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| وَجَعَلَ يَسُوعُ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ أَيْضًا بِأَمْثَالٍ قَائِلًا: | ١ 1 |
And responding, Jesus again spoke to them in parables, saying:
| «يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ إِنْسَانًا مَلِكًا صَنَعَ عُرْسًا لِٱبْنِهِ، | ٢ 2 |
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was king, who celebrated a wedding for his son.
| وَأَرْسَلَ عَبِيدَهُ لِيَدْعُوا ٱلْمَدْعُوِّينَ إِلَى ٱلْعُرْسِ، فَلَمْ يُرِيدُوا أَنْ يَأْتُوا. | ٣ 3 |
And he sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding. But they were not willing to come.
| فَأَرْسَلَ أَيْضًا عَبِيدًا آخَرِينَ قَائِلًا: قُولُوا لِلْمَدْعُوِّينَ: هُوَذَا غَدَائِي أَعْدَدْتُهُ. ثِيرَانِي وَمُسَمَّنَاتِي قَدْ ذُبِحَتْ، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُعَدٌّ. تَعَالَوْا إِلَى ٱلْعُرْسِ! | ٤ 4 |
Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell the invited: Behold, I have prepared my meal. My bulls and fatlings have been killed, and all is ready. Come to the wedding.’
| وَلَكِنَّهُمْ تَهَاوَنُوا وَمَضَوْا، وَاحِدٌ إِلَى حَقْلِهِ، وَآخَرُ إِلَى تِجَارَتِهِ، | ٥ 5 |
But they ignored this and they went away: one to his country estate, and another to his business.
| وَٱلْبَاقُونَ أَمْسَكُوا عَبِيدَهُ وَشَتَمُوهُمْ وَقَتَلُوهُمْ. | ٦ 6 |
Yet truly, the rest took hold of his servants and, having treated them with contempt, killed them.
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ غَضِبَ، وَأَرْسَلَ جُنُودَهُ وَأَهْلَكَ أُولَئِكَ ٱلْقَاتِلِينَ وَأَحْرَقَ مَدِينَتَهُمْ. | ٧ 7 |
But when the king heard this, he was angry. And sending out his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and he burned their city.
| ثُمَّ قَالَ لِعَبِيدِهِ: أَمَّا ٱلْعُرْسُ فَمُسْتَعَدٌّ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَدْعُوُّونَ فَلَمْ يَكُونُوا مُسْتَحِقِّينَ. | ٨ 8 |
Then he said to his servants: ‘The wedding, indeed, has been prepared. But those who were invited were not worthy.
| فَٱذْهَبُوا إِلَى مَفَارِقِ ٱلطُّرُقِ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ فَٱدْعُوهُ إِلَى ٱلْعُرْسِ. | ٩ 9 |
Therefore, go out to the ways, and call whomever you will find to the wedding.’
| فَخَرَجَ أُولَئِكَ ٱلْعَبِيدُ إِلَى ٱلطُّرُقِ، وَجَمَعُوا كُلَّ ٱلَّذِينَ وَجَدُوهُمْ أَشْرَارًا وَصَالِحِينَ. فَٱمْتَلَأَ ٱلْعُرْسُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّكِئِينَ. | ١٠ 10 |
And his servants, departing into the ways, gathered all those whom they found, bad and good, and the wedding was filled with guests.
| فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِيَنْظُرَ ٱلْمُتَّكِئِينَ، رَأَى هُنَاكَ إِنْسَانًا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَابِسًا لِبَاسَ ٱلْعُرْسِ. | ١١ 11 |
Then the king entered to see the guests. And he saw a man there who was not clothed in a wedding garment.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ: يا صَاحِبُ، كَيْفَ دَخَلْتَ إِلَى هُنَا وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ لِبَاسُ ٱلْعُرْسِ؟ فَسَكَتَ. | ١٢ 12 |
And he said to him, ‘Friend, how is it that you have entered here without having a wedding garment?’ But he was dumbstruck.
| حِينَئِذٍ قَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِلْخُدَّامِ: ٱرْبُطُوا رِجْلَيْهِ وَيَدَيْهِ، وَخُذُوهُ وَٱطْرَحُوهُ فِي ٱلظُّلْمَةِ ٱلْخَارِجِيَّةِ. هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ ٱلْبُكَاءُ وَصَرِيرُ ٱلْأَسْنَانِ. | ١٣ 13 |
Then the king said to the ministers: ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
| لِأَنَّ كَثِيرِينَ يُدْعَوْنَ وَقَلِيلِينَ يُنْتَخَبُونَ». | ١٤ 14 |
For many are called, but few are chosen.’”
| حِينَئِذٍ ذَهَبَ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ وَتَشَاوَرُوا لِكَيْ يَصْطَادُوهُ بِكَلِمَةٍ. | ١٥ 15 |
Then the Pharisees, going out, took counsel as to how they might entrap him in speech.
| فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ تَلَامِيذَهُمْ مَعَ ٱلْهِيرُودُسِيِّينَ قَائِلِينَ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ صَادِقٌ وَتُعَلِّمُ طَرِيقَ ٱللهِ بِٱلْحَقِّ، وَلَا تُبَالِي بِأَحَدٍ، لِأَنَّكَ لَا تَنْظُرُ إِلَى وُجُوهِ ٱلنَّاسِ. | ١٦ 16 |
And they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying: “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and that you teach the way of God in truth, and that the influence of others is nothing to you. For you do not consider the reputation of men.
| فَقُلْ لَنَا: مَاذَا تَظُنُّ؟ أَيَجُوزُ أَنْ تُعْطَى جِزْيَةٌ لِقَيْصَرَ أَمْ لَا؟». | ١٧ 17 |
Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?”
| فَعَلِمَ يَسُوعُ خُبْثَهُمْ وَقَالَ: «لِمَاذَا تُجَرِّبُونَنِي يا مُرَاؤُونَ؟ | ١٨ 18 |
But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
| أَرُونِي مُعَامَلَةَ ٱلْجِزْيَةِ». فَقَدَّمُوا لَهُ دِينَارًا. | ١٩ 19 |
Show me the coin of the census tax.” And they offered him a denarius.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَنْ هَذِهِ ٱلصُّورَةُ وَٱلْكِتَابَةُ؟». | ٢٠ 20 |
And Jesus said to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?”
| قَالُوا لَهُ: «لِقَيْصَرَ». فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَعْطُوا إِذًا مَا لِقَيْصَرَ لِقَيْصَرَ وَمَا لِلهِ لِلهِ». | ٢١ 21 |
They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Then render to Caesar what is of Caesar; and to God what is of God.”
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا تَعَجَّبُوا وَتَرَكُوهُ وَمَضَوْا. | ٢٢ 22 |
And hearing this, they wondered. And having left him behind, they went away.
| فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ جَاءَ إِلَيْهِ صَدُّوقِيُّونَ، ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَيْسَ قِيَامَةٌ، فَسَأَلُوهُ | ٢٣ 23 |
In that day, the Sadducees, who say there is to be no resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him,
| قَائِلِينَ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، قَالَ مُوسَى: إِنْ مَاتَ أَحَدٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ أَوْلَادٌ، يَتَزَوَّجْ أَخُوهُ بِٱمْرَأَتِهِ وَيُقِمْ نَسْلًا لِأَخِيهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
saying: “Teacher, Moses said: If anyone will have died, having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and he shall raise up offspring to his brother.
| فَكَانَ عِنْدَنَا سَبْعَةُ إِخْوَةٍ، وَتَزَوَّجَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَمَاتَ. وَإِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ نَسْلٌ تَرَكَ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ لِأَخِيهِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first, having taken a wife, died. And having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother:
| وَكَذَلِكَ ٱلثَّانِي وَٱلثَّالِثُ إِلَى ٱلسَّبْعَةِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
similarly with the second, and the third, even to the seventh.
| وَآخِرَ ٱلْكُلِّ مَاتَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ أَيْضًا. | ٢٧ 27 |
And last of all, the woman also passed away.
| فَفِي ٱلْقِيَامَةِ لِمَنْ مِنَ ٱلسَّبْعَةِ تَكُونُ زَوْجَةً؟ فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ لِلْجَمِيعِ!». | ٢٨ 28 |
In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”
| فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَضِلُّونَ إِذْ لَا تَعْرِفُونَ ٱلْكُتُبَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ ٱللهِ. | ٢٩ 29 |
But Jesus responded to them by saying: “You have gone astray by knowing neither the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
| لِأَنَّهُمْ فِي ٱلْقِيَامَةِ لَا يُزَوِّجُونَ وَلَا يَتَزَوَّجُونَ، بَلْ يَكُونُونَ كَمَلَائِكَةِ ٱللهِ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ. | ٣٠ 30 |
For in the resurrection, they shall neither marry, nor be given in marriage. Instead, they shall be like the Angels of God in heaven.
| وَأَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ قِيَامَةِ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ، أَفَمَا قَرَأْتُمْ مَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱللهِ ٱلْقَائِلِ: | ٣١ 31 |
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken by God, saying to you:
| أَنَا إِلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِلَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَإِلَهُ يَعْقُوبَ؟ لَيْسَ ٱللهُ إِلَهَ أَمْوَاتٍ بَلْ إِلَهُ أَحْيَاءٍ». | ٣٢ 32 |
‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
| فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْجُمُوعُ بُهِتُوا مِنْ تَعْلِيمِهِ. | ٣٣ 33 |
And when the crowds heard this, they wondered at his doctrine.
| أَمَّا ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا أَنَّهُ أَبْكَمَ ٱلصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ ٱجْتَمَعُوا مَعًا، | ٣٤ 34 |
But the Pharisees, hearing that he had caused the Sadducees to be silent, came together as one.
| وَسَأَلَهُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ، وَهُوَ نَامُوسِيٌّ، لِيُجَرِّبَهُ قَائِلًا: | ٣٥ 35 |
And one of them, a doctor of the law, questioned him, to test him:
| «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، أَيَّةُ وَصِيَّةٍ هِيَ ٱلْعُظْمَى فِي ٱلنَّامُوسِ؟». | ٣٦ 36 |
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
| فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «تُحِبُّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ نَفْسِكَ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ فِكْرِكَ. | ٣٧ 37 |
Jesus said to him: “‘You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
| هَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْوَصِيَّةُ ٱلْأُولَى وَٱلْعُظْمَى. | ٣٨ 38 |
This is the greatest and first commandment.
| وَٱلثَّانِيَةُ مِثْلُهَا: تُحِبُّ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ. | ٣٩ 39 |
But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
| بِهَاتَيْنِ ٱلْوَصِيَّتَيْنِ يَتَعَلَّقُ ٱلنَّامُوسُ كُلُّهُ وَٱلْأَنْبِيَاءُ». | ٤٠ 40 |
On these two commandments the entire law depends, and also the prophets.”
| وَفِيمَا كَانَ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ مُجْتَمِعِينَ سَأَلَهُمْ يَسُوعُ | ٤١ 41 |
Then, when the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus questioned them,
| قَائِلًا: «مَاذَا تَظُنُّونَ فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ؟ ٱبْنُ مَنْ هُوَ؟» قَالُوا لَهُ: «ٱبْنُ دَاوُدَ». | ٤٢ 42 |
saying: “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “David’s.”
| قَالَ لَهُمْ: «فَكَيْفَ يَدْعُوهُ دَاوُدُ بِٱلرُّوحِ رَبًّا؟ قَائِلًا: | ٤٣ 43 |
He said to them: “Then how can David, in the Spirit, call him Lord, saying:
| قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِرَبِّي: ٱجْلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي حَتَّى أَضَعَ أَعْدَاءَكَ مَوْطِئًا لِقَدَمَيْكَ. | ٤٤ 44 |
‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?’
| فَإِنْ كَانَ دَاوُدُ يَدْعُوهُ رَبًّا، فَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ ٱبْنَهُ؟». | ٤٥ 45 |
So then, if David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?”
| فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يُجِيبَهُ بِكَلِمَةٍ. وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ لَمْ يَجْسُرْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ بَتَّةً. | ٤٦ 46 |
And no one was able to respond to him a word. And neither did anyone dare, from that day forward, to question him.
