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١ 1 حِينَئِذٍ خَاطَبَ يَسُوعُ ٱلْجُمُوعَ وَتَلَامِيذَهُ

Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to the disciples of Him

٢ 2 قَائِلًا: «عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ مُوسَى جَلَسَ ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ،

saying; On Moses’ seat sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

٣ 3 فَكُلُّ مَا قَالُوا لَكُمْ أَنْ تَحْفَظُوهُ فَٱحْفَظُوهُ وَٱفْعَلُوهُ، وَلَكِنْ حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ لَا تَعْمَلُوا، لِأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ وَلَا يَفْعَلُونَ.

All things therefore as much as (if *N(k)O*) they shall tell you (to keep *K*) (do perform *N(k)O*) and do observe. After however the works of them not do perform; They speak for and not act.

٤ 4 فَإِنَّهُمْ يَحْزِمُونَ أَحْمَالًا ثَقِيلَةً عَسِرَةَ ٱلْحَمْلِ وَيَضَعُونَهَا عَلَى أَكْتَافِ ٱلنَّاسِ، وَهُمْ لَا يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُحَرِّكُوهَا بِإِصْبِعِهِمْ،

They tie up (now *N(k)O*) burdens heavy and hard to bear and lay [them] on the shoulders of men; themselves however with the finger of them not are they willing to move them.

٥ 5 وَكُلَّ أَعْمَالِهِمْ يَعْمَلُونَهَا لِكَيْ تَنْظُرَهُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ: فَيُعَرِّضُونَ عَصَائِبَهُمْ وَيُعَظِّمُونَ أَهْدَابَ ثِيَابِهِمْ،

All now the deeds of them they do in order to be seen by men; They broaden (for *N(k)O*) the phylacteries of them and enlarge tassels (the *k*) (of garments of them. *K*)

٦ 6 وَيُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمُتَّكَأَ ٱلْأَوَّلَ فِي ٱلْوَلَائِمِ، وَٱلْمَجَالِسَ ٱلْأُولَى فِي ٱلْمَجَامِعِ،

They love (now *N(k)O*) the chief place at the banquets and the first seats in the synagogues

٧ 7 وَٱلتَّحِيَّاتِ فِي ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ، وَأَنْ يَدْعُوَهُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ: سَيِّدِي سَيِّدِي!

and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called by men Rabbi (Rabbi. *K*)

٨ 8 وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَلَا تُدْعَوْا سَيِّدِي، لِأَنَّ مُعَلِّمَكُمْ وَاحِدٌ ٱلْمَسِيحُ، وَأَنْتُمْ جَمِيعًا إِخْوَةٌ.

you yourselves however not may be called Rabbi; One for is of you the (Teacher *N(k)O*) (Christ *K*) all now you yourselves brothers are.

٩ 9 وَلَا تَدْعُوا لَكُمْ أَبًا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ وَاحِدٌ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ.

And father no [one] may call of you on the earth; One for is of you the Father who [is] (in heaven. *N(k)O*)

١٠ 10 وَلَا تُدْعَوْا مُعَلِّمِينَ، لِأَنَّ مُعَلِّمَكُمْ وَاحِدٌ ٱلْمَسِيحُ.

Neither may be called instructors, (since *N(k)O*) (the *k*) instructor of you is One the Christ.

١١ 11 وَأَكْبَرُكُمْ يَكُونُ خَادِمًا لَكُمْ.

And the greatest among you will be your servant.

١٢ 12 فَمَنْ يَرْفَعْ نَفْسَهُ يَتَّضِعْ، وَمَنْ يَضَعْ نَفْسَهُ يَرْتَفِعْ.

He who then will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.

١٣ 13 «لَكِنْ وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تُغْلِقُونَ مَلَكُوتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ قُدَّامَ ٱلنَّاسِ، فَلَا تَدْخُلُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَلَا تَدَعُونَ ٱلدَّاخِلِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ.

Woe (however *no*) to you, scribes and Pharisees hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; You yourselves for neither enter nor even those entering do you allow to go in.

١٤ 14 وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تَأْكُلُونَ بُيُوتَ ٱلْأَرَامِلِ، ولِعِلَّةٍ تُطِيلُونَ صَلَوَاتِكُمْ. لِذَلِكَ تَأْخُذُونَ دَيْنُونَةً أَعْظَمَ.

(woe to you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for you devour houses widows and as a pretext long praying; through this you will receive more excessive judgment. *K*)

١٥ 15 وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تَطُوفُونَ ٱلْبَحْرَ وَٱلْبَرَّ لِتَكْسَبُوا دَخِيلًا وَاحِدًا، وَمَتَى حَصَلَ تَصْنَعُونَهُ ٱبْنًا لِجَهَنَّمَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْكُمْ مُضَاعَفًا. (Geenna g1067)

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees hypocrites! For you traverse the sea and the dry [land] to make one convert, and when he may become [so], you make him a son of hell twofold more than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)

١٦ 16 وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْقَادَةُ ٱلْعُمْيَانُ! ٱلْقَائِلُونَ: مَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْهَيْكَلِ فَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِذَهَبِ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ يَلْتَزِمُ.

Woe to you, guides blind you who [are] saying; Who[ever] maybe may swear by the temple, no [thing] it is; who[ever] however maybe may swear by the gold of the temple is bound.

١٧ 17 أَيُّهَا ٱلْجُهَّالُ وَٱلْعُمْيَانُ! أَيُّمَا أَعْظَمُ: أَلذَّهَبُ أَمِ ٱلْهَيْكَلُ ٱلَّذِي يُقَدِّسُ ٱلذَّهَبَ؟

Foolish and blind! Which for greater is, the gold or the temple which (is sanctifying *N(k)O*) the gold?

١٨ 18 وَمَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْمَذْبَحِ فَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْقُرْبَانِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيْهِ يَلْتَزِمُ.

And [you say] Who[ever] (maybe *N(k)O*) shall swear by the altar, no [thing] it is; who[ever] however maybe shall swear by the gift that [is] upon it, is bound.

١٩ 19 أَيُّهَا ٱلْجُهَّالُ وَٱلْعُمْيَانُ! أَيُّمَا أَعْظَمُ: ٱلْقُرْبَانُ أَمِ ٱلْمَذْبَحُ ٱلَّذِي يُقَدِّسُ ٱلْقُرْبَانَ؟

(foolish and *K*) You blind men! Which for [is] greater, the gift or the altar which is sanctifying the gift?

٢٠ 20 فَإِنَّ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْمَذْبَحِ فَقَدْ حَلَفَ بِهِ وَبِكُلِّ مَا عَلَيْهِ!

The [one] therefore having sworn by the altar swears by it and by all things that [are] upon it,

٢١ 21 وَمَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْهَيْكَلِ فَقَدْ حَلَفَ بِهِ وَبِالسَّاكِنِ فِيهِ،

And the [one] having sworn by the temple swears by it and by the [One] (dwelling *NK(o)*) in it,

٢٢ 22 وَمَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلسَّمَاءِ فَقَدْ حَلَفَ بِعَرْشِ ٱللهِ وَبِالْجَالِسِ عَلَيْهِ.

And the [one] having sworn by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the [One] sitting upon it.

٢٣ 23 وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تُعَشِّرُونَ ٱلنَّعْنَعَ وَٱلشِّبِثَّ وَٱلْكَمُّونَ، وَتَرَكْتُمْ أَثْقَلَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ: ٱلْحَقَّ وَٱلرَّحْمَةَ وَٱلْإِيمَانَ. كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا هَذِهِ وَلَا تَتْرُكُوا تِلْكَ.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees hypocrites! For you pay tithes of mint and dill and cumin and you have neglected the weightier [matters] of the law, justice and (mercy *N(k)O*) and faithfulness; These (now *no*) it was necessary to do those those not (to be leaving aside. *NK(o)*)

٢٤ 24 أَيُّهَا ٱلْقَادَةُ ٱلْعُمْيَانُ! ٱلَّذِينَ يُصَفُّونَ عَنِ ٱلْبَعُوضَةِ وَيَبْلَعُونَ ٱلْجَمَلَ.

Guides blind! you who [are] straining out the gnat, the however camel swallowing!

٢٥ 25 وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تُنَقُّونَ خَارِجَ ٱلْكَأْسِ وَٱلصَّحْفَةِ، وَهُمَا مِنْ دَاخِلٍ مَمْلُوآنِ ٱخْتِطَافًا وَدَعَارَةً.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, inwardly however they are full of greed and (self-indulgence. *NK(O)*)

٢٦ 26 أَيُّهَا ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّ ٱلْأَعْمَى! نَقِّ أَوَّلًا دَاخِلَ ٱلْكَأْسِ وَٱلصَّحْفَةِ لِكَيْ يَكُونَ خَارِجُهُمَا أَيْضًا نَقِيًّا.

Pharisee blind! do cleanse first the inside of the cup (and *KO*) (of the *ko*) (dish *KO*) that may become also the outside (of it *N(K)O*) clean.

٢٧ 27 وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تُشْبِهُونَ قُبُورًا مُبَيَّضَةً تَظْهَرُ مِنْ خَارِجٍ جَمِيلَةً، وَهِيَ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ مَمْلُوءَةٌ عِظَامَ أَمْوَاتٍ وَكُلَّ نَجَاسَةٍ.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees hypocrites! For (you resemble *NK(o)*) tombs whitewashed which outside indeed appear beautiful, Inside however they are full of bones of [the] dead and of all impurity.

٢٨ 28 هَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا: مِنْ خَارِجٍ تَظْهَرُونَ لِلنَّاسِ أَبْرَارًا، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ مَشْحُونُونَ رِيَاءً وَإِثْمًا.

Thus also you yourselves outside indeed appear to men righteous, inwardly however you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

٢٩ 29 وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تَبْنُونَ قُبُورَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَتُزَيِّنُونَ مَدَافِنَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ،

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous

٣٠ 30 وَتَقُولُونَ: لَوْ كُنَّا فِي أَيَّامِ آبَائِنَا لَمَا شَارَكْنَاهُمْ فِي دَمِ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ.

and you say; If (we were *N(k)O*) in the days of the fathers of us, not then would (we were ourselves being *N(k)O*) with them partakers in the blood of the prophets,

٣١ 31 فَأَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ قَتَلَةِ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ.

Thus you bear witness to yourselves that sons you are of those having murdered the prophets;

٣٢ 32 فَٱمْلَأُوا أَنْتُمْ مِكْيَالَ آبَائِكُمْ.

And you yourselves do fill up the measure of the fathers of you.

٣٣ 33 أَيُّهَا ٱلْحَيَّاتُ أَوْلَادَ ٱلْأَفَاعِي! كَيْفَ تَهْرُبُونَ مِنْ دَيْنُونَةِ جَهَنَّمَ؟ (Geenna g1067)

Serpents Offspring of vipers! How shall you escape from the sentence of hell? (Geenna g1067)

٣٤ 34 لِذَلِكَ هَا أَنَا أُرْسِلُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَنْبِيَاءَ وَحُكَمَاءَ وَكَتَبَةً، فَمِنْهُمْ تَقْتُلُونَ وَتَصْلِبُونَ، وَمِنْهُمْ تَجْلِدُونَ فِي مَجَامِعِكُمْ، وَتَطْرُدُونَ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ،

Because of this behold I myself send to you prophets and wise [men] and scribes; (and *k*) Some of them you will kill and will crucify and [some] of them you will flog in the synagogues of you and will persecute from town to town;

٣٥ 35 لِكَيْ يَأْتِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ كُلُّ دَمٍ زَكِيٍّ سُفِكَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، مِنْ دَمِ هَابِيلَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ إِلَى دَمِ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ بَرَخِيَّا ٱلَّذِي قَتَلْتُمُوهُ بَيْنَ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ وَٱلْمَذْبَحِ.

so that may come upon you all [the] blood righteous being poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous until the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

٣٦ 36 اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ هَذَا كُلَّهُ يَأْتِي عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْجِيلِ!

Amen I say to you; (that *o*) will come these things all upon generation this.

٣٧ 37 «يَا أُورُشَلِيمُ، يا أُورُشَلِيمُ! يا قَاتِلَةَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَرَاجِمَةَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَيْهَا، كَمْ مَرَّةٍ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَجْمَعَ أَوْلَادَكِ كَمَا تَجْمَعُ ٱلدَّجَاجَةُ فِرَاخَهَا تَحْتَ جَنَاحَيْهَا، وَلَمْ تُرِيدُوا!

Jerusalem Jerusalem you who [are] (killing *NK(o)*) the prophets and stoning those sent to her! How often I wanted to gathered together the children of you, in which way a hen gathers together the chicks (of her *N(k)O*) under the wings, and not you were willing?

٣٨ 38 هُوَذَا بَيْتُكُمْ يُتْرَكُ لَكُمْ خَرَابًا.

Behold is left to you the house of you desolate!

٣٩ 39 لِأَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَرَوْنَنِي مِنَ ٱلْآنَ حَتَّى تَقُولُوا: مُبَارَكٌ ٱلْآتِي بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ!».

I say for to you; certainly not Me shall you see from now until when you may say; Blessed [is] the [One] coming in [the] name of [the] Lord.’

Jesus Preaches in the Synagogue