NOW a certain man was sick, named El`azar, of Bethany, the town of Miryam and her sister Martha.
(It was that Miryam which anointed Adonai with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother El`azar was sick.)
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Adonai, behold, he whom you love is sick.
When Yahusha heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of Elohiym, that the Son of Elohiym might be glorified thereby.
Now Yahusha loved את Martha, and her sister, and El`azar.
When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
Then after that said he to his Talmidiym, Let us go into the land of Yahud again.
His Talmidiym say unto him, Rabbi, the Yahudiym of late sought to stone you; and go you thither again?
Yahusha answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbles not, because he sees the light of this world.
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.
These things said he: and after that he said unto them, Our friend El`azar sleeps; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
Then said his Talmidiym, Adonai, if he sleep, he shall do well.
Howbeit Yahusha spoke of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Then said Yahusha unto them plainly, El`azar is dead.
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
Then said Ta'om, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow Talmidiym, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
Then when Yahusha came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
Now Bethany was nigh unto Yerushalayim, about fifteen stadion off:
And many of the Yahudiym came to Martha and Miryam, to comfort them concerning their brother.
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Yahusha was coming, went and met him: but Miryam sat still in the house.
Then said Martha unto Yahusha, Adonai, if you had been here, my brother had not died.
But I know, that even now, whatsoever you will ask of Elohiym, Elohiym will give it you.
Yahusha said unto her, Your brother shall rise again.
Martha said unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
Yahusha said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?
She said unto him, Yea, Adonai: I believe that you are Ha'Mashiach), the Son of Elohiym, which should come into the world.
And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Miryam her sister secretly, saying, The Rabbi is come, and calls for you.
As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
Now Yahusha was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
The Yahudiym then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Miryam, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goes unto the grave to weep there.
Then when Miryam was come where Yahusha was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Adonai, if you had been here, my brother had not died.
When Yahusha therefore saw her weeping, and the Yahudiym also weeping which came with her, he groaned in his ruach, and was troubled,
And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Adonai, come and see.
Yahusha wept.
Then said the Yahudiym, Behold how he loved him!
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
Yahusha therefore again groaning in himself came to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
Yahusha said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said unto him, Adonai, by this time he stinketh: for he has been dead four days.
Yahusha said unto her, Said I not unto you, that, if you would believe, you should see the glory of Elohiym?
Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Yahusha lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
And I knew that you hear me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that you have sent me.
And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, El`azar, come forth.
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Yahusha said unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Then many of the Yahudiym which came to Miryam, and had seen the things which Yahusha did, believed on him.
But some of them went their ways to the Parashiym, and told them what things Yahusha had done.
Then gathered the chief priests and the Parashiym a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many miracles.
If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romaiym shall come and take away both our place and nation.
And one of them, named Qayapha, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
And this spoke he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Yahusha should die for that nation;
And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of Elohiym that were scattered abroad.
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
Yahusha therefore walked no more openly among the Yahudiym; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephrayim, and there continued with his Talmidiym.
And Yahuah's Pecach, a feast which the Yahudiym observed, was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Yerushalayim before the Pecach, to purify themselves.
Then sought they for Yahusha, and spoke among themselves, as they stood in the Temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
Now both the chief priests and the Parashiym had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they might take him.