet to fall into gihāna:

 9:45 And if thy foot make thee offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lamed, than, having two feet, to fall into hell;

 9:46 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.

 9:46 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not extinguished.

 9:47 And if thine eye offend thee, root it out: better for thee that with one eye thou enter the kingdom of Aloha, than having two eyes to fall into the gihāna of fire:

 9:47 And if thy eye make thee offend, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter with one eye into the kingdom of God, than, having two eyes, to fall into the hell of fire;

 9:48 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.

 9:48 where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not extinguished.

 9:49 For every (thing) with fire is salted, and every victim with salt shall be salted.

 9:49 For every thing will be salted with fire; and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.

 9:50 Good is salt: but if the salt shall (become) insipid, how shall it be salted? Let there be in you salt, and in peace be one with another.

 9:50 Salt is a good thing: but if the salt become insipid, with what will it be salted? Let there be salt in you: and be ye in peace, one with another.