1 And after six days Jesus takes with {him} Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart.2 And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;3 and lo, Moses and Elias appeared to them talking with him.4 And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elias.5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, *This* is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.6 And the disciples hearing {it} fell upon their faces, and were greatly terrified.7 And Jesus coming to {them} touched them, and said, Rise up, and be not terrified.8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus alone.9 And as they descended from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man be risen up from among {the} dead.10 And {his} disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come?11 And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.12 But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the baptist.14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came to him, falling on his knees before him, and saying,15 Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffers sorely; for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.17 And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me.18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out from him, and the boy was healed from that hour.19 Then the disciples, coming to Jesus apart, said {to him}, Why were not *we* able to cast him out?20 And he says to them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard {seed}, ye shall say to this mountain, Be transported hence there, and it shall transport itself; and nothing shall be impossible to you.21 But this kind does not go out but by prayer and fasting.22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into {the} hands of men,23 and they shall kill him; and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were greatly grieved.24 And when they came to Capernaum, those who received the didrachmas came to Peter and said, Does your teacher not pay the didrachmas?25 He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What dost thou think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive custom or tribute? from their own sons or from strangers?26 Peter says to him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.27 But that we may not be an offence to them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and when thou hast opened its mouth thou wilt find a stater; take that and give it to them for me and thee.
1 En n ses dae het Jesus vir Petrus en Jakobus en Johannes, sy broer, saamgeneem en hulle op 'n hoë berg in die eensaamheid gebring.2 En Hy het voor hulle van gedaante verander, en sy aangesig het geblink soos die son, en sy klere het wit geword soos die lig.3 En kyk, daar verskyn aan hulle Moses en El¡a in gesprek met Hom.4 Toe begin Petrus vir Jesus te sê: Here, dit is goed dat ons hier is; as U wil, laat ons hier drie hutte maak: vir U een en vir Moses een en een vir El¡a.5 Terwyl hy nog spreek, oordek 'n helderligte wolk hulle meteens en daar sê 'n stem uit die wolk: Dit is my geliefde Seun in wie Ek 'n welbehae het. Luister na Hom!6 En toe die dissipels dit hoor, het hulle op hul aangesig geval en was baie bevrees.7 En Jesus het nader gekom en hulle aangeraak en gesê: Staan op en moenie vrees nie.8 Toe slaan hulle hul oë op en sien niemand meer nie, behalwe Jesus alleen.9 En onderwyl hulle van die berg afklim, het Jesus hulle bevel gegee en gesê: Julle moet vir niemand iets van die gesig sê voordat die Seun van die mens uit die dode opgestaan het nie.10 En sy dissipels vra Hom en sê: Waarom sê die skrifgeleerdes dan dat El¡a eers moet kom?11 En Jesus antwoord en sê vir hulle: Dis waar, El¡a kom eers en sal alles herstel;12 maar Ek sê vir julle dat El¡a al gekom het, en hulle het hom nie erken nie, maar aan hom alles gedoen wat hulle wou. So sal die Seun van die mens ook deur hulle ly.13 Toe verstaan die dissipels dat Hy met hulle van Johannes die Doper gespreek het.14 En toe hulle by die skare kom, gaan daar 'n man na Hom en val voor Hom op die knieë en sê:15 Here, ontferm U oor my seun, want hy is maansiek en ly swaar; want dikwels val hy in die vuur en dikwels in die water.16 En ek het hom na u dissipels gebring, en hulle kon hom nie gesond maak nie.17 Toe antwoord Jesus en sê: o Ongelowige en verdraaide geslag, hoe lank sal Ek by julle wees, hoe lank sal Ek julle verdra? Bring hom hier vir My.18 Daarop bestraf Jesus hom; en die duiwel het van hom uitgegaan, en die seun het gesond geword van daardie uur af.19 Toe kom die dissipels na Jesus afsonderlik en sê: Waarom kon ons hom nie uitdryf nie?20 En Jesus antwoord hulle: Deur julle ongeloof; want, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, as julle geloof het soos 'n mosterdsaad sal julle vir hierdie berg sê: Gaan weg hiervandaan daarnatoe! en hy sal weggaan, en niks sal vir julle onmoontlik wees nie.21 Maar hierdie geslag gaan nie uit behalwe deur gebed en vas nie.22 En terwyl hulle in Galil,a rondgaan, het Jesus vir hulle gesê: Die Seun van die mens sal oorgelewer word in die hande van die mense;23 en hulle sal Hom doodmaak, en op die derde dag sal Hy opstaan. En hulle het baie bedroef geword.24 En toe hulle in Kap,rnaÂm kom, het die wat die tempelbelasting ontvang, na Petrus gegaan en gesê: Betaal julle Meester nie die tempelbelasting nie?25 Hy antwoord: Ja. En toe hy in die huis inkom, was Jesus hom voor en sê: Wat dink jy, Simon? Van wie neem die konings van die aarde tol of belasting -- van hulle seuns of van die vreemdelinge?26 Petrus antwoord Hom: Van die vreemdelinge. Jesus sê vir hom: Dan is die seuns vry.27 Maar dat ons hulle geen aanstoot mag gee nie, gaan na die see toe, gooi 'n hoek uit en neem die eerste vis wat opkom; en as jy sy bek oopmaak, sal jy 'n stater kry; neem dit en gee dit aan hulle vir My en vir jou.