مَتَّى 13

١ 1 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ خَرَجَ يَسُوعُ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَجَلَسَ عِنْدَ ٱلْبَحْرِ،

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

٢ 2 فَٱجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ جُمُوعٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، حَتَّى إِنَّهُ دَخَلَ ٱلسَّفِينَةَ وَجَلَسَ. وَٱلْجَمْعُ كُلُّهُ وَقَفَ عَلَى ٱلشَّاطِئِ.

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

٣ 3 فَكَلَّمَهُمْ كَثِيرًا بِأَمْثَالٍ قَائِلًا: «هُوَذَا ٱلزَّارِعُ قَدْ خَرَجَ لِيَزْرَعَ،

And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

٤ 4 وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَزْرَعُ سَقَطَ بَعْضٌ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ، فَجَاءَتِ ٱلطُّيُورُ وَأَكَلَتْهُ.

And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

٥ 5 وَسَقَطَ آخَرُ عَلَى ٱلْأَمَاكِنِ ٱلْمُحْجِرَةِ، حَيْثُ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ تُرْبَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، فَنَبَتَ حَالًا إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عُمْقُ أَرْضٍ.

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

٦ 6 وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا أَشْرَقَتِ ٱلشَّمْسُ ٱحْتَرَقَ، وَإِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ أَصْلٌ جَفَّ.

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

٧ 7 وَسَقَطَ آخَرُ عَلَى ٱلشَّوْكِ، فَطَلَعَ ٱلشَّوْكُ وَخَنَقَهُ.

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

٨ 8 وَسَقَطَ آخَرُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْجَيِّدَةِ فَأَعْطَى ثَمَرًا، بَعْضٌ مِئَةً وَآخَرُ سِتِّينَ وَآخَرُ ثَلَاثِينَ.

Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

٩ 9 مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ، فَلْيَسْمَعْ».

He who has ears, let him hear.”

١٠ 10 فَتَقَدَّمَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا تُكَلِّمُهُمْ بِأَمْثَالٍ؟».

Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

١١ 11 فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا أَسْرَارَ مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ، وَأَمَّا لِأُولَئِكَ فَلَمْ يُعْطَ.

He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

١٢ 12 فَإِنَّ مَنْ لَهُ سَيُعْطَى وَيُزَادُ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ فَٱلَّذِي عِنْدَهُ سَيُؤْخَذُ مِنْهُ.

Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

١٣ 13 مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا أُكَلِّمُهُمْ بِأَمْثَالٍ، لِأَنَّهُمْ مُبْصِرِينَ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ، وَسَامِعِينَ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ وَلَا يَفْهَمُونَ.

This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

١٤ 14 فَقَدْ تَمَّتْ فِيهِمْ نُبُوَّةُ إِشَعْيَاءَ ٱلْقَائِلَةُ: تَسْمَعُونَ سَمْعًا وَلَا تَفْهَمُونَ، وَمُبْصِرِينَ تُبْصِرُونَ وَلَا تَنْظُرُونَ.

In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

١٥ 15 لِأَنَّ قَلْبَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ قَدْ غَلُظَ، وَآذَانَهُمْ قَدْ ثَقُلَ سَمَاعُهَا. وَغَمَّضُوا عُيُونَهُمْ، لِئَلَّا يُبْصِرُوا بِعُيُونِهِمْ، وَيَسْمَعُوا بِآذَانِهِمْ، وَيَفْهَمُوا بِقُلُوبِهِمْ، وَيَرْجِعُوا فَأَشْفِيَهُمْ.

For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنْ طُوبَى لِعُيُونِكُمْ لِأَنَّهَا تُبْصِرُ، وَلِآذَانِكُمْ لِأَنَّهَا تَسْمَعُ.

But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

١٧ 17 فَإِنِّي ٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ أَنْبِيَاءَ وَأَبْرَارًا كَثِيرِينَ ٱشْتَهَوْا أَنْ يَرَوْا مَا أَنْتُمْ تَرَوْنَ وَلَمْ يَرَوْا، وَأَنْ يَسْمَعُوا مَا أَنْتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا.

For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

١٨ 18 «فَٱسْمَعُوا أَنْتُمْ مَثَلَ ٱلزَّارِعِ:

Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

١٩ 19 كُلُّ مَنْ يَسْمَعُ كَلِمَةَ ٱلْمَلَكُوتِ وَلَا يَفْهَمُ، فَيَأْتِي ٱلشِّرِّيرُ وَيَخْطَفُ مَا قَدْ زُرِعَ فِي قَلْبِهِ. هَذَا هُوَ ٱلْمَزْرُوعُ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ.

When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

٢٠ 20 وَٱلْمَزْرُوعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَمَاكِنِ ٱلْمُحْجِرَةِ هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَسْمَعُ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ، وَحَالًا يَقْبَلُهَا بِفَرَحٍ،

The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَصْلٌ فِي ذَاتِهِ، بَلْ هُوَ إِلَى حِينٍ. فَإِذَا حَدَثَ ضِيقٌ أَوِ ٱضْطِهَادٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْكَلِمَةِ فَحَالًا يَعْثُرُ.

But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

٢٢ 22 وَٱلْمَزْرُوعُ بَيْنَ ٱلشَّوْكِ هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَسْمَعُ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ، وَهَمُّ هَذَا ٱلْعَالَمِ وَغُرُورُ ٱلْغِنَى يَخْنُقَانِ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ فَيَصِيرُ بِلَا ثَمَرٍ. (aiōn g165)

The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)

٢٣ 23 وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَزْرُوعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْجَيِّدَةِ فَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَسْمَعُ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ وَيَفْهَمُ. وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَأْتِي بِثَمَرٍ، فَيَصْنَعُ بَعْضٌ مِئَةً وَآخَرُ سِتِّينَ وَآخَرُ ثَلَاثِينَ».

But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”

٢٤ 24 قَدَّمَ لَهُمْ مَثَلًا آخَرَ قَائِلًا: «يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ إِنْسَانًا زَرَعَ زَرْعًا جَيِّدًا فِي حَقْلِهِ.

Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

٢٥ 25 وَفِيمَا ٱلنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ جَاءَ عَدُوُّهُ وَزَرَعَ زَوَانًا فِي وَسْطِ ٱلْحِنْطَةِ وَمَضَى.

But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

٢٦ 26 فَلَمَّا طَلَعَ ٱلنَّبَاتُ وَصَنَعَ ثَمَرًا، حِينَئِذٍ ظَهَرَ ٱلزَّوَانُ أَيْضًا.

When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

٢٧ 27 فَجَاءَ عَبِيدُ رَبِّ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: يَا سَيِّدُ، أَلَيْسَ زَرْعًا جَيِّدًا زَرَعْتَ فِي حَقْلِكَ؟ فَمِنْ أَيْنَ لَهُ زَوَانٌ؟.

The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

٢٨ 28 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: إِنْسَانٌ عَدُوٌّ فَعَلَ هَذَا. فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلْعَبِيدُ: أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ نَذْهَبَ وَنَجْمَعَهُ؟

‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

٢٩ 29 فَقَالَ: لَا! لِئَلَّا تَقْلَعُوا ٱلْحِنْطَةَ مَعَ ٱلزَّوَانِ وَأَنْتُمْ تَجْمَعُونَهُ.

‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

٣٠ 30 دَعُوهُمَا يَنْمِيَانِ كِلَاهُمَا مَعًا إِلَى ٱلْحَصَادِ، وَفِي وَقْتِ ٱلْحَصَادِ أَقُولُ لِلْحَصَّادِينَ: ٱجْمَعُوا أَوَّلًا ٱلزَّوَانَ وَٱحْزِمُوهُ حُزَمًا لِيُحْرَقَ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْحِنْطَةَ فَٱجْمَعُوهَا إِلَى مَخْزَنِي».

Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

٣١ 31 قَدَّمَ لَهُمْ مَثَلًا آخَرَ قَائِلًا: «يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ حَبَّةَ خَرْدَلٍ أَخَذَهَا إِنْسَانٌ وَزَرَعَهَا فِي حَقْلِهِ،

He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.

٣٢ 32 وَهِيَ أَصْغَرُ جَمِيعِ ٱلْبُزُورِ. وَلَكِنْ مَتَى نَمَتْ فَهِيَ أَكْبَرُ ٱلْبُقُولِ، وَتَصِيرُ شَجَرَةً، حَتَّى إِنَّ طُيُورَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ تَأْتِي وَتَتَآوَى فِي أَغْصَانِهَا».

Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

٣٣ 33 قَالَ لَهُمْ مَثَلًا آخَرَ: «يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ خَمِيرَةً أَخَذَتْهَا ٱمْرَأَةٌ وَخَبَّأَتْهَا فِي ثَلَاثَةِ أَكْيَالِ دَقِيقٍ حَتَّى ٱخْتَمَرَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ».

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

٣٤ 34 هَذَا كُلُّهُ كَلَّمَ بِهِ يَسُوعُ ٱلْجُمُوعَ بِأَمْثَالٍ، وَبِدُونِ مَثَلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ،

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

٣٥ 35 لِكَيْ يَتِمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلْقَائِلِ: «سَأَفْتَحُ بِأَمْثَالٍ فَمِي، وَأَنْطِقُ بِمَكْتُومَاتٍ مُنْذُ تَأْسِيسِ ٱلْعَالَمِ».

So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

٣٦ 36 حِينَئِذٍ صَرَفَ يَسُوعُ ٱلْجُمُوعَ وَجَاءَ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ. فَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ تَلَامِيذُهُ قَائِلِينَ: «فَسِّرْ لَنَا مَثَلَ زَوَانِ ٱلْحَقْلِ».

Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

٣٧ 37 فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «اَلزَّارِعُ ٱلزَّرْعَ ٱلْجَيِّدَ هُوَ ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ.

He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

٣٨ 38 وَٱلْحَقْلُ هُوَ ٱلْعَالَمُ. وَٱلزَّرْعُ ٱلْجَيِّدُ هُوَ بَنُو ٱلْمَلَكُوتِ. وَٱلزَّوَانُ هُوَ بَنُو ٱلشِّرِّيرِ.

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

٣٩ 39 وَٱلْعَدُوُّ ٱلَّذِي زَرَعَهُ هُوَ إِبْلِيسُ. وَٱلْحَصَادُ هُوَ ٱنْقِضَاءُ ٱلْعَالَمِ. وَٱلْحَصَّادُونَ هُمُ ٱلْمَلَائِكَةُ. (aiōn g165)

and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. (aiōn g165)

٤٠ 40 فَكَمَا يُجْمَعُ ٱلزَّوَانُ وَيُحْرَقُ بِٱلنَّارِ، هَكَذَا يَكُونُ فِي ٱنْقِضَاءِ هَذَا ٱلْعَالَمِ: (aiōn g165)

As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. (aiōn g165)

٤١ 41 يُرْسِلُ ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مَلَائِكَتَهُ فَيَجْمَعُونَ مِنْ مَلَكُوتِهِ جَمِيعَ ٱلْمَعَاثِرِ وَفَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ،

The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

٤٢ 42 وَيَطْرَحُونَهُمْ فِي أَتُونِ ٱلنَّارِ. هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ ٱلْبُكَاءُ وَصَرِيرُ ٱلْأَسْنَانِ.

And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

٤٣ 43 حِينَئِذٍ يُضِيءُ ٱلْأَبْرَارُ كَٱلشَّمْسِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ أَبِيهِمْ. مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ، فَلْيَسْمَعْ.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

٤٤ 44 «أَيْضًا يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ كَنْزًا مُخْفًى فِي حَقْلٍ، وَجَدَهُ إِنْسَانٌ فَأَخْفَاهُ. وَمِنْ فَرَحِهِ مَضَى وَبَاعَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ وَٱشْتَرَى ذَلِكَ ٱلْحَقْلَ.

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

٤٥ 45 أَيْضًا يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ إِنْسَانًا تَاجِرًا يَطْلُبُ لَآلِئَ حَسَنَةً،

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

٤٦ 46 فَلَمَّا وَجَدَ لُؤْلُؤَةً وَاحِدَةً كَثِيرَةَ ٱلثَّمَنِ، مَضَى وَبَاعَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ وَٱشْتَرَاهَا.

When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

٤٧ 47 أَيْضًا يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ شَبَكَةً مَطْرُوحَةً فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ، وَجَامِعَةً مِنْ كُلِّ نَوْعٍ.

Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

٤٨ 48 فَلَمَّا ٱمْتَلَأَتْ أَصْعَدُوهَا عَلَى ٱلشَّاطِئِ، وَجَلَسُوا وَجَمَعُوا ٱلْجِيَادَ إِلَى أَوْعِيَةٍ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْأَرْدِيَاءُ فَطَرَحُوهَا خَارِجًا.

When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.

٤٩ 49 هَكَذَا يَكُونُ فِي ٱنْقِضَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِ: يَخْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَائِكَةُ وَيُفْرِزُونَ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ، (aiōn g165)

So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous, (aiōn g165)

٥٠ 50 وَيَطْرَحُونَهُمْ فِي أَتُونِ ٱلنَّارِ. هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ ٱلْبُكَاءُ وَصَرِيرُ ٱلْأَسْنَانِ».

and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

٥١ 51 قَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أَفَهِمْتُمْ هَذَا كُلَّهُ؟». فَقَالُوا: «نَعَمْ، يا سَيِّدُ».

Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

٥٢ 52 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كُلُّ كَاتِبٍ مُتَعَلِّمٍ فِي مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ يُشْبِهُ رَجُلًا رَبَّ بَيْتٍ يُخْرِجُ مِنْ كَنْزِهِ جُدُدًا وَعُتَقَاءَ».

Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

٥٣ 53 وَلَمَّا أَكْمَلَ يَسُوعُ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ٱنْتَقَلَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ.

When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

٥٤ 54 وَلَمَّا جَاءَ إِلَى وَطَنِهِ كَانَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ فِي مَجْمَعِهِمْ حَتَّى بُهِتُوا وَقَالُوا: «مِنْ أَيْنَ لِهَذَا هَذِهِ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ وَٱلْقُوَّاتُ؟

Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

٥٥ 55 أَلَيْسَ هَذَا ٱبْنَ ٱلنَّجَّارِ؟ أَلَيْسَتْ أُمُّهُ تُدْعَى مَرْيَمَ، وَإِخْوَتُهُ يَعْقُوبَ وَيُوسِي وَسِمْعَانَ وَيَهُوذَا؟

“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

٥٦ 56 أَوَلَيْسَتْ أَخَوَاتُهُ جَمِيعُهُنَّ عِنْدَنَا؟ فَمِنْ أَيْنَ لِهَذَا هَذِهِ كُلُّهَا؟».

Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

٥٧ 57 فَكَانُوا يَعْثُرُونَ بِهِ. وَأَمَّا يَسُوعُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لَيْسَ نَبِيٌّ بِلَا كَرَامَةٍ إِلَّا فِي وَطَنِهِ وَفِي بَيْتِهِ».

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

٥٨ 58 وَلَمْ يَصْنَعْ هُنَاكَ قُوَّاتٍ كَثِيرَةً لِعَدَمِ إِيمَانِهِمْ.

And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

Jesus Preaches to the Multitude