OrthJBC - Mark - 9

9:1  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was saying to them, "Omein, I say to you, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste mavet until they see that the Malchut Hashem has come in gevurah." A PREVIEW OF THE BIAS HAMOSHIACH (MT 17:1-13; MK 9:2-13; LK 9:28-36)

9:2  And after shishah yamim Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach takes Kefa and Ya'akov and Yochanan, and brought them up a high mountain by themselves. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was transfigured before them;

9:3  and his garments became like a dazzlingly brilliant kittel, gantz (exceedingly) white, more white than anyone on earth could bleach them.

9:4  And Eliyahu Hanavi appeared to them along with Moshe (Rabbeinu), and they were talking with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

9:5  And in reply, Kefa says to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, "Rebbe, it is tov [for] us to be here, and let us make shalosh sukkot, one for you and one for Moshe (Rabbeinu) and one for Eliyahu Hanavi.

9:6  Kefa did not know what he was answering, for they were tzufloigen (dazed) with pachad (terror).

9:7  And there came an anan (cloud) that was overshadowing them, and there came a bat kol out of the anan, "ZEH BENI AHUVI, ELAV TISHMA'UN (Listen to him!)" (Tehillim 2:7) [Shemot 24:16]

9:8  And suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one in their company any more, except only Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

9:9  And [as] they were coming down from the mountain, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach gave instructions to them that they should tell no one what they saw, except when the Ben HaAdam [Moshiach, Daniel 7:13-14] should arise in his Techiyas HaMesim.

9:10  And they retained Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach's dvar, discussing among themselves what he might mean by "his Techiyas HaMesim."

9:11  And they were questioning Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying, "Why is it that the Sofrim (Scribes) say it is necessary for Eliyahu Hanavi to come rishonah?"

9:12  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, "Eliyahu Hanavi indeed does come rishonah and brings tikkun to all things. And yet how is it written of the Ben HaAdam that he must suffer many things and be NIVZEH VACHADAL ("despised and rejected"--Yeshayah 53:3)?

9:13  "But I say to you, that Eliyahu Hanavi has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, just as it has been written concerning him." [Melachim Alef 19:2, 10; Malachi 3:23f (4:5f)] REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH HEALS THE BOCHUR POSSESSED BY SHEDIM MT 17:14-21; MK 9:14-29; LK 9:37-42)

9:14  And when they returned to the talmidim, they saw a great multitude around them and [the] Sofrim (Scribes) arguing with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach's talmidim.

9:15  And ofen ort (immediately), as soon as the multitude saw Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, they were surprised and began running up to [him] with "Shalom" greetings.

9:16  And he questioned them, "About what are you arguing with them?"

9:17  And one of the multitude answered Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, "Rabbi, I brought beni (my son) to you, because he has a shed that makes him illem (mute).

9:18  "And whenever it seizes him, it throws into convulsions and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. And I told your talmidim in order that they might cast it out, and they did not have the ko'ach."

9:19  In reply to them, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says, "O dor with emunah, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring the bochur to me!"

9:20  They brought the bochur to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. And when the shed saw Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, it threw the bochur into convulsions, and, falling to the ground, the bochur began rolling around foaming at the mouth.

9:21  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach questioned the bochur's abba, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From kinder-yoren.

9:22  And also it has often thrown him into the aish and into the mayim that it might destroy him. But if you can do anything, grant rachamim upon us and help us!"

9:23  Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to him, "`If you can?`!! All things are possible to him who has emunah!"

9:24  Ofen ort (immediately) the abba of the bochur cried out and began saying, "Ani Ma'amin! Help my lack of emunah!"

9:25  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having seen that a multitude was gathering, rebuked the ruach hatemei'ah, saying to it, "You cheresh-illem (deaf and mute) ruach hatemei'ah, I command you, come out from him and do not ever enter into him again!"

9:26  And after shrieking out a shrai (scream) and throwing the bochur into violent seizures, the ruach hatemei'ah came it. And the bochur was so like a geviyah (corpse) that many exclaimed he was niftar.

9:27  But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having grasped the hand of the bochur, lifted him up; and the bochur stood up.

9:28  And, having entered into a bais, his talmidim began questioning Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach privately, "Why were we not able to perform the gerush shedim (exorcism)?"

9:29  And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, "This kind of gerush shedim is accomplished only by davening tefillos." REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH'S SECOND NEVU'AH OF HIS SUFFERING AND THE KAVOD TO FOLLOW (MT 17:22-23; MK 9:30-32; LK 9:43-45)

9:30  And from there they went forth and were passing through the Galil, and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach did not want anyone to have da'as.

9:31  For Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was teaching his talmidim and was saying to them, "The Ben HaAdam [Moshiach, Daniel 7:13-14] is to be betrayed into the hands of bnei Adam, and MOSHIACH YIKARET ("Moshiach will be violently killed," Daniel 9:26), and when he has been killed, he will rise in his Techiyas HaMesim on Yom HaShelishi."

9:32  But they were did binah concerning this dvar, and they were afraid to inquire further. A QUESTION FOR REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH: WHO ARE THE GEDOLIM? (MT 18:1-5; MK 9:33-37; LK 9:46-48)

9:33  And they came to K'far-Nachum; And when Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was in the bais, he began questioning them, "What were you arguing about baderech?"

9:34  But they were keeping silent, for baderech they were discussing with one another which of the talmidim was hagadol.

9:35  And sitting down, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach called the having sat down he called the Shneym Asar and says to them, "If anyone wishes to be Rishon, he shall be Acharon, and mesharet of all."

9:36  And having taken a yeled, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach set him in [the] center of them, and, having taken the yeled into his arms, he said to them,

9:37  "Whoever receives one yeled such as this bishmi (in my name) receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not only me but the One who sent me." REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH SPEAKS OF THE MICHSHOLIM OF THE OLAM HAZEH (MT 18:6-14; MK 9:38-50; LK 9:49-50)

9:38  Yochanan said to him, "Rebbe, we saw someone performing a gerush shedim in your name, and we were trying to stop him, because he was not one of your chasidim." [Bamidbar 11:27-29]

9:39  But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, "Do not stop him, for no one who will accomplish nifla'ot bishmi (in my name) will be able soon afterward to speak lashon hora about me.

9:40  "For the one who is not our mitnagged (opponent) is for us.

9:41  "For whoever gives you to drink a kos of mayim bishmi (in my name) because you are talmidim of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, omein I say to you, he shall not lose his sachar.

9:42  "And whoever causes a michshol (stumbling block) for one of these little ones, the ma'aminim b'Moshiach who have emunah in me, it would be better for him if a heavy millstone, one turned by a donkey, were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea.

9:43  "And if your yad (hand) causes you a michshol, cut off your yad; for it is better for you if you enter Chayyei Olam as an amputee, than, having both yadayim, you go away into Gehinnom, into the AISH LO TIKHBEH ("fire not [ever] extinguished" Yeshayah 66:24).

9:45  "And if your regel (foot) causes you a michshol, cut off you regel; it is better for you to enter Chayyei Olam lame, than, having both raglayim, to be cast into Gehinnom.

9:47  "And if your ayin (eye) causes you a michshol, take it out; for it is better for you to enter the Malchut Hashem one-eyed, than, having both eynayim, to be cast into Gehinnom,

9:48  "where their TOLA'AT LO TAMUT ("worm does not die"--Yeshayah 66:24) and AISH LO TIKHBEH ("the fire not [ever] extinguished"-- Yeshayah 66:24).

9:49  "For everyone with have aish as his melach (salt). [Vayikra 2:13]

9:50  "Melach is tov, but if the melach becomes unsalty, by what [means] will you make it salty again? Have melach in yourselves. And among yourselves let there be shalom."