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Section XXIV.

[1] ¹⁶⁷⁹

¹⁶⁷⁹ Mark ix. 1.
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There be here now some standing that shall not taste death, until they see the kingdom of God come¹⁶⁸⁰

¹⁶⁸⁰ i.e., already come.
with strength, ¹⁶⁸¹

¹⁶⁸¹ Matt. xvi. 28b.
and the Son of man who cometh in his kingdom.

[2] ¹⁶⁸²

¹⁶⁸² Matt. xvii. 1.
And after six days Jesus took Simon Cephas, and James, and John his brother, [3] and brought them up into a high mountain, the three of them only. ¹⁶⁸³

¹⁶⁸³ Luke ix. 29a.
And while they [4] were praying, Jesus changed, and became after the fashion of another person; ¹⁶⁸⁴

¹⁶⁸⁴ Matt. xvii. 2b; Luke ix. 29b.
and his face shone like the sun, and his raiment was very white like the snow, and as [5] the light of lightning, so that nothing on earth can whiten¹⁶⁸⁵

¹⁶⁸⁵ Or, become white. In the Pesh. the verb is transitive. In Sin. the clause is omitted.
like it. ¹⁶⁸⁶

¹⁶⁸⁶ Mark ix. 3b; Mark ix. 4.
And there appeared [6] unto him Moses and Elijah talking to Jesus. ¹⁶⁸⁷

¹⁶⁸⁷ Luke ix. 31b.
And they thought that the time [7] of his decease which was to be accomplished at Jerusalem was come. ¹⁶⁸⁸

¹⁶⁸⁸ Luke ix. 32.
And Simon and those that were with him were heavy in the drowsiness of sleep; and with effort they roused themselves, and saw his glory, and those two men that were standing with him. [8] [Arabic, p. 93] ¹⁶⁸⁹

¹⁶⁸⁹ Luke ix. 33a.
And when they began to depart from him, Simon said unto Jesus, My [9] Master, it is good for us to be here: ¹⁶⁹⁰

¹⁶⁹⁰ Matt. xvii. 4b.
and if thou wilt, we will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; ¹⁶⁹¹

¹⁶⁹¹ Luke ix. 33c.
not knowing [10] what he said, because of the fear which took possession of them. ¹⁶⁹²

¹⁶⁹² Mark ix. 6b; Matt. xvii. 5a.
And while he [11] was yet saying that, a bright cloud overshadowed them. ¹⁶⁹³

¹⁶⁹³ Luke ix. 34b.
And when they saw Moses [12] and Elijah that they had entered into that cloud, they feared again. ¹⁶⁹⁴

¹⁶⁹⁴ Matt. xvii. 5b.
And a voice was heard out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, whom I have chosen; [13] hear ye therefore him. ¹⁶⁹⁵

¹⁶⁹⁵ Luke ix. 36a.
And when this voice was heard, Jesus was found alone. [14] ¹⁶⁹⁶

¹⁶⁹⁶ Matt. xvii. 6.
And the disciples, when they heard the voice, fell on their faces from the fear which [15] took hold of them. ¹⁶⁹⁷

¹⁶⁹⁷ Matt. xvii. 7.
And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, be not [16] afraid. ¹⁶⁹⁸

¹⁶⁹⁸ Matt. xvii. 8.
And they lifted up their eyes, and saw Jesus as he was.

[17] ¹⁶⁹⁹

¹⁶⁹⁹ Matt. xvii. 9.
And when they went down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, and said unto them, Tell not what ye have seen to any man, until the Son of man rise from [18] among the dead. ¹⁷⁰⁰

¹⁷⁰⁰ Mark ix. 10a; Luke ix. 36c.
And they kept the word within themselves, and told no man in [19] those days what they had seen. ¹⁷⁰¹

¹⁷⁰¹ Mark ix. 10b.
And they reflected among themselves, What is this [20] word which he spake unto us, I, when I am risen from among the dead? ¹⁷⁰²

¹⁷⁰² Mark ix. 11a; Matt. xvii. 10b.
And his disciples asked him, and said, What is that which the scribes say, then, that Elijah [21] must first come? ¹⁷⁰³

¹⁷⁰³ Mark ix. 12.
He said unto them, Elijah cometh first to set in order everything, [Arabic, p. 94] and as it was written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things, [22] and be rejected. ¹⁷⁰⁴

¹⁷⁰⁴ Mark ix. 13.
But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they knew him not, and have done unto him whatsoever they desired, as it was written of him. [23, 24] ¹⁷⁰⁵

¹⁷⁰⁵ Matt. xvii. 12b.
In like manner the Son of man is to suffer of them. ¹⁷⁰⁶

¹⁷⁰⁶ Matt. xvii. 13.
Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them concerning John the Baptist.

[25] ¹⁷⁰⁷

¹⁷⁰⁷ Mark ix. 14.
And on that day whereon they came down from the mountain, there met him a multitude of many people standing with his disciples, and the scribes were discussing [26] with them. ¹⁷⁰⁸

¹⁷⁰⁸ Mark ix. 15.
And the people, when they saw Jesus, were perplexed,¹⁷⁰⁹

¹⁷⁰⁹ This rendering assumes that the diacritical point is due to a clerical error. The text as printed can hardly be translated without forcing.
and in the [27] midst of their joy hastened¹⁷¹⁰

¹⁷¹⁰ This Arabic word repeatedly represents a Syriac ran (cf. § 53, 11). A different word is so used in § 26, 21.
and saluted him. ¹⁷¹¹

¹⁷¹¹ Luke xiii. 31.
And on that day came certain of the Pharisees, and said unto him, Get thee out, and go hence; for Herod seeketh [28] to kill thee. ¹⁷¹²

¹⁷¹² Luke xiii. 32.
Jesus said unto them, Go ye and say to this fox, Behold, I am casting out demons, and I heal to-day and to-morrow, and on the third day I am perfected. [29] ¹⁷¹³

¹⁷¹³ Luke xiii. 33.
Nevertheless I must be watchful¹⁷¹⁴

¹⁷¹⁴ The Syriac word used in the Peshitta is here translated just as it was translated in § 1, 79 (see note); but the Greek shows that in the present passage the Syriac word means go about (cf. Cur.).
to-day and to-morrow, and on the last day I shall depart; for it cannot be that a prophet perish outside of Jerusalem.

[30] ¹⁷¹⁵

¹⁷¹⁵ Luke ix. 38a; Matt. xvii. 14b.
And after that, there came to him a man from that multitude, and fell upon his knees, and said unto him, I beseech thee, my Lord, look upon my son; ¹⁷¹⁶

¹⁷¹⁶ Luke ix. 38b.
he is my [31] only child: and the spirit cometh upon him suddenly. ¹⁷¹⁷

¹⁷¹⁷ Luke ix. 39a; Matt. xvii. 15b.
A lunacy¹⁷¹⁸

¹⁷¹⁸ Lit. The son-of-the-roof, a Syriac phrase meaning a demon of lunacy.
hath come upon [32] him, and he meeteth with evils. ¹⁷¹⁹

¹⁷¹⁹ Mark ix. 18a.
And when it cometh upon him, it beateth him about;¹⁷²⁰

¹⁷²⁰ A word used in Arabic of the devil producing insanity; but here it reproduces the Peshitta.
[33] and he foameth, and gnasheth his teeth, and wasteth;¹⁷²¹

¹⁷²¹ Lit. becometh light; but a comparison with the Peshitta suggests that we should change one diacritical point and read withereth, as in Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary. An equally easy emendation would be wasteth.
¹⁷²²

¹⁷²² Matt. xvii. 15c; Luke ix. 39c.
and many times it hath thrown him into the water and into the fire to destroy him, and it hardly leaveth him after [34] [Arabic, p. 95] bruising him. ¹⁷²³

¹⁷²³ Matt. xvii. 16.
And I brought him near to thy disciples, and they could [35] not heal him. ¹⁷²⁴

¹⁷²⁴ Matt. xvii. 17.
Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, till when shall I be with you? and till when shall I bear with you? bring thy son [36] hither. ¹⁷²⁵

¹⁷²⁵ Mark ix. 20.
And he brought him unto him: and when the spirit saw him, immediately [37] it beat him about; and he fell upon the ground, and was raging and foaming. ¹⁷²⁶

¹⁷²⁶ Mark ix. 21.
And Jesus asked his father, How long is the time during which he hath been thus? He [38] said unto him, From his youth until now. ¹⁷²⁷

¹⁷²⁷ Mark ix. 22b.
But, my Lord, help me wherein thou [39] canst, and have mercy upon me. ¹⁷²⁸

¹⁷²⁸ Mark ix. 23.
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe! All [40] things are possible to him that believeth. ¹⁷²⁹

¹⁷²⁹ Mark ix. 24.
And immediately the father of the child [41] cried out, weeping, and said, I believe, my Lord; help my lack of faith. ¹⁷³⁰

¹⁷³⁰ Mark ix. 25.
And when Jesus saw the hastening of the people, and their coming at the sound, he rebuked that unclean spirit, and said to it, Thou dumb¹⁷³¹

¹⁷³¹ In Syriac, but not in Arabic, the word means deaf or dumb, according to the context.
spirit that speakest not, I command [42] thee,¹⁷³²

¹⁷³² Ciasca’s Arabic follows Vat. ms. in inserting a that (pronoun) after thee.
come out of him, and enter not again into him. ¹⁷³³

¹⁷³³ Mark ix. 26.
And that spirit, devil,¹⁷³⁴

¹⁷³⁴ Doubtless alternative renderings of the same Syriac word (demon).
cried out much, and bruised him, and came out; and that child fell as one dead, and [43] many thought that he had died. ¹⁷³⁵

¹⁷³⁵ Mark ix. 27a; Luke ix. 42b.
But Jesus took him by his hand, and raised him [44] up, and gave him to his father; and that child was healed from that hour. ¹⁷³⁶

¹⁷³⁶ Matt. xvii. 18b; Luke ix. 43a.
And the people all marvelled at the greatness of God.

[45] ¹⁷³⁷

¹⁷³⁷ Mark ix. 28.
And when Jesus entered into the house, his disciples came, and asked him [46] privately,¹⁷³⁸

¹⁷³⁸ Lit. between themselves and him.
and said unto him, Why were we not able to heal him? ¹⁷³⁹

¹⁷³⁹ Matt. xvii. 20.
Jesus said unto [Arabic, p. 96] them, Because of your unbelief. Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence; [47] and it shall remove; and nothing shall overcome you. ¹⁷⁴⁰

¹⁷⁴⁰ Mark ix. 29b.
But it is impossible to cast out this kind by anything except by fasting and prayer.

[48] ¹⁷⁴¹

¹⁷⁴¹ Mark ix. 30.
And when he went forth thence, they passed through Galilee: and he would not [49] that any man should know it.¹⁷⁴²

¹⁷⁴² Or, about him.
¹⁷⁴³

¹⁷⁴³ Mark ix. 31a; Luke ix. 44a.
And he taught his disciples, and said unto them, [50] ¹⁷⁴⁴

¹⁷⁴⁴ Mark ix. 31b.
Keep ye these sayings in your ears and your hearts: for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when he is killed, he [51] shall rise on the third day. ¹⁷⁴⁵

¹⁷⁴⁵ Luke ix. 45.
But they knew not the word which he spake unto them, for it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they feared to [52] ask him about this word. ¹⁷⁴⁶

¹⁷⁴⁶ Matt. xvii. 23b.
And they were exceeding sorrowful.
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