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Diatessaron

Tatian, ANF 9

And one of his disciples was sitting in his bosom, he whom Jesus loved. 2To him Simon …

And one of his disciples was sitting1 in his bosom, he whom Jesus loved. 2To him Simon Cephas beckoned, that he should ask him who this was, concerning whom he spake. 3And that disciple leaned2 on Jesus’ breast, and said unto him, My Lord, who is this? 4Jesus answered and said, He to whom I shall dip bread, and give it. And Jesus dipped bread, and gave to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 5And after the bread, Satan entered him. And Jesus said unto him, What thou desirest to do, hasten the doing of it. 6And no man of them that sat knew why he said this unto him. 7And some of them thought, because Judas had the box, that he was bidding him buy what would be needed for the feast; or, that he might pay something to the poor. 8Judas the betrayer answered and said, Can it be I, my Master? Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said. 9And Judas took the bread straightway, and went forth without: and it was still night.

And Jesus said, Now is the Son of man being glorified,3 and God is being glorified4 in him; and if God is glorified in him, 11God also will glorify him in him, and straightway will glorify him.

And while they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and divided; and he gave to his disciples, and said unto them, Take and eat; this is my body. 13And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and blessed, and gave them, and said, Take and drink of it, all of you. 14And they drank of it, all of them. 15And he said unto them, This is my blood, the new covenant, that is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins. 16I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this, the juice of the vine, until the day in which I drink5 with you new wine in the kingdom of God. 17And thus do ye in remembrance of me. And Jesus said unto Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asketh that he may sift you like wheat: 18but I entreat6 for thee, that thou lose not thy faith:7 and do thou, at some time, turn8 and strengthen thy brethren. 19My children, another little while am I with you. And ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; I say unto you now also. 20A new commandment I give you, that ye may love one another; and as I have loved you, so shall ye also love one another. 21By this shall every man know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. 22Simon Cephas said unto him, Our Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered and said unto him, Whither I go, thou canst not now follow me; but later thou shall come.

Then said Jesus unto them, Ye all shall desert9 me this night:10 it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered. 24But after my rising, I shall go before you into Galilee. 25Simon Cephas answered and said unto him, My Lord, if every man desert thee, I shall at no time desert thee. 26I am with thee ready for imprisonment and for death. And my life will I give up for thee. 27Jesus said unto him, Wilt thou give up thy life for me? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Thou shall to-day, during this night, before the cock crow twice, three times deny me, that thou knowest me not. 28But Cephas said the more,11 Even if it lead to12 death with thee, I shall not deny thee, my Lord. And in like manner said all the disciples also.

Then Jesus said unto them, Let not your hearts be troubled:13 believe in God, and believe in me. 30The stations14 in my Father’s house are many, else I should have told15 you. I16 go to prepare for you a place. 31And if I go to prepare for you a place, I shall return again, and take you unto me: and so where I am, there ye shall be also. 32And the place that I go ye know,17 and the way ye know.18 33Thomas said unto him, Our Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how is the way for us to the knowledge of that?19 34Jesus said unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: and no man cometh unto my Father, but through me. 35And if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father: and from henceforth ye know20 him, and have seen him. 36Philip21 said unto him, Our Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 37Jesus said unto him, Have I been all this time with you, and dost thou not know22 me, Philip?23 whosoever hath seen me hath seen the Father; how then sayest thou, Shew us the Father? 38Believest thou not that I am in my Father, and my Father in me? and the saying that I say, I say not of myself: but my Father who dwelleth in me, he doeth these deeds. 39Believe that I am in my Father, and my Father in me: or else believe for the sake of the deeds. 40Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever believeth in me, the deeds that I do shall he do also; and more than that shall he do: I go unto the Father. 41And what ye shall ask in my name, I shall do unto you, that the Father may be glorified in his Son. 42And if ye ask me is in my name, I will do it. 43If ye love me, keep my commandments. 44And I will entreat of my Father, and he will send unto you another Paraclete, that he may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it hath not seen him, nor known him: 45but ye know him; for he hath dwelt24 with you, and is in you. 46I will not leave you orphans: I will come unto you. 47Another little while, and the world seeth me not; but ye see me that I live, and ye shall live also. 48And in that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

Notes

  1. The Syriac versions have reclining.
  2. Lit. fell.
  3. A simple change of diacritical points would give the reading of the Greek and of the Syriac versions.
  4. A simple change of diacritical points would give the reading of the Greek and of the Syriac versions.
  5. Peshitta adds it. The reading of the Sinaitic is doubtful.
  6. Past tense in Syriac versions.
  7. We may translate, with the Syriac versions, that thy faith fail not, only if we assign a somewhat Syriac meaning to the verb, and assume either an error in diacritical points (t for y) or an unusual (Syriac) gender for faith.
  8. cf. Syriac versions.
  9. The Arabic word is not unlike the word for stumble, and Borg. MS. omits me.
  10. Vat. MS. omits this night.
  11. Or, went an saying.
  12. Lit. end in. Or, if I come to (the point of).
  13. The diacritical points in both Vat. (followed by Ciasca) and Borg. MSS. appear to demand a rendering inquire for be troubled. In Ibn-aṭ-Ṭayyib’s comments (not the text), however (with other points), we have the meaning wail (root nhb). Every Syriac version uses a different word.
  14. Or, ranks.
  15. Or, should tell.
  16. Probably the Arabic represents a Syriac For I.
  17. Different words.
  18. Different words.
  19. cf. Ibn-at-Ṭayyib’s Commentary (f. 352a) and order of words in Peshitta (not Sin.).
  20. Lit. have known.
  21. Different forms, as in Peshitta.
  22. More exactly, hast thou not come to know.
  23. The Borg. MS. has me clearly (cf. Peshitta). The Vat. MS. is ambiguous.
  24. Probably a misreading of the Peshitta (not Sin. or Cur.), since the next clause also agrees with it.

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