1 "Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice."6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.7 Therefore Jesus said again, "Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. "They will come in and go out, and find pasture.10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.14 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me —15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father —and I lay down my life for the sheep.16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life —only to take it up again.18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided.20 Many of them said, "He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?"21 But others said, "These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"22 Then came the Festival of Dedication "at Jerusalem. It was winter,23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon's Colonnade.24 The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly."25 Jesus answered, "I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify about me,26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all "; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.30 I and the Father are one."31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,32 but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?"33 "We are not stoning you for any good work," they replied, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God."34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are "gods"' "?35 If he called them 'gods,' to whom the word of God came —and Scripture cannot be set aside —36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, 'I am God's Son'?37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father.38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father."39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed,41 and many people came to him. They said, "Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true."42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.

1 الحق الحق اقول لكم ان الذي لا يدخل من الباب الى حظيرة الخراف بل يطلع من موضع آخر فذاك سارق ولص.2 واما الذي يدخل من الباب فهو راعي الخراف.3 لهذا يفتح البواب والخراف تسمع صوته فيدعو خرافه الخاصة باسماء ويخرجها.4 ومتى اخرج خرافه الخاصة يذهب امامها والخراف تتبعه لانها تعرف صوته.5 واما الغريب فلا تتبعه بل تهرب منه لانها لا تعرف صوت الغرباء.6 هذا المثل قاله لهم يسوع. واما هم فلم يفهموا ما هو الذي كان يكلمهم به7 فقال لهم يسوع ايضا الحق الحق اقول لكم اني انا باب الخراف.8 جميع الذين أتوا قبلي هم سراق ولصوص. ولكن الخراف لم تسمع لهم.9 انا هو الباب. ان دخل بي احد فيخلص ويدخل ويخرج ويجد مرعى.10 السارق لا يأتي الا ليسرق ويذبح ويهلك. واما انا فقد أتيت لتكون لهم حياة وليكون لهم افضل.11 انا هو الراعي الصالح. والراعي الصالح يبذل نفسه عن الخراف.12 واما الذي هو اجير وليس راعيا الذي ليست الخراف له فيرى الذئب مقبلا ويترك الخراف ويهرب. فيخطف الذئب الخراف ويبددها.13 والاجير يهرب لانه اجير ولا يبالي بالخراف.14 اما انا فاني الراعي الصالح واعرف خاصتي وخاصتي تعرفني15 كما ان الآب يعرفني وانا اعرف الآب. وانا اضع نفسي عن الخراف.16 ولي خراف أخر ليست من هذه الحظيرة ينبغي ان آتي بتلك ايضا فتسمع صوتي وتكون رعية واحدة وراع واحد.17 لهذا يحبني الآب لاني اضع نفسي لآخذها ايضا.18 ليس احد يأخذها مني بل اضعها انا من ذاتي. لي سلطان ان اضعها ولي سلطان ان آخذها ايضا. هذه الوصية قبلتها من ابي.19 فحدث ايضا انشقاق بين اليهود بسبب هذا الكلام.20 فقال كثيرون منهم به شيطان وهو يهذي. لماذا تستمعون له.21 آخرون قالوا ليس هذا كلام من به شيطان. ألعل شيطانا يقدر ان يفتح اعين العميان22 وكان عيد التجديد في اورشليم وكان شتاء.23 وكان يسوع يتمشى في الهيكل في رواق سليمان.24 فاحتاط به اليهود وقالوا له الى متى تعلّق انفسنا. ان كنت انت المسيح فقل لنا جهرا.25 اجابهم يسوع اني قلت لكم ولستم تؤمنون. الاعمال التي انا اعملها باسم ابي هي تشهد لي.26 ولكنكم لستم تؤمنون لانكم لستم من خرافي كما قلت لكم.27 خرافي تسمع صوتي وانا اعرفها فتتبعني.28 وانا اعطيها حياة ابدية ولن تهلك الى الابد ولا يخطفها احد من يدي.29 ابي الذي اعطاني اياها هو اعظم من الكل ولا يقدر احد ان يخطف من يد ابي.30 انا والآب واحد31 فتناول اليهود ايضا حجارة ليرجموه.32 اجابهم يسوع اعمالا كثيرة حسنة أريتكم من عند ابي. بسبب اي عمل منها ترجمونني.33 اجابه اليهود قائلين لسنا نرجمك لاجل عمل حسن بل لاجل تجديف. فانك وانت انسان تجعل نفسك الها.34 اجابهم يسوع أليس مكتوبا في ناموسكم انا قلت انكم آلهة.35 ان قال آلهة لاولئك الذين صارت اليهم كلمة الله. ولا يمكن ان ينقض المكتوب.36 فالذي قدسه الآب وارسله الى العالم أتقولون له انك تجدف لاني قلت اني ابن الله.37 ان كنت لست اعمل اعمال ابي فلا تؤمنوا بي.38 ولكن ان كنت اعمل فان لم تؤمنوا بي فآمنوا بالاعمال لكي تعرفوا وتؤمنوا ان الآب فيّ وانا فيه39 فطلبوا ايضا ان يمسكوه فخرج من ايديهم.40 ومضى ايضا الى عبر الاردن الى المكان الذي كان يوحنا يعمد فيه اولا ومكث هناك.41 فأتى اليه كثيرون وقالوا ان يوحنا لم يفعل آية واحدة. ولكن كل ما قاله يوحنا عن هذا كان حقا.42 فآمن كثيرون به هناك